Over the past years, ideas from quantum information theory have become increasingly influential in other areas of theoretical science. While there are a number of approaches, it has emerged on several forefronts of research that ideas from operator algebras can be highly relevant. However, while there has been impressive progress in operator algebras over the years, this knowledge has by and large not spread into the bulk of theoretical physics. This workshop is aimed specifically at the connections between the subject of operator and some of these emerging revolutionary ideas in those fields of theoretical physics.

This series of meetings is intended to especially provide opportunities for (PhD) students and early postdoc researchers in High Energy Theory physics and related topics working within the Nordic community to interact, exchange ideas, and give presentations. The meeting also aims to put students and junior researchers in contact with the forefront of current research in the field, through a series of pedagogical lectures by leading experts on topics of significant recent interest. More senior people are also warmly invited to attend!

One of the central topics of condensed matter research in the last century was superconductivity and superfluidity. Can we go beyond the current paradigms of "super" states of matter? This workshop aims to bring together theorists and experimentalists to shed light on novel states of matter that fall beyond the standard paradigm of superconductivity and superfluidity, discuss their properties, latest experimental data, and possible new candidate materials, as well as associated phenomena such as fractional vortices.

Coherent control of molecular dynamics by dressing potential energy surfaces with light has an enormous potential for photochemical applications in light harvesting, energy storage, opto-electronics and communication. In recent years this concept has been extended to modified vacuum fields as they are created by photonic structures that can confine specific light modes, such as optical cavities or nano-plasmonic structures. The integration of the new theoretical framework into existing electronic structure and molecular dynamics methodologies will be a tremendous challenge and requires an interdisciplinary approach. With the workshop, we intend to overcome this challenge by bringing together researchers who are at the forefront of this field, either in theory or experiment.

Fluctuations are ubiquitous in soft matter systems involving dynamically heterogeneous processes, including complex fluids such as water, electrolytes, biological solutions and colloids. The appearance of next-generation Large Scale Research Infrastructures (LSRIs), such as the Swedish synchrotron radiation facility MAX IV, the upcoming European Spallation Source (ESS) and the superconductive European X-ray Free Electron Laser (EuXFEL) provides new opportunities to capture fluctuations and unify our understanding of these phenomena across length scales and timescales. This focus event will bring together experimentalists and theoreticians in strong synergy aiming to gather and stimulate the Nordic and international community engaged in fluctuations and dynamics in soft matter systems.

Theoretical physics as a subject requires a large educational effort in order to reach the scientific frontier. The continuous education in theoretical physics, building upon the Bachelor level and continuing through the focused Master programs into the PhD is important to sustain the quality of the academic research in this subject. This workshop will bring together the master program coordinators from the various Nordic Universities to raise the issue of how to maintain the quality of theoretical physics education in the Nordics. The views and opinions as well as best practices in addressing this issue will be shared and discussed.

This workshop series provides a forum where scientists in the Nordic countries working in the area of Statistical Physics can meet regularly. Topics covered include diffusion problems, non-equilibrium transport, work relations and fluctuation theorems, microscopic heat engines, soft condensed matter (colloids, liquid crystals etc.), turbulence, pattern formation, self-assembly, population dynamics, physics of DNA and bio-molecules, single-molecule kinetics, dynamics and structure of networks, neuronal networks, quantum thermodynamics and many more.

The arrival of quantum technologies is set to reshape the information age. Materials, especially those tailored with specific properties, are paramount for ushering in these novel advancements. Development, synthesis, and precise modeling of materials are the core pillars for the successful implementation of future quantum technologies. This workshop aims to address the requisites and progression of materials pivotal for quantum technologies. Through discussions, collective projects, and brainstorming on innovative materials suitable for quantum processors, we strive to nurture a cooperative atmosphere.

The aim of this meeting is to gather researchers from Nordic countries working in cosmology and related areas to promote new collaborations and tighten scientific connections between Nordic universities to further advance progress in the area of cosmology. The meeting will include talks by invited speakers with an overview of research directions represented at Nordic universities including (but not limited to) such areas as dark matter and dark energy, inflation, reheating, gravitational waves, cosmological phase transitions, axions and axion-like particles and advances in observational cosmology.

The detection of gravitational waves from binary systems composed of black holes and/or neutron stars by the LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA collaborations has initiated a new era for precision studies of the cosmos. At the same time, quantum-field-theory approaches are being used to develop new mathematical tools for studying the non-linear problem of gravity, incorporating the remarkable structures of scattering amplitudes. This conference is the focus event and grand finale of the adjacent Nordita program "Amplifying Gravity at All Scales" (26 Jun - 21 Jul).

This workshop aims to bring together condensed matter theorists and experimentalists of the Baltic region as well as from outside. The structure and program of the meeting makes sure that novel and exciting research directions within the fields of quantum technologies and quantum materials are in the focus of attention. Topics include: Hidden and entangled orders; Dynamics of quantum matter; Non-Hermitian dynamics; Dark matter as hidden order and its detection; and Emergent order at interfaces

This three-day workshop brings together early career researchers from theory and experiment and aims to create new connections and to collaboratively develop new research ideas in three main topic areas. The workshop draws inspiration from hackathons and puts collaborative group work into its center. At the workshop, the participants form mixed teams and hack a major open problem. The three main topic areas are quantum measurement, quantum-enhanced sensing, and quantum computing.

Nordita will host a two-day workshop to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Paolo Di Vecchia.

This will be a focused four-day workshop on recent developments in non-relativistic string theory and holography. Non-relativistic gravity and string theory may provide a third route towards understanding relativistic quantum gravity, complementing the more conventional paths that approach the latter either from the quantum field theory or general relativity perspective. In the last years, this field has seen various new developments, such as beta-functions, non-relativistic background solutions, supersymmetric extensions, non-perturbative duality symmetries and study of non-relativistic D-branes and M-theory, as well as novel non-relativistic supersymmetric quantum field theories.

In the last decades, the study of nonequilibrium physical systems have played a major role in the physics community. As remarkable signatures of nonequilibrium behaviour are found in the study of fluctuations of these processes, considerable effort is nowadays drawn towards uncovering general laws and theories of fluctuations. In particular, first-passage time observables have also been shown to be excellent indicators of out-of-equilibrium behaviour. The workshop will cover theory as well as applications, e.g., to stochastic thermodynamics, climate science, etc. Attendance is open to theorists and experimentalists, physicists and applied mathematicians, interested in the topic.

