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Europe/Rome Atmospheric neutrino experiments were the first ones to discover 20 years ago the phenomenon of neutrino oscillations, to establish existence of non-zero neutrino mass and large lepton mixing. Studies of atmospheric neutrinos are used to search for new physics beyond the 3-neutrino paradigm, including sterile neutrinos, non-standard neutrino interactions, effects of violation of fundamental symmetries of Nature. Now the field moves to the next phase of high-precision studies, which will enable us to effectively use atmospheric neutrinos as a tool to determine the mass ordering, octant of the 2-3 mixing angle and the Dirac CP-violating phase. In this connection, knowledge of the atmospheric neutrino fluxes at percent level is needed, which requires higher precision determination of both cosmic ray fluxes and neutrino-nucleon cross sections, as well as a better control over systematics. Understanding of atmospheric neutrinos is essential to estimate background for diffuse supernova neutrinos, proton decay, future dark matter direct/indirect detection experiments, and high-energy cosmic neutrinos. The goal of this workshop is to further explore physics potential of atmospheric neutrinos and support the physics case of new experiments on atmospheric neutrinos. We plan to bring together leading experts in both theory and experiment as well as young researchers to assess the state-of-the-art knowledge in this field and to foster further theoretical, phenomenological, and experimental studies in atmospheric neutrino physics. The programme will be mainly composed of the invited talks. Some time will be allocated for the oral presentations selected from submitted abstracts. It will be possible to display posters during whole time of the workshop. Papers which will not be selected for oral presentations can be presented as posters. Ample time will be given for discussion. List of Topics: Results from atmospheric neutrino experiments Analysis of the data and treatment of systematics Cosmic ray fluxes at all energies Neutrino-nucleon and neutrino-nucleus interactions Computation of atmospheric neutrino fluxes Prompt atmospheric neutrinos Oscillations and absorption of neutrinos in the Earth Neutrino tomography of the Earth Determination of mixing angles, mass hierarchy, and CP-phase Searches for sterile neutrinos Searches for non-standard neutrino interactions Tests of fundamental symmetries Future experiments with atmospheric neutrinos Solar atmospheric neutrinos Atmospheric neutrinos as a background for diffuse supernova neutrinos, proton decay, dark matter searches Atmospheric neutrinos and cosmic neutrinos Synergy/Complementarity among atmospheric and LBL experiments Scientific Advisory Committee: John F. Beacom (Ohio State University) Paschal A. Coyle (CPPM, Marseille) Amol S. Dighe (TIFR, Mumbai) Thomas K. Gaisser (University of Delaware) Francis L. Halzen (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Takaaki Kajita (ICRR, University of Tokyo) Edward T. Kearns (Boston University) Eligio Lisi (INFN, Bari) John G. Learned (University of Hawai'i) Naba Kumar Mondal (SINP, Kolkata) Michele Maltoni (IFT, Madrid) Orlando L. G. Peres (Campinas State University) Ina Sarcevic (University of Arizona) Walter Winter (DESY, Zeuthen) The Programme is Preliminary and some minor changes are possible. Invited Speakers do not need to apply online. There is no registration fee for this activity. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

28 May 2018 - 1 Jun 2018

@ ICTP

Phenomenology of Particle Physics , High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Advanced Workshop on Physics of Atmospheric Neutrinos - PANE 2018 | (smr 3207)

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

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Nadia van Buuren

Organizer(s): Sanjib Kumar Agarwalla (IOP, Bhubaneswar), Bhupal Dev (Washington University), Antonio Palazzo (University of Bari & INFN), Alexei Smirnov (MPIK Heidelberg & ICTP), Local Organiser: Atish Dabholkar

Cosponsor(s): the Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN)INFN

Support E-Mail: smr3207@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 15/04/2018**

