Scientific Calendar

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

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Europe/Rome Artificial intelligence (AI) is undergoing an explosive phase — machines can now accomplish complex specific tasks at a level that exceeds human skills. At the basis of this performance is the ability to understand the sensory input from the external world and to associate it with effective strategies to achieve the desired goal. This advanced school aims to combine different yet strongly coupled perspectives: first, theoretical approaches, which focus on principles, algorithms, and their applications to computer science; second, the relationship with experimental neuroscience, which has inspired the latest generation developments in AI and has, in turn, benefited from the ability of AI to investigate the computations underlying complex cognitive processes; third, applications such as robotics, gaming, etc. The topics covered include: • deep learning and its relation to vision and language • reinforcement learning and decision making • sensorimotor learning • the ethics of artificial intelligence and its impact on society Invited lecturers: B. Biggio (Cagliari U.) D. Braun (Ulm U.) P. Dayan (Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics) J. Di Carlo (MIT) B. Kappen (Radboud U., Nijmegen) T. Lattimore (DeepMind, London) M. Pelillo (Ca' Foscari U.) J. Peters (Technische Universitaet Darmstadt) L. Rosasco (U. Genova, MIT & IIT) N. Tishby (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) R. Zecchina (U. Bocconi ) Financial support for students from India is available under the Pratiksha Trust Scholarships, ICTS Bangalore ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

12 Nov 2018 - 23 Nov 2018

@ ICTP

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Winter School on Quantitative Systems Biology: Learning and Artificial Intelligence | (smr 3246)

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

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Erica Sarnataro

Organizer(s): Chris Mathys (SISSA), Davide Zoccolan (SISSA), Local Organiser: Antonio Celani

Cosponsor(s): International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS)icts, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA)sissa

**DEADLINE: 01/09/2018**

Activity

19 Nov 2018 - 22 Nov 2018

@ Trieste - Italy

Workshop for Archival Sciences | (smr H568)

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

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Organizer(s): International Institute for Archival Sciences of Trieste and Maribor,

Europe/Rome The two-week international school will bring together international experts and train Master & PhD students and early career scientists in Earthquake and Tsunami Physics so that each participant has a better understanding of the range of circumstances and knowledge related to seismic hazard in the region. The aim is to raise national capability in the vulnerable countries and increase their resilience, through an ad-hoc advanced training and also favor international cooperation among the school participants also in the framework of the North African Group for Earthquake and Tsunami studies. The programme will involve a series of lectures, seminars, exercises and discussion sessions in Earthquake and Tsunami sciences. For those interested in presenting their research work during the conference (oral and poster) an abstract should be uploaded directly to the online application. Topics: Theoretical Seismology Observational and Computational Seismology Mechanics of Earthquakes and Faulting Earthquake Hazard and Strong Ground Motion Tsunami Physics and Hazard Tunis - Tunisia ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

19 Nov 2018 - 30 Nov 2018

@ Tunis - Tunisia

Earth System Physics

Earthquakes and Tsunami: Modeling and Observations | (smr 3211)

Address: Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis (ENIT) Rue Béchir Salem Belkhiria Campus universitaire BP 37, 1002, Le Bélvédère, 1002 Tunis Tunisia

Secretary: Susanne Henningsen

Organizer(s): Najla Bouden Romdhane (Ecole Nationale des Ingénieurs de Tunis), Ahmed Ksentini (Ecole Nationale des Ingénieurs de Tunis), Sihem Louati (Ecole Nationale des Ingénieurs de Tunis), Assia Harbi (North African Group for Earthquake and Tsunami studies), ICTP Scientific Contact: Abdelkrim Aoudia

Cosponsor(s): The International Union of Geodesy and Geophysicsiugg4, Regione Friuli Venezia Giuliafvg, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunisenit, North African Group for Earthquake and Tsunami studiesnaget, Université de Tunis El Manarutm

Support E-Mail: smr3211@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 10/10/2018**

Europe/Rome Abstract: We consider one complex structure parameter mirror families W of Calabi-Yau 3-folds with Picard-Fuchs equations of hypergeometric type. By mirror symmetry the even D-brane masses of the orginal Calabi-Yau M can be identified with four periods w.r.t. to an inte- gral symplectic basis of H3(W, Z) at the point of maximal unipotent monodromy. It was discovered by Chad Schoen in 1986 that the sin- gular fibre of the quintic at the conifold point gives rise to a Hecke eigen form of weight four f4 on Γ0(25) whose Fourier coefficients ap are determined by counting solutions in that fibre over the finite field Fpk . The D-brane masses at the conifold are given by the transition matrix Tmc between the integral symplectic basis and a Frobenius basis at the conifold. We predict and verify to very high precision that the entries of Tmc relevant for the D2 and D4 brane masses are given by the two periods (or L-values) of f4. These values also deter- mine the behaviour of the Weil-Petersson metric and its curvature at the conifold. Moreover we describe a notion of quasi periods and find that the two quasi period of f4 appear in Tmc. We extend the analy- sis to the other hypergeometric one parameter 3-folds and comment on simpler applications to local Calabi-Yau 3-folds. ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

19 Nov 2018

Mathematics

D-brane masses and the motivic Hodge conjecture

Room: Leonardo Building - Luigi Stasi Seminar Room

Speaker(s): Albrecht KLEMM, Hausdorff Center for Mathematics

Seminar Start Time: 16:00

Europe/Rome We study a non-unitary spin chain with orthosymplectic symmetry that generalizes the O(N) model to any positive or negative integer N. The lack of unitarity allows a stable massless Goldstone phase to appear, otherwise forbidden by the Mermin-Wagner theorem, that is described by a supersphere sigma model. On the 2D lattice it is represented as a dense loop model with loop weight N in which crossings are allowed. Unlike the usual O(N) loop model, the presence of crossings makes the model flow to a different regime where correlations involve logarithms. We compute these logarithmic critical exponents with field theory and the Bethe ansatz. SISSA Via Bonomea 265, rm 128 ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

20 Nov 2018

@ SISSA Via Bonomea 265, rm 128

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics Seminar: A Study of a Non-Unitary Statistical Model: Super Spin Chains and Intersecting Loops

Speaker(s): P. GRANET (CEA Saclay, France)

Seminar Start Time: 11:00

Seminar

21 Nov 2018

@ ICTP

Estimating errors in model variability: a comparison between seasonal re-forecasts and multi-decadal simulations with the ECMWF coupled model

Address: Via Beirut 2

Room: exSISSA Building, 2nd Floor, Common Area

Speaker(s): Franco Molteni, ECMWF, Reading, U.K.

Seminar Start Time: 11:00

Europe/Rome Abstract: This is based on joint work with Shinnosuke Okawa and Kazushi Ueda. The zero loci of a cubic equations in three dimensional projective space are pretty cool! As varieties, they may be deformed in four directions. However, they may also be deformed as "noncommutative" spaces in an extra four dimensions. Here we realise these noncommutative deformations as certain quiver algebras. We then go on to study their moduli and compare them to existing theories of noncommutative cubic surfaces. Time permitting we will discuss generalisations of these ideas to other del Pezzo surfaces. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

21 Nov 2018

@ ICTP

Mathematics

On noncommutative cubic surfaces and their moduli

Room: Leonardo Building - Luigi Stasi Seminar Room

Speaker(s): Tarig ABDELGADIR (ICTP)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Europe/Rome Abstract: In this talk, I will present some recent developments in the theory of minimal surfaces in Euclidean spaces which have been obtained as applications of both classical and modern complex analytic methods. The emphasis will be on results pertaining to the global theory of minimal surfaces, including the Calabi-Yau problem, constructions of properly immersed and embedded minimal surfaces in R^n and in minimally convex domains of R^n, results on the complex Gauss map, and isotopies of conformal minimal immersions. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

22 Nov 2018

@ ICTP

Mathematics

New complex analytic methods in the theory of minimal surfaces

Room: Leonardo Building - Luigi Stasi Seminar Room

Speaker(s): Franc FORSTNERIC; (University of Ljubljana)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Seminar

22 Nov 2018

@ ICTP

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

Dyon degeneracies from Mathieu moonshine symmetry

Room: Leonardo Building - Euler Lecture Hall

Speaker(s): Aradhita CHATTOPADHYAYA (Centre for High Energy Physics, IIS, Bangalore, India)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Europe/Rome 9:30 - 10:30 Emanuel Carneiro (ICTP) Title: Bounds for zeta and primes via Fourier analysis Abstract: This will be a light talk (a survey-type talk with mention to several open problems) on some of the recent bounds for objects related to the Riemann zeta-function via the use of Fourier analysis machinery. Certain very interesting Fourier optimization problems come into play, naturally related to our number theoretical entities. Very little analysis/number theory background is expected in order to get the big picture of the talk. 10.30 - 11:00 Coffee break 11:00 - 12:00 Umberto Zannier (SNS, Pisa) Title: Pell-Abel equation X^2-D(t)Y^2=1, to be solved in polynomials X(t),Y(t), and applications. Abstract: We shall discuss the so-called Pell-Abel equation, i.e. X^2-D(t)Y^2=1. This is similar to the classical Pell equation (proposed in fact by Fermat), which appears in many issues of Number Theory. The polynomial version seems less well-known, but is old as well, studied e.g. by Abel in 1826. We shall survey about this equation, illustrating different mathematical issue involving it. Then we shall also present some recent results about solvability of the equations, when D(t) runs through a pencil of polynomials. 12:00 Lunch 14:00 - 15:00 Danylo Radchenko (MPI) Title: Universal optimality, Fourier interpolation, and modular forms Abstract: I will talk about a joint work with Henry Cohn, Abhinav Kumar, Stephen D. Miller, and Maryna Viazovska. We look at the problem of arranging points in Euclidean space in order to minimize their potential energy. In some exceptional case it might turn out that a single configuration is optimal for all potentials that are completely monotone; in this case such a configuration is called universally optimal. We show that the E8 lattice and the Leech lattice are universally optimal in their respective dimensions. 15:00 - 15:30 Coffee break 15:30 - 16:30 Felipe Gonçalves (University of Bonn) Title: Uncertainty principles connected with sphere packings. Abstract: In this talk we discuss recently discovered uncertainty principles related to the problem of packing spheres in Euclidean space. Time permitting, we will also discuss how these techniques can be used on other problems in number theory. Everyone is welcome to attend ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

