Starts 3 Aug 2026
Ends 14 Aug 2026
Central European Time
Hands-On Research in Complex Systems School | (smr 4230)
ICTP
Kastler Lecture Hall (AGH)
Adriatico Guest House Riva Massimiliano e Carlotta, Grignano I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
The call for application is open. Please click on APPLY HERE on the left, in order to submit your application
The School provides early stage researchers with interactive experiences of hands-on research involving table-top experiments with computer data acquisition and modeling. Participants will also take part in professional development of improved scientific communication in English.
An intensive programme of laboratory experiments, computational modeling, and lectures gives participants immersive experiences with complex systems in the physical and life sciences. Additionally, participants will present their own research in talks and posters with extensive faculty feedback to enhance the presentation quality. The faculty are eminent scientists who have conducted frontier table-top research published in leading international scientific journals.
Topics:
- Biological Physics
- Optical Physics
- Modeling of Biological Systems
- Soft Matter Physics
- Turbulence/Flow Instabilities
- Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
- Numerical Modeling
- Maker Movement Techniques
- Image Analysis
Speakers:
Fernan Federici, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Chile
Jenny Molloy, University of Cambridge, UK
Debjani Paul, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
Fernan Federici, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Chile
Jenny Molloy, University of Cambridge, UK
Debjani Paul, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
Bruce Rodenborn, Centre College, USA
Evelyn Sander, George Mason University, USA
Call for applications: The priority will be given to applicants who submit an abstract to present a poster. Please use our TEMPLATE FILE availalbe below for download to format your abstract.
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.
Organizers
Pietro Cicuta (University of Cambridge, UK), Maria Liz Crespo (ICTP, Italy), Eric Kostolich (Arizona State University, USA), Teuta Pilizota (University of Edinburgh, UK), Michael Francis Schatz (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA), Mark David Shattuck (The City College of New York, USA), Local Organiser: Maria Liz Crespo (ICTP)
