Event List
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Return the details about the given Event id.
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GET /api/v1/events/?format=api&offset=10&ordering=-event__url_link
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Tuesday 17 March 6.30 pm</strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\nThis exhibition explores the vast field of graphic representation in architecture through fifteen years of teaching architectural representation at EPFL at the turn of the 2000s. It presents around a hundred paintings on wood, didactic works produced between 1997 and 2007 in the teaching units of the painter Arduino Cantàfora. They suggest a possible way of making, between thought and <em>actio</em>, where drawing and painting structure a concept and become an essential language for expressing the founding idea of a project. Despite the transition to digital technology, the exhibition conveys the conviction that the artisanal culture of drawing and painting continues to play a fundamental and indispensable role in training architects.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<em>An exhibition produced in collaboration with the LAPIS laboratory at the EPFL’s Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning.</em>", "image_description": "", "creation_date": "2026-01-20T19:05:53", "last_modification_date": "2026-01-26T08:24:30", "link_label": "Une éducation au réel. 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Tuesday 3 March 6.30pm</strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\nFocusing on architectural projects, both built and unrealised, kept in the archives of modern construction, the exhibition <em>Des Cèdres à Dorigny</em> tells the story of the birth and evolution of the Lausanne School of Architecture. From its beginnings within the EPUL to its integration into the EPFL campus, this historical journey puts into perspective the conditions of architectural education, its relationship with engineering, and the role of archives in building an institutional memory that sheds light on both the discipline of architecture and its teaching.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<em>An exhibition produced in collaboration with the <a href=\"https://www.epfl.ch/schools/enac/acm/en/acm-en/\">Archives de la construction moderne</a> at EPFL</em>", "image_description": "", "creation_date": "2026-01-26T08:56:11", "last_modification_date": "2026-02-18T11:08:55", "link_label": "Dès Cèdes à Dorigny, bâtir l'école d'architecture", "link_url": "https://www.epfl.ch/campus/art-culture/museum-exhibitions/archizoom/fr/des-cedres-a-dorigny-batir-lecole-darchitecture/", "canceled": "False", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "Archizoom", "url_place_and_room": "https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==SG%201212", "url_online_room": "", "spoken_languages": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/1/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/2/?format=api" ], "speaker": "ACM ", "organizer": "ARCHIZOOM ACM", "contact": "Solène Hoffmann", "is_internal": "False", "theme": "", "vulgarization": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Tout public", "en_label": "General public" }, "registration": { "id": 3, "fr_label": "Entrée libre", "en_label": "Free" }, "keywords": "Architecture, enseignement, campus EPFL, archives", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/119435/", "category": { "id": 5, "code": "EXPO", "fr_label": "Expositions", "en_label": "Exhibitions", "activated": true }, "academic_calendar_category": null, "domains": [], "mementos": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/1/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/4/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/6/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/22/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/32/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/45/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/145/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/421/?format=api" ] }, { "id": 71168, "title": "International Archives Day / ACM ARCHIZOOM", "slug": "international-archives-day-acm-archizoom", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/international-archives-day-acm-archizoom", "visual_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32536/200x112.jpg", "visual_large_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32536/720x405.jpg", "visual_maxsize_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32536/max-size.jpg", "lang": "en", "start_date": "2026-06-09", "end_date": "2026-06-09", "start_time": "17:00:00", "end_time": null, "description": "<strong>Tuesday 9 June 5 pm<br>\r\nGuided tour of the <a href=\"https://www.epfl.ch/schools/enac/acm/en/acm-en/\"><em>Archives de la Construction Moderne</em></a> followed by a guided tour of the exhibition <a href=\"https://www.epfl.ch/campus/art-culture/museum-exhibitions/archizoom/des-cedres-a-dorigny-batir-lecole-darchitecturefrom-cedres-to-dorigny/\"><em>Des Cèdres à Dorigny, bâtir l'école d'architecture</em></a></strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\nInternational Archives Day is a global event established by the International Council on Archives in 2005 to raise awareness of the role of archives and highlight the work of archivists. To mark the occasion, the Archives de la Construction Moderne and Archizoom invite you to take a tour that begins with the ACM's original document storage facilities and ends with their display at Archizoom with the exhibition <em>Des Cèdres à Dorigny, bâtir l'école d'architecture</em>.