This workshop series provides a forum where scientists in the Nordic countries working in the area of Statistical Physics can meet regularly. Topics covered include diffusion problems, physics of DNA and bio-molecules, population dynamics, pattern formation, non-equilibrium transport, bacterial motility, single-molecule kinetics, dynamics and structure of networks, statistical inference, Monte-Carlo simulation techniques, self-assembly, soft condensed matter (colloids, liquid crystals etc.), work relations and fluctuation theorems, and many more.

The Vanishing and Appearing Sources during a Century of Observations (VASCO) project searches for unusual and extreme transients by comparing images from the 1950s and images from the sky as it looks today. The VASCO collaboration has about 40 participants from four continents and is an interdisciplinary collaboration of astronomers and IT scientists. VASCO also runs a citizen science project with an AI component, where the citizen science efforts are mainly coordinated by our collaborators in Algeria and Nigeria as a part of the VASCO project.

Long-range interactions are present in various problems, spreading from the dipolar excitations in solid state systems to Rydberg atoms in optical lattices, trapped ions or in the models of localization of light or sound. Recently the straightforward description of Anderson localization in such systems, present even in low dimensions, has been challenged. The main aim of the workshop is to find connections between a universal random-matrix description (including ergodicity-breaking phenomena and localization problems in many-body systems and the ones on random graphs), on one hand, and the model computer simulations and real experiments in many-body systems, on the other.

We gather world experts working on applications of gauge/gravity duality to astrophysical and cosmological phenomena. We will hear how holography is applied in the context of neutron stars, where the density is too large for the use of lattice simulations, but not large enough for perturbation theory to be applicable. We will learn about the production of gravitational waves in the early universe, when a first-order phase transition of a strongly coupled extension of the Standard Model would lead to imprints in the gravitational wave signal.

Quantum systems are inherently prone to noise and decoherence causing information loss. Given the enormous effort devoted to quantum technology and quantum computation, quantum control is a topic of great current interest and potential impact. Researchers have recently started to tap into the vast potential of machine learning (ML) to address many areas in physics, including quantum control and quantum error correction. Topics of the workshop include using state-of-the-art ML techniques for the purpose of quantum control, quantum error correction, quantum embeddings, quantum kernel methods and parametrised quantum circuits.

DESIREE is a cryogenic double electrostatic ion-beam storage ring facility, and the symposium is thematically relating to DESIREE in several ways. This symposium invites lectures from other laboratories where electrostatic ion-beam storage is an important tool. There will be presentations of results from DESIREE itself, and a number of interesting presentations from other areas of research related to the present work at DESIREE and acting as inspiration for future directions.

Free radicals play a vital role as intermediates in many chemical reactions including those involved in combustion and chemical synthesis, as well as ones in the atmosphere and in interstellar space. Topicas at this year's International Symposium on Free Radicals include: spectroscopy of radicals, structure of free radicals, free radicals and atmospheric chemistry, free radicals as reaction intermediates, production and observation techniques, dynamics and reaction kinetics, theory and experiment, molecular ions and molecules in excited states, interstellar spectroscopy and chemistry, and free radicals in applied research.

The Wallenberg Initiative on Networks and Quantum Information (WINQ), supported by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation (KAW), is located within the conducive research environment of Nordita. It is aimed at nurturing and bringing together expertise from both quantum information science and complex dynamical systems to address major open challenges in these fields. The set of three day workshops, strategically split into two halves, are aimed at addressing the major recent progresses in the respective fields, and discuss open challenges. The programme will include visionary talks, conventional seminars, short talks and posters.

Quantum matter and materials, like topological states, 2D materials, and Dirac and Weyl materials have grown to be an active area of modern condensed matter. Fascinating properties of quantum materials might lead to technological applications such as spintronics, quantum technologies and quantum sensors. The main focus for this conference is on the modeling and experimental observations of Quantum Matter and Beyond (QMB). Overall, the goal of this workshop is to bring together researchers to discuss and highlight emerging topics and develop ideas for future research.

The program during this meeting will consist of three lecture series by invited speakers (on 'Recent topics in top-down holography', 'Defects & D-branes as Integrable Boundary states', and a third topic to be announced, as well as short talks by students and young researchers who wish to contribute.

A week of workshops at the frontiers of quantum physics. Hosted by Frank Wilczek in collaboration with Stockholm University, Nordita and Wilczek Quantum Center at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Talks and discussions on Quantum Connections, Time Crystals, Axions, Emergent gauge theory, Anyons, Quantum Gravity, QCD, ..., from theory to computations and experimental results.

(Virtual meeting via Zoom.) This workshop series provides a forum where scientists in the Nordic countries working in the area of Statistical Physics can meet regularly. Topics covered include diffusion problems, physics of DNA and bio-molecules, population dynamics, pattern formation, non-equilibrium transport, bacterial motility, single-molecule kinetics, dynamics and structure of networks, statistical inference, Monte-Carlo simulation techniques, self-assembly, soft condensed matter (colloids, liquid crystals etc.), work relations and fluctuation theorems, and many more.

The production and processing of cosmic dust is, to a very high degree, related to supernovae (SNe) arising from massive stars. This online mini-workshop aims at bringing together experts in SNe and their evolution and interstellar dust to discuss the role that SNe play in the cosmic dust cycle. Particular emphasis will be put on dynamics; SN blast waves, driving of ISM turbulence, and the transport of dust grains.

Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics (APCTP) and Nordita are conducting a joint online workshop (over Zoom) on Quantum Matter to explore recent developments and new connections between condensed matter and high energy physics. The workshop will cover a range of topics, including entangled and competing orders, dynamic and hidden orders, AdS/CFT and condensed matter connections, strange metals, andmachine learning and quantum matter.

The Pencil Code User Meeting is an annual meeting dedicated to the Pencil Code. The purpose of the meeting is to bring regular users and core developers together to discuss scientific and technical progress since the last meeting, to instigate collaborative projects and to allow new users to learn more about the code and to interact with other users and developers. The Pencil Code Meeting 2020 will be held virtually using Zoom.

In the search for dark matter (DM), one particular focus is on light and ultra-light dark matter, i.e. sub-GeV mass dark matter from a hidden dark sector with a new force interacting with the standard model or ultra-light DM with mass range from 10−22 eV to keV. The arguably most popular example of the latter class is the axion, invoked to solve the apparent absence of CP violation in Quantum Chromo Dynamics. Detection of these particles poses new challenges to potential sensor materials: very small energy depositions, magnetic properties and anisotropic response to particle interactions for example become crucial requirements. The challenge of finding suitable materials fits well with recent developments in solid state physics: Motivated by the exponential growth of computational power and the resulting data, we witness the rapid adoption of functional materials prediction within the framework of materials informatics. Here, methods adapted from computer science based on data-mining and machine learning are applied to identify materials with requested target properties.

