Feb. 26-28, 2018 A Conference on Frontiers of statistical physics As a part of the 125th birth anniversary celebration of Prof. P. C. Mahalanobis

In 1920, Professor P. C. Mahalanobis set up a statistical laboratory in Presidency College during his tenure as a Professor in Physics in the college, presently known as Presidency University, Kolkata. Indian Statistical Institute was founded on December 17, 1931, as a learned soci- ety and housed in this statistical laboratory.

To celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of Prof. Maha- lanobis, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) and Presidency University (PU) jointly invite you to participate in a conference on Frontiers of Statistical Physics during February 26-28, 2018. Primary aim of this conference is to expose students and young researchers to the cur- rent state of the art of research in statistical physics.

Invited Speakers Scope (IISER, Pune) ✤ Complex and Non-equilibrium Systems (NCBS, Bengaluru) ✤ Quantum Fluids and Condensed Matter (ICTS, Bengaluru) ✤ Nonlinear and Biological Systems Surajit Sengupta (TCIS, Hyderabad) ✤ Disordered and Glassy Systems (TCIS, Hyderabad) …. and more. Satya N. Majumdar (LPTMS, France) Rama Ramaswamy (JNU, New Delhi) (IACS, Kolkata) Jayanta K. Bhattacharjee (IACS, Kolkata) Somendra M. Bhattacharjee (IOP, Bhubaneswar)

Abstract for short contributory talks and poster presentations are invited. All communications must be through the conference web-mail: [email protected]. There will be NO REGISTRATION FEE. Local hos- pitality will be provided. Further information regarding abstract format, accommodation and other an- nouncements will be available on: www.isical.ac.in/~statphys18/

Important Dates Deadline for registration and abstract submissions : Jan. 11, 2018 Acceptance notification : Jan. 25, 2018

Venue: Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata and Presidency University, Kolkata