Europe/Rome In 2018, Run II of the LHC will be well under way, and it will be important to assess what has been learned, as well as to discuss the directions in which the field might move in the near-term and medium-term future. The school will therefore be largely focused on LHC Physics, but without forgetting other areas that can give complementary information regarding the nature of the physics at the TeV scale. Following the tradition of the Summer Schools on Particle Physics at the ICTP in Trieste, the school aims at giving a detailed overview of particle physics, and covering important areas where recent progress has been made in the field. We will have at most three lectures per day, giving ample time for discussion and problem solving by the students. We will also encourage students to give short presentations on their research. There is no registration fee and limited funds are available for travel and local expenses. <div class="tabcontent responsive-tabs__panel responsive-tabs__panel--active" id="tablist1-panel2" role="tabpanel" style="display: block;"> First week: Lectures on the Standard Model: Benjamin Grinstein (UCSD, USA) Practical QCD at Colliders: Giulia Zanderighi (University of Oxford, UK) Particle Physics and the Early Universe: Laura Covi (Institute for Theoretical Physics – Göttingen, Germany) Second week: Lectures on Beyond the Standard Model Physics: Alex Pomarol (IFAE, Spain) Dark Matter and Particle Physics: Paddy Fox (FERMILAB, USA) Experimental Elements for Theorists: A Roadmap to the Future: Gustaaf Brooijmans (Columbia University, USA) The link to the activity webpage for registration and further information is: http://www.ictp-saifr.org/?page_id=16149 Sao Paulo - Brazil ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

18 Jun 2018 - 29 Jun 2018

@ Sao Paulo - Brazil

High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

1st Joint ICTP-Trieste/ICTP-SAIFR School on Particle Physics | (smr 3220)

Address: Rua Dr. Bento Teobaldo Ferraz 271, Bloco 2 - Barra Funda 01140-070 Sao Paulo, Brazil

Secretary: Rosanna Sain

Organizer(s): Enrico Bertuzzo (USP, Brazil), Eduardo Ponton (ICTP-SAIFR & IFT-UNESP, Brazil), Andrea Romanino (SISSA/ISAS, INFN & ICTP, Trieste), ICTP Scientific Contact: Giovanni Villadoro

Cosponsor(s): FAPESPfapesp, UNESPunesp, IFT

Europe/Rome The purpose of the School is to provide an introduction to the current state of research in cosmology and astroparticle physics. It is intended for beginning graduate students, as well as more senior non-expert researchers that are interested in these fields. TOPICS & LECTURERS: CMB, E. Komatsu (MPA, Garching & Kavli IPMU, Tokyo) DARK ENERGY, C. De Rham (Imperial College) DARK MATTER, F. D'Eramo (Padua University) GRAVITATIONAL WAVES I, S. Babak (APC, Paris) GRAVITATIONAL WAVES II, V. Cardoso (Lisboa University) INFLATION, M. Kleban (NYU) LARGE SCALE STRUCTURE I, R. Sheth (UPenn) LARGE SCALE STRUCTURE II, L. Senatore (Stanford University and SLAC) NOTE: The School will be followed by a 'Conference on Shedding Light on the Dark Universe with Extremely Large Telescopes' (smr3218, 2 - 6 July). There is no registration fee for this activity. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

18 Jun 2018 - 29 Jun 2018

@ ICTP

Cosmology , High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Summer School on Cosmology 2018 | (smr 3213)

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

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Nadia van Buuren

Organizer(s): Paolo Creminelli (ICTP), Mehrdad Mirbabayi (ICTP), Ravi Sheth (UPenn),

Cosponsor(s): the Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN)INFN

Support E-Mail: smr3213@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 04/04/2018**

Activity

25 Jun 2018 - 13 Jul 2018

@ - Namibia

High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

The 5th Biennial African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications | (smr 3216)

