ICTP - Volunteer Network

Volunteer Network

PWF Volunteer Network

We achieve our aims through the passion and hard work of our network of volunteer scientists who organise projects, mentor students, support departments and provide international connections and collaboration.

Our volunteer scientists comprise of lecturers in universities in developing countries, lecturers, postdocs and graduate students originally from developing countries working abroad, along with scientists from non-developing countries and ICTP scientists.

The group members that run the projects automatically join the PWF volunteer network, and are invited to volunteer for future projects for their own or other participating countries.

If you are interested to volunteer for a project you can email us with your CV including a brief paragraph detailing:

- Why you would like to volunteer for PWF, and if you are interested in working with a specific country.

- Specific information on courses or training you have delievered, or schools or other activities you have organised, and what topics, activities or courses you are interested in delivering.

Please bear in mind the selection for PWF volunteers is very competitive, we will only get in touch if there is a project that matches your skill set.

News

4 Jun 2020

ICTP Colloquium Online

Dr. Paolo Carloni speaks June 10

1 Jun 2020

Colloquium 3 June

Featured speaker: David Wolpert, Santa Fe Institute

6 May 2020

Joint ICTP-SISSA Colloquium: Alessandro Vespignani

Computational Epidemiology at the time of COVID-19

24 Apr 2020

The Epidemiological Case for Contact Tracing

Dr. Luca Ferretti gives ICTP-SISSA Colloquium 24 April

15 Nov 2019

Peskin Colloquium Upcoming

"The Quest for 30 TeV" Wednesday 20 November

1 Nov 2019

Professor Petra Rudolf on Molecular Motors

Colloquium 4 November at 16:30

20 Sep 2019

Bo Persson to Give ICTP Colloquium

25 September at 17:00

3 Sep 2019

ICTP Colloquium

4 September event features physicist Timothy Beers

26 Aug 2019

Colloquium 28 August

Speaker: Liliana Arrachea, University of San Martín, Argentina

8 Jul 2019

Extreme Climate: What Will the Future Bring?

Public event 8 July to highlight the science behind climate change

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Europe/Rome A Joint ICTP-IAEA Virtual Meeting The workshop aims to enhance knowledge on performing retrospective and prospective risk analysis and managing unintended and accidental patient exposure in advanced radiotherapy techniques, thus contributing to strengthening patient safety while delivering high quality radiotherapy services. It is estimated that 50-60% of patients with cancer would benefit from radiotherapy. Expanding radiotherapy into areas with limited current access and introducing new more effective treatment techniques has the potential to save a great number of lives, but it is mandatory that the expansion is done with safety in mind, considering the complexity of this high-technology treatment modality and the potential for serious consequences when something goes wrong. The workshop would seek to target experienced medical physicists working in radiotherapy departments in hospitals. The workshop is particularly relevant to participants coming from hospitals intending to introduce new radiotherapy techniques. Participants will become acquainted with their international peers and will have a unique opportunity to establish links for their mutual support. Participants to the workshop should complete the web based training 'Safety and Quality in Radiotherapy' http://www.iaea.org/resources/rpop/resources/online-training#2 Topics: Link between quality and safety in radiotherapy Factors responsible for the safe delivery of radiotherapy services Lessons learned from radiotherapy incidents and accidents that have occurred in the past Potential incidents in IMRT, SBRT, IGRT, IORT, 3D brachytherapy, etc. Reporting and learning from unintended events IAEA safety reporting and learning system SAFRON Measures to prevent unintended and accidental exposure Methods for retrospective and prospective risk analysis Distribution of responsibilities for patient safety Radiation safety culture Lecturers: E. FORD, AAPM, USA N. JORNET, ESTRO, Spain B. MCCLEAN, EFOMP, Ireland Organisers: Debbie Gilley (IAEA, Austria) Jenia Vassileva (IAEA, Austria) Local Organiser: Renato Padovani (ICTP) Registration: There is no registration fee. Secretariat: smr3563@ictp.it Online - ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

22 Feb 2021 - 5 Mar 2021

@ Online -

Science, Technology and Innovation

Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Risk Assessment in Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques | (smr 3563)

Room: Online

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Debbie Gilley (IAEA), Jenia Vassileva (IAEA), Local Organiser: Renato Padovani

Cosponsor(s): International Atomic Energy Agencyiaea3, The European SocieTy for Radiotherapy and Oncologyestro1, American Association of Physicsts in Medicineaapm3, European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physicsefomp

**DEADLINE: 31/01/2021**

Europe/Rome An ICTP Virtual Meeting ICTP and SISSA, in collaboration with the partner institutions of the International Master Course in Physics of Complex Systems, organize the Spring College on the Physics of Complex Systems from 22 February to 19 March 2021. Many complex systems in physics, biology, engineering and economics are characterized by a large number of interacting degrees of freedom, giving rise to a non-trivial collective behavior. The theoretical and computational tools for a quantitative analysis of complex systems are often rooted in modern theoretical physics. The Spring College on the Physics of Complex Systems aims to expose students to a selection of topics at the forefront of research during an intensive, 4-week programme. It consists of 5 courses of 9 lectures each. The Spring College is part of the Master programme in the Physics of Complex Systems. The 2021 Spring College will be held online and it is open to qualified Master and PhD students. Lecturers and Courses: D. BUETI, SISSA, Italy “The Neuroscience of Space, Time and Number” M. DALMONTE and A. RODRIGUEZ GARCIA, ICTP, Italy “Data Mining the Many-body Problem” M. MARSILI, ICTP, Italy “Introduction to Mathematical Economics” E. ROLDAN, ICTP, Italy “Stochastic Thermodynamics” G. SANGUINETTI, SISSA, Italy “Probabilistic Modeling and Bayesian Inference” Registration: There is no registration fee. Online - ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

22 Feb 2021 - 19 Mar 2021

@ Online -

Quantitative Life Sciences

Spring College on the Physics of Complex Systems | (smr 3556)

Room: Online

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Alfredo Braunstein (Politecnico di Torino), Angelo Rosa (SISSA), Local Organiser: Matteo Marsili

Cosponsor(s): Politecnico di Torinopolito, International School for Advanced Studiessissa3

Support E-Mail: smr3556@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 31/01/2021**

Europe/Rome Abstract: Non-covalent interactions are paramount for the structure, stability, dynamics and response of biomolecular systems. Along with hydrogen bonding and electrostatics, van der Waals (vdW) dispersion contributes a crucial part in this regard. vdW forces arise from the long-range correlation between electrons and is inherently quantum-mechanical and many-body in nature. However, common approaches adopting a phenomenological, atom-pairwise formalism to describe biomolecular systems fail to capture the full complexity of vdW dispersion. In this webinar, I go beyond the pairwise approximation and present our recent advances within the many-body dispersion framework. Our developments enable the description and analysis of non-local electronic response, the range of vdW forces, and electron correlation beyond the random-phase approximation. This new set of tools and methods allows to show the heterogeneous character of electronic response in solvated systems, provides new insights into the non-local coupling within biomolecules, and highlights the role of so-far neglected contributions to the intermolecular interactions in realistic systems. For example, the quantum-mechanical many-body treatment of vdW dispersion reveals the importance of beyond-pairwise interactions in the context of protein folding and suggests a long-range persistence of electron correlation. This offers a new view on biomolecular processes, where electronic quantum fluctuations facilitate the emergence of collective dynamics instead of the traditional focus on local structural modifications. Overall, this webinar highlights the relevance of quantum many-body effects for the interactions in biomolecular systems and how they can provide a more comprehensive way of understanding complex processes such as protein folding, enzymatic action or allostery. Registration at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tdemspjkvE9EeAiCSb4T_zZypr8qwmo9g After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining this seminar. Virtual ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