23 Nov 2018

Mathematics

Arithmetic and Analysis Day

Room: Leonardo Building - Luigi Stasi Seminar Room

Seminar Start Time: 09:30

Europe/Rome This hands-on workshop will cover key aspects of modern programmable Systems-on-Chip and its applications to advanced scientific instrumentation and reconfigurable computing. Emphasis will be given to Nuclear Applications with the collaboration of the Italian Institute of Nuclear Physics. Systems-on-Chip (SoC) based on FPGA and dual-core processors are characterized by its low-cost along with a huge versatility to implement different concurrent tasks and critical activities such as hard real time hardware control and high performance multichannel data acquisition, processing and transmission. These remarkable features make SoC devices very attractive for frontier scientific applications. The workshop will consist of about 65 hours of theoretical lectures and assisted hands-on activities. The laboratory sessions will count on state-of-the-art software tools and development hardware platforms. The selected faculty will be composed by lecturers and speakers from prestigious universities, hi-tech companies and research institutions. The workshop will be primarily addressed to researchers, teachers and engineers of various disciplines who need to master cutting-edge technologies for their scientific, academic and professional activities. TOPICS:  Modern Digital Design FPGA Technology VHDL for Modeling, Simulation and Logic Synthesis Embedded C Programming SoC Design Methodology SoC Architecture, Functional Blocks and External Interfaces HW/SW System Design High Level Synthesis Data Acquisition, Processing and Transmission SoC Trends and Advanced Scientific Applications Laboratory Sessions for Hands-On Training and Experimentation ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

26 Nov 2018 - 7 Dec 2018

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

Advanced Workshop on FPGA-based Systems-On-Chip for Scientific Instrumentation and Reconfigurable Computing | (smr 3249)

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

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Federica Delconte

Organizer(s): Pirouz Bazargan Sabet (University Pierre Et Marie Curie, Paris, France), Nizar Abdallah (Microsemi Corp., California, USA), Andres Cicuttin (ICTP), Maria Liz Crespo (ICTP), Local Organiser: Maria Liz Crespo

Support E-Mail: smr3249@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 03/09/2018**

Activity

26 Nov 2018 - 30 Nov 2018

@ Trieste - Italy

TWAS 2018 General Meeting | (smr H561)

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

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)

Organizer(s): TWAS,

Europe/Rome Abstract: Over the last two centuries mathematicians have developed a very rich theory of abelian varieties; however, certain kinds of explicit calculations have remained out of reach of our computational power until quite recently, when theoretical and technological advances have led to a renewed interest in the computational side of the theory. In this talk I will discuss one of the fundamental algorithmic problems one would like to solve, namely that of determining the endomorphism ring of the Jacobian of an explicitly given curve over a number field. I will describe a method to compute the endomorphism ring of such a Jacobian, starting with the case of genus-2 curves, and show the connection between this problem and a certain local-global principle for the center of the endomorphism algebra. If time permits, I will also outline how to prove the necessary local-global principle for abelian surfaces and, under the assumption of the Mumford-Tate conjecture, for all abelian varieties. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

26 Nov 2018

@ ICTP

Mathematics

Endomorphism rings of Jacobians

Room: Leonardo Building - Luigi Stasi Seminar Room

Speaker(s): Davide LOMBARDO, University of Pisa

Seminar Start Time: 11:00

Europe/Rome Critical lattice models with a non-hermitian Hamiltonian are described by non-unitary CFTs. There are many physical applications such as open quantum systems, geometrical problems or electronic disordered systems. We know that in many cases we can define the notion of effective central charge.I will show why this quantity is important in two problems: the scaling of the entanglement entropy and the identification of universality classes in truncated models. I will illustrate the discussion with examples such as the XXZ model, supersymmetric spin chains, loop models and truncations of the Brownian motion. SISSA, Via Bonomea 265, Room 128 ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

27 Nov 2018

@ SISSA, Via Bonomea 265, Room 128

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics Seminar: Role of the Effective Central Charge in Non-unitary Conformal Field Theories

Speaker(s): Romain COUVREUR (CEA Saclay, LPT-ENS, Paris, France))

Seminar Start Time: 11:00

Seminar

27 Nov 2018

@ ICTP

Phenomenology of Particle Physics

Title to be announced

Room: Leonardo Building - Luigi Stasi Seminar Room

Speaker(s): Pablo QUILEZ (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Europe/Rome The interplay between solutes and water is central to understand the liquid world around us: water modulates the magnitude and the kinetics of the interactions between solutes, and how solutes respond to mechanical force; solutes affect the structure and dynamics of water. My group has explored this interplay from the perspective of the solute and that of the water in a variety of systems, using simulations. In this talk I will discuss recent results for two distinct systems: the interactions of fluorinated amino acids and water, and the mechanical response of protein helices and coiled coils to applied force. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

29 Nov 2018

@ ICTP

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

ICTP Seminar Series in Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics - A Tale of Two Systems: How Fluorination Affects Amino Acid Solvation, and How Oligomerization Influences the Mechanical Response of Protein Coil Coils

Room: Leonardo Building - Luigi Stasi Seminar Room

Speaker(s): Ana VILA VERDE (MPI of Colloids & Interfaces, Potsdam Germany)

Seminar Start Time: 11:30

Europe/Rome Abstract. I present computations of the exact quantum effective action in classes of matter Chern Simons theories in the t' Hooft large N limit, and use the results of this computation to analyze the stability and phase structure of various matter Chern Simons theories, including the so called 'regular boson theory' and the N=2 supersymmetric matter Chern Simons theory with a single fundamental chiral multiplet. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

29 Nov 2018

@ ICTP

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

Exact Quantum Effective Actions in Large N matter Chern Simons theories

Room: Leonardo Building - Luigi Stasi Seminar Room

Speaker(s): Shiraz MINWALLA (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India)

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Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Europe/Rome Single layer graphene hides manybody physics, Bilayer graphene, with AA and AB registry, exposes some of them. Twist springs more surprises. A theory [1] for superconductivity seen after tiny commensurate twists in bilayer graphene is discused. We invoke resonating valence bond (RVB) pairing contained in the dense p-pi electron fluid in graphene. RVB pairing fails to produce superconductivity in neutral graphene, as electron density of states vanish at the Fermi level. In a twisted bilayer, interlayer tunneling adds equal number of electrons and holes in regions of dominant AA registry. Self doped carriers use RVB pairing and develop charge -2e and +2e Cooper pair correlations, in spite of Coulomb repulsion. Resulting periodic superlattice of Cooper pair puddles form a Josephson lattice. Coulomb blockade makes it a Bosonic Mott insulator. Gate voltage dopes the Bose Mott insulator and interesting consequences follow. [1] G. Baskaran, arXiv:1804.00627 SISSA, Via Bonomea 265 ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

30 Nov 2018

@ SISSA, Via Bonomea 265

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics Seminar: AA to AB via Twist in Bilayer Graphene: Moire' is Different

Speaker(s): G. BASKARAN (Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, ON, Canada and The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, India

Seminar Start Time: 11:00

Europe/Rome Shigefumi Mori attended Kyoto University from where he received his B.A. in 1973, M.A. in 1975, and doctorate in 1978. He was visiting professor at Harvard during 1977-1980, at the Institute for Advanced Studies from 1981-82, at Columbia University from 1985-87, and the University of Utah for several periods. Mori research focuses on the birational geometry of algebraic varieties. One of his main results is the 3-dimensional flip theorem, which established the 3-dimensional birational classification theory based on the work of M. Reid, X. Benveniste, Y. Kawamata, V. Shokurov, J. Kollár, Y. Miyaoka and others. He is currently interested in a fine classification of certain threefold structures, including flips, divisorial contractions, and Q-conic bundles. Mori was awarded a Fields Medal at the 1990 International Congress in Kyoto in Japan. Mori is also President of the International Mathematical Union (IMU) until the end of 2018. Abstract: In my talk I will present my personal views on the area around my research; I have been studying algebraic varieties through rational curves on them. After I encountered a notion called an extremal ray, I became attracted to the biregular classification of special varieties, the minimal model program, and furthermore to a general theory of higher dimensional birational classification. I will present them touching some of the recent developments to a wider audience including algebraic geometers. The colloquium will be livestreamed from the ICTP website. Light refreshments will be served after the event. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Colloquium

30 Nov 2018

@ ICTP

ICTP Colloquium on The Birational Classification of Algebraic Varieties

Address: Strada Costiera 11 34141 Trieste, Italy

Room: Leonardo Building - Budinich Lecture Hall

Speaker(s): Prof. Shigefumi Mori, Emeritus, Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Kyoto, Japan

Colloquium Start Time: 14:30

Activity

3 Dec 2018 - 7 Dec 2018

@ Antigua - Guatemala

Central American and Caribbean Workshop on Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Predictability of the Mid-Summer Drought | (smr 3342)

Secretary: Pandora Malchose

Organizer(s): Angel Munoz (IRI), Koen Verbist (UNESCO), ICTP Scientific Contact: Adrian Tompkins

Cosponsor(s): UNESCO, AECID, IRI

Europe/Rome Science and applications of synchrotron radiation 10 years from today (3 - 4 December 2018) and Opportunities for Time-REsolved Experiments at new Synchrotrone radiation facilities (4 - 5 December 2018) Trieste - Italy ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

3 Dec 2018 - 5 Dec 2018

@ Trieste - Italy

Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste Workshops (smr H551)

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

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Organizer(s): Elettra Sincrotrone,

Seminar

4 Dec 2018

@ ICTP

Mathematics

TBA - BASIC NOTIONS SEMINAR

Room: Leonardo Building - Luigi Stasi Seminar Room

Speaker(s): Fernando RODRIGUEZ VILLEGAS (ICTP)

Seminar Start Time: 16:00

Europe/Rome High-energy laser systems can be used to mimic extreme states of matter, as found in the interiors of various celestial bodies, in the laboratory. Combining such laser systems with extremely bright X-ray sources, such as X-ray free electron lasers, allows for studying exotic physical processes in real-time. This includes diamond precipitation, which has been predicted to happen deep inside Neptune and Uranus, and many other interesting phenomena. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

6 Dec 2018

@ ICTP

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

ICTP Seminar Series in Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics - Warm Dense Matter: Investigating Planets and Stars in the Laboratory

Room: Leonardo Building - Luigi Stasi Seminar Room

Speaker(s): Dominik KRAUS (HZDR, Dresden, Germany)

