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Bengaluru now has a large group of string theorists, with 9 faculty members in the area, between ICTS and IISc. This is apart from a large group of postdocs and graduate students. In addition, several physicists at both IISc and RRI work in allied areas that relate to quantum field theory , classical and quantum aspects of gravity.The idea of Bengaluru Area String theory Meeting (BASM) is to bring all these physicists together for a brief meeting, where we learn about each other's research and build potential collaborations. The BASM also gives students and postdocs from the Bengaluru institutions an opportunity to talk about their research. In addition, we will get a few speakers from outside Bengaluru as well.

Bengaluru now has a large group of string theorists, with 9 faculty members in the area, between ICTS and IISc. This is apart from a large group of postdocs and graduate students. In addition, several physicists at both IISc and RRI work in allied areas that relate to quantum field theory , classical and quantum aspects of gravity.The idea of Bengaluru Area String theory Meeting (BASM) is to bring all these physicists together for a brief meeting, where we learn about each other's research and build potential collaborations. The BASM also gives students and postdocs from the Bengaluru institutions an opportunity to talk about their research. In addition, we will get a few speakers from outside Bengaluru as well.

The Airbus Chair, entitled “mathematics of complex systems,” jointly with TIFR-CAM aims to develop innovative research involving theoretical, applied, and computational work in the general areas of control theory, data assimilation, dynamical systems, optimal design problems, inverse problems, stochastic analysis and numerical methods, turbulence, and other related areas. The incumbents of the Chair are Spenta Wadia and Mythily Ramaswamy.The Chair provided excellent opportunities for faculty at ICTS and CAM to develop national and international collaborations, and to work with talented postdocs to carry out high quality research in interdisciplinary and applied mathematics. As the Chair program is nearing the end, the second Airbus Day at ICTS will bring together researchers from ICTS, CAM, and the Airbus group, in order to highlight the main research achievements and further challenges. For details of the first Airbus Day, please see here.

The Airbus Chair, entitled “mathematics of complex systems,” jointly with TIFR-CAM aims to develop innovative research involving theoretical, applied, and computational work in the general areas of control theory, data assimilation, dynamical systems, optimal design problems, inverse problems, stochastic analysis and numerical methods, turbulence, and other related areas. The incumbents of the Chair are Spenta Wadia and Mythily Ramaswamy.The Chair provided excellent opportunities for faculty at ICTS and CAM to develop national and international collaborations, and to work with talented postdocs to carry out high quality research in interdisciplinary and applied mathematics. As the Chair program is nearing the end, the second Airbus Day at ICTS will bring together researchers from ICTS, CAM, and the Airbus group, in order to highlight the main research achievements and further challenges. For details of the first Airbus Day, please see here.

There have been major recent breakthroughs, both experimental and theoretical, in the field of Open Quantum Systems. The aim of this program is to bring together leaders in the Open Quantum Systems community from a range of subfields, such as Mesoscopic Quantum Optics (Quantum Dot Circuit-QED systems), Cavity Optomechanics, Cavity-QED systems and many more. This field of hybrid quantum systems sits perfectly at the interface of condensed matter physics, quantum optics and non-equilibrium physics. Despite remarkable progress, there are still a large number of challenging and important experimental and theoretical questions thereby creating an immediate need for the program that is expected to facilitate vibrant discussions and collaborations among researchers from diverse fields.The main areas of focus in the program will beMesoscopic Quantum OpticsHamiltonian and Quantum Bath EngineeringCavity OptomechanicsQuantum Gases in CavitiesLight-matter interactions in 1D continuumThis program w...

This school is a part of the annual ICTS summer schools in gravitational wave astronomy. This year’s school will focus on the physics and astrophysics of compact objects, in particular, of neutron stars. The lectures will be given by world leading experts. The school will involve four graduate-level courses: 1) White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars and Black Holes: G. Srinivasan (Indian Institute of Astrophysics)2) Tides in binary star systems: Tanja Hinderer (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)3) Gravitational waves from neutron stars: Nils Andersson (University of Southampton)4) Formation and evolution of compact binaries: Tomasz Bulik (University of Warsaw)The school is primarily meant for graduate students and postdocs in gravitational wave physics, astrophysics and related fields. A small number of highly motivated senior undergraduates can also be considered. ICTS will provide hospitality to all selected participants and travel support (by train) to domestic participants. 