3 Mar 2021

@ Virtual

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

CMSP Seminar (Atomistic Simulation Webinar Series): van der Waals Dispersion Interactions in Biomolecular Systems

Speaker(s): Martin STOEHR (Department of Physics and Materials Science, University of Luxembourg)

Seminar Start Time: 11:00

Europe/Rome Please register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_I9MYZVdxRy-OBs1gVcUECA After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Abstract: This is a talk about a few problems in the interface of harmonic analysis and analytic number theory, some of them having the Riemann hypothesis in the background. It is going to be a light conversation, accessible to a broad audience. Zoom Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

3 Mar 2021

@ Zoom Meeting

Mathematics

Basic Notions Seminar on Fourier optimization and number theory

Speaker: Emanuel Carneiro (ICTP)

Seminar Start Time: 14:00

Europe/Rome Register in advance for this meeting: Meeting Registration - Zoom After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Abstract: See attached file. Zoom Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

4 Mar 2021

@ Zoom Meeting

Mathematics

Math Associates Seminar: Interpolation Inequality. Explicit universal Estimate of finite Morse Index Solutions to polyharmonic Equation

Speaker: Abdellaziz Harrabi (ISMAI)

Seminar Start Time: 14:00

Europe/Rome Please register in advance for this meeting at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwlfuurpz4jGdNLO7-xptbui5DKvw4zA6T9 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Zoom Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

4 Mar 2021

@ Zoom Meeting

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

HECAP Seminar: Defects and Anomalies in Quantum Field Theories

Speaker(s): Yifan Wang (Harvard University)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Europe/Rome Lecture 2 of series on Environmental Meteorology: From the Fundamentals of Climate to Operational Applications Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lcuyurDMrEtbfP9f16GRLzqF1AiT7PHN7 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Zoom Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

4 Mar 2021

@ Zoom Meeting

Earth System Physics

Improving our mechanistic understanding of the regional climate response to anthropogenic aerosols

Speaker(s): Massimo Bollasina, University of Edinburgh, UK

Seminar Start Time: 15:00

Europe/Rome Landau's idea of classifying phases of matter in terms of symmetry breaking is a cornerstone of modern physics. Can time-translation invariance be spontaneously broken? The possible existence of time-crystals was first addressed by Wilczek for quantum many-body systems, and together with Shapere for classical systems, launching an intense activity both theoretically and experimentally. Despite their conceptual simplicity and apparent similarity to ordinary crystals, they were experimentally observed only three years ago, eighty years after the Landau theory of symmetry breaking. The field is continuing to grow fed with new theoretical ideas and experimental works. Main goal of the conference is to bring together the most active groups in the field to exchange their latest results. Topics that will be covered in the activity include: - discrete time-crystals - continuous time-translation symmetry breaking - dissipative time crystals - time-crystals in classical systems - condensed matter physics in time crystals Speakers: V. ELTSOV, Aalto University, Finland L. GUO, MPI for the Science of Light, Germany P. HANNAFORD, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia A. HEMMERICH, University of Hamburg, Germany V. KHEMANI, Stanford University, USA A. KOSIOR, MPI for Complex Systems, Germany O. KYRIIENKO, University of Exeter, UK I. LESANOVSKY, Nottingham University, UK W.V. LIU, University of Pittsburgh, USA J. MARINO, Mainz University, Germany A. NUNNENKAMP, Cambridge University, UK A. RUSSOMANNO, MPI for Complex Systems, Germany A. SANPERA, Universitat Autonoma Barcelona, Spain M. SCHIRO, College de France, France M. SEGEV, Technion, Israel A. SHAPERE, University of Kentucky, USA H. TAHERI, University of California Riverside, USA M. UEDA, University of Tokyo, Japan P. VAN DER STRATEN, Utrecht University, The Netherlands F. WILCZEK, MIT, USA N. YAO, UC Berkeley, USA O. ZILBERBERG, ETH Zurich, Switzerland Online - ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

8 Mar 2021 - 10 Mar 2021

@ Online -

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Conference on Time Crystals | (smr 3593)

Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Online

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Krzysztof Sacha (Jagiellonian University, Krakow), Local Organiser: Rosario Fazio

Cosponsor(s): Trieste Institute for the Theory of Quantum Technologies (TQT)tqt

Support E-Mail: smr3593@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 15/02/2021**

Europe/Rome Deadline extended to 2 March 2021 Open Science refers to an umbrella concept that combines various movements and practices aiming to make scientific knowledge, methods, data and evidence freely available and accessible for everyone, increase scientific collaborations and sharing of information for the benefits of science and society. This includes scholarly research that is collaborative, transparent and reproducible and whose outputs are publicly available. Within this framework, Citizen Science is a key element aiming inter alia to extend collaboration with societal actors beyond the scientific community by opening up practices and tools that are part of the research cycle. In this online workshop we will understand how to balance low cost scientiﬁc tools and academic rigor. We will present several examples of successful Citizen Science projects, including nuclear monitoring, seismic sensors and air quality monitoring. The workshop will include a first introductory week where we will present the scientific benefits of Citizen Science, its societal impact and the latest tools and instruments. The second week will be devoted to the development of low-cost nuclear radiation, seismic and air quality sensors. Participants may choose to only attend the first week or the complete activity, i.e. including the practical work on the development of low-cost sensors. For the second week, participants will have to indicate their preference in attending one of the three practical activities dedicated to nuclear radiation, seismic or air quality sensors. Time: Lectures will be held daily from 1pm to 4pm CET. Discussions will be held using an online collaboration platform. Topics: Sustainable Development Goals and the role of technology Open Science and Citizen Science Citizen Science as Science 3D printing and the FabLab revolution The role of inexpensive technology in Citizen Science Statistical inference in scientiﬁc reasoning What to do with data from Citizen Science Projects Practical work on the development of low-cost nuclear radiation, seismic or air quality sensors Applications: Applications for the first week ONLY 'Introduction' can be submitted on this page by clicking on 'Apply here'. If you are interested in attending the second week of the workshop 'Applications' too, please follow the link http://indico.ictp.it/event/9532/ and click on 'Apply here'. You will have to indicate your preference in attending one of the three practical activities dedicated to nuclear radiation, seismic or air quality sensors. Lecturers: K. AOUDIA, ICTP, Italy E.M. BALLI, INGV, Italy L. BASTIN, Aston University, UK M. BOGOVAC, IAEA, Austria A. BROWN, SAFECAST, USA S. BUETTRICH, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark B. CAPONE, Universita Roma Tre, Italy J. CASSIDY, GAS X, UK C. FONDA, ICTP, Italy M. FRANZEN, KWI, Germany D. FRIGERIO, University of Vienna, Austria E. GIRARDI, POP Ai, Italy P. HUMMER, SPOTTERON, Austria N. JOVALEKIC, TTTech Computertechnik AG, Austria F. MARCHIS, SETI Institute, USA A. MEIRA, GRILLO, USA E. MILOTTI, University of Trieste, Italy P. MOONEY, Maynooth University, Ireland J. MOROSS, SAFECAST, USA L. MUSTAFA, Institut IRNAS Race, Slovenia B. NEUPANE, UNESCO,Paris M. PAOLI, TWAS, Italy F. PILLA, Smart Cities & Urban Innovation, Ireland J. TIRAPU AZPIROZ, IBM Research, Brazil B. VICIC, ICTP, Italy K. VOHLAND, Natural History Museum Wien, Austria Tutor: R. NEUMANN BARROS FERREIRA, IBM Research, Brazil Registration: There is no registration fee. Online - ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

