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You are cordially invited to participate in the Graduation Ceremony of the students (12th cycle) concluding their Master's of Advanced Studies in Medical Physics (MMP), a two-year advanced training programme in the field of medical physics, jointly organised by the ICTP and the University of Trieste...

The call for applications is now open. African biophysics workshop advancing integrated computational and experimental approaches through training, mentorship, networking, and collaboration across the continent. The workshop promotes integrated computational and experimental biophysics throu...

The call for applications is open. Please click on 'Apply here' to submit your application. This school provides an introduction to the current state of research in cosmology and astroparticle physics. It is intended for beginning graduate students, as well as more senior non- expert researchers int...

Registrations are open. Please, click on 'Apply here' on the left side. The�1st�Joint Kuwait University-ICTP Science Symposium will serve as a high-level platform for faculty from both institutions and from scientific institutions in the Arab region to present pioneering research, engage in strateg...

The call for applications is open. Please click on 'Apply here' (on the left) to submit your application.An ICTP-IAEA Meeting Joint ICTP-IAEA Nuclear Stakeholder Engagement School is a 5-day training course designed to enhance understanding and raise awareness of stakeholder engagement as an essent...

The call for applications is now open. Please, click on 'Apply here' on the left side. The Workshop on Scientific Computing and AI, tailored for students and early-career researchers based in the Arab Region, will provide theoretical and hands-on training in high-performance computing, crucial...

The call for application is now open. Focusing on the competition between unitary evolution and environmental decoherence/dissipation, the school is intended to cover several key topics including quantum phase transitions in open systems, the dynamics of entanglement in the presence of noise, mo...

The call for application is open. Please click on APPLY HERE on the left, in order to submit your application The workshop is designed for medical physicists interested in expanding their knowledge and skills in the clinical implementation of imaging-based AI systems. By combining theoretical p...

The call for applications is now open. To apply please click on the left side "Apply here". Monitoring of patient radiation exposure provides objective information to healthcare professionals and authorities responsible for ensuring the justified and optimized use of radiation in medical practi...

The call for applications is open. Please click on 'Apply here' to submit your application. This workshop offers an opportunity to overview nuclear reaction data measurements, compilation, evaluation and applications, gain practical experience with nuclear reaction databases, and become familiar wit...

� Endorsed by the World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) and the Earth System Modelling and Observations (ESMO) Core Project of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), both under the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) The first workshop on Organisation and Maintenance of Tropic...

An ICTP MeetingThe call for applications is open. Please click on 'Apply here' on the left, to submit your application. This activity focuses on the latest advances in the investigation of topology in electronic, photonic, phononic, and atomic systems, with participation by leading theorists and ex...

The call for application is open. Please click on APPLY HERE on the left, in order to submit your application � This workshop has been one of the most popular events in the ICTP Scientific Calendar since its founding in 2013: a space for women in physics to share experiences, build internat...

The call for applications will be open soon 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.

An ICTP-IAEA Meeting This 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 ...

An ICTP-IAEA meeting The world cultural and natural heritage faces significant hazard due to climate-related extreme events and disasters.� Historical buildings, monuments, archaeological sites, and natural features are continuously exposed to changing temperature and precipitation patterns. The re...

The call for applications is open. Please click on 'Apply here' on the left, to submit your application.An ICTP Meeting This school & workshop at ICTP Trieste connects two fast-growing quantum technology fields: ultrafast single-electron physics and quantum thermodynamics, bringing students, early-...

The call for applications is open. Please click on 'Apply here' to submit your application. The workshop focuses on numerical techniques for ocean models from coastal to large scales, sharing experience on model development, consistent coupling between numerics and� parameterisations, as well as per...

The call for applications is open. Please click on 'Apply here' to submit your application. This school and conference is dedicated to teaching key principles of edge intelligence on FPGA-based heterogeneous devices, focusing on real-time processing near data sources and applications in scienti...

The call for applications is now CLOSED. � This five-day workshop aims to establish an international consortium dedicated to addressing critical challenges in medicine through physics-based methodologies. The 2026 theme is: Advancing Medicine Through Imaging for Cancer Treatment Medical im...

The call for application is open Please click on APPLY HERE on the left, in order to submit your application This workshop aims to provide a comprehensive perspective on the scientific and technological applications related to Space Weather phenomena, with a special focus on the ionosphere and its...

The call for applications is now open. Please click "Apply here" on the left. � This workshop is dedicated to exploring the transformative potential of�Edge Artificial Intelligence (EdgeAI)�and�Tiny Machine Learning (TinyML)�in advancing�environmental and radiation sensing�technologies. ...

Computational simulations are a cornerstone of modern research, making these skills essential for students. This school focuses on the fundamentals of simulating quantum systems as a direct pathway to applied quantum chemistry. Through a combination of theoretical lectures and hands-on workshops, th...

The call for applications is open Please submit your application on ICTP portal (on the left "Apply here") With the endorsement of the Chinese Embassy in Rome and Unione Matematica Italiana ICTP, SISSA, INdAM, Beijing International Center for Mathematical Research at PKU, Great Bay University...

• The Postgraduate Diploma Programme is an intense, pre-PhD programme and it prepares talented students for further academic achievements, supporting its mission to promote advanced scientific research in developing countries. • The fields are High Energy, Condensed Matter, Mathematics, Earth S...

The call is now closed. � Excellence in Medical Physics through Outreach, Workshops, Education and Research for Low and Middle Income Countries (EMPOWER LMICs). The 2026 ICTP College on Medical Physics is designed to empower Medical Physics in LMICs by achieving Excellence in Medical Physi...

The call for applications is open. � For the school 24 - 28 August Please click here to apply � � For the workshop 31 August - 4 September Please click here to apply The last few years have witnessed many crucial advancements in the understanding of geometry of spaces with ...

The call for applications is now closed. Coordinated by AAU-AMU-CIMPA-CoRE-Math-ICTP-ISP The topics of this school are arithmetic and algebraic geometry, with a view toward applications, computational aspects and modern algorithms. Arithmetic and algebraic geometry are classical topics, yet h...

Target language: Spanish. � We welcome potential participants regardless of their nationality and geographical location to apply as long as they can follow the seminars and ideally contribute with questions. The registration is moderated. � The goal of this online activity is to build a regional net...

Deadline extended to 12 May 2026.An ICTP-IAEA meeting� Focused on strategic planning for sustainable nuclear energy, the INPRO School brings together IAEA and international experts to share practical insights and experience, equipping participants with core concepts, methodologies, and tools for...

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 intensi...