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>About the exhibition </strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\nFocusing on architectural projects, both built and unrealised, kept in the archives of modern construction, the exhibition <em>Des Cèdres à Dorigny</em> tells the story of the birth and evolution of the Lausanne School of Architecture. From its beginnings within the EPUL to its integration into the EPFL campus, this historical journey puts into perspective the conditions of architectural education, its relationship with engineering, and the role of archives in building an institutional memory that sheds light on both the discipline of architecture and its teaching.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<em>Guided tours are available upon <a href=\"https://forms.gle/22MoeLq9n3JDQTb56\">registration</a></em><br>\r\n<em>Guided tours can be organized upon request for groups and schools</em>", "image_description": "", "creation_date": "2026-02-18T10:55:58", "last_modification_date": "2026-02-18T10:59:47", "link_label": "Des Cèdres à Dorigny, bâtir l'école d'architecture", "link_url": "https://www.epfl.ch/campus/art-culture/museum-exhibitions/archizoom/fr/des-cedres-a-dorigny-batir-lecole-darchitecture/", "canceled": "False", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "Archizoom", "url_place_and_room": "https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==SG%201212", "url_online_room": "", "spoken_languages": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/1/?format=api" ], "speaker": "Barbara Galimberti, Kethsana Muong", "organizer": "Archizoom ACM", "contact": "Solène Hoffmann", "is_internal": "False", "theme": "", "vulgarization": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Tout public", "en_label": "General public" }, "registration": { "id": 3, "fr_label": "Entrée libre", "en_label": "Free" }, "keywords": "Journée internationale des archives, architecture, archives, histoire, construction, exposition", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/119774/", "category": { "id": 9, "code": "MANIF", "fr_label": "Événements festifs et culturels", "en_label": "Cultural events", "activated": true }, "academic_calendar_category": null, "domains": [], "mementos": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/1/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/4/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/6/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/22/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/32/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/45/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/145/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/421/?format=api" ] }, { "id": 71899, "title": "Registration deadline: CREApoly – Collective Expressions", "slug": "registration-deadline-creapoly-collective-expressi", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/registration-deadline-creapoly-collective-expressi", "visual_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33217/200x112.jpg", "visual_large_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33217/720x405.jpg", "visual_maxsize_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33217/max-size.jpg", "lang": "en", "start_date": "2026-05-18", "end_date": "2026-06-30", "start_time": null, "end_time": null, "description": "<p>EPFL invites its staff and doctoral students to exhibit their artistic works (paintings, ceramics, framed works on paper, textile art, sculpture, mixed media; no photographs or videos) as part of the CREApoly exhibition. This exhibition offers a space for free, creative, and non-judgmental expression where you can share your artistic vision.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nA community-focused initiative organized as part of the 2026 <a href=\"https://jours-sante.ch/en/\"><strong>Health days</strong></a> and <strong><a href=\"https://www.epfl.ch/campus/art-culture/les-culturelles-cultural-week/\">Les Culturelles Festival</a></strong>.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Practical Information:</strong>\r\n</p><ul>\r\n\t<li>Exhibition at the <a href=\"https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==SG%20294.22\">Foyer SG</a> (1st floor of the Architecture Building)</li>\r\n\t<li>Opening : Thursday, October 8 at 6:30 p.m.</li>\r\n\t<li>Exhibition dates: October 9–12, 2026</li>\r\n\t<li>Submission deadline: Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at midnight</li>\r\n\t<li>Open to EPFL staff and doctoral students</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Join us!</strong><br>\r\nWant to contribute to this event dedicated to creativity and sharing? Sign up now using the <a href=\"https://forms.office.com/e/iLTQTREgrE?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CreaPoly+2026+-+Appel+%C3%A0+participation+%2F%2F%2F+Call+for+participation&utm_source=CreaPoly+2026+-+Appel+%C3%A0+participation+%2F%2F%2F+Call+for+participation&utm_content=Remplir+le+formulaire\">registration form</a>.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>PDF application to be attached:</strong> A maximum of two pages is required, including:\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>One or two proposals for works to be exhibited, created using one of the following techniques: ceramics, painting, works on paper (framed), textile art, sculpture, or mixed media. Photographic and video works are not eligible.</li>\r\n\t<li>A paragraph describing your artistic approach</li>\r\n\t<li>A complete description for each artwork (title, date, medium, dimensions, weight, insurance value)</li>\r\n\t<li>A photograph of each artwork</li>\r\n\t<li>A biographical note (optional)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Registration closes at midnight on Tuesday, June 30<br>\r\n<a href=\"https://forms.office.com/e/iLTQTREgrE?