8 Mar 2021 - 12 Mar 2021

@ Online -

Science, Technology and Innovation

Citizen Science with Application to Nuclear, Seismic and Air Quality Monitoring: Introduction | (smr 3565)

Room: Online

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Francois Foulon (IAEA), Davide Storti (UNESCO), Local Organiser: Marco Zennaro

Cosponsor(s): International Atomic Energy Agencyiaea3, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizationunesco

Support E-Mail: smr3565@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 02/03/2021**

Europe/Rome Frank Wilczek is a theoretical physicist, author, and intellectual adventurer. He has received many prizes for his work, including a Nobel Prize in Physics. Wilczek has made seminal contributions to fundamental particle physics, cosmology and the physics of materials. His current research focus includes Axions, Anyons, and Time Crystals. These are concepts in physics which he named and pioneered. Each has become a major focus of world-wide research. In recent years Frank has become fascinated with prospects for expanding perception through technology. He is developing hardware and software tools for this. He has authored several well-known books, and writes a monthly "Wilczek's Universe" feature for the Wall Street Journal. His latest book, “Fundamentals”, was released to wide acclaim in January 2021. Wilczek received a B.S. at the University of Chicago in 1970, and a PhD in physics at Princeton University in 1974. Currently he is the Herman Feshbach professor of physics at the MIT; Founding Director of the T. D. Lee Institute and Chief Scientist at Wilczek Quantum Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Distinguished Professor at Arizona State University; and Professor at Stockholm University. He has been married to Betsy Devine since 1973. They have two daughters, Amity and Mira. Abstract: I will start by discussing the concept of time crystals and reviewing, from a new perspective, some classic realizations of it. Then I will discuss recent experimental and theoretical work that brings in promising new ideas. Finally, I will discuss some exploratory ideas about the meaning of time in quantum theory, including the flow of time within “stationary” states. Pre-registration is required at the following url: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_22FKxAPOQrq1OnbdGAFA7A After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Should you not be able to join the Webinar, the Colloquium is also available in live streaming at: ictp.it/livestream and also on ICTP's YouTube channel. All are welcome to participate! Online ICTP pio@ictp.it

Colloquium

8 Mar 2021

@ Online

ICTP Colloquium by Prof. Frank Wilczek on "Time Crystals: Past, Present, and Future"

Room: Online

Speaker(s): Prof. Frank Wilczek, Center for Theoretical Physics, MIT, Cambridge, USA

Colloquium Start Time: 14:00

Seminar

9 Mar 2021

@ Virtual

CMSP Seminar (Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics): to be announced

Speaker(s): Balazs Dora (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary)

Seminar Start Time: 11:00

Europe/Rome Please register in advance for this meeting at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMqfu6urDouH9A_rpWKoigTM15VKEblChA_ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Zoom Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

9 Mar 2021

@ Zoom Meeting

Phenomenology of Particle Physics

HECAP Seminar: Variational method in relativistic quantum field theory without cutoff

Speaker(s): Antoine Tilloy (Max-Planck Institute of Quantum Optics)

Abstract. The variational method is a powerful approach to solve many-body quantum problems non perturbatively. However, in the context of relativistic quantum field theory (QFT), it needs to meet 3 seemingly incompatible requirements outlined by Feynman: extensivity, computability, and lack of UV sensitivity. In practice, variational methods break one of the 3, which translates into the need to have an IR or UV cutoff. In this talk, I will introduce a relativistic modification of continuous matrix product states that satisfies the 3 requirements jointly in 1+1 dimensions. I will then show how to apply the method to the self-interacting scalar field, without UV cutoff and directly in the thermodynamic limit.

Seminar Start Time: 16:00

Europe/Rome It is well known that molecular solutes have a strong influence on the structural and dynamic properties of the surrounding water. In our recent study, we identified the presence of enhanced water-hydrogen bonding in the vicinity of hydrophobic solutes using both IR spectroscopy and ab-initio molecular dynamics simulations. The water molecules involved in the strengthened hydrogen bonds were shown to exhibit extensive structural ordering and restricted mobility. We observed that a single pair of water molecules can form stronger hydrogen bonds with each other when not surrounded by intercalating water molecules. In this talk, we present simulation results that reveal a simple mechanistic picture of the hydrogen bond strengthening around small hydrophobic solutes. Registration details to be announced closer to the seminar date. Virtual ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

10 Mar 2021

@ Virtual

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

CMSP Seminar (Atomistic Simulation Webinar Series): Water hydrogen bonding around small hydrophobic solutes

Speaker(s): Franci MERZEL (Laboratory for Molecular Structural Dynamics, Theory Department National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia)

Seminar Start Time: 11:00

Europe/Rome Lecture 3 of series on Climate and weather: from fundamentals to operational applications Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lcuyurDMrEtbfP9f16GRLzqF1AiT7PHN7 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Abstract: The Radiative-Convective Equilibrium Model Intercomparison Project (RCEMIP) is an intercomparison of multiple types of numerical models, including atmospheric general circulation models (GCMs), cloud-resolving models (CRMs), global cloud-resolving models (GCRMs), large eddy simulation models (LES), and single column models (SCMs), configured in radiative-convective equilibrium (RCE). RCE is an idealization of the tropical atmosphere that has long been used to study basic questions in climate science, and is employed here to investigated the response of clouds and convective activity to warming, cloud feedbacks and climate sensitivity, and the aggregation of convection and its role in climate. Results are presented from the RCEMIP ensemble of more than 30 different models. The robustness of the RCE state across the RCEMIP ensemble is assessed, in terms of mean profiles of temperature, humidity, and cloudiness, and the occurrence of self-aggregation is identified. While there are significant differences across the RCEMIP ensemble in the representation of humidity and cloudiness, nearly all models exhibit self-aggregation and there is agreement that self-aggregation acts to dry the atmosphere and reduce high cloudiness. The dependence of cloudiness and the degree of self-aggregation on SST and the resulting influence on the climate sensitivity of the RCE state is also compared across the RCEMIP ensemble. High clouds tend to rise and warm slightly with warming, and in a majority of models, decrease in extent. There is no clear tendency for either an increase or decrease in self-aggregation with warming, but changes in self-aggregation with warming partially explain the extreme spread in simulated climate sensitivities across the RCEMIP ensemble. Zoom Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

11 Mar 2021

@ Zoom Meeting

Earth System Physics

Convective Self-Aggregation and Climate Sensitivity in a Multi-Model Ensemble of Radiative-Convective Equilibrium Simulations

Speaker(s): Allison Wing, Florida State University, USA

Seminar Start Time: 15:00

Europe/Rome Please note unusual time! Please register in advance for this meeting at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcvcOmtrTMvHNZrUsJP9YhJh03cNEkBJTGy After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Zoom Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

11 Mar 2021

@ Zoom Meeting

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

HECAP Seminar: Title to be announced

Speaker(s): Jorrit Kruthoff (Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics, USA)