The workshop brings together theoretical high energy physicists who are specialised in string theory in a broad sense. The workshop focuses on four intertwined pillars: String compactifications, AdS/CFT and dualities, Black holes, and Conformal field theories and symmetries. Besides providing an opportunity to exchange knowledge on the most recent and outstanding developments in these fields, this workshop will be an opportunity to discuss bias, diversity and gender issues within this scientific community which largely affect women, as a yet underrepresented minority in these fields.

Machine learning has entered the field of quantum matter with applications covering quantum materials and the many-body problem. For example, interpretable and computationally-efficient machine learning models are able to capture the structure-property relationship in materials science. In case of the many-body problem, machine learning architectures provide versatile wavefunctions that lead to accurate results and prove to be more flexible than traditional methods. Conversely, methods in physics have also influenced the development of machine learning methods in the case of tensor networks. The workshop will feature talks by leading experts combined with the talks of younger participants to present a broad picture of the activities and best ideas on the use of ML methods in quantum matter.

In the last few years there has been renewed interest in QCD and hadronic dynamics using holographic gauge/gravity duality, resurge of the large N methods, progress in string models, integrability, unitarity and bootstrap and more. Also, many new experimental results were reported by ALICE at LHC regarding collectivization in pp and pA collisions, by LHCb at CERN and the B- and C-factories regarding the existence of exotics and the spectroscopy of heavy-light systems, and more recently the reporting of 2 neutron star mergers by the LIGO collaboration and its constraint on the nuclear dense equation of state. The conference will bring together practitioners of these interdisciplinary fields to discuss these exciting new developments, and explore the relevance of the holographic framework for addressing these observations.

The conference will cover cutting-edge non-perturbative methods in quantum field theory, as well as mathematical aspects of integrability and its more traditional applications in condensed-matter physics and statistical mechanics. Solvable models play a valuable a role in theoretical physics, as they illustrate general concepts in a simpler setting and provide insights into the qualitative features of more complex phenomena.

A week of workshops at the frontiers of quantum physics. Hosted by Frank Wilczek in collaboration with Stockholm University, Nordita and Wilczek Quantum Center at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

In recent years there have been exciting new developments at the interface between elliptic integrable systems, special functions and quantum field theory. The aim of this workshop is to obtain a better understanding of the emerging links between these topics and to help bring out further unexpected connections in the future. This will be achieved by bringing together researchers from diverse areas in mathematics and physics, for a week of lectures and informal discussions. The workshop is the continuation of a series (Kyoto 2004, Bonn 2008, Leiden 2013, Vienna 2017). It is a satellite meeting of String Math 2019, which takes place on Uppsala 1-5 July. The main themes of the meeting are: Elliptic integrable systems, Elliptic hypergeometric functions, Elliptic and classical Painlevé equations, and New special functions emerging from quantum field theory

Statistical mechanics provides a universal formalism to understand the behavior of a variety of complex systems on a variety of spatio-temporal scales. This conference will deal with a selection of the most recent developments and cutting edge scientific research topics within the general area of nonequilibrium statistical physics, stochastic modelling, complex networks, nonlinear dynamical systems, chaos and turbulence, disordered quantum systems and spin glasses, phase transitions and critical phenomena, and interdisciplinary applications in physics, biology, economics, and the social sciences. There will be ample opportunity for informal discussions and interdisciplinary interaction between people from different scientific backgrounds within the broad area of statistical and nonlinear physics. This will be the 2nd conference of the EPS Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Division, connected with the award of the EPS Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Prize.

This workshop series provides a forum where scientists in the Nordic countries working in the area of Statistical Physics can meet regularly. Topics covered include diffusion problems, physics of DNA and bio-molecules, population dynamics, pattern formation, non-equilibrium transport, bacterial motility, single-molecule kinetics, dynamics and structure of networks, statistical inference, Monte-Carlo simulation techniques, self-assembly, soft condensed matter (colloids, liquid crystals etc.), work relations and fluctuation theorems, and many more.

For quantum systems confined to lower-dimensional geometries there is a possibility to create states of matter that display very non-trivial topological behavior. The most famous example is the fractional quantum Hall effect and its associated effective particles with unusual statistics, called anyons. Despite such models having been studied intensively by physicists for a long time, there has been very little progress on the rigorous mathematical side. The aim of the workshop is therefore to bring together leading experts in the field, both mathematicians and physicists, to summarize the state of the art and to exchange ideas on future directions. In view of the serious theoretical intricacies of the field, particular emphasis will be put on the possible use of recent rigorous mathematics in physical applications.

Gauge theory and general relativity are the two modern frameworks that describe the interactions of fundamental spin-1 (gluon) and spin-2 (graviton) particles, respectively. Despite significant historical differences in how these theories were developed, recent results show that these frameworks are intimately connected. The goal of this workshop is to bring together in a collaborative environment world experts on ideas and methods relevant to the double-copy dictionary between gauge and gravity perturbative predictions. Topics expected to be covered by the workshop include: amplitudes in supersymmetric gauge theory and gravity, classical solutions and perturbation theory in gravity, effective potentials and gravitational waves, higher-loop QCD, supergravity UV divergences, gravitational symmetries, string amplitudes, on-shell diagrams and the amplituhedron, twistor strings, polylogarithms, color-kinematics duality and the double copy, and more.

The conventional approaches for treating condensed matter, based on Fermi liquid theory and the associated Landau-Ginzburg-Wilson approach to phase transitions, have been challenged recently, as we see a growing library of states that do not display this behaviorm and also witness discoveries of many materials that exist on the verge of transitions to different types of ordered states. These developments are encapsulated within the new category of condensed matter known as “quantum materials”, which has stimulated a host of new ideas based on unconventional correlated, entangled, and topological orders. Attendant with the developments on theory and modeling we see a rapid rise of new probes of matter, most prominently, MAX IV and ESS that are capable of revealing a new and exciting behavior of quantum matter at the short time scale with high spatial resolution.

Presently under construction, the European Spallation Source (ESS) will be the world's most powerful neutron source. The ESS can provide a unique program of experimental particle physics at the intensity and precision frontiers. Experiments at the ESS can address central open questions in modern physics such as the mechanism of baryogenesis, the strong CP problem, and the nature of dark matter. Sensitivity to particles and processes beyond the Standard Model at mass scales beyond that available at colliders. This workshop explores the potential of the ESS, focusing on the optimization of signatures and experimental search strategies, the development of the phenomenology needed to interpret ESS results, and the complementarity with the collider program. A number of topics are covered, including the implications of precision measurements neutron decay, searches for neutron electric dipole moment and for the baryon number violating (BNV) processes.

