Scientific Calendar

Each year, ICTP organizes more than 60 international conferences, workshops, and numerous seminars and colloquia.

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Europe/Rome This school combines lectures and hands-on exercises in the use of open source modelling tools integrating climate, land-use, energy and water systems, electricity access and investment issues for model-informed policy formulation towards the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Geospatial data and software management: Introduction to the Spatial Data Infrastructure. Leading academics and researchers working in the field of model-informed development strategies provide three weeks of intensive training of government officials from countries participating in projects on analysis and modelling capacity development sponsored by UKAID, World Bank Group and other development organizations. Participants perfect their modelling and analysis skills about the operation and extension of their national models, incorporate and test new and evolving policy issues and contribute to the practice of evidence-based policy formulation regarding national sustainable development policies. The suite of OpTIMUS modelling tools includes the geospatial electricity access model OnSSET (OnSSET.org), the energy system and investment model OSeMOSYS (OSeMOSYS.org) and CLEWS - the integrated Climate, Land, Energy and Water System model (CLEWS.org). Topics: Climate variability and change Land use planning and change Energy systems Water resources Socioeconomic scenario modelling Integrated modelling for energy systems Geo-spatial modelling Medium to long term energy investment modelling Speakers: T. Alfstad, USA, UNDESA C. Rogate, USA, World Bank Group M. Howells, Sweden, KTH D. Konadu, UK, University of Cambridge D. Russo, Germany, IRENA T. Niet, Canada, BCIT E. Pereira Ramos, Sweden, KTH H. Rogner, Austria, OpTIMUS community and IIASA. A. Shivakumar, UK, OpTIMUS community V. Sridharan, Sweden, KTH U. Gankhuyag, New York, UNDP Participation in this activity is by invitation only and no general applications can be accepted for this event. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

10 Jun 2019 - 28 Jun 2019

@ ICTP

Earth System Physics

Joint Summer School on Modelling Tools for Sustainable Development - OpTIMUS | (smr 3299)

Address: I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Week 1 and 2: Giambiagi; Week 3: day 4 and 5 Budinich; Week 1, 2 and partial of 3 (from 10 to 26 June): Lundqvist

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Monica Baschiera, Petra Krizmancic

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

Cosponsor(s): A GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF PRACTICEoptimus1, The World Bank Groupwbank2, Energy Sector Management Assistance Programesmap, UK Aid Directukaid, United Nations Development Programmeundp1, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairsundesa1, United Nations Economic Commission for Africauneca, KTH ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYkth1

Europe/Rome The goal of the school is to give a detailed overview of particle physics from the basics of Standard Model phenomenology to the most important areas where significant progress has been achieved recently. This year the school will cover both the energy and the intensity frontiers, including lectures on techniques for small scale experiments and on theoretical developments in high energy theory. TOPICS & LECTURERS: Standard Model and Flavor - Yuval Grossman (Cornell U.) Neutrino - André Luiz De Gouvêa (Northwestern U.) Collider Physics - Matthew Schwartz (Harvard U.) Beyond the Standard Model - Matthew Philip McCullough (CERN) Dark Matter - Tracy Slatyer (MIT) Formal Developments in HEP - Matthew Reece (Harvard U.) Fundamental Physics from The Precision Frontier - Robert Lasenby (Stanford U.) There is no registration fee for this activity. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

10 Jun 2019 - 21 Jun 2019

@ ICTP

High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Summer School on Particle Physics | (smr 3300)

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

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Nadia van Buuren

Organizer(s): Markus A. Luty (UC Davis), Andrea Romanino (SISSA), Géraldine Servant (DESY Hamburg), Local Organiser: Giovanni Villadoro

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

Support E-Mail: smr3300@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 15/03/2019**

Activity

17 Jun 2019 - 21 Jun 2019

@ Trieste - Italy

Advanced Summer School on Sustainable Blue Growth in the Mediterranean Region. | (smr H581)

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

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Organizer(s): OGG, Dr. Mounir Ghribi,

Europe/Rome All lessons will be held in English at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito Campus Cumbaya http://www.usfq.edu.ec/Paginas/Inicio.aspx and Escuela Politécnica Nacional https://www.epn.edu.ec/ Topics: Optimal Control and Applications to Biology Fluid Mechanics Machine Learning Cancer Dynamics Description continued This activity serves as an opportunity to highlight current research topics and real-world applications in applied mathematics. Students exposed to the mini-courses will learn mathematical tools used to efficiently solve real world problems. Specifically, the intention is to highlight the applications of mathematics in other disciplines as well as in industry in an effort to illustrate mathematics as a useful and necessary tool as well as a lucrative career option. Courses aim to address both theoretical aspects as well as real world applications. The courses will be complemented by additional computer lab sessions where students will solve relevant problems and be given an opportunity to run simulations and learn computational skills. In addition, students will be provided with mentoring regarding jobs in industry as well as opportunities for advanced studies in mathematics. Lecturers include: M. S. Aronna, Escola de Matemática Aplicada (FGV), Brazil J. Bedrossian, University of Maryland, U.S.A. R. Cóbe, Sao Paulo State University, Brazil D. Levy, University of Maryland, U.S.A. Organizers: M. Audelo, ESPOCH M. Calahorrano, EPN, Ecuador M. G. Delgadino, Imperial College, U.K. D. C. Ramirez, USFQ, Ecuador L. D. Simonelli, ICTP, Italy G. Violini, Pontificia Universidad Catolica, Dominican Republic Local Organizer: C. Arezzo, ICTP, Trieste, Italy Quito - Ecuador ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

17 Jun 2019 - 28 Jun 2019

@ Quito - Ecuador

Mathematics

1st Latin American School in Applied Mathematics | (smr 3301)

Secretary: Doreen Sauleek

Organizer(s): Marco Calahorrano (EPN), Matias G. Delgadino (Imperial College), Dennis C. Ramirez (USFQ), Lucia Simonelli (ICTP), ICTP Scientific Contact: Claudio Arezzo

Cosponsor(s): Escuela Politecnica Nacionalepn, Universidad San Francisco de Quito Campus Cumbayausf

Support E-Mail: smr3301@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 24/03/2019** **DEADLINE: 24/03/2019**

Europe/Rome Antiferromagnetically interacting quantum spins on kagome lattice form a highly frustrated system. While the spin-1/2 kagome problem continues to be debated, it has been recently shown (by us and few others) that the spin-1 kagome Heisenberg antiferromagnet realises a spontaneously trimerized quantum paramagnetic ground state. We further look into the dynamics of this trimerization through a spin-1/2 model realised in a family of organic salts and first studied by Hida. In a certain strong coupling limit, the Hida model becomes the spin-1 kagome Heisenberg model, while in the opposite limit, it describes a system of weakly coupled antiferromagnetic spin-1/2 hexagons. We study the ground state of the Hida model from this weak to strong coupling limit, and systematically understand the trimerization as it occurs for the spin-1 kagome antiferromagnet. We also discuss its experimental signatures by calculating the spin structure factor. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

18 Jun 2019

@ ICTP

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Condensed Matter Seminar: Understanding Spin-1 Kagome Antiferromagnet through the Hida Model

Room: Leonardo Building - Luigi Stasi Seminar Room

Speaker(s): Brijesh KUMAR (School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India)

Seminar Start Time: 11:00

Europe/Rome We present solutions of the Einstein equations that extend the static Schwarzschild solution in empty space into regions of non-zero energy density $\rho$ and radial pressure $p= w \rho$, where $w$ is a constant equation of state parameter. For simplicity we focus mainly on solutions with constant $\rho$. For $w=0$ we find solutions both with and without a singularity at the origin. Possible applications to galaxies are considered, where we find enhanced velocity rotation curves towards the edge of a galaxy. We propose that our explicit non-singular solution with $w=-1$ describes the interior of a black hole, which is a form of vacuum energy. We verify that its entropy is consistent with the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy, if one assumes the Hawking temperature. We further suggest that this idea can perhaps be applied to the dark energy of the observable universe, if one views the latter as arising from black holes as pockets of vacuum energy. We estimate the average density of such a dark energy to be $\rhobar_\Lambda \approx 10^{-30} g/{\rm cm}^3$. SISSA, Via Bonomea 265 ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

18 Jun 2019

@ SISSA, Via Bonomea 265

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics Seminar: What is Inside a Black Hole

Speaker(s): Andre LECLAIR (Dept. of Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA)

Seminar Start Time: 11:00

Europe/Rome Abstract: Maximal operators are central objects of study in harmonic analysis. The most classical example is the Hardy-Littlewood maximal operator (in both its centered and uncentered form) but there are also other interesting ones, for instance the ones associated to a convolution with a smooth kernel. In this introductory talk we will introduce the sub-area of harmonic analysis that studies how the variation of a maximal function behaves with respect to the initial data. We will discuss the classical results in this topic (most of them dealing with the one dimensional case) and later we will talk about some recent results that deal with the higher dimensional case when restricted to radial data. Also we will show some analogues of these problems when the domain of the functions are non-trivial manifolds, in particular a recent result on the d-sphere. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

18 Jun 2019

@ ICTP

Mathematics

The variation of maximal functions on Euclidean spaces and spheres

Room: Leonardo Building - Luigi Stasi Seminar Room

Speaker(s): Cristian Gonzalez-Riquelme, IMPA

Seminar Start Time: 16:00

Europe/Rome The school aims at introducing PhD students to the still outstanding problems in our understanding of the foundations of quantum mechanics. Afternoons will be dedicated to tutorials where more applied aspects of each theory will be presented and discussed. Wednesday 19 June: Collapse Models (A. Bassi) - Measurement Problem - Non-linear modifications of the Schrödinger Equation - The Ghirardi-Rimini-Weber Model - Amplification Mechanism - Density Matrix - Application of collapse models to optomechanics experiments Thursday 20 June: Bohmian Mechanics (D. Dürr) - Typicality - Coarse Graining and Typicality Measure - Typicality in the Continuum - Bohmian Mechanics - Typicality Analysis and Born’s statistical interpretation - Heisenberg’suncertainty Friday 21 June: Shape Dynamics (N. Zanghì). - Shape Space - Metrics on Shape Space and best Matching - Classical Motion on Shape Space - Quantum Motion on Shape Space - Emergence of Absolute Space and Time Trieste - Italy ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

19 Jun 2019 - 21 Jun 2019

@ Trieste - Italy

Fundamental Problems in Quantum Physics School on quantum foundations dedicated to Prof. Giancarlo Ghirardi | (smr H580)

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

Room: Euler Lecture Hall (LB)

Organizer(s): Prof Angelo Bassi, Universtiy of Trieste, Luca Ferialdi, UNiversity of Trieste,

Europe/Rome There is a great interest in understanding the optimal features of the performance of finite-time thermal machines. Efficiency at maximum power and the coefficient of performance at maximum cooling power, are some of the useful criteria that are studied. Universal features of these quantities are observed in many different models, such as those based on endoreversibility assumption, low-dissipation assumption, stochastic heat engines, and even quasi-static models. We discuss a model of heat engine within the framework of linear irreversible thermodynamics. The model runs in a finite cycle time. We show that the model can be mapped to a low-dissipation model whereby the entropy generated in a heat-exchange step, is inversely proportional to the duration of the process. The optimal features of the efficiency will be discussed. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

19 Jun 2019

@ ICTP

Quantitative Life Sciences

Efficiency of finite-time heat engines: from linear-irreversible to low-dissipation behavior

Address: Via Beirut, 2

Room: Central Area, 2nd floor, SISSA building

Speaker(s): Ramandeep S. Johal - Department of Physical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)

Support E-Mail: qls@ictp.it

Seminar Start Time: 15:30

Europe/Rome Abstract: We introduce a length scale in the classical modeling of soap films as minimal surfaces by recovering Plateau’s problem as a singular limit of capillarity problems. The analysis of this approximation leads to some insights on soap films that are not accessible when working with minimal surfaces. This talk is based on joint works with Darren King (UT Austin), Antonello Scardicchio (ICTP) and Salvatore Stuvard (UT Austin). ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

20 Jun 2019

@ ICTP

Mathematics

Soap films and capillarity

Room: Leonardo Building - Luigi Stasi Seminar Room

Speaker(s): Francesco MAGGI (UT Austin)

Seminar Start Time: 16:00

Europe/Rome The course programme covers scientific topics of direct relevance to the physical, chemical and radiological phenomena occurring during the progression of severe accidents in WCRs, including an overview of past events and the advanced technologies designed to cope with such events. The course will build a complete understanding of the science underpinning the complex phenomena associated with the 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 discussions and hands-on learning, with the goal to gain a comprehensive understanding of the physical, chemical and radiological phenomena specific to severe accidents in WCRs. Relevant nuclear safety principles and recent advancements in scientific methods, approaches and simulation tools to assess the interrelated scientific phenomena during in-vessel and ex-vessel phases of severe accident progression, and the role of technologies required to prevent progression of, and mitigate consequences from, such accidents in WCRs are presented. As part of the application, participants should submit a 2-page original essay, covering two of the course topics of their choice from Phenomenology of Scientific Phenomena in Propagation of Severe Accidents. Topics: Introduction Physics of Water Cooled Power Reactors; Nuclear Safety, Defence in Depth and Design Basis Accidents in Water Cooled Power Reactors; Progression of Fukushima Daiichi Accident and its Consequences. Phenomenology in Severe Accident Progression Nuclear Fuel Degradation and Relocation; In-Vessel Melt Retention; Reactor Vessel Failure Mechanisms; Ex-Vessel Corium Cooling; Containment Failure Mechanisms; Physics and Chemistry of Fission Products; Hydrogen Generation, Transport and Explosion. Challenges in Severe Accident Consequence Mitigation Level of Knowledge and Uncertainties in Severe Accident Phenomena; Numerical Simulations of Severe Accident Phenomena; Technologies for core and containment protection; Emergency Response during, and Remediation after, Severe Accidents. Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

24 Jun 2019 - 28 Jun 2019

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

Joint ICTP-IAEA 2nd Course on Scientific Novelties in the Phenomenology of Severe Accidents in Water Cooled Reactors | (smr 3303)