Seminar Start Time: 17:00

Europe/Rome Deadline extended to 2 March 2021 Open Science refers to an umbrella concept that combines various movements and practices aiming to make scientific knowledge, methods, data and evidence freely available and accessible for everyone, increase scientific collaborations and sharing of information for the benefits of science and society. This includes scholarly research that is collaborative, transparent and reproducible and whose outputs are publicly available. Within this framework, Citizen Science is a key element aiming inter alia to extend collaboration with societal actors beyond the scientific community by opening up practices and tools that are part of the research cycle. In this online workshop we will understand how to balance low cost scientiﬁc tools and academic rigor. We will present several examples of successful Citizen Science projects, including nuclear monitoring, seismic sensors and air quality monitoring. The workshop will include a first introductory week where we will present the scientific benefits of Citizen Science, its societal impact and the latest tools and instruments. The second week will be devoted to the development of low-cost nuclear radiation, seismic and air quality sensors. Participants may choose to only attend the first week or the complete activity, i.e. including the practical work on the development of low-cost sensors. For the second week, participants will have to indicate their preference in attending one of the three practical activities dedicated to nuclear radiation, seismic or air quality sensors. Time: Lectures will be held daily from 1pm to 4pm CET. Discussions will be held using an online collaboration platform. Topics: Sustainable Development Goals and the role of technology Open Science and Citizen Science Citizen Science as Science 3D printing and the FabLab revolution The role of inexpensive technology in Citizen Science Statistical inference in scientiﬁc reasoning What to do with data from Citizen Science Projects Practical work on the development of low-cost nuclear radiation, seismic or air quality sensors Applications: Applications for the first week ONLY 'Introduction' can be submitted at the following link http://indico.ictp.it/event/9462/ by clicking on 'Apply here'. If you are interested in attending the second week of the workshop 'Applications' too, please submit your application on this page by clicking on 'Apply here'. You will have to indicate your preference in attending one of the three practical activities dedicated to nuclear radiation, seismic or air quality sensors. Lecturers: K. AOUDIA, ICTP, Italy E.M. BALLI, INGV, Italy L. BASTIN, Aston University, UK M. BOGOVAC, IAEA, Austria A. BROWN, SAFECAST, USA S. BUETTRICH, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark B. CAPONE, Universita Roma Tre, Italy J. CASSIDY, GAS X, UK C. FONDA, ICTP, Italy M. FRANZEN, KWI, Germany D. FRIGERIO, University of Vienna, Austria E. GIRARDI, POP Ai, Italy N. JOVALEKIC, TTTech Computertechnik AG, Austria F. MARCHIS, SETI Institute, USA A. MEIRA, GRILLO, USA E. MILOTTI, University of Trieste, Italy P. MOONEY, Maynooth University, Ireland J. MOROSS, SAFECAST, USA L. MUSTAFA, Institut IRNAS Race, Slovenia B. NEUPANE, UNESCO,Paris M. PAOLI, TWAS, Italy F. PILLA, Smart Cities & Urban Innovation, Ireland P. SPOTTERON, SPOTTERON, Austria J. TIRAPU AZPIROZ, IBM Research, Brazil B. VICIC, ICTP, Italy K. VOHLAND, Natural History Museum Wien, Austria Tutor: R. NEUMANN BARROS FERREIRA, IBM Research, Brazil Registration: There is no registration fee. Online - ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

15 Mar 2021 - 19 Mar 2021

@ Online -

Science, Technology and Innovation

Citizen Science with Application to Nuclear, Seismic and Air Quality Monitoring: Applications | (smr 3596)

Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Online

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Francois Foulon (IAEA), Davide Storti (UNESCO), Local Organiser: Marco Zennaro

Cosponsor(s): International Atomic Energy Agencyiaea3, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizationunesco

Support E-Mail: smr3565@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 02/03/2021**

Europe/Rome Deadline extended to 7 March 2021 An ICTP Virtual Meeting This workshop will focus on observational and modelling studies of the Indian Ocean climate and its variability and telconnections to other regions across sub-seasonal through multi-decadal time scales. The Indian Ocean hosts two important modes of interannual variability: the Indian Ocean Basin Mode and the Indian Ocean Dipole. Both modes have two-way interactions with ENSO, but they may also exist independently. Through their influence on rainfall anomalies, they have important teleconnections to other tropical and extratropical regions. At sub-seasonal scales, organized convection over the Indian Ocean occurs during the early phases of the MJO mode, producing global teleconnections. ENSO teleconnections to the Indian Ocean also change on sub-seasonal timescales. At decadal scales, the Indian Ocean shows important variability associated with a strong warming trend, which affects global decadal variability and regional climate change. Recent findings on these and related topics will be discussed in invited presentations, panel discussions and breakout groups, organized in sessions covering themes common to different time scales. Topics: Observations and diagnostics of oceanic and atmospheric variability in the Indian Ocean basin Tropical and extratropical teleconnections from and into the Indian Ocean at intra-seasonal to decadal scales: similarity and differences across time scales Simulation of Indian Ocean variability and its teleconnections in climate models, and predictability arising from Indian Ocean teleconnections Speakers include: K. ASHOK, University of Hyderabad, India M.A. BALMASEDA, ECMWF, UK W. HAN, University of Colorado, USA S. HARDIMAN, Met Office, UK S. HENDERSON, University of Wisconsin, USA H. HENDON, Bureau of Meteorology, Australia S. HU, Columbia University, USA I.-S. KANG, Second Institute of Oceanography, China R.M. KOLL, IITM, India P. KUSHNER, University of Toronto, Canada C. UMMENHOFER, WHOI, USA F. VITART, ECMWF, UK J. WANG, Stony Brook University, USA T. WOOLLINGS, University of Oxford, UK P. YADAV, ETH Zurich, Switzerland L. ZHANG, University of Colorado, USA Registration: There is no registration fee. Online - ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

15 Mar 2021 - 17 Mar 2021

@ Online -

Earth System Physics

Workshop on Indian Ocean Variability and Teleconnections | (smr 3592)

Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Online

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Martin Hoerling (NOAA), Jim Hurrell (Colorado State University), Franco Molteni (ECMWF), Cristina Stan (George Mason University), David Straus (George Mason University), Local Organiser: Fred Kucharski

Support E-Mail: smr3592@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 07/03/2021**

Europe/Rome Please register in advance for this meeting at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIvde6trTMoGNe2W8m6F47zMvb6wdX3E50y After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Zoom Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

18 Mar 2021

@ Zoom Meeting

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

HECAP Seminar: Title to be announced

Speaker(s): Shiraz Minwalla (TIFR - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Europe/Rome Lecture 4 of series on Climate and weather: from fundamentals to operational applications Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lcuyurDMrEtbfP9f16GRLzqF1AiT7PHN7 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Abstract: The Atlantic Multidecadal Variability (AMV) modulates various climate features worldwide with enormous societal and economic implications, including variations in hurricane activity in the Atlantic, sea-level changes, West African and Indian monsoon rainfall, European climate, and hemispheric- scale surface temperature. Leading hypotheses regarding the nature and origin of AMV focus primarily on its links with oceanic and coupled ocean-atmosphere internal variability, and on its response to external forcing. The role of another possible process, that of atmospheric noise forcing of the ocean, has received less attention. This work addressed here by means of historical coupled simulations and diagnostic experiments, which isolate the influences of external and atmospheric noise forcings. Our findings show that external forcing is an important driver of the simulated AMV. They also demonstrate that weather noise is key in driving the simulated internal AMV in the southern part of the (0°-60°N) AMV region, and that weather noise forcing is responsible for up to 10%-20% of the multidecadal internal SST variability in some isolated areas of the sub-polar gyre region. Ocean dynamics independent from the weather noise forcing is found to be the dominant cause of multidecadal SST in the northern part of the AMV region. Zoom Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

