Each year, ICTP organizes more than 60 international conferences, workshops, and numerous seminars and colloquia.
Europe/Rome
2017-08-21 08:00:00
2017-08-26 22:00:00
AAAS-TWAS Science Diplomacy Course | (smr H507)
Trieste - Italy
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)
Organizer(s): TWAS,
Europe/Rome
2017-08-21 08:00:00
2017-09-15 22:00:00
Joint ICTP-IAEA School on Zynq-7000 SoC and its Applications for Nuclear and Related Instrumentation | (smr 3143)
REGISTRATION LECTURERS/PARTICIPANTS:
ONLY THOSE *NOT* STAYING IN ICTP GUESTHOUSES
ARE TO REGISTER WITH SCHOOL SECRETARY
Monday 21 August
from 09:00 - to 09:30
Desk,
Foyer
Leonardo da Vinci building
Participants subsidized by the ICTP
- please go directly to:
Finance Office
Enrico Fermi building ground floor
(from 09:30 to 12:00 a.m.)
VENUE : da Vinci building, Computer Lab
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Secretary: Elizabeth Brancaccio
Organizer(s): Maria Liz Crespo (ICTP), Iain Darby (IAEA NAPC/PH-NSIL), Local Organiser: Maria Liz Crespo
**DEADLINE: 08/05/2017**
Europe/Rome
2017-08-21 08:00:00
2017-09-01 22:00:00
Joint ICTP-IAEA School on Nuclear Energy Management | (smr 3142)
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES:
Visitors accommodated in the ICTP Guest Houses:
Registration will be done upon check-in at the Guest House reception desk.
ONLY Visitors receiving financial support from the ICTP, should go directly to
the Operations & Travel Unit office at the Enrico Fermi Building, first floor from 8.30 - 10.00 a.m., on Monday morning to collect your expenses (after you have registered)
Visitors NOT accommodated in the ICTP Guest Houses:
Please register with the Secretariat in office no. 3 at the
Adriatico Guest House, lower level 1
Associateship/Federation scheme Visitors should register at the
Leonardo Building, first floor, rooms 112 / 114 / 118
Upon your arrival, please make sure to pick up your Conference Folder
in your mailbox at the Adriatico Guest House, lower level 1
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The school is a certificate course providing a unique international education aimed at building future leadership to manage nuclear energy programmes. It is intended for promising young professionals from the nuclear industry and academia, including those from developing countries.
School Executive Director:
M. CHUDAKOV, IAEA, Austria
School Co-ordinators:
J. DE GROSBOIS, IAEA, Austria
A. GANESAN, IAEA, Austria
Local Organizer:
C.TUNIZ, ICTP, Italy
Jointly organized by ICTP and the IAEA since 2010, this Nuclear Energy Management (NEM) School focuses on broadening the young professional’s understanding of current issues in the nuclear industry, generating awareness on recent developments in nuclear energy and sharing international perspectives on issues related to the peaceful use of nuclear technology. Over 30 experts from the IAEA and the nuclear industry deliver more than 70 presentations and case studies. Technical visits to nuclear facilities form an essential practical element of the curriculum and students are asked to work on special projects relevant to the development of nuclear energy programmes. Participants will be selected based on an online pre-training course and a test.
Topics:
• World Energy Balance, Geopolitics and Climate Issues;
• Energy Planning, Energy Economics and Nuclear Power Economics and Finance;
• Nuclear Power Technology and Life Cycle;
• Nuclear Safety and Security;
• Nuclear Law, International Conventions and Relevant Mechanisms;
• Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Safeguards;
• Human Resource Development and Knowledge Management;
• Nuclear Leadership, Management and Sociology;
• Emergency Planning and Preparedness;
• Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning;
• Communicating Radiation Risks to the Public;
• IAEA support for Nuclear Power Development.
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Doreen Sauleek
Organizer(s): M. Chudakov (IAEA), J. De Grosbois (IAEA), A. Ganesan (IAEA), Local Organiser: Claudio Tuniz
Cosponsor(s):
International Atomic Energy Agency
**DEADLINE: 15/04/2017** **DEADLINE: 15/04/2017**
Europe/Rome
2017-08-24 16:30:00
2017-08-24 18:00:00
Phenomenology of Radiative Neutrino Masses Models
Abstract. We consider a class of standard model (SM) extensions with a charged scalar singlet, a Y=1 scalar multiplet and three generations of Y=0 fermionic multiplets. In these models, the neutrino masses are generated at three loops, which provide an explanation for their smallness, and the lightest neutral fermion, is a dark matter candidate. We find that by considering three generations of ferminos, the model can be consistent with the neutrino oscillation data, lepton flavor violating processes, give a relic density in agreement with the recent Planck data, being in agreement with the recent measurements of the branching ratio YY, and the electroweak phase transition can be strongly first order. We also show that the charged scalars may enhance, where as YZ get can get few percent suppression. We also discuss the phenomenological implications of the new interactions at both LHC and future electron-positron colliders.
ICTP
ICTP
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Room: Leonardo Building - Euler Lecture Hall
Speaker(s): Amine AHRICHE (University of Jijel, Algeria)
Seminar Start Time: 16:30
Europe/Rome
2017-08-28 09:00:00
2017-09-08 19:00:00
Advanced School and Workshop on Arithmetic of Hyperelliptic Curves | (smr 3175)
Hyperelliptic curves are a fundamental class of polynomial equations, that are rapidly becoming a major topic in number theory. Demands for the theory are coming both from within pure mathematics (such as the pioneering work or Bhargava and his collaborators, and the Langlands programme, which needs a supply of high-dimensional Galois representations), as well as from areas bordering to theoretical physics (via hypergeometric motives) and from cryptography, where one of the main methods for modern data encryption is based on hyperelliptic curves.
The advanced school will focus on the modern techniques in number theory that have previously had major impacts on the theory of elliptic curves and that are likely to have great impact in the theory of hyperelliptic curves in the near future. Specifically, the topics to be covered are the following, with a particular emphasis on the setting of hyperelliptic curves:
1. L-functions and the Birch-Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture;
2. Selmer groups;
3. Modularity;
4. Galois representations.
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Ave Lusenti
Organizer(s): Tim Dokchitser (University of Bristol), Vladimir Dokchitser (King's College London), Local Organiser: Fernando Rodriguez Villegas
DEADLINE FOR APPLYING IS 1 MAY 2017. APPLICATION TO SMR3175 IS FOR BOTH SCHOOL AND WORKSHOP. SHOULD YOU WISH TO APPLY TO THE WORKSHOP ONLY, PLEASE VISIT THE RELEVANT PAGE OF SMR3144 http://indico.ictp.it/event/7988/
Europe/Rome
2017-08-28 14:30:00
2017-08-28 17:30:00
2017 Spirit of Salam Awards & 2016/2017 PostGraduate Diploma Programme Awards Ceremony
The programme outline for the 2017 Spirit of Salam Awards & 2016/2017 PostGraduate Diploma Programme Awards Ceremony taking place on Monday 28 August 2017 from 14.30 hrs will be available shortly.
For full details and the related feature article on the 2017 Spirit of Salam recipients, please see: https://www.ictp.it/about-ictp/media-centre/news/2017/1/spirit-salam-awards-2017.aspx
Light refreshments will be served after the event.
ICTP, Trieste, Italy
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera 11, 34151 Trieste, Italy
Room: Leonardo Building - Budinich Lecture Hall
Europe/Rome
2017-08-29 10:00:00
2017-08-30 16:30:00
ICTP Mini Workshop on String Theory
ICTP
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Room: Leonardo Building - Luigi Stasi Seminar Room
Activity taking place in the Luigi Stasi Seminar Room!
Seminar Start Time: 10:00
Europe/Rome
2017-09-04 08:00:00
2017-09-08 18:00:00
Workshop on Arithmetic of Hyperelliptic Curves | (smr 3144)
Hyperelliptic curves are a fundamental class of polynomial equations, that are rapidly becoming a major topic in number theory. Demands for the theory are coming both from within pure mathematics (such as the pioneering work or Bhargava and his collaborators, and the Langlands programme, which needs a supply of high-dimensional Galois representations), as well as from areas bordering to theoretical physics (via hypergeometric motives) and from cryptography, where one of the main methods for modern data encryption is based on hyperelliptic curves.
The workshop will focus on the most recent developments in the arithmetic of hyperelliptic curves, including the above mentioned four topics, point counting techniques, distribution of locally soluble curves, hypergeometric motives, generalisations of Chabauty's method, Selmer ranks of Jacobians, etc.
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Grignano I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Ave Lusenti
Organizer(s): Tim Dokchitser (University of Bristol), Vladimir Dokchitser (King's College London), Local Organiser: Fernando Rodriguez Villegas
Cosponsor(s):
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
DEADLINE FOR APPLYING IS 1 MAY 2017. APPLICATION TO SMR3144 IS FOR WORKSHOP ONLY. SHOULD YOU WISH TO APPLY ALSO TO THE SCHOOL, PLEASE VISIT THE RELEVANT PAGE OF SMR3175 http://indico.ictp.it/event/8123/
Europe/Rome
2017-09-04 08:00:00
2017-09-15 22:00:00
Advanced School and Workshop on Quantum Science and Quantum Technologies | (smr 3145)
The School (4-9 September 2017) covers a broad selection of fundamental topics in quantum science and quantum technology, treated at an advanced level. The Workshop (11-15 September 2017) aims at a comprehensive overview on research in quantum science and technology, including recent results, current trends, and future perspectives.
The purpose of the School is to provide an up-to-date, state of the art knowledge on some of the most important aspects of fundamtental quantum physics, quantum information, and quantum technologies, covering both theoretical and experimental aspects. 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 emerging countries in line with the fundamental mission of the ICTP. The Workshop brings together a mix of established experts and emerging young researchers to give an in-depth overview on some of the most significant recent research results and on current, cutting-edge research trends in quantum information and quantum technologies. The targeted audience matches that of the School.
Topics:
• Fundamental Theory: Entanglement, Coherence, Correlations
• Quantum Technologies: Quantum Information, Computation, Sensing, Estimation, Metrology
• Quantum Simulations
• Quantum Thermodynamics
• Quantum Information and Condensed Matter Physics
• Open Quantum Systems
• Algorithms and Optimization
• Ultracold Atoms
• Trapped Ions
• Circuit QED
• Photonics and Photonic Networks
• Spintronics
Lecturers at the School:
G. CARLEO (ETH, Zürich)
J. EISERT (FU, Berlin) *tbc
F. GERBIER (LKB, Paris)
V. GIOVANNETTI (SNS, Pisa)
G. KIRCHMAIR (Universität Innsbruck) *tbc
B. KRAUS (Universität Innsbruck)
D. LOSS (Universität Basel)
M. PATERNOSTRO (Queen’s University, Belfast)
M.B. PLENIO (Universität Ulm)
H. PRICE (Università di Trento)
N. SCHUCH (MPG, München)
E. SOLANO (University of the Basque Country, Bilbao)
J. WRACHTRUP (Universität Stuttgart)
C. WUNDERLICH (Universität Siegen)
Invited Speakers at the Workshop:
D. ANGELAKIS (TUC Crete and CQT, Singapore)
S. BLATT (MPG, München)
G. CARLEO (ETH, Zürich)
A. CELI (ICFO, Barcelona)
M. DALMONTE (ICTP, Trieste)
J. EISERT (FU, Berlin)
M. FLEISCHHAUER (Universität Kaiserslautern)
M. GENOVESE (INRIM, Torino) *tbc
F. GERBIER (LKB, Paris)
G. GIEDKE (University of the Basque Country, Bilbao)
V. GIOVANNETTI (SNS, Pisa)
C. GROSS (MPG, München)
P. HAUKE (Universität Heidelberg)
A. IMAMOGLU (ETH, Zürich) *tbc
D. JAKSCH (University of Oxford)
T. KIPPENBERG (EPFL, Lausanne) *tbc
G. KIRCHMAIR (Universität Innsbruck)
B. KRAUS (Universität Innsbruck)
S. V. KUSMINSKIY (FAU, Erlangen)
D. LOSS (Universität Basel)
S. PAESANI (University of Bristol)
M. PATERNOSTRO (Queen’s University, Belfast)
M.B. PLENIO (Universität Ulm) *tbc
M. RIZZI (Universität Mainz)
N. SCHUCH (MPG, München)
E. SOLANO (University of the Basque Country, Bilbao)
A. STRELTSOV (University of Technology, Gdánsk)
L. TAGLIACOZZO (University of Strathclyde, Glasgow)
G. TOTH (EHU, Bilbao)
A. TROMBETTONI (CNR-IOM, Trieste)
J. TURA BRUGUES (ICFO, Barcelona)
V. VEDRAL (University of Oxford)
P. WALTHER (Universität Wien)
C. WUNDERLICH (Universität Siegen)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)
Secretary: Petra Krizmancic
Organizer(s): Fabrizio Illuminati (chair) (Università degli Studi di Salerno), Martin B. Plenio (Universitaet Ulm), Vahid Karimipour (Sharif University, Tehran; ICTP, Trieste), Ujjwal Sen (Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad, India), Local Organiser: Rosario Fazio
**DEADLINE: 20/07/2017** DEADLINES FOR REQUESTING PARTICIPATION: for applications needing financial support and/or visa 30 June 2017 for applications NOT needing financial support and/or visa 20 July 2017 APPLICATION TO SMR3145 IS FOR BOTH SCHOOL AND WORKSHOP. SHOULD YOU WISH TO APPLY TO THE WORKSHOP ONLY, PLEASE VISIT THE RELEVANT PAGE OF SMR3183 http://indico.ictp.it/event/8232/ **DEADLINE: 20/07/2017**
Europe/Rome
2017-09-04 08:00:00
2017-09-08 22:00:00
ICTP-Rwanda Joint School on Subseasonal to Seasonal Weather and Climate Prediction | (smr 3140) - POSTPONED to 2018
Due to the delay in establishing the East African Institute for Fundamental Research-EAIFR, the School has unfortunately had to be postponed until September 2018 - Exact dates will be posted as soon as possible.