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

Room: Euler Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Monica Baschiera, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Alexei Miassoedov (IAEA, NENP/NPTDS), Simone Massara (IAEA, NSNI/SAS), Local Organiser: Nicola Seriani

Cosponsor(s): International Atomic Energy Agencyiaea3

**DEADLINE: 10/04/2019**

Europe/Rome The workshop will cover novel methods developed to understand non-perturbative phenomena in quantum field theory and quantum gravity, in the non-supersymmetric realm. This includes the formulation of non-perturbative dualities in QFT and their application in condensed matter systems; the study of symmetries and their anomalies, including the most modern incarnations, in diverse dimensions; the analysis of aspects of the swampland, through the application of string theory to phenomenological and cosmological problems; the investigation of quantum information theoretic methods and their interplay with QFT concepts like causality, entanglement entropy, and so forth. There will be ample time left for discussion and the initiation of new collaborations. In parallel, the School will pedagogically introduce some of the fundamental subjects that are useful in the exploration of non-perturbative phenomena in non-supersymmetric quantum field theories and quantum gravities. The School will be integrated with the Workshop in a novel way: there will be school lectures in the mornings, and a light load of workshop talks in the afternoons. TOPICS: Non-supersymmetric dualities Generalized symmetries and anomalies Swampland conjectures in quantum gravity Quantum information and causality in QFT There is no registration fee for this activity. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

24 Jun 2019 - 5 Jul 2019

@ ICTP

High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

New Pathways in Explorations of Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Gravity Beyond Supersymmetry | (smr 3340)

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), Leopoldo Pando Zayas (University of Michigan), Pavel Putrov (ICTP), Cumrun Vafa (Harvard University),

Cosponsor(s): Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN)infn, Scientific Independence of young Researchers (MIUR-SIR)sir2, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA)sissa

Support E-Mail: smr3340@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 02/06/2019**

Europe/Rome For more information, please visit the following website: https://eaifr.ictp.it/events/2019-04-08-2nd-east-african-workshop-on-the-internet-of-things/ Kigali - Rwanda ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

24 Jun 2019 - 28 Jun 2019

@ Kigali - Rwanda

New Research Areas

2nd East-African Workshop on the Internet of Things | (smr 3279)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Monica Baschiera, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Tim Brown (CMU), Omololu Akin-Ojo (ICTP-EAIFR), Santhi Kumaran (University of Rwanda), ICTP Scientific Contact: Marco Zennaro

**DEADLINE: 05/05/2019**

Europe/Rome To achieve the overarching goal of efficient nanoscale heat management, synergistic multidisciplinary collaborations are required, bridging statistical physics, nonlinear dynamics, molecular modeling, materials science, mechanical engineering, nanodevice fabrication and experiments. The purpose of this conference is to bring together researchers with these different backgrounds to discuss the most recent developments in the field of nanophononics. TOPICS: Heat transport in nonlinear systems Phononic devices Thermal radiation: rectification and amplification Heat conduction and phase change systems Thermal cloaking at the nanoscale SPEAKERS: S. BARONI, SISSA, Trieste, Italy O. BOURGEOIS, Institut Néel, Grenoble, France G. CASATI, University of Insubria, Como, Italy C.-W. CHANG, National Taiwan University K. ESFARJANI, University of Virginia, U.S.A. Z. FAN, Aalto University, Finland V. GIORDANO, Univ. Lyon, France S. LEPRI, CNR, Italy S. MERABIA, ILM Lyon, France M. NOMURA, University of Tokyo, Japan J. ORDONEZ-MIRANDA, CNRS, France L. F. PEREIRA, Univ. Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil R. RURALI, Materials Science Institute, Barcelona, Spain K. SAITO, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan L. SHI, University of Texas, Austin, U.S.A. S. VOLZ, CNRS – University of Tokyo, Japan C. SEVIK, Eskisehir Technical University, Turkey M. SIMONCELLI, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland C. SOTOMAYOR TORRES, ICN2, Barcelona, Spain E. WEIG, University of Constance, Germany I. ZARDO, Univ. Basel, Switzerland GRANTS: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

24 Jun 2019 - 28 Jun 2019

@ ICTP

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Conference on Nanophononics, Bridging Statistical Physics, Molecular Modeling and Experiments | (smr 3302)

Address: Via Grignano, 9 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Monica Baschiera, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Seyed Mehdi Vaez Allaei (University of Tehran, Iran), Davide Donadio (University of California Davis, USA), Giuliano Benenti (University of Insubria, Como, Italy), Local Organiser: Mikhail Kiselev

**DEADLINE: 25/03/2019**

Europe/Rome We propose a microscopic magneto-electric model in which the coupling between spins and electric dipoles is mediated by lattice distortions. The magnetic sector is described by a spin S=1/2 Heisenberg model coupled directly to the lattice via a standard spin-Peierls term and indirectly to the electric dipole variables via the distortion of the surrounding electronic clouds. Electric dipoles are described by Ising variables for simplicity, as tunneling quantum effects do not substantially modify the results. We show that the effective magneto-electric coupling which arises due the interconnecting lattice deformations is quite effcient in one-dimensional systems. More precisely, we show using bosonization and extensive DMRG numerical simulations that increasing the magnetic field above the spin Peierls gap, a massive polarization switch-off occurs due to the proliferation of soliton pairs. We also analyze the effect of an external electric field E when the magnetic system is in a gapped (plateau) phase and show that the magnetization can be electrically switched between clearly distint values. We compare these findings with similar effects that have been recently observed in different materials. More general quasi-one-dimensional models and two-dimensional systems are also discussed. We finally propose a possible device (MERAM) based on materials with the behavior described by the present model. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

25 Jun 2019

@ ICTP

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Condensed Matter Seminar: Magneto-Electric Coupling through Lattice Distortions

Room: Leonardo Building - Luigi Stasi Seminar Room

Speaker(s): Daniel CABRA (UNLP, Dept. Fisica, La Plata, Argentina)

Seminar Start Time: 11:00

Europe/Rome I will address the emergence of cooperative effects in driven-dissipative many-body quantum systems out of equilibrium, such as superradiant light emission, spin squeezing, phase transitions, and dark states [1-2]. The use of permutational symmetry allows one to efficiently solve the Lindblad dynamics with an exponential reduction in computational resources even accounting for local homogeneous dissipation channels [2]. Using the formalism of Dicke states, it is also possible to extend the study of the driven-dissipative dynamics also to the so-called “ultrastrong” coupling regime of light-matter interaction [2,3]. We crafted a tool in the form of an open-source software, the permutational invariant quantum solver (PIQS) and integrated it in the Quantum Toolbox in Python, QuTiP (www.qutip.org) [4], making it available to the research community for future investigations [5]. [1] Nathan Shammah, Neill Lambert, Franco Nori, and Simone De Liberato, Superradiance with local phase-breaking effects, Phys. Rev. A 96, 023863 (2017). https://arxiv.org/abs/1704.07066 [2] Nathan Shammah, Shahnawaz Ahmed, Neill Lambert, Simone De Liberato, and Franco Nori, Open quantum systems with local and collective incoherent processes: Efficient numerical simulation using permutational invariance, Phys. Rev. A 98, 063815 (2018). https://arxiv.org/abs/1805.05129 [3] Mauro Cirio, Nathan Shammah, Neill Lambert, Simone De Liberato, and Franco Nori, Multielectron ground state electroluminescence, Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 190403 (2019) https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.08682 [4] J. Robert Johansson, Paul D. Nation, and Franco Nori, QuTiP: An open-source Python framework for the dynamics of open quantum systems, Comp. Phys. Comm. 183, 1760 (2012); QuTiP 2: A Python framework for the dynamics of open quantum systems, ibid. 184, 1234 (2013). [5] Nathan Shammah and Shahnawaz Ahmed, The rise of open source in quantum physics research, http://blogs.nature.com/onyourwavelength/2019/01/09/the-rise-of-open-source-in-quantum-physics-research/ Biography Dr. Nathan Shammah is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Theoretical Quantum Physics Laboratory at RIKEN, Wako, Japan. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Southampton, U.K., with a thesis on light emission phenomena in solid state systems with flat electronic bands. He is a contributor to QuTiP and is interested in the physics of driven-dissipative many-body quantum systems. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

25 Jun 2019

@ ICTP

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Condensed Matter Seminar: Collective and Local Effects in the Driven-Dissipative Dynamics of Many-Body Quantum Systems

Room: Leonardo Building - Luigi Stasi Seminar Room

Speaker(s): Nathan SHAMMAH (RIKEN, Saitama, Japan)

Seminar Start Time: 11:40

Seminar

25 Jun 2019

@ ICTP

Cosmology

Title to be announced

Room: Leonardo Building - Luigi Stasi Seminar Room

Speaker(s): Sergey SIBIRYAKOV (CERN)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Europe/Rome The school will focus on the organization of convection in the tropics and its possible implications for climate sensitivity. Some idealized convection permitting models show spontaneous clustering of convection can occur, drying the tropical atmosphere and increasing infrared emission to space. This effect could imply a strong negative feedback on the climate that may be missing or poorly represented in global climate models. However, there is open debate concerning the mechanisms involved, the implications for climate, the evidence in the observations, the role of shallow clouds and convection, the spatial scales of instability and the connection of this idealized aggregation to common examples of tropical organization such as the Madden Julian Oscillation or tropical cyclones. The event will consist of a one-week school, with some introductory lectures and the chance to work with observations and model output to address questions related to convective organization. In the second week, participants will benefit from open debate with over 20 of the world’s leading scientists in the field. Experts will work with student groups to summarize the debates in position papers, including results from the first week’s exercises. Topics: • Models of radiative-convective equilibrium • Convective organization in high resolution models • Evidence for organization in observations • Implications for climate and climate sensitivity • Representation in global models and their parameterization schemes • Connection to MJO, hurricanes and other examples of convective organization Invited speakers include: Biasutti, Michela, IRI Columbia U., USA Bony, Sandrine, LMD, France Bordoni, Simona, Caltech, USA Chaboureau, Jean-Pierre, Toulouse U./CNRS, France Cronin Timothy, MIT, USA Craig, George, LMU, Germany Emanuel, Kerry, MIT, USA Gezahegn, Addisu, LMD, France Grabowski, Wojciech, UCAR, USA Khairoutdinov, Marat, Stonybrook U., USA Khouider, Boualem, Victoria U., Canada Mapes, Brian, Miami U., USA Marshall John, MIT, USA Moncrieff, Mitch, UCAR, USA Pincus, Rob, NOAA, USA Randall, David, CSU, USA Sherwood,Steve, UNSW,Australia Stevens, Bjorn, MPIM, Germany Vallis, Geoff K., Exeter U., U.K. Yang, Da, Berkley U., USA Zuidema, Paquita, RSMAS Miami, USA ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

1 Jul 2019 - 12 Jul 2019

@ ICTP

Earth System Physics

2nd ICTP Summer School on Theory, Mechanisms and Hierarchical Modelling of Climate Dynamics: Convective Organization and Climate Sensitivity | (smr 3304)

Address: Via Grignano, 9 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Susanne Henningsen

Organizer(s): Cathy Hohenegger (MPI, Germany), Chris Holloway (Reading University, U.K.), Caroline Muller (LMD, France), Allison Wing (FSU, USA), Fred Kucharski (ICTP), Riccardo Farneti (ICTP), Local Organiser: Adrian Tompkins

Cosponsor(s): WCRP - World Climate Research Programmewcrp, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)wmo

Europe/Rome A growing number of researchers use algebraic geometry in industrial and applied mathematics: applications include biology, coding theory, cryptography, combustion, computational geometry, computer graphics, quantum computing, control theory, geometric design, complexity theory, machine learning, nonlinear PDE, optimization, and robotics. Algebraic Geometry of data clouds - density of cloud data - reach of a manifold and topological data analysis - classical theory of polar classes of a variety - the nearest points to a variety - the EDD degree of a manifold and its properties - the Bottleneck degree of varieties Biochemical reaction networks modeled by mass-action kinetics - basics on reaction networks with mass-action kinetics: biochemical notions, algebraic notions, dynamical notions   - steady state invariants and computational algebraic geometry   - networks with toric steady states   - counting the number of positive steady states and real solutions to polynomial  systems   Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee. Women are particularly encouraged to apply. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

1 Jul 2019 - 5 Jul 2019

@ ICTP

Mathematics

Trieste Algebraic Geometry Summer School (TAGSS) 2019 - Algebraic Geometry towards Applications | (smr 3306)

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

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Monica Baschiera, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Valentina Beorchia (Università di Trieste), Ada Boralevi (Politecnico di Torino), Barbara Fantechi (SISSA), Local Organiser: Fernando Rodriguez Villegas

Cosponsor(s): European Mathematical Society (EMS)ems1, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA)sissa, Ministero dell'istruzione, dell'università e della ricerca (MIUR)miur2, Politecnico di Torinodisma, Universita' degli Studi di Trieste - Dipartimento di Matematica e Geoscienzedmgts, Foundation Compositio Mathematicafcm

**DEADLINE: 03/03/2019**

Seminar

2 Jul 2019

@ ICTP

Cosmology

Title to be announced

Room: Leonardo Building - Luigi Stasi Seminar Room

Speaker(s): Diana LOPEZ NACIR (Univ. de Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Seminar

4 Jul 2019

@ ICTP

Cosmology

Title to be announced

Room: Leonardo Building - Euler Lecture Hall

Speaker(s): Enrico TRINCHERINI (Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Europe/Rome Abstract: In this talk the following problem is considered: How much of an integral norm of a function with compactly supported Fourier transform can be concentrated on a sparse subset of the real line? The inequalities that form an answer to this question turn out to be the main building blocks for applications from signal processing and analytic number theory. I will describe some of the applications and will outline existing strategies (building on work of Selberg and of Donoho and Logan) to prove these inequalities. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

