ICTP | Hands-On Research in Complex Systems School 2026
The Hands-On Research in Complex Systems School is an intensive two-week program held at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste, Italy. It is designed to provide early-stage researchers from developing countries with interactive, immersive experiences in frontier research.
General Info
The School provides early stage researchers with interactive experiences of hands-on research involving table-top experiments with computer data acquisition and modeling. Participants will also take part in professional development of improved scientific communication in English.
An intensive programme of laboratory experiments, computational modeling, and lectures gives participants immersive experiences with complex systems in the physical and life sciences. Additionally, participants will present their own research in talks and posters with extensive faculty feedback to enhance the presentation quality. The faculty are eminent scientists who have conducted frontier table-top research published in leading international scientific journals.
DEADLINE: 19/04/2026
Topics
- Biological Physics
- Optical Physics
- Modeling of Biological Systems
- Soft Matter Physics
- Turbulence/Flow Instabilities
- Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
- Numerical Modeling
- Maker Movement Techniques
- Image Analysis
Speakers
- Fernan Federici, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Chile
- Jenny Molloy, University of Cambridge, UK
- Debjani Paul, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
- Bruce Rodenborn, Centre College, USA
- Evelyn Sander, George Mason University, USA
Call for applications
he priority will be given to applicants who submit an abstract to present a poster. Please use our TEMPLATE FILE availalbe below for download to format your abstract.
Grants
A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee.
Source and more details: https://indico.ictp.it/event/11156/
