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:20260416T222621Z UID:1768903200@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260120T110000 DTEND:20260120T120000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Marta Gibert\nhosted by Kimberly Modic\nAbstract: Atom ically engineered transition-metal-oxide heterostructures provide a powerf ul platform to stabilize metastable phases and generate emergent propertie s by stacking dissimilar materials with atomic-scale precision. In this ta lk\, we present two representative examples. First\, we address the long-d ebated properties of SrCrO thin films. Through the growth of high-quality\ , strained films via magnetron sputtering\, we demonstrate that SrCrO's gr ound state is that of a metallic antiferromagnet. A combination of muon sp in relaxation\, SQUID magnetometry\, XMCD\, and XMLD reveals an antiferrom agnetic transition at a Néel temperature of approximately 150 K — about 100 K higher than in the bulk. Additionally\, increasing tensile strain i nduces a metal-insulator transition in these films while leaving the magne tic transition unaffected. Second\, we investigate structure–property re lationships in ferromagnetic double-perovskite LaNiMnO thin films as their thickness is reduced to a few unit cells [1]. Using atomically controlled LaNiMnO/RENiMnO (RE = Nd\, Sm) superlattices\, we probe the length scale of interfacial coupling between ferromagnetic and paramagnetic layers and show that the magnetic transition temperature can be tuned via superlattic e periodicity [2]. Finally\, we demonstrate that these superlattices enabl e the rational design of antipolar distortions\, paving the way for multif erroicity in artificially layered oxide systems [3]. [1] G. De Luca et al. \, Advanced Materials 34\, 2203071 (2022) [2] J. Spring et al.\, ACS Nano 19\, 14652 (2025) [3] J. Spring et al.\, Advanced Materials (accepted) LOCATION:Office Bldg West / Ground floor / Heinzel Seminar Room (I21.EG.101 )\, ISTA ORGANIZER:Stephanie.Dolot@ist.ac.at SUMMARY:Marta Gibert: Engineering Magnetic and Electronic Properties in Tr ansition Metal Oxide Heterostructures URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6227 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260416T222621Z UID:1769423400@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260126T113000 DTEND:20260126T123000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Moran Bercovici\nhosted by Alexander Bronstein \nAbstr act: I will present our theoretical and experimental work on leveraging th e basic physics of liquid-fluid interfaces for fabrication of a wide range of high-quality optical components\, without the need for any mechanical processing.  I will discuss the theoretical and experimental aspects of several mechanism that allow such ‘Fluidic Shaping’ – from photoacti vated Marangoni flows that enable dynamic programmable thin film deformati ons\, to passive shaping under neutral buoyancy where pinning boundary con ditions drive the liquid volume to a desired minimum energy. Finally\, I w ill discuss our collaboration with NASA on the use of Fluidic Shaping for the creation of future giant space telescopes and present our zero-g exper iments in parabolic flights and on board the international space station. Time permitting\, I will also provide a short glimpse into our early stage s in generalizing Fluidic Shaping for the creation of more complex three-d imensional structures on earth and in space – work which has taken also an artistic side and is on display as part of the European Cultural Center ’s ‘Time Space Existence’ exhibit in Venice’s Biennale for Archite cture. Moran Bercovici is a full professor of mechanical engineering at T echnion – Israel Institute of Technology\, and currently a visiting prof essor at ETH Zurich.  He is equally interested in understanding basic ph ysical mechanisms related to fluid mechanics as in leveraging them to crea te new tools and technologies across different disciplines including optic al fabrication\, in-space manufacturing\, and reconfigurable microfluidics . An aerospace engineer by training\, he worked for several years as an ae rodynamics engineer before continuing to a PhD in microfluidics at Stanfor d School of Engineering\, followed by a postdoctoral period at Stanford Sc hool of Medicine. He joined Technion as a faculty member in 2011\, where h e established the Fluidic Technologies Laboratory. He received two ERC gra nts and was awarded the Krill prize by the Wolf Foundation\, the Blavatnik Award in Chemistry\, and the Yanai prize of academic excellence.  LOCATION:Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, ISTA ORGANIZER:diana.gruber@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:Moran Bercovici: Fluidic Shaping of Optical Components – From the Lab to the International Space Station URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/5966 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260416T222621Z UID:68de42fd17bf5619505613@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260127T100000 DTEND:20260127T120000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Ralf Jung\nhosted by Michael Sammler\nAbstract: Rust i s primarily known for its ownership-based type system that enables a low-l evel programming paradigm in a type-safe language. However\, another key p illar of Rust is its treatment of unsafe code: while most languages tend t o shun unsafe operations\, often leaving them poorly specified\, Rust give s unsafe operations a lot of attention\, from a dedicated syntax to docume ntation and community norms. In this talk\, I will explain this often-misu nderstood aspect of Rust by talking about what unsafe Rust is\, why it exi sts\, how it is used\, and how tooling and formal methods help mitigate th e inherent risks of using unsafe operations.Bio: Ralf Jung is an assistant professor at ETH Zrich\, where he leads the Programming Language Foundati ons Lab within the Institute for Programming Languages and Systems in the Department of Computer Science. With a PhD from MPI-SWS and Saarland Unive rsity under the supervision of Derek Dreyer\, and postdoctoral experience in the PDOS group at MIT CSAIL\, he has worked on the foundations of progr amming languages and applied verification to systems software. His