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CreaPoly+2026+-+Appel+%C3%A0+participation+%2F%2F%2F+Call+for+participation&utm_source=CreaPoly+2026+-+Appel+%C3%A0+participation+%2F%2F%2F+Call+for+participation&utm_content=Remplir+le+formulaire\">>>> Registration form</a></strong>", "image_description": "", "creation_date": "2026-05-18T16:53:12", "last_modification_date": "2026-05-20T13:58:47", "link_label": "CREApoly 2026", "link_url": "https://www.epfl.ch/campus/art-culture/fr/accueil/creapoly-collective-expressions/", "canceled": "False", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "Foyer SG", "url_place_and_room": "https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==SG%20294.22", "url_online_room": "", "spoken_languages": [], "speaker": "EPFL staff and doctoral students", "organizer": "Pôle culture EPFL", "contact": "<a href=\"https://people.epfl.ch/tina.karati\">Tina Karati</a>", "is_internal": "True", "theme": "", "vulgarization": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Tout public", "en_label": "General public" }, "registration": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Sur inscription", "en_label": "Registration required" }, "keywords": "", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/120795/", "category": { "id": 5, "code": "EXPO", "fr_label": "Expositions", "en_label": "Exhibitions", "activated": true }, "academic_calendar_category": null, "domains": [], "mementos": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/1/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/5/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/6/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/8/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/9/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/21/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/22/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/27/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/145/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/396/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/425/?format=api" ] }, { "id": 70156, "title": "CAS Leading Sustainable Business Operations", "slug": "cas-leading-sustainable-business-operations", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/cas-leading-sustainable-business-operations", "visual_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/31616/200x112.jpg", "visual_large_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/31616/720x405.jpg", "visual_maxsize_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/31616/max-size.jpg", "lang": "en", "start_date": "2026-09-10", "end_date": "2026-11-21", "start_time": null, "end_time": null, "description": "<em><strong>Navigate the pathway to sustainability</strong></em><br>\r\n<br>\r\nThe ability to balance sustainability, agility and resilient value chains is quickly becoming the defining differentiator for business operations professionals. People who solve problems every day, armed with sustainable solutions toolkits, are the untapped changemakers. We will equip you to leverage your expertise to build a better future.<br>\r\nSustainability is a term that has been thrown around organizations for nearly 4 decades. And yet, it remains a largely untapped potential and term often misunderstood as a state, rather than a mindset that must continuously adjust to changing industry practice and innovation. <strong>Gain the mindset, knowledge and tools you need to accelerate the transition to NET-Zero.</strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\nThis Certificate of Advanced Studies (formally entitled CAS in Circular Value Networks) runs from September 10<sup>th</sup> to November 21<sup>st,</sup> 2026 the EPFL Campus in Lausanne.<br>\r\n \r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>12 days on Campus</li>\r\n\t<li>4 modules</li>\r\n\t<li>Flexible format</li>\r\n\t<li>Part-time</li>\r\n\t<li>15 ECTS</li>\r\n</ul>", "image_description": "", "creation_date": "2025-10-20T18:20:33", "last_modification_date": "2026-03-30T10:10:02", "link_label": "Webpage", "link_url": "https://www.epfl-executive-education.ch/srvc-cas-circular-value-networks/", "canceled": "False", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "", "url_place_and_room": "", "url_online_room": "", "spoken_languages": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/2/?format=api" ], "speaker": "", "organizer": "<a href=\"http://go.epfl.ch/srvc\">EPFL Executive Education - Sustainable Resilient Value Chains</a>", "contact": "[email protected]", "is_internal": "False", "theme": "", "vulgarization": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Tout public", "en_label": "General public" }, "registration": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Sur inscription", "en_label": "Registration required" }, "keywords": "", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/118201/", "category": { "id": 4, "code": "DIVERS", "fr_label": "Autres types d’événement", "en_label": "Miscellaneous", "activated": true }, "academic_calendar_category": null, "domains": [], "mementos": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/1/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/3/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/6/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/79/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/437/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/438/?format=api" ] }, { "id": 70155, "title": "CAS Building Resilient Supply