Organised in a series of meetings devoted to accretion and ejection from compact objects, this workshop will cover spectral and timing aspects of black holes and neutron stars. The conference will bring together observers and theoreticians to discuss our present understanding of accretion, and what key questions we need to answer. The meeting will include topics such as: 'X-ray timing and spectral observations and modelling', 'Multiwavelength observations and modelling', and 'Simulations of accretion/ejection'.

A week of workshops at the frontiers of quantum physics. Hosted by Frank Wilczek in collaboration with Stockholm University, Nordita and Wilczek Quantum Center at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

From a clinical point of view, cancer is a devastating disease. From the point of view of theoretical physics, it is fascinating. Cancer progression involves cells changing shape, cells that migrate under constraints imposed by the human body, flow of blood and cells, and changing of the physical characteristics of a human tissue, to give just a few examples. Moreover, some aspects of cancer development, such as population genetics, are well rooted within subfields of theoretical physics. In this conference, we will host world-renown experts in cancer research who will present their views of fundamental problems that limit our understanding of cancer (and where theoretical physics might be helpful). In addition, leading physicists and theoretically-oriented scientists from related fields will discuss theory and modelling applied to cancer research, and the presence of cancer biologists will facilitate a dialogue between the disciplines

This workshop series provides a forum where scientists in the Nordic countries working in the area of Statistical Physics can meet regularly. Topics covered include diffusion problems, physics of DNA and bio-molecules, population dynamics, pattern formation, non-equilibrium transport, bacterial motility, single-molecule kinetics, dynamics and structure of networks, statistical inference, Monte-Carlo simulation techniques, self-assembly, soft condensed matter (colloids, liquid crystals etc.), work relations and fluctuation theorems, and many more.

One of the big challenges of non-perturbative quantum gravity is the complexity of the dynamics. Discrete approaches can only show a non-trivial dynamics and approximate the continuum when a large number of degrees of freedom is taken into account. Over the last decades numerical tools have stimulated and accelerated developments in many fields of theoretical physics, which is why we want to apply them to non-perturbative quantum gravity. The goal of this workshop is to bring together researchers from quantum gravity already working with numerical methods, those that want to start working with numerical methods and practitioners of numerics in other fields of physics to kick-start the development of numerical techniques and to establish new collaborations and research projects.

Molecular electronics and spintronics have been in the focus of fundamental research in the last decade and harbor great potential for future magnetic devices allowing to store magnetic information in fundamental units. Of particular importance for the design of devices is the study of organic/inorganic hybrid systems such as adsorbates/molecules on 2- and 3-dimensional substrates. This workshop focuses on the interplay between adsorbates/molecules and Dirac materials, and aims to provide an opportunity to present and discuss fundamental and applied research in the emerging field of Dirac materials and in particular on hybrid organic-topological interfaces.

The workshop will provide a forum for discussing recent cross-disciplinary advances in describing the dynamics of strongly-coupled many-body systems using notions from condensed matter, quantum chaos and holography. Emphasis will be placed on the impact on transport of fundamental bounds and the explicit/spontaneous breaking of symmetries. We will draw lessons on transport without quasiparticles, relevant both for theoretical models (e.g. holography, Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev) and experiments on bad metals and high Tc superconductors.

Energization of particles is the cornerstone for the most of bright astrophysical phenomena in the Solar system and beyond. Solar flares, pulsars, jets launched by accreting black hole in active galaxies and microquasars and accretion discs around compact objects shine thanks to the dramatic energy release with associated particle acceleration. Which processes lead to energy output, how particles lose their energy to radiation and what are the observational signatures? These are the open questions to be answered by the modern numerical laboratories. The workshop aims to discuss the state-of-the-art approaches, challenges for the next-generation hybrid MHD-PiC and radiation-PiC methods and outline the problems to be answered by the new exascale simulations of Nature in silico.

Modern condensed matter systems of interest, including those which display the highest superconducting transition temperatures, tend to exhibit a complex interplay of many-body ordering tendencies with ensuing multicomponent field theories. Understanding the microscopic origin and the phenomenology of such interplay has been among the most active frontiers of research in recent years. A satellite of the 28th International Conference on Low Temperature Physics, LT28, held 9-16 August 2017 in Gothenburg, Sweden, this conference will cover a wide range of topics such as superconductivity in iron-pnictides, cuprates, and in materials without inversion symmetry, as well as other systems with unconventional pairing symmetry.

A week of workshops at the frontiers of quantum physics. Hosted by Frank Wilczek in collaboration with Stockholm University, Nordita and Wilczek Quantum Center at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

The conference brings together many of the leading experts, across both theory and experiments, working in the closely related areas of topological insulators, semimetals, and superconductors at the forefront of the field of topological quantum matter, for an intense week of stimulating idea exchanges. A special focus will be on topological semimetals such as Weyl semimetals, which were recently experimentally realized and have already been shown to host a number of truly remarkable properties. Additional focus topics include: effects of interactions and fractional topological phases, interplay of topology and superconductivity, Majorana fermions, and driven states such as Floquet topological insulators.

This workshop series provides a forum where scientists in the Nordic countries working in the area of Statistical Physics can meet regularly.

The recent years have brought exciting developments in axion physics and breakthroughs in the experimental searches seem very likely at this time. To review the current status and foreseeable experimental advances, this workshop will bring together leading researchers from around the world who are exploring the physics around axions using a variety of techniques, to share their insights and find synergies.

The aim of the Gaia Challenge is to prepare and discuss the exploitation of Gaia data, the first release of which will be on September 14, 2016. The format is that participants are invited to apply their favorite techniques to mock data in an effort to recover underlying physical quantities, like the gravitational potential and the phase-space structure of stars. However, this year a particular focus will be dedicated to the first data release of Gaia. The mock data will be distributed in advance, and the workshop itself is focused in comparing and discussing results, honing the various techniques, and building collaborations. The Gaia Challenge is part of the Nordita scientific program Dark Matter Distribution in the Era of Gaia.