primary research interests are Rust and Iris. His work has received numerous awar ds\, such as a POPL Most Influential Paper Award and an Honorable Mention for the ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award. In collaboration with the Rust la nguage team\, his group is working to establish the formal foundations of Rust\, particularly addressing the language's unsafe components. They are developing Miri\, a tool for identifying Undefined Behavior bugs in unsafe Rust code\, and working on MiniRust\, a proposal for the precise specific ation of unsafe Rust. His long-term aim is to use formal verification to b ring the full suite of Rust safety guarantees to unsafe Rust. LOCATION:Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, Central Building\, ISTA ORGANIZER:akeri@ist.ac.at SUMMARY:Ralf Jung: CS Colloquium URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6245 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260416T222621Z UID:1770026400@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260202T110000 DTEND:20260202T123000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Kirti Jain\nhosted by Alicia Michael\nAbstract: The m ultiple antibiotic resistance (mar) operon is one of the largest regulo ns in Escherichia coli. The mar locus encodes an autorepressor\, MarR\; an autoactivator\, MarA\; and MarB\, a protein of unknown function and vi a MarA regulates a wide variety of downstream targets involved in cellu lar processes such as efflux\, pH response\, porin regulation\, etc. Al though this system has been extensively studied for its role in antibiot ic resistance\, the role of basal expression has largely been overlooked a nd dismissed as promoter leakiness.Our work explores the basal expression mode of the mar operon and shows that it is dynamic\, consisting of rare stochastic gene expression pulses. These pulses maximize phenotypic va riability in wild-type populations and\, unexpectedly\, transiently accele rate cellular elongation rates. At the molecular level\, this behavior i s linked to an unusual yet evolutionarily conserved GTG start codon in ma rR\, suggesting that natural selection has preserved this dynamic expressi on pattern across many related gut bacteria. Together\, these findings de monstrate that even so-called “leaky” uninduced gene expression can be a selected feature with meaningful ecological and physiological consequen ces\, reshaping our understanding of gene regulation in microbes.Kirti Jai n is a Postdoc Award Recipient of 2025. LOCATION:Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, ISTA ORGANIZER:diana.gruber@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:Kirti Jain: Basal Gene Expression Dynamics in Bacteria URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6168 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260416T222621Z UID:1770633000@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260209T113000 DTEND:20260209T123000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jasna Brujic\nhosted by Carl Goodrich\nAbstract: How c ollections of building blocks efficiently organize into structures with hi gh fidelity is a central question in both biology and materials science. H ere we show that linear chains of DNA-functionalized colloidal droplets (A BAB...) successfully fold into unique 2d foldamer geometries [1]\, which i n  turn bind to form nets that can efficiently wrap into icosahedral she lls in 3d using optimized temperature protocols. These colloidal capsids can then be opened and closed using enzymatic dynamics that write\, cut\, and modify the DNA interactions to assemble\, disassemble\, and reconfigu re these structures. Finding such designable self-assembling systems prese nts a promising route to functional materials that serve a purpose\, such as targeted drug delivery and reactive surfaces.Jasna is an experimental p hysicist and professor at New York Univeristy. Her work lies at the inter section of soft matter\, biophysics\, and materials\, and she has recently developed a platform for model colloidal proteins through DNA-functionali zed emulsions. LOCATION:Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, ISTA ORGANIZER:diana.gruber@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:Jasna Brujic: Designing and Building Programmable Functional Matter URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6007 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260416T222621Z UID:684830059a172858659078@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260211T153000 DTEND:20260211T163000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Valentin Blomer\nhosted by Laszlo Erdös\, Uli Wagner\ nAbstract: Arithmetically interesting objects are often a small set in som e larger ambient space and one may ask how they are distributed. In this t alk\, we take a geometric perspective and consider subsets of the modular curve\, i.e. the upper complex half plane modulo SL(2\, Z)\, a space with a rich structure. I will present various classical and modern equidistribu tion problems and describe what tools can be used to establish equidistrib ution results.  LOCATION:Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, Central Building\, ISTA ORGANIZER:boosthui@ist.ac.at SUMMARY:Valentin Blomer: Equidistribution in number theory URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/5934 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260416T222621Z UID:1771237800@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260216T113000 DTEND:20260216T123000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Marta Miaczynska\nhosted by Carrie Bernecky\nAbstract: Endocytic pathways mediate uptake of extracellular cargo and critically r egulate receptors for growth factors and cytokines to maintain proper cont rol of cell proliferation\, survival\, and differentiation. Dysregulation of endosomal trafficking and the ESCRT machinery affects inflammatory resp onses\, lysosome biogenesis\, and metabolic homeostasis\, creating vulnera bilities relevant for cancer therapy. Work on signaling endosomes and macr opinocytic uptake driven by oncogenic receptor tyrosine kinases such as AX L underscores the role of endocytic regulation in tumor progression\, meta stasis\, and precision medicine–oriented interventions.Prof. Miaczynska