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Conference on Computational Cosmology | (smr 1659)
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  • Tuesday, 31 May 2005
    • 08:30 - 09:30 REGISTRATION
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 08:30 REGISTRATION 1h0'
    • 09:30 - 09:50 Opening Address and a few remarks by K.R. Sreenivasan
      • 09:30 Opening Address and a few remarks by K.R. Sreenivasan 20'
    • 09:50 - 10:30 Computational Issues in CMB Analysis, Now and Then
      • 09:50 Computational Issues in CMB Analysis, Now and Then 40'
        Speaker: R.J. Bond (University of Toronto (CITA), Ontario, Canada)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:35 New Techniques for Analyzing Cosmological Data Sets
      • 11:00 New Techniques for Analyzing Cosmological Data Sets 35'
        Speaker: B.D. Wandelt (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A.)
    • 11:35 - 12:00 Speeding up Cosmological Boltzmann Codes
      • 11:35 Speeding up Cosmological Boltzmann Codes 25'
        Speaker: M. Doran (Universität Heidelberg, Germany)
    • 12:00 - 12:25 Recent Advances in Model Comparison Techniques
      • 12:00 Recent Advances in Model Comparison Techniques 25'
        Speaker: A. Slosar (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:25 - 15:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 12:25 Lunch Break 2h35'
    • 15:00 - 15:25 A Fast Method for Likelihood Evaluations
      • 15:00 A Fast Method for Likelihood Evaluations 25'
        Speaker: C.M. Hirata (Princeton University, New Jersey, U.S.A.)
    • 15:25 - 16:00 Large-Scale Structure beyond the Power Spectrum
      • 15:25 Large-Scale Structure beyond the Power Spectrum 35'
        Speaker: R. Scoccimarro (New York University, U.S.A.)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 16:00 - 17:00 Coffee Break and Poster Session
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 16:00 Coffee Break and Poster Session 1h0'
    • 17:00 - 17:35 Beyond the Million-Body Problem: Simulating Galactic Nuclei
      • 17:00 Beyond the Million-Body Problem: Simulating Galactic Nuclei 35'
        Speaker: D. Merritt (Rochester Institute of Technology, U.S.A.)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 17:35 - 18:10 A Fast Parallel PM Code
      • 17:35 A Fast Parallel PM Code 35'
        Speaker: U.-L. Pen (University of Toronto (CITA), Ontario, Canada)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 18:30 - 18:30 Welcome Reception
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 18:30 Welcome Reception
  • Wednesday, 1 June 2005
    • 09:00 - 09:35 The Adaptive TreePM Method
      • 09:00 The Adaptive TreePM Method 35'
        Speaker: J.S. Bagla (Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad, India)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 09:35 - 10:10 The Universe in a Supercomputer: From the First Quasars to the Large-Scale Galaxy Distribution
      • 09:35 The Universe in a Supercomputer: From the First Quasars to the Large-Scale Galaxy Distribution 35'
        Speaker: V. Springel (Max-Planck-Institute for Astrophysics, Garching, Germany)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:10 - 10:35 Large Scale Magnetic Structure Elucidated by a Cluster of UHE Cosmic Rays
      • 10:10 Large Scale Magnetic Structure Elucidated by a Cluster of UHE Cosmic Rays 25'
        Speaker: G. Farrar (New York University, U.S.A.)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:35 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 10:35 Coffee Break 25'
    • 11:00 - 11:35 Galaxy Formation with Adaptive Mesh Refinement
      • 11:00 Galaxy Formation with Adaptive Mesh Refinement 35'
        Speaker: R. Teyssier (Service d'Astrophysics CEA, Gif-sur-Yvette, France)
    • 11:35 - 12:00 Hydrodynamic Simulations of the Lyman Alpha Forest
      • 11:35 Hydrodynamic Simulations of the Lyman Alpha Forest 25'
        Speaker: H. Trac (Princeton University, New Jersey, U.S.A.)