The call for applications is now open. Please click on 'Apply Here' on the left. � The Princeton School on Science and Global Security invites applications from next-generation scientists and engineers interested in technical and policy perspectives on understanding, reducing, and ending the t...

The call for applications is open. Please click on 'Apply here' to submit your application. The AGRA series of summer schools (Santiago de Chile, 2012; Cusco, 2015; C�rdoba, 2018; Rio de Janeiro, part I online in 2021 and part II physically in 2022) has as its goal to foster the development of...

An ICTP-IAEA Meeting This School is a certificate course introducing participants to the foundation skills and knowledge required to successfully manage and lead a nuclear energy programme. The target audience for this training event is new and young nuclear professionals entering the field of nu...

This nine-day online workshop aims to provide Sudanese students and early-career researchers with rigorous training in density functional theory (DFT) and its applications in computational materials science. The programme combines morning lecture sessions covering theoretical foundations with after...

The call for applications is open. Please click on 'Apply here' (on the left) to submit your application.An ICTP Meeting We are excited to announce the Advanced School on Uncertainty and Robustness of Deep Learning (DL) Models for Science. This initiative, co-organized by ICTP alongside SISSA/TSDS ...

The ICTP PWF: Physics for Bangladesh Online Summer Internship is designed to acquaint students across Bangladesh with advanced research topics in physics and mathematics. It is open only to Bangladeshi students currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program in Bangladesh, as well as recent g...

An ICTP Hybrid Meeting The seventh edition of ?Youth in high dimensions? will give to young researchers the opportunity to gather and present recent results on high-dimensional statistical problems, in areas ranging from machine learning and inference to neuroscience or statistical physics. Typi...

The call for application is now closed. The proposed workshop intends to help early career researchers from diverse theoretical sciences background to transition to work in physical and systems oncology areas, and experimental cancer biologists with a quantitative bent to incorporate theoretical fr...

Abstract The cosmologically redshifted 21-cm signal originating from the neutral hydrogen distribution during the Epoch of Reionization (EoR) provides a direct probe to the state of the intergalactic medium in this formative phase of our Universe. The upcoming Square Kilometre Array (SKA-Low) i...

The call for applications is open. Please click on 'Apply here' to submit your application. This joint ICTP-IAEA workshop aims to review the state-of-the-art of different innovative nuclear energy concepts in reactor design and nuclear fuel cycle options, with a particular focus on the design a...

The call for applications is now closed. This School and Workshop explores exotic quantum phases in equilibrium and driven matter, focusing on quantum spin liquids, spin?orbit?coupled materials, experimental probes, and nonequilibrium control via Floquet engineering and ultrafast dynamics. The...

� In the application, OU Certificate for chosen track, OU Certificate for Political Economy and supporting documents are mandatory � The Energy Modelling Platform ? Global 2026 (EMP-G) will be held from 6th to 24rd July. Hosted by the International Centre for Theoretical Physics...

There will be no application process at ICTP. All applications will be handled by ICTP‑SAIFR. Please refer to the activity page for further details.Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developi...

The call for applications is closed. ASP:� https://africanschoolofphysics.org/ To increase capacity development in fundamental physics and related applications in Africa. The ASP has evolved to be much more than a school. It is a programe of actions with directed ethos toward physics as an ...

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The call for applications is now closed. This school provides an introduction to the current state of research in cosmology and astroparticle physics. It is intended for beginning graduate students, as well as more senior non-expert researchers interested in the field. Topics Inflation ...

The call for application is now closed. The School will introduce participants, with an emphasis on attendees from the Global South, to the GO-SHIP program, inverse models, international programs for observing systems, reanalysis products, and will stimulate their scientific involvement within exist...

Himanshu Mishra (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia) � � Abstract: Recent reports claim that water microdroplets spontaneously generate hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) at the air?water interface, without external energy or catalysts1. If true, this challenges...

Sindhana Pannir-Sivajothi (University of California, Berkeley) � Abstract: The chirality-induced spin selectivity (CISS) effect, where electron transmission through chiral molecules is spin-dependent, has been observed experimentally in several systems. CISS is typically attributed to...

!!Please note unusual day!! Abstract Euclidean AdS is equivalent to the half-space by a Weyl transformation, providing a convenient setup for studying boundary CFT and interface CFT (the latter after performing the folding trick). I will discuss boundary criticality of the Wilson-Fisher (WF) C...

Markus Heyl (Augsburg University) � � Abstract Neural quantum states have emerged as a novel promising numerical method to solve the quantum many-body problem both in and out of equilibrium. In this talk I will highlight the recent progress in particular concerning correlated qua...

Abstract In this talk, I will review our recent work and its attempt to extend the scope and predictive power of the stochastic formalism for inflation. After briefly introducing our gauge-invariant coarse-graining procedure, I will discuss our formulation of stochastic dynamics in full General ...

The call for applications is open. Please click on 'Apply here' (on the left) to submit your application. An ICTP Meeting The use of games is a well-established teaching technique widely used at different levels of education in many countries. The current focus of research on educational g...

The field of active matter, bridging biology, chemistry, and physics, has grown rapidly in recent years, revealing a wealth of phenomena at both the single- and many-particle levels. While this effort has been overwhelmingly devoted to classical systems, it is natural to ask whether active moti...

Informal weekly update on the weather in Trieste, an analysis of the past week?s forecast, other weather and climate phenomena around the world, and some current news.� Link to seminar ? https://users.ictp.it/~mgarrido/2026/� This seminar is held in person in the common area of the second floo...

Understanding fluctuations of nonequilibrium observables across stochastic trajectories is essential for various fields of research, from quantum thermal machines to biological motors. We introduce a framework to analyze the statistics of counting observables over the recently introduced concept ...

Professor�Mohammad Reza Ejtehadi (Sharif U. of Technology and QLS Associate) will give a series of� three one-hour lectures, ranging from molecular motors to collective phenomena in the active matter.Lecture 1 - Wed. 17 June 11h00-12h00Molecular Machines/Motors - An introduction to active particles ...

!!MOVED TO EULER!!! Abstract: I discuss progress made recently in understanding non-supersymmetric strings and their dualities. Link to Zoom registration https://zoom.us/meeting/register/_GYzh97bTMaN8pBjYu8wnQ �

- - - Light refreshments�will be served prior the seminar at 14:00 on the Leonardo Building terrace - - -� Sayantika Bhowal (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay) � Abstract: Understanding and foreseeing novel and emergent properties of condensed matter systems have been of...

Bi-weekly seminar on various climate and geophysics topics, including regional climate modeling, climate applications on health, including vector- and water-borne diseases, regional and large-scale climate dynamics, and more.� Link to seminar ? https://users.ictp.it/~mgarrido/2026/� This semin...