KIgali - Rwanda
ICTP
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Secretary: Milena Poropat
Organizer(s): Fred Kucharski (ICTP-Trieste), Bonfils Safari (University of Rwanda-East Africa Institute for Fundamental Research), ICTP Scientific Contact: Adrian Tompkins
Cosponsor(s):
The University of Rwanda
**DEADLINE: 23/06/2017**
Europe/Rome
2017-09-07 11:30:00
2017-09-07 12:30:00
ICTP Seminar Series in Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics: Coherent Nonlinear Co-transport of Light and Atoms
Attempts to use hollow optical fibres to guide BECs have been experimentally inconclusive. One explanation of these experimental difficulties will be provided.
It will then be shown that there are parameter regions where atoms and light in a hollow photonic crystal wave guide combine to form solitary waves, allowing stable transport.
ICTP
ICTP
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Room: Leonardo Building - Luigi Stasi Seminar Room
Speaker(s): Mike GUNN (Physics & Astronomy, University of Birmingham, U.K.)
Seminar Start Time: 11:30
Europe/Rome
2017-09-11 08:00:00
2017-09-15 22:00:00
OPCW-TWAS workshop on ‘Policy and Diplomacy for Scientists: Introduction to responsible research practices in chemical and biological sciences’ | (smr H516)
Trieste - Italy
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Organizer(s): TWAS: sciencediplomacy@twas.org,
Europe/Rome
2017-09-11 08:00:00
2017-09-15 22:00:00
Joint ICTP-IAEA School of Nuclear Knowledge Management | (smr 3146)
Just published: The PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME of the School is now available - please download pdf from relevant link at the bottom of this page.
For your reference:
School venue and registration of visitors: ICTP Adriatico Guest House, Giambiagi Lecture Hall
Please note that registration session scheduled on early morning of the first day is meant ONLY for faculty, and for those participants who are NOT staying in the ICTP guest houses.
Participants lodging at ICTP guesthouses (except faculty) are registered at the time they check-in, directly, by the reception staff.
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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 andknowledge 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.
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Deadline for application: expired 6 March 2017
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ADMISSION TO THIS ACTIVITY IS LIMITED TO PARTICIPANTS SELECTED AND OFFICIALLY INVITED.
Workshop ICTP Secretariat : N. Ivanissevich, e-mail: smr3146@ictp.it
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Nicoletta Ivanissevich
Organizer(s): M. Chudakov (IAEA), J. de Grosbois (IAEA), M.E. Urso (IAEA), M.M. Sbaffoni (IAEA), Local Organiser: C. Tuniz
Cosponsor(s):
IAEA
Limited participation**DEADLINE: 06/03/2017**
Europe/Rome
2017-09-11 08:00:00
2017-09-15 22:00:00
Workshop on Quantum Science and Quantum Technologies | (smr 3183)
The School (4-9 September 2017) covers a broad selection of fundamental topics in quantum science and quantum technology, treated at an advanced level. The Workshop (11-15 September 2017) aims at a comprehensive overview on research in quantum science and technology, including recent results, current trends, and future perspectives.
The purpose of the School is to provide an up-to-date, state of the art knowledge on some of the most important aspects of fundamtental quantum physics, quantum information, and quantum technologies, covering both theoretical and experimental aspects. 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 emerging countries in line with the fundamental mission of the ICTP. The Workshop brings together a mix of established experts and emerging young researchers to give an in-depth overview on some of the most significant recent research results and on current, cutting-edge research trends in quantum information and quantum technologies. The targeted audience matches that of the School.
Topics:
• Fundamental Theory: Entanglement, Coherence, Correlations
• Quantum Technologies: Quantum Information, Computation, Sensing, Estimation, Metrology
• Quantum Simulations
• Quantum Thermodynamics
• Quantum Information and Condensed Matter Physics
• Open Quantum Systems
• Algorithms and Optimization
• Ultracold Atoms
• Trapped Ions
• Circuit QED
• Photonics and Photonic Networks
• Spintronics
Lecturers at the School:
G. CARLEO (ETH, Zürich)
J. EISERT (FU, Berlin) *tbc
F. GERBIER (LKB, Paris)
V. GIOVANNETTI (SNS, Pisa)
G. KIRCHMAIR (Universität Innsbruck) *tbc
B. KRAUS (Universität Innsbruck)
D. LOSS (Universität Basel)
M. PATERNOSTRO (Queen’s University, Belfast)
M.B. PLENIO (Universität Ulm)
H. PRICE (Università di Trento)
N. SCHUCH (MPG, München)
E. SOLANO (University of the Basque Country, Bilbao)
J. WRACHTRUP (Universität Stuttgart)
C. WUNDERLICH (Universität Siegen)
Invited Speakers at the Workshop:
D. ANGELAKIS (TUC Crete and CQT, Singapore)
S. BLATT (MPG, München)
G. CARLEO (ETH, Zürich)
A. CELI (ICFO, Barcelona)
M. DALMONTE (ICTP, Trieste)
J. EISERT (FU, Berlin)
M. FLEISCHHAUER (Universität Kaiserslautern)
M. GENOVESE (INRIM, Torino) *tbc
F. GERBIER (LKB, Paris)
G. GIEDKE (University of the Basque Country, Bilbao)
V. GIOVANNETTI (SNS, Pisa)
C. GROSS (MPG, München)
P. HAUKE (Universität Heidelberg)
A. IMAMOGLU (ETH, Zürich) *tbc
D. JAKSCH (University of Oxford)
T. KIPPENBERG (EPFL, Lausanne) *tbc
G. KIRCHMAIR (Universität Innsbruck)
B. KRAUS (Universität Innsbruck)
S. V. KUSMINSKIY (FAU, Erlangen)
D. LOSS (Universität Basel)
S. PAESANI (University of Bristol)
M. PATERNOSTRO (Queen’s University, Belfast)
M.B. PLENIO (Universität Ulm) *tbc
M. RIZZI (Universität Mainz)
N. SCHUCH (MPG, München)
E. SOLANO (University of the Basque Country, Bilbao)
A. STRELTSOV (University of Technology, Gdánsk)
L. TAGLIACOZZO (University of Strathclyde, Glasgow)
G. TOTH (EHU, Bilbao)
A. TROMBETTONI (CNR-IOM, Trieste)
J. TURA BRUGUES (ICFO, Barcelona)
V. VEDRAL (University of Oxford)
P. WALTHER (Universität Wien)
C. WUNDERLICH (Universität Siegen)
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)
Secretary: Petra Krizmancic
Organizer(s): Fabrizio Illuminati (chair) (Università degli Studi di Salerno), Martin B. Plenio (Universitaet Ulm), Vahid Karimipour (Sharif University, Tehran; ICTP, Trieste), Ujjwal Sen (Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad, India), Local Organiser: Rosario Fazio
**DEADLINE: 20/07/2017** DEADLINES FOR REQUESTING PARTICIPATION: for applications needing financial support and/or visa 30 June 2017 for applications NOT needing financial support and/or visa 20 July 2017 APPLICATION TO SMR3183 IS FOR WORKSHOP ONLY. SHOULD YOU WISH TO APPLY ALSO TO THE SCHOOL, PLEASE VISIT THE RELEVANT PAGE OF SMR3145 http://indico.ictp.it/event/7989/ **DEADLINE: 20/07/2017**
Europe/Rome
2017-09-12 16:30:00
2017-09-12 18:00:00
Fluctuating gravitational field as a possible explanation for quantum decoherence: its implication and detection
Abstract. The theory of quantum mechanics, despite being highly successful, is plagued with foundational issues such as the “measurement problem”. Understanding the process of “measurement” and the random collapse of the wavefunctions from a more profound perspective than the standard Copenhagen picture have been one of the major aims in foundational quantum mechanics. Many alternative explanations such as Bohmian mechanics, Continuous Spontaneous Localization model (CSL), many-worlds interpretation etc have been suggested to address the issue. Possibilities that the wavefunction collapse is a manifestation of the non-standard coupling of the quantum particles with the background gravitational field have also been explored in this context. Such an interpretation does not alter the theory of quantum mechanics, but relates the quantum theory with the background geometry in order to seek for an answer to the long-standing problem. The possibility that the background fluctuating spacetime plays an important role in quantum decoherence has been explored in great details by Karolyhazy, Diosi and collaborators, and also by Penrose. In this talk, I will discuss the physics involved in such ideas, elaborating on the differences between different models. I will also talk about some important implications of such models, their lack of completeness, and possible ways to address the issues. I will discuss the so called “Diosi-Penrose” criterion (independently suggested by Diosi and Pensrose), which might be an indication of a universal scale at which the interplay of gravity and quantum mechanics becomes important. Lastly, I will briefly talk about scenarios where such effects can be experimentally detected and the technical challenges involved.
ICTP
ICTP
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Room: Leonardo Building - Luigi Stasi Seminar Room
Speaker(s): Sayantani BERA (Research Scholar, TIFR, Mumbai, India)
Seminar Start Time: 16:30
Europe/Rome
2017-09-14 16:30:00
2017-09-14 18:00:00
How do Inflationary Perturbations become Classical?
Abstract. The success of the inflationary paradigm rests on its ability to explain the observed classicality of primordial quantum fluctuations despite their quantum origin which calls for a mechanism for quantum-to-classical transition of these initial fluctuations. As literature suggests a number of plausible mechanisms which try to address this issue, it is of importance to seek concrete observational signatures of the various approaches in order to have a better understanding of the early universe dynamics. Squeezing of primordial cosmological inhomogeneities along with the mechanism of decoherence accounts for many aspects of this quantum to classical transition, although it remains a matter of debate as to whether this is sufficient to explain the issue of realization of a single outcome from a quantum ensemble given that the universe is a closed system. Apart from decoherence there have been several attempts to resolve this issue. Among these several approaches, it is the spontaneous collapse dynamics of Quantum Mechanics, a stochastic nonlinear modification of the non-relativistic Schrodinger equation, which is most viable for leaving discrete observational signatures as collapse mechanism inherently changes the generic quantum dynamics.
In this talk, I shall revisit one such recently proposed working model of classicalization by spontaneous collapse, known as Continuous Spontaneous Localization (CSL), to look for possible modifications to scalar and tensor power spectra for canonical single field slow-roll inflation and their implications. I shall show that it can potentially change the consistency relation of single-field models and a precise measurement of tensor spectral tilt nt and its running could serve as a test of such dynamics in the early universe.
In the later part of my talk, I shall discuss about the application of the collapse dynamics to the more generalized non-canonical k-inflationary scenario and try to quantify the effects of collapse on inflationary dynamics, hence compare the results from both the approaches. We observe in this study that the observables from the scalar sector, i.e. scalar tilt ns, running of scalar tilt αs and running of running of scalar tilt βs, can not potentially distinguish a collapse modified inflationary dynamics in the realm of canonical scalar field and k−inflationary scenarios. The only distinguishable imprint of collapse mechanism lies in the observables of tensor sector in the form of modified consistency relation and a blue-tilted tensor spectrum only when the collapse parameter δ is non-zero and positive.
Lastly, I shall talk about plausible other approaches by which one can try to investigate the quantumness of primordial cosmological fluctuations and look for the effect of CSL on these approaches.
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Room: Leonardo Building - Luigi Stasi Seminar Room
Speaker(s): Shreya BANERJEE (Research Scholar, TIFR, Mumbai, India)
--- Please note unusual venue!! ---
Seminar Start Time: 16:30
Europe/Rome
2017-09-16 08:00:00
2017-09-17 22:00:00
4th Trieste Mini Maker Faire | (smr 3117)
Call for Makers now OPEN:
Please visit http://trieste.makerfaire.com/call-makers-2017/
and submit your application within 6 August 2017
Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth —a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement. It’s a place where people show what they are making, and share what they are learning. Makers range from tech enthusiasts to crafters to homesteaders to scientists to garage tinkerers. They are of all ages and backgrounds. The aim of Maker Faire is to entertain, inform, connect and grow this community.
