BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Vienna BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261025T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:CET END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:684800150f201048290295@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260506T153000 DTEND:20260506T163000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Hong Wang\nhosted by Laszlo Erdös & Uli Wagner\nAbstr act: A Kakeya set is a compact subset of R^n that contains a unit line seg ment pointing in every direction. Kakeya set conjecture asserts that every Kakeya set has Minkowski and Hausdorff dimension n. We prove this conject ure in R^3 as a consequence of a more general statement about union of tub es.This is joint work with Josh Zahl. LOCATION:Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, Central Building\, ISTA ORGANIZER:boosthui@ist.ac.at SUMMARY:Hong Wang: Kakeya sets in R^3 URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6400 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:68776f9104d40763009008@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260507T110000 DTEND:20260507T120000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Nachi Stern\nhosted by Carl Goodrich\nAbstract: From e lectrically responsive neuronal networks to immune repertoires\, biologica l systems can learn to perform complex tasks. In this seminar\, we explore physical learning\, a framework inspired by computational learning theory and biological systems\, where networks physically adapt to applied force s to adopt desired functions. Unlike traditional engineering approaches or artificial intelligence\, physical learning is facilitated by physically realizable learning rules\, requiring only local responses and no explicit information about the desired functionality. Our research shows that such local learning rules can be derived for broad classes of physical network s and that physical learning is indeed physically realizable\, without com puter aid\, through laboratory experiments. We take further inspiration fr om learning in the brain and demonstrate the success of physical learning beyond the quasi-equilibrium regime\, enabling physical systems to adapt c omplex dynamical functions. By leveraging the advances of statistical lear ning theory in physical machines\, we propose physical learning as a promi sing bridge between computational machine learning and biology\, with the potential to enable the development of power-efficient AI platforms\, and new classes of smart metamaterials that adapt in-situ to users needs. LOCATION:Mondi Seminar Room 2\, Central Building\, ISTA ORGANIZER:cpetz@ist.ac.at SUMMARY:Nachi Stern: Learning without neurons in physical systems URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6287 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:1778148000@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260507T120000 DTEND:20260507T130000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Florian Seitner\nhosted by XISTA\nAbstract: What does it really take to turn cutting-edge research into a company that lasts? Jo in Florian Seitner\, VP & General Manager for Perception Software at emoti on3D\, for an honest look at the journey from academic research to buildin g and exiting a deep-tech startup. This talk goes beyond the technology\, exploring why team\, customers\, and go-to-market matter just as much as t he innovation itself.• 12:00 - 12:45 | Talk• 12:45 - 13:00 | Q&A• 13 :00 - 15:00 | Food & DrinksFlorian Seitner is VP & General Manager for Per ception Software at emotion3D\, where he works on AI-based perception syst ems for automotive applications\, with a focus on computer vision and in-c abin sensing. He holds a PhD in computer vision and AI and is a co-founder of emotion3D. As part of the founding team\, he helped grow the company f rom an early-stage startup into an established provider of interior percep tion software for automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers. Following its acqu isition by indie Semiconductor\, his focus is on strategy\, business devel opment\, and customer engagement.In this talk\, Florian will share practic al lessons from building a deep-tech company:• From Lab to Market: Navig ating the long\, non-linear path from research to real-world impact• Bey ond Technology: Why team\, customers\, and go-to-market determine success • Honest Lessons: Pivots\, funding challenges\, and what it takes to sca le without burning out your teamIf you’re curious about deep-tech startu ps or want an honest take on the founder journey\, Florian is happy to ans wer questions and share personal experiences. Stay after the talk to mingl e over pizza\, exchange ideas\, and engage with our innovation leads. LOCATION:Sunstone Building | 1. Floor | Graduate Staircase\, ISTA ORGANIZER:diana.zubcevic@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:Florian Seitner: XISTA Talk | Florian Seitner URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6438 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:665dbdca969d6632628731@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260507T131500 