Chains", "slug": "cas-building-resilient-supply-chains", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/cas-building-resilient-supply-chains", "visual_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/31615/200x112.jpg", "visual_large_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/31615/720x405.jpg", "visual_maxsize_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/31615/max-size.jpg", "lang": "en", "start_date": "2026-04-23", "end_date": "2026-06-27", "start_time": null, "end_time": null, "description": "<u>Implement agile, risk-ready value chains</u><br>\r\n<br>\r\nWhile modern industry is still adapting to the emergence of Industry 4.0, a new opportunity space is starting to surface. The ability to balance sustainability goals, people talent and resilient value chains is quickly becoming the defining differentiator for operations professionals. Profound change currents are reshaping supply chains on a global scale. Those who wish to stay ahead of this change need to move from supply chain management to value chain management thinking. <strong>Move beyond simply managing operations to realizing growth, innovation and sustainability goals.</strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\nThis Certificate of Advanced Studies (formally entitled CAS in Resilient Value Chain Management) runs from April 23<sup>rd</sup> to June 27<sup>th</sup>, 2026 at the EPFL Campus in Lausanne.<br>\r\n \r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>12 days on Campus</li>\r\n\t<li>4 modules</li>\r\n\t<li>Flexible format</li>\r\n\t<li>Part-time</li>\r\n\t<li>15 ECTS</li>\r\n</ul>", "image_description": "", "creation_date": "2025-10-20T18:18:35", "last_modification_date": "2026-03-30T10:10:40", "link_label": "Webpage", "link_url": "https://www.epfl-executive-education.ch/cas-resilient-value-chain/", "canceled": "False", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "", "url_place_and_room": "", "url_online_room": "", "spoken_languages": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/2/?format=api" ], "speaker": "", "organizer": "<a href=\"http://go.epfl.ch/srvc\">EPFL Executive Education - Sustainable Resilient Value Chains</a>", "contact": "[email protected]", "is_internal": "False", "theme": "", "vulgarization": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Tout public", "en_label": "General public" }, "registration": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Sur inscription", "en_label": "Registration required" }, "keywords": "", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/118200/", "category": { "id": 4, "code": "DIVERS", "fr_label": "Autres types d’événement", "en_label": "Miscellaneous", "activated": true }, "academic_calendar_category": null, "domains": [], "mementos": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/1/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/3/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/6/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/437/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/438/?format=api" ] }, { "id": 71256, "title": "Workshop - Detection and Emergence of Complexity : Artificial Life Perspectives", "slug": "workshop-detection-and-emergence-of-complexity-a-3", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/workshop-detection-and-emergence-of-complexity-a-3", "visual_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32614/200x112.jpg", "visual_large_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32614/720x405.jpg", "visual_maxsize_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32614/max-size.jpg", "lang": "en", "start_date": "2026-05-27", "end_date": "2026-05-29", "start_time": "09:15:00", "end_time": "18:00:00", "description": "<p>An abundance of systems has been studied as potential models of artificial life: from classical discrete cellular automata, to their randomized versions such as random Boolean networks, continuous systems including neural CAs or Lenia systems, or even simple programming languages. In this workshop, we would like to focus on the fundamental question of how to measure the complexity of such systems and detect emerging patterns within them. The conference will be held at EPFL Bernoulli Center.<br>\r\nMore information : https://www.dem.eco/</p>", "image_description": "", "creation_date": "2026-02-26T16:24:04", "last_modification_date": "2026-02-26T16:30:45", "link_label": "", "link_url": "https://www.dem.eco/", "canceled": "False", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "Centre Bernoulli", "url_place_and_room": "", "url_online_room": "", "spoken_languages": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/2/?format=api" ], "speaker": "Various speakers (from Nof1, Sony Computer Science Lab, Zhaw Universtiy, Google, Harvard, Cross Labs, EPFL, Berkeley)", "organizer": "Barbora Hudcova - Vassilis Papadopoulos", "contact": "Barbora Hudcova", "is_internal": "False", "theme": "", "vulgarization": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Tout public", "en_label": "General public" }, "registration": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Sur inscription", "en_label": "Registration required" }, "keywords": "", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/119907/", "category": { "id": 1, "code": "CONF", "fr_label": "Conférences - Séminaires", "en_label": "Conferences - Seminars", "activated": true }, "academic_calendar_category": null, "domains": [], "mementos": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/1/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/6/?format=api" ] }, { "id": 70951, "title": "Toward Intelligent Behavior in Macroscopic Active Matter", "slug": "toward-intelligent-behavior-in-macroscopic-active", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/toward-intelligent-behavior-in-macroscopic-active", "visual_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32339/200x112.jpg", "visual_large_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32339/720x405.jpg", "visual_maxsize_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32339/max-size.jpg", "lang": "en", "start_date": "2026-07-06", "end_date": "2026-07-10", "start_time": null, "end_time": null, "description": "<p>You can apply to participate and find all the relevant information (speakers, abstracts, program,...) on the event website: <a href=\"https://www.cecam.org/workshop-details/toward-intelligent-behavior-in-macroscopic-active-matter-1481\">https://www.cecam.org/workshop-details/toward-intelligent-behavior-in-macroscopic-active-matter-1481</a>.