The original Maker Faire event was held in San Mateo, CA, almost a decade ago.
Makers range from tech enthusiasts to crafters to homesteaders to scientists to garage tinkerers. They are the guys and the girls who, after a long day of being “just normal people” will spend most evenings and weekends in the basement, making something new, playing bravely with new technologies (no fear of computers, PCBs, robots or whatever else this crazy digital age is bringing to us). Makers are – before any label or definition– just curious people, of all ages and backgrounds, who go beyond talking and start doing, making... exactly the ones that are primarily and above all into MAKING.
More than a hundred community-driven, independently organized Mini Maker Faires are being organized every year around the world. Trieste is again in this list, after being the very first Italian venue for a Mini Maker Faire in 2014. The reason to host it here is to support the many communities of makers already established or just-starting in the Triveneto region (as well as in neighbor countries), giving them an occasion to meet, to know each other better, to collaborate and grow together.
Following the great success of the first Trieste Science Picnic that was “attached” to the weeekend of the 2016 TSMMF, for this 4th edition of the Trieste Mini Maker Faire we decided to merge the two events, creating the Science Picnic Village within the campus during the whole Mini Maker Faire: a special area where crazy scientists and passionate explainers will engage a public mostly of kids and young people, showing the entertaining and creative side of science with various hands-on activities, shows, labs and demos.
To apply and contribute to this “event-within-the-event” you may fill the same application form for the Makers, selecting “Science Picnic” as category.
For further information, please visit http://trieste.makerfaire.com
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Secretary: Margherita Di Giovannantonio
Organizer(s): Local Organisers: Enrique Canessa, Carlo Fonda
Cosponsor(s):
Maker Media Inc.
Europe/Rome
2017-09-18 08:00:00
2017-09-22 22:00:00
IAEA Advanced Nuclear Knowledge Management School | (smr H517)
* ACTIVITY CANCELLED *
Trieste - Italy
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)
Organizer(s): J.de Grosbois (IAEA),
* ACTIVITY CANCELLED *
Europe/Rome
2017-09-18 08:00:00
2017-09-22 22:00:00
Advanced School on Foundations and Applications of Nanomechanics | (smr 3147)
This school introduces the science of nanomechanical systems, a flourishing field of research. Nanomechanical systems are of interest both for their potential in terms of fundamental quantum physics as well as for applications in sensitive measurements, quantum information, and other areas. This Advanced School will recapitulate the foundations of nanomechanical systems and introduce the key concepts behind nano- and optomechanical technologies. The breadth of the field will be covered in six series of lectures delivered by internationally renowned experts. The pedagogical part of the school will be complemented by a series of about 20 invited presentations of state-of-the-art research. A crucial part of the school, in addition to the lectures and talks, will be the active contribution of the participants, which will be encouraged and fostered by several means: During the first week of the school, designated timeslots for tutorial classes will enable students to practice their skills in analytical as well as numerical methods, and will include problem solving and presentation of scientific results. The participants will work in small teams on research-type mini-projects.
Lecturers:
Yaroslav M. Blanter, TU Delft
Mark Dykman, Michigan State University
Jack Harris, Yale University
Klemens Hammerer, Leibniz University Hannover
Oriol Romero-Isart, IQOQI Innsbruck
John D. Teufel, NIST Boulder
For the 2nd week workshop Foundations and Applications of Nanomechanics
25 - 29 September 2017, go to link: http://indico.ictp.it/event/8169/
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Susanne Henningsen
Organizer(s): Andrew Cleland (University of Chicago), Ivan Favero (Université Paris Diderot), Florian Marquardt (University of Erlangen-Nürnberg / MPL Erlangen), Fabio Pistolesi (Université de Bordeaux), Eva Weig (University of Konstanz), Local Organiser: Mikhail Kiselev
Cosponsor(s):
SFB 767 University of Konstanz
Support E-Mail: smr3147@ictp.it
**DEADLINE: 15/06/2017**
Europe/Rome
2017-09-18 08:00:00
2017-09-29 22:00:00
Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Monte Carlo Radiation Transport and Associated Data Needs for Medical Applications | (smr 3148)
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)
Secretary: Suzie Radosic
Organizer(s): Roberto Capote Noy (International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),Division of Physical and Chemical Sciences (NAPC), Nuclear Data SEction; Vienna,), Local Organiser: Luciano Bertocchi
Cosponsor(s):
International Atomic Energy Agency
Europe/Rome
2017-09-19 14:00:00
2017-09-19 15:00:00
CMSP Special Series of Lectures on Nanomechanics meets Spintronics - Part I: Mechanically Controlled Electronic Spin in Electric Weak Links
Inefficient screening of electric fields in nanoconductors makes electric manipulation of electronic transport in nanodevices possible. Accordingly, electrostatic (charge) gating is routinely used to affect and control the Coulomb electrostatics and quantum interference in modern nanodevices. Besides their charge, another (quantum mechanical) property of electrons — their spin — is at the heart of modern spintronics, a term implying that a number of magnetic and electrical properties of small systems are simultaneously harvested for device applications. In this presentation the possibility to achieve “spin gating” of mesoscopic devices [1], i.e. the possibility of an external spin control of the electronic properties of nanodevices is discussed. Rather than the Coulomb interaction, which is responsible for electric charge gating, we consider spin gating resulting from the Rashba type of electronic spin-orbit coupling. We show that electric weak links in the form of a nanowire that can be bent gives rise to a possibility for a mechanical control of the spin gating effect, since bending the nanowire affects the trajectory of the electron and therefore the spin-orbit interaction. Mechanically and microwave activated spin currents and superconducting currents in non-superconducting [2] and superconducting [3] devices will be discussed as examples of such a spin-mechanical manipulation.
1. R. I. Shekhter and M. Jonson, Spin gating of mesoscopic devices, Synth. Met. 216, 2-10 (2016).
2. R. I. Shekhter, O. Entin-Wohlman and A. Aharony, Suspended nanowire as a mechanically controlled Rashba spin splitter, Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 176602 (2013).
3. R.I. Shekhter, O. Entin-Wohlman, M. Jonson, and A. Aharony, Rashba splitting of Cooper Pairs, Phys. Rev. Lett, 116, 217001 (2016).
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Room: Leonardo Building - Euler Lecture Hall
Speaker(s): Robert SHEKHTER (Univ. Gothenburg, Inst. of Theoretical Physics, Sweden)
Seminar Start Time: 14:00
Europe/Rome
2017-09-19 15:15:00
2017-09-19 16:15:00
CMSP Special Series of Lectures on Nanomechanics meets Spintronics - Part II: Spin Blockade Based Mesoscopic Heat Engine
I will consider a mesoscopic nanomechanical weak link where electronic transport between leads is blocked by a spin blockade. Namely, a suspended nanowire which is coupled to two oppositely polarized half-metals and subjected to a nonuniform magnetic field. It will be shown that in such system a temperature drop between the leads can significantly affect the dynamics of a mechanical degree of freedom. In particular, it is demonstrated that, under certain conditions, the stationary distribution of the mechanical subsystem has a Boltzmann form with an effective temperature, which is lower than the temperature of the “cold” lead; this seems rather counterintuitive. We also find that a change in the direction of the temperature gradient can result in the generation of mechanical vibrations rather than the heating of the mechanical subsystem. Therefore, the system resembles a nanoelectromechanical heat engine. We derive a criterion for the mechanical instability and estimate the amplitude of the resulting self-sustained oscillations.
1. J Atalaya, LY Gorelik, Spintronics-based mesoscopic heat engine Physical Review B 85 , 245309, (2012); P Stadler, W Belzig and G Rastelli, Ground state cooling of a carbon nano-mechanical resonator by spin-polarized current. Phys. Rev. Lett. 113, 047201 (2014)
2. A. Vikström, A. M. Eriksson, S. I. Kulinich, and L. Y. Gorelik, Nanoelectromechanical heat engine based on electron-electron interaction, Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 247701, 2016
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Room: Leonardo Building - Euler Lecture Hall
Speaker(s): Leonid GORELIK (Chalmers Univ. of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden)
Seminar Start Time: 15:15
Europe/Rome
2017-09-21 16:30:00
2017-09-21 18:00:00
Can New Physics spoil the measurement of Octant of θ23?
Abstract. Present global fits of world neutrino data hint towards non-maximal θ23 with two nearly degenerate solutions, one in the lower octant (θ23 < π/4), and the other in the higher octant (θ23 > π/4). This octant ambiguity of θ23 is one of the fundamental issues in the neutrino sector, and long-baseline (LBL) experiments can resolve this issue with the help of νμ → νe appearance channel. First, I will discuss how this measurement would be affected in the upcoming LBL experiments if there exist a light eV-scale sterile neutrino. I will show that in the so called 3+1 scheme involving three active and one sterile neutrinos, a new interference term in νμ → νe transition probability can spoil the chances of measuring θ23 octant completely. Next, I will describe in detail the degeneracy between the octant of θ23 and flavor-changing neutral-current non-standard interactions (NSI’s) in neutrino propagation. I will show that for values of the NSI coupling as small as f ew %, the discovery potential of the octant of θ23 gets completely lost.
References: 1) Agarwalla, Chatterjee, Palazzo, Phys.Rev.Lett. 118 (2017) no.3, 031804
2) Agarwalla, Chatterjee, Palazzo, Phys.Lett. B762 (2016) 64-71
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Room: Leonardo Building - Euler Lecture Hall
Speaker(s): Sanjib Kumar AGARWALLA (Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, India)
Seminar Start Time: 16:30
Europe/Rome
2017-09-23 08:00:00
2017-09-24 22:00:00
Combining electrons with X-rays for integrated in-operando experiments - Satellite Workshop of the MCM2017 | (smr H519)
Trieste - Italy
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)
Organizer(s): Dr. Regina Ciancio (IOM), SISM Board,
Europe/Rome
2017-09-24 08:00:00
2017-09-24 22:00:00
MA-XRF "macro X-Ray Fluorescence Scanning in Conservation, Art and Archeology - tutorial | (smr H535)
Trieste - Italy
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Organizer(s): Elettra Sincrotrone,
Europe/Rome
2017-09-25 08:00:00
2017-09-29 22:00:00
Foundations and Applications of Nanomechanics | (smr 3177)
The study of nanomechanical systems has evolved into a substantial and growing field of research. The interest in nanomechanical systems is fueled by their applicability to a wide range of problems: In addition to the ability to use these solid-state systems to investigate fundamental quantum physics and to target the frontiers of quantum mechanics, these systems also have applications in classical and quantum information technology and as ultrasensitive detectors of mass, displacement, acceleration, force or spin. As a result, research directions such as cavity optomechanics and nanoelectromechanics today attract a significant number of researchers from around the world. By their nature, nanomechanical systems are interdisciplinary, since they can couple to electrical circuits or optical cavities, and have potential applications in nano- and optomechanical technologies.
This workshop will highlight recent experimental and theoretical breakthroughs at the forefront of international research, and bring together international experts from the various fields of nanomechancs.