4 Jul 2019

@ ICTP

Mathematics

Concentration inequalities for bandlimited functions

Room: Leonardo Building - Euler Lecture Hall

Speaker(s): Friedrich LITTMANN, North Dakota State University

Seminar Start Time: 16:00

Europe/Rome The London Mathematical Laboratory (LML) invites applications to its 2019 Summer School. This will be held at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste, Italy from Monday 8th July to Friday 2nd August 2019. Postgraduate students will spend four weeks researching a project under the supervision of LML Fellows and colleagues from the ICTP and the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA). Further details can be found here. Students will also attend a scientific writing course. Travel to and from the Summer School, accommodation, and meals will be provided. Summer School supervisors are active scientists and typically choose open research questions as projects. For many students, this is their first exposure to scientific progress in action, where asking the right questions is at least as important as finding the right answers. Previous students have found this experience changes their view of science as an activity and as a possible career. Who Can Apply? The Summer School is aimed at postgraduates. Applications are accepted from all countries and students from developing countries are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be able to travel from their home country to Italy. Since the School will be conducted in English, applicants must have sufficiently good verbal and written English to produce technical reports and give seminars. How To Apply: Visit our How To Apply page for details on how to submit an application for the LML Summer School 2019. The deadline for applications is midnight on Sunday 10th February 2019. Research Projects Available: There are 10 research projects offered this year, details of which can be found here. The LML Summer School 2019 is being led by LML Fellow, Isaac Pérez Castillo. We hope to receive your application soon. Website: http://lml.org.uk/events/summer-school/ Contact: lml@lml.org.uk Trieste - Italy ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

8 Jul 2019 - 9 Aug 2019

@ Trieste - Italy

London Mathematical Laboratory - Summer School 2019 | (smr H570)

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

Room: Euler Lecture Hall (LB)

Organizer(s): Dr. Isaac Perez Castillo,

Europe/Rome ICTP supports the participation of scientists from developing countries in STATPHYS27 with a limited number of travel fellowships. For all information on the conference and how to apply, please visit the STATPHYS27 website https://statphys27.df.uba.ar The deadline for applications is March 8, 2019. Program -> https://statphys27.df.uba.ar/program.html Speakers -> https://statphys27.df.uba.ar/speakers.html Applications -> https://statphys27.df.uba.ar/registration.html Buenos Aires - Argentina ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

8 Jul 2019 - 12 Jul 2019

@ Buenos Aires - Argentina

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

StatPhys27 | (smr 3308)

Secretary: Erica Sarnataro

Organizer(s): Gustavo Lozano (Universidad de Buenos Aires and CONICET), Pablo Balenzuela (Universidad de Buenos Aires and CONICET), Ana Maria Llois (Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica and Universidad de Buenos Aires), Silvina Ponce Dawson (Universidad de Buenos Aires and CONICET), ICTP Scientific Contact: Matteo Marsili

Europe/Rome A special event will take place on Monday 8 July 2019 starting at 16.00 hrs in the Budinich Lecture Hall. The following talks on hot topics of climate change, of approx 20 minutes each, are planned. Sandrine Bony, LMD, France : Clouds in the climate system, why so much uncertainty? Kerry Emanuel, MIT, USA : Will our weather extremes become even more extreme? Bjorn Stevens, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPIM), Germany "Beyond Global Warming" Abstracts and biosketches of the three speakers will follow shortly. Questions can be submitted to a dedicated link to build the discussion after the talks. The event will be livestreamed from the ICTP website. All are most welcome to participate. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Colloquium

8 Jul 2019

@ ICTP

ICTP Colloquia Series: THREE HOT TOPICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Address: Strada Costiera 11 34152 Trieste, Italy

Room: Leonardo Building - Budinich Lecture Hall

Colloquium Start Time: 16:00

Europe/Rome ***DEADLINE TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS: 31 MAY 2019 *** Animals have to move in order to accomplish fundamental tasks such as foraging, migration and mating. They navigate the environment by collecting information through their senses, integrating the different inputs and generating a motor response that finally results in efficient search strategies. How do different organisms solve similar problems? Are there unifying principles? How are neural circuits organized so as to direct appropriate behavior? Can animal behavior provide useful inspiration for robotics applications? Can results from decision-making theory improve our understanding of animal behavior? How can physical and mathematical modeling contribute to advance our knowledge? This workshop aims at gathering physicists, biologists, neuroscientists, and computer scientists to offer their diverse perspectives and explore new directions for research and opportunities for collaborations in this rapidly developing field. Invited Speakers include: Mahesh M. BANDI, OIST Vikas BHANDAWAT, Duke U. Ring CARDÉ, UC Riverside Jérôme CASAS, U. Tours Anna GAGLIARDO, U. Pisa Daniel GOLDMAN, Georgia Tech Nick GRAVISH, UC San Diego David L. HU, Georgia Tech Katherine NAGEL, NYU Ran NATHAN, The Hebrew U. of Jerusalem Sharad RAMANATHAN, Harvard U. Hervé ROUAULT, H. Hughes Medical Institute Aravinthan D.T. SAMUEL, Harvard U. Greg J. STEPHENS, VU Amsterdam Yossi YOVEL, Tel-Aviv University GRANTS A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee for this workshop. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

10 Jul 2019 - 12 Jul 2019

@ ICTP

Quantitative Life Sciences

Workshop on Locomotion and Navigation from Flies to Robots | (smr 3309)

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

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Erica Sarnataro

Organizer(s): Massimo Vergassola (UCSD), Local Organiser: Antonio Celani

Cosponsor(s): Institute for Complex Adaptive Mattericam

Europe/Rome The Eastern Africa Universities Mathematics Programme (EAUMP) courtesy of the International Science Programme (ISP) of Sweden; jointly with ICTP, Trieste, Italy; Sida; CIMPA, DAAD, LMS/AMMSI, COMPOSITIO is organizing a three weeks summer School on Algebraic Topology and its Applications to be held at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda from 15th July to 2nd August, 2019. It is intended that the School will take the audience comprising young academic staff members and advanced graduate students (M.Sc, Ph.D and Postdoctoral Students) of Mathematics from the Eastern African region and beyond. The school is the next one in a series of schools organized under the Eastern African Universities Mathematics Programme (EAUMP). The most recent EAUMP schools were organized in 2015 at Makerere University, Uganda, on Experimental Pure Mathematics; in 2016 at the University of Rwanda on Number Theory; in 2017 at the University of Nairobi on Modern Functional Analysis; and in 2018 at the University of Dar es Salaam on Homological methods in Algebra and Geometry. All the schools are within one of the main aims of EAUMP which is to improve the pure mathematics in the region. The member Universities of the EAUMP are University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; University of Nairobi, Kenya; University of Zambia, Zambia; Makerere University, Uganda; University of Rwanda, Rwanda. GOALS OF THE SCHOOL To introduce participants to current trends in Algebraic Topology and its applications, including knot theory and Topological Data Science, and provide research topics for masters and PhD studies. To provide a forum for African mathematicians to interact, exchange ideas and initiate collaborations. Identify talented students for possible PhD programs. To produce digital lecture material for dissemination, which contributes to the training of master students in the Eastern Africa region. STURCTURE AND PROGRAMME As in the years 2013-2017, participants will be asked to submit mini-projects on the material studied at the School, with the best submissions receiving prizes/awards. They will work on their projects after the end of the School and will submit them during the third week of the school. Here is the detailed course plan for the School. Week 1: Introductory courses Course 1: Introductory Topology Lecturers: Balazs Szendroi (University of Oxford) and Venuste Nyagahakwa (University of Rwanda) Description: This course will introduce the basic ideas of topology, starting with an abstract definition of topological space, and treating many examples. Course 2: The Fundamental Group Lecturer: Jean-Baptiste Gatsinzi (Botswana Institute of Science and Technology) Description: The fundamental group is a basic but key algebraic invariant of a topological space. This course will define this group and give some interesting examples of how to compute it. Week 2: Intermediate courses Course 3: Manifolds Lecturer: Claudia Scheimbauer (NTNU, Trondheim) Description: Manifolds provide a very interesting class of examples of topological spaces, of great interest in applications to geometry, physics and elsewhere. This course will introduce this notion with many examples, mainly from dimensions 1, 2 and 3. Course 4: Introduction to persistent homology Lecturer: Ulrike Tillmann (University of Oxford) Description: Persistent homology, a method for computing topological features of a space at different spatial resolutions, will be explained in this course, with a view towards applications. Week 3: Advanced courses Course 5: Introduction to Knot Theory Lecturer: Mehdi Yazdi (University of Oxford) Description: A knot is a tangled piece of rope in the three dimensional space, with the two loose ends glued together. Knot theory asks questions such as: can this knot be untangled by continuously deforming the rope? Are there ways to tell two knots apart? This course will discuss the basic invariants and quantities defined for knots, together with the connection with the theory of 3-dimensional manifolds. Course 6: Topological Data Analysis Lecturer: Vidit Nanda (University of Oxford) Description: Topological data analysis is a recent and fast-growing field providing a set of new topological and geometric tools to infer global features from complex data. This course will give an introduction to this circle of ideas. SCHOOL PARTICIPATION Online application form is available at http://indico.ictp.it/event/8699/, and will close on 28th April, 2019. Alternative request for participation can be done by originating an email to kasozi@cns.mak.ac.ug copied to ssevviiri@cns.mak.ac.ug, szendroi@maths.ox.ac.uk. Only those applicants who will be successful shall be contacted. Letters of invitation will be issued to participants upon request for the processing of travel documents or soliciting for funding. INTERNATIONAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE Leif Abrahamson (University of Uppsala, Sweden), Prof. Bengt-Ove Turesson (Linkoping University, Sweden), Fernando Rodriguez Villegas (ICTP, Italy), Balazs Szendroi (University of Oxford, UK), Patrick Weke (University of Nairobi, Kenya). LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE David Ssevviiri (Makerere University), Juma Kasozi (Makerere University), John Mango Makerere University), Patrick Weke (University of Nairobi), Jared Ongaro (University of Nairobi), Eunice Mureithi (University of Dar es Salaam), James Makungu (University of Dar es Salaam), Michael Gahirima (UR-CST, Nyarugenge), Wellars Banzi (UR-CST, Nyarugenge), Mubanga Lombe (University of Zambia), Isaac D. Tembo (University of Zambia). Kampala - Uganda ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

15 Jul 2019 - 2 Aug 2019

@ Kampala - Uganda

Mathematics

EAUMP - ICTP Summer School on Algebraic Topology and its Applications | (smr 3310)

Secretary: Koutou Mabilo

Organizer(s): Leif Abrahamson (University of Uppsala, Sweden), Bengt-Ove Turesson (Linkoping University, Sweden), Balazs Szendroi (University of Oxford, UK), Fernando Rodriguez Villegas (ICTP, Italy), Patrick Weke (University of Nairobi, Kenya),

Cosponsor(s): Upssala Universityuppsala, CIMPAcimpa2, African Mathematics Millennium Science Initiativeammsi, LMSlns, Foundation Compositio Mathematicafcm, EAUMPeaump, Sweden Sverigesverige, Linköping Universitylinkop, German Academic Exchange Servicedaad, Makerere Universitymak, Maplesoftmaplesoft

LANGUAGE English will be the official language at the School. CURRENCY Local currency is the Uganda Shilling at the foreign exchange rate of US$ 1 = 3,650 UgShs . There are many local Forex bureaus in Kampala, some of them open 24 hours. Banks and Forex bureaus accept traveler’s cheques and major credits cards are accepted at leading hotels, restaurants and super markets. VISA Visa may be required for International visitors to Kampala - Uganda. Please check with the respective local Embassy for details and other requirements. Letters of invitation will be issued to participants upon request for the processing of travel documents. FURTHER INFORMATION Dr. David Ssevviiri, Department of Mathematics, Makerere University Email: ssevviiri@cns.mak.ac.ug Cell phone: +256-778-486571 Dr. John Mango, Department of Mathematics, Makerere University Email: mango@cns.mak.ac.ug Cell phone: +256-772-649455 Dr. Juma Kasozi, Department of Mathematics, Makerere University Email: kasozi@cns.mak.ac.ug Cell phone: +256-782-308010

Europe/Rome The purpose of the School is to expose graduate students and young researchers to a variety of topics, techniques and lines of research of common interest to geometers and physicists. The activity is intended for theoretical physicists and mathematicians with knowledge of Differential geometry and General Relativity. Topics: Black Holes, Modified Gravity Theories, AdS/CFT Correspondence, Einstein Constraint Equations, Mass in General Relativity, Cosmological Solutions. School Lectures: C. CEDERBAUM, University of Tubingen, Germany P. CHRUSCIEL, University of Vienna, Austria M. DAFERMOS, Princeton University, USA and University of Cambridge, UK H. REALL, DAMTP, University of Cambridge, UK R. SCHOEN, University of California Irvine, USA R. WALD, University of Chicago, USA T. WISEMAN, Imperial College London, UK N. YUNES, Montana State University, USA Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

15 Jul 2019 - 26 Jul 2019

@ ICTP

Geometry , Mathematics , High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

ICTP School on Geometry and Gravity | (smr 3311)

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

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Monica Baschiera, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Lorenzo Mazzieri (Università di Trento, Italy), Richard Schoen (University of California Irvine, USA), Robert Wald (University of Chicago, USA), Local Organisers: Claudio Arezzo, Paolo Creminelli

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

**DEADLINE: 30/04/2019**

Europe/Rome IMPORTANT! Please note that the school will end on Friday, 19 July. This school will focus on coupled ocean-atmosphere dynamics in upwelling systems, their biogeochemical and ecological processes, and their sensitivity to climate variability and change. Afternoons will be devoted to practical sessions involving the use of circulation models, analyses of relevant data sets, and discussion of current research. Extended topics list: • Overview of upwelling systems and their physical and biological dynamics • Oceanic circulation and the upwelling process • Atmospheric circulation in upwelling systems • Biogeochemistry and ecosystems • Atmosphere-ocean coupled dynamics, air-sea interactions, and biogeochemical feedbacks • Natural and anthropogenic climate impacts on upwelling • Global climate modeling and biases • Model-data comparisons and data visualization Speakers: A. BRACCO, Georgia Inst. of Technology, USA F. CHAI, Second Institute of Oceanography, China M. DIAKATÉ, Cheikh Anta Diop Univ., Senegal M. GARCÍA-REYES, Farallon Inst., USA R. GARREAUD, Univ. of Chile, Chile A. LAZAR, Univ. Pierre and Marie Curie, France A. MILLER, Scripps Inst. of Oceanography, USA R. RYKACZEWSKI, Univ. of South Carolina, USA M. SCHMIDT, Leibniz Inst. for Baltic Sea Research, Germany T. TONIAZZO, Univ. of Bergen, Norway J. VEITCH, South African Env. Obs. Network, South Africa P. ZUIDEMA, Univ. of Miami, USA Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