will willingly meet (if they are available): Carrie Bernecky\; Carl-Philli p Heisenberg\; Martin Hetzer\; Andela Saric\; and Michael Sixt. In additio n\, she is open to any other scientists who will be eager to talk to her LOCATION:Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, ISTA ORGANIZER:diana.gruber@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:Marta Miaczynska: Cellular Logistics: Membrane Trafficking and Sign aling in Health and Disease URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/5923 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260416T222621Z UID:1771497000@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260219T113000 DTEND:20260219T123000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Christopher B. Murray & Cherie R. Kagan\nhosted by Mar ia Ibanez\nAbstract: Christopher B. Murray |Multi-Component Nanoscale Asse mbly for Nanocrystal-Based Materials and Devices"The advances in the multi scale multi-component organization of ensembles of monodisperse colloidal nanocrystals (NCs) with controlled composition\, size\, and shape now repr esent a new strategy for soft optical metamaterial fabrication. These NCs\ , acting as 'artificial atoms' with tunable electronic\, optical\, and mag netic properties\, pave the way for the development of a new periodic asse mbly.  They are ideal building blocks for incorporation into new thin fil ms\, micro-resonators\, and integrated devices. In this brief talk\, I wil l briefly outline how these tailored NCs can be assembled into single-comp onent\, binary\, and ternary NC superlattices\, providing a scalable route to the production of soft metamaterials. The scalability of this process ensures its feasibility for large-scale applications. The modular assembly of these NCs enables the enhancement of desirable features of the underly ing quantum phenomena through photonic feedback. Strategies for emulsion-b ased assembly that enable continuous production and tuning of stimuli-resp onsive\, tunable photonic resonators from dense NC 'supraparticles' will b e highlighted. Progress in the optical characterization of supraparticles and their potential as whispering-gallery-mode resonators\, with a low las ing threshold\, will be shared.____________Cherie R. Kagan |Colloidal Semi conductor Quantum Dot OptoelectronicsColloidal semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are prized for their size-dependent electronic and optical propertie s\, with bandgaps tunable from the UV to the infrared\, and as solution-pr ocessable building blocks of “artificial” solid-state materials. Here\ , I will describe our work in designing the electronic and optical propert ies of QD assemblies and their integration in optoelectronic devices. We u se chemical treatments\, namely ligand exchange\, colloidal atomic layer d eposition\, and cation exchange to tailor interparticle distance and compo sition\, to add impurities\, control stoichiometry\, or make entirely new compounds or matrices. Electrical and cw\, ultrafast\, and spatially resol ved optical spectroscopies are used to show that these treatments allow th e design of QD assemblies with tailored carrier energy\, type\, concentrat ion\, mobility\, and lifetime\, which we have used to create n- and p-type thin films from which we build optoelectronic and electronic devices and circuits. LOCATION:Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, ISTA ORGANIZER:diana.gruber@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:Christopher B. Murray & Cherie R. Kagan: Multi-Component Nanoscale Assembly for Nanocrystal-Based Materials and Devices | Colloidal Semicondu ctor Quantum Dot Optoelectronics URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6167 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260416T222621Z UID:1771927200@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260224T110000 DTEND:20260224T120000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Katharina Franke\nhosted by Latha Venkataraman \nAbstr act: In addition to being an ideal tool for imaging and manipulating atoms and molecules on surfaces\, the potential of the scanning tunneling micro scope (STM) for high-resolution spectroscopy has been recognized in the fi elds of single-molecule physics\, magnetism\, and superconductivity. Recen tly\, optical and terahertz pulses coupled into the STM junction have adde d ultrafast time resolution to this versatile experimental technique. Here \, we use the STM to resolve the interplay of magnetic atoms with supercon ducting substrates. The magnetic adsorbates induce bound states - known as Yu-Shiba-Rusinov (YSR) states - within the superconducting energy gap. Th ese states remain isolated from the bulk\, and\, thus\, provide a wide ran ge of possibilities for engineering hybridized states\, band formation\, a nd topology. In a very different experiment we add time resolution to our STM experiments. To do so\, we couple THz pulses into the STM junction and then record the time-delayed response of the junction conductance. We app ly this pump-probe scheme to investigate the role of defects on phonon pro perties of the indirect bandgap semiconductor 2H-MoTe2. We identify two co herent phonons modes in the Fourier transform of the time-delay spectra. I n the vicinity of defects\, the relative intensity of the phonon modes cha nges. We ascribe this change to modified band bending near the defects\, w hich changes the coupling efficiency to the THz pulses LOCATION:Office Bldg West / Ground floor / Heinzel Seminar Room (I21.EG.101 )\, ISTA ORGANIZER:Rita.Pacarada@ist.ac.at SUMMARY:Katharina Franke: Atomic-scale spectroscopy: from magnetic adatoms on superconductors to coherent phonons on semiconductors URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6269 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260416T222621Z UID:68761a72d3b38683755680@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260226T103000 DTEND:20260226T121500 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: James Utterback\nhosted by Maria Ibáñez\nAbstrac t: The functionalities of photoactive materials ranging from optoelectroni cs\, plasmonics\, catalysis and phase-switching applications require not o nly control over the photoexcited charges but also heat generation\, trans