Seminar Start Time: 11:00

Europe/Rome Abstract. Axions are a potential dark matter candidate, which may condense and form self gravitating compact objects, called axion stars. In recent work, we studied head-on collisions of relativistic axion stars with black holes and neutron stars. In the black hole case we find that relatively large scalar clouds are produced by mergers of low compactness axion stars and black holes with intermediate spins, which provides a dynamical mechanism for the formation of long lived scalar hair. For neutron star collisions we find that in the critical limit of black hole formation, the collision gives rise to a large ejection of baryonic mass from the system, purely due to gravitational effects. This could give rise to electromagnetic observables in addition to their gravitational wave signatures. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

6 Dec 2018

@ ICTP

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

Collisions of axion stars with black holes and neutron stars

Room: Leonardo Building - Euler Lecture Hall

Speaker(s): Katy CLOUGH (University of Oxford, UK)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Europe/Rome Abstract: In this talk I will report on a joint project with Matteo Penegini (Genova). The second cohomology of a surface S as mentioned in the title splits up as a sum of two pieces. One piece comes from the Albanese variety. The other piece looks like the cohomology of a K3 surface, which we call a K3 partner X of S. If the surface S is a product-quotient then we can geometrically construct the K3 partner X and an algebraic correspondence that relates the cohomology of S and X. Finally, we prove the Tate and Mumford-Tate conjectures for all surfaces S that lie in the same connected component of the Gieseker moduli space as a product-quotient surface. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

6 Dec 2018

@ ICTP

Mathematics

On the cohomology of smooth projective surfaces with p_g = q = 2 and maximal Albanese dimension

Room: Leonardo Building - Luigi Stasi Seminar Room

Speaker(s): Johan COMMELIN (University of Freiburg)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Activity

10 Dec 2018 - 14 Dec 2018

@ Trieste - Italy

OWSD Early career fellowships programme | (smr H557)

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

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Organizer(s): TWAS-OWSD,

Europe/Rome The goal of this workshop is to bring together members of the community from the academic and private sector that are interested in a combination of machine learning and energy landscapes, with emphasis on, but not limited to, the energy landscape of string theory. The program will feature plenary sessions as well as shorter, more specialized talks and time for discussions to explore synergies between these different approaches. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

10 Dec 2018 - 12 Dec 2018

@ ICTP

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

Machine Learning Landscape - a workshop at the interface of string theory, machine learning and energy landscapes

Room: Adriatico Guest House - Giambiagi Lecture Hall

Organizer(s): Sven KRIPPENDORF (LMU, Munich), Dhaghash MEHTA (United Technologies Research Center, USA), Fabian RUEHLE (CERN), Fernando QUEVEDO (ICTP)

For registration, please fill in the form available at the following link: https://goo.gl/forms/XQGppxF6vnIarn8N2

Seminar Start Time: 09:00

Seminar

11 Dec 2018

@ SISSA Via Bonomea 265, room 128

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics Seminar: To be announced

Speaker(s): Christopher HERZOG (King's College, London, U.K.)

Seminar Start Time: 11:00

Seminar

11 Dec 2018

@ ICTP

Cosmology

Title to be announced

Room: Leonardo Building - Luigi Stasi Seminar Room

Speaker(s): Marco CELORIA (ICTP)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Seminar

12 Dec 2018

@ ICTP

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

Joint ICTP/SISSA String Seminars: Classical de Sitter solutions and the swampland

Room: Leonardo Building - Euler Lecture Hall

Speaker(s): David B. ANDRIOT (CERN)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Seminar

12 Dec 2018

@ ICTP

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

Joint ICTP/SISSA String Seminars: Title to be announced

Room: Leonardo Building - Euler Lecture Hall

Speaker(s): Jan Pieter van der SCHAAR (University of Amsterdam)

Seminar Start Time: 16:00

Europe/Rome The discovery of novel properties, effects or microscopic mechanisms in modern materials science is often driven by the quest for the coexistence and/or interaction of several functional properties into a single compound. Within this framework, by exploiting the cross-coupling between spin and electric dipoles via spin-orbit coupling in ferroelectric semiconductors, I will focus on the tight link between k-dependent spin-splitting in the electronic structure, spin-texture and electric polarization. Based on density functional simulations, I will show our theoretical predictions of a giant Rashba spin-splitting in several materials (ranging from bulk GeTe to oxides), labeled as Ferro-Electric Rashba Semi-Conductors (FERSC) - where the chirality of the spin texture is one-to-one linked to polarization. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

13 Dec 2018

@ ICTP

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

ICTP Seminar Series in Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics: Interplay Between Spin and Dipolar Degrees of Freedom

Room: Leonardo Building - Luigi Stasi Seminar Room

Speaker(s): Silvia PICOZZI (CNR-SPIN, Univ.'G.D'Annunzio, Chieti-Pescara, Italy)

Seminar Start Time: 11:00

Seminar

13 Dec 2018

@ ICTP

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

Title to be announced

Room: Leonardo Building - Euler Lecture Hall

Speaker(s): David J.E. MARSH (University of Goettingen, Germany)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Europe/Rome This special ICTP QLS Colloquium will be given by Prof. Lenka Zdeborova. The talk will take place in the Euler Lecture Hall, on Thursday 13 December 2018 at 16.30 hrs. The title and abstract will follow shortly. All are most welcome! ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Colloquium

13 Dec 2018

@ ICTP

ICTP QLS Colloquium

Address: Strada Costiera 11 34151 Trieste, Italy

Room: Leonardo Building - Euler Lecture Hall

Speaker(s): Professor Lenka Zdeborova, Institut de Physique Theorique, Université Paris-Saclay, France

Colloquium Start Time: 16:30

Activity

14 Dec 2018 - 18 Dec 2018

@ Mumbai - India

High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Workshop on Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics | (smr 3264)

Secretary: Rosanna Sain

Organizer(s): Alexei Yu. Smirnov (Max Planck Institute fur Kernphysik, Heidelberg and ICTP, Trieste), Vivek Datar (TIFR, Mumbai), Srubabati Goswami (TIFR, Mumbai), Sanjib Agarwalla (IOP, Bhubaneshwar), Basudeb Dasgupta (TIFR, Mumbai), Amol Dighe (TIFR, Mumbai), Vikram Rentala (IIT, Mumbai), ICTP Scientific Contact: Atish Dabholkar

The link to the activity webpage for registration and further information is: http://home.phy.iitb.ac.in/~thep/News/NP_Astro_Cosmo_Conference/index.html

Seminar

20 Dec 2018

@ ICTP

Cosmology

Title to be announced

Room: Leonardo Building - Euler Lecture Hall

Speaker(s): Satadru BAG (IUCAA, Pune, India)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Europe/Rome Deadline for applications: extended to 26 OCTOBER 2018 The “Total Energy” Workshop has been held traditionally in Trieste every two years since 1987. This year, the Workshop is about recent progress in electronic structure methods and their applications. The aim is a critical discussion of methods and of possible combinations and challenging applications. It has become one of the most popular regular events of the international ab-initio electronic structure community. This event also has the ambition to reach out to countries where the electronic structure community is not traditionally as strong as in Europe, the USA and Japan, in coherence with the missions of its traditional host institution, the ICTP. Scientific Advisory Committee: E. Artacho, University of Cambridge, UK W. Andreoni, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland  A. Baldereschi, University of Trieste, Italy R. Car, Princeton University, USA  C. Filippi, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands M. Finnis, Imperial College, London, UK R. Gebauer, ICTP, Trieste, Italy  X.-G. Gong, Fudan University, China  X. Gonze, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium E. Koch, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany  G. Kresse, University of Vienna, Austria J. Ihm, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea  R. M. Martin, Stanford University, US N. Marzari, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland F. Mauri, University “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy   S. Narasimhan, JNCASR, Bangalore, India  J. B. Neaton, University of California, Berkeley, USA  W. Pickett, University of California, Davis, USA  L. Reining, Ecole Polytechnique Palaiseau, Paris, France Directors: M. Caldas, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil M. Finnis, Imperial College, London, UK J. Neaton, University of California, Berkeley, USA  Local Organizer: A. Hassanali, ICTP, Trieste, Italy Preliminary List of Invited Speakers: S. Biermann, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS A. Botana, Arizona State University K. Burke, University of California, Irvine M. Ceriotti, EPFL C. Cocchi, Humboldt University, Berlin G. Csanyi, University of Cambridge R. Eder, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology J. Kunes, TU Wien N. Marzari, EPFL I. Mertig, MLU-Halle C. Miranda, University of Sao Paulo B. Monserrat, University of Cambridge S. Narasimhan, JNCSAR, Bangalore F. Neese, MPI-Mülheim E. Pavarini, Forschungszentrum Juelich C. Pignedoli, EMPA-Dübendorf S. Y. Quek, National University of Singapore A. Soluyanov, ETH Zurich M. Todorova, MPI-GmbH C. Van de Walle, University of California, Santa Barbara D. Vanderbilt, Rutgers University C. Weber, King’s College London J. Wilhelm, BASF H. Xiang, Fudan University ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

9 Jan 2019 - 11 Jan 2019

@ ICTP

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

19th International Workshop on Computational Physics and Material Science: Total Energy and Force Methods | (smr 3266)

Secretary: Nadia van Buuren

Organizer(s): Marilia Caldas (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil), Mike Finnis (Imperial College, London, UK), Jeffrey Neaton (University of California, Berkeley, USA), Local Organiser: Ali Hassanali

Support E-Mail: smr3266@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 26/10/2018**

Europe/Rome * Deadline for application expired on 2nd November 2018 * Several million chemical compounds are known, but with 118 chemical elements the number of compounds that are stable and could be synthesized is potentially much larger. The Workshop focuses on recent developments in the prediction of crystal structures by computational methods. Thanks to enormous progresses in computational power and in algorithm development, we are now closer to the possibility to predict the structure of a material from the simple knowledge of its composition. This Workshop will be dedicated to presenting and discussing the algorithms for in-silico crystal structure prediction that were developed in the last years, focusing in particular on the approaches based on molecular modeling. We find particularly appropriate holding this conference in 2019, the International Year of the Periodic Table, since crystal structure prediction is rooted in a deep knowledge of the properties of the atoms. The Workshop will be divided into two parts: the first 3 days will be dedicated to an advanced discussion of the latest advances in the field and last 2 days will be dedicated to hands-on tutorials with structure prediction methods in combination with electronic structure and atomistic methods. A Poster Session will also be organized, and interested candidates are invited to upload a short abstract of their proposed posters during the application process (max. half page, in pdf format). Poster presentation is not mandatory, however participants are encouraged to present their results. Topics: Genetic algorithms Random search algorithms Metadynamics Machine learning methods Nucleation Atomistic methods and force fields Electronic structure methods There is no registration fee. Secretariat: smr3267@ictp.it * * * Potential participants might be interested in applying also in the: 19th International Workshop on Computational Physics and Material Science: Total Energy and Force Methods to be held a the ICTP from 9 to 11 January 2018 (smr 3266) Relevant webpage and online application (deadline: 21 October 2018): http://indico.ictp.it/event/8658/ ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