The recent detections by the twin LIGO detectors of gravitational waves is one of the most important events in the history of science. It is therefore not surprising that gravitational waves are today the focus of attention for both the general public and professionals. There were already many events organized where LIGO's experimental results have been discussed, but none focused on the mathematical foundations of the theory behind the discovery. However, LIGO's success is not only a triumph of experimental physics and technology; it is also the culmination of a century of work by theorists on mathematical descriptions of gravitational waves. This three-day event is organized by Nordita and sponsored by Nordita, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences through its Nobel Institute for Physics, the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the Polish Society of Relativity.

This conference is organized in connection with the Nordita program Black Holes and Emergent Spacetime. The conference will provide a forum for discussing recent advances in gravitational theory and its interplay with quantum theory, with a focus on quantum aspects of black holes and the holographic nature of space-time.

The Amplitudes 2016 conference will be devoted to exciting advances and developments in the field of amplitudes and related subjects: amplitudes in gauge, gravity, and string theories, AdS/CFT and integrability, the structure of SYM and supergravity, mathematics of polylogarithms, Grassmannians and twistor approaches, and connections to LHC phenomenology.

The post Lehman market dynamics represent a fascinating case study of the evolution of the complex drive system. We propose to apply the methods of data mining, machine learning and social network analysis to analyze the behavior and possibly catch the tipping points and onset of new trends in the evolution of complex systems like markets. We envision a highly interactive exchange of ideas between social science, statistical physics, mathematics, Big Data and theoretical physics.

Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in statistics mechanics aspects of quantum systems that are not covered by the well-developed quantum statistical mechanics. Key motivational questions have been quantum fluctuation relations and the generalization to the quantum domain of key concepts of non-equilibrium thermodynamics such as heat and work, all still actively investigated and where no consensus has been reached. The topic has many potential applications related to optimizing and control of quantum dynamics through interaction with the environment and through measurement. The workshop aims to bring together pioneers and leading researchers active in the field, and is also run as a school aimed at graduate and undergraduate students.

This conference will bring together researchers from various areas within natural sciences, who apply theoretical approaches to cancer research. In addition, we will host few leading clinically-oriented scholars who will present the audience with their views on the most urgent issues within the field. Ample time will be given for discussions, and we are expecting a dialogue between the theoretically- and clinically-oriented scientists, as well as interesting discussions among theoreticians.

The workshop is devoted to the physics of the interaction between the accretion discs and stellar magnetospheres and structure of accretion flows onto magnetized neutron stars. The specific topics to be discussed during the workshop include but not limited to accreting millisecond pulsars (AMSP), X-ray pulsars, and Super-Eddington accretion flows around magnetized neutron stars.

This workshop series provides a forum where scientists in the Nordic countries working in the area of Statistical Physics can meet regularly. Topics covered include diffusion problems, physics of DNA and bio-molecules, population dynamics, pattern formation, non-equilibrium transport, bacterial motility, single-molecule kinetics, dynamics and structure of networks, statistical inference, Monte-Carlo simulation techniques, self-assembly, soft condensed matter (colloids, liquid crystals etc.), work relations and fluctuation theorems, and many more.

This is a collaboration meeting to answer an ESA call about medium space missions (5th call) referred to as M5. The application is to launch a satellite capable of doing microlensing and astrometry to discover (very best case scenario) exoplanets and dark matter, thus bring together two communities into one project.

A meeting in connection with the project on Bottlenecks for Particle Growth in Turbulent Aerosols financed by the Knut och Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

During this conference, Stephen Hawking along with a group of the world's most renowned physicists will be discussing one of the most pressing and complex questions in the field and, arguably, the world today: whether singularities in black holes exist and whether Hawking radiation has bearing on their existence.

This interdisciplinary workshop will bring together researchers in nuclear and neutrino physics, nuclear astrophysics, and in numerical modelling of relativistic astrophysical phenomena such as the mergers of neutron stars and core-collapse supernovae. The overarching goal of the MICRA workshop is to improve the interaction and collaboration between different communities towards astrophysical simulations that combine state-of-the-art microscopic (neutrino-matter interactions, equations of state, thermonuclear reaction rates) and macroscopic physics/methods (e.g. hydrodynamics, radiative transfer and relativity).

This workshop is targeted at new and potential new users of the open source relativity infrastructure. It will provide a general introductions into numerical relativity (although some previous knowledge would be beneficial) and in code development within large collaborations. Hands-on sessions will help to familiarize attendees with the Einstein Toolkit. We would like to invite especially students from physics and computer science to participate.

The plan of the conference is a 3-day celebration of the remarkable advances in the fields of particle physics and cosmology from the turn of the millennium to the present day. There will be a series of talks and panels over the course of the three days by the invited participants. The conference will take place at a 17th century estate Piperska Muren in central Stockholm.

Manifestations of patterns such as wrinkles, folds, and singular creases, are ubiquitous mechanical instabilities found in nature and they happen at many different length-scales, from cell membranes to leaves and flowers. The ways materials respond to external forcing, deformation, failure, etc, are intrinsically geometric effects that get transmitted across length scales, from the geometric microstructure to the bulk. The goal of this meeting is to target cutting edge questions on the mechanics of shape formation and response of intrinsically 2-dimensional soft-matter with focus on the question how microstructure architectures may result into macroscopic phenomena that are effectively non-linear and anisotropic responses to external forces and strains.

The physics of exotic nuclear shapes, where the nuclear behavior is expected to be significantly altered, presents the possibility of the appearance of chiral bands and its related new physics. Chirality represents a novel feature of rotating triaxial nuclei, in which the chiral symmetry is spontaneously broken in the intrinsic reference frame and is observed in the laboratory frame. During the three days of the Conference we plan to focus on the present theoretical and experimental status regarding chiral bands. We plan also to discuss new observations and theoretical approaches, the interaction between theories and experiments and, last but not least, future collaboration projects.

Renormalization group methods are a key element of theoretical particle physics and may also be central for constructing a fundamental theory of gravity, e.g., based on Weinberg’s asymptotic safety conjecture. The aim of this program is to bring together theorists and phenomenologists in order to discuss ideas related to the application of the renormalization group in quantum gravity and the consequences of asymptotic safety for cosmology, black holes and a possible ultraviolet completion of the standard model of particle physics including gravity.

Scientific recording of sunspots started with Galileo in 1609. Since Hale (1908) we know that sunspots are strong concentrations of magnetic field of up to 4000 gauss. They could be formed by subsurface magnetic flux tubes piercing the surface. Meanwhile, numerical simulations by many different groups suggest that strong magnetic fields could be generated in the bulk of the convection zone. This would mean that sufficiently strong magnetic fields may be generated not far from the surface. However, at the surface the magnetic field appears to be strongly concentrated into only a few isolated spots - in stark contrast to the more diffuse magnetic field beneath the surface. This is still a mystery.