18 Mar 2021

@ Zoom Meeting

Earth System Physics

The role of atmospheric weather noise in forcing the Atlantic Multidecadal Variability

Speaker(s): Ioana Colfescu, NCAS, University of Leeds

Seminar Start Time: 15:00

Activity

22 Mar 2021 - 24 Mar 2021

@ Online -

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Adriatic Conference on Strongly Correlated Systems | (smr 3600)

Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Online

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Adriano Angelone (ICTP/SISSA), Pierre Fromholz (ICTP/SISSA), Local Organiser: Rosario Fazio

Europe/Rome Please register in advance for this meeting at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYsdeugpjkvH9WJSnaGXi04arn1puhBRh2Y After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Zoom Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

23 Mar 2021

@ Zoom Meeting

Cosmology

HECAP Seminar: Title to be announced

Speaker(s): Elisa Chisari (Utrecht University)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Europe/Rome *** DATE TO BE CONFIRMED *** Perhaps the most promising candidate for a source of H2 in future hydrogen driven global energy economy is the electrolytic splitting of H2O. For the reductive half of this reaction, i.e. the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), Pt is the current champion catalyst and its cost and scarcity limit widespread deployment of devices based on this chemistry. The HER on Pt has been studied for decades and, for much of that time, an enormous amount of effort has been expended looking for alternative catalysts with similar activity and stability, largely without success. Part of the challenge of such materials discovery efforts is that why Pt is such an excellent HER catalyst is not well understood: there is no proposed HER mechanism that is consistent with all experimental observations (e.g. that can explain the dependence on electrolyte, Pt surface structure and pH). Experimentally characterising HER mechanism is challenging: measurements under steady-state nonequilibrium conditions cannot generally distinguish intermediates from unwanted side products and elementary processes with timescales of femtoseconds to seconds are all important in understanding reactivity. We approach this problem by performing perturbation experiments in which we alter the chemical potential of Pt electrons using a femtosecond optical pulse and monitor interfacial structure using a combination of femtosecond resolved electrical and optical techniques as the electronic excitation dissipates. In this talk I will show how experiments detecting femtosecond induced photocurrents suggest that charge transfer along the Pt-H bond can be inhibited by interfacial water structure, how the results of interface-specific vibrational spectroscopy suggest that adsorbed hydrogen readily diffuses between different types of atop adsorption sites, and how this mobility appears to dramatically change at 0 V vs. RHE. Registration details to be announced closer to the seminar date. Virtual ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

24 Mar 2021

@ Virtual

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

CMSP Seminar (Atomistic Simulation Webinar Series): Towards an Experimental, Femtosecond-resolved, view of Hydrogen Evolution on Platinum

Speaker(s): R. Kramer Campen (Faculty of Physics, University of Duisburg-Essen)

Seminar Start Time: 11:00

Europe/Rome Please register in advance for this meeting at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtceGurDsoGtTFFvcUqWtQFkq1hYBgnL9S After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Zoom Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

25 Mar 2021

@ Zoom Meeting

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

HECAP Seminar: Title to be announced

Speaker(s): Andrea Leonardo Guerrieri (Tel Aviv University)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Europe/Rome Lecture 5 of series on Climate and weather: from fundamentals to operational applications Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lcuyurDMrEtbfP9f16GRLzqF1AiT7PHN7 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Zoom Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

25 Mar 2021

@ Zoom Meeting

Earth System Physics

Using economics and big data to measure the costs of climate change

Speaker(s): Tamma Carleton, Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, UC Santa Barbara

Seminar Start Time: 15:00

Seminar

8 Apr 2021

@ Zoom Meeting

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

HECAP Seminar: Title to be announced

Speaker(s): Amirhossein Tajdini (University of California, Santa Barbara)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Europe/Rome Lecture 6 of series on Climate and weather: from fundamentals to operational applications Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lcuyurDMrEtbfP9f16GRLzqF1AiT7PHN7 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Abstract: Turbulence in the atmospheric boundary layer is characterized not only by the magnitude of its fluxes, but also by the state of anisotropy of its Reynolds stress tensor. Anisotropy is strongly influenced by turbulence generation mechanisms such as shear, thermal stratification, and surface characteristics. My recent results show that anisotropy plays a key role not only in the transport of momentum but it is also a key missing variable in similarity scaling relations. In this talk I will show why the information on anisotropy should always be included in any study of turbulence and how it can be used to formulate a novel surface layer scaling framework that extends Monin-Obukhov similarity theory to complex terrain. Zoom Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

8 Apr 2021

@ Zoom Meeting

Earth System Physics

Extending similarity theory into complex terrain

Speaker(s): Ivana Stiperski, University of Innsbruck, Austria

Seminar Start Time: 15:00

Europe/Rome An ICTP-IAEA Virtual Meeting This year we will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of ICTP-IAEA International School on Nuclear Security. The two-week School is designed for early career professionals from developing countries, ideally with 1-3 years of experience and working at relevant institutions in their home country. The school provides an intense contemporary overview of nuclear security. Candidates should have a specific career interest in or knowledge of nuclear security, although academic and technical backgrounds may vary. Candidates with a scientific or technical background in a discipline such as nuclear physics, nuclear engineering, political science, law enforcement, or related fields are especially encouraged to apply. School curriculum will include the following topics: • International legal framework for nuclear security • Identification of and measures to address, threats against nuclear security • Physical protection of nuclear material and nuclear facilities • Physical protection system design and evaluation • Nuclear security regime for radioactive material and associated facilities • Transport security for nuclear and other radioactive material • Threat and risk assessment, nuclear security detection architecture • Radiation detection instruments and detection strategies and techniques • Nuclear security culture, concept and definition, self-assessment and enhancement • Information and computer security • Introduction to Nuclear Material Accounting & Control and threats addressed by NMAC • Threat and risk for material out of regulatory control • Nuclear security systems and measures for major public events • Incident and trafficking database global analysis • Nuclear forensics and radiological crime scene management • IAEA Programmes and Assistance for Human Resource Development in Nuclear Security. There will also be practical exercises in the form of recorded videos designed to show the participants some detection equipments, how to use them and the range of their applications. Prerequisites: As a prerequisite to admission to the School, all applicants will be asked to complete at least 6 of the 17 existing IAEA e-learning modules on nuclear security, based on their interest and their field of expertise. Please find the link to all e-learning modules: https://elearning.iaea.org/m2/course/index.php?categoryid=48 Given the global health situation due to COVID 19 pandemic and travel restrictions, the International Atomic Energy Agency has re-designed the curriculum of the International School on Nuclear Security to be adapted to the virtual format. The School will start each day at 10:00 am Trieste time and will last maximum 5 hours including breaks. Registration: There is no registration fee. Online - ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

12 Apr 2021 - 23 Apr 2021

@ Online -

Joint ICTP-IAEA 2021 International School on Nuclear Security | (smr 3569)

Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Online

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Oum Keltoum Hakam (IAEA), Local Organiser: Claudio Tuniz

Cosponsor(s): International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)iaea, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairsmae3, Swedish Radiation Safety Authoritysrsa

Support E-Mail: smr3569@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 14/03/2021**

Europe/Rome Please register in advance for this meeting at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcocuCrrzgiE9csPGcOBstyEr5fORQRbvJt After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Zoom Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

