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Sande<br>\r\nMathematics doctoral program<br>\r\nThesis Nr. 11727<br>\r\n<br>\r\nTo take part in the public defense, please contact directly the speaker</p>", "image_description": "", "creation_date": "2026-04-09T13:59:29", "last_modification_date": "2026-04-09T13:59:36", "link_label": "", "link_url": "", "canceled": "False", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "CE 1 106", "url_place_and_room": "https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==CE%201%20106", "url_online_room": "https://epfl.zoom.us/j/62852882631", "spoken_languages": [], "speaker": "<a href=\"mailto:[email protected]\"><strong>Yannis Dirk VOET</strong></a>", "organizer": "", "contact": "<a href=\"mailto:[email protected]\"><strong>Yannis Dirk VOET</strong></a>", "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": "EDMA", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/120330/", "category": { "id": 12, "code": "SOUTE", "fr_label": "Soutenances de thèses", "en_label": "Thesis defenses", "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" ] }, { "id": 71443, "title": "Mathematics Colloquium", "slug": "mathematics-colloquium-13", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/mathematics-colloquium-13", "visual_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32790/200x112.jpg", "visual_large_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32790/720x405.jpg", "visual_maxsize_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32790/max-size.jpg", "lang": "en", "start_date": "2026-06-17", "end_date": "2026-06-17", "start_time": "16:15:00", "end_time": "17:15:00", "description": "<strong>Title</strong>: <br>\r\nPositive random walks and positive-semidefinite random matrices<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Abstract</strong>:<br>\r\nOn the real line, a random walk that can only move in the positive direction is very unlikely to remain close to its origin. After a fixed number of steps, the left tail has a Gaussian profile under minimal assumptions. Remarkably, a similar phenomenon occurs when we consider a positive random walk on the cone of positive-semidefinite matrices. After a fixed number of steps, the minimum eigenvalue is described by a Gaussian random matrix model.<br>\r\nThis talk introduces a new way to make this intuition rigorous. The methodology addresses an open problem in computational mathematics about sparse random embeddings. The presentation targets a general mathematical audience.<br>\r\nPreprint: <a href=\"https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.16578\" target=\"_blank\">https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.16578</a><br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Please register on the following form : </strong>https://forms.gle/ppXwKo9HmTgFk3rc7", "image_description": "", "creation_date": "2026-04-01T11:03:30", "last_modification_date": "2026-04-01T11:03:45", "link_label": "", "link_url": "", "canceled": "False", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "BCH 2201", "url_place_and_room": "https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==BCH%202201", "url_online_room": "", "spoken_languages": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/2/?format=api" ], "speaker": "Prof. Joel A. 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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\nComplex fluids are ubiquitous in biology, geophysics, and industry [1]. These materials are challenging to characterize and predict [1–4], particularly when they incorporate multiple interfaces, as in colloidal suspensions [4], foams [5–7], or nanoporous membranes [8–10]. Many of these interfaces are micro- or nano-scale and evolve over short times, which can obscure them to observation and pose challenges to experimentalists [2–5, 11, 12]. This opens exciting opportunities for a strong partnership between the development of novel theoretical, computational, and experimental techniques.<br>\r\nProbing interfaces presents unique challenges compared to probing complex fluids in the bulk. The interfacial structure and constitutive behavior then depend on the composition of two fluids as well as the interfacial configuration [13, 14]. Translating this increased complexity to a computational framework involves developing reliable models describing molecular interactions near fluid-fluid or fluid-solid interfaces [15–17], as well as models for continuum stresses [18]. Molecular modeling is necessary to reveal the physics of chemically-complex structures [17], but is computationally expensive, and it can be challenging to identify the relevant physics to include [19]. Yet the interface also provides unique opportunities for control: in liquid crystals, for example, interfacial stresses can be transmitted through the bulk, leading to novel pattern formation [20] and optical materials exploiting interfacial control [21]. Finally, interfaces are prone to instabilities, which can make flows unpredictable, but opens opportunities to exploit unstable growth for spontaneous patterning.