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The librarian of memory
Hippocampus finds correct memories – Study published in Neuron

February 17, 2020

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Mariya Gabriel and Heinz Faßmann visited IST Austria
The high-ranking guests were impressed by the development of the institute for basic science

February 13, 2020

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Turn left or right? This brain area helps us decide
Medial prefrontal cortex supports flexible behavior when rules change – Study published in Neuron

February 6, 2020

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Sanitary care by social ants shapes disease outcome
Social interactions of ants affect pathogen competition – Study published in Ecology Letters

January 17, 2020

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Geometry meets time
IST Austria PhD student and computer scientist in collaboration with researchers from Caltech and Rey Juan Carlos University designs flat sheets that transform themselves taking the predefined curved shape with the rates of deformation specified across the whole surface – Study published in Nature Communications

January 13, 2020

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New function for potential tumor suppressor
Analysis of Cdkn1c loss at single cell level reveals novel and unexpected role of gene – Study published in Nature Communications

January 10, 2020

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„Flash and freeze“
New method to simultaneously study both structure and function of synapses in intact brain circuitry of mice presented – Study published in Neuron

January 9, 2020

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2019: Ten Years – A Review
A year of excellent research results and great Institute developments

December 20, 2019

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IST Austria – a place of growth
Four new professors have joined the Institute in 2019 to raise total number of research groups to 53

December 18, 2019

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JKU and IST Austria join ELLIS Network
The Institute for Machine Learning and the LIT AI Lab (JKU) as well as the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria) in Lower Austria have been selected as two Austrian research institutions to become an ELLIS location.

December 12, 2019

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ERC Consolidator Grant awarded to Krishnendu Chatterjee
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded IST Austria Professor, Krishnendu Chatterjee, a ‘Consolidator Grant’ for the improvement of algorithmic tools for probabilistic or stochastic models. Stochastic models are foundational to many scientific disciplines and increasingly to emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and game theory simulations.

December 10, 2019

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Book release: How machines learn
IST Austria Professor and book editor Christoph Lampert explains Artificial Intelligence (AI) based on everyday situations for easy understanding.

November 29, 2019

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Science-Industry Talk connected scientists with the economy
Capturing Serendipity – capturing chance

November 20, 2019

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Robert Seiringer Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
Austrian Professor honored for his achievements and contributions to Mathematics

November 14, 2019

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Jiří Friml receives Czech Neuron Award
Neuron Foundation honors plant biologist for lifelong research into plant hormone auxin.

November 13, 2019

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Edouard Hannezo and Martin Loose join EMBO Young Investigator Programme
Professors Edouard Hannezo and Martin Loose selected to join EMBO Young Investigator Programme as “some of the best young researchers in the life sciences” (EMBO)

November 13, 2019

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Jozsef Csicsvari appointed member of the Academia Europaea
Neuroscientist Csicsvari joined the pan-European scientific society as sixth IST Austria professor

November 4, 2019

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Biochemistry meets mechanics
IST Austria PhD student identified mechanosensitive cell-cell junctions required for cell movement in early zebrafish embryo – Study published in Cell

October 31, 2019

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Research consortium receives €3.7 million grant
IST Austria Professor Björn Hof among a consortium of leading international physicists awarded over €3.7 million to advance the scientific understanding of turbulence.

October 16, 2019

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Techtober at IST Austria
Curiosity-driven science at IST Austria as a solid foundation for practical applications

October 10, 2019

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IST Austria inaugurates new cryo-electron microscopes
Austria’s largest and most advanced cryo-electron microscopy facility installed – Symposium on October 18 highlights developments in cutting-edge cryo technology

October 7, 2019

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Federal Chancellor Brigitte Bierlein visited IST Austria
Federal Chancellor Brigitte Bierlein visited IST Austria for an exchange on excellence in basic research and international best practices of scientific institutions.