Cells generate, process and share information to orchestrate the patterning of tissues and organs during embryonic development. An interesting example is vertebrate segmentation, where the axis going from head to tail is subdivided into regular segments that will later form the vertebrae and othe...

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 el...

� Machine learning and artificial intelligence now permeate nearly every aspect of contemporary life. Yet, despite their widespread impact, the theoretical understanding of why and when these methods work still lags behind practice?leaving important conceptual gaps that call for sustained e...

ICTP Associates Seminars are part personal, part scientific, with speakers haring their career trajectory and experiences, then introducing their research field and work. In this seminar, Carolina Brito from Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil, will discuss the challenges of bu...

Abstract: In this talk I present a study of scalar QED in (3+1)-dimensional de Sitter space. Building on recent technical advances in QFT on Anti?de Sitter space, we propose gauge‑invariant observables in de Sitter and compute them explicitly in perturbation theory, up �to one loop order. Along ...

The huddle is an informal workshop bringing together researchers across high-energy physics to discuss the topics of entanglement and edge modes in quantum gravity. The schedule will be light to allow for plenty of opportunities for discussion.Participant List Panos Betzios (Gent University) Andrea...

As part of Abdus Salam?s centennial celebrations, ICTP invites its community to a public event that explores the inner life of its founder. The play ?The Trial of Abdus Salam? imagines Salam?s final hours and offers a glimpse into some of his deepest personal struggles. The play will be performed on...

Monday 1 June ? 10:00 - 12:00 Lorenzo Foscolo (Sapienza): Constructions of special holonomy manifolds from 4 to higher dimensions (Part I)Abstract: We will discuss classical and more recent gluing constructions of hyperk�hler metrics on the K3 manifolds and how they inform and suggest construct...

� An ICTP Meeting� Two-week intensive college on electronic-structure and atomistic simulations to understand, predict, and design the properties of materials. Foundational topics cover first-principles methods, molecular dynamics and machine-learning approaches, with lectures and hands-on sessio...

This summer school is an intensive one-week program designed to equip students with practical knowledge of machine learning and its real-world applications. The program combines lectures, tutorials, and collaborative projects in areas such as healthcare, bioinformatics, climate resilience, and econo...

Abstract The study of quark-gluon plasma (QGP) and its properties is of fundamental significance to the understanding of the strong interactions. Heavy-ion collision experiments have shown that the QGP behaves like a nearly perfect fluid for part of its evolution before eventual hadronization....

Abstract: I will explain how to compute the Chow ring of the moduli space of principally polarized abelian fourfolds. I will also discuss some aspects of the Chow ring of its toroidal compactifications. This is joint work in progress with Drakengren and Iribar L�pez.

What do we really know about gender biases in science? Where do our assumptions come from, and what can institutions and individuals do to challenge them? Unbias ? a feminist collective dedicated to addressing prejudice in academia ? invites you to explore these questions together t...

The Colloquium is jointly organised by ICTP and University of Trieste. It will feature a talk by chemistry Nobel laureate Omar Yaghi, followed by a panel discussion with Prof. Laura Gagliardi (U. Chicago), Prof. Hexiang Deng (Wuhan U.) and Prof. Paolo Fornasiero (U. Trieste), moderated by Pr...

Abstract In this talk, I will explore how the sum over topologies in pure AdS_3​�quantum gravity furnishes a consistent statistical interpretation of the boundary CFT_2. By formulating a statistical version of the conformal bootstrap, which combines crossing symmetry with typicality at high en...

In collaboration with the ICTP Global Science Portal, the ICTP PWF Professional Development Series presents ?Navigating Master?s and PhD Applications in Physics and Related Fields?, an information session designed to help students better understand the graduate application process and strengthen the...

Yahui Chai (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY) Abstract: Real-time dynamics is central to high-energy physics, underlying processes such as particle scattering and the extraction of parton distribution functions (PDFs). However, nonperturbative real-time simulation remains cha...

Abstract: � Consider the following three properties of a general group G: � Algebra:�G is abelian and torsion-free. Analysis:�G is a metric space that admits a "norm", namely, a translation-invariant metric d(.,.) satisfying: d(1,g^n) = |n| d(1,g) for all g in G and integers...

An ICTP-IAEA meeting The workshop is intended for medical physicists and radiation metrologists interested in enhancing their knowledge and skills in dosimetry for diagnostic and interventional radiology. It will provide selected participants with a comprehensive and current overview of both theore...

The call for application is now closed. An ICTP meeting organised in partnership with the Clay Mathematics Institute. The aim of this conference is to fuel the interaction between researchers in different aspects of Real and Complex Differential Geometry. To this end, the meeting will includ...

In this first edition of the ICTP Associates Seminars, Apoorva Khare from Indian Institute of Science will discuss Majorization Inequalities. Zoom registration: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/Xv13idM5SOaBdAfQTLtr1A#/registration Abstract: I would gently introduce inequalities connecting symmetric ...

Mengqi Cheng� (ICTP) Abstract: In this talk, I present our work on atomistic simulations of materials under extreme temperature, pressure, and anisotropic stress. I first introduce a constrained�ab initio�molecular dynamics (CAIMD) framework that enables simulations under non-unif...

An ICTP-IAEA Meeting This immersive workshop is specifically designed to equip women in the nuclear industry/organizations with the skills, confidence, and expertise needed to excel in their careers. Through interactive sessions, expert mentorship, and peer networking, participants will gain pr...

Abstract Long-range interactions, mediated for instance by photons and/or gravitons, force exclusive S-matrix elements to vanish in D=4 flat space-time, due to infrared divergences. This poses a challenge to programs, such as positivity and S-matrix bootstrap, that directly rely on the properties ...

Existing theories of sperm?oocyte penetration can be classified into three main categories: biochemical receptor?mediated mechanisms, maximum normal stress?based penetration, and oscillatory relaxation mechanisms. Previous mechanical probing studies of zona pellucida (ZP) demonstrate increased st...

Abstract Magnetic levitation technology offers force sensitivities at the quantum frontier, making it a promising platform for probing the feeble interactions predicted by physics beyond the Standard Model. Despite this promise, the case for magnetic levitation in fundamental physics is only beg...

Julien Vidal (Sorbonne Universit�) Abstract: The string-net model introduced by M. Levin and X.-G. Wen in 2005 allows one to generate all possible (bosonic) topological achiral phases in two dimensions. In this talk, I will explain how to compute the exact partition function of this mo...

This 3-lecture series is a deep dive into practical quantum computing for beginners. Dr. Muhammad Faryad from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan, will take participants from paper and pen to programming an actual quantum computer using Qiskit. Details: This 3-lecture series wi...

