ICTP RESEARCH SECTION

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Research in the CMSP section spans some of the most exciting areas of theoretical condensed matter physics.

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Research Areas

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Equilibrium and Non-equilibrium Many-body Quantum Systems

The investigations of quantum many-body systems at CMSP bridges different aspects of condensed matter, statistical mechanics and quantum information. The wide spectrum of topics covered includes…

Quantum Systems
Atomistic, Molecular, and Electronic Structure Simulations
Molcules
Materials for Renewable Energy Applications

Efficient collection and storage of renewable forms of energy like solar radiation or wind requires the development of advanced functional materials. CMSP research in the field of sustainable…

Solar panels
Physics of Nanostructures

Understanding the physics of nano-devices offers the fascinating opportunity to explore quantum properties of matter at the mesoscopic level. Besides their fundamental impact on modern technology,…

Physics of Nanostructures

Permanent Scientists

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Ralph Gebauer

Head of the Section
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Marcello Dalmonte

Research Scientist
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Rosario Fazio

Senior Research Scientist
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Ali Hassanali

Senior Research Scientist
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Asja Jelic

Research Scientist
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Mikhail Kiselev

Senior Research Scientist and Coordinator, Postgraduate Programme Unit
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Sandro Scandolo

Senior Research Scientist
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Antonello Scardicchio

Senior Research Scientist
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Nicola Seriani

Associate Research Scientist
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Upcoming Activities

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12
Oct
2026
30
Oct
2026
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Joint ICTP-WE Heraeus College on Advances in Topological Quantum Matter | (smr 4242)
Physical
21
Jun
2026
scientific activity
16
Nov
2026
20
Nov
2026
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Open Quantum Systems - from Quantum Information to Condensed Matter | (smr 4204)
Physical
31
Aug
2026
scientific activity
07
Dec
2026
18
Dec
2026
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
*** CANCELLED *** African Biophysics Workshop in Experimental and Computational Techniques | (smr 4186)
Physical
05
Sep
2026
workshop
11
Jan
2027
22
Jan
2027
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
School on Synchrotron Light Sources and Their Applications | (smr 4334)
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Upcoming Seminars

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Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
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Oct
2026
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2026
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Oct
2026
12:00
CMSP Seminar: Strongly correlated chiral fermions on a lattice: Luttinger liquids and symmetric mass generation
Physical
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
14:00
19
Oct
2026
19
Oct
2026
19
Oct
2026
15:00
CMSP Seminar (Atomistic Simulation Seminar Series) - Ferroelectric Control of Altermagnetism: New Methods and Developments
Physical

News

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Adriatico Guesthouse
Adriatico Guesthouse to be Transformed into International Science Complex
International funding partnership for the project announced
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation
Winners of the 2024 ICTP Prize
ICTP Prize 2026: Call for Nominations
The deadline is 31 October 2026
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
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High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation
2026 Walter Kohn Prize
Walter Kohn Prize Announced
Wan-Jian Yin of Soochow University in China is awarded the prize
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Trieste Next 2026
ICTP at Trieste Next 2026
From 25 to 27 September ICTP scientists will take part in annual science outreach events in…
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation
Manar Al Kharusi
Inside Matter’s Deepest Structure
ICTP Diploma student Manar Al Kharusi wants to use theory and simulations to investigate materials’…
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Publications

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Preprint
2026
Transferable machine learning of excited-state dynamics with extremal pooling
Cesare Malosso | Wei Bin How | Gonzalo Díaz Mirón | Ali Hassanali | Michele Ceriotti
Journal article
2026
Machine Learning the Nonradiative Decay Modes in Photochemical Processes
Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation (2026)
Debarshi Banerjee | Gonzalo Díaz Mirón | Alex Rodriguez | Ali Hassanali
Journal article
2026
Anomalously fast transport in nonintegrable lattice gauge theories
Physical Review B (2026)
Devendra Singh Bhakuni | Roberto Verdel | Jean-Yves Desaules | Maksym Serbyn | Marko Ljubotina | Marcello Dalmonte
Preprint
2026
Causality in Liquid Water as a Hallmark of Emergent Glassy Dynamics
Leon Huet | Vittorio Del Tatto | Debarshi Banerjee | Alessandro Laio | Ali A. Hassanali
Preprint
2026
Unraveling the Emergence of Slow Dynamics in U(1) Lattice Gauge Theories
Riccardo Andreoni | Zala Lenarčič | Zeno Bacciconi | Antonello Scardicchio | Marcello Dalmonte | Devendra Singh Bhakuni
Preprint
2026
Reinterpreting ultrafast experiments on supercooled water: Glass transition versus liquid-liquid criticality
Florian Pabst | Ali Hassanali
Preprint
2026
Causality in Liquid Water as a Hallmark of Emergent Glassy Dynamics
Leon Huet | Vittorio Del Tatto | Debarshi Banerjee | Alessandro Laio | Ali A. Hassanali
Journal article
2026
Complexity of Quantum Trajectories
PRX Quantum (2026)
Luca Lumia | Emanuele Tirrito | Mario Collura | Fabian H. L. Essler | Rosario Fazio
Journal article
2026
Hydrogen Detachment in Diprotic Aromatics: O–H versus N–H Photodissociation in m-Aminophenol
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (2026)
Facundo Tarasi | Gonzalo Díaz Mirón | Debarshi Banerjee | Damián A. Scherlis
Preprint
2026
Pulling strings in real time: flux tube dynamics in (2+1)-d $\mathbb{Z}_2$-Higgs Gauge Theories
Zeno Bacciconi | Martina Frau | Luca Tagliacozzo | Michele Caselle | Marcello Dalmonte
Preprint
2026
Magic of Kitaev spin liquids
Eleonora Lamma | Tim Bauer | Marcello Dalmonte | Mario Collura
Preprint
2026
Many-body ergodicity breaking from wavefunction snapshots
Riccardo Andreoni | Devendra Singh Bhakuni | Marcello Dalmonte | Lev Vidmar | Miroslav Hopjan

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23rd International Workshop on Computational Physics and Materials Science:…
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13
Jan
2027
15
Jan
2027
15
Nov
2026
Opportunity
  • High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Earth System Physics
  • Quantitative Life Sciences
  • Science, Technology and Innovation
Childcare Support Grant Pilot Programme
Short-term Visits
31
Dec
2026
Opportunity
  • High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Earth System Physics
  • Quantitative Life Sciences
  • Science, Technology and Innovation
  • Other
Junior Associates
Associates Programme
31
Jan
2027
Opportunity
  • High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Earth System Physics
  • Quantitative Life Sciences
  • Science, Technology and Innovation
Senior Associates
Associates Programme
31
Jan
2027
Opportunity
  • High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Earth System Physics
  • Quantitative Life Sciences
  • Science, Technology and Innovation
Regular Associates
Associates Programme
31
Jan
2027
Opportunity
  • High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
  • Earth System Physics
  • Quantitative Life Sciences
  • Science, Technology and Innovation
Training and Research in Italian Laboratories (TRIL)
Laboratory Opportunity
31
Dec
2027
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