Workshop Details
Workshop on Quantum Aspects of Black Holes and Spacetime
Tuesday-Friday, December 2-5, 2025 - Institute for Advanced Study
Program Organizers:
Netta Engelhardt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jonah Kudler-Flam, Institute for Advanced Study
Henry Lin, Stanford University/Princeton University
Juan Maldacena, Institute for Advanced Study
Gautam Satishchandran, Princeton University
Edward Witten, Institute for Advanced Study
This workshop will focus on quantum aspects of black holes and other interesting spacetimes such as de-Sitter.
The workshop is jointly sponsored by the Nelson Center for Collaborative Research at the Institute for Advanced Study, the Princeton Center for Theoretical Science and the Princeton Gravity Initiative at Princeton University.
This workshop is oversubscribed. Contact Lisa Fleischer, lisa@ias.edu, with any inquiries.
Announcements and Reminders
- Please note that the IAS is extremely limited on breakfast items due to another conference. Please purchase your breakfast items in Princeton prior to coming to the IAS.
- NOTE SHUTTLE PICKUP TIMES FROM NASSAU INN: Thursday, December 4: 8:00 am, 8:20 am, 8:40 am; Friday, December 5: 7:50 am, 8:10 am, 8:30 am. There may be one additional shuttle each day, but it is not guaranteed.
- All lectures will be held in Wolfensohn Hall, with the first talk at 9:00am. You must go to the registration desk in Wolfensohn Hall to pick up your name badge. Note: Your name badge is required for all meals. Please wear it at all times.
- Morning coffee break and afternoon tea will be held in Simons Hall. **Note: Friday afternoon tea will be held in Fuld Hall Common Room.
- Lost and Found: Any lost and found items will be placed on the registration table in Wolfensohn Hall lobby.
- A luggage drop area will be available on Friday morning. This will be located in Bloomberg Hall on the 1st Floor in the coat area next to the elevator. Please have a luggage tag with your name on your luggage.
Past Qubit Workshops
2017 - Workshop on Quantum Information and Black Holes
2018 - Workshop on Quantum Information and the Structure of Spacetime
2019 - Workshop on Qubits and Spacetime
2020 - Online Workshop on Qubits and Black Holes
2021 - Workshop on Quantum Information and Spacetime
2022 - Workshop on Spacetime and Quantum Information
2023 - Workshop on Spacetime and Quantum Information