The 9th Asia-Pacific conference on
Few-body problems in Physics

APFB2025

Sep. 8 – 12, 2025
Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Website and Contact address

APFB2025 Website: https://apfb2025.vlu.edu.vn/
Email: apfb2025@vlu.edu.vn
Registration and abstract submission: https://indico.rcnp.osaka-u.ac.jp/e/apfb2025

Important dates

  • Call for abstract: March 1, 2025
  • Deadline of abstract submission: June 30, 2025 extend to July 15, 2025
  • Early Bird Registration: March 1 – June 30, 2025 extend to July 15, 2025
  • Registration Deadline: August 15, 2025

Main Topics

  • Few-body aspects of nuclear physics, nuclear astrophysics, atom and molecular systems, and cold atoms.
  • Light nuclei, multi-neutron systems, alpha-cluster, neutron/proton-rich nuclei, related topics of nuclear structure and reactions.
  • Few-nucleon systems, nuclear forces and currents including QCD inspired approaches.
  • Hypernuclei, strange and exotic systems, few-hadron systems and their interactions.
  • Hadron spectroscopy and structure, quark and gluon structure of hadron, Lattice QCD, proton-radius puzzle.
  • Efimov physics, universality, dynamics of atomic and molecular systems.
  • Interdisciplinary aspects of few-body physics and techniques.
  • Symmetry and symmetry breaking, nuclear data science, nuclear transmutation studies, computational methods.
  • Related topics for few-body systems.

Local Organizing Committee

  • L. X. Chung (Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute)
  • T. T. M. Dieu (Van Lang Univ.)
  • N. N. Duy (Van Lang Univ.) – Conference Chairman
  • L. V. Hoang (HCMC Univ. of Education)
  • N. Q. Hung (IFAS, Duy Tan Univ.) – Scientific Chairman
  • L. T. Q. Huong (Khanh Hoa Univ.)
  • H. N. Long (Van Lang Univ.)
  • N. Q. Mai (Van Lang Univ.)
  • N. T. Phong (Van Lang Univ.)
  • E. Senaha (Van Lang Univ.)
  • P. N. T. Vinh (Ho Chi Minh City Univ. of Education)

international Advisory Committee

  • J. K. Ahn (Korea Univ.)
  • S. -I. Ando (Sunmoon Univ.)
  • W. -C. Chang (Academia Sinica)
  • J. -P. Chen (JLAB)
  • J. -W. Chen (National Taiwan Univ.)
  • M. -K. Cheoun (Soongsil Univ.)
  • E. Epelbaum (Ruhr Univ. Bochum)
  • H. Gao (Duke Univ.)
  • J. Golak (Jaiellonian Univ.)
  • K. Hagino (Kyoto Univ.)
  • H. W. Hammer (TU Darmstadt)
  • E. Hiyama (Tohoku Univ & RIKEN)
  • A. Hosaka (RCNP, Osaka Univ.)
  • N. Kalantar-Nayestanaki (Univ. of Groningen)
  • T. Kawabata (Osaka Univ.)
  • D. T. Khoa (Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute)
  • H. C. Kim (Inha Univ.)
  • R. B. McKeown (JLab)
  • J. Meng (Peking Univ.)
  • K. S. Myint (Mandalay Univ.)
  • S. N. Nakamura (Tohoku Univ.)
  • S. Nam (Pukyong National Univ.)
  • M. Oka (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
  • Z. Qiang (IHEP, Chinese Academy of Science)
  • H. Sakai (RIKEN)
  • K. Sekiguchi (Tokyo Science Institute)
  • D. T. Son (Univ. of Chicago)
  • A. Tamii (Osaka Univ.)
  • A. W. Thomas (Adelaide Univ.)
  • M. Yamashita (IFT, UNESP)
  • B. S. Zou (ITP, Chinese Academy of Science)