<br>\r\nTo underscore the present challenges, even for a “simple” Newtonian fluid, the presence of an interface may hinder understanding of flow mechanics. For example, mechanisms for contact during drop impact are still debated [22]: molecular dynamics (MD) simulations can clarify which effects dominate among interfacial instabilities, electrostatic charge, gas-kinetic effects, and other driving forces [22–26], in addition to liquid/surface chemistry [27, 28]. Diffusive processes at interfaces [29] and nanoscale membrane flows, where osmotic and phoretic effects are significant [11, 30], also require further development in MD or coarse-grained models.<br>\r\n <br>\r\n<strong>This workshop aims to foster exchanges around the following </strong><strong>broad questions:</strong>\r\n</p><ul>\r\n\t<li>How do <strong>molecular phenomena</strong><strong> </strong>determine the <strong>structural properties and interfacial dynamics </strong>of complex fluid interfaces?</li>\r\n\t<li>How do we approach <strong>a rigorous, robust, and predictive upscaling </strong>between non-continuum computational approaches (e.g. MD, coarse-grained models), which are computationally costly, and large-scale systems? Can we extract universal quantities or concepts from MD to be used in a continuum model? Are these potential quantities intrinsic properties or do they depend on the flow configuration and hence require an ad hoc calibration for each flow situation?</li>\r\n\t<li><strong>How can emerging experimental and computational techniques inform our understanding of </strong><strong>interfacial instabilities in complex fluids? </strong>Can we account for instabilities arising from molecular and meso-scales in a macroscopic stability analysis?</li>\r\n\t<li>Is it possible to <strong>incorporate microscopic effects into macroscopic models </strong>which 'go beyond' the conventional Navier-Stokes-Fourier paradigm? For example, can effective viscosities adequately account for molecular effects, or can noise terms incorporate thermal fluctuations? Can these models be captured by extending existing computational approaches, or do they require entirely new frameworks?</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>The list of confirmed speakers will be announced in February. </strong>In addition, a limited number of abstracts may be submitted for the poster session – submissions will open in February.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>References</strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03727\" target=\"_blank\">[1] L. Veldscholte, J. Snoeijer, W. den Otter, S. de Beer, Langmuir, <strong>40</strong>, 4401-4409 (2024)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2023.659\" target=\"_blank\">[2] G. Zampogna, P. Ledda, K. Wittkowski, F. Gallaire, J. Fluid Mech., <strong>970</strong>, A39 (2023)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.134.054001\" target=\"_blank\">[3] A. Carbonaro, G. Savorana, L. Cipelletti, R. Govindarajan, D. Truzzolillo, Phys. Rev. Lett., <strong>134</strong>, 054001 (2025)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202502173\" target=\"_blank\">[4] L. Buonaiuto, S. Reuvekamp, B. Shakhayeva, E. Liu, F. Neuhaus, B. Braunschweig, S. de Beer, F. Mugele, Advanced Materials, <strong>37</strong>, (2025)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c02513\" target=\"_blank\">[5] J. Sun, L. Li, R. Zhang, H. Jing, R. Hao, Z. Li, Q. Xiao, L. Zhang, J. Phys. Chem. B, <strong>128</strong>, 7871-7881 (2024)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0205314\" target=\"_blank\">[6] H. Liu, J. Zhang, Physics of Fluids, <strong>36</strong>, (2024)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.131.164001\" target=\"_blank\">[7] S. Perumanath, M. Chubynsky, R. Pillai, M. Borg, J. Sprittles, Phys. Rev. Lett., <strong>131</strong>, 164001 (2023)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.134.134001\" target=\"_blank\">[8] F. Yu, A. Ratschow, R. Tao, X. Li, Y. Jin, J. Wang, Z. Wang, Phys. Rev. Lett., <strong>134</strong>, 134001 (2025)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevfluids.8.103602\" target=\"_blank\">[9] R. Kaviani, J. Kolinski, Phys. Rev. Fluids, <strong>8</strong>, 103602 (2023)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-fluid-121021-021121\" target=\"_blank\">[10] J. Sprittles, Annu. Rev. Fluid