Fields and Strings
Abraham Zimerman: integrable models in field theory.
Andrey Mikhailov: superstrings.
Alfredo Suzuki: gauge fields.
Bruto Max Pimentel: general quantum field theory.
Horatiu Nastase: superstrings.
José Francisco Gomes: integrable models in field theory .
Maria Cristina B. Abdalla Ribeiro: strings and branes.
Nathan Berkovits: superstrings.
Pedro Vieira: integrability and quantum field theory.

Elementary Particles
Adriano Natale: standard model, QCD.
Eduardo Ponton: beyond standard model physics.
Juan Carlos Montero: electroweak interactions, CP violations.
Ricardo D´Elia Matheus: beyond standard model, hadron spectroscopy
Rogério Rosenfeld: elementary particles phenomenology.
Vicente Pleitez: neutrinos, alternatives to the standard model.

Gravitation and Cosmology
Fabio Iocco: dark matter.
George Matsas: physics in curved space-times, semi-classical gravitation.
José Geraldo Pereira: teleparalel theory of gravitation, gauge and gravitation.
Rafael Porto: Effective field theories for cosmology.
Rogério Rosenfeld: inflationary models and astroparticle physics.

Nuclear, Hadronic and Few-Body Physics
Alfredo Galeão: nuclear structure.
Diógenes Galetti: spin tunneling.
Gastão Krein: quarks and gluons, QCD, many-body theory.
Lauro Tomio: few-body quantum theory.
Marcelo Yamashita: special atoms and molecules, few-body physics
Sandra Padula: high energy collisions of heavy ions, quark-gluon plasma.

Non-linear and Statistical Physics
Gerson Francisco: econophysics, time-series.
Hilda Cerdeira: chaos and synchronization.
Roberto Kraenkel: mathematical methods in biology.

Experimental High-energy Physics
Sérgio Novaes: collider experiments: DZero and CMS.

Condensed Matter Theory
Alexandre Rocha: electronic structure and nanophysics.

Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Lauro Tomio: Bose-Einstein condensates
Sadhan Adhikari: Bose-Einstein condensates, fermionic superfluids, solitons.

IX Simpósio Latino Americano de Física de Altas Energias

SILAFAE 2012

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Start time: November 5

Ends on: November 16

Venue: São Paulo, Brazil

Organizers: N. Berkovits (IFT-UNESP, São Paulo), N. Gromov (King’s College, London), P. Vieira (Perimeter Institute, Waterloo).

Lecturers and (provisional) titles: Konstantin Zarembo–—–Nordita Institute (Stockholm)–—–Introduction to Integrability and super-Yang-Mills
———————————————Romuald Janik — Jagellonian Univ. (Krakow) — Integrability and AdS-CFT
———————————————Nikolay Gromov – King’s College (London) —Symbolic Computations in super-Yang-Mills and Integrability I
———————————————Gregory Korchemsky – Inst. de Phys. Theorique (Saclay) – Correlation Functions in super-Yang-Mills
———————————————Pedro Vieira — Perimeter Institute (Waterloo) – Symbolic Computations in super-Yang-Mills and Integrability II
———————————————Jason Harris – Wolfram Research (Illinois) – Mathematica

Description: The goal of the school is to bring together theoretical physicists of all levels who want to learn both symbolic computational methods and a selected advanced research topic in theoretical physics. The topic for this year’s edition will be the Spectrum and Correlation Functions of Supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory and Integrability. The symbolic computational methods will be mostly based on the use of Mathematica and will focus on examples in this physics topic. There is no registration fee.

Previous editions of the school took place in Porto (2009 and 2010) and Waterloo (2011). See http://www2.fc.up.pt/mathschool/ for more information about the previous school.

Announcement

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If you would like to give a short presentation at the school, please fill out the following online application form.

New! List of Participants:PDF Version_updated on Nov 16

New! Accommodation: Participants whose accommodation has been arranged by the institute will stay at Pousada Zilah, Blair House Flat, Bela Cintra Flat, Turiassu Hotel and Formule 1 Paulista. Information on accommodation has been sent individually to the participants’ email address.