port and dissipation. The transport of energy carriers at microscopic leng th scales underlies the efficiency of such applications. Yet\, in many mat erial systems\, energy carrier transport must navigate heterogeneities of various natures over a broad range of length and time scales. Moreover\, r eal device conditions may feature contact with other material layers\, bia s\, and nonequilibrium conditions that cause deviations from pure material behavior. There are many approaches to inferring microscopic energy trans port through energetic\, temporal\, or spatial markers\, but each faces li mitations. Moreover\, heterogeneous systems are often elusive to simple mo dels that reveal fundamental transport parameters. To understand the princ iples that govern electronic and thermal carrier dynamics in complex syste ms\, advanced experimental techniques and models are needed. In this prese ntation I will describe how pumpprobe optical measurements and modeling of energy carrier transport provide access to nanosecond dynamic information with local\, sub-micron specificity. I will highlight examples including colloidal nanocrystal assemblies\, photoelectrodes for water oxidation\, a nd insulator-to-metal phase transition thin films. This presentation will focus on the following questions: How do nanoscale and mesoscale structure and defects impact microscopic energy transport? How can we access inform ation about energy carriers such as heat that are not traditionally probed by spectroscopy? How can we control the directionality of energy carrier flow? How can we access carrier transport under more realistic device cond itions? LOCATION:Office Bldg West / Ground floor / Heinzel Seminar Room (I21.EG.101 )\, ISTA ORGANIZER:hcai@ist.ac.at SUMMARY:James Utterback: Spatiotemporal Microscopy of Energy Carrier Transp ort: from Nanomaterials to Photoelectrodes and Phase-Change Materials URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/5921 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260416T222621Z UID:1772447400@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260302T113000 DTEND:20260302T123000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Ramin Golestanian\nhosted by Andela Saric\nAbstract: N on-reciprocal interactions (NRIs) are quite natural among higher organisms including humans\, as we all know that the way two humans act towards eac h other does not derive from a mutual translationally symmetric “interac tion potential” that gives rise to action=-reaction. It is\, however\, a remarkably surprising that NRIs can exist at the microscopic scale among brain-less particles\, in particular enzymes\, when they are catalytically or metabolically active\, i.e. under non-equilibrium conditions. In this Colloquium\, I will introduce the topic and discuss some of its non-trivia l consequences\, following the developments in the field over the last dec ade. In particular\, we discuss how non-reciprocal active matter can provi de a paradigm within which we can understand how it may have been possible to form self-organized metabolic cycles at the early stages of life forma tion in a fast and robust manner. LOCATION:Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, ISTA ORGANIZER:diana.gruber@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:Ramin Golestanian: Non-reciprocal Active Matter URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/5696 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260416T222621Z UID:6977627f37ed3194820186@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260306T110000 DTEND:20260306T120000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Kin Fai Mak\nhosted by Hryhoriy Polshyn\nAbstract: The strong Coulomb interactions between many electrons in solids can induce m any fascinating phenomena\, such as magnetism\, high-temperature supercond uctivity\, and electron fractionalization. In 1963\, physicists developed a model\, known as the Hubbard model\, to describe such interactions in a highly simplified manner. The deceptively simple model is\, however\, diff icult to solve accurately even with modern-day supercomputers. The physica l realizations and thus simulations of the Hubbard model therefore have a vital role to play in solving this important problem. Moir materials\, met amaterials built on artificial moir atoms\, have emerged as a promising Hu bbard model simulator in recent years. In this talk\, I will discuss recen t efforts on simulating the Hubbard model in moir semiconductors\, with a particular focus on the problem of high-temperature superconductivity. LOCATION:Office Bldg West / Ground floor / Heinzel Seminar Room (I21.EG.101 )\, ISTA ORGANIZER:sdolot@ist.ac.at SUMMARY:Kin Fai Mak: Simulating Hubbard model physics in moire semiconducto rs URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6278 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260416T222621Z UID:1773052200@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260309T113000 DTEND:20260309T123000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Ole Kiehn\nhosted by Maximilian Jösch\nAbstract: Abst ract:Movement is the output of almost all brain functions. Among movement\ , locomotion is one of the most fundamental and universal to animals and h umans. Locomotion is organised at many levels of the nervous system\, with brainstem circuits acting as the gate between brain areas regulating inna te\, emotional\, or motivational locomotion and the executing spinal motor circuits. To be executed\, locomotion requires dynamic initiation and ter mination and appropriate directionally.This lecture will focus on recent a dvances that have elucidated the functional organization of brainstem comm and circuits in mammals needed to perform these roles. The lecture will pr ovide a new framework for how basal ganglia circuits are acting via these brainstem circuits to elicit self-paced locomotion and how brainstem motor circuits may be used to define brain-wide networks involved in high-level behaviors. I will also discuss how locomotor disturbances following e.g. basal ganglia disorders may be alleviated by targeted activation of brai nstem and basal ganglia circuits. Biography:Ole Kiehn is Professor in Int egrative Neuroscience at the Department of Neuroscience\, University of Co