Research Talks on:
• Optomechanics;
• Nanoelectromechanics;
• Nanomechanical arrays;
• Sensing;
• Photonic crystals for optomechanics;
• Diamond nanomechanics;
• Nanotubes and graphene for nanomechanics; • surface-acoustic waves;
• Coupling to superconducting circuits;
• Microwave-to-optics conversion;
• Quantum effects;
• Foundational questions;
• Entanglement;
• and others
Speakers:
Adrian Bachtold, ICFO Barcelona
Miles Blencowe, Dartmouth University
Warwick Bowen, University of Queensland
Tal Carmon, Technion
Aashish Clerk, McGill University
Eddy Collin, Institut NÉEL CNRS
Per Delsing, Chalmers
Rosario Fazio, ICTP Trieste
Simon Gröblacher, TU Delft
Shahal Ilani, Weizmann Institute
Ania Jayich, UC Santa Barbara
Hubert Krenner, University of Augsburg
Peter Leek, Oxford University
Francesco Marin, University of Florence
Andreas Nunnenkamp, Cambridge University
Vittorio Peano, University of Malta
Martino Poggio, Basel University
Cindy Regal, JILA Boulder
Amir Safavi-Naeini, Stanford University
Albert Schliesser, Niels Bohr Institute Copenhagen
Signe Seidelin, University of Grenoble
Gary Steele, TU Delft
Philipp Treutlein, University of Basel
Mukund Vengalattore, Cornell University
David Vitali, University of Camerino
Wolfgang Wernsdorfer, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Andre Xuereb, University of Malta
Yun-Feng Xiao, Peking University
For the 1st week Advanced School on Foundations and Applications of Nanomechanics 18 - 22 September 2017, go to link:
http://indico.ictp.it/event/7991/
For the ICTP Colloqium, Prof. Florian Marquardt - Light and Motion at the Nanoscale- on Wed 27 Sept 2017 at 16:30 Leonardo Building - Budinich Lecture Hall, go to link:
http://indico.ictp.it/event/8288
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Susanne Henningsen
Organizer(s): Andrew Cleland (University of Chicago), Ivan Favero (Universite Paris Diderot), Florian Marquardt (University of Erlangen-Nürnberg), Fabio Pistolesi (Université de Bordeaux), Eva Weig (Unviersity of Konstanz), Local Organiser: Mikhail Kiselev
Cosponsor(s):
SFB 767 University of Konstanz
**DEADLINE: 15/06/2017**
Europe/Rome
2017-09-25 09:00:00
2017-09-29 23:00:00
U.S.-Iran Bilateral Program Review and Planning Meeting with a Focus on Climate Change | (smr H531)
Trieste - Italy
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Lundqvist Lecture Hall (AGH)
Organizer(s): TWAS,
Europe/Rome
2017-09-27 16:30:00
2017-09-27 18:00:00
Light and Motion at the Nanoscale
Florian Marquardt leads the theory division at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) in Erlangen, Germany. He had studied in Bayreuth, Germany, before doing his PhD at the university of Basel, Switzerland. From 2003 to 2005, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Yale University, USA, after which he took up a junior research group leader position at the LMU Munich (2005-2010). In 2009 he was awarded the Walter Schottky prize of the German Physical Society for his work on the theory of cavity optomechanics. In 2010, he moved to a tenured (chair) position at the university of Erlangen. He was appointed a director at the MPL in 2016. His research interests generally lie at the intersection of nanophysics and quantum optics, including cavity optomechanics and nanomechanics, decoherence, quantum transport, quantum electrodynamics in superconducting circuits, quantum computation, and quantum many-body physics.
ABSTRACT:
During the last ten years, a new research frontier has been explored at the interface between nanophysics and quantum optics: in the field of cavity optomechanics, one aims to exploit the interaction between radiation and vibrational motion, often at the nanoscale. Possible applications range from foundational studies of quantum physics via sensitive measurements to quantum communication. In this talk, I will first give an overview of the current status of this field and then highlight two recent research topics: the study of the topological transport of photons and phonons, and the optomechanics of superfluid helium.
The colloquium will be live-streamed from the ICTP website.
Light refreshments will be served after the event.
ICTP, Trieste, Italy
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera 11 34151 Trieste Italy
Room: Leonardo Building - Budinich Lecture Hall
Speaker(s): Prof. Florian Marquardt, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Erlangen (Germany)
Colloquium Start Time: 16:30
Europe/Rome
2017-10-02 08:00:00
2017-10-13 22:00:00
Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on the Evaluation of Nuclear Reaction Data for Applications | (smr 3151)
Training for nuclear physicists and users of nuclear data will be provided. The course includes techniques for basic experimental nuclear data, nuclear structure and reaction models, evaluation procedures and creation and processing of nuclear reaction data libraries for applications.
Participants will learn the basic principles and techniques used in measurements of nuclear reaction data, particularly for neutron-induced reaction cross sections in general and resonance reactions. Modern nuclear theories for structure and reaction modeling will be covered, together with an introduction to the use of relevant nuclear reaction codes for model calculations (TALYS nuclear reaction software).
The process of evaluation of experimental nuclear data and results of theoretical calculations will be presented, along with information, and formats, on the available major nuclear reaction data libraries. An important supplementary aim will be to enable the students to process nuclear data libraries into a form ready to be used for technological applications.
1st week - Nuclear Reaction Data Measurements and Calculation:
facilities and experimental techniques for neutron cross-section measurements
resonance data evaluation
nuclear structure and reaction models for cross-section calculations
computer exercises with TALYS nuclear model code
2nd week - Evaluation Methods and Nuclear Data for Advanced Nuclear Technologies:
nuclear data evaluation, ENDF formatting and libraries
nuclear data testing and processing with NJOY
implications of nuclear data libraries in applied simulations
computer exercises using nuclear data processing and application packages
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Petra Krizmancic
Organizer(s): Arjan Koning (International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); NAPC/Nuclear Data Section), Jean-Christophe Sublet (International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); NAPC/Nuclear Data Section), Local Organiser: Claudio Tuniz
**DEADLINE: 15/07/2017**
Europe/Rome
2017-10-02 08:00:00
2017-10-06 22:00:00
FisMat 2017, the Italian National Conference on the Physics of Matter (including Optics, Photonics, Liquids, Soft Matter). | (smr H513)
Trieste - Italy
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)
Organizer(s): Loredana Casalis (Elettra) - Chair, Federico Becca, Cinzia Cepek, Cristina Africh (CNR-IOM), Ali Hassanali and Nicola Seriani (ICTP), Daniele Fausti (UniTS), Alessandro Silva (SISSA), Carlo Callegari, Andra Goldoni (Elettra),
Plenary Speakers: Albert Fert, Nobel laureate in physics 2007, Université Paris-Sud (France); Marc Mezard, Université Paris-Sud (France); Charles Marcus, Niels Bohr Insitute (Denmark); Latha Venkataraman, Columbia University (USA); Laurens Molenkamp, University of Wuerzburg (Germany); Giulia Galli, University of Chicago (USA); Francesco Sciortino,Università degli studi "La Sapienza" (Italy); Viola Vogel, ETH Zurich (Switzerland); Robert Feidenhans’l, European XFEL (Germany); Andrew Millis, Columbia University (USA); Alberto Diaspro, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italy).
Europe/Rome
2017-10-05 08:00:00
2017-10-07 18:00:00
South Caucasus-Black Sea Regional Climate Conference | (smr 3122)
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP, Trieste, Italy) in collaboration with Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University (BSU) is organizing a 3-day regional Conference on the Effects of climate change in South Caucasus-Black Sea region. This regional Conference will bring together scientists and students from Georgia/Caucasus/Black Sea region to initiate the dialogue and experience shearing for two main processes at play: unsustainable use of environmental resources and the global climate change. Countries in Caucasus-Black Sea region now suffer from increased frequency and intensity of extreme events such as floods, landslides, etc, as a result of the environmental changes. Such extreme events are expected to be exacerbated by climate changes. Numerical simulation and regional climate models are valuable tools to assess such impacts. The focal point will be to teach trainees how to set up the ICTP Regional Climate Model RegCM4 for the study of past, present and projected climate. The trainees will also learn how to use observational products and processing tools for climate data analysis.
Topics:
• South Caucasus-Black Sea Regional climate modeling
• Regional Climate Model system RegCM4
• Climate change and extreme events impact
• Environmental issues in the Southern Caucasus – Black Sea region
- Georgia
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Secretary: Ave Lusenti
Organizer(s): ICTP Scientific Contact: F. SOLMON, M. KORIDZE (BSU, Georgia), I. UGULAVA (Iliauni, Geoland Ltd., Georgia), N. MESKHIDZE (NCSU, USA)
Cosponsor(s):
Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
**DEADLINE:07/09/2017** **DEADLINE: 01/04/2017**
Europe/Rome
2017-10-09 08:00:00
2017-10-20 22:00:00
Joint IAEA-ICTP Essential Knowledge Workshop on Nuclear Power Plant Design Safety-Updated IAEA Safety Standards | (smr 3153)
This course will cover novel design concepts that were recently introduced into the IAEA Safety Standards and new developments in approaches to Severe Accident Management. The topics covered will include Design Extension Conditions, Practical Elimination, modern design features, a survey of state of the art analyses methods, severe accident phenomena and the development and deployment of accident management programs.
Topics:
*Design Extension Conditions
*The concept of Practical Elimination
*Advanced reactor design concepts
*Implementation of IAEA safety standards for NPP design
and accident management;
*Development of severe accident management strategies;
*Analysis of plant vulnerabilities and capabilities;
*Staffing and qualification, including drills and exercises;
*Verification and validation of SAMGs
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)
Secretary: Elizabeth Brancaccio
Organizer(s): Anthony Patrick Ulses (IAEA), Local Organiser: Claudio Tuniz
**DEADLINE: 25/08/2017**
Europe/Rome
2017-10-09 08:00:00
2017-10-13 22:00:00
Career Development Workshop for Women in Physics | (smr 3152)
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Euler Lecture Hall (LB)
Secretary: Pandora Malchose
Organizer(s): Shobhana Narasimhan (JNCASR), Elizabeth H Simmons (Michigan State University), Local Organiser: Erika Coppola
**DEADLINE: 10/07/2017**
Europe/Rome
2017-10-16 08:00:00
2017-10-27 22:00:00
Advanced School on Tropical-Extratropical Interactions on Intra-Seasonal Time Scales | (smr 3155)
An increasing appreciation of intra-seasonal interactions between the tropics and extra-tropics has raised the possibility of increased predictability of significant circulation and weather anomalies in many regions. This school will introduce this new perspective to the students, giving them hands-on experience in the computer lab.
This school will introduce this new perspective to the students, giving them hands-on experience in the computer lab.
During the first week of the School, the lecturers will review the state of knowledge of Tropical- Extratropical interactions, with an emphasis on basic dynamics, and on hypotheses that can be tested with the forecasts and re-forecasts from a number of operational centers and possibly experiments with the ICTP climate model. Lectures will be held in the mornings.
In the afternoons, the students (participants) will form teams to design lab projects to explore the relationships discussed in the morning, using the S2S forecast database http://journals.ametsoc.org/ doi/abs/10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0017.1
and possibly design experiments with the ICTP climate model (SPEEDY) https://www.ictp.it/research/esp/models/speedy. aspx.
During the second week, the lecturers will cover more advanced research, and the participants will continue their projects, in consultation with the lecturers.
The topics center on the role of intra-seasonal interactions between the tropics and extra-tropics in increased potential predictability of significant circulation and weather anomalies in many regions
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Susanne Henningsen
Organizer(s): David M. Straus (George Mason University), Cristiana Stan (George Mason University), Andrew Robertson (IRI, Columbia University), Local Organiser: Fred Kucharski
Cosponsor(s):
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
**DEADLINE: 01/08/2017** **DEADLINE: 01/08/2017**
Europe/Rome
2017-10-18 08:00:00
2017-10-20 22:00:00
Searches for long-lived particles at the LHC | (smr H534)
Trieste - Italy
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)
Organizer(s): Prof. Albert de Roeck (CERN), Prof. Bobby Acharya (ICTP),
Europe/Rome
2017-10-19 11:30:00
2017-10-19 12:30:00
ICTP Seminar Series in Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics: to be announced
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Room: Leonardo Building - Luigi Stasi Seminar Room
Speaker(s): Boris SVISTUNOV (Physics, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, U.S.A.)
Seminar Start Time: 11:30
Europe/Rome
2017-10-22 08:00:00
2017-10-24 22:00:00
Second Workshop on "Science Dissemination for the Disabled” and the follow up Scientific Fabrication Laboratories | (smr 3156)
Open technologies can and should be used to create and disseminate scientific know-how for all, as well as to facilitate the access to science for disabled people. Stressing this is the rationale behind the organization of the above-mentioned Workshops.
The aim of these events is to analyze new ways to establish and support the creation of SciFabLabs in remote areas in order to inspire curiosity and understanding in young scholars and new generations of scientists without any exclusion.
Particular attention will be paid to innovation on existing projects and technologies to be usable by people with disabilities to study science. Affordable prototypes designated and produced within Scientific Fabrication Laboratories for that purpose will be presented together with software applications for mobile and special devices.
Both activities combine in a balanced mix technical details, general overviews and sense of the possible. There will be also discussions with experts and participants about the creation of modern Scientific FabLabs and Makerspaces in developing countries designed to be open places devoted to creativity for the benefit of the whole society.
Topics:
- Technologies to support students with disability
- Interactive mobile tools to empower disabled learners
- Video lectures for impaired students
- Tools developed at SciFablabs for low-vision students
- SciFabLab and Makerspaces experiences
- Innovative use of mobile devices to promote education for all
- New applications of m-Science
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Secretary: Margherita Di Giovannantonio
Organizer(s): Local Organisers: Enrique Canessa, Carlo Fonda
Cosponsor(s):
ICTP SciFabLab
**DEADLINE: 15/08/2017**
Europe/Rome
2017-10-23 08:00:00
2017-10-27 22:00:00
Conference on Weyl Fermions in Materials | (smr 3157)
The aim of this conference is to bring together the main experts in the field of Weyl-semimetal physics. It will be a venue to discuss the most recent developments, both from the theoretical and experimental viewpoints, and at the same time it will provide a comprehensive overview to scientists who wish to enter this field.