DTEND:20260507T150000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Du Pei\nhosted by Tamas Hausel\nAbstract: In this talk \, I will outline an approach to studying skein modules of 3-manifolds by embedding them into the Hilbert spaces of four-dimensional supersymmetric gauge theories. When the 3-manifold has reduced holonomy\, this approach l eads to an algorithm for the dimension of the skein module for a general g auge group\, expressed as a sum over nilpotent orbits in the Lie algebra\, which we also related to and compare with the structure of C^*-fixed loci in the moduli space of Higgs bundles. Surprisingly\, the dimensions often differ between Langlands-dual pairs\, for which I will provide a physical explanation. This perspective helps to clarify the relation between the g auge-theoretic framework of Kapustin and Witten and other versions of the geometric Langlands program\, and explains why the dimensions of skein mod ules do not exhibit a TQFT-like behavior. LOCATION:Office Bldg West / Ground floor / Heinzel Seminar Room (I21.EG.101 )\, ISTA ORGANIZER:boosthui@ist.ac.at SUMMARY:Du Pei: Gauge theory and skein modules URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6431 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:1778491800@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260511T113000 DTEND:20260511T123000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Veronika Sunko & Xujia Chen\nhosted by Mikhail Lemeshk o\nAbstract: Veronika Sunko | Symmetry Probes of Quantum MatterThe centra l goal of condensed matter physics is to uncover\, understand\, and ultima tely control novel phases of matter. Progress relies on continuous interac tions between theory and experiment\, yet the two often remain separated: theories predict phenomena that experiments struggle to test\, while exper iments reveal behaviors that theories can at best postdict. My research is driven by the ambition to narrow this gap\, an effort that is inherently collaborative\, bringing together theorists\, synthesis groups\, and compl ementary experimental techniques.In this talk\, I will outline how symmetr y can serve as a bridge: experimental identification of symmetry can test and constrain theories. I will describe our strategy of developing and uti lizing experimental probes of symmetry\, and the opportunity these efficie nt and sensitive experiments offer for altermagnets\, a new class of magne tic materials where theoretical predictions are outpacing data. More broad ly\, this symmetry-based toolkit is applicable to a wide range of quantum materials\, and it will shape the research of my group in the years to com e.____________Xujia Chen | Manifolds and DiffeomorphismsManifolds are one of the fundamental objects studied in geometry and topology\, and diffeom orphisms are the "self-symmetries" of a smooth manifold. I will give an introduction to these concepts\, and show you what some research question s in this area look like. This talk is mainly targeted at non-mathematic ians LOCATION:Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, ISTA ORGANIZER:diana.zubcevic@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:Veronika Sunko & Xujia Chen: Inaugural Lecture | Symmetry Probes of Quantum Matter & Manifolds and Diffeomorphisms URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6094 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:686bce5b41e34965306073@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260512T110000 DTEND:20260512T120000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Benjamin Sacépé\nhosted by Georgios Katsaros\nAbstra ct: Topological superconductivity has attracted considerable attention due to its great promise for fault-tolerant quantum computing. Conventional a pproaches rely on intricate hybrid systems combining topological insulator s and superconductors\, requiring precise material engineering and fine-tu ned conditions\, yet a clear experimental demonstration remains absent to this day. In this colloquium\, I will introduce a novel type of topologica l insulator state emerging from the physics of the quantum Hall effect. Th is state leverages the unique properties of the zeroth Landau level in gra phenea remarkable\, strongly interacting flat band where electron-electron interactions give rise to diverse broken-symmetry phases\, characterized by distinct topological and lattice-scale orders. These phases can be iden tified through transport measurements [1] and directly visualized using sc anning tunneling spectroscopy [2]. I will also demonstrate how superconduc tivity can be induced in quantum Hall edge channels to create robust Josep hson junctions\, despite the presence of a strong perpendicular magnetic f ield [3]\, thus opening a new path toward the realization of topological s uperconductivity in quantum Hall Josephson junctions.