Kefalonia Foundations 2025 - Workshop on the Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations of Quantum Physics

The workshop “Kefalonia Foundations 2025” aims to bring together, for its fourth edition, 17 young scholars from physics, mathematics, and philosophy of science for a full week on the beautiful island of Kefalonia (Greece). The purpose of the workshop is to thoroughly analyze selected papers on the foundations of quantum physics (including quantum information, quantum thermodynamics, quantum gravity, quantum field theory, etc.), hold unstructured and thorough scientific discussions, and try to lay the groundwork for original research carried out through the collaborations that will be established there.

Participants will all along be co-living together (in shared bedrooms and shared common areas) and, also through non-scientific activities, cultivate community values.

After acceptance, participants will be paired to lead a small team of researchers in scrutinizing a paper of their choice, as well as to brainstorm ideas on how to originally contribute to the discussed topics (first 4 days). Then, each pair will present the content of their respective paper and the possible findings and further ideas at the end of the workshop (last day).