15 Jul 2019 - 19 Jul 2019

@ ICTP

Earth System Physics

ICTP-CLIVAR Summer School on Oceanic Eastern Boundary Upwelling Systems | (smr 3312)

Address: Via Grignano, 9 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Monica Baschiera, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Annalisa Bracco (Georgia Institute of Technology), Alban Lazar (University Pierre and Marie Curie), Ryan Rykaczewski (University South Carolina), Thomas Toniazzo (Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen), Local Organiser: Riccardo Farneti

Cosponsor(s): CLIVARusclivar2, IOC-UNESCOwestpac2

**DEADLINE: 15/04/2019**

Activity

20 Jul 2019 - 21 Jul 2019

@ ICTP

Earth System Physics

4th Session of ICTP-CLIVAR Eastern Boundary Upwelling System Research Foci | (smr 3383)

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

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Monica Baschiera, Petra Krizmancic

Cosponsor(s): CLIVARusclivar2, IOC-UNESCOwestpac2

**DEADLINE: 15/04/2019**

Activity

22 Jul 2019 - 2 Aug 2019

@ Sao Paulo - Brazil

High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Joint ICTP-Trieste and ICTP-SAIFR School on Observational Cosmology | (smr 3305)

Secretary: Rosanna Sain

Organizer(s): Rogerio Rosenfeld (ICTP-SAIFR), Raul Abramo (U. Sao Paulo), Mehrdad Mirbabayi (ICTP), ICTP Scientific Contact: Paolo Creminelli

The link to the activity webpage for the online application and more information is: http://www.ictp-saifr.org/iii-joint-ictp-trieste-ictp-saifr-school-on-observational-cosmology/ *** Application deadline: 12 May 2019 ***

Europe/Rome The School provides early stage researchers with interactive experiences of hands-on research involving table-top experiments with computer data acquisition and modeling. Participants will also take part in professional development of improved scientific communication in English. An intensive programme of laboratory experiments, mathematical modeling, and lectures give participants immersive experiences with complex systems in the physical and life sciences. Additionally, participants will present their own research in talks and posters with extensive faculty feedback to enhance the presentation quality. The faculty are eminent scientists who have conducted frontier table-top research published in leading international scientific journals. TOPICS: Biological Physics Modeling of Epidemics Soft Matter Physics Turbulence Fluid Instabilities Machine learning in table-top experiments Microfluidics Granular Materials Modeling in MATLAB - Molecular Dynamics Chemical patterns Computational Modeling SPEAKERS: P. CICUTA, University of Cambridge F. FENTON, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA A. GUMEL, Arizona State University, USA E. KOSTELICH, Arizona State University, USA J. MOLLOY, University of Cambridge B. RODENBORN, Centre College, USA M.D. SHATTUCK, The City College of New York K. SHOWALTER, West Virginia University, USA M. TINSLEY, West Virginia University, USA GRANTS: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

22 Jul 2019 - 2 Aug 2019

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

Hands-On Research in Complex Systems School | (smr 3314)

Address: Via Grignano, 9 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Monica Baschiera, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Pietro Cicuta (University of Cambridge), Eric J. Kostelich (Arizona State University), Michael F. Schatz (Georgia Institute of Technology), Mark D. Shattuck (The City College of New York), Local Organiser: Maria Liz Crespo

Cosponsor(s): Arizona State Universityasu

**DEADLINE: 07/04/2019**

Europe/Rome The workshop will gather young researchers working in quantum mechanics and its applications. PhD students and PostDocs will be given the opportunity to present their research activity and interact with their colleagues, share motivations, techniques and perspectives, in a friendly and informal environment. In the morning, blackboard lectures by senior experts will provide a perspective on relevant problems in quantum theory. Topics include: quantum information, entanglement, open quantum systems, quantum foundations, many-body physics, quantum thermodynamics, equilibrium & non-equilibrium physics, mathematical methods for quantum mechanics. There is no fee: the workshop is kindly supported by TEQ. Participants will take care of accommodation; a limited number of rooms are available at standard prices at the ICTP Adriatico guesthouse, where the workshop takes place. Applicants who wish to stay in the guesthouse can contact the Local Organizers before June 20th 2019. This is the 3rd workshop of the Trieste Junior Quantum Days series. The first one was held in May 2017, the second in May 2018. Registration open till July 5th 2019 on the official workshop website. Deadline for contributed talks: May 31st 2019. Trieste - Italy ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

24 Jul 2019 - 26 Jul 2019

@ Trieste - Italy

Trieste Junior Quantum Days | (smr H576)

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

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Organizer(s): Univeristy of Trieste, Physics Dept, Prof. Angelo Bassi,

Europe/Rome The workshop aims at reviewing the state-of-the-art in non-equilibrium systems affected by (quantum) fluctuations and decoherence mechanisms bringing together scholars of international calibre active in diverse research communities, such as condensed matter, linear and non-linear optics, cold atoms and quantum information. The workshop aims at reviewing the state-of-the-art and propose developments in the theoretical description and experimental control of decoherence and fluctuations in an ample set of physical contexts. One of the aims of the workshop is to identify similarities and differences between decoherence in model systems, such as optomechanical cavities and open quantum systems, and non-equilibrium phenomena in complex materials. The goal is to set the roadmap to develop a universal view on how decoherence processes and quantum fluctuations govern the non-equilibrium dynamics in different systems. Topics: Quantum materials Open quantum systems Non equilibrium quantum systems and processes Optomechanical systems Decoherence Cold Atoms Contributed talks: Limited space for contributing talks is available. Poster session: A poster session will be organized. Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee. Sponsor: European Research Council (ERC): INCEPT (Grant Number: 677488) "INhomogenieties and fluctuations in quantum CohErent matter Phases by ultrafast optical Tomography" UfastU (Grant Number: 716648) "Theory of ultra-fast dynamics in correlated multi-band systems" ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

29 Jul 2019 - 1 Aug 2019

@ ICTP

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Conference on Taming Non-Equilibrium Systems: from Quantum Fluctuation to Decoherence | (smr 3316)

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

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Monica Baschiera, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Mauro Paternostro (Queens University), Nikolai Kiesel (University of Vienna), Martin Eckstein (University of Erlangen), Daniele Fausti (University of Trieste), Local Organiser: Rosario Fazio

Cosponsor(s): European Research Councilerc

**DEADLINE: 31/05/2019**

Europe/Rome The School is a certificate course providing specialized education and training on development and implementation of knowledge management programmes in nuclear science and technology organizations. It is intended for young professionals in current or future leading roles in managing nuclear knowledge. Jointly organized by ICTP and the IAEA since 2004, this Nuclear Knowledge Management (NKM) School focuses on methodologies and practices, and explores various dimensions of nuclear knowledge management. These include processes and tools, challenges and benefits, culture influence, relationship with human resource development, IT for knowledge preservation and sharing. Learning is supplemented with real life examples from NKM programmes in different types of nuclear organizations. The aim is to encourage ‘forward thinking’ and to enable participants to apply theory and insights in their daily work. Pre-training is done via e-learning for a common understanding of the basics, allowing a more efficient interaction with peers and lecturers during the in-class School. Lectures at the ICTP by recognized experts are followed by case studies, practical work and breakout sessions where participants will have the opportunity to discuss issues and solutions. NKM group projects are also developed over the week. Shortlisted candidates will undergo an on-line pre- training course and a test, the results of which will be one of the elements to define the final list of participants. TOPICS: Nuclear knowledge and knowledge management fundamentals; Developing policies and strategies in managing nuclear knowledge; Managing nuclear information resources; Human resources development; Risk of knowledge loss and knowledge transfer; Practical guidance and good practices on NKM METHODOLOGIES: Blended learning course; Oriented to practical exercises and group projects; Additional continuous education certificate provided by MEPhI University, Russian Federation, after successful completion. GRANTS: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

4 Aug 2019 - 9 Aug 2019

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

15th Joint ICTP-IAEA Nuclear Knowledge Management School | (smr 3322)

Address: Via Grignano, 9 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Giambiagi and Lundqvist Lecture Halls (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Monica Baschiera, Petra Krizmancic

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

Cosponsor(s): International Atomic Energy Agencyiaea3

**DEADLINE: 31/12/2018**

Europe/Rome This school provides Early Career Researchers (at MSc-level to 3 years after their PhD) and Professionals (who register via ITU Academy) with the necessary set of foundational Data Science skills to enable them to analyse their data in an efficient and effective manner for the 21st century. The material covered here is fundamental to all areas of Data Science and hence open to researchers from all disciplines that deal with significant amounts of data. The focus is provide a practical introduction to these topics with extensive labs and seminars. TOPICS: Open Science Introduction to Unix Shell Programming for Analysis Git Research Data Management Author Carpentry Data Visualisation Information Security Machine Learning Computational Infrastructures Individuals with a background in High Energy/Particle Physics, IoT/Big-Data Analytics, Bioinformatics and Climate Data Sciences can apply to one of the Advanced workshops that run immediately after the school. GRANTS: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants from developing countries. Professionals and corporate entities must register and apply via the ITU Academy platform. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

5 Aug 2019 - 16 Aug 2019

@ ICTP

High Performance Computing

The CODATA-RDA Research Data Science Summer School | (smr 3317)

Address: Via Grignano, 9 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Monica Baschiera, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Prof. R Murenzi (TWAS), Prof. Nicola Mulder (University of Cape Town, South Africa), Prof. Teresa K. Attwood (University of Manchester, UK), Dr. Rob Quick (Indiana University, USA), Dr. Celia van Gelder (Dutch Institute for Life Sciences (DTL), Netherlands), Dr. Hugh Shanahan (Royal Holloway University, UK), Dr. Simon Hodson (CODATA, France), Dr. Andrew Harrison (University of Essex, UK), Ivan Girotto (ICTP), Ulrich Singe (ICTP), Marco Zennaro (ICTP), Adrian Tompkins (ICTP), Louise Bezuidenhout (University of Oxford, UK), Marcela Alfaro Cordoba (Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica), Raphael Cobe (UNESP, Brazil), Sarah Jones (University of Glasgow, UK), Local Organiser: Clement Onime

Cosponsor(s): International Council for Science - Committee on Data for Science and Technologycodata, The Research Data Alliance (RDA)rda, The World Academy of Sciencestwas, Springer Naturesprnat, The H3ABioNeth3abionet, International Telecommunication Union (CoE on IoT and Big-Data and Statistics)itu, ELIXIRelixir2

**DEADLINE: 18/04/2019**

Europe/Rome The development of quantum technologies is closely connected to the possibility of controlling and manipulating the transport of charge, spin and energy. The aim of this activity is to integrate the communities of Statistical Mechanics, Quantum Information, Cold Atoms and Condensed Matter Physics to understand fundamental aspects of this problem. Topics: Quantum thermoelectricity, theory and experiment Quantum energy dissipation Maxwell Daemons in quantum systems Quantum fluctuation-dissipation relations Quantum thermodynamics in electronic circuits Quantum Floquet engineering Quantum thermodynamics and information theory Transport and thermodynamics in periodically driven electron systems Topological energy conversion Thermal transport and thermoelectricity in topological quantum matter Thermal transport in topological systems Quantum thermal machines Many-body effects in thermal transport Lecturers courses: Giuliano Benenti, Italy Rosario Fazio, Italy Rosa López, Spain Laurens Molenkamp, Germany Juan Parrondo, Spain Jukka Pekola, Finland Anatoli Polkovnikov, USA Ferdinand Schmidt-Kaler, Germany Janine Splettstoeser, Sweden Speakers workshop: Joel Moore, USA Gil Refael, USA Frederick Pierre, France Francesco Giazotto, Italy Christian Schmiegelow, Argentina Christian Glattli, France Clemens Winkelmann, France Heiner Linke, Sweden Sebastian Diehl, Germany Robert Whitney, France Massimiliano Esposito, Luxembourg Raam Uzdin, Israel Ewelina Hankiewicz, Germany David Sanchez, Spain Yuval Gefen, Israel Fabio Taddei, Italy Peter Samuelsson, Sweden Anton Ramsak, Slovenija Michele Campisi, Italy Geraldine Haack, Switzerland Dario Poletti, Singapore Marcos Rigol, USA Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

12 Aug 2019 - 30 Aug 2019

@ ICTP

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

College on Energy Transport and Energy Conversion in the Quantum Regime | (smr 3318)

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

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Monica Baschiera, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Liliana Arrachea (University of San Martin), Giulio Casati (Università degli Studi dell'Insubria), Christopher Jarzynski (University of Maryland), Ronnie Kosloff (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Local Organiser: Mikhail Kiselev

**DEADLINE: 01/05/2019**

Europe/Rome During this activity, several applied/thematic workshops on Research Data Science run in parallel. Bioinformatics: This workshop focuses on building Machine Learning workflows using NGS Data. Topics include: Experimental design; Introduction to NGS data analysis; Machine Learning in NGS; and CWL. Participants should be familiar with UNIX shell and R programming language. IoT and Big Data Analytics: This workshop presents the analysis of vast amounts of data produced by embedded devices, sensors, appliances and other data-collecting systems in real time using new processes and tools for collecting, storing and processing IoT big data, event/streaming data. Participants should be familiar with software installation and programming in R or Java or Python. Professionals & corporate entities should apply for this workshop via the ITU Academy. Climate Data Sciences: This workshop will introduce Cloud-Computing based Data access, processing and visualisation tools for Climate Science, including the Copernicus climate data services platforms and the CMIP Earth System Grid. Participants will work in small project teams and should have a background in Climate Sciences and/or climate modeling. Extreme Sources of Data: This workshop introduces the basics relative to a cut-and-count particle physics analysis as performed in the ATLAS Collaboration (Large Hadron Collider). Topics to be covered include phenomenological, experimental and data-analysis aspects of the Standard Model; software development and tools for analysis and reproducible science and sharing. Participants should have taken at least one course on Particle Physics at High Education level. Individuals seeking an introduction to Research Data Science can apply to the Summer School that runs immediately before the workshops. GRANTS: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants from developing countries. Professionals and corporate entities should register/apply for the Advanced Workshop on IoT and Big-Data Analytics via the ITU Academy platform. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