This workshop series provides a forum where scientists in the Nordic countries working in the area of Statistical Physics can meet regularly. Topics covered include diffusion problems, physics of DNA and bio-molecules, population dynamics, pattern formation, non-equilibrium transport, bacterial motility, single-molecule kinetics, dynamics and structure of networks, statistical inference, Monte-Carlo simulation techniques, self-assembly, soft condensed matter (colloids, liquid crystals etc.), work relations and fluctuation theorems, and many more.

This is a kick-off meeting in connection with the project on Bottlenecks for Particle Growth in Turbulent Aerosols financed by the Knut och Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

The main theme of the workshop is dark energy, and even more specifically the possible interactions of dark energy. The emphasis is theoretical but observational prospects shall be discussed with great interest. Some specific topics to be covered are: screening mechanisms (Vainshtein, chameleon, disformal, symmetron), structure formation (linear and nonlinear, N-body simulations, Euclid forecasts), and couplings to visible sector (variations of constants, astrophysical and cosmological constraints).

The aim of this workshop is to put together experimentalist, theoreticians and phenomenologists that are interested in possible tests of the quantum/discrete structure of spacetime at very short distances. There will be a number of rather focussed talks that will discuss possible phenomenological tests of quantum gravity scenarios and propose new ideas in this direction. This is the fourth workshop of the series.

Quantum physics is a notoriously challenging subject even for the experts. The goal of this workshop is to give science writers the opportunity to take a step back and gain a broader perspective on this field. At the same time, we want to give researchers in the field the possibility to interact with science writers and share experiences about the pitfalls of science communication. Some of the topics covered: Quantum computing, quantum optics and novel tests of the foundations of quantum mechanics, topologial insulators, tests of emergent quantum mechanics, analog gravity, the gauge-gravity duality and its applications in condensed-matter physics, and searching for new physics in atomic, molecular and optical physics.

This conference, which is part of the Nordita program Quantum Engineering of States and Devices, aims at furthering interactions among researchers working in different subfields of quantum engineered systems.

The 2014 annual workshop of the ESF network HoloGrav will be held in Reykjavík, Iceland. The meeting will provide an overview and assessment of recent progress in applying holographic methods to various strongly coupled quantum systems. Focus topics include: quantum entanglement, out of equilibrium dynamics in condensed matter and in heavy ion collisions, explicit and spontaneous symmetry breaking in holographic models, holography for higher spin theories, and integrability in supersymmetric gauge theories.

Supersymmetry is one of the most beautiful symmetry principles in physics. Apart from possible phenomenological applications, supersymmetry has led to tremendous progress in understanding non-perturbative phenomena in quantum field theory. The aim of the workshop is to highlight recent advances in supersymmetric field theories, in particular through their relationship to other subjects such as integrable systems, string theory, gauge-string duality and AdS/CFT correspondence, QCD and conformal field theory.

We are witnessing a tremendous growth of the activities in materials that host Dirac fermions, also known as Dirac Materials. The unique properties of the linear Dirac spectrum point to interesting ways to functionalize these materials for new applications. Complementary to that discussion the workshop will cover the role of nanoscale superconductors and particular interest will be paid to hybrid structures that bring into contact different competing phases.

A NETADIS-Nordita meeting in honor of John Hertz' 70th birthday. Studying the dynamics of large systems with complex dynamics, e.g. arising from disorder in the form competing interactions, is important for a wide range of problems from spin glasses to machine learning, neuroscience, protein interaction networks, metabolic networks and systemic risk in finance. The workshop brings together experts in statistical physics approaches suited to large networks together with experts in interdisciplinary application areas to address these questions.

The meeting will take place during the scientific program Dynamics of Particles in Flows at Nordita, 2-27 June.

The meeting will take place during the scientific program Dynamics of Particles in Flows at Nordita, 2-27 June.

Recent years have been characterized by an increasing interest in and awareness of the role of multi-scale interactions in shaping the ecology of wide aquatic environments as the ocean and small-scale active suspensions as biofilms. Penetrating such a new and intriguing research field demands a multidisciplinary approach accounting for the coupling of physics, chemistry, and biology from the microscale to the macroscale.

This 3-day workshop on latest results in Dark Matter searches is coordinated with the concurrent Nordita program What is Dark Matter?.

This workshop series provides a forum where scientists in the Nordic countries working in the area of Statistical Physics can meet regularly. Topics covered include diffusion problems, physics of DNA and bio-molecules, population dynamics, pattern formation, non-equilibrium transport, bacterial motility, single-molecule kinetics, dynamics and structure of networks, statistical inference, Monte-Carlo simulation techniques, self-assembly, soft condensed matter (colloids, liquid crystals etc.), work relations and fluctuation theorems, and many more.

The program during this meeting will consist of three lecture series by invited speakers (on 'Holographic entanglement entropy', 'Recent advances in conformal bootstrap', and 'Rigid supersymmetry on curved manifolds'), as well as short talks by students and young researchers who wish to contribute.

Cosmic magnetic fields reveal themselves in the form of polarized synchrotron emission. This non-thermal emission originates from relativistic electrons gyrating around the field lines and is routinely observed in the radio wavelength. The upcoming generation of radio telescopes will give polarization maps of nearby galaxies with unprecedented detail. Existing data are limited in resolution and suffer from various shortcomings related to projection effects and the finite bandwidth of radio frequencies used.

The workshop is part of the program Lyman Alpha as an Astrophysical Tool

The workshop is part of the program Beyond th LHC

In order to further reduce the cost of whole-genome sequencing, radically new methods need to be developed to determine the nucleobase order in DNA. Electronic sequencing could potentially provide an attractive alternative to the existing biochemical approaches. At this workshop, leading experts in the field will discuss the science and technology underpinning various forms of electronic sequencing including nanopore-based ionic conductance measurements, embedded electrodes, and STM-based techniques.

This workshop will focus on highlights of materials and engineering capabilities at Los Alamos, KTH and Nordita in the field of complex materials that are of great scientific interest for basic science and for nuclear energy applications. From the perspective of basic science we will discuss strong electronic correlations along with strong coupling to multiple degrees of freedom. The workshop will also discuss our current understanding of the interactions of defects at interfaces in materials subjected to extreme radiation doses and mechanical stress in order to synthesize new interface-dominated materials with tailored response under such extreme conditions.

Writing about science for the public is challenging. With deadlines looming, it's hard to carve out time to recharge your intellectual batteries, find distinctive stories, and get a broad overview of where researchers are headed. We've designed this workshop to give you the background material you need to cover astrophysics and cosmology, packing as much as possible into as short a time as possible for the busy working journalist.