October 3, 2019

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Technology and Research Center IST Park
New lighthouse in the Lower Austrian research landscape

October 3, 2019

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New form of magnetism found
Physicists have discovered new type of magnetism in interaction of two ultra-thin atomic layers

September 26, 2019

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IST Scholar – New cohort of IST Austria PhD students
IST Austria welcomes 62 new PhD students

September 18, 2019

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Peer review makes the world of science go round
Peer Review Week: Professor Siekhaus among best reviewers of Developmental Cell – Peer Review Week from September 16-20 puts peer reviewers in the spotlight

September 17, 2019

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Carus Medal awarded to IST Austria professor Carl-Philipp Heisenberg
Leopoldina commends Heisenberg’s research achievements in the field of developmental biology – Award ceremony on September 20, 2019

September 9, 2019

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Two ERC Starting Grants for Edouard Hannezo and Maksym Serbyn
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria) two grants for frontier research set to improve our understanding of organ morphogenesis and quantum systems.

September 3, 2019

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“Top Models in Science” inspires teenagers
For third time, teenagers learned about models that are used in innovation and science.

September 2, 2019

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IST Austria Professor Maksym Serbyn wins Ludwig Boltzmann Prize
The Austrian Physical Society has awarded its Ludwig Boltzmann Prize to theoretical physicist Maksym Serbyn for his pioneering work on the non-equilibrium properties of quantum systems.

August 29, 2019

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High-end microscopy reveals structure and function of crucial metabolic enzyme
Structural biologists reveal the atomic structure and regulative mechanism of the metabolic enzyme transhydrogenase – Results are the first to be published based on state-of-the-art cryo-electron microscope at IST Austria

August 28, 2019

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Structure of protein nano turbine revealed
First structure of a cell’s rotary engine determined

August 22, 2019

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Summer camp with additional value
Science for kids and teacher training at IST Austria

August 21, 2019

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Too much inequality impedes support for public goods
Nature study from University of Exeter Business School, IST Austria and Harvard University

August 14, 2019

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ISTernship – The interns of IST Austria
IST Austria welcomes 44 ISTerns to campus

August 6, 2019

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When plant roots learned to follow gravity
Key evolutionary steps of gravity-directed root growth identified

August 2, 2019

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Scientists call on EU: Give CRISPR a chance!
Common Open Statement asks to amend outdated GMO legislation

July 30, 2019

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Visual computing team presents findings at SIGGRAPH 2019
Researchers at world’s largest conference on computer graphics and animation

July 26, 2019

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‘Cool Tech’ on campus
Technology used at IST Austria produces temperatures close to absolute zero

July 22, 2019

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Minister Iris Rauskala visits “Kinderuni” at IST Austria
Around 300 enthusiastic kids took part in the Kinderuni in Klosterneuburg.

July 19, 2019

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Thomas A. Henzinger receives prestigious EATCS award
Renowned computer scientist and president of the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria) has been honored for his extensive contributions to computer science by the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science (EATCS).

July 15, 2019

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IST Austria celebrates 23 PhD graduates
On Tuesday July 9th, the Institute of Science and Technology (IST Austria) celebrated 23 new graduates of the Institute’s PhD program.

July 10, 2019

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New method for realistic water wave animations
Researchers at IST Austria have developed a method that realistically models water wave animations at a significantly lower computational expense.

July 2, 2019

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Building a bridge to the quantum world
Scientists develop prototype of what may serve as link to connect quantum computers

June 26, 2019

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IST Austria No. 3 among the world’s best research institutes
Nature Index ranks IST Austria in Klosterneuburg at the top of the world

June 19, 2019

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Peter Jonas elected member of EMBO
Number of EMBO members at IST Austria rises to 8

June 11, 2019

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IST Austria celebrated 10-year anniversary
High-ranking visitors from politics and research celebrated 10-year anniversary this week

June 7, 2019

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Paul Nurse lectured on “Science as Revolution”
IST Lecture by Nobel laureate continued 10-year anniversary celebrations

June 6, 2019

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BRIDGE Network launched
Five top international research institutes form BRIDGE Network