New! Ground Transportation Instruction: Information on transportation has been sent individually to the participants’ email address. The institute is located at: IFT-UNESP Rua Dr. Bento Teobaldo Ferraz, 271, bloco 2- Barra Funda – São Paulo. Click here to see instruction about how to reach the institute. Should you have any doubt on how to reach the institute, do not hesitate to contact the secretary on the email secretary@ictp-saifr.org.
From Guarulhos airport: Pousada Zilah, Blair House Flat, Bela Cintra Flat, Turiassu Hotel, Formule 1 Paulista
From the hotel to the institute: Pousada Zilah, Blair House Flat, Bela Cintra Flat, Turiassu Hotel, Formule 1 Paulista

New! Upon arrival information: General information sheet

New! Program (PDF): PDF Version_updated on Nov 1

Student evaluations of school

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Programme

FIRST WEEK: November 5 to 9
Monday, November 5
8:00 – 9:15	REGISTRATION
9:30 – 10:45	Zarembo
10:45 – 11:15	Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15	Harris
12:15 – 13:15	Gromov
13:15 – 14:30	Lunch
14:30 – 16:00	Problem Solving
16:00 – 16:30	Coffee break
16:30 – 19:00	Problem Solving
Tuesday, November 6
9:30 – 10:45	Gromov
10:45 – 11:15	Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15	Zarembo (no video except for last 8 minutes)
12:15 – 13:15	Harris (first 8 minutes of video is end of Zarembo lecture)
13:15 – 14:30	Lunch
14:30 – 16:00	Problem Solving
16:00 – 16:30	Coffee break
16:30 – 19:00	Problem Solving
Wednesday, November 7
9:30 – 10:45	Zarembo
10:45 – 11:15	Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15	Janik
12:15 – 13:15	Gromov
13:15 – 14:00	Lunch
14:00 – 15:00	Colloquium of K. Zarembo
15:00 – 16:00	Problem Solving
16:00 – 16:30	Coffee break
16:30 – 19:00	Problem Solving
	School Dinner (informal)
Thursday, November 8
9:30 – 10:45	Janik
10:45 – 11:15	Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15	Zarembo
12:15 – 13:15	Students’ presentations
13:15 –	Free/ Catch-up time
Friday, November 9
9:30 – 10:45	Gromov
10:45 – 11:15	Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15	Zarembo
12:15 – 13:15	Janik
13:15 – 14:30	Lunch
14:30 – 16:00	Problem Solving
16:00 – 16:30	Coffee break
16:30 – 19:00	Problem Solving
SECOND WEEK: November 12 to 16
Monday, November 12
9:30 – 10:45	Korchemsky
10:45 – 11:15	Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15	Janik
12:15 – 13:15	Harris
13:15 – 14:30	Lunch
14:30 – 16:00	Problem Solving
16:00 – 16:30	Coffee break
16:30 – 19:00	Problem Solving
Tuesday, November 13
9:30 – 10:45	Janik
10:45 – 11:15	Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15	Vieira
12:15 – 13:15	Korchemsky
13:15 – 14:30	Lunch
14:30 – 16:00	Problem Solving
16:00 – 16:30	Coffee break
16:30 – 19:00	Problem Solving
Wednesday, November 14
9:30 – 10:45	Korchemsky
10:45 – 11:15	Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15	Vieira
12:15 – 13:15	Harris
13:15 – 14:00	Lunch
14:00 – 15:00	Colloquium of G. Korchemsky
15:00 –	Free/ Catch-up time
Thursday, November 15
9:30 – 10:45	Vieira
10:45 – 11:15	Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15	Korchemsky
12:15 – 13:15	Students’ presentation
13:15 – 14:30	Lunch
14:30 – 16:00	Problem Solving
16:00 – 16:30	Coffee break
16:30 – 19:00	Problem Solving
	School Dinner
Friday, November 16
9:30 – 10:45	Vieira
10:45 – 11:15	Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15	Korchemsky
12:15 – 13:15	Q&A session
	Free

The ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research announces the opening of a Simons-FAPESP research professor position in the interdisciplinary area of physics with connections to biology. The search committee members include Peter Goddard (IAS Princeton, chair), William Bialek (Princeton Univ.), Marcus Aguiar (Univ. Campinas) and Simon Levin (Princeton Univ.).

