The Laboratory of Fields Applied to Open Systems [in Portuguese, Laboratório de Campos Aplicado a Sistemas Abertos (CASA) ou Laboratório CASA] is a non-governmental organization without profit motives situated in the state of Ceará, Brazil. This organization has its roots in a legacy of thoughts and ideas. Briefly, the CASA Laboratory represents a virtual non-governmental foundation, i.e., a laboratory for theoretical physics research in high and low-energy domains. That laboratory conducts research in the following fields:

1. Classical Field Theory
2. Quantum Field Theory
3. Information Theory
4. Gravitation
5. Cosmology
6. Condensed Matter Physics
7. Solid State Physics

This institution is grounded in the scientific legacy of Professors Carlos Alberto Santos de Almeida and Professor Júlio Auto Neto (in memory). The CASA laboratory one originates from the seeds planted for the late Prof. Dr. Julio Auto Neto. Prof. Julio Auto Neto received a doctor’s degree in physics from the University of Wyoming, USA, supervised by Prof. Walter Thomas Grandy. After completing his doctorate and serving as a professor in the Department of Physics at the Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), he became a mentor to the current professor and researcher Carlos Alberto Santos de Almeida. Prof. Dr. Carlos Alberto S. Almeida received the degree of doctor in physics from the Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas (CBPF – Rio de Janeiro), Brazil, with his doctorate supervised by Professors Juan José Giambiagi and José Abdalla Helayel-Neto. After completing his doctorate upon returning to Ceará, Prof. Carlos Alberto S. Almeida established the first Ceará group in Quantum Field Theory and Gravitation at the UFC. Since then, the Quantum Field Theory and Gravitation group has become an essential instrumental in the formation of theoretical physicists under the guidance of Professors Julio and Carlos.

Therefore, the CASA Laboratory is an institution that upholds the ethical and moral principles passed down by the professors C. A. S. Almeida and J. A. Neto. Thus, that laboratory seeks to establish a global collaborative network focused on advancing research in theoretical physics across various branches. Furthermore, this organization will focus on international and national scientific events organization.