Program Committee

  • N. N. Duy (Van Lang Univ.)
  • E. Hiyama (Tohoku Univ. & RIKEN)
  • L. V. Hoang (Ho Chi Minh City Univ. of Education)
  • S. Ishikawa (Honsei Univ)
  • N. Q. Hung (IFAS, Duy Tan Univ.) – Scientific Chairman
  • L. T. Q. Huong (Khanh Hoa Univ.)
  • D. T. Khoa (Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute)
  • H. N. Long (Van Lang Univ.)
  • D. T. Son (Univ. of Chicago)
  • A. Tamii (Osaka Univ.)
  • P. N. T. Vinh (Ho Chi Minh City Univ. of Education)

Conference fee

Registration fee:
  • US$150 for non-students
  • US$100 for students
Early bird registration fee:
  • US$125 for non-students
  • US$80 for students
Payment method: Bank transfer via
  • Account name: TRUONG DAI HOC VAN LANG
  • Account number: 0071000555888
  • Bank name: VIETCOMBANK
  • Branch: HO CHI MINH
  • SWIFT code: BFTVVNVX
  • Content: Your fullname_APFB2025

VENUE

  • Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City 70000 – Vietnam
    69/68 Dang Thuy Tram Street, Ward 13, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
  • About 35 minutes by taxi/bus from the Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) to the center of Ho Chi Minh City and about 20 minutes by car to access Van Lang University (main campus).

Accommodation

There will be a shuttle bus from White Lotus Hotel, M Village Hotel, Roseland Centa Hotel & Spa, and Roseland Corp Hotel to Van Lang University

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TOPICAL COLLECTION

A topical issue will be published in the peer-reviewed Journal “Few-Body Systems" (ISSN 1432-5411) on the basis of the invited speakers’ presentations. This collection will be further open to the submission of full-length original research papers based on other oral presentations. Information for preparation and submission of your manuscript will appear in due course on these page.

Conference Poster

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

The 9th APFB conference is coming soon on September 8 - September 12, 2025.

1/ Sitemap of the conference venue can be checked here: Venue Map
- Plenary sessions on September 8 -9, 2025 will be held at N2T1 Hall, G Building.
- Parallel sessions on September 11-12, 2025 will be held on the 3rd Floor, Building I.
- Lunch at the VLU Canteen on the 4th Floor, Building A. Shuttle carts available or you can walk.

2/ The program has been updated on the website: Conference Program
Please kindly check the schedule of your talks and chairman role.
Check-in time: 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM on September 8 at N2T1 Hall, I Building, Van Lang University.

3/ Excursion tour has been registered. Please kindly check your name in the list: Excursion List

4/ The abstract book has been created here: Abstract Book
Please kindly check it.

5/ There will be 3 Shuttle buses picking you up at the following hotels to Van Lang University.
Please check this link for the Bus Schedule: Bus Schedule

6/ To go to your hotels from Tan Son Nhat Airport (SGN):
- Take a taxi from the airport (costs less than 250.000 VND / ~10 USD).
Show this sentence to the driver:
"Tôi muốn đến khách sạn White Lotus Hotel ---> Hotel name
6A Thi Sách, Phường Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh" ---> Hotel Address

To go to Van Lang University:
- Take a taxi from the airport (costs less than 150.000 VND / ~6 USD).
Show this sentence to the driver:
"Tôi muốn đến Đại học Văn Lang
69/68 Đặng Thùy Trâm, Phường 13, Quận Bình Thạnh, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh"

To enter Van Lang University, please show your name to the guards.
Note: You can also use Grab application to book a car if you are outside the Airport.
If you need any help, please contact local organizers:
+84-9-0989-8877 - Ms. Mai
+84-9-3849-6508 - Ms. Annie
+84-9-3827-9450 - Dr. Duy

7/ Access internet via wifi network: TBA at the venue.

8/ Confirmation: For better assistance, please kindly fill the form to confirm your information here: Confirmation Form

Hosts and Sponsors

  • Van Lang University, Vietnam
  • RCNP, Osaka University, Japan
  • Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Japan
  • RIKEN, National Research and Development Agency, Japan
  • Springer Nature publishing company
  • Asian Nuclear Physics Association - ANPhA
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