penhagen\, and Professor in Neurophysiology at the Department of Neuroscie nce\, Karolinska Institutet. Ole Kiehn earned his medical degree from the University of Copenhagen in and his Doctorate of Science from the same ins titution. He conducted his postdoctoral work at Cornell University before returning to the University of Copenhagen as a group leader at the Institu te of Neurophysiology. In 2001\, he was recruited to Karolinska Institutet \, where he became a professor in 2004. Since 2017\, he has held a positio n as a professor at the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Co penhagen.Kiehn’s published more than 120 papers in journals including Na ture\, Nature Neuroscience\, Cell\, PNAS\, Science and Neuron among others . His research focuses on understanding the molecular\, cellular\, and fun ctional organization of motor circuitries in mammals. His work has uncover ed spinal circuits in mammals that control the ability to produce and coor dinate locomotor movements\, as well as brainstem command pathways that re gulate the expression of movement in a context-dependent manner. His work links these brainstem circuits to motor circuits in the basal ganglia\, an d higher brain area. It provides novel insights into the role of brain cir cuits in the manifestation of motor disorders\, like Parkinsons Disease.Ki ehn has served or serve on distinguished evaluation committees\, including the Nobel Committee in Physiology or Medicine\, the Brain Prize Committee and The Novo Nordisk Prize Committee. He is the currently the President o f the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies. His research has been recognized with numerous honors\, including the Torsten and Ragnar Söder berg's Professorship\, The Novo Nordisk Laureate Program\, The Lundbeck Fo undation Professorship\, Advanced ERC grants\, the Schellenberg Prize\, th e Kirsten and Freddy Johansen Preclinical Prize\, and the Brain Prize 2022 . He is an elected member of Academia Europaea\, EMBO\, the Royal Swedish Academy of Science\, and The Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters. LOCATION:Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, ISTA ORGANIZER:diana.gruber@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:Ole Kiehn: Unraveling Circuits for Movement: Insights into Gait Mot or Control and Implications for Treatment for Parkinsonian Gait Disorders URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/5794 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260416T222621Z UID:1773657000@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260316T113000 DTEND:20260316T123000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Sergiu Pasca\nhosted by Simon Hippenmeyer\nAbstract: A critical challenge in understanding the programs underlying the developme nt\, assembly and dysfunction of the human brain is the lack of direct acc ess to intact\, functioning human brain tissue for direct investigation an d manipulation. In this talk\, I will describe efforts in my laboratory to build functional cellular models and to capture previously inaccessible a spects of human brain development and dysfunction. To achieve this\, we ha ve pioneered the use of instructive signals to derive\, from pluripotent  stem cells\, self-organizing 3D tissue structures called regionalized neu ral organoids that resembles domains of the developing central nervous sys tem. We have shown that these cultures\, such as the ones resembling the c erebral cortex\, thalamus or spinal cord\, recapitulate many features of n eural development\, can be derived with high reliability across dozens of cell lines and experiments\, and can be maintained for years in vitro to c apture advanced stages of neural and glial maturation and function. To mod el complex cell-cell interactions\, we developed assembloids and demonst rated their use in modeling cell migration\, formation of neural circuits  and disease processes. To advance maturation and circuit integration of organoids\, we introduced a transplantation paradigm and demonstrated that engrafted human neurons can respond to sensory stimulation in the animal and can drive reward-seeking behavior therefore enabling behavioral readou ts from patient-derived cells. Lastly\, I will illustrate how these metho ds can be combined with modern neuroscience tools to study neuropsychiatri c disorders and develop therapeutics. LOCATION:Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, ISTA ORGANIZER:diana.gruber@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:Sergiu Pasca: Putting the Pieces Together: Inception of Human Neura l Circuits in Assembloids URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/5960 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260416T222621Z UID:1773741600@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260317T110000 DTEND:20260317T120000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Selim Jochim\nhosted by Julian Léonard\nAbstract: Sta rting from a highly degenerate Fermi gas of atoms\, we distill quantum sta tes of few atoms by exquisite control of the number of bound states in an optical tweezer potential. In this way we obtain close to pure quantum sta tes of up to 42 atoms. While such systems have a lot of similarities with the electrons in an atom\, or nucleons in a nucleus\, the tunability of g eometry and interactions\, combined with versatile manipulation and detect ion capabilities offer unprecedented insights. For example\, measuring all momenta or positions of the atoms in a spin resolved way allows us to det ermine correlations\, such as those that define Cooper pairs. In our ques t to gain better control and diagnostics\, were are currently working on n ew manipulation techniques that respect the symmetry of our systems: As fi rst steps\, we learned how to manipulate angular momentum eigenstates\, an d could engineer correlated states of two atoms that are described by the Laughlin wave function.It is our vision to be able to measure and manipula te the motional state of each atom\, including the angular momentum.As fur ther progress is pushing the frontiers of our experimental capabilities\, we have designed a new modular platform that allows to quickly exchange in dividual building blocks. Each module can be characterized and validated o ffline on a test bench. We will report our first experience with this new setup.  