Mech., <strong>56</strong>, 91-118 (2024)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-022-00930-5\" target=\"_blank\">[11] L. Ma, C. Li, J. Pan, Y. Ji, C. Jiang, R. Zheng, Z. Wang, Y. Wang, B. Li, Y. Lu, Light. Sci. Appl., <strong>11</strong>, 270 (2022)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43978-6\" target=\"_blank\">[12] Q. Zhang, W. Wang, S. Zhou, R. Zhang, I. Bischofberger, Nat. Commun., <strong>15</strong>, 7 (2024)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cc01557f\" target=\"_blank\">[13] R. Ishraaq, S. Das, Chem. Commun., <strong>60</strong>, 6093-6129 (2024)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-fluid-122316-045034\" target=\"_blank\">[14] S. Popinet, Annu. Rev. Fluid Mech., <strong>50</strong>, 49-75 (2018)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cp02128b\" target=\"_blank\">[15] L. Smook, R. Ishraaq, T. Akash, S. de Beer, S. Das, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., <strong>26</strong>, 25557-25566 (2024)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-fluid-031821-104935\" target=\"_blank\">[16] R. Ewoldt, C. Saengow, Annu. Rev. Fluid Mech., <strong>54</strong>, 413-441 (2022)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.7b00812\" target=\"_blank\">[17] H. Liang, Z. Cao, Z. Wang, A. Dobrynin, ACS Macro Lett., <strong>7</strong>, 116-121 (2018)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00636-y\" target=\"_blank\">[18] Q. Xu, K. Jensen, R. Boltyanskiy, R. Sarfati, R. Style, E. Dufresne, Nat. Commun., <strong>8</strong>, 555 (2017)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.111.055103\" target=\"_blank\">[19] A. Fukushima, S. Oyagi, T. Tokumasu, Phys. Rev. E, <strong>111</strong>, 055103 (2025)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/ad66f9\" target=\"_blank\">[20] K. Jorissen, L. Veldscholte, M. Odijk, S. de Beer, Meas. Sci. Technol., <strong>35</strong>, 115501 (2024)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2221304120\" target=\"_blank\">[21] A. Allemand, M. Zhao, O. Vincent, R. Fulcrand, L. Joly, C. Ybert, A. Biance, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., <strong>120</strong>, (2023)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-fluid-071320-095958\" target=\"_blank\">[22] N. Kavokine, R. Netz, L. Bocquet, Annu. Rev. Fluid Mech., <strong>53</strong>, 377-410 (2021)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-020-0625-8\" target=\"_blank\">[23] L. Bocquet, Nat. Mater., <strong>19</strong>, 254-256 (2020)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aan2438\" target=\"_blank\">[24] R. Tunuguntla, R. Henley, Y. Yao, T. Pham, M. Wanunu, A. Noy, Science, <strong>357</strong>, 792-796 (2017)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1705181114\" target=\"_blank\">[25] P. Beltramo, M. Gupta, A. Alicke, I. Liascukiene, D. Gunes, C. Baroud, J. Vermant, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., <strong>114</strong>, 10373-10378 (2017)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.133.088202\" target=\"_blank\">[26] C. Guidolin, E. Rio, R. Cerbino, F. Giavazzi, A. Salonen, Phys. Rev. Lett., <strong>133</strong>, 088202 (2024)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2021.529\" target=\"_blank\">[27] A. Bussonnière, I. Cantat, J. Fluid Mech., <strong>922</strong>, A25 (2021)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.95.030602\" target=\"_blank\">[28] L. Oyarte Gálvez, S. de Beer, D. van der Meer, A. Pons, Phys. Rev. E, <strong>95</strong>, 030602 (2017)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.4c01604\" target=\"_blank\">[29] V. Calabrese, A. Shen, S. Haward, Macromolecules, <strong>57</strong>, 9668-9676 (2024)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2211347120\" target=\"_blank\">[30] M. Kumar, J. Guasto, A. Ardekani, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 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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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Sun, Science, <strong>379</strong>, (2023)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-07001-8\" target=\"_blank\">[20] C. Zhu, S. Boehme, L. Feld, A. Moskalenko, D. Dirin, R. Mahrt, T. Stöferle, M. Bodnarchuk, A. Efros, P. Sercel, M. Kovalenko, G. Rainò, Nature, <strong>626</strong>, 535-541 (2024)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2022-0723\" target=\"_blank\">[21] Á. Gali, Nanophotonics, <strong>12</strong>, 359-397 (2023)</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.3389/fmats.2024.1343005\" target=\"_blank\">[22] V. Harris, P. Andalib, Front. 