The conference “Quantum Information Theory and Free Probability” was held on January 8-12, 2024 at New York University Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, UAE. 

The developments of quantum physics one hundred years ago initiated numerous rapidly growing new strands in science. One of them is quantum information theory (QIT), a truly interdisciplinary field at the intersection of mathematics, computer science, and physics aiming at developing quantum algorithms for programming future quantum computers, amongst others. A further strand is free probability theory (FPT), a modern field of mathematics with many links to other areas such as random matrix theory. Recently, connections between quantum information and free probability have been revealed and the aim of this conference was to bring together experts from both communities in this worldwide first meeting to foster interactions and common research scopes.

Introductory lectures on QIT were offered by Ion Nechita and lectures on FPT highlighting FP tools and techniques in QIT were offered by Benoît Collins.  

Organizers: Marwa Banna (NYUAD) and Moritz Weber (Saarland University)

This event is sponsored by the Center for Quantum and Topological Systems at NYUAD and by Roland Speicher at Saarland University.