Call to be open upon invitation only The CORDEX community will be brought together to coordinate contributions to literature supporting IPCC AR7 WGI, addressing gaps in regional climate information, extremes, and uncertainty, while integrating new CMIP6-CORDEX simulations and AI-based regional clima...

An ICTP-IAEA Meeting Participants will attend a two-week specialised school on fusion energy, featuring lectures delivered by leading experts from academia, major research laboratories and the emerging private sector. The aim of the school is to broaden the knowledge of postgraduate and postdoct...

The call for application is now closed. Delay-Tolerant Networks (DTNs) support reliable data collection in extreme environments, essential for ecological, pollution, and disaster science, especially in Asia?s remote or rural regions with frequent disasters and sparse infrastructure. DTNs provide a r...

Maker Faire is a gathering of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and who love sharing what they can do. From engineers to artists to scientists to crafters, Maker Faire is a venue for these "makers" to show hobbies, experiments, projects. We call it the Greatest Show (& Tell) on Eart...

Abstract Four-dimensional supergravity theories admit limits along which gravity decouples. In these limits, some fields acquire rigid couplings while others remain gravitational, and BPS objects like particles, strings, and membranes split into extremal and non-extremal, in line with Swampland e...

Abstract� Motivated by the search for universal behaviour in quantum gravity, asymptotic regions of the moduli space have been studied in great detail in recent years. However, especially in the context of minimal supersymmetry, quantum corrections to the classical effective action can severel...

Silvia Pappalardi (University of Cologne) � � Abstract: Understanding how to characterize quantum chaotic dynamics is a long-standing question. I will discuss recent developments that identify Free Probability - a generalization of probability theory to non-commuting objects - as t...

Xhek Turkeshi (University of Cologne) � Abstract: Understanding the new dynamical regimes realized by quantum simulators is an emerging challenge. These digital quantum phases lack traditional order parameters such as magnetization or currents, and are defined instead by their non-cl...

Equatorial ionospheric irregularities intersect and interfere with transionospheric radio signals often resulting in serious degradation of their performance including that of satellite-based systems and services. While such phenomena are associated with geomagnetic disturbed conditions in the mid...

Timetable and venue: Monday 4 May: 14:00 - 16:00 Tuesday 5 May: 14:00 - 16:00 Wednesday 6 May: 14:00 - 16:00 Thursday 7 May: 14:00 - 16:00 Course Overview: The purpose of this course is an introduction with the concepts, tools and techniques of decision making under multiple criteria.�M...

The call for applications is now closed. This joint IAEA-ICTP School will include a 5-day series of lectures and computing practical exercises from leading researchers to help early-career plasma physicists develop an understanding of the fundamental processes that govern radiative and collisi...

This short course is intended to offer a gentle introduction to unbounded operators on Hilbert spaces pertinent to quantum mechanics. Our starting point will be to point out the differences between operators on finite-dimensional and infinite-dimensional Hilbert spaces, and to understand why the lat...

Abstract In recent work we showed that�the�strong nuclear force of�the�Standard�Model�may have generated�the�heat of�the�hot Big Bang itself. It is widely believed that cosmic�inflation,�the�era of accelerated expansion in�the�infant universe, occurred while�the�cosmos was cold and empty, requirin...

Roland R. Netz (Free University Berlin) � Abstract: Most systems of scientific interest are interacting many-body systems. One typically describes their kinetics in terms of a low-dimensional reaction coordinate, which in general is influenced by the entire system. The dynamics of such ...

!!!Please note change of time!!! � Abstract The Symmetry Topological Field Theory (SymTFT) is a powerful framework to encode symmetries, anomalies, and global structures of quantum field theories. In this talk I will first review its standard�construction in M-theory geometric engineering on...

Abstract� I will present recent progress in applying effective field theory (EFT) to the precise computation of thermal phase transition parameters and the associated gravitational wave spectra. If time permits, I will also comment on byproducts of this work, including new methods for two-loop r...

Abstract In this talk, I will examine the dynamics of the fermion?rotor system, originally introduced by Polchinski as a toy model for monopole?fermion scattering. Despite its simplicity, the system is surprisingly subtle, with ingoing and outgoing fermion fields carrying different quantum numbe...

Ramsha Javed (ICTP) � Abstract: Molecular dynamics simulations provide atomistic insight into chemical and biological processes, but their application is often limited by inefficient sampling of rare events separated by high free-energy barriers. In my talk, I will first introduce t...

Anita Francis (ICTP) � Abstract: Topological insulators are a novel class of materials that are characterized by insulating bulk states and robust, symmetry protected metallic surface states [1, 2, 3]. In this seminar, I will first introduce the key concepts underlying the topologica...

Abstract Next-generation gravitational-wave (GW) detectors are expected to detect millions of binary black hole mergers during their operation period. A small fraction (?0.1?1%) of them will be strongly lensed by intervening galaxies and clusters, producing multiple copies of the GW signals. The...

The ICTP-IBM Richard Feynman Prize in Quantum Computing, named in honour of quantum mechanics pioneer Richard Feynman, is open to established career researchers who have made significant contributions to the field of quantum computing, including theory, algorithms, applications, or simulations. It ...

Timetable and venue: Monday 20 April: 14:00 - 16:00 Tuesday 21 April: 14:00 - 16:00 Wednesday 22 April: 14:00 - 16:00 Thursday 23 April: 14:00 - 16:00Course Overview: This course introduces the foundational concepts and methods of homogenization theory, focusing on the mathematical tools neede...

The call for application is now closed. The aim of this school is to provide a comprehensive introduction to quantum computing and simulation, targeted at phd students and early postdoctoral fellows working in the field. The event will feature a combination of theory lectures and experimental s...

Organizers: Ajay Gautam (ICTP-SISSA), Shubham Sinha (ICTP)Local organizers: Dipak Amgain, Shree Ram Khadka, Durga Khanal Topics: ● Introduction to Graph Theory (GT) ● Discrete maths and SAGE (SA) ● Analysis of algorithms in graph theory (AA) Speakers: 1. Arvind Ayyer (Indian Institute of Scien...

� !!Please note unusual venue!! � Abstract This talk reviews some aspects of the "angular momentum problem" in general relativity as well as of old and new results in the search for covariant and supertranslation-invariant formulas for the flux of angular momentum and other Lorentz ch...

This school aims to teach the advanced numerical methods in many-body systems, such as tensor networks (TNs) and density matrix renormalization group (DMRG). The program is intended for master?s level physics students in Nepal with basic knowledge of quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, and com...