The meeting addresses applications of statistical mechanics to biological cooperativity on all level from the molecular to strategical actions and the development of populations. The workshop is held in Mariehamn, Åland.

This workshop provides a forum where scientists in the Nordic countries working in the area of Statistical Physics can meet regularly. The workshop series brings together experts interested in the broad spectrum of timely problems in (classical) Statistical Physics, ranging from fundamental aspects in the theory of non-equilibrium processes to modern applications in biophysics.

Among the topics of this EANA workshop are extrasolar planets, astrophysics and astrochemistry, geochemical origin of life, origin and evolution of the biosphere, planetary habitability and exploration, extremophiles and early life, astrobiology on the International Space Station, and artificial life.

The conference is part of the program The Holographic Way: String Theory, Gauge Theory and Black Holes

Owing to their large length scales and small viscosities, astrophysical objects are often observed to be turbulent. Given that laboratory experiments are usually not available and analytical techniques are very limited, numerical simulations become the most valuable tool to study these complicated systems. By bringing together renowned experts from around the world, some of the goals of this workshop are to provide a suit of clear and simple test cases, and find ways to improve existing numerical algorithms.

The Thirteenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting on Recent Developments in Theoretical and Experimental General Relativity, Gravitation, and Relativistic Field Theory will take place at Stockholm University and AlbaNova in Stockholm, Sweden. Nordita is one of the supporters of this international conference.

The workshop focuses on non-locality in quantum foundations, quantum information, and quantum gravity, including string theory and emergent gravity. The aim of the workshop is to bring together researchers working on various aspects of non-locality, to identify commonalities as well as differences in the role non-locality plays in different approaches to a fundamental description of space, time and matter.

The conference is part of the program Origin of Mass 2012. It is the third in a series of meetings organized with the main aim of bringing together experts working at the frontier of research on the origin of bright and dark matter in particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology.

The two main issues for this meeting are 'unsatisfiability' or in computer science language max-K-SAT problems and their variants, and glasses, where for the dynamical properties and real examples the low-lying energy landscape structure defines the physics. The meeting aims to extend the reach of statistical mechanics from satisfiability to unsatisfiability, and the eventual connection to glasses.

The purpose of the meeting is to explore common interests in the area of protoplanetary disks evolution in young solar systems and discuss possible Nordita initiatives to support further collaboration.

The area of Solar-­Terrestrial Relations has played a decisive role in the growth of Astrophysics and Space Science since 150 years. In this development several Nordic research groups play important roles, but the Nordic potential to contribute decisively to this research in a coherent way seems still greater.

This workshop is the third one in a series which has been initiated in 2010 at Nordita. The first two editions in 2010 and 2011 were highly appreciated by the participants, what encouraged us to continue, in order to provide a forum where scientists in the Nordic countries working in the area of Statistical Physics can meet regularly. The workshop series brings together experts interested in the broad spectrum of timely problems in (classical) Statistical Physics, ranging from fundamental aspects in the theory of non-equilibrium processes to modern applications in biophysics.

The conference is part of the Nordita program Exact results in Gauge-String dualities, and is intended to bring together experts in gauge theories, strings, and integrable systems in order to create a discussion forum for future developments in this rapidly evolving field.

The workshop is the part of the Nordita scientific program Geometry of Strings and Fields which runs November 1-30 2011 at Nordita. The program during this meeting will consist of three lecture series by invited speakers, and short talks by students and young researchers who wish to contribute.

A multidisciplinary program to celebrate the 70th birthday of Uriel Frisch. The principal scientific topics are going to be turbulence, nonlinear dynamics, statistical mechanics, atmospheric and biological applications of nonlinear physics. A tentative list of themes includes Fluid turbulence, Turbulent dynamo, Lattice-gas, Lattice-Boltzmann, Optimal transport and applications, Biologically inspired problems, Weather and Climate physics.

The idea is to have a small relaxed two day workshop, that in the spirit of the previous events allows plenty of time for informal discussions between the talks. The focus of the symposium will be the interplay of topological order and quantum information theory. The topics will range from implementations of topological quantum computation to employing quantum information techniques in understanding topologically ordered condensed matter systems.

This workshop, held in Mariehamn on Åland, intends to bring together scientists interested in the self-assembly of DNA nanostructures. So-called DNA origami uses the specific Watson-Crick base-pairing between complementary nucleic acids on many different short strands which in solution self-assemble to large complex yet programmable shapes. They hold promise for providing a versatile "toolbox" to engineer and manufacture complex nano-machinery with manifold applications in biotechnology and nanoelectronics.

This conference is part of the Nordita program Applications of network theory: from mechanisms to large-scale structure.

The 27th Nordic Network Meeting was organised by the High-Energy Theory Group of the Niels Bohr Institute and was hosted by the Niels Bohr International Academy in Copenhagen.

The workshop intends to bring together and promote collaboration between scientists from the Nordic countries working on equilibrium and non-equilibrium statistical physics with application to biological and complex systems. The subjects covered during the workshop will range from biopolymer manipulation, biological and genetic networks to glassy systems, transport phenomena in low-dimensional systems, and computer simulations.

The alpha effect is a prototype of non-diffusive turbulent transport phenomena that play important roles in understanding the formation of ordered magnetic fields from turbulent and chaotic motions. Examples include the large-scale magnetic field of the Sun, its 11 year cycle, as well as similar phenomena in other stars, accretion disks, and galaxies. In recent years, this subject has attracted ever growing attention through close comparisons with laboratory and numerical experiments. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss recent progress and to highlight outstanding problems, clarify controversies, and to identify future possibilities for making progress.

The program during this meeting will consist of two lecture series by invited speakers, and short talks by students and young researchers who wish to contribute.

The interdisciplinary field of quantum information processing and communication connects at its deepest level quantum mechanics, photonics, solid state physics, superconductivity, atomic physics, and electronics with computer science and information theory in order to gain advantages and functionality in cryptography, communication, and computing that are impossible to achieve within the realm of classical physics. This conference is part of the Nordita program Quantum Information, will focus on physical and theoretical aspects of quantum information processing and communication, as well as on their physical implementation.

This conference, arranged jointly by NORDITA and the European Science Foundation network INSTANS, as part of the workshop Quantum Matter in Low Dimensions: Opportunities and Challenges, will address fundamental questions encountered in the modern physics of low-dimensional matter, with focus on phenomena in electronic and cold atom systems driven by quantum effects and strong interactions.

