Scientific Calendar

PLEASE NOTE: Due to ongoing concerns about the COVID-19 virus, ICTP conferences, schools and workshops that were to be held in Trieste this year are cancelled. Some activities will be conducted online. Please note that some of the activities that have been cancelled this year will, in fact, be postponed until next year. Please check ICTP's Scientific Calendar frequently for updates.

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Europe/Rome A Joint ICTP-IAEA Virtual Meeting The workshop will bring together researchers from materials sciences focusing on the design of cement-based materials to enhance durability of nuclear waste immobilisation for disposal. The workshop will focus on research information to enhance durability of cement based nuclear wasteforms for disposal. Information presented will assist other experts from nuclear energy research sectors, materials science and waste management departments regarding properties of cementitious materials and potential of cement science and technology for the long-term immobilisation of radioactive waste. Topics: Specific topical areas within the scope of the workshop include: Basics of cement chemistry (including curing mechanism); Different cement phase-waste interactions (designing of cement matrix for waste composition; Formulation and characterization of cement-based matrices; Technological approaches of waste cementation (advantages and drawbacks of the different types of processes); Chemical durability and long-term performance: experimental and modelling approaches; Retention of radionuclides by cementitious materials; Behaviour of cement-based materials under irradiation; Influence of geochemistry of disposal site on durability of disposed cementitious matrixes; Potential of alternative binders (alkali-activated binders, phosphate binders, calcium aluminate and sulfoaluminate binders) for the conditioning of deleterious wastes. A number of short oral presentation slots will be available for some participants upon selection. Speakers: R. O. ABDELRAHMAN, AEA, Egypt M. ASMUSSEN, PNNL, USA C. CAU DIT COUMES, CEA, France L. CHOMAT, CEA, France C. LANGTON, Savannah River National, USA W. MEYER, IAEA, NEFW, Austria M. I. OJOVAN, Imperial College London, UK V. A. PETROV, IGEM RAS, Russia V. G. PETROV, MSU, Russia J. PROVIS, The University of Sheffield, UK N. RAKHIMOVA, Kazan State University, Russia A. P. VARLAKOV, VNIINM, Russia Online - ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

16 Oct 2020 - 25 Nov 2020

@ Online -

Applied Physics

Joint ICTP-IAEA International School on Radioactive Waste Cementation | (smr 3484)

Room: Online

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Celine Cau Dit Coumes (CEA), Ian A. Gordon (IAEA, NEFW), Willie Meyer (IAEA, NEFW), Michael I.Ojovan (Imperial College London), Rebecca A. Robbins (IAEA, NEFW), Local Organiser: Sandro Scandolo

Cosponsor(s): International Atomic Energy Agencyiaea3

Support E-Mail: smr3484@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 21/09/2020**

Activity

26 Oct 2020 - 6 Nov 2020

@ Addis Ababa - Ethiopia

Earth System Physics

Integrating Climate Data, Predictions and Projections into Health Planning - CANCELLED | (smr 3442)

Secretary: Susanne Henningsen

Organizer(s): Solomon Gizaw (University of Addis Ababa), Mike Wimberly (University of Oklahoma, USA), Madeleine Thomson (IRI, USA), Addisu Semie (LMD, Paris, France), ICTP Scientific Contact: Adrian Tompkins

Europe/Rome Please register in advance for this meeting at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcOCtqj8qHNetaht08wfkq7W2xydyMRBU After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Zoom meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

29 Oct 2020

@ Zoom meeting

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

The wavefunction of the universe and the emergence of unitarity and causality from its combinatorics

Speaker(s): Paolo Benincasa (Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen and IFT Madrid)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Europe/Rome Physics Without Frontiers presents the Expository Quantum Lecture Series initiated by local theoretical physicists associated with the Institute for Mathematical Research (INSPEM) and Faculty of Science in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).The purpose of this programme is to rapidly introduce students to frontier topics in quantum information by inviting international prominent researchers in the relevant area. The programme will be conducted online via Zoom platform. The programme will provide hands-on training through analysis and problem-solving sessions and educate students about careers and opportunities in research. https://einspem.upm.edu.my/equals2020/ Universiti Putra Malaysia ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

2 Nov 2020 - 6 Nov 2020

@ Universiti Putra Malaysia

Expository Quantum Lecture Series 2020

Speakers: Prof Kwek Leong Chuan, Centre for Quantum Technologies, SINGAPORE Prof Andrew Childs, University of Maryland, UNITED STATES Prof Farhan Saif, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, PAKISTAN Prof Nathan Langford, University of Technology, Sydney, AUSTRALIA Prof Loh Huanqian, National University Singapore, SINGAPORE Dr Aitor Vilar Zafra, SpeQtral Space, SINGAPORE