[1] L. Veyrat et al. Science 367\, 781 (2020)[2] A. Coissard et al. Nature 605\, 51 (2022)[3] H . Vignaud et al. Nature 624\, 545 (2023) LOCATION:Office Bldg West / Ground floor / Heinzel Seminar Room (I21.EG.101 )\, ISTA ORGANIZER:sandra.widdmann@ist.ac.at SUMMARY:Benjamin Sacépé: Exploring Quantum Hall Edge Channels in Graphene as a Path to Topological Superconductivity URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6303 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:69c104cda01c7847075710@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260512T140000 DTEND:20260512T150000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Sashi Weerawarana\nhosted by Alicia Michael and Floria n Schur\nAbstract: All living beings must package and compact their DNA to protect genetic material and regulate genome access. In my thesis work\, I investigate genome organization in mitochondria\, bacteria\, and viruses . Mitochondria utilize the HMG-box protein TFAM to fulfill this vital role \, whereas bacteria and viruses employ histone proteins that adopt differe nt binding modes. The central focus of this talk is TFAM-mediated DNA comp action. Using a wide array of biochemical methods and structural biology a pproaches\, I show that TFAM compacts DNA into homogenous higher-order com plexes that exhibit continuous conformational dynamics. The talk also pres ents cryo EM data revealing distinct strategies utilized by bacterial hist ones from Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus and Leptospira interrogans to compact DNA and highlights unique structural features of the Medusavirus medusae nucleosome. Together\, this work reveals diverse mechanisms of genome comp action across organelles and domains of life. LOCATION:Mondi Seminar Room 2\, Central Building\, ISTA ORGANIZER:jgazsi@ist.ac.at SUMMARY:Sashi Weerawarana: Genome organization in mitochondria\, bacteria\, and viruses URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6371 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:1779096600@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260518T113000 DTEND:20260518T123000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Alex Schier\nhosted by Edouard Hannezo\nAbstract: How does a fertilized egg develop into a complex embryo?  To address this que stion\, large-scale high-resolution atlases of development have recently  been generated. While these efforts have met with much excitement\, they have also raised the concern of "stamp collection". I will present our re cent progress in generating global views of embryogenesis and discuss how the exploration of atlases and gene regulatory networks can help provide c onceptual advances. LOCATION:Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, ISTA ORGANIZER:diana.zubcevic@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:Alex Schier: Global Views of Development URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/5796 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:1779181200@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260519T110000 DTEND:20260519T120000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jonathan Home\nhosted by Julian Léonard\nAbstract: A bstract: The development of useful quantum computers will rely on the abil ity to suppress errors which occur both naturally and through the erroneou s application of gate operations. Error-correction typically comes with si gnificant resource overheads\, which motivates the search for implementati ons which can naturally provide error correction in a compact manner. One approach is to use bosonic degrees of freedom to encode information redund antly\, allowing to perform feedback which suppresses errors. I will descr ibe two sets of experiments in which we perform operations and bosonic err or correction using mechanical oscillations of a single trapped ion. In th e first\, we demonstrate the entanglement and subsequent error-correction of logical qubits encoded using superposed displaced squeezed states formi ng periodic structures in phase space. This “GKP” encoding is particul arly well suited to diffusive errors in the oscillator phase space. Then\, using a novel non-linear regime of control\, I will show how we realize n on-linear reservoir engineering to perform confinement of states into fini te-dimensional subspaces which have discrete rotational symmetry\, and whi ch protect from dephasing errors. Alongside coverage of the state-of-the-a rt\, I will provide perspectives as to how these approaches could be embed ded in larger systems.” LOCATION:Office Bldg West / Ground floor / Heinzel Seminar Room (I21.EG.101 )\, ISTA ORGANIZER:Stephanie.Dolot@ist.ac.at SUMMARY:Jonathan Home: Bosonic error-correction codes with trapped ions URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6406 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:665dbdca98c2b709685894@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260521T131500 DTEND:20260521T151500 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Pieter Belmans\nhosted by Tamas Hausel\nAbstract: The classification of Fano 4-folds is still largely open. Whilst moduli of sta ble quiver representations are varieties with very special properties\, it turns out that subspace quivers give rise to four interesting Fano 4-fold s (2 of which appear to be new) which are rigid\, have no vector fields\, have high Picard rank\, and have an interesting structure from an MMP pers pective. The tools for studying moduli of quiver representations work part icularly well for these examples\, and I will describe their intricate geo metry. This