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nRegistration is required to attend the full event, take part in the social activities and present a poster at the poster session (if any). However, the EPFL community is welcome to attend specific lectures without registration if the topic is of interest to their research. Do not hesitate to contact the <a href=\"mailto:[email protected]\">CECAM Event Manager</a> if you have any question.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Description</strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\nActive matter has emerged as a central framework for understanding systems composed of self-driven units across scales, ranging from molecular motors and cytoskeletal filaments to animal groups and robotic swarms. Initially, many foundational models focused on macroscopic agents – such as flocks, swarms, and driven granular particles – where simple interaction rules give rise to rich collective phenomena. However, over the past two decades, much of the focus has shifted toward microscopic and mesoscopic active systems, especially in soft and biological matter, supported by the technological development of high-resolution imaging, force measurement, and microfabrication. These advances have driven a more refined theoretical understanding, connecting microscopic dynamics with hydrodynamic and continuum-scale descriptions, and have found applications in biophysics, material science, and cellular biology. <br>\r\nIn parallel, yet often semi-independently, active matter concepts have flourished in ecological and robotic systems. In these domains, the agents – be they insects, birds, autonomous vehicles, or soft robots – not only self-propel and interact, but also sense their environments, make decisions, and adapt their behavior. These systems extend the classical framework of active matter by incorporating elements of intelligence, information processing, and environmental feedback. Notably, such systems can operate far from equilibrium and exhibit coordinated behavior that seems tuned for functional outcomes – navigation, foraging, or collective decision-making.<br>\r\nThese trends point toward a convergence: macroscopic active matter systems capable of intelligent, adaptive, or programmable behavior. This includes both natural systems (e.g., flocking insects, social insects, animal herds) and artificial systems (e.g., modular robots, programmable matter, active granular agents). The interplay of self-propulsion, interaction rules, information exchange, learning or memory, and system-level feedback opens exciting new directions for both fundamental science and applications. Recent efforts in this space combine techniques from statistical physics, nonlinear dynamics, robotics, and machine learning.<br>\r\nHowever, the communities working on these different aspects of active matter – soft matter physicists, ecologists, roboticists, and complexity scientists – remain fragmented, with limited opportunity for sustained dialogue. Bridging these communities is essential to develop a shared language, identify unifying principles, and guide the development of new experimental platforms and theoretical frameworks.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>References</strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08514-6\" target=\"_blank\">[1] F. Gu, B. Guiselin, N. Bain, I. Zuriguel, D. Bartolo, Nature, <strong>638</strong>, 112-119 (2025)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1126/scirobotics.aav7874\" target=\"_blank\">[2] A. Rafsanjani, K. Bertoldi, A. Studart, Sci. Robot., <strong>4</strong>, (2019)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.34133/cbsystems.0301\" target=\"_blank\">[3] J. Tirado, A. Parvaresh, B. Seyidoğlu, D. Bedford, J. Jørgensen, A. Rafsanjani, Cyborg. Bionic. Syst., <strong>6</strong>, (2025)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1038/s42254-021-00406-2\" target=\"_blank\">[4] J. O’Byrne, Y. Kafri, J. Tailleur, F. van Wijland, Nat. Rev. Phys., <strong>4</strong>, 167-183 (2022)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-022-01704-x\" target=\"_blank\">[5] P. Baconnier, D. Shohat, C. López, C. Coulais, V. Démery, G. Düring, O. Dauchot, Nat. Phys., <strong>18</strong>, 1234-1239 (2022)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-023-02028-0\" target=\"_blank\">[6] A. Cavagna, L. Di Carlo, I. Giardina, T. Grigera, S. Melillo, L. Parisi, G. Pisegna, M. Scandolo, Nat. Phys., <strong>19</strong>, 1043-1049 (2023)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/987549\" target=\"_blank\">[7] M. Bischof, E. Del Giudice, Molecular Biology International, <strong>2013</strong>, 1-19 (2013)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0377\" target=\"_blank\">[8] A. Deutsch, P. Friedl, L. Preziosi, G. Theraulaz, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B, <strong>375</strong>, 