Seminar Start Time: 01:00

Europe/Rome Note: ICTP has suspended all educational activities from 24 February to 15 May as precautionary measures due to COVID-19; more details at https://www.ictp.it/about-ictp/media-centre/news/2020/2/ictp_suspend_activities.aspx The School has been CANCELLED. <span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:red;mso-ansi-language:EN-IE"> Collective behavior is a distinctive trait of human and animal societies. The School aims at providing a thorough introduction to basic notions and advanced topics in this subject from the viewpoints of physics, biology, computer science and robotics. Provisional list of Speakers: Iain Couzin, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Konstanz Deborah Gordon, Stanford University Marcelo Magnasco, Rockefeller University, New York Melanie Moses, University of New Mexico David Sumpter, University of Uppsala Guy Theraulaz, CRCA, Toulouse Havana - Cuba ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

2 Nov 2020 - 13 Nov 2020

@ Havana - Cuba

Quantitative Life Sciences

School on Collective Animal Behaviour CANCELLED | (smr 3432)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Roberto Mulet (University of Havana, Cuba), Ernesto Altshuler (University of Havana, Cuba), ICTP Scientific Contact: Antonio Celani

Support E-Mail: smr3432@ictp.it

Europe/Rome Please register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkceyqqD0oE9anfmRsSmOsxfmwgHcT3Qlh After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. ZOOM Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

3 Nov 2020

@ ZOOM Meeting

Phenomenology of Particle Physics

Sub-GeV Dark Matter through Assisted Annihilation

Speaker(s): Tirtha Sankar Ray (IIT, Kharagpur, India)

Abstract. In this talk the Assisted Annihilation framework that generates thermal sub-GeV dark matter through a novel annihilation between pairs of dark matter and standard-model-like states, called the "assister" will be presented. The feasibility of such non-standard annihilation topology to reproduce the observed relic density of dark matter while remaining in consonance with cosmological bounds will be discussed in a model independent way. A simple multipartite scalar extension of the Standard Model where Assisted Annihilation can dominantly drive the thermal freeze out of dark matter in certain regions of the parameter space will be sketched. It is demonstrated that for photophilic assisters these models may be probed by indirect detection and fixed target experiments.

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

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

Activity

4 Nov 2020 - 25 Nov 2020

@ Online -

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

The Hitchhiker's Guide to Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics:Machine Learning for Condensed Matter * POSTPONED * | (smr 3588)

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

Room: Online

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Alejandro Rodriguez Garcia (ICTP), Antonello Scardicchio (ICTP), Ali Hassanali (ICTP), Rosario Fazio (ICTP), Local Organiser: Asja Jelic

Support E-Mail: smr3588@ictp.it

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

Seminar

4 Nov 2020

@ Virtual

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

CMSP Seminar (Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics): Spatio-temporal Control of Correlations via Inhomogeneous Dissipation

Speaker(s): Jamir MARINO (Rey Theory Group, JILA, 440 UCB, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0440, U.S.A.)

Seminar Start Time: 14:00

Activity

9 Nov 2020 - 13 Nov 2020

@ ICTP

Earth System Physics

Impact and Risk Relevant Climate Information from Global Scale Projections to Local Scale Climate Hazards * POSTPONED * | (smr 3450)

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

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall, Euler Lecture Hall, Stasi Seminar Room, LB Informatics Lab

Secretary: Susanne Henningsen, Pandora Malchose

Organizer(s): Robert Vautard (IPSL), Alex Ruane (NASA), Roshanka Ranasinghe (IHE), Local Organiser: Erika Coppola

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

Hosted Activity

9 Nov 2020 - 13 Nov 2020

@ Trieste - Italy

Science Diplomacy Alumni Review Meeting | (smr H623)

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

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Organizer(s): TWAS,

Seminar

10 Nov 2020

@ Virtual

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

CMSP Seminar (Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics): To be announced

Speaker(s): Thomas BARTHEL (Duke University, Quantum Information Science, Durham NC 277708, U.S.A.)