ICTP-SAIFR is a South American center for theoretical physics created in 2011 as a collaboration of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) with the São Paulo State University (UNESP) and the São Paulo Research Funding Agency (FAPESP). It is located at the Instituto de Fisica Teorica (IFT-UNESP) campus in downtown São Paulo and has a large number of postdocs and visitors. In addition to performing research and organizing activities, the new professor will have the opportunity to participate in SAIFR’s partnership with the CUNY-Princeton Center for the Physics of Biological Function and will assist in the teaching and supervising of Masters and PhD students of IFT-UNESP.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience, and generous donations from the Simons Foundation and the Serrapilheira Institute allow the salary to be competitive with those in the USA. Depending on the qualifications of the candidate, the position will be either a permanent professorship or a 4-year professorship with the possibility of tenure after 3 years. The professor will also have available funds for graduate students, postdocs, visitors, research and travel, and will have an automatic visiting position at the ICTP in Trieste.

Although applications will be accepted until the position is filled, candidates are strongly encouraged to apply before November 15, 2018 by filling out this online application form.

The ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research (ICTP-SAIFR), located at the campus of the Instituto de Física Teórica (IFT-UNESP) in Sao Paulo, announces the opening of several FAPESP postdoctoral positions to begin in 2025. The initial hiring is for 2 years, and successful postdoctoral researchers will be able to extend the position for 3 years, and in exceptional cases for 4 years.

The FAPESP postdoctoral fellowships pay an annual tax-free salary of 144,000 Brazilian reais as well as 12,000 reais for moving costs and 14,400 reais per year for research expenses. Postdocs will also receive ICTP-SAIFR funds for travel to conferences, to invite visitors, and to organize schools and workshops.

Review of applications will begin in October 2024 and will continue until all positions have been filled. Although there is no strict application deadline, candidates are strongly encouraged to send applications before December 15, 2024 by filling out the online application form here.

Candidates will need to supply some biographical information and their curriculum vitae with publication list, research project, and the email addresses of 3 researchers who can write recommendation letters. Candidates do not need to include grade transcripts in the application form. Any questions on filling out the online application form should be sent to secretary@ictp-saifr.org

ICTP-SAIFR associated and principal researchers with whom the postdoctoral researchers can collaborate include:

Complex Systems with applications to biology – Marcus Aguiar (Unicamp), Hilda Cerdeira Gomez (IFT-UNESP), Roberto Kraenkel (IFT-UNESP), Ricardo Martinez-Garcia (ICTP-SAIFR/IFT-UNESP/CASUS), José Nelson Onuchic (Rice U.), Paulo Prado (IB-USP), Pierre Ronceray (U. Marseille);

Condensed matter – Danilo Liarte (ICTP-SAIFR/IFT-UNESP), Jamir Marino (Mainz), Eduardo Miranda (Unicamp), Victor Quito (Iowa State U.), Aline Ramires (Paul Scherrer I.), Alexandre Reily Rocha (IFT-UNESP), Dario Rosa (ICTP-SAIFR/IFT-UNESP), Silvio Salinas (IFUSP); 

Astrophysics and Astroparticles – Enrico Bertuzzo (IFUSP/U. Modena), Chee Sheng Fong (UFABC), Fabio Iocco (U. Napoli), Rodrigo Nemmen (IAG-USP), Elisabete de Gouveia Dal Pino (IAG-USP), Farinaldo Queiroz (ICTP-SAIFR/IIP-Natal), Riccardo Sturani (ICTP-SAIFR/IFT-UNESP);

Cosmology – Raul Abramo (IFUSP), Marcos Lima (IFUSP), Vivian Miranda (Stony Brook), Rafael Porto (DESY Hamburg), Rogério Rosenfeld (ICTP-SAIFR/IFT-UNESP), Riccardo Sturani (ICTP-SAIFR/IFT-UNESP);

Particle Physics – Oscar Éboli (IFUSP), Renata Funchal (IFUSP), Marcelo Guzzo (Unicamp), Gastão Krein (IFT-UNESP), Ricardo Matheus (IFT-UNESP), Sergio Novaes (NCC-UNESP/IFT-UNESP), Rogério Rosenfeld (ICTP-SAIFR/IFT-UNESP). 