June 5, 2019

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Feb 21, 2020

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Stefan Hell, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen & Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg
MINFLUX nanoscopy and related matters MINFLUX nanoscopy and related matters
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Feb 28, 2020

9:30 am
 
Development and Stem Cells Development and Stem Cells
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Feb 19, 2020

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Sean Stankowski, University of Sheffield
Interpreting the genomic landscape of speciation: insights from a radiation of monkeyflowers Interpreting the genomic landscape of speciation: insights from a radiation of monkeyflowers
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Feb 20, 2020

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Mar 11, 2020

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Mar 26, 2020

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Ruth Wodak, Lancaster University and University of Vienna
Re/Nationalizing Europe? The Austrian case 1995-2015 Re/Nationalizing Europe? The Austrian case 1995-2015
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Feb 20, 2020

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Federico Cornalba, IST Austria
From weakly interacting particles to a regularised Dean-Kawasaki model From weakly interacting particles to a regularised Dean-Kawasaki model
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Feb 24, 2020

9:00 am
Rashmi Priya, MPI for Heart and Lung
Design Principles of Heart Morphogenesis: Forms, Forces and Fate Design Principles of Heart Morphogenesis: Forms, Forces and Fate
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Feb 24, 2020

10:00 am
Oana Balmau, University of Sidney
Redesigning Storage Systems for Future Workloads, Hardware, and Performance Requirements Redesigning Storage Systems for Future Workloads, Hardware, and Performance Requirements
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Feb 25, 2020

10:30 am
Alexander Lex, University of Utah
Driving Scientific Discovery with Interactive Visual Data Analysis Driving Scientific Discovery with Interactive Visual Data Analysis
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Feb 26, 2020

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Alp Yurtsever, EPFL
Scalable Convex Optimization with Applications to Semidefinite Programming Scalable Convex Optimization with Applications to Semidefinite Programming
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Mar 5, 2020

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Lenny Taelman, Universiteit van Amsterdam
Derived equivalences of hyperkähler varieties Derived equivalences of hyperkähler varieties
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Mar 6, 2020

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Nathanael Berestycki, University of Vienna
Localisation of a random walk in dimensions $d \ge 3$ Localisation of a random walk in dimensions $d \ge 3$
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Mar 6, 2020

3:00 pm
Nina Holden , ETH Zürich
Cardy embedding of random planar maps Cardy embedding of random planar maps
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Mar 6, 2020

3:00 pm
Nina Holden , ETH Zürich
Cardy embedding of random planar maps Cardy embedding of random planar maps
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Mar 6, 2020

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Balázs Ráth, TU Budapest=BME
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Mar 10, 2020

10:00 am
Mehmet Kanik, MIT
Fiber-based artificial muscles and sensors for human-machine-interface Fiber-based artificial muscles and sensors for human-machine-interface
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Mar 10, 2020

4:30 pm
Wei Qian, University of Cambridge
Vienna Probability Seminar Vienna Probability Seminar
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Mar 10, 2020

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Mar 10, 2020

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Mar 12, 2020

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Ulrich Derenthal, University of Hannover
Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory Seminar Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory Seminar
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Mar 12, 2020

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Lajos Molnár, University of Szeged, Hungary
Symmetries of structures on positive definite cones in $C^*$-algebras Symmetries of structures on positive definite cones in $C^*$-algebras
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Mar 13, 2020

4:00 pm
Rajeev Alur, University of Pennsylvania
Safety autonomy: a formal methods approach Safety autonomy: a formal methods approach
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Mar 14, 2020

10:00 am
 
International Day of Mathematics 2020 International Day of Mathematics 2020
 

Mar 16, 2020

10:30 am
Dorian Gangloff, University of Cambridge
Quantum coherent interface of an electron and a nuclear ensemble Quantum coherent interface of an electron and a nuclear ensemble
 

Mar 16, 2020

4:00 pm
Helmut Bölcskei, ETH Zurich
Fundamental limits of learning in deep neural networks Fundamental limits of learning in deep neural networks
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Mar 24, 2020