Seminar Start Time: 11:00

Europe/Rome Note: ICTP has suspended all educational activities from 24 February as precautionary measures due to COVID-19; more details at https://www.ictp.it/about-ictp/media-centre/news/2020/2/ictp_suspend_activities.aspx There is an increasing number of requests from Member States for assistance in the introduction of stereotactic radiotherapy and radiosurgery for intra-and extra-cranial targets. This workshop will assist clinical medical physicists to understand the complexities of this mode of radiotherapy. Modern radiotherapy has substantially increased the use of various forms of stereotactic radiotherapy such as Stereotactic Radiotherapy (SRT), Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) and Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS). For these techniques a high radiation dose is delivered in a reduced number of fractions. These treatments are not only performed with specialized, dedicated machines, but also with conventional, non-dedicated linear accelerators equipped with high resolution multi-leaf collimators. In radiotherapy, accurate dose delivered to the patient is essential. For conventional radiotherapy this has been achieved by internationally adopted codes of practice and standardized radiotherapy techniques. However, many of these techniques are not applicable for stereotactic radiotherapy. This course will instruct the participant on how to ensure the quality of stereotactic radiotherapy to provide patients with safe and effective treatments. Topics: Justification for using stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT). The physics of (SRT) with an emphasis on small field dosimetry. Simulation and Treatment planning for SRT. Treatment delivery of SRT to include the technologies, motion management and image guidance. Radiobiology of SRT including fractionation and dose constraints. Audits, Clinical trials and quality control. Prerequisites: This workshop is for clinically qualified medical physicists (CQMPs as per IAEA publication HHS25) from United Nations, UNESCO or IAEA Member States who hold a postgraduate-level university degree, preferably in medical physics. The candidate should also have at least 3 years working experience in a hospital and must participate in stereotactic radiotherapy in the clinic. Participants should have an understanding of IAEA TRS-398, ‘Absorbed dose determination in external beam radiotherapy’ and IAEA TRS483, “Dosimetry of small static fields used in external beam radiotherapy”. The process of selection of participants might include a mandatory written examination. The workshop will be beneficial to clinical medical physicists working in radiotherapy and employing treatment modalities using small fields such as SRT, SBRT and Stereotactic Radiosurgery SRS. Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

12 Nov 2020 - 16 Nov 2020

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Medical Physics Aspects of Stereotactic Radiotherapy Techniques * CANCELLED * | (smr 3492)

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

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Karen Christaki (IAEA), Local Organiser: Renato Padovani

Cosponsor(s): International Atomic Energy Agencyiaea, American Association of Physicsts in Medicineaapm

Support E-Mail: smr3492@ictp.it

Europe/Rome Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArdu6trjosH9dJ_bigMnqq9TwkMX3BP5g7 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Abstract: The abstract of this talk is not available yet. Zoom Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

12 Nov 2020

@ Zoom Meeting

Mathematics

Math Associates Seminar: Reaction diffusion equations on evolving domains: regularity and global existence

Speaker: Jyotshana Prajapat (University of Mumbai)

Seminar Start Time: 14:00

Europe/Rome Please register in advance for this meeting at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJckcO-srTktGNacN_RGsfV2WfRzSPch0ddb After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Zoom meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

12 Nov 2020

@ Zoom meeting

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

Title to be announced

Speaker(s): Luca Cassia (Uppsala University, Sweden)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Europe/Rome The school will be held from the 14th - 15th November 2020 at the National University of Lesotho, organised by Makhamisa Senekane and Naleli Matjelo. Students can register to attend here: https://tinylink.net/ea4mb The school will introduce quantum computing to undergraduate students in Lesotho utilising open-source quantum computing platforms, and intends to highlight how quantum computing can be used as a driver for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Students will receive lectures and hands-on tutorials using platforms such as QuTip, Qiskit, Braket, Google Cirq and TensorFlow Quantum. National University of Lesotho ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

14 Nov 2020 - 15 Nov 2020

@ National University of Lesotho

Lesotho 2020: PWF School on Quantum Computing

Seminar Start Time: 07:00

Hosted Activity

16 Nov 2020 - 20 Nov 2020

@ Trieste - Italy

ELETTRA Users workshop | (smr H620)

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

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Organizer(s): Elettra-Sincrotrone,

Activity

17 Nov 2020 - 19 Nov 2020

@ Buenos AIres - Argentina

Earth System Physics

Conference on Regional Climate Modeling and Extreme Events over South America: Results from the CORDEX-Flagship Pilot Study - POSTPONED TO 2021 | (smr 3428)

Secretary: Susanne Henningsen

Organizer(s): Silvina Solman (University of Buenos Aires/CIMA-CONICET, UMI-IFAECI/CNRS-CONICET-UBA), Marcelo Barreiro (University of the Republic), Maria Laura Bettolli (University of Buenos Aires/CONICET), Marta Llopart (UNESP), Rosmeri Porfirio da Rocha (IAG/USP), ICTP Scientific Contact: Erika Coppola

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

Seminar

17 Nov 2020

@ Virtual

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

CMSP Seminar (Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics): To be announced

Speaker(s): Satya N. MAJUMDAR (LPTMS, University of Paris-Sud, Orsay, France)

Seminar Start Time: 11:00

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

Activity

18 Nov 2020 - 20 Nov 2020

@ Online -

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

African Physical Society (AfPS) International Conference | (smr 3476)