is joint work with Markus Reineke. LOCATION:Office Bldg West / Ground floor / Heinzel Seminar Room (I21.EG.101 )\, ISTA ORGANIZER:boosthui@ist.ac.at SUMMARY:Pieter Belmans: Fano 4-folds from subspace quiver moduli URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6439 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:1779364800@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260521T140000 DTEND:20260521T160000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Tarik Yefsah\nhosted by Julian Leonard\nAbstract: Abst ract: The last decades have seen the emergence of ultracold atom experimen ts as powerful platforms for the exploration of complex many-body systems\ , owing to their ability to probe large ensembles of particles in a well-c haracterized\, tunable\, and isolated environment.Among the various quantu m many-body problems within reach of quantum gas experiments\, interacting fermionic systems play a special role. While they constitute a cornerston e of quantum matter covering a broad fundamental and technological scope\, their understanding still represents a major challenge for existing theor etical approaches\, which are widely plagued by the infamous sign-problem. In this talk\, I will present our recent work on quantum gas microscopy of fermionic many-body systems in continuous space\, how we characterize the m at previously inaccessible levels of resolution\, and gain new insight i nto their microscopic inner workings. LOCATION:Sunstone Bldg / Ground floor / Big Seminar Room A \, ISTA ORGANIZER:Stephanie.Dolot@ist.ac.at SUMMARY:Tarik Yefsah: Exploring Fermionic Quantum Matter at the Single-Atom Level URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6445 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:1779786000@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260526T110000 DTEND:20260526T120000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jie Ren\nhosted by Maksym Serbyn\nAbstract: Abstract: Understanding how complex systems transition between order and chaos is a central challenge of nonequilibrium physics. While weak perturbations of c lassical integrable systems give rise to a mixed phase space of coexisting regular and chaotic trajectories\, analogous behavior in interacting quan tum many-body systems has remained elusive. Here we develop and experiment ally implement a hybrid quantum–classical feedback protocol that autonom ously discovers and stabilizes long-lived regular trajectories in a superc onducting quantum processor. Each iteration combines short-time quantum ev olution with classical optimization that projects the dynamics back onto a low-entanglement variational manifold\, effectively distilling coherence from chaotic evolution. The stabilized trajectories reveal a quantum many- body mixed phase space emerging from nonlinear variational dynamics\, with out a direct analogue in classical or few-body quantum systems. Our result s establish a versatile framework for algorithmic discovery and control of coherent dynamics previously inaccessible to experiment.  LOCATION:Office Bldg West / Ground floor / Heinzel Seminar Room (I21.EG.101 )\, ISTA ORGANIZER:Stephanie.Dolot@ist.ac.at SUMMARY:Jie Ren: “Quantum many-body mixed phase space revealed by hybrid feedback control" URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6345 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:1779951600@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260528T090000 DTEND:20260529T170000 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:\, ISTA ORGANIZER:lilla.kukor@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:ISS Area Retreat 2026 URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/5689 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:1779958800@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260528T110000 DTEND:20260528T120000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Federica Surace\nhosted by Maksym Serbyn\nAbstract: TB A LOCATION:Central Bldg / O1 / Mondi 2a\, ISTA ORGANIZER:Stephanie.Dolot@ist.ac.at SUMMARY:Federica Surace: "Slow dynamics in quantum many-body systems" URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6217 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:68776ee57aa4b682558249@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260528T110000 DTEND:20260528T120000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Mitja Drab\nhosted by Andela Saric\nAbstract: Biologic al membranes are active\, multicomponent systems whose shape emerges from a complex interplay between curvature-inducing inclusions\, in-plane order ing\, and cytoskeletal forces. In this talk\, I present a numerical framew ork for modeling closed membranes populated by curved anisotropic componen ts that interact via nematic alignment and couple to active forces. Our si mulations reveal a rich landscape of membrane morphologies arising from th e competition between intrinsic curvature\, nematic interactions\, and act ive stresses. We show how nematic alignment organizes curved inclusions in to defect structures that localize in regions of high curvature\, thereby guiding membrane remodeling and stabilizing complex shapes such as tubules \, necks\, and pearled