20190377 (2020)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms5688\" target=\"_blank\">[9] N. Kumar, H. Soni, S. Ramaswamy, A. Sood, Nat. Commun., <strong>5</strong>, 4688 (2014)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1756-8765.2009.01028.x\" target=\"_blank\">[10] M. Moussaid, S. Garnier, G. Theraulaz, D. Helbing, Topics in Cognitive Science, <strong>1</strong>, 469-497 (2009)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevx.15.021050\" target=\"_blank\">[11] R. Bebon, J. Robinson, T. Speck, Phys. Rev. X, <strong>15</strong>, 021050 (2025)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1126/scirobotics.abo6140\" target=\"_blank\">[12] M. Ben Zion, J. Fersula, N. Bredeche, O. Dauchot, Sci. Robot., <strong>8</strong>, (2023)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.110.014606\" target=\"_blank\">[13] J. Fersula, N. Bredeche, O. Dauchot, Phys. Rev. E, <strong>110</strong>, 014606 (2024)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-024-01540-w\" target=\"_blank\">[14] L. Caprini, A. Ldov, R. Gupta, H. Ellenberg, R. Wittmann, H. Löwen, C. Scholz, Commun. Phys., <strong>7</strong>, 52 (2024)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.0275\" target=\"_blank\">[15] T. Lengronne, D. Mlynski, S. Patalano, R. James, L. Keller, S. Sumner, Proc. R. Soc. B., <strong>288</strong>, rspb.2021.0275 (2021)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.75.1226\" target=\"_blank\">[16] T. Vicsek, A. Czirók, E. Ben-Jacob, I. Cohen, O. Shochet, Phys. Rev. Lett., <strong>75</strong>, 1226-1229 (1995)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20240005\" target=\"_blank\">[17] L. Ning, H. Zhu, J. Yang, Q. Zhang, P. Liu, R. Ni, N. Zheng, NSO., <strong>3</strong>, 20240005 (2024)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648x/adebd3\" target=\"_blank\">[18] G. Volpe, N. Araújo, M. Guix, M. Miodownik, N. Martin, L. Alvarez, J. Simmchen, R. Leonardo, N. Pellicciotta, Q. Martinet, J. Palacci, W. Ng, D. Saxena, R. Sapienza, S. Nadine, J. Mano, R. Mahdavi, C. Beck Adiels, J. Forth, C. Santangelo, S. Palagi, J. Seok, V. Webster-Wood, S. Wang, L. Yao, A. Aghakhani, T. Barois, H. Kellay, C. Coulais, M. van Hecke, C. Pierce, T. Wang, B. Chong, D. Goldman, A. Reina, V. Trianni, G. Volpe, R. Beckett, S. Nair, R. Armstrong, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, <strong>37</strong>, 333501 (2025)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648x/ab6348\" target=\"_blank\">[19] G. Gompper, R. Winkler, T. Speck, A. Solon, C. Nardini, F. Peruani, H. Löwen, R. Golestanian, U. Kaupp, L. Alvarez, T. Kiørboe, E. Lauga, W. Poon, A. DeSimone, S. Muiños-Landin, A. Fischer, N. Söker, F. Cichos, R. Kapral, P. Gaspard, M. Ripoll, F. Sagues, A. Doostmohammadi, J. Yeomans, I. Aranson, C. Bechinger, H. Stark, C. Hemelrijk, F. Nedelec, T. Sarkar, T. Aryaksama, M. Lacroix, G. Duclos, V. Yashunsky, P. Silberzan, M. Arroyo, S. Kale, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, <strong>32</strong>, 193001 (2020)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1038/529016a\" target=\"_blank\">[20] G. Popkin, Nature, <strong>529</strong>, 16-18 (2016)</a></p>", "image_description": "", "creation_date": "2026-01-26T14:57:51", "last_modification_date": "2026-01-26T16:42:52", "link_label": "Toward Intelligent Behavior in Macroscopic Active Matter", "link_url": "https://www.cecam.org/workshop-details/toward-intelligent-behavior-in-macroscopic-active-matter-1481", "canceled": "False", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "BCH 2103", "url_place_and_room": "https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==BCH%202103", "url_online_room": "", "spoken_languages": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/2/?format=api" ], "speaker": "", "organizer": "<strong>Wylie Ahmed, </strong>CNRS ; <strong>Laura Alvarez, </strong>University of Bordeaux ; <strong>Lorenzo Caprini, </strong>Heinrich-Heine University of Duesseldorf ; <strong>Matteo Paoluzzi, </strong>Sapienza University of Rome", "contact": "<a href=\"mailto:[email protected]\"><strong>Cornelia Bujenita</strong></a>, CECAM Events and Operations Manager", "is_internal": "False", "theme": "", "vulgarization": { "id": 2, "fr_label": "Public averti", "en_label": "Informed public" }, "registration": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Sur inscription", "en_label": "Registration required" }, "keywords": "", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/119442/", "category": { "id": 1, "code": "CONF", "fr_label": "Conférences - Séminaires", "en_label": "Conferences - Seminars", "activated": true }, "academic_calendar_category": null, "domains": [], "mementos": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/1/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/5/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/6/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/8/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/27/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/417/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/442/?format=api" ] }, { "id": 70950, "title": "Theoretical Realisation of Quantum Phenomena In Computational Materials Discovery", "slug": "theoretical-realisation-of-quantum-phenomena-in--2", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/theoretical-realisation-of-quantum-phenomena-in--2", "visual_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32338/200x112.jpg", "visual_large_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32338/720x405.jpg", "visual_maxsize_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32338/max-size.jpg", "lang": "en", "start_date": "2026-06-22", "end_date": "2026-06-24", "start_time": null, "end_time": null, "description": "<p>You can apply to participate and find all the relevant information (speakers, abstracts, program,...) on the event website: <a href=\"https://www.cecam.org/workshop-details/theoretical-realisation-of-quantum-phenomena-in-computational-materials-discovery-1485\">https://www.cecam.org/workshop-details/theoretical-realisation-of-quantum-phenomena-in-computational-materials-discovery-1485</a>.