Abstract
<jats:p>This volume contains the proceedings of two major events organized in 2025 by the International Center for Physics (ICP): the Fourteenth Roberto A. Salmeron School of Physics (EFRAS-14) and the Second ICP Workshop on Quantum Physics and Statistics (QSP-2). The opening chapter, written by the editors, offers a brief overview and historical context of these events. The remainder of the volume is divided into two parts. Part I comprises chapters authored by the EFRAS-14 speakers: João Carlos Alves Barata, James Sparks, and Pietro Benetti Genolini. Part II includes chapters authored by guest speakers and collaborators of QSP-2 and its co-authors: Alexandre Dodonov, Pedro Ventura Paraguassú, Nathann Teixeira Rodrigues, Ismael S. S. Carrasco, Márcio Sampaio Gomes Filho, and Frank E. S. Steinhoff.</jats:p>