Room: Online

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Amna Abdalla (Georg August Universitaet Goettingen, Germany), Akintayo Adedoyin (University of Botswana, Botswana), Omololu Akin-ojo (EAIFR, Rwanda), Gebremedhn Gebreyesus (University of Ghana, Ghana), Sekazi Mtingwa (TriSEED Consultants, USA), Lawrence Norris (African Light Source Foundation, South Africa), Ahmadou Wague (University Cheik Ante Diop, Senegal), Local Organiser: Ali Hassanali

Support E-Mail: smr3476@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 11/11/2020**

Europe/Rome Professor Gukov obtained his PhD in 2001 from Princeton University under the supervision of Edward Witten. He then was a Long-term Prize Fellow of Clay Mathematics Institute at Harvard University and then a member at the School of Mathematics at the Institute of Advanced Study in Princeton. Since 2007 he has been a professor of theoretical physics and mathematics at California Institute of Technology. From 2010 he has been also an external scientific member at Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn. Professor Gukov has made numerous significant contributions in string theory, quantum field theory and low dimensional topology. Abstract. Quantum physics, topology, and representation theory have a long history of working together. Therefore, it is no surprise that symmetries and their representations play an important role in describing physical phenomena and often label powerful invariants of 3-manifolds and 4-manifolds. More surprising, though, are algebraic structures labeled by topological manifolds or emergence of symmetries in quantum systems where they are not initially expected. Although instances of such 'hidden' algebraic structures are still rare and quite mysterious, they sometimes can be understood or even predicted in the framework of string theory. In this talk, intended for a broad audience, I will survey some of the recent and more intriguing examples of such relations between algebra, topology, and physics. Please register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qM6GTYG9Sf6npD11F7UXJw After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Zoom Webinar ICTP pio@ictp.it

Colloquium

18 Nov 2020

@ Zoom Webinar

High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

ICTP HECAP & Maths Colloquium on "Hidden Algebraic Structures in Topology and Quantum Field Theory"

Speaker(s): Sergei Gukov (California Institute of Technology, USA)

Colloquium Start Time: 17:00

Europe/Rome Please register in advance for this meeting at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMqf-qurDktH9YOBzEqz6c4C6IcrlkMvkKQ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Zoom meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

19 Nov 2020

@ Zoom meeting

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

Title to be announced

Speaker(s): Guglielmo Lockhart (CERN)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Europe/Rome Note: ICTP has suspended all educational activities from 24 February as precautionary measures due to COVID-19; more details at https://www.ictp.it/about-ictp/media-centre/news/2020/2/ictp_suspend_activities.aspx The workshop aims to enhance knowledge on performing retrospective and prospective risk analysis and managing unintended and accidental patient exposure in advanced radiotherapy techniques, thus contributing to strengthening patient safety while delivering high quality radiotherapy services. It is estimated that 50-60% of patients with cancer would benefit from radiotherapy. Expanding radiotherapy into areas with limited current access and introducing new more effective treatment techniques has the potential to save a great number of lives, but it is mandatory that the expansion is done with safety in mind, considering the complexity of this high-technology treatment modality and the potential for serious consequences when something goes wrong. The workshop would seek to target experienced medical physicists working in radiotherapy departments in hospitals. The workshop is particularly relevant to participants coming from hospitals intending to introduce new radiotherapy techniques. Participants will become acquainted with their international peers and will have a unique opportunity to establish links for their mutual support. Topics: Link between quality and safety in radiotherapy Factors responsible for the safe delivery of radiotherapy services Lessons learned from radiotherapy incidents and accidents that have occurred in the past Potential incidents in IMRT, SBRT, IGRT, IORT, 3D brachytherapy, etc. Reporting and learning from unintended events IAEA safety reporting and learning system SAFRON Measures to prevent unintended and accidental exposure Methods for retrospective and prospective risk analysis Distribution of responsibilities for patient safety Radiation safety culture 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

23 Nov 2020 - 27 Nov 2020

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Risk Assessment in Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques * CANCELLED * | (smr 3487)

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

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Debbie Gilley (IAEA), Jenia Vassileva (IAEA), Local Organiser: Renato Padovani

Cosponsor(s): International Atomic Energy Agencyiaea3, The European SocieTy for Radiotherapy and Oncologyestro1

Support E-Mail: smr3487@ictp.it

Europe/Rome Update as of 14 April 2020: Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the activity is being postponed by one year, tentatively. Trivandrum - India ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

23 Nov 2020 - 27 Nov 2020

@ Trivandrum - India

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Light-matter Interactions: Theory and Experiments at the Border with Biology | (smr 3488) - POSTPONED