!!Please note unusual venue!! � Abstract I will discuss two-dimensional theories that are coupled in a chiral way to a U(1) global symmetry, meaning that we cannot deform the theory by adding a mass term. Does it mean that we?re bound to have gapless fermions in the IR? The answer is nega...

Abstract: The "poor man's adele ring" is the ring consisting of a number modulo p for all prime numbers p, with two collections being equal if they differ at only finitely many primes. This ring contains the rational numbers and analogues of many famous real numbers, such as Euler's constant or...

As part of PWF Pakistan's 2nd workshop, Dr. Amal Kasry, Chief of Basic Sciences & Engineering Natural Sciences Sector at UNESCO, will talk about opportunities for the next generation of scientists. Abstract: This presentation explores UNESCO?s approach to advancing women?s participation in science, ...

The two-week School is designed for early career professionals from developing countries, ideally with 1-3 years of experience and working at relevant institutions in their home countries. The school provides an intense contemporary overview of nuclear security. Candidates should have a specific c...

An ICTP-IAEA meeting Many countries are exploring nuclear power as a part of their future energy mix and looking towards deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs), either for electricity or non-electric applications. This course will cover reactor physics, thermal hydraulics and plant design engi...

This is the second activity within PWF Pakistan: Advancing Optics and Photonics Education for Women in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, this time at Women University Swabi. The project is organized in collaboration with Active Learning in Optics (ALO) Group, OPTICA Student Chapter and ICO territory Pakistan base...

Abstract:� We apply similarity theory to analyse the spectral properties of semigroup of weighted composition operators on a weighted Dirichlet-type space. This composition semigroup is induced by the rotation class of automorphisms of the upper half of the complex plane.

Abstract The large-charge expansion is a powerful approach for analytically accessing strongly-coupled models at or near criticality. We focus on a sector of fixed and large global charge where it is possible to express observables as an expansion in inverse powers of the charge. I will first ...

Abstract� In this talk, we explore the structure and solution of thermal conformal field theories (CFTs) using the conformal bootstrap approach. At finite temperature, the role of crossing symmetry is played by the Kubo-Martin-Schwinger (KMS) condition, which imposes periodicity on thermal corre...

PWF Pakistan and the ICTP Global Science Portal present: Centennial Lecture: Light, Lasers and the Nobel Prize Prof. John Dudley Universit� Marie et Louis Pasteur 1st April 2026 10.00 CEST Zoom meeting: https://zoom.us/j/98969734865?pwd=O0VShInO0drbxS0zCTQa3uRx2hcxHS.1 Abstract:� Although we of...

We are pleased to launch a new series of online professional development sessions for scientists worldwide. In this series, we will address essential professional skills that are often not formally taught but are crucial for a successful scientific career ? including writing effective CVs, giving im...

PWF Pakistan and the ICTP Global Science Portal present: Centennial Lecture: Ruminations On Science And Being A Scientist Prof. Joe Niemela ICTP 30th March 2026 10.30 CEST Zoom meeting: https://zoom.us/j/93944951811?pwd=74oY8HJSDigshkKTYZC1kEucsmL1SQ.1 Abstract: From the greatest unsolved probl...

Physics Without Frontiers, Active Learning in Optics (ALO) Group in collaboration with OPTICA Student Chapter and ICO territory Pakistan based at Department of Physics Quaid-i-Azam University are organizing two schools/ workshops in remote areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). This project is supported...

The call for application is now closed. This conference aims to bring together global experts to discuss advances in photophysics and photochemistry with a focus on renewable energy, light-matter interactions, and interdisciplinary innovation. The conference aims to foster collaboration betw...

ICTP has awarded its 2025 Dirac Medal to four distinguished physicists "for�their landmark contributions which have significantly shaped the study of general relativity across many generations. Their work collectively has laid the conceptual and technical foundations of our understanding of gr...

Abstract: � Among the many puzzling features of the Calabi-Yau Landscape, perhaps the most fundamental one is its astronomical size. I will discuss how various open questions in mathematics and physics have motivated the construction of Calabi-Yau varieties tailored specifically to fill out p...

It is organised in collaboration with the Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN). � ICTP's annual Spring School on Superstring Theory and Related Topics provides pedagogical treatment of those subjects through lectures by some of the world's top string and quantum field theorists...

An ICTP meeting The School covers key aspects of Applied AI, focusing on designing, developing, and deploying practical solutions to real-world problems. It aims to equip scientists, primarily from developing countries, to tackle local challenges and contribute to global sustainability goals. Em...

Abstract� We study a model for the initial state of the universe based on a gravitational path integral that includes connected geometries which simultaneously produce bra and ket of the wave function. A natural object to describe this state is the Wigner distribution, which is a function on a c...

We describe a chain of unidirectionally coupled adaptive excitable elements slowly driven by a�stochastic process from one end and open at the other end, as a minimal toy model of unresolved�irreducible uncertainty in a system performing inference through a hierarchical model. Threshold�potential...

Abstract: In the theory of special functions, the central question is usually whether they satisfy any kind of differential equation, like Bessel or Legendre functions. Strangely enough, modular forms, which are ubiquitous both in pure mathematics and in mathematical physics, do satisfy different...

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Abdulgaffar Abdurrazaq (SISSA) � � Abstract: Accurately predicting the electronic band gap of semiconductors remains a well known limitation of standard Density Functional Theory (DFT). �Conventional exchange-correlation approximations, such as the Local Density Approximation (LDA) and the v...

Lecture on Prof. Abdus Salam by his former associate Prof. Pervez Hoodbhoy Among various interactions spanning years, Abdus Salam wrote the forward for Pervez's book Islam and Science: Religious Orthodoxy and the Battle for Rationality. Through his contact with the professor, Pervez developed an ins...

There will be a small registration fee charged to cover catering that includes lunches, coffee breaks and a reception. Organized convective systems are often responsible for high impact precipitation extremes, and changes in convective organization have the potential to amplify or dampen fu...

Organizers: Emanuel Carneiro (ICTP), Pietro Corvaja (University of Udine) and Umberto Zannier (SNS - Pisa) Program: 10:30 - 11:20: Francesco Amoroso�(Univ. of Torino, Italy) Title:�Bounded height problems and applications Abstract: PDF 11:30 - 12:20:�Christoph Aistleitner (TU - Graz...

Abstract: We will review the Nash iteration for the incompressible Euler equations and discuss the main quadratic cancellation. Then we will introduce the idea of intermittency in these schemes as pioneered by Buckmaster--Vicol in the context of the Navier--Stokes equations. We will discuss the ...

A residency supporting researchers from developing countries to complete a nearly finished academic paper through dedicated writing time and mentorship at ICTP, leading to a pre-print and journal submission. � This three-week residency offers scholars from ODA-eligible countries the time an...