TOPICS:
Electronic-structure and ab-initio calculations
Material realisations
Transport properties of chiral systems
Experimental detection of Weyl quasiparticles
Physics of unconventional surface states
Interaction and disorder effects in topological systems
Hetero- and hybrid-structures
Electrodynamics in Weyl materials
Quantum-field-theory approaches
Applications and devices
Beyond Dirac and Weyl fermions
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Ave Lusenti
Organizer(s): Michele Governale (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand), Fabio Taddei (NEST NANO-CNR, Pisa, Italy), Local Organiser: Mikhail Kiselev
INVITED SPEAKERS: D. BAGRETS, University of Cologne, Germany C. BEENAKKER, Leiden University, the Netherlands A. BURKOV, University of Waterloo, Canada C.-K. CHAN, University of California, Los Angeles, USA S. DAS SARMA*, University of Maryland, USA H. DING, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China M. S. FUHRER, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia M. Z. HASAN, Princeton University, USA D. PESIN, University of Utah, USA M. POLINI, IIT, Genova, Italy L. SMEJKAL, University of Mainz, Germany B. SPIVAK, University of Washington, USA A. STERN, Weizmann Institute, Israel M. G. VERGNIORY, Donostia Int. Physics Center, Spain A. VISHWANATH, Harvard University, USA H. WENG, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China F. ZHANG, University of Texas at Dallas, USA * to be confirmed **DEADLINE FOR APPLYING: 01/07/2017** **DEADLINE: 01/07/2017** **DEADLINE: 01/07/2017**
Europe/Rome
2017-11-06 07:00:00
2017-11-10 21:00:00
Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Research Reactors for Development of Materials and Fuels for Innovative Nuclear Energy Systems | (smr 3150)
Focus of the Workshop:
Research reactors (RR) represent a key component of the research and testing and infrastructure for understanding the irradiation effects of materials and fuels. This understanding is crucial for the development of future nuclear energy systems, many of which are based on new structural materials and fuels. Existing and planned RRs have or will have capabilities to perform a broad spectrum of R&D indispensable for the development of innovative power reactors.
The main purpose of the workshop is to provide participants with practical information and knowledge on use of RRs for R&D on development and testing of materials and fuels for nuclear energy systems. It also aims at providing a forum to share and discuss experiences, challenges, and lessons learned in the area of material testing. The workshop will present irradiation experiment fundamentals, an up-to-date status of capabilities of material testing reactors, and capabilities of related facilities.
Workshop Topics:
. Capabilities of Material Test Reactors (MTRs)
. Radiation Effects in Materials and Research Methods
. Overview of IAEA Publication,“Research Reactors for Development of Material
and Fuels for Innovative Nuclear Energy Systems: A Compendium”
. Overview of non-critical facilities in support of development of Liquid Metal-
cooled Fast Neutron Systems (LMFNS database)
. MTR Test Design, and Experiment Instrumentation
. Pre-Irradiation/Experiment Preparation Facilities
. Post Irradiation Examination Facilities
. Accelerated Screening of Irradiated Materials
. Possible Next Generation Reactors – Advanced Material Research Needs
. Qualifying Unique Coolants for Next Generation Reactors
. Material Testing in Pulsed Research Reactors
. Accelerator Testing of Materials – Complement and Comparison with MTRs
. The Role of Low Power Research Reactors in Material R&D
. External Beams in Reactor Material Research
. Methods in Irradiation Experiment Modelling
Proposed Audience:
The workshop is intended for engineers and scientists who are involved or are interested in joining material testing programs at research reactors. The workshop will provide an opportunity, especially for participants from developing countries, to initiate networking activities facilitating access to material research facilities and R&D programmes.
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Euler Lecture Hall (LB)
Secretary: Elizabeth Brancaccio
Organizer(s): Frances M. Marshall (IAEA, Research Reactors Section, Division Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology, Department of Nuclear Energy), Ian Swainson (IAEA, Physics Section, Nuclear Applications, Division of Phy), Local Organiser: Nadia Binggeli
**DEADLINE: 25/07/2017**
Europe/Rome
2017-11-06 07:00:00
2017-11-17 21:00:00
Joint ICTP-IAEA Training Course on Physics and Technology of Water Cooled Reactors through the Use of PC-based Simulators | (smr 3158)
Comprehensive course on understanding the physics and technology of water cooled reactors, with theoretical and hands on training. A unique course based on intuitive blended learning & flipped classroom approach. Operate a nuclear power plant from your laptop: Listen – Learn – Simulate.
The purpose of the course is to provide students, professors, engineers and other educators involved in teaching topics in nuclear energy with advanced computer simulation tools to help demonstrate various aspects related to reactor physics as well as operational response characteristics and safety systems associated with various types of WCRs. Recommended for nuclear newcomer nations that are in the process of developing their nuclear education and learning centres to support the needs of both the industry and the regulator.
Course attendees will receive complete collection of IAEA simulators and associated material. Through the use of the simulators, participants will be able to understand the behaviour and response of NPP to normal operation and abnormal conditions. Conducted by a group of highly experienced professionals, a must attend training course for deep understanding of the nuclear power plant system engineering.
TOPICS
Reactor physics and core design
Thermal hydraulics and plant design
Nuclear reactivity control, thermodynamics
Reactor stability and control in steady state and in dynamic situations
Technology design and safety system design
Simulators familiarization – PWR, BWR, VVER, CANDU, SMR (iPWR)
Plant overview and detailed system description
Plant dynamics and safety
Normal operations and transient recovery
Operations during accidents and malfunctions
Tentative list of SPEAKERS:
1. Mr Chirayu BATRA (IAEA)
2. Mr Glenn HARVEL (University of Ontario, Canada)
3. Mr Jose Carlos LIMON (Tecnatom S.A.)
4. Mr Kyong Doo, KIM (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
5. Mr Nikolay TIKHONOV (JSC VNIIAES)
6. Mr Wayne MARQUINO (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Federica Delconte
Organizer(s): Chirayu Batra (IAEA), Local Organiser: Clement Onime
DEADLINE: 1 August 2017
Europe/Rome
2017-11-06 07:00:00
2017-11-10 21:00:00
Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Fundamentals of Vitrification and Vitreous Materials for Nuclear Waste Immobilization | (smr 3159)
The Workshop on Fundamentals of Vitrification and Vitreous Materials for Nuclear Waste Immobilisation is jointly organized by The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
PURPOSE
The Workshop is devoted to advances in understanding fundamentals of vitrification and utilization of vitreous materials in nuclear applications focusing on topics related to immobilization of nuclear wastes.
FOCUS
The workshop will bring together researchers from the area of materials science with a focus on vitreous materials for nuclear energy and will promote scientific exchange among material science experts. It will assist experts from nuclear energy research, materials science and vitrification to better understand and appreciate the wide range and full potential of glass science and technology tools and methods devoted to vitrification and properties of vitreous materials.
TOPICS
The main topics of the Workshop are:
Fundamentals of vitrification and structural changes at glass transition;
Stability of glassy state and durability of vitreous materials;
Viscous flow in vitreous materials and the viscosity of glasses and melts;
Nuclear waste vitrification and properties of vitreous wasteforms;
Self-heating and self-irradiation effects in glasses containing radioactive waste;
Theoretical methods to investigate and simulate glasses and melts at glass transition;
Uses of computer codes for study of microstructure, ageing and corrosion of glasses.
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Nadia van Buuren
Organizer(s): Michael I. Ojovan (IAEA, Vienna), Russell J. Hand (University of Sheffield, UK), Local Organiser: Sandro Scandolo
Cosponsor(s):
IAEA
Support E-Mail: smr3159@ictp.it
**DEADLINE: 31/07/2017**
Europe/Rome
2017-11-13 07:00:00
2017-11-17 21:00:00
Conference on Frontiers in Two-Dimensional Quantum Systems | (smr 3167)
Deadline for requesting participation: 15 AUGUST 2017
This Conference will showcase the most recent progresses in the experiments on two-dimensional quantum systems, including cold-atom setups and other condensed matter systems, as well as the theoretical and numerical techniques used in their study.
The Programme will include 25 to 30 oral presentations given by invited speakers, a poster session, and a limited number of short talks selected from contributed Abstracts.
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTED ABSTRACTS:
In the application form, all applicants are invited to submit an Abstract (preferably using the template indicated below) for a poster presentation. A limited number of contributed Abstracts will be selected by the Organizing Committee for a short oral presentation.
TOPICS:
Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless phase transitions
Two-dimensional optical lattices
Dipolar interactions
Hubbard models and their implementation
Exotic band structures
BCS-BEC evolution in two-dimensions
Metal-insulator transitions
Disorder and Anderson localization
Synthetic fields and spinor mixtures
Layered superfluids and superconductors
Speakers include:
S. Andergassen (Universitaet Tuebingen)
F. Becca, CNR-IOM & SISSA
G. Booth, King’s College London
M. Capone, SISSA
C. Chin, University of Chicago
P. Corboz, University of Amsterdam
J. Dalibard, Laboratoire Kastler Brossel
T. Enss, Universität Heidelberg
R. M. Fernandes, University of Minnesota
S. Gandolfi, Los Alamos National Laboratory
S. Giorgini, University of Trento
D. Greif (Harvard University)
S. Jochim, Heidelberg University
C. Kollath, University of Bonn
H. Moritz, University of Hamburg
T. Paiva, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
P. Pieri, University of Camerino
N. Prokofev, University of Massachusetts
S. Raghu (Stanford University, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
G. Roati, INO-CNR, LENS, Università di Firenze
G. Rohringer, Russian Quantum Center
I. Spielman*, University of Maryland & NIST
H. Terletska, University of Michigan
N. Trivedi, The Ohio State University
C. Vale, Swinburne University of Technology
S. Zhang*, The College of William and Mary
M. Zwierlein, MIT
GRANTS
A limited number of grants are available to support the travel and living expenses of selected participants, with strong priority given to participants working in a developing country and who are at the early stages of their career.
We also acknowledge financial support from:
University of Bonn
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
SISSA - Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati
CECAM - Centre Europeen de Calcul Atomique et Moleculaire
THERE IS NO PARTICIPATION FEE
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Doreen Sauleek
Organizer(s): Emanuel Gull (University of Michigan, USA), Michael Koehl (University of Bonn, Germany), Carlos SA de Melo (Georgia Tech, USA), Local Organisers: Sebastiano Pilati, Andrea Trombettoni (CNR & SISSA, Italy)
Cosponsor(s):
Alexander von Humboldt
**DEADLINE: 15/08/2017** **DEADLINE: 15/08/2017**
Europe/Rome
2017-11-20 07:00:00
2017-12-01 21:00:00
Advanced School on Programmable System-on-Chip for Scientific Instrumentation | (smr 3160)
The school aims at providing key know-how of fully programmable systems on chip and its applications for scientific instrumentation and higher education. These novel devices combine general purpose processors with traditional FPGAs to achieve high performances with significant reduction in cost, power consumption and physical size.
Fully programmable Systems-on-Chip (SoC) relay on embedded processing based on FPGA fabrics tightly interconnected with multicore processors. This means that the processor and the FPGA can be complementary used for what they do best.
These devices are characterized by its low-cost along with a huge versatility to implement different concurrent tasks including critical activities such as hard real time hardware control, massive online digital signal processing, high performance data processing, and high speed data transmission.
Other important characteristic is its unlimited reconfigurability to produce each time a new system with the same hardware. The above remarkable features make SoC devices very attractive for frontier scientific applications.
The school will consist of about 65 hours of lectures, tutorials and assisted hands-on activities. The laboratory sessions will count on state-of-the-art software tools and hardware platforms based on modern SoC devices.
The main topics of the school will include the fundamentals of:
• Modern Digital Design and Digital Arithmetic
• FPGA Technology
• VHDL for Modeling, Simulation and Logic Synthesis
• Multicore Processors for Embedded Systems
• Embedded C Language Programming
• Soc Design Methodology
• Soc Architectures, Functional Blocks and External Interfaces
• HW/SW System Design and High Level Synthesis
• High Performance Data Acquisition and Processing
• High Speed Data Transmission
• Soc Trends and Advanced Scientific Applications
• 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.”
Deadline: 03 September 2017
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Stanka Tanaskovic
Organizer(s): Andres Cicuttin (ICTP), Maria Liz Crespo (ICTP), Joseph Niemela (ICTP), Local Organiser: Maria Liz Crespo
Support E-Mail: smr3160@ictp.it
**DEADLINE: 03/09/2017**
Europe/Rome
2017-11-20 07:00:00
2017-12-02 21:00:00
Laboratory and Synchrotron X-ray Crystallography: Applications to Emerging Countries | (smr 3163)
Crystallography is an interdisciplinary science that finds application in technological areas of strategic importance for emerging countries, such as cement, mining, electronic and pharmaceutical research. Special emphasis will be placed on the role of advanced synchrotron light sources.
Crystallography enables to access the inner properties of matter and accurate atomic structures of molecules, materials, proteins and any kind of compound; without the knowledge of the structure, the functionality of a given material cannot be understood and therefore improved. Mining and cement companies use crystallography for quality and purity control and for research aimed at developing novel materials; the pharmaceutical industry uses crystallography to identify the correct polymorph and understanding the functionality of new medicines. Today synchrotron light sources complement laboratory X-ray equipment and allow access to unprecedented capabilities. Students will be encouraged to test their understanding on crystallography using single crystal and powder portable diffractometers, which will be installed on site for at least the duration of the school.