Secretary: Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Mweneni Shahungu (National Commission on Research, Science and Technology, Namibia), Rukee Tjingaete (Namibian University of Science and Technology), Maxie van derWesthuizen (National Commission on Research, Science and Technology, Namibia), Bobby S. Acharya (ICTP and King's College London), Ketevi A. Assamagan (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Steve Muanza (CNRS-IN2P3 France), Christine Darve (European Spallation Source, Sweden), Anne Dabrowski (CERN), Ruediger Voss (CERN), Eli Kassai (University of Namibia), Michael Backes (University of Namibia), Riann Steenkamp (University of Namibia), Andrew Zulu (Namibian University of Science and Technology), Dharm Singh Jat (Namibian University of Science and Technology), Emmi N. Shivute (Ministry of Information and Communication Technology), Angelique Philander (National Commission on Research, Science and Technology, Namibia), Generosa Simon (National Commission on Research, Science and Technology, Namibia), Johannes Ndjamba (National Commission on Research, Science and Technology, Namibia), Albanus Sindano (National Commission on Research, Science and Technology, Namibia), ICTP Scientific Contact: Bobby Acharya

**DEADLINE: 31/01/2018**

Europe/Rome This Conference will bring together an international group of experts to review the current state of the art in the study of dark energy and dark matter and discuss how best to use giant telescopes to learn about their fundamental nature. It is the third of a series of three conferences: more information can be found at https://conferences.pa.ucla.edu/dark-universe/index.html Invited Speakers include: Mariangela Bernardi (UPenn) Rebecca A. Bernstein (The Carnegie Observatories) Simon Birrer (UCLA) Stefano Borgani (Trieste Observatory) Marusa Bradac (UCDavis) Tirthankar Roy Choudhury (TIFR) Michele Cirasuolo (European Southern Observatory) Stefano Cristiani (Trieste Observatory) Arianna di Cintio (IAC - Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias) Eleonora Di Valentino (U. of Manchester) Christophe J. Dumas (TMT International Observatory) Isobel M. Hook (Lancaster U.) Jean Paul Kneib (LASTRO EPFL) Lucas Macri (Texas A&M U.) John McKean (ASTRON/Kapteyn Astronomical Institute) Yannick Mellier (IAP) Stefano Profumo (UCSC) Piero Rosati (UNIFE) Robyn Sanderson (Caltech) Anze Slosar (Brookhaven) Tommaso Treu (UCLA) Simona Vegetti (MPA, Garching) Matteo Viel (SISSA) Mark Vogelsberger (MIT) John K. Webb (U. of New South Wales) *** The deadline for requesting funding was 30 April 2018. Should you still wish to request participation without funding (and don't need a visa to enter Italy), please click on "Apply here". Please do so by 1 June 2018. *** NOTE: The Conference will be preceded by the Summer School on Cosmology 2018 (smr3213, 18 - 29 June). Invited Speakers do not need to apply online. There is no registration fee for this activity. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

2 Jul 2018 - 6 Jul 2018

@ ICTP

Cosmology , High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Conference on Shedding Light on the Dark Universe with Extremely Large Telescopes | (smr 3218)

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

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Nadia van Buuren

Organizer(s): Mariangela Bernardi (UPenn), Stefano Borgani (Trieste Observatory), Paolo Creminelli (ICTP), Romeel Davè (Royal Observatory, Edinburgh), Anjan A. Sen (Jamia Millia Islamia, India), Ravi Sheth (UPenn), Tommaso Treu (UCLA), Simona Vegetti (MPA, Garching), Matteo Viel (SISSA),

Cosponsor(s): the Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN)INFN

Support E-Mail: smr3218@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 30/04/2018**