structures . Active forces further drive the system out of equilibrium\, enabling transitions to morphologies that are inacce ssible in passive systems\, including flattened\, protrusive\, and dynamic ally fluctuating states. These results provide a unified physical picture of how curvature\, orientational order\, and active forces cooperate to co ntrol membrane shape\, with implications for processes ranging from endocy tosis and phagocytosis to cell spreading and motility. LOCATION:Office Bldg West / Ground floor / Heinzel Seminar Room (I21.EG.101 )\, ISTA ORGANIZER:cpetz@ist.ac.at SUMMARY:Mitja Drab: Numerical Modeling of Nematic Membranes with Active Cur ved Anisotropic Inclusions URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6382 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:1780038000@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260529T090000 DTEND:20260529T150000 DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Welcome to the first annual neuroscience student symp osium!We are looking forward to hearing what our fellow students have been working on! We are also excited to host two external speakers: Rosa Coss art (https://www.inmed.fr/en/developpement-des-microcircuits-gabaergiques- corticaux-en) (Institute of Mediterranean Neurobiology – INMED) and Fe lix Deku (https://knightcampus.uoregon.edu/felix-deku) (University of Ore gon). Please RSVP below so that we can make sure to have enough food and drinks for everyone!The event is also open to anyone outside the neurosci ence community.We hope to see you all there!Your Neuroscience Student Tra ck Reps LOCATION:Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, ISTA ORGANIZER: SUMMARY:Neuroscience Student Symposium URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6440 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:1780390800@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260602T110000 DTEND:20260602T120000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Hannes Bernien\nhosted by Maksym Serbyn\nAbstract: Rec onfigurable arrays of neutral atoms have emerged as a leading platform for quantum science. Their excellent coherence properties combined with progr ammable Rydberg interactions have led to intriguing observations such as q uantum phase transitions\, the discovery of quantum many-body scars\, and novel quantum computing architectures. Here\, I am introducing a dual-spe cies Rydberg array that naturally lends itself for measurement-based proto cols [1] such as quantum error correction\, long-range entangled state pre paration\, and measurement-altered many-body dynamics. Furthermore\, Rydbe rg interactions between the two species then lead to novel regimes\, inclu ding greatly enhanced resonant dipole interactions\, that we use to demons trate a two-qubit gate and quantum non-demolition readout [2]. I will pre sent our current experiments on implementing quantum cellular automata in a dual-species array. Cellular automata are famous for producing complex b ehavior as well as universal computation based on simple initial states an d update rules. Here we investigate this paradigm by implementing an updat e rule based on dual species Rydberg blockade and periodic driving. [1] S ingh\, Bradley\, Anand\, Ramesh\, White\, Bernien\, Science 380\, 1265 (20 23).[2] Anand\, Bradley\, White\, Ramesh\, Singh\, Bernien\, Nature Physic s 20\, 1744 (2024). LOCATION:Office Bldg West / Ground floor / Heinzel Seminar Room (I21.EG.101 )\, ISTA ORGANIZER:Stephanie.Dolot@ist.ac.at SUMMARY:Hannes Bernien: Dual-Species Atom Array Quantum Processors and Quan tum Networks URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6208 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:1780911000@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260608T113000 DTEND:20260608T123000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Roberto di Leonardo\nhosted by Jérémie Palacci LOCATION:Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, ISTA ORGANIZER:diana.gruber@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:Roberto di Leonardo: Institute Colloquium | Roberto di Leonardo URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/5793 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:1780995600@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260609T110000 DTEND:20260609T120000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Lucas Sylvester Winter\nhosted by Julian Léonard and Maksym Serbyn\nAbstract: Abstract:Standard Dicke superradiance produces a collective burst of radiation but no entanglement. Using finite-size quant um-jump simulations\, we show that adding local Rydberg blockade between a toms generates extensive mixed-state entanglement while preserving superra diance. This enables superradiantly accelerated preparation of correlated dark states on a timescale $\\propto (\\log N)/N$\, supported by an early- time analytical solution and numerical simulations. The physical mechanism is Hilbert-space fragmentation of the Dicke ladder into an exponentially branching decay tree\, giving rise to a hierarchy of correlated dark state s. We propose an experimental realization using existing cavity-coupled Ry dberg atom tweezer arrays and