LOCATION:Office Building West/Ground Floor/Heinzel Seminar Room\, ISTA ORGANIZER: SUMMARY:Selim Jochim: "Manipulating and probing many-body quantum states - atom by atom" URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6138 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260416T222621Z UID:1774261800@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260323T113000 DTEND:20260323T123000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Thomas Lecuit\nhosted by Edouard Hannezo\nAbstract: Ho w complex and reproducible cell shapes emerge from the interplay between d eterministic programs and stochastic dynamics remains unclear. Using high- resolution in vivo imaging\, quantitative analysis\, cytoskeletal pertur bations and modelling\, we examine the morphogenesis of dendritic arborisa tions in two classes of Drosophila mechanosensory neurons with contrasti ng architectures. Despite sharing similar local rules for the stochastic b ranching dynamics\, the two classes follow divergent growth dynamics that cannot be captured by standard diffusive growth models. Instead\, class-I dendritic branch dynamics are subdiffusive\, and a minimal model that dist inguishes short and long-term branch behaviors recapitulates most features of growth dynamics and final morphologies. Cytoskeletal perturbations rev eal that actin drives short-term branch fluctuations that power arbor expa nsion\, whereas microtubules stabilize branches\, modulate diffusivity and set the final arbor size and pattern. Together\, these findings establish a parsimonious\, generalizable model for neuronal morphogenesis and conne ct local cytoskeletal regulation to global neuronal architecture\, showing how information encoded in the branch stochastic dynamics underlies the e mergence of distinct neuronal shapes. LOCATION:ISTA | Central Building | Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, ISTA ORGANIZER:diana.zubcevic@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:Thomas Lecuit: Encoding Neuronal Shape in the Stochastic Dynamics o f Branching Processes URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/5714 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260416T222621Z UID:1774863000@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260330T113000 DTEND:20260330T123000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Floris van Doorn\nhosted by Matthew Kwan\nAbstract: Le an is a proof assistant which has a large mathematical library containing results from most areas of mathematics. It contains a good foundation to verify current research problems in various areas of mathematics\, and en ables new collaborative projects.In this talk I will give an overview of L ean and its mathematical library Mathlib\, and describe some of the exciti ng formalization projects in this area. In particular\, I will describe a recently finished project formalizing a generalization of Carleson's 196 6 theorem in harmonic analysis\, about the pointwise convergence of Fourie r series. This is a major result in harmonic analysis with a difficult pr oof\, and this result has been fully verified in Lean. The formalization was a large collaborative project with 17 main contributors. LOCATION:ISTA | Central Building | Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, ISTA ORGANIZER:diana.zubcevic@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:Floris van Doorn: Lean: Collaboration Using Formalization URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/5761 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260416T222621Z UID:6847fefd4a140502881795@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260401T153000 DTEND:20260401T163000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Marc Lackenby\nhosted by Laszlo Erdös & Uli Wagner\nA bstract: In his final paper in 1954\, Alan Turing wrote No systematic meth od is yet known by which one can tell whether two knots are the same.' Wit hin the next 20 years\, Wolfgang Haken and Geoffrey Hemion had discovered such a method. However\, the computational complexity of this problem rema ins unknown. In my talk\, I will give a survey on this area\, that draws o n the work of many low-dimensional topologists and geometers. Unfortunatel y\, the current upper bounds on the computational complexity of the knot e quivalence problem remain quite poor. However\, there are some recent resu lts indicating that\, perhaps\, knots are more tractable than they first s eem. Specifically\, I will explain a theorem that provides\, for each knot type K\, a polynomial p_K with the property that any two diagrams of K wi th n_1 and n_2 crossings differ by at most p_K(n_1) + p_K(n_2) Reidemeiste r moves. LOCATION:Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, Central Building\, ISTA ORGANIZER:boosthui@ist.ac.at SUMMARY:Marc Lackenby: The complexity of knots URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6328 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260416T222621Z UID:1776072600@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260413T113000 DTEND:20260413T123000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Giousef Alexandros Charinti & Antoine El-Hayek\nhosted by Jeroen Dobbelaere\nAbstract: Experimental research across all fields i s increasingly incorporating computing to analyze large datasets\, model m olecular dynamics\, and use AI models to identify new patterns. Whereas 10 years ago these approaches were largely limited to computer scientists\, today virtually every scientific discipline relies on computing on a daily basis. This evolution has been further accelerated by recent developments in the AI field\, which have made computing more accessible and easier to apply across different areas of research.Since experimental research alre ady has a substantial environmental footprint\, primarily from equipment and consumables\, we aimed to assess the environmental footprint of c omputing at ISTA.Mapping the use of scientific computing at ISTA\, includ ing data storage and external services\, allowed us to calculate both ener gy consumption and material footprint. Although most laboratories use scie ntific computing\, usage can vary significantly depending on the type of p roject\, leading