7^th International Conference on Unsolved Problems on Noise

 

Main topics and unsolved problems

List of the main topics of the UPoN 2015 conference (plus some examples of unsolved problems).

Topics	Unsolved Problems
1.- Theoretical trends in noise and fluctuations	Stochastic resonance Chaos Vacuum fluctuation Fluctuation theorems for out of equilibrium systems . . . .
2.- Quantum noise and coherence	Noise, decoherence and weak measurements Quantum fluctuations in far-from-equilibrium systems Origin of quantum noise Security or non-security of quantum key distribution? Are quantum number generators provably random? . . . .
3.- Fluctuations in materials and devices	Fluctuations in Resistive Switching devices Conductance noise in graphene connected to a circuit Percolation noise exponents in good/bad conductor phase transitions Noise and plasma waves in semiconductor Origin of 1/f and Random Telegraph Noise in devices Origin of 1/f noise and internal dissipation in mechanical systems . . . .
4.- Fluctuations in biological systems	Effect of long-range interactions among biomolecules on diffusion Coherence in photosynthesis (how plants control quantum noise) Stochasticity of neural spikes and brain signals Stochastic permeation of biological ion channels Couplings and interactions of noisy oscillators in the brain Molecules in a crowded noisy cell Noise in neuromorphic systems Efficiency of molecular motors and other biological processes operating at a few kT . . . .
5.- Noise in complex and non-linear systems/circuits	Phase and amplitude relationships and synchronization for noisy autonomous and non-autonomous systems Coloured noise (sources and spectra) in circuits Coupling functions between noisy nonlinear oscillators Fluctuations in human group interactions Fluctuations in turbulents flows & applications to climate study . . . .
6.- Fluctuations in econophysics and financial markets	Volatility forecasting in turbulent times. Forecast of stock market crash and financial bubble Manipulations by the few or a random dynamics? . . . .
7.- Applications of noise	Noise radars Brownian ratchets and motors Search in the presence of random false targets Noise as a precursor of high-frequency instabilities Noise for sensing and security Reliability of calibrations through thermal noise measurement . . . .
8.- Experimental frontiers of noise and fluctuations	Measurement of noise and fluctuations at very high frequencies (THz) Measurement of noise and fluctuations at nanoscale Dark matter and energy: real or not? Measurement of thermal noise at cryogenic temperatures Background radiation of the universe . . . .
9.- Other topics of noise and fluctuations	Earthquake forecast Wheather forecast . . . .