[Wannier] Psi-k 2020 (EPFL, 14-17 Sep 2020)

[Nicola Marzari]

Dear Wannier friends and family,


I'm hijacking a bit the list to announce that we have launched the 
registration and put online the program for Psi-k 2020 - this is the 
largest conference worldwide in electronic-structure simulations, with 
140 invited talks, 170 contributed talks (that you can apply for!) and 
39 symposia in 6 parallel sessions.

All info at https://www.psik2020.net - official mail below.

Hope to see you in Lausanne!

			nicola


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     Psi-k 2020: Registration is open! (EPFL 14-17 Sep 2020)

*Psi-k 2020 - 14-17 September 2020 - EPFL, Lausanne (Switzerland)*

Dear Psi-k'ers,

This is to announce that the registration for Psi-k 2020 is now open, 
and the full list of invited speakers and symposia is online.

This is the largest event worldwide in first-principles simulations; it 
is held every 5 years (the last two editions, in Berlin in 2010 and in 
San Sebastian in 2015, had more than 1’000 participants each), and with 
7 plenary talks, 140 invited talks, and 170 contributed talks it 
promises to be the most exciting, defining event in the field.

Early-bird deadline is May 1, 2020 – one can register right away, and 
submit an abstract later (by May 1, 2020, to be considered for a 
contributed talk, or by Aug. 1, 2020, for a poster). All information – 
including registration, program, accommodation, and childcare - is 
available at https://www.psik2020.net <https://www.psik2020.net/>.

Looking very much forward to a successful Psi-k 2020, and to seeing you 
all in Lausanne!

Nicola Marzari

Chair, Psi-k Charity and Board of Trustees

*More information: *https://www.psik2020.net <https://www.psik2020.net/>

*The conference*

   * 3.5 days (from 2pm Sept. 14, 2020, to the evening of Sept. 17)
   * 7 plenary talks
   * 39 symposia
   * 6 parallel sessions
   * ~140 invited talks
   * ~170 contributed talks
   * 1 MAD evening to shake it all off!

*Important deadlines*

   * *May 1, 2020* — Early-bird registration deadline *REGISTRATIONS ARE
     NOW OPEN! <https://www.psik2020.net/registration>*
   * *May 1, 2020* — Abstract submission deadline to be considered for
     contributed oral presentations
   * *May 1, 2020* — Deadline for “Volker Heine Award” applications (to
     be advertised soon)
   * *Aug. 1, 2020* — Regular registration deadline
   * *Aug. 1, 2020* — Abstract submission deadline, posters only
   * *Sept. 6, 2020* — Late registration deadline
   * *Sept. 14–17, 2020* — Psi-k 2020 Conference

*Plenary speakers *

   * *Gábor Csányi*, University of Cambridge, UK
   * *Feliciano Giustino*, University of Texas at Austin, USA
   * *Sharon Hammes-Schiffer*, Yale University, USA
   * *Francesco Mauri*, University of Rome Sapienza, Italy
   * *Angelos Michaelides*, University College London, UK
   * *Lucia Reining*, Ecole Polytechnique, France
   * *Nicola Spaldin*, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

*Symposia*

*A | Physical Formalisms*

   * Density and density-matrix functional theories
   * Novel theoretical and computational developments in diagrammatic
     many body theory
   * Strong correlations beyond local approximations
   * Open quantum systems and non-adiabatic dynamics
   * Emerging aspects of electron-phonon interactions
   * Strongly correlated materials
   * Exciting core electrons
   * New developments in quantum Monte Carlo simulation
   * Frontiers of DFT and beyond
   * Extreme non-linear optics
   * Excitons in complex materials
   * Non-equilibrium physics
   * New developments in first principles calculations of charge and heat
     transport

*B | Algorithms, Software and Data*

   * Recent progress in reduced scaling methods: from quantum chemistry
     and DFT to second-principles
   * Statistics and configuration sampling
   * Electrified solid-liquid interfaces
   * Software engineering: libraries for electronic structure applications
   * Machine-learned surrogate models: the quest for ab initio accuracy
     at a fraction of the cost
   * Machine learning for many-body quantum physics
   * Structure searching and crystal structure prediction
   * Materials discovery by high-throughput screening and artificial
     intelligence
   * Emerging and future computing
   * Current and future challenges associated with data infrastructure
     and reproducibility

*C | Applications to Real Materials and Materials Design*

   * Ab initio guided design of structural materials
   * Functional materials and devices
   * Magnetism and spintronics
   * Surfaces and interfaces at realistic conditions
   * New physics in 2D materials and van der Waals multilayers
   * Molecules, macromolecules and biomolecules: challenges and new
     opportunities for electronic structure methods
   * Twisted bilayer materials
   * Topological properties in real and momentum space
   * Strong spin-orbit and magnetic systems
   * Materials for energy
   * Polaron and excitons: fundamentals of charge trapping and its impact
     in applications
   * Electronic structure calculations and molecular modeling in industry
   * Interfacial water: structures and dynamics

*D | Simulations across Domains (joint with CECAM)*

   * Statistical mechanics and multiscale modeling
   * The broader picture

*E | Volker Heine Young Investigator Award*

http://psi-k.net/events/psi-k-2020-registration-is-open-epfl-14-17-sep

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Prof Nicola Marzari, Chair of Theory and Simulation of Materials, EPFL
Director, National Centre for Competence in Research NCCR MARVEL, EPFL
http://theossrv1.epfl.ch/Main/Contact http://nccr-marvel.ch/en/project