identify a simple stationary-state entanglem ent witness. More broadly\, our results point to Rydberg-blockaded collect ive decay as a general framework for engineering entangled dark states LOCATION:Office Bldg West / Ground floor / Heinzel Seminar Room (I21.EG.101 )\, ISTA ORGANIZER:Stephanie.Dolot@ist.ac.at SUMMARY:Lucas Sylvester Winter: Entanglement in Rydberg-blockaded superradi ance URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6436 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:1781600400@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260616T110000 DTEND:20260616T120000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Michael Buchhold\nhosted by Maksym Serbyn\nAbstract: T BA LOCATION:Office Building West/Ground Floor/Heinzel Seminar Room\, ISTA ORGANIZER:Stephanie.Dolot@ist.ac.at SUMMARY:Michael Buchhold: Quantum Colloquium | Michael Buchhold URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6211 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:665dbdca9d01d401146589@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260618T130000 DTEND:20260618T150000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jianrong Li\nhosted by Tamas Hausel\nAbstract: Frenkel and Reshetikhin introduced q-characters for finite-dimensional representa tions of quantum affine algebras\, providing a fundamental tool in their r epresentation theory. Together with Tomasz Przezdziecki\, we defined bound ary q-characters for finite dimensional representations of quantum affine symmetric pairs of split and quasi-split types. In this talk\, I will pres ent a new joint work Tomasz Przezdziecki on evaluation modules for split q uantum affine symmetric pairs. By computing the action of generators in Lu and Wangs Drinfeld-type presentation on GelfandTsetlin bases\, we determi ne the spectrum of a large commutative subalgebra arising from this presen tation. This leads to an explicit formula for boundary analogues of q-char acters\, which we interpret combinatorially in terms of semistandard Young tableaux. Our results show that boundary q-characters share familiar feat ures with ordinary q-characters\, while also exhibiting new phenomena\, in cluding an additional symmetry. LOCATION:Office Bldg West / Ground floor / Heinzel Seminar Room (I21.EG.101 )\, ISTA ORGANIZER:boosthui@ist.ac.at SUMMARY:Jianrong Li: Boundary q-characters of finite-dimensional representa tions of quantum affine symmetric pairs URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6284 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:1781787600@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260618T150000 DTEND:20260618T193000 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:Moonstone Seminar Center\, ISTA ORGANIZER:events@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:Graduate Ceremony 2026 URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6273 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:1782201600@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260623T100000 DTEND:20260623T110000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Lea Becker\nhosted by Robert Seiringer\nAbstract: Char acterizing protein dynamics at the atomic level is essential for our under standing of biological mechanisms. Whether it is to facilitate metabolite transport\, catalyze reactions\, transmit signals\, or regulate metabolism – proteins are constantly in motion and sample multiple conformational states to fulfill their function. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectro scopy is particularly well suited to elucidate the dynamics of biomolecule s on their complex free-energy landscape. In particular\, solid-state magi c-angle spinning (MAS) NMR enables the study of large molecular assemblies \, protein crystals\, or insoluble proteins at atomic resolution without a n inherent molecular size limitation. MAS NMR experiments to probe protein dynamics are extremely versatile and sensitive to motional timescales fro m picoseconds to seconds. Over the past decades\, technological advances\, developments in experimental design\, and new isotope-labeling approaches have further expanded the possibilities of this technique and significant ly improved the accuracy of the determined motional parameters.Functionall y important sites of proteins often contain aromatic residues. Their side- chain motions have therefore long served as valuable indicators of mechani stically relevant dynamics in NMR studies. In this thesis\, site-specifica lly labeled aromatic residues act as sensitive reporters for MAS NMR studi es of protein dynamics. The first part addresses how different environment s impact side-chain motion by probing ring flips of phenylalanines and tyr osines in crystalline proteins and amyloid fibrils. It provides important insights for the analysis of dynamics obtained in non-native protein envir onments and emphasizes the complex factors that determine the timescale of internal dynamics. In the second part\, the focus shifts towards methodol ogical questions regarding the investigation of protein dynamics by 19F MA S NMR. The fluorine nucleus exhibits promising characteristics for NMR stu dies but also presents significant