Secretary: Nicoletta Ivanissevich

Organizer(s): Anna Painelli (University of Parma, Italy), Luca Grisanti (IRB, Zagreb, Croatia), Eric Vauthey (Université de Genève, Switzerland), Ravindra Venkatramani (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India), K. George Thomas (IISER-TVM, Thiruvananthapuram, India), Ankona Datta (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India), Mahesh Hariharan (IISER-TVM, Thiruvananthapuram, India), ICTP Scientific Contact: Ali Hassanali

Seminar

24 Nov 2020

@ Virtual

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

CMSP Seminar (Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics): To be announced

Speaker(s): Cécile REPELLIN (MIT, Dept. of Physics, Cambridge MA 02139, U.S.A.)

Seminar Start Time: 11:00

Europe/Rome Stéphane Mallat is an applied mathematician, Professor at the Collège de France on the chair of Data Sciences. He is a member of the French Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Technologies and a Foreign Member of the US National Academy of Engineering. He was Professor at the Courant Institute of NYU in New York for 10 years, then at Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris. He also was the co-founder and CEO of a semiconductor start-up company. Stéphane Mallat's research interests include machine learning, signal processing and harmonic analysis. He developed the multiresolution wavelet theory with applications to image processing and sparse representations. He now works on mathematical understanding of deep neural networks, and their applications. ABSTRACT: Deep neural networks obtain impressive results for image, sound and language recognition or to address complex problems in physics. They are partly responsible of the renewal of artificial intelligence. Yet, we do not understand why they can work so well and why they fail sometimes, which raises many problems of robustness and explainability. Recognizing or classifying data amounts to approximate phenomena which depend on a very large number of variables. The combinatorial explosion of possibilities makes it potentially impossible to solve. One can learn from data only if the problem is highly structured. Deep neural networks appear to take advantage of these unknown structures. Understanding this "architecture of complexity" involves many branches of mathematics and is related to open questions in physics. I will discuss some approaches and show applications. Register in advance for this ICTP Colloquium at the following link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IFSyVfu2RDm_EIipvwFzBQ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the talk. Should you not be able to join the talk, the Colloquium is also available in live streaming at: ictp.it/livestream All are welcome to attend. ICTP pio@ictp.it

Colloquium

25 Nov 2020

ICTP Colloquium by Prof. Stéphane Mallat on "Mathematical Mysteries of Deep Neural Networks"

Room: Zoom

Speaker(s): Prof. Stéphane Mallat, Collège de France, France

Colloquium Start Time: 16:00

Europe/Rome Please register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYkcuquqTIjG9GqEIdyhCv19PdC6HGm2QSz After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Zoom Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

26 Nov 2020

@ Zoom Meeting

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

Title to be announced

Speaker(s): Wei Li (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Activity

30 Nov 2020 - 18 Dec 2020

@ Online -

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Virtual Winter School on Strongly Correlated Quantum Matter | (smr 3591)

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

Room: Online

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): David Luitz (MPIPKS), Markus Heyl (MPIPKS), Mario Collura (SISSA), Local Organiser: Marcello Dalmonte

Europe/Rome Virtual meeting The Winter School on Quantitative System Biology has been held every year since 2012 at ICTP in Trieste, Italy and ICTS in Bangalore, India in alternating years. The topic of the 2020 School is Ecosystems Ecology, with a special focus on quantitative methods and modelling techniques. Ecology views biological systems as composed of many interdependent parts, whose interactions between themselves and the environment span a wide range of spatial and temporal scales (from cells to the biosphere). This incredible complexity of interactions parallels often with the simplicity of emergent statistical patterns of abundance and biodiversity, as well as nutrient cycling. Describing quantitatively the dynamics of populations, communities and ecosystems requires therefore a broad range of mathematical and modelling techniques. Thanks to new experimental and sequencing techniques, community and ecosystem ecology are experiencing a revolution, as they are transitioning from a traditionally data-poor discipline to a data-rich one. This change presents new challenges and new possibilities for ecologists, physicists, and mathematicians around the world. This advanced school will focus on ecosystems, and it aims at providing an integrated perspective of both experimental and theoretical approaches. The topics covered include: • Ecological networks; • Population and community dynamics; • Macroecology, including ecosystems and landscapes; • Ecological interactions; • Ecological Communities in-vitro. Ecology has extremely important applications, from environmental preservation to disease eradication. Most ecologists in the majority of developing countries have strong applied expertise, but they are not up to date with the most recent theoretical and quantitative tools and results. Applied ecologists, with some quantitative background, could strongly benefit from this school, both in terms of exposure to fundamental questions in ecology, and of quantitative methods that they could apply to their research. On the other hand, the strong expertise in quantitative and theoretical tools (e.g., dynamical systems theory, stochastic processes, random matrix theory) of physicists and mathematicians from developing countries is sometimes dissipated to study problems of secondary relevance. This school could offer them exposure to up-to-date problems in quantitative ecology, where those theoretical tools could find interesting and novel applications. Speakers*: S. ALLESINA, University of Chicago, USA J. BASCOMPTE, University of Zurich, Switzerland D. FISHER, Stanford University, USA M. GATTO, Politecnico di Milano, Italy V. GUTTAL, Center for Ecological Sciences, IISc, India J. LEVINE, Princeton University, USA A. MARITAN, University of Padua, Italy J. O'DWYER, University of Illinois, USA M. PASCUAL, University of Chicago, USA A. RINALDO, EPFL, Switzerland A. SANCHEZ, Yale University, USA D. SEGRÈ, Boston University, USA C. STAVER, Yale University, USA J. WEITZ, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA J. YEAKEL, University of California, MERCED, USA *to be confirmed Scientific Advisory Committee: V. BALASUBRAMANIAN, University of Pennsylvania, USA A. CELANI, ICTP, Italy S. JAIN, University of Delhi, India M. MARSILI, ICTP, Italy M. THATTAI, National Centre for Biological Sciences, India Online - ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