19 Aug 2019 - 23 Aug 2019

@ ICTP

High Performance Computing

The CODATA-RDA Research Data Science Advanced Workshops on Bio-informatics, Climate Data Sciences, Extreme Sources of Data and Internet of Things(IoT)/Big-Data Analytics | (smr 3376)

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

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Monica Baschiera, Petra Krizmancic

**DEADLINE: 18/04/2019**

Europe/Rome For ICTP-SAIFR school website click here ATTENTION: FRAUD ATTEMPT Dear speakers and organizers of american monsoons conference, We have been informed by one of the participants at our activities that a fake travel agency is contacting participants and pretending to handle their travel and accomodations. Please be aware that ICTP-SAIFR does NOT hire any travel agency or company to handle our travel/accomodation arrangements and please do not provide your personal data to anyone except the ICTP-SAIFR staff, whose contact information is available on our website (www.ictp-saifr.org). Also, please let us know if any travel agency contacts you by email or telephone about our activities. Thank you, Best regards, -- Jandira Oliveira http://www.ictp-saifr.org The Advanced School and Workshop will bring together scientists and students for presenting and discussing the progress in research on the American monsoons and their role in the global monsoon system, and for planning future activities. The American monsoons are important components of the global monsoon system. A very high percentage of the annual precipitation over most of South America occurs during the summer monsoon, including subtropical regions. The economy, agriculture, water and energy resources and, consequently, the livelihoods of the great majority of South America population are heavily dependent on the summer monsoon. Also the North American monsoon provides crucial water resources for Mexico, Central American countries, several island nations in the Caribbean and parts of the southwest USA. Predicting the intensity of American monsoon rainfall is not only a regional challenge, but is also relevant in the framework of a global sub-seasonal to seasonal forecasting system. The Advanced School and Workshop are fostered by the Working Group on American Monsoons, one of the regional monsoons working groups established under the coordination of the CLIVAR/GEWEX Monsoons Panel. Topics to be covered include: Global context, main features, life cycle of the American monsoons; Variability on diurnal, mesoscale and synoptic time scales; sub-seasonal to seasonal variability; Variability on interannual and decadal/interdecadal time scales; modulation of extreme events by climate variability; longer term variability and climate change; Predictability and prediction (weather, sub-seasonal, seasonal and longer lead times); modelling studies; Impacts on society; future challenges; plans for observational studies, diagnostic analyses, and modelling activities. Discussions on future collaboration. Participation The targeted audience includes scientists and advanced undergraduate and graduate students, interested in the American monsoons and their role in the global monsoon system. There is no registration fee, but the number of participants is limited. Participants are encouraged to make a presentation. If interested, please submit a short abstract of the contribution in the online registration form. As a rule, support for travel and subsistence expenses should be secured by the participants. However, limited funds are available for graduate students and early career researchers (PhD obtained within the last 5 years) who are nationals of, and working in, a developing Latin American country, subject to selection by the activity organizers. Such support is available only for those who attend the entire activity. Those applying for support are requested to submit an abstract. As the activity will be conducted in English, participants should have an adequate knowledge of that language. Confirmed Speakers Pedro Silva Dias - University of São Paulo, Brazil Marcelo Barreiro - Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay Cecilia Hidalgo – University of Buenos Aires, Argentina Leila Carvalho - University of California at Santa Barbara, USA Francina Dominguez - University of Illinois at Urbana, USA Rong Fu - University of Texas at Austin, USA Tereza Cavazos - CICESE, Mexico Alice M. Grimm - Federal University of Parana, Brazil Iracema F. A. Cavalcanti - National Institute for Space Research, Brazil Manoel Gan - National Institute for Space Research, Brazil To apply click here to enter, deadline for requesting financial support 14 April 2019, registration deadline 9 June 2019 Sao Paulo - Brazil ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

19 Aug 2019 - 23 Aug 2019

@ Sao Paulo - Brazil

Earth System Physics

Advanced School on American Monsoons - Progress and Future Plans | (smr 3307)

Secretary: Susanne Henningsen

Organizer(s): Alice M. Grimm (Federal University of Parana, Brazil), Iracema F.A. Cavalcanti (National Institute for Space Research, Brazil), Manoel Gan (National Institute for Space Research, Brazil), ICTP Scientific Contact: Fred Kucharski

Cosponsor(s): ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research (ICTP-SAIFR)saifr, Climate Variability and Predictability Program (CLIVAR) projectusclivar2, Global Energy and Water Exchanges (GEWEX) projectgewex, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)iugg4, World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)wcrp

Activity

23 Aug 2019 - 24 Aug 2019

@ Trieste - Italy

C13 IUPAP Meeting | (smr H575)

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

Room: Lundqvist Lecture Hall (AGH)

Organizer(s): Prof. Joe Niemela,

Activity

26 Aug 2019 - 28 Aug 2019

@ Trieste - Italy

2019 AAAS-TWAS Science Diplomacy Course. | (smr H585)

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

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Organizer(s): TWAS,

Ceremony

29 Aug 2019

@ ICTP

2019 Postgraduate Diploma Programme Graduation Ceremony and 2019 Spirit of Salam Award Ceremony

Address: Strada Costiera 11 34141 Trieste Italy

Room: Leonardo Building - Budinich Lecture Hall

Europe/Rome The school will focus on earthquake dynamics covering theory, simulations and observations also highlighting the most important areas where significant progress has been achieved recently. The programme will involve a series of lectures, seminars, discussions, practical and computer exercises. TOPICS: Theoretical earthquake dynamics Computational earthquake dynamics Earthquake cycle modeling Connecting earthquake models to observations Kinematic earthquake source inversion Dynamic source inversion Rupture imaging Applications and recent progress GRANTS: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

2 Sep 2019 - 14 Sep 2019

@ ICTP

Earth System Physics

Advanced Workshop on Earthquake Fault Mechanics: Theory, Simulation and Observations | (smr 3319)

Address: Via Grignano, 9 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Monica Baschiera, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Jean Paul Ampuero (Université Côte d'Azur and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Seismological Laboratory, California Institute of Technology), Abdelkrim Aoudia (ICTP),

Cosponsor(s): International Union of Geodesy and Geophysicsiugg, Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.generali, Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giuliafvg

**DEADLINE: 27/06/2019**

Europe/Rome The workshop consists of a series of talks covering different complementary approaches to non-perturbative quantum field theories and includes plenty of discussion time. The goal is to bring together different communities working in closely related fields to stimulate exchange of ideas. Topics: 3d Dualities S-Matrix Bootstrap Resurgence T-Tbar Deformations Hamiltonian Truncation Lattice QFT Speakers: I. ANICETO, University of Southampton P. BEDAQUE, UMD, College Park F. BENINI, SISSA L. CÓRDOVA, PI, Guelph U.and IPhT Saclay M. D’ELIA, Pisa U. T. DUMITRESCU, UCLA G. DUNNE, Connecticut U. J. ELIAS MIRÓ, CERN V. GORBENKO, IAS, Princeton M. GUICA, IPT CEA Saclay and Stockholm U. S. GUKOV, Caltech K. JENSEN, SFSU S. KACHRU, Stanford U. E. KATZ, Boston U. J. PENEDONES, EPFL E. POPPITZ, Toronto U. Y. TANIZAKI, RIKEN BNL B. VAN REES, Durham U. P. VIEIRA, ICTP-SAIFR São Paulo and PI, Waterloo A. ZAMOLODCHIKOV, SUNY Stony Brook Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

3 Sep 2019 - 6 Sep 2019

@ ICTP

High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Non-Perturbative Methods in Quantum Field Theory | (smr 3320)

Address: Via Grignano, 9 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Monica Baschiera, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Shiraz Minwalla (TIFR, Mumbai), Marco Serone (SISSA, Trieste), Mithat Unsal (NCSU, Raleigh), Pedro Vieira (ICTP-SAIFR São Paulo and PI, Waterloo), Giovanni Villadoro (ICTP), Local Organiser: Mehrdad Mirbabayi

Cosponsor(s): Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN)infn, International School for Advanced Studiessissa

**DEADLINE: 30/06/2019**

Europe/Rome --- IMPORTANTE NOTICE: SCAM ALERT! ICTP has been reported cases of unsolicited phone calls from a travel agency pretending to make hotel reservations on behalf of the School: Please do NOT disclose any sensitive information, it is a fraudulent attempt to collect credit card data! No agency has been delegated to take care of accomodation arrangements for this activity, and communications on this matter will occur through official channels only. In case of any doubt, or should you receive any similar request, please contact smr3323@ictp.it and local organizers. --- * * * Deadline for application expired on 15 June 2019 * * * The application of physics to the life sciences has a long history, but over the last decades there has been a marked acceleration in a variety of related fields. Current approaches require a much closer link between physicists, chemists, computational scientists, on the one hand, and biologists/medical scientists, on the other, as well as the acquisition of a shared “language” and background. The aim of the school is to introduce young African researchers to the latest developments in the field of molecular biophysics, and to help forge links between theoretical and experimental communities, acting as a focus for the emerging biophysical sciences in Africa. The rapid development in the fields of biophysics, structural biology and nanotechnology has made available a new range of tools and approaches that have revolutionized biological and medical research, by allowing scientists to understand biology at the molecular level, manipulate nano-particles and macromolecular objects, and to monitor the behavior of single molecules. These developments are strongly connected to advances in computational biology and structural bioinformatics - ranging from structural biology to nanobiophysics, nanomedicine, single-molecule approaches - and with a revolutionary impact on biotechnology, pharmacology, drug delivery and early diagnostics of wide spread diseases. Topics • Structural Biology • Molecular Biophysics • Single-molecule Experiments • Data Science • Drug Design • Molecular Dynamics • Aqueous Chemistry Lecturers L. CASALIS, Elettra, Italy P. COSSIO, University of Antioquia, Colombia A. HASSANALI, ICTP, Italy J. FERNANDEZ, Columbia University, USA F. FRATERNALI, King’s College London, UK W. HOL, University of Washington, USA L. KIRURI,Kenyatta University, Kenya A. LAIO, SISSA, Italy B. MARINI, Ulisse BioMED, Italy A. A. MOHAMMED KHALID, Göttingen University, Germany M. NGAVOUKA, University Marien Ngouabi, Congo S. S. NYADORO, University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania F. OLAJUYIGBE, Federal Univ. of Technology, Nigeria S. ONESTI, Elettra, Italy V. RONDELLI, University of Milan, Italy Z. SAYERS, Sabancy University, Turkey C. SCHMIDT, Duke University, USA D.M. SHADRACK, CREATES, NM-AIST, Tanzania H.S. SWAI, CREATES, NM-AIST, Tanzania A poster session will be organized during the School and applicants are encouraged to submit a short poster abstract (max. half page) when submitting their online application: please retrieve relevant templates from below links. A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of African selected participants. There is no registration fee. Female scientists are encouraged to apply. This School adheres to IUcr and IUPAP policies on scientific freedom, affirming non-discrimination on the basis of such factors as ethnic origin, religion, citizenship. language, political stance, gender, or age. The IUCr strives to achieve gender balance in all its institutions and activities bearing in mind other diversity needs and its existing obligations to geographic and academic discipline representation where appropriate. IUPAP calls special attention on conference policies on Free Circulation of Scientists (section 1), and on Harassment (section 4) . - - - ICTP Secretariat: smr3323@ictp.it Arusha - United Republic of Tanzania ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

9 Sep 2019 - 20 Sep 2019

@ Arusha - United Republic of Tanzania

Applied Physics

School on Biophysical Approaches to Macromolecules and Cells: Integrated Tools for Life Sciences and Medicine | (smr 3323)

Secretary: Nicoletta Ivanissevich

Organizer(s): Amna Abdalla Mohammed Khalid (Göttingen University), Maryse Nkoua Ngavouka (University Marien Ngouabi, Brazzaville), Silvia Onesti (Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste), Lucy W. Kiruri (Kenyatta University), Loredana Casalis (Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste), Daniel M. Shadrack (CREATES, NM-AIST, Arusha), Hula S. Swai (CREATES, NM-AIST, Arusha), ICTP Scientific Contact: Ali Hassanali

Cosponsor(s): International Union of Crystallographyiucr, International Union of Pure and Applied Physicsiupap, NM-AISTnm, CREATEScreates, Douglas Instruments Ltddouglas, MiTeGenmitegen, Gambetti Kenologiagamb, Park Systemspark

**DEADLINE: 15/06/2019**

Activity

9 Sep 2019 - 13 Sep 2019

@ Trieste - Italy

OPCW-TWAS workshop on “Policy and Diplomacy for Scientists: Introduction to Responsible Research Practices in Chemical and Biochemical Sciences". | (smr H583)

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

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Organizer(s): OPCW-TWAS,

Europe/Rome For more information and to submit your application visit https://www.ecro.online/meetings/ecro-2019-trieste/ A limited number of ICTP grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants - particularly scientists at the early stages of their career - from developing countries (see list here) ICTP gants can cover local costs and/or travel costs. ICTP encourages the participation of female scientists. Deadline to apply for ICTP grants: 10 June 2019 ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

11 Sep 2019 - 14 Sep 2019

@ ICTP

Quantitative Life Sciences

ECRO 2019 Conference of the European Chemoreception Research Organization | (smr 3321)

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

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Erica Sarnataro

Organizer(s): Paolo Gasparini (U Trieste & IRCSS Burlo Garofolo Trieste), Anna Menini (SISSA), Local Organiser: Antonio Celani