Abstract Neutrino masses may have evolved dynamically throughout the history of the Universe, potentially leading to a mass spectrum distinct from the normal or inverted ordering observed today. While cosmological measurements constrain the total energy density of neutrinos, they are not direct...

Thomas E. Markland (Stanford University) � � Abstract: Achieving accurate atomistic simulations of chemical, biological, and materials systems, enabling their elucidation and design, requires a quantum-mechanical treatment of both their electrons and nuclei. Traditionally, such sim...

Thomas E. Markland (Stanford University) Abstract: Rapid determination of molecular structures can greatly accelerate workflows across many chemical disciplines. However, elucidating structure using only one-dimensional (1D) NMR spectra, one of the most widely used techniques for the ch...

Ata� Imamoǧlu (ETH�Zurich, Switzerland) � � Atac Imamoglu graduated from Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey. In 1991, he obtained his PhD from Stanford University. Between 1993 and 2002 he was a faculty member at UC Santa Barbara. Since 2002, he is a professor of physics...

Thomas E. Markland (Stanford University) LECTURE 4 Path integral applications and their integration with machine learned electronic potential energy surfaces Abstract: The path integral formulation of quantum mechanics provides a physically intuitive and computationall...

Thomas E. Markland (Stanford University) LECTURE 3 Path integral methods for dynamical properties (real-time path integrals and semiclassical approaches) � � Abstract: The path integral formulation of quantum mechanics provides a physically intuitive and computatio...

Thomas E. Markland (Stanford University) LECTURE 2 Advanced/Accelerated path integral approaches Abstract: The path integral formulation of quantum mechanics provides a physically intuitive and computationally efficient approach to including nuclear quantum effects (such...

Thomas E. Markland (Stanford University) LECTURE 1 The basics of path integral for static equilibrium properties (imaginary time path integrals) � Abstract: The path integral formulation of quantum mechanics provides a physically intuitive and computationally eff...

The call for application is closed. The WCRP School on Climate Prediction Across Timescales is designed for early career researchers and advanced students interested in climate prediction science and its applications. It will address the key challenges of producing, assessing, and integrating ...

An ICTP Meeting How the properties of impurities are modified by their interaction with a surrounding medium is a fundamental question across several research areas and different physical systems. Yet, a common set of ideas and technical tools can be applied to these seemingly different frame...

Abstract: The Tsetlin library is a random-to-top shuffle process on permutations. A q-deformation using the Hecke algebra can also be implemented on flags over the finite field $\mathbb{F}_q^n$. The semigroup underlying the random-to-top Markov chain on flags is a left regular band, which provides...

� An ICTP Meeting in person � ICTP and SISSA, in collaboration with the partner institutions of the International Master Course in Physics of Complex Systems (PCS), and with the financial support of Politecnico di Torino and Universit� Franco Italienne, are organizing the Spring College on the...

I will present two projects and briefly discuss my interest in continual learning. � The first project is a theoretical study of memory capacity in heterogeneous neural networks. We generalize classical Hopfield-model results to networks with heterogeneous neuron coding levels and arbitrary c...

Markus M�ller (Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland) Abstract: The observation of surprisingly long-lasting oscillations in the dynamics of a highly excited states of Rydberg atoms has attracted a lot of interest, as they defy the expectation that interacting systems should th...

Gianluca Levi University of Trieste and University of Iceland � Abstract: Charge transfer and Rydberg excited states pose a significant challenge for electronic structure calculations, including practical implementations of the linear-response time-dependent density functional theory. I wi...

ICTP and the Global Science Portal invite you to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2026 with an online panel discussion on careers in science for women from the Global South. Panellists include:Luc�a Mariel Arana Pe�a Nana Geraldine Cabo Bizet Zainab Nazari Moderator: K...

Physics Without Frontiers invites women and girls in Afghanistan who are passionate about physics and related sciences to join a special online event celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. This event will feature scientists from the field who will share their experiences, i...

Timetable and venue: Monday 9 February: 14:00 - 16:00 Tuesday 10 February: 14:00 - 16:00 Wednesday 11 February: 14:00 - 16:00 Thursday 12 February: 14:00 - 16:00 Course Overview: The Spherical Cap Conjecture posits that a compact embedded (non-zero) CMC surface in R3 bounded by a circle...

Abstract I will discuss precision holography for the non-conformal SYM theories arising on the worldvolume of coincident Dp-branes. I will show how the free energy of the planar SYM theory on the round sphere and the expectation values of fundamental BPS Wilson loops can be computed explicitly by...

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The field of quantum information technology merges two major pillars of 20th-century science: quantum mechanics and information technology. Quantum mechanics, the most precise scientific theory to date, describes the world at an elementary scale. Information technology, on the other hand, has given ...

Abstract I will describe theoretical frameworks in which the small active neutrino masses are generated radiatively. These theories include two- and three-loop realizations of the inverse seesaw mechanism, as well as a hybrid model where the active neutrino masses arise at two loops from an interp...

Se Yong Kim (Sejong University, South Korea) Abstract: A fundamental error threshold is the critical error rate of a physical qubit system in quantum error correction (QEC). If the error rate per qubit or quantum gate operation is below this threshold, increasing the size of error-corr...

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The last two decades have witnessed giant experimental breakthroughs in different areas of the life sciences, from genomics to epidemiology. Thanks to modern high-throughput techniques, biological systems across multiple scales ?from single molecules up to entire populations? can now be probed ...

Abstract: Motivic homotopy theory applies ideas from topology to algebraic varieties by replacing continuous paths with polynomial paths given by the affine line. We introduce this viewpoint starting from intuitive notions of manifolds and varieties and explain what it means for a variety to be \m...

Registration to attend the panel discussion is mandatory via this link� The deadline is 27 January. � On Thursday 29 January, ICTP will hold a�panel discussion�titled "Opportunities and Challenges of Quantum Science and Technology", featuring quantum experts from academia and industry who ...

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Abstract We propose a framework for topological quantum computation using newly discovered non-semisimple analogs of topological quantum field theories in 2+1 dimensions. These enhanced theories offer more powerful models for quantum computation. The conventional theory of Ising anyons, which is...

Diego Porras (Instituto De F�sica Fundamental, Spain) Abstract: Abstract: Topology in quantum physics leads to phenomena that are robust against disorder and experimental imperfections. A paradigmatic example is the Majorana qubit, where quantum information is encoded in topologically ...

Abstract Fano manifolds are complex projective manifolds with positive first Chern class. This condition has far-reaching geometric and arithmetic implications, making Fano manifolds a central topic in algebraic geometry. In recent years, there has been some effort towards defining suitable hi...