Europe/Rome The AdS/CFT correspondence conjectures an exact equivalence between string theories in anti-de-Sitter space and gauge theories. This correspondence and its generalizations allow one to address difficult problems of strongly coupled field theory dynamics - such as the computation of Wilson loops - using weakly coupled gravity. The other way around, it also allows one to tackle fundamental questions of gravity - such as the quantum entropy of black holes - using field theoretic methods. A very important theoretical development of the last decade has been the advent of exact results in supersymmetric field theories using the methods of localization. These methods often reduce path-integrals to finite-dimensional integrals, which in many situations can be computed exactly. Being exact, localization results are most fruitfully applied at strong coupling, and thus provide a powerful framework for producing and exploiting AdS/CFT results. In particular, the interplay of localization and the AdS/CFT correspondence provides a fertile ground to answer precise questions about the entropy of string theoretic black holes and the expectation values of Wilson loops. This School aims to provide the necessary knowledge to work at the interface of supersymmetric localization and holography, through a series of pedagogical lectures by individual speakers. The activity is intended for students in theoretical physics or mathematics and postdocs with knowledge of quantum field theory, general relativity and string theory. TOPICS: Supersymmetric localization 4D N=2 supergravity AdS black hole entropy Localization in supergravity Wilson loops Quantum entropy of black holes LECTURERS include: Stefano CREMONESI (Durham University) Sameer MURTHY (King's College London) Ioannis N. PAPADIMITRIOU (KIAS) Diego TRANCANELLI (University of São Paulo) Stefan VANDOREN (Utrecht University) Joao M. VIEIRA GOMES (University of Amsterdam) Alberto ZAFFARONI (Milano-Bicocca) The School will be followed by a focused Workshop on Supersymmetric Localization and Holography: Black Hole Entropy and Wilson Loops (smr3227) from 9 to 13 July (http://indico.ictp.it/event/8326), with the goal of bringing together experts in the areas of localization and holography, to provide cross fertilization and outline key directions for the future. There is no registration fee for this activity. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

2 Jul 2018 - 7 Jul 2018

@ ICTP

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories , High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

School on Supersymmetric Localization, Holography and Related Topics | (smr 3256)

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

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Nadia van Buuren

Organizer(s): Francesco BENINI (SISSA), Atish DABHOLKAR (ICTP & Sorbonne Université, CNRS), Sameer MURTHY (King's College London), Leopoldo PANDO ZAYAS (University of Michigan), Alberto ZAFFARONI (Milano-Bicocca),

Cosponsor(s): European Research Council (ERC)ERC, Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN)INFN, Scientific Independence of young Researchers (SIR)SIR2

Support E-Mail: smr3227@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 06/05/2018**

Europe/Rome The AdS/CFT correspondence conjectures an exact equivalence between string theories in anti-de-Sitter space and gauge theories. This correspondence and its generalizations allow one to address difficult problems of strongly coupled field theory dynamics - such as the computation of Wilson loops - using weakly coupled gravity. The other way around, it also allows one to tackle fundamental questions of gravity - such as the quantum entropy of black holes - using field theoretic methods. A very important theoretical development of the last decade has been the advent of exact results in supersymmetric field theories using the methods of localization. These methods often reduce path-integrals to finite-dimensional integrals, which in many situations can be computed exactly. Being exact, localization results are most fruitfully applied at strong coupling, and thus provide a powerful framework for producing and exploiting AdS/CFT results. In particular, the interplay of localization and the AdS/CFT correspondence provides a fertile ground to answer precise questions about the entropy of string theoretic black holes and the expectation values of Wilson loops. This Workshop aims to bring together experts in the areas of supersymmetric localization and holography, to provide cross fertilization and outline key directions for the future. INVITED SPEAKERS include: Nikolay BOBEV (KU Leuven) Cyril N. CLOSSET (CERN) Diego H. CORREA (UNLP-CONICET) Justin R. DAVID (IISc Bangalore) Bernard de WIT (Utrecht University) Nadav DRUKKER (King's College London) Rajesh GUPTA (King's College London) Kiril HRISTOV (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences) Camillo IMBIMBO (INFN Genova) Imtak JEON (Harish-Chandra Research Institute) Dietmar KLEMM (INFN Milano) James LIU (University of Michigan) Dario MARTELLI (King's College London) Kumar S. NARAIN (ICTP) Nikita NEKRASOV (SCGP Stony Brook) Ioannis N. PAPADIMITRIOU (KIAS) Soo-Jong REY (Seoul National University) Valentin REYS (Milano-Bicocca) Guillermo A. SILVA (National University of La Plata) Konstantinos SKENDERIS (University of Southampton) James SPARKS (University of Oxford) Chiara TOLDO (UC Santa Barbara) Cumrum VAFA (Harvard University) Brian WILLETT (UC Santa Barbara) Itamar YAAKOV (Kavli IPMU) Maxim ZABZINE (Uppsala University) The Workshop will be preceded by a School on Supersymmetric Localization, Holography and Related Topics (smr3256) from 2 to 7 July (http://indico.ictp.it/event/8560), with the goal of providing the necessary basic knowledge through a series of pedagogical lectures by individual speakers. The activity is intended for students in theoretical physics or mathematics and postdocs with knowledge of quantum field theory, general relativity and string theory. Invited Speakers don't need to apply online. There is no registration fee for this activity. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

