Welcome to XQCD 2026 and the XQCD 2026 PhD School
Conference
The International Conference on QCD in Extreme Conditions (XQCD) is a series of international workshop-style conferences, held annually, which brings together experts working on the theory and phenomenology of QCD under extreme conditions of temperature and/or baryon density, together with related topics.
The 22nd edition (XQCD 2026) will be held at the Pukyong Convention Hall, Pukyong National University (PKNU), Busan, Republic of Korea, from July 14 to July 17, 2026.
PhD School
The accompanying PhD School on QCD in Extreme Conditions will take place from July 12 to July 13, 2026, at the CEO Hall Miraegwan, Pukyong National University (PKNU), Busan, Republic of Korea.
Conference Topics
- QCD at Finite Temperature and Density
- Heavy Ion Collision Phenomenology
- Phase Diagram of Strongly Interacting Matter
- Properties of the Quark-Gluon Plasma
- Properties of Strongly Interacting Gauge Theories
- The Sign Problem in Lattice QCD
- QCD in External Fields
- Neutron Stars and Cosmology in QCD
- New algorithmic developments in QCD
- New aspects of symmetries in QCD
Invited speakers
- Prof. Kai Zhou (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Heavy-Ion Collision Phenomenology; New Algorithmic Developments in QCD - Prof. Minjung Kweon (Inha University)
Properties of the Quark–Gluon Plasma; Experimental Heavy-Ion Collisions - Prof. Toru Kojo (KEK)
Phase Diagram of Strongly Interacting Matter; Neutron Stars - Prof. Volodymyr Vovchenko (University of Houston)
Heavy-Ion Collisions; QCD Equation of State at Finite Density - Prof. Yoshimasa Hidaka (YITP, Kyoto University)
QCD Symmetries; Chiral Symmetry and QGP Properties - Prof. Violetta Sagun (University of Southampton)
Neutron Stars and Dense QCD Phase Transitions