Abstract In his 1954 ICM lecture, Eugenio Calabi popularized a formidable problem at the confluence of differential and algebraic geometry, which became known as the Calabi problem. The problem asks which compact complex manifolds admit a special type of constant-curvature metric, known as a K�...

WORKSHOP WEBPAGE � List of participants: � Ivan Sudakow (The Open University, UK) Andrej Spiridonov (Vilnius University, Lithuania) Valerie Livina (National Physics Laboratory, UK) Teresa Vaz Martins (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Scienc...

An ICTP virtual meeting � The School will introduce young scientists to the design, operation, and research opportunities offered at a modern synchrotron light source and how such sources are realized. � The school will be held over two weeks and will consist of three modules: � (1)...

Elio K�nig (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Abstract: The interplay of topological electronic band structures and strong interparticle interactions provides a promising path toward the constructive design of robust, long-range entangled many-body systems. Most recent theor...

The call for applications is open at the following link: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1555741/overview Fusion is one of the most promising sources of green and limitless energy for the future. It does not produce long-lived by-products or greenhouse gases. The goal of this winter school, which i...

Abstract Constraints on infrared (IR) physics arising from ultraviolet (UV) consistency have provided deep insights into the structure of relativistic quantum field theories. We initiate an analogous programme for quantum mechanical lattice models that naturally arise in condensed matter physic...

Abstract The Habiro ring originally arose in topology as the natural home for quantum invariants of knots and 3-manifolds, but is actually a purely number-theoretical object and in fact a very interesting one, though for some reason�not yet well known to number theorists. �I will give the definiti...

Luca Chirolli (University of Florence, Italy) � Abstract:� In this work we show how to quantum design Cooper quartets in an interacting double quantum dot system coupled to ordinary superconducting leads. For attractive interactions, a fundamentally novel, maximally correlated d...

The family of Nobel Prize winner Abdus Salam set up the Spirit of Abdus Salam Award ten years ago, in 2014. The award is announced annually on the occasion of the ICTP Salam Distinguished Lectures, held at ICTP during the last week of January to coincide with Abdus Salam's birthday on 29 January. Th...

Abstract In this talk I explain how string theory leads to the unification of the dark sector: �The smallness of dark energy leads to the existence of dark matter.� Moreover I review a 2019 stringy model of the evolving dark sector, involving the prediction that the size of the extra dimensions ...

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You are cordially invited to participate in the Graduation Ceremony of the students (11th cycle) concluding their Master's of Advanced Studies in Medical Physics (MMP), a two-year advanced training programme in the field of medical physics, jointly organised by the ICTP and the University of Trieste...

The 2025 Physics Without Frontiers Annual Meeting will bring together our Volunteer Network from across the globe and showcase just some of the impactful work of some of our project leaders in their countries and regions. All welcome to attend!Register here to join us online 2-4 pm, Thursday 11 Dece...

Abstract Dark matter is one of the biggest mysteries of modern day physics, yet its identity remains unknown. In this talk, I will focus on light dark matter, and present new proposals for its direct detection in the laboratory that hold much promise. These include the use of superconducting nano...

Abstract I will discuss the role that different energy scales play in our direct searches for dark matter. In particular, I will discuss how, lowering the masses one is interested in probing, it becomes mandatory to account for new degrees of freedom: those typically belonging to low energy phys...

Emanuele Coccia (University of Trieste) � � Abstract: The interaction of light with matter is the subject of boundless research, ranging from astrophysics to materials science to biology and medicine. Theory is essential to interpret experimental outcomes and predict new features from, e...

How do aquatic microorganisms optimize feeding: is it more effective to swim through food, remain anchored while pumping food toward themselves, or join others to form a feeding colony? Despite how widespread and fundamental these strategies are, we still lack a systematic understanding of which ...

Abstract In this talk we will briefly recall the history of the derivation of relevant systems describing surface and internal water waves and present some of the mathematical challenges they offer. � Link to Zoom registration https://zoom.us/meeting/register/yvNq1HEQS-qF8nCwNX92CQ �

The 2025 ICTP-IMU Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing Countries has been awarded to Prof. Claudio Mu�oz* of the University of Chile for his fundamental contributions to dispersive partial differential equations. The award recognizes his remarkable work on the long-time behaviour...

This intensive, five-day training school is designed to equip postgraduate students, early-career researchers, and academics with the foundational and advanced skills necessary for mathematical modelling and data analytics using the R programming language. Participants will master techniques essenti...

This School supports IAEA Member States in fostering a culture for safety in nuclear and radiological facilities, helping professionals integrate safety into their decisions and actions at all levels. The School will engage participants through lectures, case studies, practical exercises, and pe...

Abstract: In this talk, I will first review the Mano-Suzuki-Takasugi (MST) method and use it to properly define the tidal response function. Then, I will show the formulation of a parametrized formalism for calculating the tidal dissipation numbers (TDNs) of static and spherically symmetric blac...

Darrick Chang (The Institute of Photonic Sciences, Spain) Abstract: One of the most exciting directions associated with the rapid advance of quantum science is the possibility to utilize synthetic quantum systems to realize and explore strongly correlated quantum phenomena. Generally, ...

An ICTP Meeting This school and conference will feature pedagogical school lectures and conference style talks on Quantum Spin Liquids in an intertwined manner over two weeks. Our aim is to communicate the exciting developments to students and young researchers as well as present state-of-the-art in...

10:00 -10:30 Rubio Gunawan (ICTP & SISSA) Uniformly Expanding Full Branch Maps with Unusual Attractors 10:45-11:15 Raul Chavez (ICTP & PUC-Rio, Brazil) Non-statistical behavior arising from fluctuation laws 11:30-:12:00 Rizwan Ullah (KTH, Sweden) Doubly intermittent singular skew products

� Please note unusual venue � Abstract: I will present a class of nonlocal conformal field theories (CFTs) in 2d which are obtained as deformations of the Virasoro minimal models. The construction proceeds by coupling a relevant primary operator$\phi_{r,s}$ of the m-th minimal model t...

This is the second Colombian Meeting on High Energy Physics (2nd ConHEP School). We hope to bring young students from Colombia and abroad to discuss recent progress in particle physics, cosmology and related areas. In this version, we will focus on the following topics: Standard Model Beyond ...

The First Guatemalan School of Biophysics aims to create an interdisciplinary space where local students and early-career researchers from fields such as physics, biology, biochemistry, computer science, and related disciplines can explore modern quantitative tools to address scientific questions at...