String Theory/Field Theory – Nathan Berkovits (ICTP-SAIFR/IFT-UNESP), Andrei Mikhailov (IFT-UNESP), Horatiu Nastase (IFT-UNESP), Diego Trancanelli (IFUSP/U. Modena), Pedro Vieira (ICTP-SAIFR/IFT-UNESP/Perimeter).

Our application forms will be available online and each activity will have a link which leads to the application form. When the applicant submits the application, an email message is sent with the login and password. Click on Activities 2012, select the activity related to your field and follow the application form’s procedure. There are also application forms for postdoctoral positions, permanent positions , scientific visits. and proposals of 2015 activities.

Activities 2012

Postdoctoral position

Permanent position

Scientific Visit

Proposal of 2015 Activity

The ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research invites proposals of 2025 activities organized by ICTP-SAIFR at either IFT-UNESP or Instituto Principia in São Paulo. (External ICTP-SAIFR activities organized at other locations can receive organizational support but not financial support.) All activities will be organized in a hybrid format where the speakers are in-person but participants can either be in-person or online. The 2026 activities will include schools and minicourses for Master´s and PhD students, short workshops and long programs for researchers, and outreach activities for the general public and high-school students and teachers.

To increase synergy between related activities, the calendar of 2026 activities will be divided into 3 general research areas which will occur in different 4-month periods of the year. From January-April, preference will be given to activities related to the Physics of Life (biological physics, complex systems, climate science, medical physics, etc.). From May-August, preference will be given to activities related to Fundamental Physics (particle physics, mathematics, field and string theory, cosmology, etc.). And from September-December, preference will be given to activities related to Quantum Systems and Artificial Intelligence (quantum optics, quantum materials, data science, machine learning, etc.)

The schools typically are for two weeks and involve 50-60 PhD students and 4-6 lecturers with financing of expenses for the lecturers and 25 students (10 from other cities in Brazil, 10 from other countries in South America, and 5 from other continents). Schools are expected to have only 2 or 3 lectures per day, and time for homework exercises and discussion. The funding for a two-week school is approximately 150,000 Brazilian reais with 70% of the budget for students and 30% for lecturers. Proposals should involve at least one local organizer and one organizer from outside Brazil. Examples of short and long versions of proposals are here and here.

The minicourses typically involve one or two invited lecturers, and include financing of expenses for the lecturers and for some participants from South American countries. Depending on the schedule of the lecturers, the minicourse can range from a few days to a few months.

The programs typically involve a small number of invited visitors coming to work together for an extended period, and the workshops typically are for 3-5 days and involve 20-30 speakers. Travel and local expenses can be provided for key long-term visitors in a program, and local expenses can be provided for speakers at the workshop. A limited number of programs/workshops can be held at Instituto Princípia in the Fundação IFT buildings in downtown São Paulo.

Proposals for 2026 activities will be discussed by the Scientific Council on February 18, 2025, so potential organizers need to submit proposals before January 15, 2025 using the following online application form. The proposal form will ask for the organizers, the dates of preference (which should be in the appropriate 4-month period corresponding to the research area of the activity), and a pdf file with a description of the proposed activity including a list of suggested speakers. The description should explain the motivation for the activity and provide an outline of topics, and the list of speakers should state which have already been contacted and expressed interest in participating. If possible, a pre-proposal should be sent by December 15, 2024 to director@ictp-saifr.org so that modifications can be suggested.

The number of activities is limited and proposals following the above guidelines will have a better chance of being approved. Please email any questions on activity proposals to director@ictp-saifr.org, and more details on the organization procedure can be found here. Previous ICTP-SAIFR activities can be found at these links:
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 , 2024