    • 12:00 - 12:25 Quantifying Discreteness Effects in Cosmological N Body Simulations
      • 12:00 Quantifying Discreteness Effects in Cosmological N Body Simulations 25'
        Speaker: M. Joyce (Universite de Paris VI, France)
    • 12:25 - 15:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 12:25 Lunch Break 2h35'
    • 15:00 - 15:35 Galaxy Formation and Strong Lensing
      • 15:00 Galaxy Formation and Strong Lensing 35'
        Speaker: Y. Jing (Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, P.R. of China)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:35 - 16:10 Theoretical and Observational Studies of Topology of Large Scale Structure
      • 15:35 Theoretical and Observational Studies of Topology of Large Scale Structure 35'
        Speaker: C. Park (Korea Institute for Advanced Study, Seoul, Korea)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 16:10 - 16:45 Searching for Emission and Absorption Signatures of Warm/Hot Intergalactic Medium with DIOS (Diffuse Intergalactic Oxygen Surveyor): Mock Observation of Cosmological Simulation Data
      • 16:10 Searching for Emission and Absorption Signatures of Warm/Hot Intergalactic Medium with DIOS (Diffuse Intergalactic Oxygen Surveyor): Mock Observation of Cosmological Simulation Data 35'
        Speaker: Y. Suto (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 16:45 - 17:15 Coffee Break and Poster Session
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 16:45 Coffee Break and Poster Session 30'
    • 17:15 - 17:50 Views of Galaxy Clusters
      • 17:15 Views of Galaxy Clusters 35'
        Speaker: G. Tormen (Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 17:50 - 18:15 Early Structure in LCDM Universe
      • 17:50 Early Structure in LCDM Universe 25'
        Speaker: L. Gao (Max-Planck-Institute for Astrophyiscs, Garching, Germany)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 19:30 - 19:30 Conference Dinner - Trattoria Gostilna Devetak
      • 19:30 Conference Dinner - Trattoria Gostilna Devetak
  • Thursday, 2 June 2005
    • 10:00 - 10:35 The Accretion History of the Milky Way
      • 10:00 The Accretion History of the Milky Way 35'
        Speaker: J.F. Navarro (University of Victoria, British Colombia, Canada)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:35 - 11:10 Density Profiles and Substructure: Approximating CDM Halos with N-Body Models
      • 10:35 Density Profiles and Substructure: Approximating CDM Halos with N-Body Models 35'
        Speaker: J. Diemand (University of California, Santa Cruz, U.S.A.)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 11:10 - 11:30 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 11:10 Coffee Break 20'
    • 11:30 - 11:55 The Dependence on Environment of Cold Dark Matter Halos
      • 11:30 The Dependence on Environment of Cold Dark Matter Halos 25'
        Speaker: P. Colin (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Michoacan, Mexico)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 11:55 - 12:30 Simulating Strong Gravitational Lenses and their Small-Scale Structure
      • 11:55 Simulating Strong Gravitational Lenses and their Small-Scale Structure 35'
        Speaker: B. Metcalf (University of California, Santa Cruz, U.S.A.)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:30 - 12:55 Mass Distribution in Cluster Halos
      • 12:30 Mass Distribution in Cluster Halos 25'
        Speaker: E.J. Hayashi (Max-Planck-Institute for Astrophysics, Garching, Germany)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:55 - 15:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 12:55 Lunch Break 2h5'
    • 15:00 - 15:35 Precise Observable-Mass Relations for Clusters of Galaxies
      • 15:00 Precise Observable-Mass Relations for Clusters of Galaxies 35'
        Speaker: A.E. Evrard (The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, U.S.A.)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:35 - 16:10 Cluster Formation and Evolution
      • 15:35 Cluster Formation and Evolution 35'
        Speaker: P.A. Thomas (University of Sussex, Brighton, U.K.)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 16:10 - 16:35 Stimulating the Soft X-Ray Excess in Clusters of Galaxies
      • 16:10 Stimulating the Soft X-Ray Excess in Clusters of Galaxies 25'
        Speaker: L.-M. Cheng (Institute of Theoretical Physics, Beijing, P.R. of China)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 16:35 - 17:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 16:35 Coffee Break 25'
    • 17:00 - 17:25 The Quest for Cluster Simulations
      • 17:00 The Quest for Cluster Simulations 25'
        Speaker: K. Dolag (Max-Planck-Institute for Astrophysics, Garching, Germany)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 17:25 - 17:50 A Framework for AGN Feedback in Cluster Cores
      • 17:25 A Framework for AGN Feedback in Cluster Cores 25'
        Speaker: G.M. Voit (Michigan State University, Ann Arbor, U.S.A.)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 17:50 - 18:15 Galaxy Clusters and Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays
      • 17:50 Galaxy Clusters and Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays 25'
        Speaker: E. Pierpaoli (California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, U.S.A.)
