Programme
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Wednesday
27th May
2026
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8:45 AM – 9:15 AM |
Welcome addresses by Lodha Foundation representatives, Klaus von Klitzing and co-organizers Jay Sau, Jainendra Jain, G. J. Sreejith
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Session 1 Chair Steve Simon, Oxford University
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9:15 AM – 9:55 AM |
Bertrand Halperin, Harvard University
“Quantum Hall systems: A wellspring of continuing surprises and puzzles” |
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9:55 AM – 10:35 AM |
Mansour Shayegan, Princeton University
"New Even-denominator Fractional Quantum States and their Topological Order" |
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10:35 AM – 11:05 AM |
Tea Break
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Session 2 Chair Anindya Das, IISc Bengaluru
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11:05 AM – 11:45 AM |
Moty Heiblum, Weizmann Institute
"Complex Nature of Quasiparticles Charge: Bunching and Dissociation" |
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11:45 AM – 12:25 PM |
Jun Zhu, Pennsylvania State University
"Exploring the valley and orbital isospins in bilayer graphene" |
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12:30 PM – 2:00 PM |
Lunch
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Session 3 Chair Prashant Kumar, IIT Bombay
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2:00 PM – 2:40 PM |
Aveek Bid, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
“Scaling in the Fractional Quantum Hall regime” |
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2:40 PM – 3:05 PM |
Mytraya Gattu, Pennsylvania State University
“Molecular Anyons in the Fractional Quantum Hall Effect” |
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3:05 PM – 3:30 PM |
Patrick Ledwith, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
“Mott Physics and Dirac Trions in Concentrated Chern Bands” |
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3:45 PM – 5:15 PM |
Official Inauguration of LTPI
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5:15 PM – 7:30 PM |
Departure for LTPI & LTPI Campus Tour |
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7:30 PM |
Banquet Dinner |
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Thursday
28th May
2026
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Session 4 Chair Michael Zudov, University of Minnesota
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9:30 AM – 10:10 AM |
Long Ju,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
“Fractional Electron Physics and Chiral Superconductivity in Crystalline Graphene” |
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10:10 AM – 10:50 AM |
Atac Imamoglu, ETH Zurich
“Optical pumping of topological states in twisted MoTe2” |
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10:50 AM – 11:30 AM |
Andrea Young, University of California, Santa Barbara
"Meissner effects in graphene allotropes” |
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11:30 AM – 12:00 PM |
Tea Break
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Session 5 Chair Rui Rui Du, ICQM, Peking University
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12:00 PM – 12:40 PM |
Ali Yazdani, Princeton University
“Visualizing Correlated Two-dimensional Quantum Solids & Liquids” |
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12:40 PM – 1:20 PM |
Sankar Das Sarma, University of Maryland
“Fractional quantum Hall effects, Wigner crystals, and Anderson localization” |
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1:30 PM – 2:30 PM |
Lunch
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Session 6 on India’s National Quantum Mission Chairs Sumathi Rao, ICTS / Sudhansu Mandal, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
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2:30 PM – 3:00 PM |
Arindam Ghosh, IISc Bangalore
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3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
R Vijay, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
“India's quantum computing ambitions under the National Quantum Mission” |
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3:20 PM – 3:40 PM |
Urbasi Sinha, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore
“Quantum Communication in India: Current Progress and Future Directions” |
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3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
Kasturi Saha, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
“Overview of Quantum Sensing and Metrology - A National Quantum Mission perspective ” |
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Session 7 One minute Poster summaries Chair: G Baskaran IMSc, Chennai
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4:00 PM – 4:20 PM |
Hi-tea
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4:20 PM – 5:00 PM |
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5:00 PM – 7:00 PM |
Poster Session
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6:30 PM |
Dinner
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Friday
29th May
2026
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Session 8 Chair Diptiman Sen, IISc Bangalore
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9:00 AM – 9:40 AM |
Allan MacDonald, University of Texas, Austin
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9:40 AM – 10:20 AM |
Ashvin Vishwanath, Harvard University
"Fractions, Freezing and Frictionless Flow: How anyons, quantum crystals and superconductors are entwined in 2D materials." |
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10:20 AM – 10:40 AM |
Group Photo
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10:40 AM – 11:10 AM |
Tea Break
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Session 9 Chair Ajit Balram, IMSc
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11:10 AM – 11:50 AM |
T. Senthil, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
"Doping fractional quantum anomalous Hall insulators" |
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11:50 AM – 12:30 PM |
Gwendal Feve, École Normale Supérieure
"Time-domain braiding of anyons" |
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Concluding Session 10 Chair
Jay Sau, University of Maryland,
Jainendra Jain, Lodha Theoretical Physics Institute, Mumbai,
G. J. Sreejith, IISER Pune
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12:30 PM – 12:45 PM |
Bertrand Halperin,
Harvard University
“Concluding remarks” |
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12:45 PM – 2:00 PM |
Lunch
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2:00 PM |
Departure from venue
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2:45 PM – 3:45 PM |
Visit to Jehangir Art Gallery, Kala Ghoda
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4:00 PM – 5:45 PM |
Visit to CSMVS Museum, Fort
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7:00 PM |
Return to Hotel
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