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nRegistration is required to attend the full event, take part in the social activities and present a poster at the poster session (if any). However, the EPFL community is welcome to attend specific lectures without registration if the topic is of interest to their research. Do not hesitate to contact the <a href=\"mailto:[email protected]\">CECAM Event Manager</a> if you have any question.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Description</strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\nQuantum phenomena in materials underpin a range of emerging technologies, including spin-based quantum technologies, efficient energy transport materials and ultra-narrow bandwidth lasers.<sup>1,2,3</sup> Emergent behaviour such as quantum magnetism, superconductivity and superradiance<sup>4</sup> arise from the complex interplay between electronic and structural properties; electronic features including strong electron correlation, spin-orbit coupling and reduced dimensionality can lead to phenomena such as unconventional superconductivity and room-temperature spin coherences, whilst structural factors such as crystal symmetry, doping concentrations and Moiré twist patterns are pivotal in shaping these quantum characteristics.<sup>5,6</sup> Computational quantum materials discovery requires both highly advanced theoretical models of the electronic structure and high-throughput approaches for identifying stable crystal structures and predicting their properties.<sup>3,7</sup><br>\r\nStrongly correlated electrons, ubiquitous in quantum materials, challenge conventional density functional theory (DFT). Quantum embedding methods, such as Density Matrix Embedding Theory (DMET) and Quantum Defect Embedding Theory (QDET), are powerful tools for describing strongly correlated electronic states in materials. QDET solves an effective Hamiltonian for a strongly-correlated subset of DFT orbitals using full configuration interaction, parameterized via a Green's function approach.<sup>8</sup> DMET, however, maps the solid-state problem onto a self-consistent quantum impurity coupled to a mean-field bath, with the impurity solved by high-level methods.<sup>9</sup> The application of these advanced techniques is rapidly growing, from analysing superconducting cuprates to describing quantum spin defects in semiconductors.<sup>8,9</sup><br>\r\nModel Hamiltonians, such as the multi-band Hubbard model, are increasingly used to describe the low-energy physics of quantum materials.<sup>10</sup> While the constrained random phase approximation is the traditional choice for parametrising these models,<sup>11</sup> the newly developed moment-conserved RPA may offer superior accuracy by conserving instantaneous two-point correlation functions.<sup>12,13</sup> Powerful numerical techniques like Determinant Quantum Monte Carlo have recently been pioneered for solving the model Hamiltonian and predicting quantum phenomena such as pairing susceptibilities.<sup>14</sup><br>\r\nSuch theoretical methods are also essential for computational discovery of spin defects in semiconductors, a promising platform for room-temperature qubits.<sup>3,15</sup> Advanced theoretical treatments are essential to predict defect electronic, magnetic, and optical properties, incorporating effects like spin-orbit and spin-phonon coupling which determine spin coherence and optical manipulation characteristics. The current state-of-the-art combines DFT studies of semiconductor bulk properties with ab initio treatments of the defect; quantum embedding methods are emerging as a promising alternative.<sup>16,17</sup><br>\r\nGiven the immense diversity of materials, high-throughput screening is a cornerstone of modern materials discovery. DFT, particularly with state-of-the-art approximations like r2SCAN+rVV10, remains the workhorse for reliably determining material structures; such calculations often offer critical insight into both a systems stability and electronic structure.<sup>7,18,19,20</sup> Machine learning (ML) is transforming materials discovery by slashing the computational cost of such calculations, allowing a wider exploration of composition space.<sup>21,22</sup><br>\r\nComputational quantum materials modelling is advancing rapidly, however reconciling methods treating strongly correlated electrons with computational workflows employed in modern materials discovery remains relatively unexploited. The synergy of advanced theory, high-performance computing and ML has the potential to drive breakthroughs in quantum materials discovery and accelerate development of emerging technologies, from novel qubit platforms to room-temperature superconductors.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>References</strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.132.076401\" target=\"_blank\">[1] C. Scott, G. Booth, Phys. Rev. Lett., <strong>132</strong>, 076401 (2024)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41524-025-01554-0\" target=\"_blank\">[2] X. Jiang, W. Wang, S. Tian, H. Wang, T. Lookman, Y. Su, npj. Comput. Mater., <strong>11</strong>, 79 (2025)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2024.110438\" target=\"_blank\">[3] S. Giaremis, M. Righi, Tribology International, <strong>204</strong>, 110438 (2025)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41524-024-01437-w\" target=\"_blank\">[4] Z. Zhu, J. Park, H. Sahasrabuddhe, A. Ganose, R. Chang, J. Lawson, A. 