Please note unusual venue Abstract: Love numbers quantify how compact objects deform under external tidal fields. They are key gravitational wave observables and provide a direct probe of compact-object structure. At linear order, black hole (BH) Love numbers vanish - a consequence of the hidde...

Timetable and venue: Monday 24 November: 2:00 PM - Luigi Stasi seminar room Tuesday 25 November: 2:00 PM - Luigi Stasi seminar room Wednesday 26 November:� 2:00 PM - Luigi Stasi seminar room Thursday 27 November: 2:00 PM - Luigi Stasi seminar room �Link to zoom registration:https://zoom.us/meeting/r...

Within the framework of the cooperation agreement between the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) and ICTP, the ICTP Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Unit is organizing a one-week training activity for eight visitors from Kuwait, including four employees of The Scienti...

Abstract: We examine the nature of loop corrections during inflation, distinguishing between trivial contributions ?removable by counterterms? and non-trivial ones that yield genuinely new physical effects. We identify the essential ingredients required for non-trivial loop corrections to tree-lev...

10:00 - 10:30 - Rubio Gunawan (ICTP & SISSA) Uniformly Expanding Full Branch Maps with Unusual Attractors 10:45 - 11:15 - Raul Chavez (ICTP & PUC-Rio, Brazil) Non-statistical behavior arising from fluctuation laws 11:30 - 12:00 - Rizwan Ullah (KTH, Sweden) Doubly intermittent singular skew products

Microbes in fluctuating environments must balance rapid growth against fast adaptation (short lag times). Using proteome allocation models, we show evolution drives populations to an evolutionary stable strategy that optimally balances this trade-off. In predictable environments, populations evol...

Physics without Frontiers (an initiative of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics ? ICTP) in collaboration with the Central America High Energy Physics and Scientific Computing Network, is very pleased to announce its Central America Symposium in Quantum Science and Technologi...

Abstract: The thermal partition function, Z, of a CFT_4 on S^{3} is parameterized by the inverse temperature $\beta$ along with 2 angular velocities $\omega_i$. In this project we investigate the behaviour of this partition function when the $\omega_i$ are scaled to unity (the largest allowed va...

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This two day online conference will bring together Afghan physics students from around the world along with international scientists who support the students? education and research. The online activity will run from 9am CET (12:30pm DST) until 2pm (5:30pm DST) on Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th Noveme...

An ICTP Meeting This winter school is focused on the mathematical aspects of topics in arithmetic geometry, particularly arithmetic aspects of the Langlands program, which have appeared in the context of string theory and quantum field theory. This activity will also focus on developing explici...

� DEVELOPING THE FUTURE OF PHYSICS IN AFRICA The African Strategy for Fundamental and Applied Physics (ASFAP) is a continent-wide initiative to define a 10-year roadmap for physics research and education, with a 20-year vision. It connects experts internationally to set priorities, drive col...

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Angelo Vulpiani is a distinguished theoretical physicist known for his contributions to chaos theory, complexity, and non-equilibrium systems. He earned his degree in Physics from the University of La Sapienza in Rome in 1977, where he later became a Full Professor of Theoretical Physics. His ...

Timetable and venue: Monday 10 November: 2:00 PM - Luigi Stasi seminar room Tuesday 11 November: 2:00 PM - Luigi Stasi seminar room Wednesday 12 November:� 2:00 PM - Luigi Stasi seminar room Thursday 13 November: 2:00 PM - Luigi Stasi seminar roomLink to zoom registration:https://zoom.us/meeti...

ICTP Physics Without Frontiers, in collaboration with the National Nuclear Research Institute of Ghana Atomic Energy Commission is organizing a one-week Training Workshop in Machine Learning from November 10-14, 2025, at the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission?s Research Reactor Training Centre. In an er...

An ICTP Meeting Seventy years after the Fermi-Pasta-Ulam-Tsingou investigations, we revisit its legacy in classical and quantum systems, exploring slow relaxation, ergodicity breaking, and emergent phenomena shaping modern nonlinear and many-body physics. Seventy years after the pioneering numerical...

An ICTP-IAEA meeting The workshop provides specialized training on safety standards and best practices for radiation protection of patients and staff in nuclear medicine, thereby supporting the reduction of potential radiation risks and fostering a strong safety culture while ensuring optimal pati...

� The periodic symposia organized by the Beacon Satellite Group of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI) Commission G offer an exceptional platform for ionospheric scientists worldwide to meet, collaborate, and deepen their understanding of the ionospheric effects on radio pr...

The International Day of Medical Physics (IDMP) is an annual global celebration dedicated to advancements in the field of medical physics. The event can be attended and followed online, via zoom on November 7th from 2 pm (Italian time): https://zoom.us/j/95666912498 ID: 956 6691 2498 PSW: 506...

For three decades, statistical physics has framed neural-network analysis, but its reach to expressive, feature-learning deep models was unclear. We answer yes by studying supervised learning in fully connected multi-layer nets whose hidden layers scale with input dimension?favoring feature learni...

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An ICTP-IAEA meeting Dosimetry is fundamental for radiotherapy including brachytherapy. It has been recognised that harmonising dosimetry internationally is essential. The IAEA, working with various professional societies, has been key in writing international codes of practice for dosimetry. I...

� The ionosphere is the part of the Earth?s upper atmosphere where free electrons and ions are present in quantities sufficient to affect the propagation of radio waves. It is a highly dynamic medium that exhibits significant weather variations with altitude, latitude, longitude, local time, ...

A series of talks on selected topics in physics and related scientific fields is delivered online by experts in their fields. Given the current situation on the ground in Palestine which makes holding in-person scientific activities almost impossible; the ICTP Physics Without Frontiers (PWF) in Tr...

Balazs Pinter (European Research Council Executive Agency) � As the premier European funding organization for excellent frontier research, the European Research Council (ERC) supports investigator-driven frontier research, including collaborative projects, across all domains of scienc...

Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/97022729149 Prof. Ralf Kaiser Head of Programmes, ICTP The talk will be about the modern scientific career landscape and how best to navigate expectations, potential opportunities and challenges, both in and outside academic science. There will be a Q&A after t...

I will analyze some selected examples of complex behaviors through the lens of decision-making theory. The aim is to identify minimal models that explain how agents process information and perform actions (with Giorgio Nicoletti).

� Lev Vidmar (Jožef Stefan Institute and University of Ljubljana) Abstract: Recent decades of research contributed significantly to our understanding how an interacting quantum system, evolving in isolation from environment, approaches a thermal equilibrium. The process in whi...

Physics Without Frontiers and Universit� de Lom� present an Advanced DFT Course: Theory and Applications This advanced training course is provided at the University of Lom� in collaboration with the International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP). The training is provides participants with both�...