15 Apr 2021

@ Zoom Meeting

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

HECAP Seminar: Title to be announced

Speaker(s): Michele Del Zotto (Uppsala University, Sweden)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Europe/Rome Lecture 7 of series on Climate and weather: from fundamentals to operational applications Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lcuyurDMrEtbfP9f16GRLzqF1AiT7PHN7 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Abstract: In urban neighborhood and around industrial plants, the atmospheric dispersion of pollutants is strongly affected by the presence of buildings. They affect the mean flow field and the turbulence and these in turn will affect the concentrations levels. We describe the use of Computational Fluid Dynamics models (adapted for the atmosphere), following either an Eulerian/Eulerian approach or an hybrid Eulerian/Lagrangian formulation. The results are illustrated using measurements of the Mock Urban Setting Test (MUST) campaign performed in the USA. Using the same field campaign, we will also show how we can use data assimilation of the measurements between the buildings to improve the numerical simulation in urban environments. Zoom Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

22 Apr 2021

@ Zoom Meeting

Earth System Physics

Numerical modeling studies of atmospheric dispersion of pollutant around obstacles

Speaker(s): Bertrand Carissimo, CEREA (Centre d'Enseignement et de Recherche en Environnement Atmosphérique), Paris

Seminar Start Time: 15:00

Europe/Rome Please note unusual time!! Please register in advance for this meeting at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJElf-uorT8iGtb-RuUrkqJQp7rY8H32Y2r3 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Zoom Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

22 Apr 2021

@ Zoom Meeting

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

HECAP Seminar: Title to be announced

Speaker(s): Mark Van Raamsdonk (University of British Columbia)

Seminar Start Time: 17:30

Europe/Rome The course programme covers scientific topics of direct relevance to the physical, chemical and radiological phenomena occurring during progression of severe accidents in Water Cooled Reactors, including an overview of past events and advanced technologies designed to cope with such events. The course aims at building a comprehensive understanding of the complex phenomena associated with progression of severe accidents in WCRs and their consequences. Knowledge transfer will be facilitated between the international expert lecturers and the young nuclear professional and engineer participants through online discussions aiming at a comprehensive understanding of the physical, chemical and radiological phenomena specific to severe accidents in WCRs. Relevant nuclear safety principles, recent advancements in scientific methods, approaches and simulation tools to assess the interrelated phenomena during different phases of severe accident progression, and the role of technologies designed to prevent progression of, and mitigate consequences from, such accidents in WCRs will be presented. Introduction: Physics of Water Cooled Power Reactors Nuclear Safety and IAEA Safety Standards for Water Cooled Power Reactors Phenomenology in Severe Accident Progression: Nuclear Fuel Degradation Relocation of Melted Fuel In-Vessel Melt Retention Reactor Vessel Failure Mechanisms Ex-Vessel Corium Cooling Early-Phase Containment Failure Late-Phase Containment Failure Physics and Chemistry of Source Term Fission Products Behaviour and Transport Hydrogen Generation, Transport and Explosion Numerical Simulations of Severe Accident Phenomena Phenomenology of Technological Challenges in Propagation of Severe Accidents and Mitigation of their Consequences: Containment Pressure Venting Prevention of Hydrogen Explosions Severe Accident Management Registration: There is no registration fee. Online - ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

26 Apr 2021 - 30 Apr 2021

@ Online -

Science, Technology and Innovation

Joint ICTP-IAEA 3rd Course on Scientific Novelties in the Phenomenology of Severe Accidents in Water Cooled Reactors | (smr 3571)

Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Online

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Alexei Miassoedov (IAEA), Simone Massara (IAEA), Local Organiser: Nadia Binggeli

Cosponsor(s): International Atomic Energy Agencyiaea3

Support E-Mail: smr3571@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 31/03/2021**

Europe/Rome Please register in advance for this meeting at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMsdOqprTMuE9Uo0ojWZwHJ6zZ2ZCKLTJTB After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Zoom Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

29 Apr 2021

@ Zoom Meeting

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

HECAP Seminar: Title to be announced

Speaker(s): Ilka Brunner (LMU, München)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Europe/Rome Lecture 8 of series on Climate and weather: from fundamentals to operational applications Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lcuyurDMrEtbfP9f16GRLzqF1AiT7PHN7 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Zoom Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

29 Apr 2021

@ Zoom Meeting

Earth System Physics

To be announced

Speaker(s): Ben Devenish, MetOffice, UK

Seminar Start Time: 15:00

Europe/Rome Lecture 9 of series on Climate and weather: from fundamentals to operational applications Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lcuyurDMrEtbfP9f16GRLzqF1AiT7PHN7 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Abstract: Wind energy is one of the key drivers of energy transition, however the flow of investments into this industry is hampered by the uncertainty of the future revenues, arising from the natural variability of the resource, the impact of climate change on wind potential and future electricity prices, and the policy risks. In this article we quantify the uncertainty of the net present value of standardized wind farms in European countries and evaluate the level and cost of support mechanisms needed to guarantee the profitability of the wind fleet under present and future climate. To this end, we build a localized model for wind power output and a country-level model for electricity demand and prices taking into account hourly variation of wind, load and prices, using reanalysis data, climate projections and Integrated Assessment Model (IAM) scenarios. Our methodology is general, but for specific evaluations we focus on the examples of France, Germany and Denmark. Our study reveals that support mechanisms in these countries are needed for wind energy to be profitable under current market prices and current climate. Under future climate, using several scenarios for climate change and energy transition, we also show that the evolution of both price and wind production does not allow the wind energy industry in these countries to develop in a free market environment and that support mechanisms will still be needed in future. The cost of these support mechanisms for a 15-year period is evaluated to 57–172 billion euros in France, 232–397 billion euros in Germany, and 18–50 billion euros in Denmark, depending on the scenario considered and the level of penetration of wind energy. Zoom Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

6 May 2021

@ Zoom Meeting

Earth System Physics

Wind farm revenues in Western Europe in present and future climate

Speaker(s): Anna Creti, Paris Dauphine University

Seminar Start Time: 15:00

Activity

10 May 2021 - 19 May 2021

@ Online -

Earth System Physics

Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on the Use of Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensor for Soil Moisture Management and Validation of Remote Sensing Soil Moisture Maps | (smr 3574)

Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Online

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Emil Fulajtar (Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Soil and Water Management & Crop Nutrition Subprogramme), Local Organiser: Paolo Creminelli

Cosponsor(s): International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)iaea3

Europe/Rome Please register in advance for this meeting at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcocu6opz8pHt2fLikMeiKy1PalUVtwnZ80 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Zoom Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

13 May 2021

@ Zoom Meeting

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

HECAP Seminar: Title to be announced

Speaker(s): Luca Martucci (University of Padova)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Europe/Rome Lecture 10 of series on Climate and weather: from fundamentals to operational applications Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lcuyurDMrEtbfP9f16GRLzqF1AiT7PHN7 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Abstract: Climate change adaptation in both public and private sectors urgently requires better risk quantification tools to inform decision-making and planning across multiple timescales. In this presentation, I will give an overview of the research activities in IBM’s “AI for Climate Impacts” research theme, an initiative to build resilience to climate change by developing AI-enhanced and cloud-enabled models to quantify climate risk. I will describe applications of AI techniques to the specific challenge of improving flood risk quantification, including the use of simulation model surrogates, automated ground truth mapping and model calibration, and machine learning approaches to quantifying and propagating multiple sources of uncertainty. Zoom Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

