Quantum structure

The eighth biennial meeting of the International Quantum Structure Association (IQSA) was held in Malta recently. There were 89 participants from 20 countries, including two from Malta. The objective of the conference is to encourage communication between mathematicians, physicists and computer scientists throughout the world whose research is related to quantum structures and their applications in mathematics, quantum mechanics, quantum measurements, quantum computation, philosophy of quantum mechanics and quantum probability.

The conference was organised by IQSA, the Mathematical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and the University's Department of Mathematics. Opening speeches were given by the local organiser, Dr David Buhagiar, Professor Richard Muscat, University Pro-Rector for Research and Innovation, and the former president of IQSA, Professor Anatolij Dvurecenskij from Slovakia.

During the meeting, the IQSA Young Scholar Awards for scientific achievement were presented by Professor Anton Buhagiar, head of the University's Department of Mathematics. These went to Dr Emmanuel Chetcuti from the University's Junior College, Dr Teiko Heinonen from Finland and Dr Gejza Jenca from Slovakia. Professor Mirko Navara from the Czech Republic was elected president of IQSA for 2006-08.