Topics:
• X-ray and neutron diffraction physics
• powder and single-crystal methods
• physical properties of crystals
• symmetry and space groups
• structural refinement
• crystallographic databases
• applications to cement, mining, electronic and pharmaceutical industries
• nano-crystallography
• bio-crystallography
• quasicrystals
• synchrotron light sources
Co-sponsored by: International Union of Crystallography; International Union of Pure and Applied Physics; Lightsources for Africa, the Americas and Middle East Project; ALBA Synchrotron; IUCr-UNESCO OpenLab.
NEW DEADLINE for applying: 31st August 2017.
- Senegal
ICTP
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Address: Universitè Assane Seck de Ziguinchor
Secretary: Milena Poropat
Organizer(s): Magatte Camara (University of Assane Seck, Ziguinchor (Senegal)), Claude Lecomte (Université de Lorraine (France)), Hocine Merazig (University of Constantine (Algeria)), Joe Niemela (ICTP (Trieste, Italy)), Silvia Onesti (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste (Italy)), Ignas Tonle (University of Dschang (Cameroon)), Michele Zema (IUCr and University of Pavia (Italy)), ICTP Scientific Contact: Sandro Scandolo
Cosponsor(s):
International Union of Crystallography
Europe/Rome
2017-11-22 07:00:00
2017-11-24 21:00:00
Conference on the Materials Design Ecosystem at the Exascale: High-Performance and High-Throughput Computing | (smr 3161)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)
Secretary: Erica Sarnataro
Organizer(s): Stefano Baroni (SISSA), Pablo Ordejòn (ICN2), Stefan Blügel (FZ-Jülich), Nicola Marzari (EPFL), Carlo Cavazzoni (CINECA), José Maria Cela (BSC), Thomas Schultess (ETH Zurich), Carlo Daffara (Cloudweavers Ltd), Erwin Laure (KTH), Piero Altoè (E4), Elisa Molinari (CNR-NANO), Local Organisers: Ivan Girotto, Ralph Gebauer
Europe/Rome
2017-11-22 16:30:00
2017-11-22 18:00:00
What Research on Learning Tells Us About Teaching Physics
Biosketch: Helen Quinn, originally from Australia, is Professor Emerita of Particle Physics and Astrophysics at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. She received her Ph.D in physics at Stanford in 1967. She has taught physics at both Harvard and Stanford and is an internationally recognized theoretical physicist who holds the ICTP Dirac Medal, the Klein Medal (from The Swedish National Academy of Sciences and Stockholm University) as well as the Sakurai Prize (from the American Physical Society) and the Compton medal (from the American Institute of Physics, awarded once every 4 years). She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Science and the American Philosophical Society. She is a Fellow and former president of the American Physical Society.
Dr. Quinn is has been active in science education for some years. She served as Chair of the US National Academy of Science Board on Science Education (BOSE) from 2009-2014 and as a member of the BOSE study that developed the report “Taking Science to School” as well as chairing the committee for the “Framework for K-12 Science Education”, which is the basis of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) that have now been adopted by multiple states in the US. In 2015 Helen was appointed by the President of Ecuador as a member of the initial “Comision Gestora” to help guide the development of the National University of Education of Ecuador.
Abstract: Almost all physicists are also physics teachers during their career. We all learned, so we think we know how to teach. But teaching as you were taught is unlikely to be the best approach. Repeated experiments at many Universities and with many students, have demonstrated what works and what does not. Dr. Quinn will summarize the work of physics education research, and talk about how to become a more effective teacher by paying attention to what this research has shown.
ICTP, Trieste, Italy
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera 11 34151 Trieste Italy
Room: Leonardo Building - Budinich Lecture Hall
Speaker(s): Dr. Helen R. Quinn, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, USA
Seminar Start Time: 16:30
Europe/Rome
2017-12-04 07:00:00
2017-12-07 21:00:00
Elettra XXV Users’ Meeting | (smr H515)
Trieste - Italy
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Organizer(s): Elettra,
Europe/Rome
2017-12-04 07:00:00
2017-12-22 21:00:00
Winter School on Quantitative Systems Biology | (smr 3162)
Apply at: https://register.icts.res.in/program/qsb2017
Deadline: 1 July 2017
Bangalore - India
ICTP
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Address: ICTS Campus Survey No. 151, Shivakote, Hesaraghatta Hobli, Bengaluru - 560 089, India
Secretary: Erica Sarnataro
Organizer(s): Sidhartha Goyal (University of Toronto), Mukund Thattai (NCBS Bangalore), Luca Peliti (IAS, Princeton), Kavita Jain (JNCASR Bangalore), ICTP Scientific Contact: Matteo Marsili
Europe/Rome
2017-12-11 07:00:00
2017-12-22 21:00:00
Workshop-Conference on Earthquakes and Tsunami: Modeling and Observations | (smr 3165)
Hanoi - Viet Nam
ICTP
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Address: Vietnam
Secretary: Pandora Malchose
Organizer(s): Nguyen Huu Du (VIASM), Pham Chi Vinh (VNU Hanoi University of Sciences), Nguyen Xuan Anh (Institute of Geophysics), ICTP Scientific Contact: Abdelkrim Aoudia
Cosponsor(s):
VIASM
Europe/Rome
2018-01-29 07:00:00
2018-02-16 21:00:00
Preparatory School and Winter College on Extreme Non-linear Optics, Attosecond Science and High-field Physics | (smr 3186)
- FROM 29 JANUARY 2018 TO 16 FEBRUARY 2018 -
An ICTP PREPARATORY SCHOOL will be organized the week before the Winter College for a limited number of selected participants.
The Preparatory School will provide background tutorials and exercises designed to help the participants in following the College lectures.
The aim of the Winter College is to offer Ph.D. students a broad training on extreme light science: from ultra short and ultra intense laser pulse generation, to attosecond and Free Electron Laser (FEL) technology, focusing on applications of attosecond pulse generation in atomic and molecular physics, photo-chemistry and nanoscience, and the application of extreme light sources to matter-radiation interactions in general.
Free Electron Lasers (FELs) will be accompanied by visits to the FERMI FEL and the Elettra Syncrotron Facility located in Trieste. In addition to lectures, there will be tutorials on simulation tools for ultrashort pulse and nonlinear optics modelling as well as hands-on laboratory sessions.
Posters are encouraged from all participants and prizes will be sponsored by the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE).
Topics:
• Ultrashort laser pulse generation and characterization
• Ultrafast non-linear optics and ultrabroadband parametric amplification
• Novel low-cost mode-locked laser systems
• Principles of attosecond technology: generation and metrology
• XUV optics for attosecond beamlines
• Attosecond electron dynamics in atoms and molecules
• Attosecond spectroscopy of nanoparticles and nanostructures
• Strong field physics phenomena and high-intensity laser technologies
• Free Electron Lasers: physics, properties and recent advances
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply to the Preparatory School and Winter College, please click on the "Apply here" link in the left menu of this page.
Please note that it is highly recommended that only candidates NOT holding a PhD or without an appropriate background should apply to the Preparatory School. Acceptance will be at the discretion of the Organizers.
To apply to the Winter College only, please click on the "Apply here" link of the following page: http://indico.ictp.it/event/8295/
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Federica Delconte
Organizer(s): Francesca Calegari ((IFN-CNR, Milan - Italy and DESY, Hamburg - Germany), David Blaschke (University of Wroclaw - Poland and NRNU MEPhI Moscow - Russia), Miltcho Danailov (Elettra-Sincrotrone, Trieste – Italy), Zhiyi Wei (Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing - China), Local Organiser: Joseph Niemela
Europe/Rome
2018-01-29 16:00:00
2018-01-31 18:00:00
Salam Distinguished Lectures 2018 to be delivered by Prof. Alan H. Guth
ICTP's Salam Distinguished Lecture Series is an annual presentation of talks by renowned, active scientists. The aim is to showcase important research developments as well as provide a visionary forward view. The lecture series is supported by the Kuwait Programme at ICTP.
More details on the 2018 edition will follow shortly.
ICTP, Trieste, Italy
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera 11, 34151 Trieste Italy
Room: Leonardo Building - Budinich Lecture Hall
Speaker(s): Prof. Alan H. Guth, Center for Theoretical Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Seminar Start Time: 16:00
Europe/Rome
2018-02-05 07:00:00
2018-02-16 21:00:00
Winter College on Extreme Non-linear Optics, Attosecond Science and High-field Physics | (smr 3184)
The aim of the Winter College is to offer Ph.D. students a broad training on extreme light science: from ultra short and ultra intense laser pulse generation, to attosecond and Free Electron Laser (FEL) technology, focusing on applications of attosecond pulse generation in atomic and molecular physics, photo-chemistry and nanoscience, and the application of extreme light sources to matter-radiation interactions in general.
Free Electron Lasers (FELs) will be accompanied by visits to the FERMI FEL and the Elettra Syncrotron Facility located in Trieste.
In addition to lectures, there will be tutorials on simulation tools for ultrashort pulse and nonlinear optics modelling as well as hands-on laboratory sessions.
An ICTP PREPARATORY SCHOOL will be organized the week before the College (from 29 January to 3 February 2017) for a limited number of selected participants.
Posters are encouraged from all participants and prizes will be sponsored by the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE).
Topics:
• Ultrashort laser pulse generation and characterization
• Ultrafast non-linear optics and ultrabroadband parametric amplification
• Novel low-cost mode-locked laser systems
• Principles of attosecond technology: generation and metrology
• XUV optics for attosecond beamlines
• Attosecond electron dynamics in atoms and molecules
• Attosecond spectroscopy of nanoparticles and nanostructures
• Strong field physics phenomena and high-intensity laser technologies
• Free Electron Lasers: physics, properties and recent advances
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply to the Winter College only, please click on the "Apply here" link in the left menu of this page.
To apply to the Preparatory School and Winter College, please click on the "Apply here" link of the following page: http://indico.ictp.it/event/8297/
Please note that it is highly recommended that only candidates NOT holding a PhD or without an appropriate background should apply to the Preparatory School. Acceptance will be at the discretion of the Organizers.
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)
Secretary: Federica Delconte
Organizer(s): Francesca Calegari ((IFN-CNR, Milan - Italy and DESY, Hamburg - Germany), David Blaschke (University of Wroclaw - Poland and NRNU MEPhI Moscow - Russia), Miltcho Danailov (Elettra-Sincrotrone, Trieste – Italy), Zhiyi Wei (Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing - China), Local Organiser: Joseph Niemela
Europe/Rome
2018-02-12 07:00:00
2018-02-23 21:00:00
Introductory School on Parallel Programming and Parallel Architecture for High Performance Computing | (smr 3187)
- Mexico
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Secretary: Nicoletta Ivanissevich
Organizer(s): Jaime Klapp (ININ and Cinvestav-Abacus), Isidoro Gitler (Cinvestav-Abacus), Leonardo Sigalotti (UAM-A), Elí Santos Rodríguez (Mesoamerican Centre for Theoretical Physics), ICTP Scientific Contact: Ivan Girotto
Europe/Rome
2018-02-12 07:00:00
2018-03-02 21:00:00
Joint ICTP-IAEA School on LoRa Enabled Radiation and Environmental Monitoring Sensors | (smr 3188)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Secretary: Petra Krizmancic
Organizer(s): Iain Darby (IAEA NAPC/PH-NSIL), Marco Zennaro (ICTP T/ICT4D), Maria Liz Crespo (ICTP MLab), Local Organiser: Marco Zennaro
Europe/Rome
2018-02-19 07:00:00
2018-03-16 21:00:00
Spring College on the Physics of Complex Systems | (smr 3189)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Erica Sarnataro
Organizer(s): Andrea Gambassi (SISSA), Silvio Franz (LPTMS Orsay), Alessandro Pelizzola (Politecnico di Torino), Local Organiser: Matteo Marsili
Europe/Rome
2018-03-15 07:00:00
2018-03-23 21:00:00
Spring School on Superstring Theory and Related Topics | (smr 3193)
ICTP
ICTP
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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. & Stony Brook U.), K.S. Narain (ICTP), Local Organiser: A. Dabholkar
Support E-Mail: smr3193@ictp.it
Europe/Rome
2018-03-19 07:00:00
2018-03-23 21:00:00
School on Electron-Phonon Physics from First Principles | (smr 3191)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Nicoletta Ivanissevich
Organizer(s): Samuel Poncé (University of Oxford), Feliciano Giustino (University of Oxford), Elena Roxana Margine (Binghamton University-SUNY), Local Organisers: Ralph Gebauer, Nicola Seriani
Europe/Rome
2018-03-19 07:00:00
2018-03-23 21:00:00
Entrepreneurship Workshop for Scientists and Engineers | (smr 3190)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Euler Lecture Hall (LB)
Secretary: Elizabeth Brancaccio
Organizer(s): Linsey Clark (Institute of Physics), Tajinder Panesor (Institute of Physics), Joe Niemela (ICTP), Surya Raghu (Advanced Fluidics), Local Organiser: Joseph Niemela
Europe/Rome
2018-04-09 08:00:00
2018-04-20 22:00:00
Joint ICTP-IAEA International School on Nuclear Security | (smr 3194)
This two-week School is designed for young professionals from developing countries, ideally with 1-3 years of experience, working at are relevant institution in their home country with responsibility covering some aspects of nuclear security. 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 or political science, and/or in related fields, are specifically encouraged to apply.
