Starts 15 Jun 2026
Ends 21 Jun 2026
Central European Time
2026 School on Electron-Phonon Physics and Many-body Perturbation Theory | (smr 4221)
ICTP
Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Adriatico Guest House
Riva Massimiliano e Carlotta, Grignano
I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
The call for applications is open. Please click on 'Apply here' (on the left) to submit your application.
An ICTP Meeting
An advanced school on first-principles methods for electron-phonon physics and excited-state phenomena, featuring theory lectures and hands-on training with EPW, Quantum ESPRESSO, Wannier90, xARPES, elphbolt and Abinit on modern HPC systems.
Building on a successful series of electronic-structure schools, this event trains graduate students, postdocs, and researchers in cutting-edge computational methods for transport, optical, and superconducting properties.
Topics include density-functional perturbation theory, GW quasiparticle calculations, and Bethe-Salpeter equation (BSE) approaches, with applications to semiconductors, 2D materials, superconductors, and topological systems.
The program combines morning lectures on advanced theory with afternoon hands-on tutorials using TACC supercomputers.
Building on a successful series of electronic-structure schools, this event trains graduate students, postdocs, and researchers in cutting-edge computational methods for transport, optical, and superconducting properties.
Topics include density-functional perturbation theory, GW quasiparticle calculations, and Bethe-Salpeter equation (BSE) approaches, with applications to semiconductors, 2D materials, superconductors, and topological systems.
The program combines morning lectures on advanced theory with afternoon hands-on tutorials using TACC supercomputers.
We plan to welcome participants at ICTP on Sunday, June 14th 2026; start the school on the morning of Monday, June 15; and conclude on Sunday, June 21 in the afternoon.
**More information are available here
Topics to be covered during the school include:
- Quantum Espresso
- Maximally-localized Wannier functions
- Theory of electron-phonon coupling
- Superconductivity
- Carrier transport
- Spectral function and Koopmans
- ARPES extraction
- Phonon-mediated superconductivity
- Optical spectra including direct and phonon-assisted optical transitions
- Exciton-phonon interactions
- Polarons and self-trapped excitons
- Special displacement method for finite-temperature calculations
- GW quasiparticle band structures
- Excitons and Bethe-Salpeter equation
- GW perturbation theory
- Jupyter Notebooks with EPWpy
- EPW with GPU
Hands-on tutorial sessions will be based on the following open-source codes:
SpeakersÁ. A. Carrasco Álvarez, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
J. Coulter, Flatiron Institute, USA
Z. Dai, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
P. Giannozzi, Università degli Studi di Udine, Italy
M. Giantomassi, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
N. Girotto Erhardt, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
F. Giustino, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
X. Gonze, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
E. Kioupakis, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, USA
N. Haider Protik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
J. Lafuente-Bartolomé, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Spain
J. Lihm, Flatiron Institute, USA
R. Margine, Binghamton University, USA
A. Marrazzo, SISSA, Italy
N. Marzari, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland
H. Mori, Tohoku University, Japan
S. Poncé, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
S. Tiwari, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
T. P. van Waas, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
C. Verdi, University of Queensland, Australia
Y. Xu, Tsinghua University, China
T. Yun Kim, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
M. Zacharias, Université Rennes-I, France
X. Zhang, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, USA
Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee.
**DEADLINE: 27/03/2026**
1 Feb 2026 for applicants requesting financial and/or visa support, 27 March 2026 for all other applicants
Organizers
Feliciano Giustino (The University of Texas at Austin, USA), Emmanouil Kioupakis (University of Michigan Ann Arbor, USA), Roxana Margine (Binghamton University, USA), Samuel Poncé (Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium), Sabyasachi Tiwari (The University of Texas at Austin, USA), Local Organiser: Ralph Gebauer (ICTP), Nicola Seriani (ICTP)