13 May 2021

@ Zoom Meeting

Earth System Physics

Artificial intelligence for climate impacts

Speaker(s): Anne Jones, IBM, Crank, UK

Seminar Start Time: 15:00

Europe/Rome Lecture 11 of series on Climate and weather: from fundamentals to operational applications Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lcuyurDMrEtbfP9f16GRLzqF1AiT7PHN7 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Zoom Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

20 May 2021

@ Zoom Meeting

Earth System Physics

Climate impact on cold- and heat-related mortality in cities

Speaker(s): Veronika Huber, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain

Seminar Start Time: 15:00

Activity

24 May 2021 - 28 May 2021

@ Online -

Science, Technology and Innovation

ICTP-IAEA Nuclear Knowledge Management School Webinars | (smr 3576)

Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Online

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): John Roberts (IAEA), Local Organiser: Claudio Tuniz

Cosponsor(s): International Atomic Energy Agencyiaea3

Europe/Rome The purpose of the online workshop is to bring together scientists working on the characterization of electrochemical interfaces at the atomistic level, and developing characterization methods, to discuss developments, current challenges, and perspectives. The workshop is dedicated to the characterization of electrochemical interfaces by means of advanced experimental and theoretical techniques. The focus will be on the understanding at atomic level of interface structure and stability, charge dynamics and charge transfer, chemical adsorption and reactivity. Space will be devoted to advances in interface-sensitive characterization techniques. Consequences of the progress in the field will be discussed in the context of applications to catalysis, energy conversion and storage, and environmental remediation. Topics: Atomic structure of electrochemical interfaces Charge dynamics and charge transfer Electrochemical reactions at interfaces Interface-sensitive experimental techniques Computer simulations of electrochemical interfaces Speakers: A. BIEBERLE-HÜTTER, DIFFER, the Netherlands R.K. CAMPEN, Fritz Haber Institute, Germany K. CHAN, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark J. CHENG, Xiamen University, China T. CUK, University of Colorado Boulder, USA J.R. DURRANT, Imperial College London, UK A. GROSS, University of Ulm, Germany J. LIBUDA, University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany D. PRENDERGAST, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA R. SCHLÖGL, Fritz Haber Institute, Germany M. SPRIK, University of Cambridge, UK P. STRASSER, TU Berlin, Germany M. TODOROVA, MPI for Iron Research, Germany F.M. TOMA, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA R. VAN DE KROL, Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin, Germany Registration: There is no registration fee. Online - ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

24 May 2021 - 28 May 2021

@ Online -

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics , New Research Areas (Renewable Energies)

Workshop on Physics and Chemistry of Solid/Liquid Interfaces for Energy Conversion and Storage | (smr 3577)

Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Online

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Simone Piccinin (CNR-IOM, Italy), Marialore Sulpizi (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany), Nicola Seriani (ICTP), Local Organiser: Ralph Gebauer

Support E-Mail: smr3577@ictp.it

Seminar

27 May 2021

@ Zoom Meeting

Earth System Physics

To be announced

Speaker(s): Gianni Tinarelli, ARIANET, italy

Seminar Start Time: 15:00

Activity

31 May 2021 - 11 Jun 2021

@ Online -

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

6th African School on Electronic Structure Methods and Applications (ASESMA-2020) | (smr 3578)

Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Online

Secretary: Nicoletta Ivanissevich

Organizer(s): Omolulu Akin-Ojo (EAIFR), G. Gebreyesus Hagoss (University of Ghana), Sinéad Griffin (LBNL), Richard Martin (Stanford University), Shobhana Narasimhan (JNCASR Bangalore), Steve Ndengue (EAIFR), Nicola Seriani (ICTP), Local Organiser: Nicola Seriani

Cosponsor(s): EAIFReaifr, MARVELmarvel, Thomas Young Centretyc, Centre for Doctoral Training on Theory and Simulation of Materials (TSM-CDT)tsm-cdt, IUPAPiupap, National Institute for Theoretical Physicsnithep

Activity

31 May 2021 - 11 Jun 2021

@ Online -

High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Summer School on Particle Physics | (smr 3560)

Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Online

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Nathaniel Craig (UCSB), Kathryn Zurek (Caltech), Andrea Romanino (SISSA), Joan Elias-Miró (ICTP), Local Organiser: Giovanni Villadoro

Support E-Mail: smr3560@ictp.it

Activity

31 May 2021 - 11 Jun 2021

@ Online -

ICTP-IAEA Nuclear Energy Management School Webinars | (smr 3579)

Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Online

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Maria Elena Urso (IAEA), Local Organiser: Claudio Tuniz

Cosponsor(s): International Atomic Energy Agencyiaea3

Support E-Mail: smr3579@ictp.it

Seminar

3 Jun 2021

@ Zoom Meeting

Earth System Physics

To be announced

Speaker(s): Massimo Cassiani, Nilu (Norwegian Institute for Air Research)

Seminar Start Time: 15:00

Europe/Rome Lecture 14 of series on Climate and weather: from fundamentals to operational applications Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lcuyurDMrEtbfP9f16GRLzqF1AiT7PHN7 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Zoom Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

10 Jun 2021

@ Zoom Meeting

Earth System Physics

Understanding cloud-circulation coupling in the trades: lessons from EUREC4A

Speaker(s): Sandrine Bony, Director of Research CNRS Laboratoire de Meteorologie Dynamique (LMD/IPSL) Sorbonne Université,

Seminar Start Time: 15:00

Activity

14 Jun 2021 - 2 Jul 2021

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Earth System Physics

Joint Summer School on Modelling Tools for Sustainable Development | (smr 3581)

Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Online

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Mark Howells (KTH), Local Organiser: Adrian Tompkins

Cosponsor(s): OpTIMUS Community of Practiceoptimus1, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)ukaid, Imperial College Londonicl2, International Atomic Energy Agencyiaea3, KTH ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYkth1, Loughborough Universitylboro, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairsundesa1, United Nations Development Programmeundp1, United Nations Economic Commission for Africauneca, University of Cambridgecambridge, University of Oxfordoxford2, The Open Universityopenuniv, The World Bank Groupwbank2

Support E-Mail: smr3581@ictp.it

Activity

15 Jun 2021 - 18 Jun 2021

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Quantitative Life Sciences

Youth in High-Dimensions | (smr 3602)

Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Online

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Marylou Gabrie (NYU), Sebastian Goldt (SISSA), Marco Mondelli (IST Austria), Local Organiser: Jean Barbier

Hosted Activity

26 Jun 2021 - 27 Jun 2021

@ Trieste - Italy

YouthDIG 2021 | (smr H630)

Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH) and Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Organizer(s): EuroDIG,

Hosted Activity

28 Jun 2021 - 30 Jun 2021

@ Trieste - Italy

EuroDIG 2021 | (smr H629)

Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)

