活动主题:复杂系统中的用涌现与设计:从非平衡动力学到生物信息
Theme: Emergence and Design in Complex Systems: From Nonequilibrium Dynamics to Biological Information
活动时间:2026年10月19日-21日
Time: October 19-21, 2026
活动地点:西湖大云谷校区,科研中心E14-116
Venue: E14-116, Collaborative Research Center, Yungu Campus, Westlake University
活动日程/Agenda
Notes: Titles marked with an asterisk(*) in the right denote sessions with virtual speakers.
Each talk will be followed by a 5-minute Q&A session.
Monday, 19 October
Stochastic Processes, Emergence, and Life |
Time |
Topic |
Speaker |
| 08:30 – 09:00 |
On-site Registration |
/ |
| Host: Lei-Han Tang |
09:00 – 09:15 |
Welcome and Introduction to CIS |
Chao Tang (Westlake University) |
09:15 – 10:00 |
Some Aspects of Nonequilibrium Physics: An Overview of Research at CNR-ISC in Florence |
Stefano Lepri (Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) |
| 10:00 – 10:30 |
Group photo, Coffee break |
/ |
Host: Jingyuan Li |
10:30 – 11:15 |
Dynamic and Thermodynamic Aspects of Coupled Transport in Nonlinear Lattices |
Stefano Iubini (Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) |
11:15 – 12:00 |
Nonequilibrium Thermodynamic Energetics hidden in Gibbs Theory |
Hong Qian (Westlake University) |
Lunch break |
Host: Yanan Zhu |
14:00 – 14:30 |
Systems with long-range interactions* |
Stefano Ruffo (Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) |
14:30 – 15:15 |
Localization Phenomena in Stochastic Lattice Models |
Paolo Politi (Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) |
15:15 – 16:00 |
Partial Emergence of the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang Class in Integrable Spin Chains |
Kazumasa Takeuchi (The University of Tokyo) |
Coffee break |
Host: Lei-Han Tang |
16:30 – 17:30 |
Non-Hermiticity and Non-Markovianity of Open Quantum Systems |
Naomichi Hatano (The University of Tokyo) |
Tuesday, 20 October
Stochastic Processes, Emergence, and Life |
Time |
Topic |
Speaker |
Host: Bo Zheng |
09:00 – 09:45 |
Thermodynamics in the 21st Century: Advances and Perspectives |
Hyunggyu Park (Korea Institute for Advanced Study) |
09:45 – 10:30 |
Application of Cryo-EM in the study of statistic mechanics of Protein machine |
Qi Ouyang (Zhejiang University) |
Coffee break |
Host: Po-Yi Ho |
11:00 – 11:30 |
Bacteria at Surfaces: How Flagellar Mechanics and Crowding Control Trapping and Escape |
Junhua Yuan (University of Science and Technology of China) |
11:30 – 12:00 |
Percolation and Emergent Coexistence in Microbial Iron Networks |
Zhiyuan Li (Peking University) |
Lunch break |
Host: Zibo Chen |
14:30 – 15:15 |
Probing Molecular and Cellular Biophysics with Single-Molecule Localization Microscopy* |
Lucia Gardini (Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) |
15:15 – 16:00 |
Next Generation Neural Mass Models* |
Simona Olmi (Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) |
Coffee break |
Host: Hong Qian |
16:30 – 17:30 |
Dimensional Reduction, Fluctuation-Response Relationship, and Multi-timescale Consistency in Evolution, Development, and Learning |
Kunihiko Kaneko (Niels Bohr Institute) |
| 17:30 - 18:00 |
Flash Talk Session |
| 18:00 - 19:00 |
Dinner Break |
| 19:00 - 21:00 |
Poster Session |
Wednesday, 21 October
Fluctuations, Contingency, and Information in Open Systems |
Time |
Topic |
Speaker |
Host: Xiaosong Chen |
09:00 – 09:45 |
Exploration of Classical and Quantum Mpemba Effect |
Hisao Hayakawa (Kyoto University) |
09:45 – 10:30 |
Recent advances in study of complex dynamical systems and AI |
Wei Lin (Fudan University) |
Coffee break |
Host: Zitong (Jerry) Wang |
11:00 – 11:30 |
From global kinetic landscapes to systematic modeling: dissecting transcription dynamics principles via in situ multiplexed imaging |
Yihan Wan (Westlake University) |
11:30 – 12:00 |
Scalable methylome-transcriptome profiling resolves clonal organization in human hematopoiesis |
Shouwen Wang (Westlake University) |
| 12:00 – 12:15 |
Outstanding Poster Award Presentation |
/ |
Lunch break |
Host: Kaiyuan Sun |
14:30 – 15:00 |
Liquid-gas criticality of non-equilibrium hyperuniform fluids |
Qunli Lei (Nanjing University) |
15:00 – 15:30 |
Emergent Damage Dynamics as an Effective Theory of Biological Aging |
Yifan Yang (Westlake University) |
15:30 – 16:00 |
AI Learning: Update Statistics and Learning‑Rate Prediction |
Xin-Ya Zhang (Westlake University) |
Coffee break |
Host: Yihan Wan |
16:30 – 17:30 |
Statistical Properties of Inter Event Time in Avalanche Dynamics |
Roberto Benzi (Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata") |
报告信息/Talk Information
全程直播/Livestreaming

会议须知/Before You Arrive
1. 住宿 & 用餐/Accomodation & Dining
The recommended hotel for invited speakers is Courtyard by Marriott Hangzhou Xihu, which should be booked before your arrival (Building B3, No. 600 Dunyu Road, Sandun Town, Xihu District, Hangzhou 310000).
Meals will be provided via paper meal vouchers, distributed at on-site registration on the first day of the event. The vouchers are accepted at all dining halls on Yungu Campus (C17, C18, C19, H5, and F7).
2. 摆渡车/Shuttle Bus
Three shuttle buses have been arranged for participants staying at the hotel. The buses will arrive at the hotel lobby each morning and depart for the venue on Yungu Campus in succession as they fill up. The arrival windows are listed below for your reference:
October 19: 08:00–09:00
October 20: 08:30–09:00
October 21: 08:30–09:00
3. 校园网络/Campus Wi-Fi
If you have a Chinese mobile phone number, connect to "westlake.edu.cn-guest" using the verification code sent to your phone. Otherwise, connect to "westlake.edu.cn" or "westlake.edu.cn-ipv6" using invitation code 358023, and select the "Invitation Code" option below the blue login button to enter the code.
4. 校园地图/Campus Map

5. 联系方式/Contact Information
Should you have any questions before your arrival, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Kaiyin Xu at xukaiyin@westlake.edu.cn.