CURRICULUM TOPICS
• International legal framework supporting nuclear security
• Identification of, and measures to address, threats against nuclear security
• Instruments and methods for physical protection at associated facilities
• Threat and risk assessment, detection architecture and response plan for material out of regulatory control
• Illicit trafficking in nuclear and other radioactive material, including 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.
HOW TO APPLY
Fill in the online application form using the link that can be found in this page.
Before applying please check prerequisites indicated on the official announcement, which can be dowloaded from this page.
>> THE ONLINE APPLICATION WILL BE ACTIVATED SHORTLY <<
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Federica Delconte
Organizer(s): Dmitriy Nikonov (IAEA), Alessia Durczok (IAEA), Local Organiser: Claudio Tuniz
Europe/Rome
2018-04-12 08:00:00
2018-04-16 22:00:00
Joint ICTP-IAEA Advanced School on IAEA/AAPM Code of Practice for the Dosimetry of Static and Small Photon Fields | (smr 3196)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Suzie Radosic
Organizer(s): Karen Christaki (IAEA), Local Organiser: Renato Padovani
Europe/Rome
2018-04-16 08:00:00
2018-04-20 22:00:00
Joint ICTP-IAEA School and Workshop on Fundamental Methods for Atomic, Molecular and Materials Properties in Plasma Environments | (smr 3197)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)
Secretary: Doreen Sauleek
Organizer(s): Hyun-Kyung Chung (IAEA, Vienna, Austria), Bastiaan J. Braams (Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica, Amsterdam, Netherlands), Attila G. Császár (Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary), Gábor Csányi (University of Cambridge, UK), Anna Krylov (University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA), Local Organiser: George Thompson
Europe/Rome
2018-04-23 08:00:00
2018-04-27 22:00:00
Integrated Environmental Health Impact Assessment (IEHIA) on Air Pollution and Climate Change in Mediterranean Areas | (smr 3250)
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Euler Lecture Hall (LB)
Organizer(s): Carla Ancona (DEP Lazio (Italy)), François Dulac (CEA LSCE (France)), Eric Hamonou (CNRS LSCE (France)), Isabella Annesi Maesano (INSERM (France)), Despina Giannadakis (Cyprus Institute (Cyprus)), Olivier Chanel (CNRS - Aix-Marseille School of Economics (France)), Laaziz El Amraoui (Météo France (France)), Fatma Oztürk (AIBU (Turkey)), Charbel Afif (University Saint Joseph (Lebanon)), Myriam Mirad Nakhle (University of Balamand (Lebanon)), Massimo Stafoggia (DEP Lazio (Italy)), Konstantinos Makris (Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health (Cyprus)), Fatima Benaïssa (Boumerdes University of Bejaia (Algeria)), Fabien Solmon (CNRS/LA (France) - ICTP (Italy)), Zeina Dagher (Lebanese University (Lebanon)), Local Organiser: Filippo Giorgi
Europe/Rome
2018-04-23 08:00:00
2018-05-04 22:00:00
Workshop on Space Weather Effects on GNSS Operations at Low Latitudes | (smr 3198)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Margherita Di Giovannantonio
Organizer(s): Patricia Doherty (Boston College), Sandro M. Radicella (ICTP), Local Organiser: Bruno Nava
Europe/Rome
2018-04-28 08:00:00
2018-05-09 22:00:00
6th Workshop on Collaborative Scientific Software Development and Management of Open Source Scientific Packages | (smr 3199)
Tehran - Islamic Republic of Iran
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Secretary: Milena Poropat
Organizer(s): David Grellscheid (Durham University / ICTP), Reza Ejtehadi (Sharif University), Abdollah Langari (Sharif University), Saman Moghimi-Araghi (Sharif University), ICTP Scientific Contact: Ivan Girotto
Europe/Rome
2018-05-05 08:00:00
2018-05-10 22:00:00
TMU-ICTP School in Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory | (smr 3200)
Tehran - Islamic Republic of Iran
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Secretary: Koutou Mabilo
Organizer(s): Khosro Tajbakhsh (Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran), ICTP Scientific Contact: Stefano Luzzatto
Europe/Rome
2018-05-07 08:00:00
2018-05-18 22:00:00
School on Synchrotron and Free-Electron-Laser Methods for Multidisciplinary Applications | (smr 3202)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Elizabeth Brancaccio
Organizer(s): Maya Kiskinova (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste), Local Organiser: Nadia Binggeli
Europe/Rome
2018-05-07 08:00:00
2018-05-11 22:00:00
Conference on Collective Behavior | (smr 3201)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)
Secretary: Erica Sarnataro
Organizer(s): Iain Couzin (Max Planck Institute of Ornithology), Dario Floreano (EPFL), Irene Giardina (Università di Roma), Asja Jelic (ICTP), Local Organiser: Antonio Celani
Europe/Rome
2018-05-14 08:00:00
2018-05-18 22:00:00
Conference on Multi-Condensate Superconductivity and Superfluidity
in Solids and Ultracold Gases | (smr 3204)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)
Secretary: Marina de Comelli
Organizer(s): Andrea Perali (University of Camerino, Italy), Massimo Capone (SISSA, Trieste, Italy), Milorad Milosevic (University of Antwerp, Belgium), Local Organiser: Rosario Fazio
Europe/Rome
2018-05-14 08:00:00
2018-05-25 22:00:00
Advanced Workshop on Nonequilibrium Systems in Physics, Geosciences, and Life Sciences | (smr 3203)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Federica Delconte
Organizer(s): Freddy Bouchet (ENS-Lyon), Giovanni Gallavotti (Rome La Sapienza), Andrea Gambassi (SISSA), Valerio Lucarini (Uni Reading/Uni Hamburg), Stefano Ruffo (SISSA), Local Organiser: Matteo Marsili
Europe/Rome
2018-05-21 08:00:00
2018-05-25 22:00:00
Conference on the Complex Interactions of Light and Biological Matter: Experiments meet Theory | (smr 3120)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Doreen Sauleek
Organizer(s): Luca Grisanti (ICTP), Gabi Kaminski (Cambridge University), Anna Painelli (University of Parma), Local Organiser: Ali Hassanali
Europe/Rome
2018-05-21 08:00:00
2018-05-25 22:00:00
Junior Scientists in Global Differential Geometry | (smr 3205)
Mbour-Thies - Senegal
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Secretary: Koutou Mabilo
Organizer(s): Hamidou Dathe (Mathematics Institute, Dakar University), Bernhard Hanke (Mathematics Institute, Augsburg University), Aissa Wade (Department of Mathematics, Penn State University, and AIMS Senegal, Mbour), Katrin Wendland (Mathematics Institute, Freiburg University), ICTP Scientific Contact: Claudio Arezzo
Europe/Rome
2018-05-26 08:00:00
2018-05-27 22:00:00
Maker Faire Trieste | (smr 3206)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Secretary: Margherita Di Giovannantonio
Organizer(s): Enrique Canessa (ICTP), Carlo Fonda (ICTP), Local Organiser: Enrique Canessa
Europe/Rome
2018-05-28 08:00:00
2018-06-08 22:00:00
Ninth ICTP Workshop on the Theory and Use of Regional Climate Models | (smr 3208)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Susanne Henningsen
Organizer(s): Mouhamadou B. Sylla (WASCAL, Burkina Faso), Marta Llopart (UNESP, Brazil), Erica Coppola (ICTP), Local Organiser: Filippo Giorgi
Europe/Rome
2018-05-29 08:00:00
2018-06-02 22:00:00
Advanced Workshop on Physics Reach of Atmospheric Neutrinos | (smr 3207)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)
Secretary: Nadia van Buuren
Organizer(s): Sanjib Kumar Agarwalla (Institute of Physics), Bhupal Dev (Washington University), Antonio Palazzo (INFN Bari), Alexei Smirnov (MPIK Heidelberg), Local Organiser: Atish Dabholkar
Europe/Rome
2018-06-04 08:00:00
2018-06-15 22:00:00
International School on Extrinsic Curvature Flows | (smr 3209)
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)
Secretary: Nicoletta Ivanissevich
Organizer(s): Giovanni Bellettini (U Siena & ICTP), Carlo Sinestrari (U Roma Tor Vergata), Francesco Maggi (University of Texas, Austin), Local Organiser: Caludio Arezzo
Europe/Rome
2018-06-04 08:00:00
2018-06-29 22:00:00
Joint Summer School on Sustainable Development: Integrated Modelling Tools for Climate, Land Use, Energy and Water (CLEW) Strategies. | (smr 3210)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Pandora Malchose
Organizer(s): Mark Howells (KTH), Local Organiser: Adrian Tompkins
Europe/Rome
2018-06-11 08:00:00
2018-06-15 22:00:00
Conference on Quantum Dynamics of Disordered Interacting Systems | (smr 3212)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Elizabeth Brancaccio
Organizer(s): Alexander Mirlin (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Felix von Oppen (Freie Universität Berlin), Local Organiser: Marcello Dalmonte
Europe/Rome
2018-06-18 08:00:00
2018-06-29 22:00:00
1st Joint ICTP and SAIFR School on Particle Physics | (smr 3220)
Sao Paulo - Brazil
ICTP
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Secretary: Rosanna Sain
Organizer(s): Enrico Bertuzzo (USP, Brazil), Eduardo Ponton (IFT and ICTP-SAIFR, Brazil), Andrea Romanino (SISSA), ICTP Scientific Contact: Giovanni Villadoro
Europe/Rome
2018-06-18 08:00:00
2018-06-22 22:00:00
Summer School on Geometry of Moduli Spaces of Curves | (smr 3215)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Margherita Di Giovannantonio
Organizer(s): Barbara Fantechi (SISSA Trieste), Ada Boralevi (Politecnico di Torino), Valentina Beorchia (Dipartimento di Matematica e Geoscienze, Trieste), Local Organiser: Fernando Rodriguez Villegas
Europe/Rome
2018-06-18 08:00:00
2018-06-29 22:00:00
Summer School on Cosmology 2018 | (smr 3213)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)
Secretary: Nadia van Buuren
Organizer(s): Ravi Sheth (UPenn), Mehrdad Mirbabayi (ICTP), Local Organiser: Paolo Creminelli
Europe/Rome
2018-06-25 08:00:00
2018-07-06 22:00:00
ICTP Summer School on
Theory, Mechanisms and Hierarchical Modelling of Climate Dynamics:
Multiple Equilibria in the Climate System | (smr 3214)
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Susanne Henningsen
Organizer(s): Riccardo Farneti (ICTP), Fred Kucharski (ICTP), Local Organiser: Adrian Tompkins
Europe/Rome
2018-06-25 08:00:00
2018-07-13 22:00:00
The 5th Biennial African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications | (smr 3216)
- Namibia
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Secretary: Petra Krizmancic
Organizer(s): Mweneni Shahungu (National Commission on Research, Science and Technology, Namibia), Rukee Tjingaete (Namibian University of Science and Technology), Maxie van derWesthuizen (National Commission on Research, Science and Technology, Namibia), Bobby S. Acharya (ICTP and King's College London), Ketevi A. Assamagan (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Steve Muanza (CNRS-IN2P3 France), Christine Darve (European Spallation Source, Sweden), Anne Dabrowski (CERN), Ruediger Voss (CERN), Eli Kassai (University of Namibia), Michael Backes (University of Namibia), Riann Steenkamp (University of Namibia), Andrew Zulu (Namibian University of Science and Technology), Dharm Singh Jat (Namibian University of Science and Technology), Emmi N. Shivute (Ministry of Information and Communication Technology), Angelique Philander (National Commission on Research, Science and Technology, Namibia), Generosa Simon (National Commission on Research, Science and Technology, Namibia), Johannes Ndjamba (National Commission on Research, Science and Technology, Namibia), Albanus Sindano (National Commission on Research, Science and Technology, Namibia), ICTP Scientific Contact: Bobby Acharya
Europe/Rome
2018-07-02 08:00:00
2018-07-06 22:00:00
Conference on Shedding Light on the Dark Universe with Extremely Large Telescopes | (smr 3218)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Nadia van Buuren
Organizer(s): Stefano Borgani (Trieste Observatory), Ravi Sheth (UPenn), Tommaso Treu (UCLA), Anjan A. Sen (Jamia Millia Islamia, India), Matteo Viel (SISSA), Mariangela Bernardi (UPenn), Local Organiser: Paolo Creminelli
Europe/Rome
2018-07-02 08:00:00
2018-07-13 22:00:00