30 Nov 2020 - 18 Dec 2020

@ Online -

Quantitative Life Sciences

Winter School on Quantitative Systems Biology: Quantitative Approaches in Ecosystem Ecology | (smr 3486)

Room: Online

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Simon Levin (Princeton University), Matteo Marsili (ICTP), Jacopo Grilli (ICTP), Local Organiser: Antonio Celani

Support E-Mail: smr3486@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 15/11/2020**

Europe/Rome Note: ICTP has suspended all educational activities from 24 February as precautionary measures due to COVID-19; more details at https://www.ictp.it/about-ictp/media-centre/news/2020/2/ictp_suspend_activities.aspx The school will cover key aspects of fully-programmable Systems-On-Chip (SoC) technology and its applications to Nuclear and related instrumentation. The aim is to familiarize participants with underlying software design tools and hardware platforms through tutorials and project examples in the field of nuclear applications. Traditional FPGA devices have been utilized in many nuclear and related instruments for the past few decades, allowing multiple and parallel processing of signals from radiation detectors and other sensors. These features make instruments more compact by reducing number of required processors and minimizing complexity of analog electronics for signal processing. In the last few years new programmable SoC emerged which integrate the software programmability of powerful processors with the hardware configurability of FPGAs. In the first two weeks, participants will be familiarized with software automation tools and hardware setups based on SoC, through theoretical lectures, tutorials and assisted hands-on laboratory sessions. Programming at the block logic level as well as processor level will be performed and interfacing with a wide variety of modular platforms will be undertaken. In the third week, participants will do projects and build embedded instruments for Nuclear and related applications. Candidates willing to propose open research projects are especially encouraged to apply. Topics: System on Programmable Chip architecture and design methodologies Software Automation Tools Hardware/Software System Design FPGA and VHDL for Modeling and Logic Synthesis Embedded C Language Programming High level synthesis Real-time operating system Analog to digital and digital to analog conversions Real-time data acquisition, processing and transmission Digital pulse processing techniques Particle detectors Laboratory Sessions for Hands On Training and Experimentation 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

30 Nov 2020 - 18 Dec 2020

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

Joint ICTP-IAEA School on FPGA-based SoC and its Applications for Nuclear and Related Instrumentation * CANCELLED * | (smr 3490)

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

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Mladen Bogovac (IAEA), Francois Foulon (IAEA), Andres Cicuttin (ICTP), Local Organiser: Maria Liz Crespo

Cosponsor(s): International Atomic Energy Agencyiaea3

Support E-Mail: smr3490@ictp.it

Seminar

1 Dec 2020

@ Virtual

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

CMSP Seminar (Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics): To be announced

Speaker(s): Jacopo VITI (IIP and ECT-UFRN, Natal, Brazil)

Seminar Start Time: 11:00

Seminar

2 Dec 2020

@ Virtual

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

CMSP Seminar (Atomistic Simulation Webinar Series): To be announced

Speaker(s): Gül H. ZERZE (Chemical and Biological Engineering Princeton University, NJ 08544, U.S.A.)