14 Jan 2019 - 18 Jan 2019

@ ICTP

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Workshop on Crystal Structure Prediction: Exploring the Mendeleev Table as a Palette to Design New Materials | (smr 3267)

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

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Nicoletta Ivanissevich

Organizer(s): Artem Oganov (Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Russia), Alessandro Laio (SISSA), Gautam Desiraju (IISc Bangalore, India), Local Organiser: Sandro Scandolo

**DEADLINE: 02/11/2018**

Europe/Rome Joint ICTP-SAIFR/ICTP School on Mathematical Models of Evolution January 21 – 26, 2019 Although new experimental technology is partly responsible for the current revolution in biological research, theoretical models developed by physicists are also playing an important role in changing the way biological research is being performed. The number of theoretical physicists and applied mathematicians migrating into biology has dramatically increased throughout the world, but South America still lags behind. The one-week school on mathematical models on evolution, co-organized with the ICTP-SAIFR, UNESP, FAPESP and IFT-UNESP, will feature lectures by physicists and applied biologists who have made important contributions to this area of biological research. The school is intended for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the physical and biological sciences. This activity will be preceded by the ‘VIII Southern-Summer School on Mathematical Biology’. Candidates may apply either for one or both schools, and preference will be given to PhD students in South America. There is no registration fee and limited funds are available for travel and local expenses. Lecturers and courses: Population genetics and evolution – Luca Peliti (SMRI, Italy) Understanding how genetic information is transmitted across generations is at the basis of evolutionary theory. This course will review the mechanisms of reproduction, selection, mutation and drift and will be the backbone for the more specific courses below. Evolution of individuality – Paul Rainey (IAS – Massey University, New Zeland) The origins of multicellularity and cell differentiation are profound problems in biology. Overview of theory and recent experiments. The evolution of immune systems – Curtis Callan (Princeton University, USA) The immune system has the ability to respond to arbitrary pathogens. Using samples from mice it has been possible to track the evolution of the immune system from embryo to adult, revealing surprising differences between species. Ecology and evolution of viruses – Joshua Weitz (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA) Viruses shape the fate of cells, populations, and ecosystems. These lectures will provide an overview of the nonlinear dynamics of viruses and their microbial hosts, including theory, models, and evidence for the joint influence of population and evolutionary dynamics. The program will be available in December 2018 Click here for online application Application deadline: November 4, 2018 Sao Paulo - Brazil ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

21 Jan 2019 - 26 Jan 2019

@ Sao Paulo - Brazil

Mathematics

Joint ICTP-SAIFR/ICTP-Trieste School on Mathematical Models of Evolution | (smr 3265)

Address: ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research IFT-UNESP (1º andar), Rua Dr. Bento Teobaldo Ferraz 271, Bloco 2 - Barra Funda 01140-070 São Paulo, SP Brazil

Secretary: Erica Sarnataro

Organizer(s): Paulo Inácio Prado (USP Brazil), Luca Peliti (SMIR-Italy), Roberto Kraenkel (IFT-Physics, Brazil), Marcus Aguiar (Unicamp-Physics, Brazil), ICTP Scientific Contact: Matteo Marsili

Cosponsor(s): ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Researchsaifr, The São Paulo Research Foundationfapesp, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)unesp

Europe/Rome One key feature of the Internet of Things is the ability to rapidly create IoT applications, including scientific ones. This will allow collecting data from dozens, or even hundreds of low-cost, low-power scientific instruments. The lack of scientific data is an issue especially in Developing Countries, where the number of monitoring stations in limited and where data is unreliable due to lack of connectivity/intermittent power supply/poor maintenance. In order to address this demand, we propose the use of low-cost and low-power IoT nodes to complement the already deployed high-cost sparse networks for scientific data collection. While the IoT array will have inferior measurement accuracy due to the low-cost nature of the sensors, the high spatial density of the array is unique and will prove invaluable for research and operational applications. This workshop is intended to share good practices on how IoT nodes can be rapidly prototyped to carry out scientific measurements. Following a seven days hands-on technical workshop, participants will focus for two days on the requirements to develop three applications: radiation monitoring, oceanographic devices and weather stations. On the last day, the participants will share the results of their discussions/experiments. A basic knowledge of the Python language will be highly appreciated. TOPICS: Prototyping of embedded boards Introduction to microPython LoRa and LoRaWAN protocols Characteristics of analog and digital sensors Collection, analysis and the visualization of data Sensor requirements for radiative and oceanic monitoring and weather stations 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. DEADLINE: 9 November 2018 ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

21 Jan 2019 - 1 Feb 2019

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

Workshop on Rapid Prototyping of Internet of Things Solutions for Science | (smr 3268)

Address: Via Beirut, 7 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Secretary: Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Alessandro Crise (OGS), Francois Foulon (IAEA), Adrian Tompkins (ICTP), Local Organiser: Marco Zennaro

Cosponsor(s): IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agencyiaea3, ITU - International Telecommunication Unionitu, Open Access Marine Observation Devicesomods

**DEADLINE: 09/11/2018**

Seminar

22 Jan 2019

@ SISSA, Via Bonomea 265

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics Seminar: To be announced

Speaker(s): G. PUPILLO (Strasbourg Univ., France)

Seminar Start Time: 11:00

Europe/Rome The Abdus Salam Distinguished Lectures 2019 will be given on 28-29 January 2019 by Prof. Juan Maldacena, from the School of Natural Sciences at IAS, Princeton, USA. Juan Maldacena’s work focuses on quantum gravity, string theory, and quantum field theory. He has proposed a relationship between quantum gravity and quantum field theories that elucidates various aspects of both theories. He is studying this relationship further in order to understand the deep connection between black holes and quantum field theories, and he is also exploring the connection between string theory and cosmology. The abstracts of the 2019 Salam Lectures will be available shortly. ICTP, Trieste, Italy ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

28 Jan 2019 - 29 Jan 2019

@ ICTP, Trieste, Italy

Salam Distinguished Lectures 2019: by Prof. Juan Maldacena

Address: Strada Costiera 11 34141 Trieste, Italy

Room: Leonardo Building - Budinich Lecture Hall

Speaker(s): Prof. Juan Maldacena, Institute for Advanced Study, IAS, Princeton, USA

Seminar Start Time: 15:00

Seminar

29 Jan 2019

@ SISSA, Via Bonomea 265

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics Seminar: To be announced

Speaker(s): S. PARAMESWARAN (Oxford)

Seminar Start Time: 11:00

Seminar

31 Jan 2019

@ ICTP

Cosmology

Gravitational Wave Decay into Dark Energy

Room: Leonardo Building - Euler Lecture Hall

Speaker(s): Giovanni TAMBALO (SISSA)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Europe/Rome An ICTP PREPARATORY SCHOOL will be organized the week before the "Winter College on Applications of Optics and Photonics in Food Science", i.e. from 4 - 8 February 2019, for a limited number of selected participants. The Preparatory School is specifically organised only for participants of the above mentioned Winter College, providing background tutorials and exercises designed to help participants in following College's lectures. Therefore candidates applying to the Preparatory School are expected to apply also to the Winter College. Winter College's webpage: http://indico.ictp.it/event/8643 DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS SUBMISSION EXPIRED (21 OCTOBER 2018) ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

4 Feb 2019 - 8 Feb 2019

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

Preparatory School on Applications of Optics and Photonics in Food Science | (smr 3270)

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

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Federica Delconte

Organizer(s): Sarun Sumriddetchkajorn (NECTEC), Anna Grazia Mignani (IFAC-CNR), Cather Simpson (University of Auckland), Local Organiser: Joseph Niemela

Support E-Mail: smr3270@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 21/10/2018**

Europe/Rome The aim of the Winter College is to offer Ph.D. students and other emerging researchers broad training in the innovative applications of optics and photonics in food and agriculture. Deriving impact through research, development and entrepreneurship in this sector will be explored. Improving food, from production to processing, is one of the most important and successful contributions of modern optical and photonic innovations. Optical sensing and spectroscopy discoveries have provided huge advances in all areas, from identifying nutritional components, to uncovering contamination by adulterants and pathogens. Tailored light and light-based technologies also are used to better grow plants, purify water, kill pathogens, hatch eggs, and sort sperm and oocytes for herd control. The keen interest in photonics for food and agriculture is global and rapidly growing – a future with smart optics and photonics will succeed in feeding the world’s people sustainably. In addition to lectures, there will be tutorials and hands-on activities. An ICTP PREPARATORY SCHOOL will be organized the week before the College (from 4 - 8 February 2019) for a limited number of selected participants: http://indico.ictp.it/event/8642/ COLLEGE’S TOPICS: - Optical sensing and spectroscopic analysis, including hyperspectral methods. - Remote sensing and imaging – fundamentals and applications for precision agriculture. - Advanced vibrational spectrocopy including Raman scattering and IR absorption, SERS, low frequency Raman and imaging. - Understanding OCT and laser vibrometery. - Linear and nonlinear optical methods for sensing - Photonics and farming the oceans - Photonic advances driving the future of sustainable farming. - Solutions-focused photonics R&D with real impact beyond the research lab. - Low-cost spectroscopy for consumer use and limited resource settings - Photonics for application to packaging DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS SUBMISSION EXPIRED (21 OCTOBER 2018) ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

11 Feb 2019 - 22 Feb 2019

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

Winter College on Applications of Optics and Photonics in Food Science | (smr 3272)

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

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Federica Delconte

Organizer(s): Sarun Sumriddetchkajorn (NECTEC), Anna Grazia Mignani (IFAC-CNR), Cather Simpson (U. Auckland), Local Organiser: Joseph Niemela