Europe/Rome This activity is part of a two-week event consisting of Week 1: School and Workshop on Mixing and Control (16 - 20 September) Week 2: School and Workshop on Random Matrix Theory and Point Processes (23 - 27 September) To participate in both activities you need to submit two distinct applications. Week 1: Please click on the link "Apply here" on the left hand-side column Week 2: Please apply at: http://indico.ictp.it/event/8900/ DEADLINE for requesting participation for both weeks: 15 MAY 2019 ========================================================== Organizers: A. Agrachev, SISSA, Trieste A. Bufetov, Marseille & Steklov Institute T. Grava, SISSA & Bristol A. Guionnet, ENS Lyon S. Kuksin, Paris & Shandong University Local Organizer: S. Luzzatto, ICTP, Trieste The topics to be discussed at the activity are at the forefront of current research in Random Matrix Theory, Point Processes, Dynamical Systems and Control Theory. One of the main goals of the School and Workshop is to bring this material to both established and young mathematicians from all developing countries. Mini courses will be given as well as more advanced reserach seminars. The activity will be organized as two thematic weeks on interrelated topics. Each week will consist of one or two mini courses and some seminar speakers. Week 1: Mixing and Control Mixing and control central topic is the study, with the help of the mathematical control theory, of ergodic and mixing properties of dynamical systems stochastically perturbed by a very degenerate noise. This concerns the systems governed by nonlinear PDEs and ODEs. We also plan to discuss mathematical aspects of the non-equilibrium statistical physics and some other topics. Week 2: Random Matrix Theory and Point Processes The second week will focus on point processes arising in the study of random matrices such as determinantal point processes. These point processes satisfy the Kolmogorov 0-1 Law and the Central Limit Theorem of Soshnikov, are rigid in the sense of Ghosh and Peres and obey an analogue of the De Finetti Theorem. Palm-Khintchine theory for our point processs will be emphasized, as well as the connection with the theory of integrable systems. Numerous open problems will be discussed, in particular, those related to pfaffian point processes. Topics: Point process; Random matrices; Integrable probability; Integrable systems; Mixing; Stationary measure; Markov systems; Nonholonomic constraints; Controllability; Lecturers: A. Agrachev, SISSA, Trieste A. Bufetov, Marseille & Steklov Institute A. Guionnet, ENS Lyon S. Kuksin, Paris & Shandong University Speakers: F. Augeri, Weizmann, Israel F. Baudoin, Purdue Univ. C. Bordenave, Toulose, France U. Boscain, CNRS, Sorbonne Univ. A. Bufetov, MIT M. Cafasso, Angers, France *I. Corwin, Columbia University N. Cuneo, University Paris-Diderot A. de Bouard, Ecole Polytechnique A. Debussche, ENS Rennes A. Dymov, Steklov Insitute, Moscow J-P. Eckmann, University of Geneva *L. Erdoes, Wien, Austria N. Glatt-Holtz, Tulane University H. Guan, Tsinghua University V. Jaksitch, McGill University I. Krasovsky, Imperial College M. Krishnapur, Bangalore, India *A. Kupiainen, University of Helsinki K. Mc Laughlin, Colorado State University V. Nersesyan, University of Versailles P. Nikitin, Steklov, St. Petersburg G. Olshanski, ITP, RAS, Russia S. Peche, LPSM, Paris, France Y. Qiu, CNRS, France A. Ramirez, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile R. Raquepas, University Grenoble Alpes (Institut Fourier) T. Sasamoto, Chiba, Japan M. Shcherbina, Kharkov, Ukraina A. Shirikyan, Cergy-Pontoise N. Tzvetkov, University of Cergy Pontoise A. Veselov, Loughbourogh University *H-T. Yau, Harvard * to be confirmed ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

16 Sep 2019 - 20 Sep 2019

@ ICTP

Mathematics

School and Workshop on Mixing and Control | (smr 3324)

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

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Doreen Sauleek

Organizer(s): A. Agrachev (SISSA, Trieste), A. Bufetov (Marseille and Steklov Institute), T. Grava (SISSA & Bristol), A. Guionnet (ENS, Lyon), S. Kuksin (Paris & Shandong University), Local Organiser: Stefano Luzzatto

Cosponsor(s): SISSAsissa3, NSFnsf2

Support E-Mail: smr3324@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 15/05/2019**

Europe/Rome TEQ - Testing the Large scale Limit of Quantum Mechanics, is a EU H2020 FET project, which will explore the macroscopic limit of quantum theory, with the specific goal of answering the question: does quantum coherence survive when the mass/complexity of a system increases, or does it break down as predicted by alternative formulations? Assessing the boundaries of quantum theory is one of the most relevant problems in modern physics, with also a clear technological impact, as the scalability of future quantum technologies depends on the possibly unlimited validity of the quantum paradigm. Within the framework of TEQ, the workshop Redefining the foundations of physics in the quantum technology era will explore the state of the art – both theoretically and experimentally – of our understanding of quantum theory and discuss the new directions of research. Speakers will include leading senior experts in quantum mechanics as well as junior members of the TEQ consortium. Registration is mandatory and is open till 30 June 2019. Speakers: Markus Arndt (University of Vienna, Austria)* Luis Cortes Barbado (University of Vienna, Austria) Sougato Bose (University College London, UK) Matteo Carlesso (University of Trieste, Italy) Tobias Donner (University Medical Center Hamburg UKE, Germany) Detlef Duerr (Ludwig Maximilian University - LMU Munich, Germany)* Ron Folman (University of the Negev, Israel) Simon Groeblacher (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands) Gabriel Hetet (ENS, France) Vincent Jarlaud (Aarhus University, Denmark) Edward Laird (University of Lancaster, UK) Luca Mancino (Queen's University Belfast, UK) Stephan Nimmrichter (Max-Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Erlangen, Germany) Tracy Northup (University of Innsbruck, Austria) Tjerk Oosterkamp (University of Leiden, The Netherlands) Antonio Pontin (University College London, UK) Jason Ralph (University of Liverpool, UK) Nicolas Sangouard (University of Basel, Switzerland) Andrew Steane (University of Oxford, UK) Andrea Vinante (University of Southampton, UK) Magdalena Zych (University of Queensland, Australia) *to be confirmed Programme Committee: Angelo Bassi (University of Trieste - chair), Catalina Curceanu (INFN), Peter Barker (UCL), Mauro Paternostro (Queen’s University Belfast), Michael Drewsen (Aarhus University), Liberato Manna (TU Delft), Hendrik Ulbricht (University of Southampton), Caslav Brukner (University of Vienna), Nils Hempler (M Squared Lasers Limited) Trieste - Italy ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

16 Sep 2019 - 19 Sep 2019

@ Trieste - Italy

TEQ Workshop Redefining the foundations of physics in the quantum technology | (smr H571)

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

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Organizer(s): University of Trieste, Physics Department, Prof. Angelo Bassi,

Europe/Rome Ergodic theory has its origins in the the work of L. Boltzmann on the kinetic theory of gases. The closely related field of dynamical systems has a much older origin, going back at least to Newtonian mechanics. Both subjects have since flourished into extremely active subjects with connections to many parts of mathematics and the physical sciences. Progress has been especially rapid in the last few years in differentiable dynamics and homogeneous dynamics. Differentiable dynamics studies flows on smooth manifolds and has links with geometry while homogeneous dynamics is the study of subgroup actions on homogeneous spaces of Lie groups and has connections to number theory. It is the aim of this two week workshop to ga ther top experts in these two subjects to deliver expositions on the state of the art in these subjects. The first week will be devoted to differentiable dynamics and the second week to homogeneous dynamics. Special Lectures: Infosys-ICTS Ramanujan lectures - by Elon Lindenstrauss ICTS Distinguished lecture - by Marcelo Viana. List of invited Speakers Speakers week 1: Alex Blumenthal, Maryland, USA Aaron Brown, Chicago, USA Sylvain Crovisier, Paris Sud Carlangelo Liverani, Rome, Italy Federico Rodriguez-Hertz, Penn State, USA Jana Rodriguez-Hertz, Shenzen, China Sebastian van Strien, Imperial College, UK Marcelo Viana, IMPA Khadim War, IMPA, Brazil Zhiyuan Zhang, Princeton Speakers week 2: Victor Beresnevich, University of York S. G. Dani, University of Mumbai Manfred Einsiedler, ETH Zurich Alexander Gorodnik, University of Zurich Seonhee Lim, Seoul National University Elon Lindenstrauss, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Jens Marklof, University of Bristol Shahar Mozes, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Amos Nevo, Technion, Haifa Sanju Velani, University of York Barak Weiss, Tel Aviv University Minicourse Lecturers Sylvain Crovisier, Paris Sud, France Stefano Luzzatto, ICTP Both weeks will feature research talks by leading mathematicians as well as mini courses. A number of slots will be available in the program for younger participants to present their research and a poster session will also be organized. A number of slots will be available in the programme for younger participants to present their research and a poster session will also be organized. The program is jointly organised and supported by ICTS and IMPA. Program link: https://www.icts.res.in/program/etds2019 General Information: https://www.icts.res.in/program/Information-for-Participants Bangalore - India ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

23 Sep 2019 - 4 Oct 2019

@ Bangalore - India

Mathematics

School on Smooth and Homogeneous Dynamics | (smr 3271)

Secretary: Koutou Mabilo

Organizer(s): Marcelo Viana (IMPA), Anish Ghosh (TIFR), Stefano Luzzatto (ICTP),

Cosponsor(s): ICTSicts, IMPAimpa

Activity

23 Sep 2019 - 27 Sep 2019

@ Trieste - Italy

Early Career fellowships programme (ECWS) | (smr H577)

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

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Organizer(s): OWSD-TWAS,

Activity

23 Sep 2019 - 27 Sep 2019

@ Trieste - Italy

Summer School on managing scientific data from analysis to long term archiving | (smr H588)

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

Organizer(s): Sara Garavelli (EUDAT), Giuseppe Fiameni (EUDAT), Simon Wong (PRACE), Ivan Girotto (ICTP),

Cosponsor(s): EUDAT - Research Data Services, Expertise & Technology Solutions eudat2;Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe prace

Europe/Rome This activity is part of a two-week event consisting of Week 1: School and Workshop on Mixing and Control (16 - 20 September) Week 2: School and Workshop on Random Matrix Theory and Point Processes (23 - 27 September) To participate in both activities you need to submit two distinct applications. Week 1: Please apply at: http://indico.ictp.it/event/8720/ Week 2: Please click on the link "Apply here" on the left hand-side column DEADLINE for requesting participation for both weeks: 15 MAY 2019 ======================================================= Organizers: A. Agrachev, SISSA, Trieste A. Bufetov, Marseille & Steklov Institute T. Grava, SISSA & Bristol A. Guionnet, ENS Lyon S. Kuksin, Paris & Shandong University Local Organizer: S. Luzzatto, ICTP, Trieste The topics to be discussed at the activity are at the forefront of current research in Random Matrix Theory, Point Processes, Dynamical Systems and Control Theory. One of the main goals of the School and Workshop is to bring this material to both established and young mathematicians from all developing countries. Mini courses will be given as well as more advanced reserach seminars. The activity will be organized as two thematic weeks on interrelated topics. Each week will consist of one or two mini courses and some seminar speakers. Week 1: Mixing and Control Mixing and control central topic is the study, with the help of the mathematical control theory, of ergodic and mixing properties of dynamical systems stochastically perturbed by a very degenerate noise. This concerns the systems governed by nonlinear PDEs and ODEs. We also plan to discuss mathematical aspects of the non-equilibrium statistical physics and some other topics. Week 2: Random Matrix Theory and Point Processes The second week will focus on point processes arising in the study of random matrices such as determinantal point processes. These point processes satisfy the Kolmogorov 0-1 Law and the Central Limit Theorem of Soshnikov, are rigid in the sense of Ghosh and Peres and obey an analogue of the De Finetti Theorem. Palm-Khintchine theory for our point processs will be emphasized, as well as the connection with the theory of integrable systems. Numerous open problems will be discussed, in particular, those related to pfaffian point processes. Topics: Point process; Random matrices; Integrable probability; Integrable systems; Mixing; Stationary measure; Markov systems; Nonholonomic constraints; Controllability. Lecturers: A. Agrachev, SISSA, Trieste A. Bufetov, Marseille & Steklov Institute A. Guionnet, ENS Lyon S. Kuksin, Paris & Shandong University Speakers: F. Augeri, Weizmann, Israel F. Baudoin, Purdue Univ. C. Bordenave, Toulose, France U. Boscain, CNRS, Sorbonne Univ. A. Bufetov, MIT M. Cafasso, Angers, France *I. Corwin, Columbia University N. Cuneo, University Paris-Diderot A. de Bouard, Ecole Polytechnique A. Debussche, ENS Rennes A. Dymov, Steklov Insitute, Moscow J-P. Eckmann, University of Geneva *L. Erdoes, Wien, Austria N. Glatt-Holtz, Tulane University H. Guan, Tsinghua University V. Jaksitch, McGill University I. Krasovsky, Imperial College M. Krishnapur, Bangalore, India *A. Kupiainen, University of Helsinki K. Mc Laughlin, Colorado State University V. Nersesyan, University of Versailles P. Nikitin, Steklov, St. Petersburg G. Olshanski, ITP, RAS, Russia S. Peche, LPSM, Paris, France Y. Qiu, CNRS, France A. Ramirez, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile R. Raquepas, University Grenoble Alpes (Institut Fourier) T. Sasamoto, Chiba, Japan M. Shcherbina, Kharkov, Ukraine A. Shirikyan, Tzvetkov, University of Cergy Pontoise A. Veselov, Loughbourogh University *H-T. Yau, Harvard * to be confirmed PLEASE NOTE: Additional funds are available for participants based in the US through the National Science Foundation. Please complete and submit the application at the following link in ADDITION to the regular online request for participation to the activity. https://www.dropbox.com/s/m0ra2m0j2oomz2s/NSF_application.docx?dl=0 ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

23 Sep 2019 - 27 Sep 2019

@ ICTP

Mathematics

School and Workshop on Random Matrix Theory and Point Processes | (smr 3382)

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

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Doreen Sauleek

Organizer(s): A. Agrachev (SISSA, Trieste), A. Bufetov (Marseille and Steklov Institute), T. Grava (SISSA, Trieste), A. Guionnet (ENS, Lyon), S. Kuksin (Paris & Shandong University), Local Organiser: Stefano Luzzatto

Cosponsor(s): SISSAsissa3, NSFnsf2

Support E-Mail: smr3324@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 15/05/2019**

Activity

23 Sep 2019 - 27 Sep 2019

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

Joint ICTP-IAEA International School on Nuclear Waste Vitrification | (smr 3325)

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

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Elizabeth Brancaccio

Organizer(s): Isabelle Hugon (Nuclear Research Division, CEA, Bagnols-sur-Ceze Cedex, France), Willie Meyer (IAEA, Vienna - Austria), Michael I. Ojovan (Imperial College London - UK), Local Organiser: Sandro Scandolo

Conditions for attending this School: Selected candidates will be expected to actively engage in the programme by presenting a 20' minute talk (including discussion and questions) describing own or own group's research summarizing important or recent results on vitrification and vitreous wasteforms. Alternatively, a poster with 5 minutes talk is acceptable. The title and abstract of your talk/poster shall be included in your application. Participants are encouraged to set their work in the context of their own national waste management strategy including a brief overview of the types of waste intended to be vitrified in their country. Nuclear waste management is a core issue for sustainable development and long-term viability of nuclear energy as energy supply. Glass is the overwhelming worldwide choice for the immobilisation of radioactive waste resulting from nuclear fuel reprocessing and other nuclear activities. The main goal of this School is the dissemination of knowledge on optimal methods of utilization of vitreous wasteforms for the immobilization of dangerous radionuclides. Another goal is transferring experience of vitrification technologies from leading centers and specialists to participants interested in this technology of waste immobilisation. School Description This School will assist experts from nuclear energy research, materials science and vitrification. The aim is to better understand and appreciate the wide range and full potential of glass science including technology tools, methods devoted to vitrification and properties of vitreous materials. Participants should return from the School with a richer understanding of vitrification as an immobilisation technology and the range of techniques available to investigate nuclear glasses and glass composite materials. This School will contribute to develop further international collaboration in the field of nuclear waste vitrification. Topics Fundamentals of nuclear waste immobilisation in vitreous materials and modelling of nuclear glass structures; Technological approaches of nuclear waste vitrification; Chemical durability of vitreous wasteforms and long term performance modelling; Interaction of vitreous wastes repository with geological environments and modelling of aging processes; Radiation damage effects in vitreous wasteforms (including modelling). **DEADLINE: 17/06/2019**

Seminar

24 Sep 2019

@ Former SISSA Bldg.