Seminar Start Time: 16:00

Seminar

3 Dec 2020

@ Zoom Meeting

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

Title to be announced

Speaker(s): Yuji Sugimoto (University of Science and Technology, Anhui, P.R. China)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Europe/Rome Note: ICTP has suspended all educational activities from 24 February up to 26 June as precautionary measures due to COVID-19; more details at https://www.ictp.it/about-ictp/media-centre/news/2020/2/ictp_suspend_activities.aspx Bombay - India ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

7 Dec 2020 - 18 Dec 2020

@ Bombay - India

Mathematics

IITB-ICTP-TIFR Workshop on Physics, Geometry and Number Theory * CANCELLED * | (smr 3491)

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

Secretary: Nadia van Buuren

Organizer(s): D. Zagier (Max-Planck Institute, Bonn & ICTP), A. Gadde (TIFR Mumbai), U. Anandavardhanan (IIT Bombay), Atish Dabholkar (ICTP), ICTP Scientific Contact: Pavel Putrov

Europe/Rome Please register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJApd-qtrjIpHdIYiZH5YnpD6eseufCIWjMo After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. ZOOM Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

10 Dec 2020

@ ZOOM Meeting

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

Title to be announced

Speaker(s): Valentina Forini (City University of London, UK)

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Activity

13 Jan 2021 - 3 Feb 2021

@ Online -

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

The Hitchhiker's Guide to Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics: Machine Learning for Condensed Matter | (smr 3589)

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

Room: Online

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Rosario Fazio (ICTP), Ali Hassanali (ICTP), Alejandro Rodriguez Garcia (ICTP), Antonello Scardicchio (ICTP), Local Organiser: Asja Jelic

Support E-Mail: smr3589@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 30/11/2020**

Europe/Rome The school will cover key aspects of fully-programmable Systems-On-Chip (SoC) technology and its applications to Nuclear and related instrumentation. The aim is to familiarize participants with underlying software design tools and hardware platforms through tutorials and project examples in the field of nuclear applications. Traditional FPGA devices have been utilized in many nuclear and related instruments for the past few decades, allowing multiple and parallel processing of signals from radiation detectors and other sensors. These features make instruments more compact by reducing number of required processors and minimizing complexity of analog electronics for signal processing. In the last few years new programmable SoC emerged which integrate the software programmability of powerful processors with the hardware configurability of FPGAs. In the first two weeks, participants will be familiarized with software automation tools and hardware setups based on SoC, through theoretical lectures, tutorials and assisted hands-on laboratory sessions. Programming at the block logic level as well as processor level will be performed and interfacing with a wide variety of modular platforms will be undertaken. In the third week, participants will do projects and build embedded instruments for Nuclear and related applications. Candidates willing to propose open research projects are especially encouraged to apply. Topics: System on Programmable Chip architecture and design methodologies Software Automation Tools Hardware/Software System Design FPGA and VHDL for Modeling and Logic Synthesis Embedded C Language Programming High level synthesis Real-time operating system Analog to digital and digital to analog conversions Real-time data acquisition, processing and transmission Digital pulse processing techniques Particle detectors Laboratory Sessions for Hands On Training and Experimentation Speakers will include: P. BAZARGAN SABET, Sorbonne Université, France J. DONDO, University of San Luis, Argentina N. JOVALEKIC, TTTech Computertechnik AG, Austria I. KONOROV, TUM, Germany S. LEVORATO, INFN, Italy F. RINCON CALLE, University of Castilla La Mancha, Spain H. RONGEN, Jülich, Germany C. SISTERNA, University of San Juan, Argentina F. TESSAROTTO, INFN, Italy ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it

Activity

18 Jan 2021 - 5 Feb 2021

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

Joint ICTP-IAEA School on FPGA-based SoC and its Applications for Nuclear and Related Instrumentation | (smr 3562)

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

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Mladen Bogovac (IAEA), Francois Foulon (IAEA), Andres Cicuttin (ICTP), Local Organiser: Maria Liz Crespo

Cosponsor(s): International Atomic Energy Agencyiaea3

Support E-Mail: smr3562@ictp.it

**DEADLINE: 27/11/2020**

Europe/Rome The workshop aims to enhance knowledge on performing retrospective and prospective risk analysis and managing unintended and accidental patient exposure in advanced radiotherapy techniques, thus contributing to strengthening patient safety while delivering high quality radiotherapy services. It is estimated that 50-60% of patients with cancer would benefit from radiotherapy. Expanding radiotherapy into areas with limited current access and introducing new more effective treatment techniques has the potential to save a great number of lives, but it is mandatory that the expansion is done with safety in mind, considering the complexity of this high-technology treatment modality and the potential for serious consequences when something goes wrong. The workshop would seek to target experienced medical physicists working in radiotherapy departments in hospitals. The workshop is particularly relevant to participants coming from hospitals intending to introduce new radiotherapy techniques. Participants will become acquainted with their international peers and will have a unique opportunity to establish links for their mutual support. Topics: Link between quality and safety in radiotherapy Factors responsible for the safe delivery of radiotherapy services Lessons learned from radiotherapy incidents and accidents that have occurred in the past Potential incidents in IMRT, SBRT, IGRT, IORT, 3D brachytherapy, etc. Reporting and learning from unintended events IAEA safety reporting and learning system SAFRON Measures to prevent unintended and accidental exposure Methods for retrospective and prospective risk analysis Distribution of responsibilities for patient safety Radiation safety culture 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