Cosponsor(s): the International Commission for Optics (ICO)ico, the Optical Society (OSA)osa, the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE)spie, the European Optical Society (EOS)eos, Società Italiana di Ottica e Fotonica (SIOF)siof, the International Society on Optics Within Life Sciences (OWLS)owls

Support E-Mail: smr3272@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 21/10/2018**

Europe/Rome The fast growing use of quantum theory in technology-oriented and information-related fields is attracting the interest of an increasing number of researchers, especially young ones. The reborn interest in quantum physics has created a unique framework in which theoretical and experimental physics can fruitfully dialogue with information theory and computer science. The School intends to convey such an interdisciplinary spirit to graduate students and young researchers and will focus upon three themes, i) Quantum dynamics in the macro-world: quantum coherence and entanglement ii) Quantum theory as an interdisciplinary paradigm: quantum information and simulation iii) Quantum physics as a technology boost: quantum devices and machines emphasizing their inter-relations and covering the relevant background material, that will be taught by nine renowned experts in the above fields. The School is followed by a more specialized Workshop in which students attending the School are invited to participate. The Workshop Web page is http://indico.ictp.it/event/8662/ ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

18 Feb 2019 - 22 Feb 2019

@ ICTP

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Advanced School on Ubiquitous Quantum Physics: the New Quantum Revolution | (smr 3273)

Address: Via Beirut, 2 - Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: ex-SISSA Main Auditorium (1st week) and LB Budinich Lecture Hall (2nd week)

Secretary: Milena Poropat

Organizer(s): Angelo Bassi (University of Trieste, Italy), Fabio Benatti (University of Trieste, Italy), Roberto Floreanini (INFN, Trieste, Italy), Local Organiser: Marcello Dalmonte

Cosponsor(s): European Project TEQ: Testing the Large Scale Limit of Quantum Mechanicsteq, European Commissionec, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleareinfn

Support E-Mail: smr3273@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 15/11/2018**

Seminar

19 Feb 2019

@ SISSA, Via Bonomea 265

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics Seminar: To be announced

Speaker(s): Jesper JACOBSEN (ENS, Paris France)

Seminar Start Time: 11:00

Europe/Rome THE CALL FOR APPLICATIONS OPEN ICTP and SISSA, in collaboration with the partner institutions of the International Master Course in Physics of Complex Systems organize the Spring College on the Physics of Complex Systems from 25 February to 22 March 2019. Many complex systems in physics, biology, engineering and economics are characterized by a large number of interacting degrees of freedom giving rise to a non-trivial collective behavior. The theoretical and computational tools for a quantitative analysis of complex systems are often rooted in modern (statistical, quantum) physics. The Spring College on the Physics of Complex Systems gives students the opportunity to get in touch with a selection of topics at the forefront of research during an intensive 4-week program. It consists of 5 courses of 9 lectures each, followed by final written tests. Lecturers and Courses: Deepak DHAR (IISER, Pune, India) Self-Organized Criticality Henri ORLAND (CEA, France) Electrostatic Interactions in Soft and Biological Matter Shahin ROUHANI (Sharif U., Tehran, Iran) Statistical Mechanics of Two Dimensional Critical Curves Mukund THATTAI (NCBS, Bangalore, India) Randomness in Biology Bence TOTH (Capital Fund Management, Paris, France) Elements of Quantitative Finance Students and young researchers from all countries that are members of the United Nations, UNESCO or IAEA may apply for the College. Candidates are required to solicit recommendation letters to be sent by their supervisors in support of their application. Participants should have an adequate working knowledge of English. As a rule, travel and subsistence expenses of the participants should be borne by their home institutions. However, limited funds are available to partially support some participants, who are nationals of, and working in, a developing country, and who are not more than 45 years old. Such support is limited and candidates should make every effort to secure support for their travel, at least partial. Attendance of lectures and completion of the final written tests are mandatory for those who are granted ICTP funding. There is no registration fee. RULES FOR PARTICIPATION Participants with financial support from the ICTP and Master PCS students are required to attend at least 80% of the courses. Attendance is monitored regularly. Taking the final exam for each course is mandatory for participants with financial support from the ICTP and Master PCS students. Grading system: Each course will be graded on a scale from 0 to 20. Marks higher than 10 correspond to pass. A final grade will be given for the overall Spring College with the following scale: E- Excellent - 5 exams passed A- Very Good - 4 exams passed B- Good - 3 exams passed C- Sufficient - 2 exams passed F- Fail - 1 or no exams passed The overall grade of participants will be published on the Spring College webpage. Certificates of attendance will be awarded only to participants who have attended at least 80% of the courses, with no exception. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

25 Feb 2019 - 22 Mar 2019

@ ICTP

Quantitative Life Sciences

Spring College on the Physics of Complex Systems | (smr 3274)

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

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Erica Sarnataro

Organizer(s): Alfredo Braunstein (Politecnico Torino), Silvio Franz (LPTMS Paris), Andrea Gambassi (SISSA), Local Organiser: Matteo Marsili

Cosponsor(s): Politecnico di Torinopolito, Université Franco Italienneufi

Europe/Rome The fast growing use of quantum theory in technology-oriented and information-related fields is heralding a new technological revolution based on the fruitful dialogue among theoretical and experimental physics, information theory and computer science. The Workshop follows a School of the same title focussing from a more specialized perspective upon the same three topics: i) Quantum dynamics in the macro-world: quantum coherence and entanglement ii) Quantum theory as an interdisciplinary paradigm: quantum information and simulation iii) Quantum physics as a technology boost: quantum devices and machines. Aim of the Workshop is to bring together experts that will present their latest developments thus providing all participants, among them students who attended the School, with a unique venue for sharing and discussing novel trends and ideas, integrating the fundamentals with the ongoing state of the various disciplines. The School Web page is http://indico.ictp.it/event/8648/ ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

25 Feb 2019 - 1 Mar 2019

@ ICTP

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Workshop on Ubiquitous Quantum Physics: the New Quantum Revolution | (smr 3371)

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

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Milena Poropat

Organizer(s): Angelo Bassi (University of Trieste, Italy), Fabio Benatti (University of Trieste, Italy), Roberto Floreanini (INFN, Trieste, Italy), Local Organiser: Marcello Dalmonte

Cosponsor(s): European Project TEQ: Testing the Large Scale Limit of Quantum Mechanicsteq, European Commissionec, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleareinfn

Support E-Mail: smr3371@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 15/11/2018**

Europe/Rome > > IMPORTANT: THE SCHOOL IS POSTPONED TO 2019 < < West African climate is characterized by complex atmospheric dynamics and growing anthropogenic pressures. These pressures, combined with climate change and variability, have many environmental impacts. Regional climate models include now capabilities such as interactive coupling with oceans, surface hydrology, atmospheric chemistry and biogeochemical cycles. Combined with process study and observation analysis, such systems are interesting frameworks for impact assessments over West Africa. However their complexity is such that they require high computing power and appropriate “know-how”. This point has motivated the recent development of a supercomputing center at the University of Abidjan. In this context, the school proposes theoretical and practical computing sessions on regional climate and environmental modeling. It is co-organized with the final conference of the DACCIWA project (https://www.dacciwa.eu/) so that participants can benefit from both of these events. Participants are required to have a pre-existing background in Atmospheric / Earth system science and be familiar with Linux/Unix environment. English will be the spoken language during theoretical and practical sessions. Topics: Basis of regional climate and Earth System modeling Examples of climate and Earth system studies over sub-Saharan Africa Extensive hands-on regional climate and Earth system modeling sessions using HPC facilities Review and discussion of on-going projects involving climate and Earth system modeling over sub-Saharan Africa Beyond the school : Identification of regional working groups, projects and networks Abidjan - Cote d'Ivoire ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

11 Mar 2019 - 15 Mar 2019

@ Abidjan - Cote d'Ivoire

Earth System Physics

School on Climate and Environmental Modelling in the West African Region | (smr 3243)

Secretary: Federica Delconte

Organizer(s): Fabien Solmon (ICTP), Abdourahamane Konare † (FHB Abidjan University), C. Liousse (Laboratoire d'Aerologie / CNRS), ICTP Scientific Contact: Riccardo Farneti

Cosponsor(s): Université Félix Houphouët-Boignyufhb, The National Center for Scientific Researchcnrs, Atos.netatos, Laboratoire d'Aerologieaero

Support E-Mail: smr3243@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 15/10/2018**

Europe/Rome * Online application now open! Deadline for application: 2 December 2018 * --- THIS CONFERENCE IS CO-SPONSORED BY: MAGENTA - MAGnetic nanoparticle based liquid ENergy materials for Theromoelectric device Applications. MAGENTA project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 731976. More information on MAGENTA website: https://www.magenta-h2020.eu --- The purpose of this Conference is to bring together experts and active researches working on fundamentals of thermoelectricity, new thermoelectric materials and applications. Tutorial lectures by experts in field are planned in the beginning of each topical session. There is no registration fee. Topics Thermoelectricity is now a subject of rising interest caused by the fundamental significance, technological development in creating new materials and applications both in physics and engineering. The purpose of this Conference is to bring together experts in fundamentals of thermoelectricity as well as those of materials science and applications. The list of topics to be discussed includes: • Seebeck effect as a tool for studying topological transformations of the Fermi surface in heavy fermion systems and other materials • Thermoelectric and thermo-spin-related phenomena in Dirac and Weil materials • Thermoelectric and thermomagnetic phenomena in nanodevices • Thermo-electric and thermomagnetic phenomena in superconductors • Anomalous Nernst effect and the Berry phase • Figure of merit and the ways to increase it • New materials: nanostructured metals (bismuth chalcogenides, half Heusler alloys, oxide compounds, silicon-germanium alloys) • Specifics of the Seebeck effect in electrolytes • Thermo-electrochemical reactions • Thermo-electrodiffusion in soft condensed matter • Applications of thermoelectricity in engineering Preliminary list of speakers Kamran BEHNIA, ESPCI Paris Kakoli BHATTACHARYA, CEA Saclay Maciej BOBROWSKI, Gdansk University of Technology José GARCÍA-CAÑADAS, Universidad Jaume I, Spain Xavier CRISPIN, Linköping University Benoit FAUQUÉ, ESPCI Paris Yuri GALPERIN, University of Oslo Andreas GLATZ, Argonne National Laboratory/NIU Christophe GOUPIL, Université Paris Diderot Valeriy GUSYNIN, Bogolyubov Inst. for Theoretical Physics Koichi IZAWA, Tokyo Institute of Technology Ahron KAPITULNIK, Stanford University Herbert KEPPNER, Haute Ecole-Arc, Switzerland Michail KISELEV, ICTP Georg KNEBEL, CEA Grenoble Yakov KOPELEVICH, UNICAMP, Brazil Yo MACHIDA, Tokyo Institute of Technology Laurence MOLENKAMP, University of Würzburg Yukka PEKOLA, Aalto University, Finland Régine PERZYNSKI, Sorbonne Université Vladimir PUDALOV, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow Mauro SGROI, Centro Ricerche Fiat, Italy Sergei SHARAPOV, Bogolyubov Inst. for Theoretical Physics Valerii SHIKIN, Institute of Solid State Physics,Chernogolovka Simone WIEGAND, Forschungszentrum Jülich Alois WÜRGER, Université de Bordeaux Zengwei ZHU, Huazhong Univ. of Science and Technology Veljko ZLATIC, Institute of Physics, Zagreb - - - Secretariat: smr3269@ictp.it ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