High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

IFPU Colloquia: Title to be announced

Room: Lecture Room D

Speaker(s): Christine JONES FORMAN (Harvard, CfA)

Seminar Start Time: 10:00

Seminar

24 Sep 2019

@ Former SISSA Bldg.

High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

IFPU Colloquia: Title to be announced

Room: Lecture Room D

Speaker(s): William FORMAN (Harvard, CfA)

Seminar Start Time: 11:30

Activity

26 Sep 2019 - 27 Sep 2019

@ Trieste - Italy

Values and Religion in the Euro-Mediterranean region | (smr H590)

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

Room: Lundqvist Lecture Hall (AGH)

Organizer(s): TWAS,

Europe/Rome The workshop aims at gathering active scientists from different domains (statistics, machine learning, statistical physics, computer science) who made significant contributions in order to address conceptual questions in Data Science, where a unified, well accepted picture is still lacking DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 30 JUNE 2019 ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

30 Sep 2019 - 4 Oct 2019

@ ICTP

Quantitative Life Sciences

Workshop on Science of Data Science | (smr 3283)

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

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Erica Sarnataro

Organizer(s): Remi Monasson (ENS Paris), Alessandro Laio (SISSA), Joachim Buhmann (ETH Zurich), Erik Aurell (KTH Stockholm), Local Organiser: Matteo Marsili

Cosponsor(s): SISSAsissa

Europe/Rome The main focus is on recent developments in gauge theories, both in theoretical physics and in mathematics. This area is very fruitful for active interplays between Mathematics and Physics. In theoretical physics exact results in supersymmetric quantum field theories and superstrings on curved backgrounds prompted the interest in explicit calculations of (equivariant) Donaldson invariants also in higher rank and the possible definition of new invariants for four manifolds using non-Lagrangian theories. On the mathematical side, new results have been obtained for higher rank Donaldson invariants and Vafa-Witten invariants. A key role is played by the interplay of with representation theory and quantum integrable systems. These developments are also expected to have impact on enumerative geometry, knot theory and representation theory of infinite dimensional algebras. A key technical tool in these developments is equivariant localization which allows the extraction of exact results. Topics : higher rank Donaldson invariants Vafa-Witten invariants Donaldson-Thomas invariants study of the BPS spectra of (non Lagrangean) N=2 Gauge Theories and new four-dimensional invariants relation to matrix models and topological strings quantum Hitchin systems and character varieties gauge theories on complex toric surfaces and their instanton moduli spaces surface operators in gauge theory and moduli spaces of principal bundles with parabolic structure quantum cohomology of the instanton moduli space K-theory of quiver varietes quantum integrability, quantum Yang-Baxter equations relations to knot theory and Khovanov Homology higher dimensional supersymmetric gauge theories and M-theory Lecturers: L. GÖTTSCHE, ICTP G. MOORE, Rudgers (tbc) H. NAKAJIMA, Kavli IPMU N. NEKRASOV, Simons Center (tbc) P. PUTROV, ICTP Speakers include: A. DAEMI, Simons Center A. GOLAMPOUR, University of Maryland S. GUKOV, Caltech S. JEONG, Stony Brook A. KLEMM, Universität Bonn M. KOOL, Utrecht University J. MANSCHOT, Trinity College Dublin A. MELLIT, Universität Wien D. OPREA, University of California, San Diego D. PEI, Caltech Z. RUIDONG, Tokyo University A. SHESHMANI, Harvard University Y. TANAKA, Oxford University K. YOSHIOKA, Kobe Unversity ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

30 Sep 2019 - 11 Oct 2019

@ ICTP

Mathematics

School and Workshop on Gauge Theories and Differential Invariants | (smr 3326)

Address: Via Grignano, 9 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Monica Baschiera, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Giulio Bonelli (SISSA), Hiraku Nakajima (RIMS Kyoto, starting soon University of Tokyo, Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the universe), Marcos Marino (University of Geneva), Alessandro Tanzini (SISSA), George Thompson (ICTP), Local Organiser: Lothar Goettsche

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

**DEADLINE: 15/06/2019**

Europe/Rome More details and abstract and biosketch will follow shortly. The talk will be livestreamed from the ICTP website. Light refreshments will follow the event. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Colloquium

4 Oct 2019

@ ICTP

ICTP Colloquium by Christopher Jarzynski

Address: Strada Costiera 11 34152 Trieste Italy

Room: Leonardo Building - Budinich Lecture Hall

Colloquium Start Time: 16:30

Europe/Rome The School is a certificate course introducing participants the foundation skills and knowledge required to successfully manage and lead a nuclear energy programme. The target audience for this school are new and young nuclear professionals entering the field of nuclear energy and nuclear technology. Jointly organized by ICTP and the IAEA since 2010, the objectives of this School are to: Provide an international educational experience and an opportunity for worldwide networking to future leaders and managers of nuclear energy; Raise awareness of participants about recent developments in nuclear energy; Broaden participants’ understanding on key issues and challenges associated with peaceful uses of nuclear energy; and Introduce participants to the leadership and managerial competencies needed to successfully run the national nuclear energy programme Technical visits to nuclear facilities form an essential practical element of the curriculum and students are asked to work on special projects relevant to the development of nuclear energy programmes. Participants will be selected based on an online pre-training course and a test. Topics: • Introduction to the IAEA and nuclear technology • IAEA and its services • Overview of nuclear applications • The concept of risk • Climate change and the economics of nuclear energy • An integrated approach to human resource development and nuclear knowledge management • Management and leadership in a nuclear organization • Stakeholder involvement and public communication • Nuclear safety • Nuclear security • Nuclear safeguards • Emergency planning, preparedness and response • Radiation safety and protection • Nuclear law • Nuclear power • New nuclear builds • Basic principles of nuclear power plant operation • Nuclear fuel cycle and waste management Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

7 Oct 2019 - 18 Oct 2019

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

Joint ICTP-IAEA Nuclear Energy Management School | (smr 3327)

Address: Via Grignano, 9 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Monica Baschiera, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Mikhail Chudakov (IAEA), Michaela Ovanes (IAEA), Local Organiser: Claudio Tuniz

Cosponsor(s): International Atomic Energy Agencyiaea3

**DEADLINE: 15/05/2019**

Europe/Rome NeQuick 2 is the latest version of the ionosphere electron density model developed by the Telecommunications/ICT for Development of the ICTP in collaboration with the Institute for Geophysics, Astrophysics and Meteorology of the University of Graz, Austria. It is a quick-run global 3D ionospheric electron density model particularly designed for trans-ionospheric propagation applications. NeQuick has been used in several assessment studies concerning Space Weather effects on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). Particular attention has been devoted to the mitigation of ionospheric effects in single frequency positioning applications and a specific version of the model, the NeQuick G, has been adopted as the ionospheric correction algorithm in the European GNSS Galileo. The proposed Workshop would allow the participants to be acquainted with the new developments of the model and its implementations. Special consideration will be devoted to NeQuick validation and its use in data ingestion and assimilation schemes adopted to retrieve global and regional 3-D ionospheric electron density specifications. Topics: • Model formulation • Model validation • Data assimilation into NeQuick • Advances in the model formulation • Different model uses and applications ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

8 Oct 2019 - 11 Oct 2019

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

Workshop on NeQuick Ionospheric Electron Density Model: Latest Developments and New Implementations | (smr 3328)

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

Room: Euler Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Elizabeth Brancaccio

Organizer(s): Sandro Radicella (ICTP), Local Organiser: Bruno Nava

Cosponsor(s): International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (icg2)icg2

Speakers: K. ALAZO, ICTP P. COÏSSON, IPGP, France S. GADIMOVA, UNOOSA, Austria Y. MIGOYA-ORUE', ICTP B. NAVA, ICTP R. ORUS-PEREZ, ESA, The Netherlands S. RADICELLA, ICTP **DEADLINE: 28/07/2019**

Europe/Rome The workshop covers several aspects related to High Temperature Reactors with focus on the state-of-the-art in technology, design concepts, cogeneration and nuclear heat applications. It includes scientific aspects such as reactor physics, thermal fluid design, analyses and simulation. Many countries are exploring nuclear power as a part of their future energy mix. Advanced High Temperature Reactors have the potential to cover not only electricity production but also the rest of the energy market where high temperature steam and/or process heat is required for industrial chemical processes. This workshop provides extensive and up-to-date information on the design and safety principles of these reactors. It also presents the latest on research and development of methods, processes and technologies related to process heat applications, including hydrogen production using nuclear energy. The workshop also highlights the safety of the overall integrated and coupling between the two plants. Interactive discussions and activities during the workshop aim to stimulate innovative thinking and create the knowledge base and networking between young scientists and experienced professionals in the field. Topics: Global scenarios for nuclear energy; Advances of SMRs and overview and status of HTR technologies; Non- electrical applications of nuclear energy; Safety characteristics and design philosophy; Core neutronics and thermal-fluid design features; Status of fuel development for HTRs for normal and accident conditions; Innovative primary components and availability of high temperature materials (graphite, structural materials, coolants, molten salt, and for hydrogen production facilities); Source terms evaluation, chemical form and transport phenomena; Uncertainties in analysis including uncertainties in cross section libraries; Use of software tools for Simulation, HTR analysis and Process Heat Applications. Applicants are advised to submit a brief abstract on relevant topics. A limited number of contributed abstracts will be selected for a poster session. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

14 Oct 2019 - 18 Oct 2019

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Physics and Technology of Innovative High Temperature Nuclear Energy Systems | (smr 3281)

Address: Via Grignano, 9 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Euler Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Monica Baschiera, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Ibrahim Khamis (IAEA), Frederik Reitsma (IAEA), Local Organiser: Nicola Seriani

Cosponsor(s): International Atomic Energy Agencyiaea3

**DEADLINE: 28/07/2019**

Activity

21 Oct 2019 - 23 Oct 2019

@ Trieste - Italy

Science Diplomacy Workshop | (smr H574)

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

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Organizer(s): TWAS,

Europe/Rome Ion accelerators have a wide variety of interdisciplinary applications and are regarded as key tools for economic development. This school is for early career researchers working in multidisciplinary fields and accelerator engineers interested in expanding their accelerator operation and use skills. Researchers interested in using accelerators, and especially ion-beam analytical techniques, will find this school helpful in developing an in-depth understanding of the basic elements of accelerator operation principles, the associated instruments, and methods employed in applications. Young engineers operating such accelerators can train in the necessary nuclear physics processes. Participants will have the opportunity to present their work and interests in a poster session. TOPICS: - Introduction to electrostatic accelerators and their operation - Ion sources and vacuum systems at electrostatic accelerators - Ion-beam optics, beam focusing, and monitoring devices - Introduction to low energy nuclear reactions - Ion-beam analytical techniques - Selected ion-beam based applications - Modern detector technologies - Basic software for data analysis and accelerator control - Safe use of ion accelerators GRANTS: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

21 Oct 2019 - 29 Oct 2019

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Electrostatic Accelerator Technologies, Basic Instruments and Analytical Techniques | (smr 3331)

Address: Via Grignano, 9 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Monica Baschiera, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Sotirios Charisopoulos (Physics Section, Division of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency), Natko Skukan (Nuclear Sciences and Instrumentation Laboratory/Physics Section, Division of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Dept. of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency), Local Organiser: Claudio Tuniz