School on Supersymmetric Localization and Holography:
Black Hole Entropy and Wilson Loops | (smr 3227)
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)
Secretary: Nadia van Buuren
Organizer(s): Francesco Benini (SISSA), Sameer Murthy (King's College London), Leopoldo Pando Zayas (University of Michigan), Alberto Zaffari (Milano-Bicocca), Local Organiser: Atish Dabholkar
Europe/Rome
2018-07-09 08:00:00
2018-07-14 22:00:00
Workshop on Operations Research of Biological Systems | (smr 3223)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Euler Lecture Hall (LB)
Secretary: Erica Sarnataro
Organizer(s): Matthew Scott (University of Waterloo, Canada), Suckjoon Jun (University of San-Diego, California, USA), Rami Pugatch (ICTP), Local Organiser: Matteo Marsili
Europe/Rome
2018-07-09 08:00:00
2018-07-13 22:00:00
Conference on Physics of Defects in Solids: Quantum Mechanics Meet Topology | (smr 3221)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Petra Krizmancic
Organizer(s): Carla Bittencourt (University of Mons, Belgium), Chris Ewels (Institut des Matériaux, Nantes, France), Stefan Facsko (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden- Rossendorf, Germany), Local Organiser: Mikhail Kiselev
Europe/Rome
2018-07-16 08:00:00
2018-07-27 22:00:00
Summer School in Dynamics | (smr 3226)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)
Secretary: Doreen Sauleek
Organizer(s): Jana Rodriguez-Hertz (Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China), Corinna Ulcigrai (University of Bristol), Amie Wilkinson (University of Chicago), Local Organiser: Stefano Luzzatto
Europe/Rome
2018-07-16 08:00:00
2018-07-27 22:00:00
Hands-On Research in Complex Systems School | (smr 3224)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Elizabeth Brancaccio
Organizer(s): Michael F. Schatz (Georgia Institute of Technology), Harry L. Swinney (University of Texas, Austin), Pietro Cicuta (University of Cambridge), Joseph Niemela (ICTP), Local Organiser: Maria Liz Crespo
Europe/Rome
2018-07-30 08:00:00
2018-08-05 22:00:00
School on Climate and Environmental Modelling in the
West African Region | (smr 3243)
Abidjan - Cote d'Ivoire
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Secretary: Federica Delconte
Organizer(s): Solmon F. (ICTP), Konare A. (FHB Univ. Abidjan), Liousse C. (Laboratoire d'Aerologie / CNRS), ICTP Scientific Contact: Riccardo Farneti
Europe/Rome
2018-07-30 08:00:00
2018-08-03 22:00:00
Conference on Interpreting the LHC Run-2 data | (smr 3228)
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)
Secretary: Nadia van Buuren
Organizer(s): Leonid Serkin (ICTP), Giovanni Villadoro (ICTP), Marina Cobal (Udine), Local Organiser: Bobby Acharya
Europe/Rome
2018-07-30 08:00:00
2018-08-03 22:00:00
Joint ICTP-IAEA School on Nuclear Knowledge Management | (smr 3229)
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)
Secretary: Milena Poropat
Organizer(s): M. Chudakov (IAEA), J. De Grosbois (IAEA), M.E. Urso (IAEA), Local Organiser: Claudio Tuniz
Europe/Rome
2018-07-30 08:00:00
2018-08-10 22:00:00
The Coastal Ocean Environment Summer School in Ghana | (smr 3230)
- Ghana
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Secretary: Pandora Malchose
Organizer(s): Kwasi Appeaning-Addo (University of Ghana), Brian K. Arbic (University of Michigan, USA), ICTP Scientific Contact: Riccardo Farneti
Europe/Rome
2018-08-01 08:00:00
2018-08-10 22:00:00
The First Xinjiang International Summer School and Workshop on High Energy Physics | (smr 3217)
Xinjiang - People's Republic of China
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Organizer(s): Sayipjamal Dulat (CTP-XJU, China), C.-P. Yuan (MSU, USA), Tie-Jiun Hou (CTP-XJU, China), Qing-Hong Cao (PKU, China), ICTP Scientific Contact: Bobby Acharya
Europe/Rome
2018-08-06 08:00:00
2018-08-17 22:00:00
Advanced School and Workshop on Correlations in Electron Systems – from Quantum Criticality to Topology | (smr 3232)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)
Organizer(s): Andrey Chubukov (University of Minnesota), Piers Coleman (Rutgers University), Hide Takagi (MPI Stuttgart), Naoto Nagaosa (RIKEN Tokyo), Local Organiser: Rosario Fazio
Europe/Rome
2018-08-06 08:00:00
2018-08-24 22:00:00
The CODATA-RDA Research Data Science Summer School and Advanced Workshop on Bio-informatics, Extreme Sources of Data and Internet of Things(IoT)/Big-Data Analytics | (smr 3231)
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Organizer(s): Andrew Harrison (Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Essex), Simon Hudson (CODATA), Hugh Shanahan (Department of Computer Science, Royal Holloway University of London, UK), Celia van Gelder (Dutch Institute for Life Sciences (DLT), Netherlands), M. Hassan (TWAS), Teresa. K. Attwood (University of Manchester, UK), Rob Quick (Indiana University, U.S.A), Anelda Van der Walt (Talarify LTD, South Africa), Nicola Mulder (University of Cape Town, South Africa), QLS Group (ICTP), U. Singe (ICTP), M. Zennaro (ICTP), HE/ATLAS Group (ICTP), Local Organiser: C. Onime
Europe/Rome
2018-08-13 08:00:00
2018-08-17 22:00:00
Workshop on Tropical Geometry and Moduli Spaces | (smr 3233)
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Organizer(s): Oliver Lorscheid (IMPA - Rio de Janeiro, Brasil), Margarida Melo (Università Roma Tre - Italy), Johannes Nicaise (Imperial College of London - UK), Sam Payne (University of Yale - USA), ICTP Scientific Contact: Lothar Goettsche
Europe/Rome
2018-08-20 08:00:00
2018-08-24 22:00:00
Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Physics and Technology of Innovative Nuclear Energy Systems | (smr 3225)
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Luigi Stasi Seminar Room (LB)
Organizer(s): Vladimir Kriventsev (International Atomic Energy Agency), Chirayu Batra (International Atomic Energy Agency), Local Organiser: Sandro Scandolo
Europe/Rome
2018-08-27 08:00:00
2018-09-14 22:00:00
Summer School on Collective Behaviour in Quantum Matter | (smr 3235)
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)
Organizer(s): Claudio Castelnovo (University of Cambridge), Paul Fendely (University of Oxford), Roderich Moessner (MPIPKS Dresden), Marcello Dalmonte (ICTP), Local Organiser: Antonello Scardicchio
Europe/Rome
2018-08-27 08:00:00
2018-09-14 22:00:00
College on Medical Physics: Applied Physics of Contemporary Medical Imaging – Expanding Utilization in Developing Countries | (smr 3185)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Organizer(s): Slavik Tabakov (King's College London, UK and IOMP), Franco Milano (University of Florence, Italy), Anna Benini (University Hospital of Cpenhagen, Denmark), Mario De Denaro (Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Integrata, Trieste, Italy), Local Organiser: Luciano Bertocchi
Europe/Rome
2018-09-10 08:00:00
2018-09-14 22:00:00
Joint ICTP-IAEA International School on Nuclear Waste Actinide Immobilization | (smr 3237)
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Euler Lecture Hall (LB)
Organizer(s): Michael I. Ojovan (IAEA), Boris E. Burakov (Radium Institute), Local Organiser: Antonello Scardicchio
Europe/Rome
2018-09-17 08:00:00
2018-09-21 22:00:00
Advanced Workshop on Technology for Sustainable Development: Low-Cost Tools to support Scientific Education | (smr 3238)
ICTP
ICTP
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Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Organizer(s): Edoardo Milotti (University of Triestem Italy), Sandor Markon (Kobe Institute of Computing, Japan), Local Organiser: Marco Zennaro
Europe/Rome
2018-09-17 08:00:00
2018-09-28 22:00:00
Joint ICTP-IAEA School on Quality Assurance and Dose Management in Hybrid Imaging (SPECT/CT AND PET/CT) | (smr 3240)
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)
Organizer(s): Jenia Vassileva (Radiation Protection of Patients Unit), Gian Luca POLI (Dosimetry and Medical Radiation Physics section, Division of Human Health, Department of Nuclear Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency), Local Organiser: Luciano Bertocchi
Europe/Rome
2018-10-01 08:00:00
2018-10-05 22:00:00
Joint ICTP-IAEA Advanced School on Ion Beam Driven Materials Engineering: Accelerators for a New Technology Era | (smr 3236)
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Euler Lecture Hall (LB)
Organizer(s): Aliz Simon (IAEA), Paolo Olivero (University of Turin, Italy), Local Organiser: Sandro Scandolo
Europe/Rome
2018-10-01 08:00:00
2018-10-04 22:00:00
Workshop-Conference on Near-Fault Observations and Models for Earthquake Hazard Assessment | (smr 3154)
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Organizer(s): Local Organiser: Abdelkrim Aoudia
Europe/Rome
2018-10-08 08:00:00
2018-10-19 22:00:00
Joint ICTP-IAEA School of Nuclear Energy Management | (smr 3241)
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Organizer(s): Ashok Ganesan (IAEA), Local Organiser: Claudio Tuniz
Europe/Rome
2018-10-15 08:00:00
2018-10-19 22:00:00
Ethiopian Regional Workshop on Solar Energy and Energy Storage Technologies: Materials, System Design, and Applications | (smr 3149)
Addis Ababa - Ethiopia
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Organizer(s): Teketel Yohannes (Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU)), Nicola Seriani (ICTP), ICTP Scientific Contact: Ralph Gebauer
Europe/Rome
2018-10-22 08:00:00
2018-10-26 22:00:00
Joint ICTP-IAEA 1st Course on Scientific Novelties in Phenomenology of Severe Accidents in Water-Cooled Reactors | (smr 3247)
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)
Organizer(s): Tatjana Jevremovic (Nuclear Power Technology Development Section, Division of Nuclear Power, Department of Nuclear Energy, International Atomic Energy Agency), Local Organiser: Fred Kucharski
Europe/Rome
2018-10-22 08:00:00
2018-10-26 22:00:00
Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Nuclear Structure and Decay Data: Theory, Experiment and Evaluation | (smr 3242)
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Euler Lecture Hall (LB)
Organizer(s): Paraskevi Dimitriou (Nuclear Data Section, IAEA), Local Organiser: Claudio Tuniz
Europe/Rome
2018-10-22 08:00:00
2018-10-26 22:00:00
Joint ICTP-IAEA Advanced School on Quality Assurance and Dosimetry in Mammography | (smr 3248)
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Organizer(s): Harry Delis (IAEA), Local Organiser: Renato Padovani
Europe/Rome
2018-10-22 08:00:00
2018-11-02 21:00:00
5th African School on Electronic Structure Methods and Applications (ASESMA-2018) | (smr 3234)
Addis Ababa -
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Organizer(s): Richard Martin (Stanford Univ.), Nithaya Chetty (Univ. Pretoria), George Amolo (TU Kenya, Nairobi), ICTP Scientific Contact: Sandro Scandolo
Europe/Rome
2018-10-29 07:00:00
2018-11-09 21:00:00
Joint ICTP-IAEA College on Plasma Physics | (smr 3239)
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Organizer(s): Swadesh Mahajan (University of Texas), Z. Yoshida (University of Tokyo), D. Gomez (IAFE - Buenos Aires), S.M. Gonzalez de Vicente (IAEA), Local Organiser: Joseph Niemela
Europe/Rome
2018-11-12 07:00:00
2018-11-23 21:00:00
Winter School on Quantitative Systems Biology: Learning and Artificial Intelligence | (smr 3246)
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Organizer(s): Chris Mathys (SISSA), Davide Zoccolan (SISSA), Local Organiser: Antonio Celani
Europe/Rome
2018-11-24 07:00:00
2018-11-25 21:00:00
Second Regional Maker Expo of Open Technologies and Inclusive Development | (smr 3192)
Guatemala City - Guatemala
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Organizer(s): ICTP Scientific Contact: Enrique Canessa, Carlo Fonda
Europe/Rome
2018-11-26 07:00:00
2018-12-07 21:00:00
Advanced Workshop on FPGA-based Systems-On-Chip for Scientific Instrumentation and Reconfigurable Computing | (smr 3249)
ICTP
ICTP
pio@ictp.it
Address: Strada Costiera, 11 I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
Room: Giambiagi Lecture Hall (AGH)
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