10:00 am
Stephen Mojzsis, University of Colorado
At the dawn of the biosphere At the dawn of the biosphere
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Mar 24, 2020

11:00 am
Anton Akhmerov, TU Delft
Quantum Seminars: Anton Akhmerov Quantum Seminars: Anton Akhmerov
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Mar 24, 2020

3:30 pm
Giuseppe Cannizzaro, University of Warwick
Vienna Probability Seminar Vienna Probability Seminar
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Mar 24, 2020

4:30 pm
Rafael Greenblatt Rafael Greenblatt, Universita’ degli Studi Roma Tre
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Mar 24, 2020

5:30 pm
Joachim Hermisson, Universität Wien
Vienna Probability Seminar Vienna Probability Seminar
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Mar 26, 2020

10:00 am
Margarida Cardoso Moreira, University of Heidelberg
Origins and evolution of organs Origins and evolution of organs
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Mar 26, 2020

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Neuroscience Data Talk – Carl Petersen Neuroscience Data Talk – Carl Petersen
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Mar 26, 2020

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Pavel Safronov, University of Zürich
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Mar 26, 2020

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Jordi Arbiol, Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2)
Free-standing nanostructures at atomic scale: from growth mechanisms to local properties Free-standing nanostructures at atomic scale: from growth mechanisms to local properties
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Mar 30, 2020

4:00 pm
Marta Kwiatkowska, Oxford University
Robustness guarantees for neural networks Robustness guarantees for neural networks
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Mar 31, 2020

11:00 am
Mattias Fitzpatrick, Princeton University, USA
Non-equilibrium Quantum Simulation with Superconducting Circuits Non-equilibrium Quantum Simulation with Superconducting Circuits
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Apr 2, 2020

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Olivier Schiffmann, Université de Paris-Sud
Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory Seminar Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory Seminar
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Apr 9, 2020

1:30 pm
Cong Xue, University of Cambridge
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Apr 20, 2020

4:00 pm
Jean-Daniel Boissonnat, Inria Sophia-Antipolis
Voronoi diagrams and manifold learning Voronoi diagrams and manifold learning
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Apr 21, 2020

3:30 pm
Fredrik Viklund, KTH
Vienna Probability Seminar Vienna Probability Seminar
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Apr 21, 2020

4:30 pm
Matthias Meiners, Universität Innsbruck
Vienna Probability Seminar Vienna Probability Seminar
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Apr 21, 2020

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Joachim Frank, Columbia University
Single-particle cryo-EM: Visualization of biological molecules in their native states Single-particle cryo-EM: Visualization of biological molecules in their native states
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Apr 21, 2020

5:30 pm
Lorenzo Taggi, WIAS Berlin
Vienna Probability Seminar Vienna Probability Seminar
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Apr 23, 2020

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Yuuji Tanaka, University of Oxford, UK
Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory Seminar Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory Seminar
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Apr 27, 2020

4:00 pm
Maria Chudnovsky, Princeton University
Parties, doughnuts and coloring: some problems in graph theory Parties, doughnuts and coloring: some problems in graph theory
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Apr 28, 2020

1:30 pm
 
NDT – special date – Oscar Marin! NDT – special date – Oscar Marin!
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Apr 30, 2020

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Daniel Fiorilli, Université Paris-Sud
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May 7, 2020

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May 11, 2020

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Lyman Page, Princeton University
Observing the cosmic microwave background: status and prospects Observing the cosmic microwave background: status and prospects
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May 12, 2020

11:00 am
Francesco Giazotto, SNS Pisa
Quantum Seminars: Francesco Giazotto Quantum Seminars: Francesco Giazotto
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May 14, 2020

1:30 pm
David Harari, Université Paris-Saclay
From quadratic reciprocity to arithmetic duality theorems From quadratic reciprocity to arithmetic duality theorems
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May 15, 2020

11:00 am
Cheng-Chien Chen, University of Alabama at Birmigham
Quantum Seminar: Cheng-Chien Chen Quantum Seminar: Cheng-Chien Chen
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May 18, 2020