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This course is provided by a certified Night Science trainer from the <a href=\"https://www.epfl.ch/research/services/units/research-office/\" target=\"_blank\">EPFL Research Office</a>. <br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>This interactive workshop is designed specifically for postdoctoral researchers who want to:</strong>\r\n</p><ul>\r\n\t<li>Generate novel, high-risk/high-reward ideas for grants and publications</li>\r\n\t<li>Overcome conceptual or experimental roadblocks</li>\r\n\t<li>Expand their thinking beyond conventional frameworks</li>\r\n\t<li>Reconnect with the creative side of the scientific process</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong><em>When and Where</em></strong><strong>:</strong> June 25, 2026, 08:30-14:00. 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The program will support either the launch of new joint projects or the consolidation of existing initiatives. Open to all scientific disciplines, the call welcomes a wide range of methods and approaches: field research, feasibility studies, qualitative interviews, artistic or design-based research, etc.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Amount :</strong> Max. CHF 25,000 per project<br>\r\n<strong>Deadline :</strong> 23.06.2026<br>\r\n<strong>Duration :</strong> up to 12 months<br>\r\n<strong>Eligibility criteria</strong><br>\r\nApplicants must hold a position (permanent or lasting until the end of the project) in an eligible institution and demonstrate at least three years of research or relevant professional experience. What it meant by eligible institutions: \r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>for <strong><em>Switzerland</em> - </strong>accredited higher education institutions (list provided by <a href=\"https://www.swissuniversities.ch/en/topics/studying/accredited-swiss-higher-education-institutions\" target=\"_blank\">swissuniversities</a>) and research institutions as defined in art. 4. and 5. of the <a href=\"https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2013/786/en\" target=\"_blank\">RIPA</a></li>\r\n\t<li>for <strong><em>MENA region</em>: </strong>accredited universities and public research institutes</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Further information</strong>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Please consider that The RPG 2026 will open soon and the detailed guidelines will be available on the <a href=\"https://www.hes-so.ch/en/hes-so/about-us/international/leading-house-mena/research-partnership-grants-2026\">main page</a> of the call</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>For more specific guidelines or questions about relevance, applicants are encouraged to contact <a href=\"mailto:[email protected]\">Leading House MENA</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Any other questions may be addressed to the <a href=\"mailto:[email protected]\">Research Office</a></li>\r\n</ul>", "image_description": "", "creation_date": "2026-05-05T17:28:59", "last_modification_date": "2026-05-05T17:28:59", "link_label": "", "link_url": "", "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": "", "contact": "<a href=\"mailto:[email protected]\">Research Office</a>", "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": "", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/120665/", "category": { "id": 16, "code": "PROP", "fr_label": "Appel à proposition", "en_label": "Call for proposal", "activated": true }, "academic_calendar_category": null, "domains": [], "mementos": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/3/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/4/?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/27/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/140/?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. 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High-resolution quantitative measurements of the oligomeric organization of membrane proteins in native membranes, and how they change under different conditions, are indispensable for understanding membrane protein biology. Her lab reported a single-molecule technique, Native-nanoBleach, to determine the oligomeric distribution of membrane proteins from native membranes at ~10 nm spatial resolution and at endogenous levels of expression. They applied Native-nanoBleach to quantify the oligomerization status of structurally and functionally diverse membrane proteins. Her team has now extended this general technique to organellar membrane proteins and membrane contact sites in the context of neurodegeneration and rare developmental diseases. 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