    • 18:15 - 18:50 Studying Galaxy Clusters with Hydrodynamical Simulations
      • 18:15 Studying Galaxy Clusters with Hydrodynamical Simulations 35'
        Speaker: S. Borgani (Università degli Studi di Trieste, Italy)
        Material: lecture notes
  • Friday, 3 June 2005
    • 09:00 - 09:35 Cosmology from the Lyman-Alpha Forest
      • 09:00 Cosmology from the Lyman-Alpha Forest 35'
        Speaker: P. McDonald (University of Toronto (CITA), Ontario, Canada)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 09:35 - 10:00 The Lyman-Alpha Forest as a Cosmological Probe
      • 09:35 The Lyman-Alpha Forest as a Cosmological Probe 25'
        Speaker: M. Viel (University of Cambridge, U.K.)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:00 - 10:35 The Crucial Effects of Feedback in Semi-Analytic Models and Numerical Simulations of Galaxy Formation
      • 10:00 The Crucial Effects of Feedback in Semi-Analytic Models and Numerical Simulations of Galaxy Formation 35'
        Speaker: C.S. Frenk (Institute for Computational Cosmology, Durham, U.K.)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:35 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 10:35 Coffee Break 25'
    • 11:00 - 11:35 SN Feedback and Galaxy Formation
      • 11:00 SN Feedback and Galaxy Formation 35'
        Speaker: P. Tissera (Instituto de Astronomia y Fisica del Espacio, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 11:35 - 12:00 Halo Model Versus Simulations
      • 11:35 Halo Model Versus Simulations 25'
        Speaker: U. Seljak (ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:00 - 12:25 Better, Stronger, Faster: Effects of Feedback on Galaxy Formation
      • 12:00 Better, Stronger, Faster: Effects of Feedback on Galaxy Formation 25'
        Speaker: F. Governato (University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A.)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:25 - 15:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 12:25 Lunch Break 2h35'
    • 15:00 - 15:35 Gas Accretion during Galaxy Assembly
      • 15:00 Gas Accretion during Galaxy Assembly 35'
        Speaker: S. White (Max-Planck-Institute for Astrophyiscs, Garching, Germany)
    • 15:35 - 16:00 Star Formation in Simulations of Galaxy Formation
      • 15:35 Star Formation in Simulations of Galaxy Formation 25'
        Speaker: T.R. Quinn (University of Zurich, Switerland)
    • 16:00 - 16:25 The Influence of AGN Feedback on Galaxy Properties
      • 16:00 The Influence of AGN Feedback on Galaxy Properties 25'
        Speaker: D.J. Croton (Max-Planck-Institute for Astrophysics, Garching, Germany)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 16:25 - 17:00 Coffee Break and Poster Session
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 16:25 Coffee Break and Poster Session 35'
    • 17:00 - 17:35 Cosmological Radiative Transfer: Where Do We Stand?
      • 17:00 Cosmological Radiative Transfer: Where Do We Stand? 35'
        Speaker: A. Ferrara (SISSA, Trieste, Italy)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 17:35 - 18:10 Shock Waves and Shock-Heated Gas in Gosmological Hydrodynamic Simulations
      • 17:35 Shock Waves and Shock-Heated Gas in Gosmological Hydrodynamic Simulations 35'
        Speaker: D. Ryu (Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 18:10 - 18:35 A New Photon-Conserving Method for Cosmological Radiative Transfer
      • 18:10 A New Photon-Conserving Method for Cosmological Radiative Transfer 25'
        Speaker: I.T. Iliev (University of Toronto (CITA), Ontario, Canada)
        Material: lecture notes
  • Saturday, 4 June 2005
    • 09:00 - 09:35 How AGN Terminate Galaxy Formation
      • 09:00 How AGN Terminate Galaxy Formation 35'
        Speaker: J. Binney (Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics, Oxford, U.K.)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 09:35 - 10:10 The Self-Regulated Growth of Black Holes during Galaxy Collisions
      • 09:35 The Self-Regulated Growth of Black Holes during Galaxy Collisions 35'
        Speaker: T. Di Matteo (Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, U.S.A.)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:10 - 10:30 The Fast Algorithm of Clustering Statistics for a Large Data Set
      • 10:10 The Fast Algorithm of Clustering Statistics for a Large Data Set 20'
        Speaker: L.-L. Feng (Purple Mountain Observatory, Nanjing, P.R. of China)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:35 Numerical Investigations of the Formation of the First Stars
      • 11:00 Numerical Investigations of the Formation of the First Stars 35'
        Speaker: E. Ripamonti (Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, Groningen, The Netherlands)
    • 11:35 - 12:10 Modeling Radiative Transfer in Simulations of Cosmic Reionization
      • 11:35 Modeling Radiative Transfer in Simulations of Cosmic Reionization 35'
        Speaker: B. Ciardi (Max-Planck-Institute for Astrophysics, Garching, Germany)
    • 12:10 - 12:35 Observational Constraints on Self-Consistent Reionization Models
      • 12:10 Observational Constraints on Self-Consistent Reionization Models 25'
        Speaker: T.R. Choudhury (SISSA, Trieste, Italy)
    • 12:35 - 13:00 Closing Remarks
      • 12:35 Closing Remarks 25'
    • 14:00 - 14:00 Afternoon Excursion to Slovenia, visiting the Karst Underground Caves of Skocjan and the Venetian Town of Piran on the Coast
      • 14:00 Afternoon Excursion to Slovenia, visiting the Karst Underground Caves of Skocjan and the Venetian Town of Piran on the Coast
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