Organizer(s): EuroDIG-ICTP, Local Organizer: Marco Zennaro,

Europe/Rome The London Mathematical Laboratory (LML) is pleased to announce its 2021 Summer School. This will be held as an ICTP Virtual school from 5 to 30 July 2021. The school engages postgraduate students for a period of four weeks on research projects under the supervision of active research scientists. Each project addresses one or more open questions in order to expose students to the frontier of scientific cross-disciplinary research in several fields (statistical physics, systems ecology, quantitative economics, dynamical systems, information and large deviation theory, and neural networks). This provides a first hand experience of “research in action”, where asking the right questions is at least as important as finding the right answers. Many previous students have found this a life changing experience that transformed their view of science as an activity and as a possible career. The list of projects: 1. Stability of ecosystems with a core-periphery structure 2. The evolution of income or wealth distribution with higher order autoregressive processes 3. Exploring the Connections between Information Theory and Ergodicity 4. Economics Through the Lens of Inequality Measurement 5. Growth incidence curves in reallocating geometric Brownian motion 6. Optimal allocation and risk parity 7. Time-average based saving versus Ensemble-average based saving and the evolution of wealth distribution 8. Learning random dynamical systems from data 9. Explainability and rationalization in decision theory: a coding theory approach 10. Beyond Rational Herding 11. Verifying interaction among different types of discrete events by using the multivariate Hawkes process 12. Anomalous diffusion in random dynamical systems 13. The trade-off between profit and time constraints and market impact 14. Large deviation theory in diluted random matrices 15. Tackling Quantum Many-Body Systems with Artificial Neural Networks Experiments in ergodicity 16. Epidemic spreading models in the presence of feedback Supervisors include LML Fellows and colleagues from the ICTP and the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA). Students will also attend a series of scientific lectures and a scientific writing course, and the School will culminate with student presentations of their research. Project Supervisors: A. ADAMOU, London Mathematical Laboratory, UK Y. BERMAN, London Mathematical Laboratory, UK J. BHASEEN, King’s College London, UK F. CACCIOLI, University College London, UK I.P. CASTILLO, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico D. DE MARTINO, IST, Austria J. GRILLI, ICTP, Italy O. HULME, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Denmark R. KANBUR, Cornell University, USA M. KIRSTEIN, London Mathematical Laboratory, UK R. KLAGES, Queen Mary University of London, UK J. LAMB, Imperial College, UK S. LUZZATTO, ICTP, Italy M. MARSILI, ICTP, Italy L.F. METZ, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil O. PETERS, London Mathematical Laboratory, UK S. RUFFO, SISSA, Italy Y. SATO, Hokkaido University, Japan M. WERNER University of Bristol, UK J. ZHUANG ISM, Japan Registration: There is no registration fee. Online - ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

5 Jul 2021 - 30 Jul 2021

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Quantitative Life Sciences

London Mathematical Laboratory Summer School | (smr 3598)

Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Online

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Isaac Perez Castillo (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana), Local Organiser: Matteo Marsili

Support E-Mail: smr3598@ictp.it

Europe/Rome ICTP will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of its Postgraduate Diploma Programme with a three-day event (mostly online) aimed at Diploma alumni who want to reconnect. The goal is to foster regional networks of alumni. The event will feature discussions on the history and the impact of the programme through the voice of the students and more in general the theme of high-level education in the developing world. The celebrations will take place from 23 to 25 August 2021. The keynote speaker for the event will be 2020 Nobel Laureate in Physics Andrea M. Ghez, professor of physics and astronomy and Lauren B. Leichtman and Arthur E. Levine chair in astrophysics at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). She is one of the world's leading experts in observational astrophysics and heads UCLA's Galactic Center Group. She is best known for her ground-breaking work on the center of our Galaxy, which has led to the best evidence to date for the existence of supermassive black holes. Ghez earned her B.S from MIT in 1987, and her PhD from Caltech in 1992 and has been on the faculty at UCLA since 1994. Activities will include: Ceremony for the graduation of the 2021 class Colloquia by role-model Diploma alumni Talks by prominent figures in science and education Discussion about Diploma and Women in Science Parallel sessions in various regions of the world to foster the creation of networks NOTE: Details on how to request participation will be available in due course. Online - ICTP pio@ictp.it

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23 Aug 2021 - 25 Aug 2021

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Graduation for the Diploma Class 2021 in Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the ICTP Diploma | (smr 3595)

Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Online

Secretary: Nadia van Buuren

Organizer(s): Nushkia Chamba (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain), Lothar Goettsche (ICTP), Riccardo Farneti (ICTP), Antonio Celani (ICTP), Misha Kiselev (ICTP), Fernando R. Villegas (ICTP), Local Organiser: Paolo Creminelli

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Europe/Rome Andrea M. Ghez, professor of Physics & Astronomy and Lauren B. Leichtman & Arthur E. Levine chair in Astrophysics, is one of the world’s leading experts in observational astrophysics and heads UCLA’s Galactic Center Group. Best known for her ground-breaking work on the center of our Galaxy, which has led to the best evidence to date for the existence of supermassive black holes, she has received numerous honors and awards including the Nobel Prize in 2020, she became the fourth woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, sharing one half of the prize with Reinhard Genzel (the other half of the prize being awarded to Roger Penrose). The Nobel Prize was awarded to Ghez and Genzel for their Independent discovery of a supermassive compact object, now generally recognized to be a black hole, in the Milky Way's galactic center, the Crafoord Prize in Astronomy from the Royal Swedish Academy of Science (she is the first woman to receive a Crafoord prize in any field), Bakerian Medal from the Royal Society of London, a MacArthur Fellowship, election to the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society.   Her work on the orbits of stars at the center of the Milky Way has opened a new approach to studying black holes and her group is currently focused on using this approach to understand the physics of gravity near a black hole and the role that black holes plays in the formation and evolution of galaxies. Advances in high resolution imaging technology enabled Ghez’s work and her group continues to work on pushing the frontiers of these technologies forward. She serves on several leadership committees for the W. M. Keck Observatory, which hosts the largest telescopes in the world, and the future Thirty Meter Telescope. Ghez is also very committed to the communication of science to the general public and inspiring young girls into science. Her work can be found in many public outlets including TED, NOVA’s Monster of the Milky Way, Discovery’s Swallowed by a Black Hole, TED, and Griffith Observatory. Ghez earned her B.S from MIT in 1987, and her PhD from Caltech in 1992 and has been on the faculty at UCLA since 1994. More information and a detailed programme for the 30th Anniversary events (23-25 August 2021) will be available in due course. ICTP pio@ictp.it

Colloquium

25 Aug 2021

Commencement Keynote Speech by Prof. Andrea Ghez, in conjunction with the 30th Anniversary of the Postgraduate Diploma Programme

Room: Online

Speaker(s): Prof. Andrea Ghez, UCLA Galactic Center Group, UCLA, USA

Colloquium Start Time: 17:00

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20 Sep 2021 - 1 Oct 2021

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Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Dosimetry in Radionuclide Therapy and Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine | (smr 3570)

Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Online

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Peter Knoll (IAEA), Local Organiser: Renato Padovani

Cosponsor(s): International Atomic Energy Agencyiaea3

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4 Oct 2021 - 8 Oct 2021

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Science, Technology and Innovation

Joint ICTP-IAEA Virtual Workshop on Atomistic Modelling of Radiation Damage in Nuclear Systems | (smr 3573)

Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Online

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Kalle Heinola (IAEA), Christian Hill (IAEA), Jean-Christophe Sublet (IAEA), Local Organiser: Nicola Seriani

Cosponsor(s): International Atomic Energy Agencyiaea3

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6 Dec 2021 - 10 Dec 2021

@ Seibersdorf, Wien - Austria

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Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Medical Physics Aspects of Stereotactic Radiotherapy Techniques | (smr 3566)

Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Karen Christaki (IAEA), ICTP Scientific Contact: Renato Padovani

Cosponsor(s): International Atomic Energy Agencyiaea, American Association of Physicsts in Medicineaapm

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