challenges\, which is why the full meth odological potential of 19F MAS NMR has not been fully realized yet. This work demonstrates that paramagnetic doping can considerably reduce the mea surement time and improve the sensitivity of fluorinated samples. Finally\ , 19F MAS NMR is evaluated as a tool for studying protein side-chain dynam ics on the example of tryptophans. The results illustrate the challenges i n analyzing such experiments and lay the foundation for further developmen t of 19F MAS NMR relaxation studies.Taken together\, this thesis highlight s the potential of combining specific isotope labeling\, MAS NMR\, and com plementary methods such as crystallography and computational simulations t o elucidate internal protein dynamics. The further development of such int egrative approaches will be crucial to improving our understanding of comp lex mechanisms and protein function. LOCATION:Central Bldg / O1 / Mondi 2a (I01.O1.008)\, ISTA ORGANIZER: SUMMARY:Lea Becker: Thesis Defense: Exploring protein dynamics using specif ic labeling approaches for solid-state MAS NMR URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6447 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:1782725400@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260629T113000 DTEND:20260629T123000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Julia Reisenbauer & Charles Roques-Carmes\nhosted by M ikhail Lemeshko LOCATION:ISTA | Central Building | Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, ISTA ORGANIZER:diana.zubcevic@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:Julia Reisenbauer & Charles Roques-Carmes: Inaugural Lecture | Juli a Reisenbauer & Charles Roques-Carmes URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6385 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:1785740400@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260803T090000 DTEND:20260807T140000 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:Moonstone Seminar Center\, ISTA ORGANIZER:eurowd-2026@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:24th European Workshop on White Dwarfs URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6292 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:1789983000@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260921T113000 DTEND:20260921T123000 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:ISTA | Central Building | Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, ISTA ORGANIZER:diana.zubcevic@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:ISTA PostDoc Award URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6386 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:1790089200@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260922T170000 DTEND:20260922T180000 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2\, 1010 Vienna\, Austria\, ISTA ORGANIZER: SUMMARY:ÖAW-ISTA Lecture Prof. Klaus Robert Müller URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6288 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:1791192600@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20261005T113000 DTEND:20261005T123000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Friedrich Stricker & Yuval Wigderson\nhosted by Mikhai l Lemeshko LOCATION:ISTA | Central Building | Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, ISTA ORGANIZER:diana.zubcevic@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:Friedrich Stricker & Yuval Wigderson: Inaugural Lecture | Friedrich Stricker & Yuval Wigderson URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6357 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:1792402200@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20261019T113000 DTEND:20261019T123000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Lora Sweeney\nhosted by Mario de Bono LOCATION:ISTA | Central Building | Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, ISTA ORGANIZER:diana.zubcevic@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:Lora Sweeney: Tenure Talk | Lora Sweeney URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:1794825000@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20261116T113000 DTEND:20261116T123000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Vivian Kuperberg & Carla Fernandez-Rico\nhosted by Mik hail Lemeshko LOCATION:ISTA | Central Building | Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, ISTA ORGANIZER:diana.zubcevic@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:Vivian Kuperberg & Carla Fernandez-Rico: Inaugural Lecture | Vivian Kuperberg & Carla Fernandez-Rico URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6389 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T191723Z UID:1795429800@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20261123T113000 DTEND:20261123T123000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Kim Modic\nhosted by Mikhail Lemeshko LOCATION:ISTA | Central Building | Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, ISTA ORGANIZER:diana.zubcevic@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:Kim Modic: Tenure Talk | Kim Modic URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6390 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR