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Europe/Rome 2020-11-04 14:00:00 2020-11-04 15:00:00 CMSP Seminar (Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics): Spatio-temporal Control of Correlations via Inhomogeneous Dissipation Controlling the spread of correlations in quantum many-body systems is a key challenge at the heart of quantum science and technology. Desired correlations are usually destroyed by dissipation arising from coupling between a system and its environment. Here, we show that dissipation can instead be used to engineer a wide variety of spatio-temporal correlation profiles in an easily tunable manner that is not possible using purely unitary dynamics. We describe how dissipation with any translationally-invariant spatial profile can be realized in cold atoms trapped in an optical cavity. A uniform external field and the choice of spatial profile can be used to design when and how dissipation creates or destroys correlations. We demonstrate this control by preferentially generating entanglement at a desired 'wavelength'. We thus establish spatially inhomogeneous dissipation as a new route towards engineering the far-from-equilibrium dynamics of quantum information, with potential applications in quantum metrology, state preparation, and transport. Virtual ICTP pio@ictp.it 4 Nov 2020

Europe/Rome 2020-11-10 11:00:00 2020-11-10 12:00:00 CMSP Seminar (Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics): To be announced Virtual ICTP pio@ictp.it 10 Nov 2020

Europe/Rome 2020-11-17 11:00:00 2020-11-17 12:00:00 CMSP Seminar (Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics): To be announced Virtual ICTP pio@ictp.it 17 Nov 2020

Europe/Rome 2020-11-24 11:00:00 2020-11-24 12:00:00 CMSP Seminar (Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics): To be announced Virtual ICTP pio@ictp.it 24 Nov 2020

Europe/Rome 2020-11-04 07:00:00 2020-11-25 21:00:00 The Hitchhiker's Guide to Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics:Machine Learning for Condensed Matter * POSTPONED * | (smr 3588) This online school is the first in a series of events to be held during 2021 under the joint title “The Hitchhiker's Guide to Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics” whose goal is to sketch a roadmap of current exciting research directions in Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics. These events are aimed at advanced undergraduate and graduate students, as well as young researchers interested in learning more about different subjects, both from the developing world and elsewhere. The lectures will be held once a week over 4 weeks in January and February 2021 and will lead the students from basic notions to the open problems in each topic. Each week one of the four lecturers will present 1h of basic notions + 1h of a colloquia style lecture, with ample time for discussions. The first series of lectures will be dedicated to Machine Learning (ML) and its intersections with Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics. How can statistical physics help in understanding the theory behind ML techniques? What are the most fruitful applications of ML methods to condensed matter physics? The lectures will answer these and other questions related to ML and many-body quantum systems, quantum computing, and material physics. Online - ICTP pio@ictp.it 4 Nov 2020 - 25 Nov 2020

Europe/Rome 2020-11-18 07:00:00 2020-11-20 21:00:00 African Physical Society (AfPS) International Conference | (smr 3476) This virtual event is aimed at bringing together African scientists working in the broad area of experimental and theoretical physical sciences to share their latest research activities. This conference is aimed at promoting better awareness of the research going on in the African continent and to facilitate networking especially amongst younger scientists. The conference will include a series of plenary talks in collaboration with the African Light Source (AfLS) meeting that will be occurring in parallel, research talks by invited speakers and a selected number of contributed talks and posters. Topics: Condensed Matter Physics, Material Science, Nanotechonology & Energy Research High Energy Physics, Cosmology, Gravitational Physics Nuclear & Medical Physics Climate & Atmospheric Physics Computational Physics Biological and Medical Physics Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Speakers: O. ABAH, Queens University Belfast, Ireland A. ABDALLA, Georg August University Goettingen, Germany A. ASFAW*, IBM Quantum, USA J. BABALOLA, University of Ibadan, Nigeria F. DEJENE BIRHANU, University of the Free State, South Africa I. DABO, Penn State University, USA M. DIALE, UP, South Africa A. ELFIKY, Cairo University, Egypt E. INNACK, Perimeter Institute, Canada S. KENMOE, Duisberg Essen University, Germany N.A.B. KLUTSE, Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute, Ghana T. KOFANE*, University of Yaounde I, Cameroon T. KRUGER, University of Pretoria, South Africa O.D. MAKINDE, Stellenbosch University, South Africa G. MBENG, University of Innsbruck, Austria C. MERIAUX*, EAIFR, Rwanda S. NDENGUE, EAIFR, Rwanda M. NKOUA, University Marien Ngouabi, Republic of the Congo Z. NURU, Adigrat University, Ethiopia D. SHADRACK, NM-AIST, Tanzania W. SOBOYEJO*, WPI, USA H. SWAI, NM-AIST, Tanzania A. WELTMAN, University of Cape Town, South Africa H. WIDATALLAH, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman *to be confirmed Parallel Workshop will be held Virtually entitled "The African Synchrotron Light Source Virtual Workshop (AfLS2020)". More info can be found at http://afls3.africanlightsource.org/ Online - ICTP pio@ictp.it 18 Nov 2020 - 20 Nov 2020

Europe/Rome 2020-11-23 07:00:00 2020-11-27 21:00:00 Light-matter Interactions: Theory and Experiments at the Border with Biology | (smr 3488) - POSTPONED Update as of 14 April 2020: Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the activity is being postponed by one year, tentatively. Trivandrum - India ICTP pio@ictp.it 23 Nov 2020 - 27 Nov 2020

Europe/Rome 2020-11-30 07:00:00 2020-12-18 21:00:00 Virtual Winter School on Strongly Correlated Quantum Matter | (smr 3591) Online - ICTP pio@ictp.it 30 Nov 2020 - 18 Dec 2020