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 Deepak Dhar (IISER, Pune) ✤ Complex and Non-equilibrium Systems Madan Rao (NCBS, Bengaluru) ✤ Quantum Fluids and Condensed Matter Abhishek Dhar (ICTS, Bengaluru) ✤ Nonlinear and Biological Systems Surajit Sengupta (TCIS, Hyderabad) ✤ Disordered and Glassy Systems Mustansir Barma (TCIS, Hyderabad) …. and more. Satya N. Majumdar (LPTMS, France) Rama Ramaswamy (JNU, New Delhi) Krishnendu Sengupta (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.