to big asymmetries in demand. In addition to active com puting\, data storage accounts for a considerable share of the overall foo tprint. External computing services were also analyzed and are increasin gly used\, largely driven by the adoption of AI tools. We present a first estimate of the ISTA AI footprint and identify the tools most commonly use d. Although a fast-changing environment\, proper and responsible use of c omputing resources will be essential to ensure that research remains susta inable and fit for the future. LOCATION:ISTA | Central Building | Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, ISTA ORGANIZER:diana.zubcevic@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:Giousef Alexandros Charinti & Antoine El-Hayek: Environmental Footp rint of Computing\; How is ISTA Doing? URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6333 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260416T222621Z UID:1776157200@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260414T110000 DTEND:20260414T120000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Elena Hassinger\nhosted by Kimberly Modic\nAbstract: A bstract:Superconductors with non-trivial pairing symmetries expand our und erstanding of correlated quantum matter and show promise for applications in quantum computing. Odd-parity superconductivity is interesting in this regard due to its robustness to magnetic field and possible topological su rface states. The phenomenon only occurs in a few materials\, the most rec ognised cases of which are strongly correlated uranium-based systems with weak ferromagnetism. Another candidate is CeRh2As2\, which exhibits a magn etic-field-induced transition between two superconducting phases\, current ly understood as states of even- and odd-parity pairing. Here\, the odd-pa rity pairing is thought to be stabilisied not by ferromagnetism\, but by t he staggered Rashba spin-orbit interaction caused by the absence of invers ion symmetry at the Ce sites. Since the tetragonal crystal structure is ce ntrosymmetric\, states of distinct parity are allowed [1\,2]. But the supe rconductivity is not the only mystery of CeRh2As2. Similarly to other unco nventional superconductors\, the material hosts a coexisting weak ordered state that can be suppressed by pressure [3-5]. Although the order paramet er is not fully identified\, internal magnetic fields are evidenced by NMR /NQR [6] and muSR [7] measurements. Intriguingly\, the transition temperat ure decreases with the out-of-plane field\, but increases strongly with th e in-plane field\, which is hard to reconcile with a simple magnetic order but can be explained by considering quadrupolar degrees of freedom [3\,8] . This unconventional magnetic state and its role for superconductivity ar e currently in the focus of research on this compound. In my talk\, I will highlight experimental results from macroscopic and microscopic measureme nts under different tuning parameters such as pressure and magnetic field\ , each nurturing our current understanding of the fascinating properties o f CeRh2As2.  References [1] S. Khim & J. Landaeta et al.\, Science 373\ , 1012–1016 (2021). [2] J. Landaeta et al.\, Phys. Rev. X 12\, 031001 ( 2022). [3] D. Hafner et al.\, Phys. Rev. X 12\, 011023 (2022). [4] M. Pf eiffer et al.\, Phys. Rev. Lett. 133\, 126506 (2024). [5] K. Semeniuk et al.\, Phys. Rev. B 110\, L100504 (2024). [6] M. Kibune et al.\, Phys. Rev . Lett. 128\, 057002 (2022).[7] S. Khim et al.\, Phys. Rev. B 111\, 11513 4 (2025).[8] B. Schmidt and P. Thalmeier\, Phys. Rev. B 110\, 075154 (202 4).  LOCATION:Office Bldg West / Ground floor / Heinzel Seminar Room (I21.EG.101 )\, ISTA ORGANIZER:Stephanie.Dolot@ist.ac.at SUMMARY:Elena Hassinger: Mysteries of the two-phase superconductor CeRh2As2 URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6209 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260416T222621Z UID:68dd5c2f40cb0196725380@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260414T110000 DTEND:20260414T130000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Prof. Dr. Olga Sorkine-Hornung\nhosted by Samara Ren\n Abstract: Textile materials are ubiquitous in traditional manufacturing\, and many everyday objectsmost notably garments and footwearare made of fab ric. Fabrication with textiles supplies a plethora of interesting mathemat ical and engineering problems of high importance and impact in the real wo rld\, given that textile and fashion are one of the largest industries and contributes significantly to global economy and environmental conditions. Taking the perspective of geometry processing and computer graphics\, in this talk I will discuss the interplay between the 2D nature of fabric and the goals of 3D shape modeling with such material\, focusing primarily on garment design and fabrication. I will discuss the exciting role geometri c computing can play in this domain and present some recent work of my res earch group that touches on theoretical and applied aspects of woven fabri c modeling\, garment construction and textile based fabrication. LOCATION:Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, Central Building\, ISTA ORGANIZER:akeri@ist.ac.at SUMMARY:Prof. Dr. Olga Sorkine-Hornung: Computational modeling and fabricat ion with textiles URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6364 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260416T222621Z UID:1776677400@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260420T113000 DTEND:20260420T123000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Daniel Kronauer\nhosted by Lora Sweeney\nAbstract: The colonies of social insects are complex biological systems in which manifo ld interactions between individuals give rise to emergent properties that are adaptive at the group level. However\, most social insects cannot be p ropagated in captivity or genetically manipulated\, severely limiting the scope for experimentation. The Kronauer lab is developing and utilizing th e clonal raider ant\, Ooceraea biroi\, as a new model species that overcom es many of these limitations\, allowing them to study social dynamics and underlying mechanisms under controlled laboratory conditions. Their work h as led to a deeper understanding of how ants within a colony assume distin