Cosponsor(s): International Atomic Energy Agencyiaea3

**DEADLINE: 30/06/2019**

Europe/Rome This conference will focus on the observable signatures of topology in electronic, photonic, phononic, and atomic systems, with participation by leading theorists and experimentalists. The conference will offer an excellent opportunity for cross-fertilisation of ideas and an exciting learning experience for early career researchers. TOPICS: Topological insulators and superconductors Dirac and Weyl semimetals Time-dependent and non-equilibrium topological systems Photonic systems Cold atoms Phononic systems Electronic-structure and ab-initio calculations Transport properties of topological systems Experimental detection of topological properties Physics of unconventional surface states Interaction and disorder effects in topological systems Hetero- and hybrid-structures Electrodynamics in topological materials Quantum-field-theory approaches Applications and devices SPEAKERS: A. ALTLAND, University of Cologne, Germany P. ARMITAGE, Johns Hopkins University, USA L. ARRACHEA, Universidad NSM, Buenos Aires, Argentina C. W. J. BEENAKKER, Leiden University, The Netherlands A. BURKOV, University of Waterloo, Canada F. BURNELL, University of Minnesota, USA (to be confirmed) R. CLAESSEN, University of Würzburg, Germany D. COBDEN, University of Washington, USA D. CULCER, University of New South Wales, Australia K. FLENSBERG, University of Copenhagen, Denmark M. FRANZ, University of British Columbia, Canada F. GIAZOTTO, NEST NANO-CNR, Pisa, Italy M. KAWASAKI, University of Tokyo, Japan D. LOSS, University of Basel, Switzerland A. H. MACDONALD, The University of Texas at Austin, USA L. MOLENKAMP, University of Würzburg, Germany J. MOODERA, MIT, Cambridge, USA C. MORAIS SMITH, Utrecht University, The Netherlands S.-Q. SHEN, University of Hong Kong H. TAKAGI, MPI for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany K. VON BERGMANN, Hamburg University, Germany S. A. YANG, Singapore University of Technology and Design A. YAZDANI, Princeton University, USA U. ZUELICKE, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand GRANTS: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

21 Oct 2019 - 25 Oct 2019

@ ICTP

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Conference on Signatures of Topology in Condensed Matter | (smr 3330)

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

Room: Euler Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Monica Baschiera, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Michele Governale (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand), Michael S. Fuhrer (Monash University, Australia), Fabio Taddei (NEST NANO-CNR, Pisa, Italy), Local Organiser: Marcello Dalmonte

Cosponsor(s): The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnologymd, FLEET - ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologiesfleet, Istituto Nanoscienze – CNRcnrnano2

**DEADLINE: 01/07/2019**

Activity

23 Oct 2019 - 25 Oct 2019

@ Trieste - Italy

The Wonders of Theoretical Physics, Celebrating 60 years of Giuseppe Mussardo | (smr H584)

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

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)

Organizer(s): A. Scardicchio, ICTP, Statistical Physics, SISSA,

Activity

28 Oct 2019 - 31 Oct 2019

@ Trieste - Italy

The Journey of Galaxies in the Assembling Cosmic Structures | (smr H569)

Address: Via Grignano, 9 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Organizer(s): OATS - INAF, Andrea Biviano, Gabriella De Lucia,

Activity

28 Oct 2019 - 31 Oct 2019

@ ICTP

Career Development Workshop for Women in Physics | (smr 3336)

Address: Via Grignano, 9 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Nadia van Buuren

Organizer(s): Shobhana Narasimhan (JNCASR, Bangalore), Nicola Spaldin (ETH, Zurich), Elizabeth Simmons (UCSD, San Diego), Local Organiser: Erika Coppola

Support E-Mail: smr3336@ictp.it

Europe/Rome *** DEADLINE for applications is 1 AUGUST 2019 *** Directors: A. CICUTTIN, ICTP, Italy M.L. CRESPO, ICTP, Italy M.B.I. REAZ, University of Kebangsaan Malaysia B. TIRU, Gauhati University, India ICTP Scientific Contact: M.L. CRESPO, ICTP, Italy Local Organizing Committee: H.J. Goswami, Gauhati University, India H.K. Kalita, Gauhati University, India D. Saikia, Gauhati University, India K.K. Sarma, Gauhati University, India U. Sarma, Gauhati University, India The School will cover key aspects of fully-programmable Systems-On-Chip (SoC) and its applications to advanced scientific instrumentation. The first two days of the activity will be dedicated to the 2019 Second International Conference on Advances in Electrical, Electronic and System Engineering (ICAEESE 2019). Specific information about the Conference can be found at: http://www.icaeese2019.org Description: The School will contain theoretical lectures, tutorials and assisted hands-on laboratory sessions on modern SoC development hardware platforms. The School will be primarily addressed to researchers, teachers and advanced students from the Asia-Pacific region who need to master modern FPGA-based SoC technologies for their scientific and academic activities. The School and Conference will provide a forum for researchers, teachers and advanced students to cross the geographical boundaries for pursuance of science and technology through fruitful interactions, discussions and presentations. The activity will also act as a window enabling the participants to get a glimpse of trends of research in an era of borderless science. The exposure to talks by renowned Speakers will be motivations for young minds to pursue research as a career and thereby building manpower for overall social development. Topics: Review of Fully-programmable SoC Architectures; Software Automation Tools; SoC Design Methodologies; Hardware/Software System Design; FPGA and VHDL for Modeling and Logic Synthesis; Embedded C Language Programming; Real-time Data Acquisition, Processing and Transmission; Laboratory Sessions for Hands-On Training and Experimentation. Selected participants will also enjoy the waiver of the ICAEESE 2019 registration fee Guwahati - India ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

2 Nov 2019 - 9 Nov 2019

@ Guwahati - India

Applied Physics

School and Conference on Fully-Programmable Systems-On-Chip for Scientific Instrumentation | (smr 3332)

Secretary: Doreen Sauleek

Organizer(s): Scientific ICTP Contact: M. L. Crespo (ICTP)
Organizers: A. Cicuttin (ICTP), M.L. Crespo (ICTP), M.B.I. Reaz (University of Kebangsaan Malaysia), B. Tiru (Gauhati University, India)

Cosponsor(s): Gauhati Universitygauhati2, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysiaukm

Support E-Mail: smr3332@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 01/08/2019**

Europe/Rome https://gender-gap-in-science.org Final meeting of a collaborative project (2017-2019), funded by the International Council for Science, of eleven major scientific international unions and organizations: findings, discussions, conclusions and recommendations. Reducing the gender gap is a major challenge for the whole scientific community, in developed as well as developing countries, and concerns everyone, men and women. The project has concentrated its efforts on three main tasks: the Joint Global Survey with 30,000 respondents (male and female) in more than 130 countries using 8 languages, the Joint Study on Publication Patterns analyzing comprehensive metadata sources of publications of more than 500,000 scientists since 1970, a Database of Good Practices for girls and young women, parents, and organizations. TOPICS: - Report on the findings and achievements of the three tasks of the project, globally, by scientific discipline and by geographical zone - Discuss and evaluate the results of the project. - Formulate recommendations and discuss new initiatives. SPEAKERS: S. BADALONI, University of Padova J.-P. BOURGUIGNON, European Research Council C. BOBAN, Diversity Working Group,Wikimedia Strategy 2030 A. BROOKS, UNESCO (retired) T. K. CAMP, Colorado School of Mines K. CLANCY, University of Illinois M. GOOS, University of Limerick R. IVIE, American Institute of Physics G. LOZANO, University of Arizona L. MERNER, American Institute of Physics H. MIHALJEVIC, Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin M. F. OUEDRAOGO, African Women in Mathematics Association S. PONCE-DAWSON, Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires M. RENTETZI ,National Technical University of Athens L. SANTAMARIA, Independant Researcher J. TIMS, Baldwin Wallace University C. TOPAZ, Williams College GRANTS: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

4 Nov 2019 - 8 Nov 2019

@ ICTP

Conference on Global Approach to the Gender Gap in Mathematical, Computing and Natural Sciences: How to Measure It, How to Reduce It? | (smr 3335)

Address: Via Grignano, 9 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Monica Baschiera, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Marie-Francoise Roy (International Mathematical Union), Mei Hung Chiu (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry), Igle Gledhill (International Union of Pure and Applied Physics), Local Organiser: Erika Coppola

Cosponsor(s): International Mathematical Union (IMU)imu, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA)sissa

**DEADLINE: 02/08/2019**

Activity

4 Nov 2019 - 5 Nov 2019

@ Trieste - Italy

Second Canadian-Italian workshop: New science with next generation synchrotron light sources | (smr H589)

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

Room: Euler Lecture Hall (LB)

Organizer(s): Elettra - Synchrotrone,

Activity

11 Nov 2019 - 15 Nov 2019

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

IAEA-ICTP Advanced School on Quality Assurance Requirements in the Digital Era of Diagnostic Radiology | (smr 3334)

Address: Via Grignano, 9 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Suzie Radosic

Organizer(s): Harry Delis (IAEA), Local Organiser: Renato Padovani

Cosponsor(s): International Atomic Energy Agencyiaea3

Activity

18 Nov 2019 - 22 Nov 2019

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Establishment and Utilization of Diagnostic Reference Levels in Medical Imaging | (smr 3333)

Address: Via Grignano, 9 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Suzie Radosic

Organizer(s): Jenia VASSILEVA (IAEA), Local Organiser: Renato Padovani

Cosponsor(s): American Association of Physicsts in Medicineaapm, European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physicsefomp

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2 Dec 2019 - 6 Dec 2019

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Uncertainty Estimations for Radiation Measurements in SSDLs and Hospitals | (smr 3337)

Address: Via Grignano, 9 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Suzie Radosic

Organizer(s): Paula Toroi (IAEA), Local Organiser: Luciano Bertocchi

Cosponsor(s): International Atomic Energy Agencyiaea3

Activity

9 Dec 2019 - 14 Dec 2019

@ Manila - Philippines

Earth System Physics

Workshop on Distilling Climate Information for Sectoral Applications | (smr 3315)

Secretary: Susanne Henningsen

Organizer(s): Charlotte Kendra Gotangco (Ateneo de Manila University), ICTP Scientific Contact: Adrian Tompkins

Cosponsor(s): International Union of Geodesy and GeophysicsIUGG

Europe/Rome The International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) and the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS) are organizing a joint winter school on quantitative systems biology. This is the 8th school in the series and will be held at ICTS, Bengaluru, India. https://www.icts.res.in/program/qsb2019 QSB2019 is an advanced school aimed at graduate students and postdocs working in quantitative systems biology. The focus this year is on 'morphogenesis'. The main school will be held between December 9-20, 2019 and will be preceded by a pedagogic and intensive ‘Pre-School’ between December 3-6, 2019. The Pre-School will cover the basic concepts in cell and developmental biology and will have short modules on mathematical modelling and physical approaches to biology. The deadline for applications is 1 September 2019. The development of an organism from a single-celled zygote to an embryo involves a tight integration between gene expression, signaling and mechanochemical processes. In recent years, there has been an explosion in studies that attempt to unravel the physical principles behind how organisms self-organize to generate their three-dimensional shape and functional form. Novel microscopy techniques are giving unprecedented views into the processes of development at very high spatiotemporal resolution. This deluge of data necessitates a larger scale systems-level understanding how organisms build themselves. The eighth edition of the ICTP - ICTS winter school on quantitative systems biology is focussed on Morphogenesis and will allow students from different backgrounds to become familiar with exciting developments at the interface of Physics and Developmental Biology. The participants of the school will be exposed to contemporary research areas, covering a large variety of topics, including mechanochemical pattern formation, regeneration and growth regulation, evolutionary-developmental biology. The school will emphasize how major questions in developmental biology such as stem cell differentiation, morphogenesis, tissue patterning, and tissue mechanics, can be asked with the help of quantification and physical theory. INVITED SPEAKERS INCLUDE Karen Alim Bill Bialek Fernando Cesares Suzanne Eaton Frank Jülicher Mounia Lagha Yasmine Meroz Matteo Rauzi Jochen Rink Tim Saunders Bengaluru - India ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

9 Dec 2019 - 20 Dec 2019

@ Bengaluru - India

Quantitative Life Sciences

ICTP-ICTS Winter School on Quantitative Systems Biology 2019 | (smr 3338)

Secretary: Erica Sarnataro

Organizer(s): Stefano Di Talia (Duke U.), Vijaykumar Krishnamurthy (ICTS), Guillaume Salbreux (Francis Crick Inst.), Buzz Baum (UCL), ICTP Scientific Contact: Antonio Celani

Activity

10 Dec 2019 - 11 Dec 2019

@ Trieste - Italy

Meeting Urban Diplomacy in the Mediterranean World XII-XV C. | (smr H586)

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

Room: Euler Lecture Hall (LB)

Organizer(s): CERM (Centro Europeo Ricerche Medievali) di Trieste,

ICTP - Strada Costiera, 11
I - 34151 Trieste Italy
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pio@ictp.it

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Joint Summer School on Modelling Tools for Sustainable Development - OpTIMUS | (smr 3299)

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Summer School on Particle Physics | (smr 3300)

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Advanced Summer School on Sustainable Blue Growth in the Mediterranean Region. | (smr H581)

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Mathematics

1st Latin American School in Applied Mathematics | (smr 3301)

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Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Condensed Matter Seminar: Understanding Spin-1 Kagome Antiferromagnet through the Hida Model

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Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics Seminar: What is Inside a Black Hole

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Mathematics

The variation of maximal functions on Euclidean spaces and spheres

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Fundamental Problems in Quantum Physics School on quantum foundations dedicated to Prof. Giancarlo Ghirardi | (smr H580)

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Quantitative Life Sciences

Efficiency of finite-time heat engines: from linear-irreversible to low-dissipation behavior

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Mathematics

Soap films and capillarity

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Applied Physics

Joint ICTP-IAEA 2nd Course on Scientific Novelties in the Phenomenology of Severe Accidents in Water Cooled Reactors | (smr 3303)

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High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

New Pathways in Explorations of Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Gravity Beyond Supersymmetry | (smr 3340)

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New Research Areas

2nd East-African Workshop on the Internet of Things | (smr 3279)

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Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Conference on Nanophononics, Bridging Statistical Physics, Molecular Modeling and Experiments | (smr 3302)

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Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Condensed Matter Seminar: Magneto-Electric Coupling through Lattice Distortions

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Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Condensed Matter Seminar: Collective and Local Effects in the Driven-Dissipative Dynamics of Many-Body Quantum Systems

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Cosmology

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Earth System Physics

2nd ICTP Summer School on Theory, Mechanisms and Hierarchical Modelling of Climate Dynamics: Convective Organization and Climate Sensitivity | (smr 3304)

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Mathematics

Trieste Algebraic Geometry Summer School (TAGSS) 2019 - Algebraic Geometry towards Applications | (smr 3306)

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Cosmology

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Cosmology

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Mathematics

Concentration inequalities for bandlimited functions

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London Mathematical Laboratory - Summer School 2019 | (smr H570)