11 Mar 2019 - 15 Mar 2019

@ ICTP

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Conference on Modern Concepts and New Materials for Thermoelectricity | (smr 3269)

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

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Nicoletta Ivanissevich

Organizer(s): Vladimir Kravtsov (ICTP), Alexandre Pourret (CEA Grenoble), Sawako Nakamae (CEA Paris), Kalliopi Trohidou (NCSR Demokritos, Athens), Andrey Varlamov (SPIN-CNR, Rome), Local Organiser: Antonello Scardicchio

Cosponsor(s): MAGENTAmagenta, European Unioneu

Activity

25 Mar 2019 - 5 Apr 2019

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

School of Medical Physics for Radiation Therapy: Dosimetry and Treatment Planning and Delivery for Basic and Advanced Applications | (smr 3278)

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

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Suzie Radosic

Organizer(s): Mario De Denaro (Trieste University Hospital), Carlo Cavedon (AIFM (Italian Association of Medical Physics)), Yakov Pipman (AAPM (American Association of Physics in Medicine), Colin Orton (IOMP (International Organisation of Medical Physics), Gunther Hartmann (EFOMP (European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics), Luciano Bertocchi (ICTP), Local Organiser: Renato Padovani

Europe/Rome > > ONLINE APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN! < < Deadline for submissions: 2 December 2018 The two-week School is designed for early career professionals from developing countries, ideally with 1-3 years of experience, working at relevant institutions in their home country. Candidates should have a specific career interest in, or knowledge of nuclear security, although their academic and technical background may vary. Candidates with a scientific or technical background in a discipline of relevance to nuclear security, such as nuclear physics, nuclear engineering, political science, law enforcement, and/or in related fields are especially encouraged to apply. School curriculum will include the following topics: International legal framework supporting nuclear security Identification of, and measures to address, threats against nuclear material, facilities, and activities Instruments and methods for physical protection of associated facilities. Threat and risk assessment, detection architecture, and response plan for material out of regulatory control Radiation detection instruments and detection strategies and techniques Transport security for nuclear and other radioactive material Nuclear forensics and radiological crime scene management Nuclear security culture, computer and information security, and security at major public events Measures for systematic nuclear security human resource development at the national level Additionally, there will be practical exercises designed to incorporate the acquired knowledge into national planning and procedures to protect against threats to nuclear security. Prerequisites for applying: As a prerequisite to admission to the School, all applicants will be asked to complete IAEA introductory e-learning modules on several topics in nuclear security: Overview of Nuclear Security Threats and Risks Nuclear Security Threats and Risks: Material and Facilities Nuclear Security Threats and Risks: Material Out of Regulatory Control Nuclear Security Threats and Risks: Cyber Threat Transport Security Information and Computer Security NMAC for Nuclear Security Radiological Crime Scene Management Physical Protection Preventive and Protective Measures against Insider Threat Use of Radiation Detection Instruments for Front Line Officers Introduction to Radioactive Sources and Their Applications The modules are available only online: http://elearning.iaea.org/m2/course/index.php?categoryid=48 The estimated time for completing the courses is between 1 and 4.5 hours. Upon successful completion of each module, the system will generate a personalized certificate. Please submit all certificates of completion (as pdf or jpg files) with the online application form for this School. In case of technical issues, please contact: nsnselearning@iaea.org. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

25 Mar 2019 - 5 Apr 2019

@ ICTP

Joint ICTP-IAEA 2019 International School on Nuclear Security | (smr 3277)

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

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Federica Delconte

Organizer(s): Dmitriy Nikonov (IAEA), Local Organiser: Claudio Tuniz

Support E-Mail: smr3277@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 02/12/2018**

Activity

28 Mar 2019 - 5 Apr 2019

@ ICTP

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

Spring School on Superstring Theory and Related Topics | (smr 3276)

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

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Nadia van Buuren

Organizer(s): E. Gava (INFN, Trieste), V. Hubeny (UC Davis), Z. Komargodski (Weizmann Inst. & SCGP Stony Brook), K.S. Narain (ICTP), Local Organiser: Atish Dabholkar

Support E-Mail: smr3276@ictp.it

Europe/Rome ICTP has awarded its 2018 Dirac Medal and Prize to three distinguished physicists — Subir Sachdev of Harvard University, Dam Thanh Son of the University of Chicago, and Xiao-Gang Wen of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology—for their independent contributions toward understanding novel phases in strongly interacting many-body systems, introducing original cross-disciplinary techniques. ICTP's Dirac Medal, first awarded in 1985, is given in honor of P.A.M. Dirac, one of the greatest physicists of the 20th century and a staunch friend of ICTP. It is awarded annually on Dirac's birthday, 8 August, to scientists who have made significant contributions to theoretical physics. The 2018 Dirac Medal Award Ceremony will take place on Thursday 28 March 2019. The detailed programme for the ceremony will follow. See the detailed feature article for more information on the 2018 awardees at: https://www.ictp.it/about-ictp/media-centre/news/2018/8/dirac-medal-2018.aspx ICTP, Trieste, Italy ICTP pio@ictp.it

Ceremony

28 Mar 2019

@ ICTP, Trieste, Italy

2018 Dirac Medal Award Ceremony

Address: Strada Costiera 11 34141 Trieste Italy

Room: Leonardo Building - Budinich Lecture Hall

Europe/Rome This workshop is the second edition of a series of yearly meetings of the 'DarkMachines' community, intended to bring together dark matter and machine learning experts. The aim is at accelerating the searches for dark matter by designing and applying modern machine learning tools. Invited Speakers: Atılım Güneş Baydin (University of Oxford) Jan Conrad (Stockholm University) Caterina Doglioni (Lund University) Torsten Ensslin (Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics) Danilo J. Rezende (DeepMind, London) Pasquale Serpico (LAPTH, Annecy) Simona Vegetti (Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics ) Jesus Zavala Franco (University of Iceland) Data Challenge Coordinators: Nicolao Fornengo (University of Torino) Fabian Cristian Gieseke (University of Copenhagen) Erzsébet Merényi (Rice University) Martin White (University of Adelaide) Scientific Organizing Committee: Gianfranco Bertone (GRAPPA, Amsterdam) Francesca Calore (LAPTH, Annecy) Sascha Caron (NIKEF, Nijmegen) Tommaso Dorigo (University of Padova) Gilles Louppe (University of Liège) Roberto Ruiz de Austri (IFIC, Paterna) ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

8 Apr 2019 - 12 Apr 2019

@ ICTP

High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Advanced Workshop on Accelerating the Search for Dark Matter with Machine Learning | (smr 3280)

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

Room: Giambiagi and Lundqvist Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Doreen Sauleek

Organizer(s): Andrea De Simone (SISSA), Gabrijela Zaharijas (CAC/UNG), Piero Ullio (SISSA), Local Organiser: Paolo Creminelli

Activity

15 Apr 2019 - 19 Apr 2019

@ Trieste - Italy

Mini Workshop Generators Monte Carlo | (smr H563)

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

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Organizer(s): INFN,

Activity

29 Apr 2019 - 3 May 2019

@ KIgali - Rwanda

Earth System Physics

ICTP-Rwanda Joint School on Subseasonal to Seasonal Weather and Climate Prediction | (smr 3140)

Secretary: Pandora Malchose

Organizer(s): Omololu Akin-Ojo (EAIFR), Bonfils Safari (University of Rwanda-East Africa Institute for Fundamental Research), ICTP Scientific Contact: Adrian Tompkins

Cosponsor(s): The University of Rwandaur, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysicsiugg4

Europe/Rome Information on this Conference will be published by mid November, tentatively. - - - Secretariat: smr3285@ictp.it ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

29 Apr 2019 - 4 May 2019

@ ICTP

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Conference on Quantum Measurement: Fundamentals, Twists, and Applications | (smr 3285)

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

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Nicoletta Ivanissevich

Organizer(s): Fabio Sciarrino (Sapienza University, Italy), Yuval Gefen (Weizmann Institute of Science), Alessandro Romito (Lancaster University, UK), Local Organiser: Antonello Scardicchio

Activity

29 Apr 2019 - 10 May 2019

@ ICTP

High Performance Computing

7th Workshop on Collaborative Scientific Software Development and Management of Open Source Scientific Packages | (smr 3284)

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

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Elizabeth Brancaccio

Organizer(s): David Grellscheid (University of Bergen & ICTP), Local Organiser: Ivan Girotto

Cosponsor(s): AlessandroEindhoven University of Technology, Corbetta

**DEADLINE: 31/01/2019**

Activity

6 May 2019 - 10 May 2019

@ ICTP

Earth System Physics

Paper-writing Workshop on the Analysis of CORDEX-CORE Climate Projections | (smr 3282)

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

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Susanne Henningsen

Organizer(s): Xuejie Gao (IAP, China), Tereza Cavazos (CICESE, Mexico), Erika Coppola (ICTP), Local Organiser: Filippo Giorgi

