Non-equilibrium statistical physics provides a unifying framework to describe transport, fluctuations, and emergent collective behaviour across a wide range of systems, from classical stochastic dynamics to quantum many-body physics. Despite sharing common conceptual structures — conservation laws, fluctuations, hydrodynamic limits, and large-deviation principles — the classical, quantum, and mesoscopic communities often develop their approaches along partially independent lines.
NICENESP aims to bring together researchers working on classical and quantum non-equilibrium statistical physics, as well as mesoscopic physics, in order to open a direct dialogue between these communities. The objective is to highlight common underlying principles, clarify conceptual differences, and examine how methods developed in one setting may inform progress in another.
Topics of interest include transport phenomena, non-equilibrium steady states, fluctuations and large deviations, integrable and non-integrable dynamics, open quantum systems, stochastic processes, and mesoscopic transport. Particular attention will be devoted to the relation between microscopic dynamics and emergent macroscopic behaviour.
The conference seeks to provide a focused and conceptually coherent overview of current developments in non-equilibrium physics across classical and quantum regimes.
INVITED SPEAKERS
Confirmed invited speakers include:
D. Bernard (ENS Paris) J. De Nardis (Univ. Cergy Paris) B. Doyon (King’s College London) F. Essler (Oxford) T. Giamarchi (Univ. of Geneve) M. Filippone (CEA Grenoble) C. Giardinà (Univ. Modena & Reggio Emilia) A. Grabsch (LPTMC Paris) M. Znidaric (Univ. of Ljubljiana)
Additional invited speakers will be announced shortly.
REGISTRATION
There is no registration fee for this conference.
However, registration is mandatory for organisational purposes.
The registration deadline is 31 March 2026.
Due to room capacity constraints, the number of participants is limited to 50. If the number of registrations exceeds this limit, we will be forced to make a selection. Lunch will be provided to participants on the days of the conference.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Participants are invited to submit an abstract for a contributed talk by clicking on the tab MY SPACE > My submissions > Submit an abstractin the menu on the left.
The submission deadline is 31 March 2026.
Please note that submitting an abstract does not constitute registration for the conference. The two procedures are separate, and participants are kindly requested to complete the registration before submitting an abstract.
VENUE
The conference will take place in the conference hall of Hotel Le Saint Paul, Nice. The hotel is located near the Port of Nice, close to the old city centre.