Workshop Overview

Initially an abstract concept, topology has transformed our understanding and design of new materials. While research on weakly interacting topological quantum materials is maturing, a new frontier is emerging at the intersection of topology, chirality, and strong many-body interactions. This area holds promise for next-generation, energy-efficient electronics, computation, and sensing technologies, making it an ideal time to gather the next generation of leading experts to discuss recent developments and future directions.

Unlike most other workshops, this workshop differs in its mission to gather junior faculty and postdocs from around the world who are emerging leaders in their fields. We will establish a collaborative and stimulating environment, discussing recent developments and future directions in this emerging field. This will foster creative international collaborations between future leaders in this field. The workshop builds on a successful series of “Young Research Leaders” invitation-only workshops. The first meeting in 2016 was co-organized with the University of Mainz, then at MPI-Dresden (2017), the Weizmann Institute of Science (2018), the Simons Flatiron Institute (2019), and resumed after the pandemic at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2024. In 2025, we will continue this series in the form of a one-week workshop at the Rice Global Paris Center, with an invitation to 35 internationally recognized early-career researchers. 

Organizers

Arthur Marguerite (PSL-ESPCI)
Benjamin Wieder (U. Paris-Saclay)
Niels Schröter (MPI-Halle)
Yonglong Xie (Rice)
Ming Yi (Rice)