9 Jul 2018 - 13 Jul 2018

@ ICTP

High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Workshop on Supersymmetric Localization and Holography: Black Hole Entropy and Wilson Loops | (smr 3227)

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

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Nadia van Buuren

Cosponsor(s): European Research Council (ERC)ERC, Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN)INFN, Scientific Independence of young Researchers (SIR)SIR2

Support E-Mail: smr3227@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 06/05/2018**

Activity

1 Aug 2018 - 10 Aug 2018

@ Xinjiang - People's Republic of China

High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

The First Xinjiang International Summer School and Workshop on High Energy Physics | (smr 3217)

Secretary: Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Sayipjamal Dulat (CTP-XJU, China), C.-P. Yuan (MSU, USA), Tie-Jiun Hou (CTP-XJU, China), Qing-Hong Cao (PKU, China), ICTP Scientific Contact: Bobby Acharya

Europe/Rome The conference will gather leading theorists and experimentalists working on high-energy particle physics, dark matter and beyond Standard Model and related fields. In particular, it will focus on the new results from the LHC Run-2. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

15 Oct 2018 - 19 Oct 2018

@ ICTP

LHC Physics , High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Turning every stone: interpreting the LHC Run-2 data | (smr 3228)

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

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Nadia van Buuren

Organizer(s): Bobby ACHARYA (ICTP), Marina COBAL (Udine), Leonid SERKIN (CERN), Giovanni VILLADORO (ICTP),

Cosponsor(s): the Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN)INFN

Support E-Mail: smr3228@ictp.it

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Advanced Workshop on Physics of Atmospheric Neutrinos - PANE 2018 | (smr 3207)

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1st Joint ICTP-Trieste/ICTP-SAIFR School on Particle Physics | (smr 3220)

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Summer School on Cosmology 2018 | (smr 3213)

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High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

The 5th Biennial African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications | (smr 3216)

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Conference on Shedding Light on the Dark Universe with Extremely Large Telescopes | (smr 3218)

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School on Supersymmetric Localization, Holography and Related Topics | (smr 3256)

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Workshop on Supersymmetric Localization and Holography: Black Hole Entropy and Wilson Loops | (smr 3227)

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The First Xinjiang International Summer School and Workshop on High Energy Physics | (smr 3217)

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Turning every stone: interpreting the LHC Run-2 data | (smr 3228)

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Advanced Workshop on Physics of Atmospheric Neutrinos - PANE 2018 | (smr 3207)

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High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

1st Joint ICTP-Trieste/ICTP-SAIFR School on Particle Physics | (smr 3220)

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Cosmology , High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Summer School on Cosmology 2018 | (smr 3213)

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High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

The 5th Biennial African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications | (smr 3216)

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Cosmology , High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Conference on Shedding Light on the Dark Universe with Extremely Large Telescopes | (smr 3218)

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Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories , High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

School on Supersymmetric Localization, Holography and Related Topics | (smr 3256)

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High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Workshop on Supersymmetric Localization and Holography: Black Hole Entropy and Wilson Loops | (smr 3227)

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The First Xinjiang International Summer School and Workshop on High Energy Physics | (smr 3217)

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Turning every stone: interpreting the LHC Run-2 data | (smr 3228)

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