School on Synchronization: from collective motion to brain dynamics

Synchronization is one of the fundamental phenomena in complex systems and nonlinear dynamics. There are a large number of systems where synchronization is an important effect and we shall focus on two of them:

a) Mobile systems: the emergence of coordinated movement in space and time without an apparent controller.

b) The Janus-faced nature of synchronization in brain dynamics, or how synchronization impairs and drives the brain, and the importance of physics for the prediction of epileptic seizures.

The school will cover:

– A general introduction to synchronization phenomena;
– Systems where spatial and temporal synchronization occur simultaneously, as observed in sperm cells, starfish embryos and swarmalators in general;
– Introduction to epilepsy and seizure dynamics;
– Seizure prediction methods: Modern nonlinear models for the detection and forecasting of dynamical transitions from time series; challenges and opportunities for more efficient data analysis.

The event will also include a workshop on the weekend of February 8-9 covering current research in the field.

This school is part of the Topics in Nonlinear Science: Fundamentals and Applications.

There is no registration fee and limited funds are available for travel and local expenses.

• Marcus Aguiar (UNICAMP, Brazil)
• Hilda A. Cerdeira (IFT-UNESP, Brazil)
• Mario Chavez (Sorbonne University, France)
• Albert Diaz Guilera (Universitat de Barcelona, Spain)
• Klaus Lehnertz (University of Bonn, Germany)

Announcement:

School: Click HERE for online application

Application deadline: November 23, 2024

Workshop: Click HERE for online registration

Registration deadline: December 14, 2024

Lecturers

• Hitten Zaveri (Yale University, USA): Monitoring the brain in epilepsy and Controlling seizures

• Fernando Peruani (Cergy Paris University, France): Emergence of order in active matter: From synchronization of moving oscillators to collective motion

• Arkady Pikovsky (University of Potsdam, Germany): Synchronization phenomena in oscillator networks
• Maria Del Carmen Miguel Lopez (Barcelona University, Spain): Collective motion and decision making in the dynamics of social animals and robot swarms
• Christian Meisel ( Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany): An introduction into epilepsy and  Long-range correlations in the brain and their implications for seizure forecasting
• Ulrike Feudel (University of Oldenburg, Germany): Critical transitions in complex dynamical systems: theory and implication for neuroscience and Metastability and transient dynamics in neuroscience

Announcement:

School: Click HERE for online application

Application deadline: November 23, 2024

Workshop: Click HERE for online registration

Registration deadline: December 14, 2024

The schedule might be changed.

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BOARDING PASS: All participants, whose travel has been provided or will be reimbursed by ICTP-SAIFR, should bring the boarding pass  upon registration. The return boarding pass (PDF, if online check-in, scan or picture, if physical) should be sent to secretary@ictp-saifr.org by e-mail.

COVID-19: Brazilians and foreigners no longer have to present proof of vaccination before entering the country.

Visa information: Nationals from several countries in Latin America and Europe are exempt from tourist visa. Nationals from Australia, Canada and USA are exempt from tourist visa until April 10, 2025. Please check here which nationals need a tourist visa to enter Brazil.

Accommodation: Participants, whose accommodation will be provided by the institute, will stay at The Universe Flat. Hotel recommendations are available here.

How to reach the Institute: The school will be held at ICTP South American Institute, located at IFT-UNESP, which is across the street from a major bus and subway terminal (Terminal Barra Funda). The address which is closer to the entrance of the IFT-UNESP building is R. Jornalista Aloysio Biondi, 120 – Barra Funda, São Paulo. The easiest way to reach us is by subway or bus, please find instructions here.

Poster presentation: Participants who are presenting a poster MUST BRING A PRINTED BANNER . The banner size should be at most 1 m (width) x 1,5 m (length). We do not accept A4 or A3 paper.