Europe/Rome The study of nonlinear systems continues to yield new and fascinating phenomena. Recently, a striking development has emerged in complex systems research: bringing together concepts from statistical and nonlinear physics allowed for the prediction and discovery of a novel effect, called the chimera state. Chimera states are a nice example of unexpected, counterintuitive dynamics where the interplay of synchronization, long-range interactions and pattern formation mechanisms are essential. The aim of the school is to review the progress in this field, where physics and applied mathematics strongly overlap with life sciences; find new interconnections and general analytic, numerical, and statistical approaches; and identify novel directions and cross-disciplinary applications. The targeted audience includes advanced undergraduate and PhD students, as well as post-doctoral fellows and junior researchers. Special attention will be devoted to the training of scientists from developing countries in line with the fundamental mission of the AS-ICTP. The workshop brings together a mix of world-leading experts in the field and young researchers to cover most important recent achievements in understanding of complex structures and the nature of synchrony in nonequilibrium systems. TOPICS: Synchronization Patterns Networks Chimera states Spatio-temporal complexity Long-range interactions Multistability Active matter Nonlinear waves 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. DEADLINE: For applications needing financial support and/or visa: February 28, 2019 For applications not needing financial support and/or visa: March 15, 2019 ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

6 May 2019 - 17 May 2019

@ ICTP

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

School and Workshop on Patterns of Synchrony: Chimera States and Beyond | (smr 3286)

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

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB) and Kastler Lecture Hall

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Yuri Maistrenko (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine), Sudeshna Sinha (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, India), Arkady Pikovsky (Potsdam University, Potsdam, Germany), Local Organiser: Rosario Fazio

**DEADLINE: 28/02/2019**

Europe/Rome A 5-day series of lectures and computing practical exercises to help early career plasma physicists and spectroscopists develop an understanding of the techniques used to model and simulate radiative processes in plasmas. The properties of laboratory, industrial and astrophysical plasmas are determined by numerous atomic and molecular processes occurring under a wide range of physical conditions, generally far from equilibrium. The use of spectroscopic measurement in plasmas has been demonstrated to provide a powerful diagnostic technique, giving information on properties such as temperature, density, local plasma fields, electron energy distribution and so on, which is hard to obtain accurately by other means. The purpose of this School is to provide training for plasma physicists, plasma spectroscopists and astrophysicists for fusion and other applications by bringing together experts in experimental and theoretical plasma spectroscopy within the unique atmosphere and facilities of the ICTP. There is a particular focus on knowledge-transfer between researchers from developed and developing countries. TOPICS: Experimental plasma spectroscopy Atomic structure and radiation Collisional physics in plasmas Spectral line broadening Line intensities and collisional-radiative modelling Astrophysical spectroscopy Plasma opacity and radiative transfer Spectroscopy of magnetic confinement fusion plasmas Spectroscopy of laser-produced plasmas Molecular structure and spectroscopy SPEAKERS: S. BREZINSEK, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany H.-K. CHUNG, GIST, Republic of Korea E. CHURAZOV, Max-Planck Insitute for Astrophysics, Germany S. FERRI, Aix-Marseille Université, France C. FONTES, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA K. HEINOLA, International Atomic Energy Agency C. HILL, International Atomic Energy Agency Y. RALCHENKO, NIST, USA S. VINKO, University of Oxford, UK 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

6 May 2019 - 10 May 2019

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

Joint ICTP-IAEA School on Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy in Plasmas | (smr 3275)

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

Room: Euler Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Yuri Ralchenko (National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)), Christian Hill (International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)), Hyun-Kyung Chung (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)), Kalle Heinola (International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)), Local Organiser: George Thompson

Cosponsor(s): International Atomic Energy Agencyiaea3

**DEADLINE: 01/01/2019**

Activity

7 May 2019 - 15 May 2019

@ Samarkand - Uzbekistan

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

School on Advances in Condensed Matter Physics: New Trends and Materials in Quantum Technologies | (smr 3287)

Secretary: Milena Poropat

Organizer(s): Vladimir Falko (NGI, the University of Manchester), Davron Matrasulov (Turin Polytechnic University in Tashkent), ICTP Scientific Contact: Mikhail Kiselev

Cosponsor(s): Physical Society of Uzbekistanjami, Samarkand State Universityssu, Turin Polytechnic University in Tashkenttpu1

Support E-Mail: smr3287@ictp.it

Activity

13 May 2019 - 24 May 2019

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

Advanced Workshop on Modern FPGA Based Technology for Scientific Computing | (smr 3289)

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

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Andres Cicuttin (ICTP), Local Organiser: Maria Liz Crespo

Activity

13 May 2019 - 16 May 2019

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

School on Design, Fabrication and Application of Devices for Energy Production | (smr 3290)

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

Room: Euler Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Alain Krief (International Organization for Chemical Sciences in Development), Lucia Serafina Scioscia (Università di Bologna), Giacomo Bergamini (Università di Bologna), Paolo Tecilla (Università di Trieste), Roberta Ramponi (IFN-CNR), Local Organiser: Joseph Niemela

Activity

19 May 2019 - 25 May 2019

@ Trieste - Italy

OLIFIS " Ad un passo dalle IPhO 2019" | (smr H564)

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

Room: Denardo Informatics Room (AGH)

Organizer(s): Prof. Dennis Censi,

Europe/Rome TOPICS: - Instrumentation; - Solar Effects; - Magnetosphere, Ionosphere, and Thermosphere; - Coupling; - Modelling; - Space Weather and its effects on global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) - Capacity-Building, Education and Outreach ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

20 May 2019 - 24 May 2019

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

International Space Weather Initiative Workshop | (smr 3292)

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

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Pat Doherty (ISR, Boston College), Sharafat Gadimova (ICG, UNOOSA), Nat Gopalswamy (NASA), Sandro Radicella (ICTP), Local Organiser: Bruno Nava

Cosponsor(s): United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairsunoosa1, International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systemsicg2

Activity

20 May 2019 - 24 May 2019

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

Joint ICTP-IAEA Advanced Workshop on Enhancing Accelerator-Based Analytical Techniques for Forensic Science | (smr 3291)

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

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Aliz Simon (IAEA), Local Organiser: Sandro Scandolo

Activity

25 May 2019 - 26 May 2019

@ ICTP

Maker Faire Trieste | (smr 3293)

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

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Federica Delconte

Organizer(s): Carlo Fonda (ICTP), Local Organiser: Enrique Canessa

Activity

27 May 2019 - 7 Jun 2019

@ ICTP

Earth System Physics

Fifth Workshop on Water Resources in Developing Countries: Hydroclimate Modeling and Analysis Tools | (smr 3294)

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

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Susanne Henningsen

Organizer(s): Marco Verdecchia (University of L'Aquila), Soroosh Sorooshian (University of California, Irvine), Fabio di Sante (ICTP), Local Organiser: Erika Coppola

Activity

27 May 2019 - 7 Jun 2019

@ Yerevan - Armenia

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

School/College on Complex Quantum Systems out of Equilibrium in Many-Body Physics and Beyond | (smr 3295)

Secretary: Milena Poropat

Organizer(s): Vahan Hovhannisyan (Yerevan Physics Institute), Armen Nersessian (Yerevan Physics Institute), Zhyrair Gevorkian (Yerevan Physics Institute), Nerses Ananikian (Yerevan Physics Institute), Emil Yuzbashyan (Rutgers University), Vladimir Gasparyan (California State University Bakersfield), Igor Lerner (University of Birmingham), Boris Altshuler (Columbia University), ICTP Scientific Contact: Rosario Fazio

Activity

27 May 2019 - 5 Jun 2019

@ Moscow - Russian Federation

International Young Scientists School and Conference on Computational Information Technologies for Environmental Sciences: “CITES-2019” | (smr 3339)

Secretary: Doreen Sauleek

Organizer(s): Eugeni Gordov (Institute of Monitoring of Climatic and Ecological Systems), Valentina Khan (North Eurasia Climate Centre (NEACC, RCC WMO)), Doug Smith (The Met Office (UK)), Mikhail Tolstykh (INM RAS, Hydrometcentre of Russia), Bill Merryfiled (Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis), ICTP Scientific Contact: Adrian Tompkins

Activity

27 May 2019 - 31 May 2019

@ ICTP

LHC Physics , High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

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

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

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Nadia van Buuren

Organizer(s): Marina Cobal (Udine), Leonid Serkin (CERN), Giovanni Villadoro (ICTP), Local Organiser: Bobby Acharya

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

Europe/Rome The workshop will give an introduction to Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) operations and the impact of the ionosphere on them. It will concentrate on forecasting ionosphere conditions with focus on Total Electron Content. Its relevance for developing countries will be highlighted. Ionosphere Weather forecast, that depends strongly on the ability to forecast Space Weather events that reach the Earth, is increasingly needed for radiocommunications, satellite navigation and positioning operations. This is becoming as relevant as it is weather forecast in meteorology. The state of the art in forecasting ionosphere conditions is far behind the level of accuracy reached by weather forecast in the troposphere. Part of this limit is that the coupling of the ionosphere with the lower regions of the atmosphere is not adequately known, particularly in low latitudes where most of the developing countries are located. TOPICS: Introduction to GNSS operations  Ionospheric impact on GNSS operation  Ionospheric weather: coupling of the ionosphere from above and below Ionosphere forecast: findings and challenges Computer Laboratory Work (data analysis of different ionosphere scenarios) 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

27 May 2019 - 31 May 2019

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

Workshop on Ionospheric Forecasting for GNSS Operations in Developing Countries: Findings and Challenges | (smr 3296)

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

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Pat Doherty (Boston College), Sandro M. Radicella (ICTP), Local Organiser: Bruno Nava

Cosponsor(s): Boston Collegebcl, International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systemsicg2, The Institute of Navigationion, The International Union of Geodesy and Geophysicsiugg4

Activity

30 May 2019 - 5 Jun 2019

@ Cartagena - Colombia

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

ICTP Caribbean School on Materials for Clean Energy | (smr 3297)

Secretary: Nicoletta Ivanissevich

Organizer(s): Carlos C. Pinilla (Universidad del Norte), Javier Antonio Montoya (Universidad de Cartagena), Nicola Seriani (ICTP), ICTP Scientific Contact: Ralph Gebauer

Activity

3 Jun 2019 - 14 Jun 2019

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

Joint ICTP-IAEA Advanced Workshop on Portable X-Ray Spectrometry Techniques for Characterization of Valuable Archaeological/Art Objects | (smr 3298)

Address: Via Beirut, 7 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)

Room: ScieFabLab

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Roman Padilla Alvarez (IAEA), Marco Zennaro (ICTP), Local Organiser: Claudio Tuniz