ct behavioral roles and efficiently divide labor\, how they communicate\, both as adults and across different developmental stages\, and how these i nteractions result in collective behavior. Additionally\, their research h as shed light on how evolution has repurposed and expanded genetic\, neura l\, and physiological mechanisms from solitary ancestors to produce highly social organisms. In this seminar\, Dr. Daniel Kronauer will provide an o verview of this work and discuss future directions in his research program aimed at understanding the evolution and organization of insect societies \, spanning from genes to neural circuits and behavior. LOCATION:Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, ISTA ORGANIZER:diana.zubcevic@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:Daniel Kronauer: The Social Behavior of Ants URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/5795 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260416T222621Z UID:1777282200@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260427T113000 DTEND:20260427T123000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Carl Goodrich\nhosted by Jérémie Palacci\nAbstract: If the emergence of AI has taught us nothing else\, it is that simple func tions\, connected together at scale\, can lead to extreme emergent behavio r provided the internal settings are adjusted just so. Does this principle apply to material systems as well? Can simple\, well-understood physical interactions enable complex\, maybe even life-like behavior if tuned at sc ale? Unlike most areas of science where we are trained to reduce the param eterization of a problem\, answering such questions forces us to embrace h igh-dimensional spaces in order to understand when and where extreme behav iors emerge. I will discuss efforts within my group to understand the phys ics of highly tunable material systems. First\, I will explain how physics -imposed constraints shape design spaces of self-assembling nanostructures \, leading to a quasi-analytical description of the system’s expressiven ess. Then\, I will discuss how tunable materials can contain a physical me mory of their past. While I will initially present the concept of a physic al memory in the context of tuned disordered solids\, the resulting theory provides a general framework for predicting and understanding memory in a range of tunable systems\, and I will speculate on such connections\, fro m evolution to cellular structure\, and from machine learning to the brain . Together\, these results provide critical foundational structure for the emerging interdisciplinary field of tunable matter. LOCATION:ISTA | Central Building | Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, ISTA ORGANIZER:diana.zubcevic@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:Carl Goodrich: Tunable Matter URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6384 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260416T222621Z UID:1777366800@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260428T110000 DTEND:20260428T120000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jean-Philippe Brantut\nhosted by Julian Leonard\nAbstr act: Abstract:Cavity quantum electrodynamics (QED) is one of the most powe rful framework to observe and leverage quantum phenomena. While it has bee n thoroughly studied for simple quantum systems such as two-level systems or harmonic oscillators\, it has recently become available for complex\, c orrelated quantum many-body systems. In the last years\, we have developed systems combining cavity QED with cold Fermi gases. In such a system\, v irtual photon exchanges between atoms yield a long-range interaction leadi ng to emergent phenomena. I will describe how it induces charge-density wa ve ordering\, and the deep insights on this transition provided by real-ti me measurements and high spatial resolution. I will then discuss the inter play of pairing\, Pauli blocking and light-matter interactions in this sys tem\, the status of our understanding and some open questions. Last\, I wi ll outline the perspective open for quantum simulations in this platform\, both from the conceptual and technological point of view.  LOCATION:Office Building West/Ground Floor/Heinzel Seminar Room\, ISTA ORGANIZER: SUMMARY:Jean-Philippe Brantut: Quantum Simulations with Atoms and Photons URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6210 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260416T222621Z 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:20260416T222621Z UID:1778491800@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260511T113000 DTEND:20260511T123000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Veronika Sunko & Xujia Chen\nhosted by Mikhail Lemeshk o LOCATION:Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, ISTA ORGANIZER:diana.gruber@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:Veronika Sunko & Xujia Chen: Inaugural Lecture | Veronika Sunko & X ujia Chen URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/6094 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260416T222621Z 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:20260416T222621Z UID:1779096600@ist.ac.at DTSTART:20260518T113000 DTEND:20260518T123000 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Alexander Schier\nhosted by Edouard Hannezo LOCATION:Raiffeisen Lecture Hall\, ISTA ORGANIZER:diana.gruber@ista.ac.at SUMMARY:Alexander Schier: Institute Colloquium | Alexander Schier URL:https://talks-calendar.ista.ac.at/events/5796 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260416T222621Z 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:20260416T222621Z 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:20260416T222621Z 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:20260416T222621Z 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:20260416T222621Z 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:20260416T222621Z 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:20260416T222621Z 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:20260416T222621Z 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:20260416T222621Z 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:20260416T222621Z 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