With the advent of nanoscale physics and ultrafast lasers it is now possible to directly probe real-time the correlated motion of electrons and nuclei in excited quantum states. In addition, the intensity and profile of the laser field can be tuned to control and manipulate the opto-electronic properties of a wide range of molecules and materials. All these progresses have opened new fields of research like, e.g., molecular transport, nanoelectronics, atto-physics/chemistry, nonequilibrium phase transitions, ultracold atomic gases, optimal control theory, etc.

Experiments are usually carried on large molecules, biological systems and nanostructures whose peculiar dynamical properties are inevitably linked to their atomistic structure. Thus, an ab-initio, time-dependent and quantum-mechanical approach is required for reliable calculations. The aim of this workshop was to gather together many of the most prominent theoretical and experimental scientists to advance our fundamental understanding of matter under extreme nonequilibrium conditions. Particular emphasis was given to many-body methods like Nonequilibrium Green’s Functions Theory (NEGF) and how to combine NEGF with ab initio methods like Density Functional Theory.

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