8 Feb 2021 - 12 Feb 2021

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Risk Assessment in Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques | (smr 3563)

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

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Debbie Gilley (IAEA), Jenia Vassileva (IAEA), Local Organiser: Renato Padovani

Cosponsor(s): International Atomic Energy Agencyiaea3, The European SocieTy for Radiotherapy and Oncologyestro1, American Association of Physicsts in Medicineaapm2

Support E-Mail: smr3563@ictp.it

Activity

22 Feb 2021 - 19 Mar 2021

@ ICTP

Quantitative Life Sciences

Spring College on the Physics of Complex Systems | (smr 3556)

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

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Angelo Rosa (SISSA), Alfredo Braunstein (Politecnico Torino), Jacopo Grilli (ICTP), Antonio Celani (ICTP), Local Organiser: Matteo Marsili

Support E-Mail: smr3556@ictp.it

Activity

8 Mar 2021 - 19 Mar 2021

@ ICTP

Applied Physics

Citizen Science with Application to Nuclear, Seismic and Air Quality Monitoring | (smr 3565)

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

Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Secretary: Monica Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizer(s): Davide Storti (UNESCO), Francois Foulon (IAEA), Local Organiser: Marco Zennaro

Cosponsor(s): United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizationunesco, International Atomic Energy Agencyiaea3

Hosted Activity

26 Jun 2021 - 27 Jun 2021

@ Trieste - Italy

YouthDIG 2021 | (smr H630)

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

Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH) and Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)

Organizer(s): EuroDIG,

Hosted Activity

28 Jun 2021 - 30 Jun 2021

@ Trieste - Italy

EuroDIG 2021 | (smr H629)

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

Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)

Organizer(s): EuroDIG-ICTP, Local Organizer: Marco Zennaro,

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Applied Physics

Joint ICTP-IAEA International School on Radioactive Waste Cementation | (smr 3484)

Activity

Earth System Physics

Integrating Climate Data, Predictions and Projections into Health Planning - CANCELLED | (smr 3442)

Seminar

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

The wavefunction of the universe and the emergence of unitarity and causality from its combinatorics

Seminar

Expository Quantum Lecture Series 2020

Activity

Quantitative Life Sciences

School on Collective Animal Behaviour *CANCELLED* | (smr 3432)

Seminar

Phenomenology of Particle Physics

Sub-GeV Dark Matter through Assisted Annihilation

Activity

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

The Hitchhiker's Guide to Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics:Machine Learning for Condensed Matter * POSTPONED * | (smr 3588)

Seminar

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

CMSP Seminar (Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics): Spatio-temporal Control of Correlations via Inhomogeneous Dissipation

Activity

Earth System Physics

Impact and Risk Relevant Climate Information from Global Scale Projections to Local Scale Climate Hazards * POSTPONED * | (smr 3450)

Hosted Activity

Science Diplomacy Alumni Review Meeting | (smr H623)

Seminar

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

CMSP Seminar (Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics): To be announced

Activity

Applied Physics

Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Medical Physics Aspects of Stereotactic Radiotherapy Techniques * CANCELLED * | (smr 3492)

Seminar

Mathematics

Math Associates Seminar: Reaction diffusion equations on evolving domains: regularity and global existence

Seminar

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

Title to be announced

Seminar

Lesotho 2020: PWF School on Quantum Computing

Hosted Activity

ELETTRA Users workshop | (smr H620)

Activity

Earth System Physics

Conference on Regional Climate Modeling and Extreme Events over South America: Results from the CORDEX-Flagship Pilot Study - POSTPONED TO 2021 | (smr 3428)

Seminar

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

CMSP Seminar (Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics): To be announced

Activity

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

African Physical Society (AfPS) International Conference | (smr 3476)

Colloquium

High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

ICTP HECAP & Maths Colloquium on "Hidden Algebraic Structures in Topology and Quantum Field Theory"

Seminar

Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories

Title to be announced

Activity

Applied Physics

Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Risk Assessment in Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques * CANCELLED * | (smr 3487)

Activity

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Light-matter Interactions: Theory and Experiments at the Border with Biology | (smr 3488) - POSTPONED

Seminar

School on Collective Animal Behaviour CANCELLED | (smr 3432)