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This disconnection manifests, among other symptoms, in the fact that schools, conferences, and workshops are often dedicated to a specific frequency window (e.g. IR spectroscopy) or to simulation methods targeting a class of specific processes (e.g. vibrational dynamics). Opportunities for dialogue and the building of a shared language are lacking. In fact, while preparing this proposal, it became evident that even foundational terms like ab initio or quantum dynamics carry different meanings across communities.<br>\r\nTo address this fragmentation, the proposed CECAM school brings together researchers from diverse backgrounds to foster mutual understanding and build lasting conceptual bridges. Over five days, participants will engage with both the theoretical foundations and practical implementations of spectroscopies across different communities. We will highlight the fact that despite their apparent differences, all spectroscopic methods can be traced back to a common starting point: a light–matter Hamiltonian that includes the quantum description of electronic, nuclear, and photonic degrees of freedom. From this unified framework, we will explore how different approximations—introduced at various stages—lead to the distinct theoretical approaches adopted in each field.<br>\r\nThe first part of the school will focus on approaches that solve the exact quantum molecular dynamics in reduced dimensionality. Within this framework, molecules are treated fully quantum-mechanically, while light is treated classically as an external perturbation within the dipole approximation. From the matter perspective, this means that the full electron + nuclear wavefunction is accessible, offering a great level of detail and information, and the accurate treatment of non-Born-Oppenheimer dynamics. 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To make these simulations computationally tractable, while retaining an explicit description of the electrons, electron–electron interactions are typically simplified using ground-state density functional theory (DFT). This approach, commonly referred to as ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD), enables the simulation of vibrational spectroscopies such as infrared (IR) and Raman [12,13], as well as surface-specific techniques like sum-frequency generation (SFG) [14,15]. To access larger system sizes and longer simulation timescales, forces can be derived from classical interatomic potentials, facilitating the convergence of multidimensional spectroscopic observables such as THz-Raman spectra [16]. Alternatively, forces can be learned directly from first-principles data using machine-learning (ML) models, enabling ML-driven molecular dynamics and spectroscopy [17-21]. Through path integral techniques, the quantum nature of the nuclei can be recovered, which is particularly important for systems containing light atoms, such as hydrogen [22-24].<br>\r\nThe third part of the school will explore what happens when the primary interest shifts from vibrational to electronic dynamics. In this context, the electron dynamics at the DFT level can be incorporated by considering its time-dependent version (TDDFT), where the exchange-correlation functionals are usually adiabatic. With this method, UV-visible absorption [25], circular dichroism [26], inelastic X-ray scattering, and electron energy loss [27], and other spectroscopies can be computed. Finally, there are situations in which strong light-matter coupling demands an explicit treatment of the photons [28]. These can be reintroduced either by dressing the Kohn-Sham Hamiltonian with electron-photon exchange-correlation potentials (known as quantum-electrodynamics DFT, or QEDFT) [29] or by a semiclassical treatment of the photons solving Maxwell’s equations (the Maxwell-TDDFT method)[30]. These methods enable the calculation of spectra in cavities or arbitrary electromagnetic environments [31], and can account for polaritonic phenomena, radiative lifetimes, superradiance, and many more.<br>\r\nThis school brings together leading experts from exact quantum dynamics, ab initio MD, ML‐enabled simulations, and Maxwell–TDDFT to forge a common language and cross‐fertilize ideas. Lectures will cover both the fundamental principles and the latest advances in each area, highlighting current applications and open challenges. Complementing the lectures, hands-on tutorials will reinforce foundational concepts and provide important hands-on experience on several popular computational approaches (see hands-on section below).<br>\r\nBy spanning the electromagnetic spectrum and the hierarchy of theoretical methods, this school will equip PhD students and postdocs with a unified, multi‐scale, and inter-community perspective on quantum dynamics and spectroscopy. Participants will leave with both a solid grounding in foundational techniques and direct experience of the latest computational frontiers, ready to tackle open challenges in molecular and materials science.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>References</strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4901216\" target=\"_blank\">[1] P. Hamm, The Journal of Chemical Physics, <strong>141</strong>, (2014)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.3c00967\" target=\"_blank\">[2] M. Svendsen, K. Thygesen, A. Rubio, J. Flick, J. Chem. 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