The workshop is aimed at bringing together experts in the fields of nanoscale and low-dimensional condensed matter physics, quantum gases, integrable models, statistical and quantum field theory, and mathematical physics, to develop interdisciplinary communication and collaborations. Experimentalists will be visiting for shorter periods, to provide overview talks on recent developments.
A conference, co-sponsored by INSTANS, will be held 6-10 September.

This conference is a part of the Nordita program on "Quantum solids, liquids, and gases" and will focus on frontiers in physics of quantum solids, liquids and gases (defined in a broad sense).

During the last few years, various possibilities to experimentally test quantum gravity within the near future have been proposed, based on effective models that incorporate features like deformations of special relativity, extra dimensions, a fundamentally minimal length, space-time foam, or traces from quantum effects in the early universe in cosmological data. With this workshop, we bring together people from different areas in order to assess these possibilities and encourage discussions.

The use of integrability has lead to remarkable progress in our understanding of non-perturbative dynamics in gauge theories and their relationship to string theory. Highly unexpected links between supersymmetric field theory, spin chains, and two-dimensional sigma-models have been discovered in recent years. This conference, which is part of the Nordita program Integrability in String and Gauge Theories; AdS/CFT Duality and its Applications, is intended to bring together experts in gauge theories, strings, and integrable systems in order to create a discussion forum for future developments in this rapidly evolving field.

For several years, ideas from statistical mechanics have been used in developing inference techniques useful for analyzing high dimensional data. Furthermore, in recent years technological advances in multi-electrode and multi-array recordings have resulted in an increase in the number of elements that can be observed simultaneously in many biological systems. This workshop, held in Mariehamn on Åland, is meant to gather scientists interested in applications of statistical mechanics for building useful inference techniques and the use of such techniques for making sense of multi-electrode/multi-array data, as well as scientits from Computer and Information Science working on similar ideas.

The program during this meeting will consist of three lecture series by invited speakers, and short talks by students and young researchers who wish to contribute.

The workshop intends to bring together and promote collaboration between scientists from the Nordic countries working on equilibrium and non-equilibrium statistical physics with application to biological and complex systems. The subjects covered during the workshop will range from biopolymer manipulation, biological and genetic networks to glassy systems, transport phenomena in low-dimensional systems, and computer simulations.

The 24th Nordic Network Meeting was organised by the Center for Theoretical Physics at the University of Groningen.

A special workshop in the honor of the 70th birthday of Professor Ilkka Tuominen, held during the Nordita program Solar and Stellar Dynamos and Cycles

The Pencil Code User Meeting is an annual meeting dedicated to the Pencil Code. The purpose of the meeting is to bring regular users and core developers together to discuss scientific and technical progress since the last meeting, to instigate collaborative projects and to allow new users to learn more about the code and to interact with other users and developers. The Pencil Code Meeting 2009 will be held August 24-28 2009 at the Max-Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) in Heidelberg, Germany.

A workshop around the theme of combining different datasets relevant for the epoch of reionization. Several different types of surveys are currently aiming at detecting signatures from the era beyond redshift 6, which is when the reionization of the Universe happened. Each of these surveys is at the cutting edge of what is possible, and detecting the desired signatures will be challenging. However, by comparing or cross-correlating the same areas on the sky between different data sets, a clearer detection may be possible.

This conference is held in connection with the Nordita program Physics of Relativistic Flows. It is centered on observations of relativistic flows and jets in astrophysical sources: AGN, GRBs, microquasars, etc. We anticipate that combining the two approaches will stimulate discussion and increase collaboration.

This workshop, held in Mariehamn on Åland, is meant to gather together scientists interested in the applications and theory of game theory with the statistical mechanics viewpoint in mind. Thus we expect to invite and attract statistical physicists, computer scientists, and biologists.

The 23rd Nordic Network Meeting was organised by the High-Energy Theory Group of the Niels Bohr Institute and was hosted by the Niels Bohr International Academy in Copenhagen.

A meeting on the occasion of the 50th birthday of Axel Brandenburg (Nordita, Stockholm, Sweden). The location has been chosen in Finland, where the academic career of Axel has started. The scope of the meeting covers the broad range of Axel's research interests, from planets to the Sun and stars, to galaxies, and to the Early Universe, with emphasis on the role and origin of magnetic fields, and on numerical experiments. Axel has published with about 130 coauthors.

How much do we actually know about the environmental and health effects of nanomaterials? Too little. Is there possibly reason for concern? Yes. Is it possible that nanomaterials could be used for applications improving the quality our lives, if we just understood their properties well enough. Definitely yes.
The syposium is organized as part of the Nordita scientific program Theoretical Assessment and Prediction of the Biological and Environmental Effects of Nanomaterials.

The workshop is the part of the Nordita scientific program Geometrical Aspects of String Theory which runs October 15 - December 15 2008 at Nordita.

The workshop is the part of the Nordita scientific program Geometrical Aspects of String Theory which runs October 15 - December 15 2008 at Nordita.

Search processes play an important role in physical, chemical, and biological systems, a prominent example playing the encounter of two molecules to perform a chemical reaction as quantified in the Smoluchowsky model. Recent interest is directed toward more complex search processes. In particular, gene regulation in biological cells has been very actively studied.

The workshop is part of the program TeV Scale Physics and Dark Matter, and is part of the series organised by the LHC and Beyond NordForsk Network aiming to integrate the Nordic participation in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN and facilitate the Nordic R&D plans for the next generation of experiments beyond the LHC.

The workshop is part of the program Physics of distributed information systems (PhysDIS). Statistical physics has recently applied been to understanding, analysis and design of large distributed information systems. These range from decoding algorithms (Belief Propagation) and phase transitions and typical-case hardness in combinatorial optimization problems to content distribution and dynamical phenomena on the Internet, to the modelling of distributed agent systems - Peer-to-Peer networks, auction mechanisms and more.

The purpose of this Astrobiology meeting is to bring together people from the Nordic countries in general and Sweden in particular. There will be time for formal presentation and plenty of time for discussion. The meeting is organized jointly with the Swedish Astrobiology Network (SWAN).

The purpose of the 3-day symposium is to highlight the role of radiation in fluid dynamical activity throughout astrophysics. A wide range of topics will be considered including thermal effects in the solar atmosphere and sunspots, radiation pressure driven dynamics such as photon bubbles in hot stars and accretion discs and reionization of the Universe by the first stars.

The program during this meeting will consist of lecture series by invited speakers, and short talks by students and young researchers who wish to contribute.