There have been major recent breakthroughs, both experimental and theoretical, in the field of Open Quantum Systems. The aim of this program is to bring together leaders in the Open Quantum Systems community from a range of subfields, such as Mesoscopic Quantum Optics (Quantum Dot Circuit-QED systems), Cavity Optomechanics, Cavity-QED systems and many more. This field of hybrid quantum systems sits perfectly at the interface of condensed matter physics, quantum optics and non-equilibrium physics. Despite remarkable progress, there are still a large number of challenging and important experimental and theoretical questions thereby creating an immediate need for the program that is expected to facilitate vibrant discussions and collaborations among researchers from diverse fields.The main areas of focus in the program will beMesoscopic Quantum OpticsHamiltonian and Quantum Bath EngineeringCavity OptomechanicsQuantum Gases in CavitiesLight-matter interactions in 1D continuumThis program w...

This school is a part of the annual ICTS summer schools in gravitational wave astronomy. This year’s school will focus on the physics and astrophysics of compact objects, in particular, of neutron stars. The lectures will be given by world leading experts. The school will involve four graduate-level courses: 1) White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars and Black Holes: G. Srinivasan (Indian Institute of Astrophysics)2) Tides in binary star systems: Tanja Hinderer (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)3) Gravitational waves from neutron stars: Nils Andersson (University of Southampton)4) Formation and evolution of compact binaries: Tomasz Bulik (University of Warsaw)The school is primarily meant for graduate students and postdocs in gravitational wave physics, astrophysics and related fields. A small number of highly motivated senior undergraduates can also be considered. ICTS will provide hospitality to all selected participants and travel support (by train) to domestic participants. 

This advanced level school is the eighth in the series. This is a pedagogical school, aimed at bridging the gap between masters-level courses and topics in statistical physics at the frontline of current research. It is intended for Ph.D. students, post-doctoral fellows and interested faculty members at the college and university level. The following courses will be offered.Preparatory lectures by Abhishek Dhar (ICTS) and Sanjib Sabhapandit (RRI)Critical dynamics by Uwe C Täuber (Virginia Tech, USA)Thermalization in quantum systems by Subroto Mukerjee (IISc, Bangalore)Non-equilibrium statistical physics: Introductory examples by Sidney Redner (Santa Fe USA)Conformal field theory and statistical mechanics by John Cardy (UC Berkeley, USA)Macroscopic fluctuation theory by Tridib Sadhu (TIFR, Mumbai)Statistical physics of active matter by (Sriram Ramaswamy (IISc, Bangalore) Registration opens on 1 December 2016 

This advanced level school is the eighth in the series. This is a pedagogical school, aimed at bridging the gap between masters-level courses and topics in statistical physics at the frontline of current research. It is intended for Ph.D. students, post-doctoral fellows and interested faculty members at the college and university level. The following courses will be offered.Preparatory lectures by Abhishek Dhar (ICTS) and Sanjib Sabhapandit (RRI)Critical dynamics by Uwe C Täuber (Virginia Tech, USA)Thermalization in quantum systems by Subroto Mukerjee (IISc, Bangalore)Non-equilibrium statistical physics: Introductory examples by Sidney Redner (Santa Fe USA)Conformal field theory and statistical mechanics by John Cardy (UC Berkeley, USA)Macroscopic fluctuation theory by Tridib Sadhu (TIFR, Mumbai)Statistical physics of active matter by (Sriram Ramaswamy (IISc, Bangalore) Registration opens on 1 December 2016 

Buoyancy plays a major role in the dynamics of atmosphere and interiors of planets and stars, as well as in engineering applications. This field has witnessed major advances in recent times in modeling, experiments, and numerical simulations.This program on modeling, experiments, and numerical  aspects of buoyancy-driven flows will bring together researchers working in the areas of astrophysics, fluid turbulence, nonlinear physics, and condensed matter physics. The program is planned as a 4 day school followed by a 5 day discussion meeting.Beside courses of lectures, the school will also contain tutorials on numerical methods. There will be lectures in the discussion meeting on recent results by experts in the field. The aim of the discussions is to foster long-term collaborations among the participants. The topics of the discussion meeting include buoyancy-driven turbulence, Nusselt and Reynolds number scaling, flow reversals, atmospheric applications, rotating convection, etc.Topics of t...

Buoyancy plays a major role in the dynamics of atmosphere and interiors of planets and stars, as well as in engineering applications. This field has witnessed major advances in recent times in modeling, experiments, and numerical simulations.This program on modeling, experiments, and numerical  aspects of buoyancy-driven flows will bring together researchers working in the areas of astrophysics, fluid turbulence, nonlinear physics, and condensed matter physics. The program is planned as a 4 day school followed by a 5 day discussion meeting.Beside courses of lectures, the school will also contain tutorials on numerical methods. There will be lectures in the discussion meeting on recent results by experts in the field. The aim of the discussions is to foster long-term collaborations among the participants. The topics of the discussion meeting include buoyancy-driven turbulence, Nusselt and Reynolds number scaling, flow reversals, atmospheric applications, rotating convection, etc.Topics of t...