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

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

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

Activity

17 Jun 2019 - 28 Jun 2019

@ Quito - Ecuador

Mathematics

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

Secretary: Doreen Sauleek

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

Activity

24 Jun 2019 - 5 Jul 2019

@ ICTP

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories , 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): Cumrun VAFA (Harvard University), Leopoldo Pando ZAYAS (University of Michigan), Francesco BENINI (SISSA), Local Organiser: Atish Dabholkar

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, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Tatjana Jevremovic (IAEA, IAEA, NENP/NPTDS), Abdallah Amri (IAEA, NSS/SAS), Local Organiser: Nicola Seriani

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, Petra Krizmancic

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

**DEADLINE: 15/04/2019**

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, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Seyed Mehdi Vaez Allaei, Davide Donadio, Giuliano Benenti, Local Organiser: Mikhail Kiselev

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: Euler Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Petra Krizmancic

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

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 Bordoni, Simona, Caltech, USA Bretherton, Chris, Seattle U., USA Chaboreau, Jean-Pierre, Toulouse U./CNRS, France Craig, George, LMU, Germany Emanuel, Kerry, MIT, USA Grabowski, Wojciech, UCAR, USA Jakob, Christian, Monash, Australia Khairoutdinov, Marat, Stonybrook U., USA Khouider, Boualem, Victoria U., Canada Mapes, Brian, RSMAS Miami, USA Moncrieff, Mitch, UCAR, USA Neelin, David, UCLA, USA Pincus, Rob, NOAA, USA Randall, David, CSU, USA Semie Gezahegn, Addisu, LMD, France Sherwood,Steve, UNSW,Australia Stevens, Bjorn, MPI, Germany Stirling, Alison, Met Office, U.K. Vallis, Geoff K., Exeter U., U.K. Wing, Allison, FSU, USA Woolnough, Steve, Reading 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): Sandrine Bony (LMD, France), Cathy Hohenegger (MPI, Germany), Chris Holloway (Reading University, U.K.), Caroline Muller (LMD, France), Fred Kucharski (ICTP), Riccardo Farneti (ICTP), Local Organiser: Adrian Tompkins

Cosponsor(s): WCRP - World Climate Research Programmewcrp

**DEADLINE: 01/03/2019**

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 Marsilli

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,

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: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Erica Sarnataro

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

Activity

15 Jul 2019 - 2 Aug 2019

@ Kampala - Uganda

Mathematics

2019 EAUMP School on Algebraic Topology and its Applications | (smr 3310)

Secretary: Koutou Mabilo

Organizer(s): Balazs Szendroi (University of Oxford), Juma Kasozi (Makerere University), John Mango (Makerere University), David Ssevviiri (Makerere University), ICTP Scientific Contact: Fernando Rodriguez Villegas

Activity

15 Jul 2019 - 21 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, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Alban Lazar (Univesity Pierre and Marie Curie), Ryan Rykaczewski (University South Carolina), Thomas Toniazzo (University of Bergen), Local Organiser: Riccardo Farneti

Activity

15 Jul 2019 - 26 Jul 2019

@ ICTP

Mathematics

ICTP School on Geometry and Gravity | (smr 3311)

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

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Lorenzo Mazzieri (Università di Trento, Italy), Robert Wald (University of Chicago, U.S.), Richard Schoen (University of California Irvine, U.S.), Paolo Creminelli (ICTP), Local Organiser: Claudio Arezzo

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, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Teuta Pilizota (The University of Edinburgh), Harry L. Swinney (University of Texas), Pietro Cicuta (University of Cambridge), Michael F. Schatz (Georgia Institute of Technology), Mark D. Shattuck (The City College of New York), Local Organiser: Maria Liz Crespo

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

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, 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

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, 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**

Activity

5 Aug 2019 - 23 Aug 2019

@ ICTP

High Performance Computing

The CODATA-RDA Research Data Science Summer School and Advanced Workshops on Bio-informatics, Climate Data Sciences, Extreme Sources of Data and Internet of Things(IoT)/Big-Data Analytics | (smr 3317)

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

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, 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 (Ducth 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), Uli Singer (ICTP), Marco Zennaro, Adrian Tompkins, Local Organiser: Clement Onime

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, Petra Krizmancic

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

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): Iracema F.A.Cavalcanti (National Institute for Space Research), Alice M. Grimm (Parana University), ICTP Scientific Contact: Fred Kucharski

Activity

2 Sep 2019 - 14 Sep 2019

@ ICTP

Earth System Physics

Advanced Workshop on Earthquake Fault Mechanics | (smr 3319)

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

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Petra Krizmancic

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

Activity

3 Sep 2019 - 6 Sep 2019

@ ICTP

High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Conference on 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, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Marco Serone (SISSA), Giovanni Villadoro (ICTP), Local Organiser: Mehrdad Mirbabayi

Activity

9 Sep 2019 - 20 Sep 2019

@ Nairobi - Kenya

Quantitative Life Sciences

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 Khaled (Göttingen University), Maryse Nkoua Ngavouka (University Marien Ngouabi, Brazzaville), Silva Onesti (Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste), Lucy W. Kikuri (Kenyatta University), Loredana Casalis (Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste), ICTP Scientific Contact: Ali Hassanali

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

Activity

16 Sep 2019 - 27 Sep 2019

@ ICTP

Mathematics

School and Workshop on Random Matrix Theory, Point Processes, Ergodicity and Control. | (smr 3324)

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

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Doreen Sauleek

Organizer(s): Tamara Grava (SISSA), Alexander Bufetov (Marseille and Steklov Institute), Andrei Agrachev (SISSA), Local Organiser: Stefano Luzzatto

Activity

23 Sep 2019 - 27 Sep 2019

@ ICTP

New Research Areas

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): Michael I. Ojovan (IAEA, NEFW), Sylvan Peuget (Marcoule Research Centre, France), Local Organiser: Sandro Scandolo

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. During the programme, the Infosys-ICTS Ramanujan lectures will be delivered by Elon Lindenstrauss. Both weeks will feature research talks by leading mathematicians as well as mini courses. The program is jointly organised and supported by ICTP and IMPA. Bangalore - India ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

23 Sep 2019 - 4 Oct 2019

@ Bangalore - India

Mathematics

Smooth and Homogeneous Dynamics - smr 3271

Room: Ramanujan Lecture Hall, ICTS

Secretary: Koutou Mabilo

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

Program link: https://www.icts.res.in/program/etds2019 General Information: https://www.icts.res.in/program/Information-for-Participants Contact us: etds2019@icts.res.in VENUE: Ramanujan Lecture Hall, ICTS Bangalore

Activity

30 Sep 2019 - 4 Oct 2019

@ ICTP

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

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

Activity

30 Sep 2019 - 11 Oct 2019

@ ICTP

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

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, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Alessandro Tanzini (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), Giulio Bonelli (SISSA), George Thompson (ICTP), Local Organiser: Lothar Goettsche

Activity

7 Oct 2019 - 18 Oct 2019

@ ICTP

New Research Areas

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

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

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): David Drury (IAEA), Ashok Ganesan (IAEA), Local Organiser: Claudio Tuniz

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

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: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Petra Krizmancic

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

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, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Fabio Taddei, Michele Governale, Michael Fuhrer, Local Organiser: Marcello Dalmonte

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, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): 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), Sotirios Charisopoulos (Physics Section, Division of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency), Local Organiser: Claudio Tuniz

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

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): Mamun Bin Ibne Reaz (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia), Banty Tiru (Department of Physics, Gauhati University, India), Andres Cicuttin (ICTP), ICTP Scientific Contact: Maria Liz Crespo

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, Petra Krizmancic

Organizer(s): Igle Gledhill ((South Africa)/IUPAP), Mei Hung Chiu (NTNU (Taiwan)/IUPAC), Marie-Francoise Roy (IRMAR (Rennes France)/IMU), Local Organiser: Erika Coppola

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

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

Activity

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

Room: Euler Lecture Hall (LB)

Secretary: Suzie Radosic

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

Activity

2 Dec 2019 - 6 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

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, VIjaykumar Krishnamurthy, Guillaume Salbreux, Buzz Baum, ICTP Scientific Contact: Antonio Celani

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Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Winter School on Quantitative Systems Biology: Learning and Artificial Intelligence | (smr 3246)

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Workshop for Archival Sciences | (smr H568)

Activity

Earth System Physics

Earthquakes and Tsunami: Modeling and Observations | (smr 3211)

Seminar

Mathematics

D-brane masses and the motivic Hodge conjecture

Seminar

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics Seminar: A Study of a Non-Unitary Statistical Model: Super Spin Chains and Intersecting Loops

Seminar

Estimating errors in model variability: a comparison between seasonal re-forecasts and multi-decadal simulations with the ECMWF coupled model

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Mathematics

On noncommutative cubic surfaces and their moduli

Seminar

Mathematics

New complex analytic methods in the theory of minimal surfaces

Seminar

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

Dyon degeneracies from Mathieu moonshine symmetry

Seminar

Mathematics

Arithmetic and Analysis Day

Activity

Applied Physics

Advanced Workshop on FPGA-based Systems-On-Chip for Scientific Instrumentation and Reconfigurable Computing | (smr 3249)

Activity

TWAS 2018 General Meeting | (smr H561)

Seminar

Mathematics

Endomorphism rings of Jacobians

Seminar

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics Seminar: Role of the Effective Central Charge in Non-unitary Conformal Field Theories

Seminar

Phenomenology of Particle Physics

Title to be announced

Seminar

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

ICTP Seminar Series in Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics - A Tale of Two Systems: How Fluorination Affects Amino Acid Solvation, and How Oligomerization Influences the Mechanical Response of Protein Coil Coils

Seminar

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

Exact Quantum Effective Actions in Large N matter Chern Simons theories

Seminar

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics Seminar: AA to AB via Twist in Bilayer Graphene: Moire' is Different

Colloquium

ICTP Colloquium on The Birational Classification of Algebraic Varieties

Activity

Central American and Caribbean Workshop on Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Predictability of the Mid-Summer Drought | (smr 3342)

Activity

Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste Workshops (smr H551)

Seminar

Mathematics

TBA - BASIC NOTIONS SEMINAR

Seminar

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

ICTP Seminar Series in Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics - Warm Dense Matter: Investigating Planets and Stars in the Laboratory

Seminar

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

Collisions of axion stars with black holes and neutron stars