IMPORTANT  DATES

PLENARY LECTURE 1

Prof. Christopher Jarzynski
Statistical Physics, University of Maryland, USA

Title: Scaling down the laws of thermodynamics

Time: 10:00~10:48, Oct. 21 (Wed)
Place: Tamna Hall A, 5^th Floor, ICC Jeju

Abstract:

The study of thermodynamics originated in an engineering problem: how to build a better steam engine. The field has evolved into a remarkable conceptual framework and set of laws that govern the exchange of energy and matter. Einstein called it, “the only physical theory of universal content which I am convinced will never be overthrown”. Although the laws of thermodynamics were originally expressed with macroscopic objects in mind, nanoscale systems, such as biomolecular motors, also exhibit “thermodynamic-like” behavior. To what extent do thermodynamic laws apply to individual microscopic systems, and what new features emerge at the nanoscale? I will describe some of the challenges and recent progress – both theoretical and experimental – associated with these questions. Along the way, my talk will touch on apparent “violations” of the second law, the thermodynamic arrow of time, Maxwell’s demon, and quantum thermodynamics.

PLENARY LECTURE 2

Soyoung Jeong
NVIDIA Korea Enterprise Business Lead

Title: AI Supercomputing for Next-Generation Industry and Technology

Time: 11:00~11:48, Oct. 21 (Wed)
Place: Tamna Hall A, 5^th Floor, ICC Jeju

Abstract:

Today, AI has evolved beyond simple LLMs or services into a new industry composed of five key layers — Energy, Chips, Infrastructure, Models, and Services. Jensen Huang refers to this as the “AI 5-Layer Cake.” The remarkable advances in AI are being enabled by the emergence of the AI Factory — a next-generation factory concept that takes electricity and data as inputs and produces intelligence, or tokens, as its output. This evolution is driving the development of new technologies and industries, from Agentic AI to Physical AI. In this session, we will explore the latest technology and industry trends in AI and provide a broader perspective on the technological and industrial transformation that lies ahead.

CROSS-DISCIPLINARY SESSIONS IN PHYSICS

• [Nuclear Physics, Applied Physics, Plasma Physics] Compact Nuclear Energy Systems (CPD, SMR) Leading the Way to Carbon Neutrality: R&D Status

• [Particles and Fields, Atomic and Molecular Physics] Emerging Optoelectronics Based on Two-Dimensional Materials and Low-Dimensional Nanostructures

• [Applied Physics, Semiconductor Physics] Emerging Research Trend in Flexible Electronics

• [Condensed-Matter Physics, Applied Physics, Semiconductor Physics] Functional Quantum Matter: From Materials Design to Device Realization

• [Semiconductor Physics, Applied Physics] Quantum Simulation: From Materials to Spacetime

PIONEER  SYMPOSIA

• [Particles and Fields] The Future Circular Collider: Physics, Technology, and Korean Contributions

• [Condensed-Matter Physics] Roundtable of Leading Early-Career Researchers: Horizons, Milestones, and Directions

• [Condensed-Matter Physics] Advances and Perspectives in Nickelate Superconductivity

• [Applied Physics] Quantum Technologies with Electrons Floating on Liquid Helium or Solid Neon

• [Applied Physics, Condensed-Matter Physics, Semiconductor Physics and Plasma Physics] The Coherence Era: Next-Generation X-ray Science and the Future of Materials Physics

• [Plasma Physics] Symposium on Future Laser and Plasma Science and Technology

BILATERAL  EXCHANGE SESSIONS

• [Nuclear Physics] Particle traps and related experimental devices for nuclear and fundamental study (Korea-Japan)

• [Nuclear Physics] Early Physics Program with J-PARC K10 (Korea-Japan)

• [Applied Physics] The 9th Korea-Japan Joint Symposium on Organic Electronics: Recent Advances on Organic and Emerging Semiconductor Materials and Devices (Korea-Japan)

• [Semiconductor Physics] Semiconductor Physics (Korea-Japan)

• [Semiconductor Physics] Quantum Materials and Devices Related to Semiconductor Technology (Korea-India)

TUTORIAL  SESSIONS

• [Condensed-Matter Physics] 트위스트로닉스의 물리와 양자물성 (Physics and Quantum Properties of Twistronics) | Invited Speaker: OH Myungchul (POSTECH)

• [Applied Physics] 물리학자를 위한 전기화학 - (Electrochemistry for Physicists) | Invited Speaker: CHOI Woo Seok (Sungkyunkwan University), CHO Suyeon (Ewha Womans University))

• [Statistical Physics] 생성형 기계학습: 확산 모형과 최적 수송 (Generative Machine Learning: Diffusion Models and Optimal Transport) | Invited Speaker: NOH Young-Kyun (Hanyang Univ.), KWON Do-Hyun (Yonsei Univ.), JO Junghyo(Seoul National University)

• [Optics and Quantum Electronics] 공간 및 시간 한계에서의 나노스코피 (Nanoscopy at space and time limits) | Invited Speaker: JAHNG Junghoon (KRISS)

• [Optics and Quantum Electronics] 테라헤르츠 전기장을 이용한 양자물질 제어 (Terahertz Control of Quantum Materials) | Invited Speaker: PARK Hyeong-Ryeol(UNIST)

• [Biological Physics] 우주생물물리의 새로운 지평 (New Frontiers in Space Research for Protein Science and Biophysics) | Invited Speaker: LEE Young-Ho(KBSI)

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