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Tim Roughgarden, Columbia University
How computer science informs modern auction design How computer science informs modern auction design
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May 22, 2020

11:00 am
Seigo Tarucha, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science, Tokyo University
Quantum seminar: Seigo Tarucha Quantum seminar: Seigo Tarucha
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Jun 8, 2020

4:00 pm
Markus Arndt, University of Vienna
Universal matter-wave interferometry Universal matter-wave interferometry
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Jun 16, 2020

11:00 am
Monica Benito, University of Konstanz
Quantum Seminars: Monica Benito Quantum Seminars: Monica Benito
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Jun 18, 2020

1:30 pm
Vladimir Dokchitser, University College London, UK
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Jun 22, 2020

4:00 pm
Marja Timmermans, University of Tübingen
Making a flat leaf: Pre-patterns, small RNA morphogens, and Turing reactions Making a flat leaf: Pre-patterns, small RNA morphogens, and Turing reactions
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Jun 25, 2020

1:30 pm
 
Neuroscience Seminar Series – Arjun Krishnaswamy Neuroscience Seminar Series – Arjun Krishnaswamy
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Maria Ibáñez

FUNCTIONAL NANOMATERIALS

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Krzysztof Pietrzak

CRYPTOGRAPHY

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Julian Fischer

THEORY OF PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS, APPLIED AND NUMERICAL ANALYSIS

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Stefan Freunberger

MATERIALS ELECTROCHEMISTRY

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Vladimir Kolmogorov

DISCRETE OPTIMIZATION

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Carrie Bernecky

RNA-BASED GENE REGULATION

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Michael Sixt

MORPHODYNAMICS OF IMMUNE CELLS

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Christoph Lampert

MACHINE LEARNING AND COMPUTER VISION

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Recent Publications

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Habitat fragmentation and species diversity in competitive communities

Joel Rybicki, Nerea Abrego, Otso Ovaskainen

Ecology Letters 2020

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The hole system of triangulated shapes

Katharina Ölsböck

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The evolutionary price of anarchy: Locally bounded agents in a dynamic virus game

Laura Schmid, Krishnendu Chatterjee, Stefan Schmid

OPODIS: International Conference on Principles of Distributed Systems 2020

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Nuclear translocation of glutaminase GLS2 in human cancer cells associates with proliferation arrest and differentiation

Amada R. López De La Oliva, José A. Campos-Sandoval, María C. Gómez-García, Carolina Cardona, Mercedes Martín-Rufián, Fernando J. Sialana, Laura Castilla, Narkhyun Bae, Carolina Lobo, Ana Peñalver, Marina García-Frutos, David Carro, Victoria Enrique, José C. Paz, Raghavendra G. Mirmira, Antonia Gutiérrez, Francisco J. Alonso, Juan A. Segura, José M. Matés, Gert Lubec, Javier Márquez

Scientific reports 2020

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Replay of behavioral sequences in the medial prefrontal cortex during rule switching

Karola Käfer, Michele Nardin, Karel Blahna, Jozsef L Csicsvari

Neuron 2020

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Dynamic resource allocation games

Guy Avni, Thomas A Henzinger, Orna Kupferman

Theoretical Computer Science 2020

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Evaluating Face2Gene as a tool to identify Cornelia de Lange syndrome by facial phenotypes

Ana Latorre-Pellicer, Ángela Ascaso, Laura Trujillano, Marta Gil-Salvador, Maria Arnedo, Cristina Lucia-Campos, Rebeca Antoñanzas-Pérez, Iñigo Marcos-Alcalde, Ilaria Parenti, Gloria Bueno-Lozano, Antonio Musio, Beatriz Puisac, Frank J. Kaiser, Feliciano J. Ramos, Paulino Gómez-Puertas, Juan Pié

International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2020

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Weak–strong uniqueness for the Navier–Stokes equation for two fluids with surface tension

Julian L Fischer, Sebastian Hensel

Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis 2020

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