Past Editions of the UPR–Brown Winter School

Here you can find information and resources about previous iterations of the UPR–Brown Winter School.

To learn more about the upcoming iteration of the Winter School, please by visit the Schedule page.


Winter 2024

Highlights

  • January 16th: Stephon Alexander (Brown) - Introduction to Computational Physics and the Brown-UPR Winter School.
  • January 16th: Carlos Vicente (UPR) - Why Now Is the Time to Study Quantum Computing.
  • January 20th: Brad Marston (Brown) - Quantum Physics of Climate Change and Climate Solutions. (Open to the Public)

Organizers

Schedule

Tuesday, January 16th

09:00Coffee
09:30Welcome & Opening Remarks
10:30Break
11:00Stephon Alexander: "Why Computational Physics and How It Cuts Across Length Scales from the Micro to the Macro"
12:00Lunch
13:30Discussion Panel
14:20Break
14:30Carlos Vicente: "Why Now Is the Time to study Quantum Computing"
15:45Closing remarks

Wednesday, January 17th

09:00Opening remarks: Quantum
09:30Kemp Plumb: "Applications of Computational Quantum Physics for Materials Characterization"
10:30Break
11:00Brenda Rubenstein: "Quantum Computing Biophysics Using Machine Learning"
12:00Lunch
13:30Discussion Panel
14:20Break
14:30Remi Megret: "Deep Learning and Computer Vision for Experimental Sciences"
15:45Closing remarks

Thursday, January 18th

09:00Opening remarks: Classical Simulation in Biology and Astrophysics
09:30Jay Tang: "Applications of Atomistic Modeling in Understanding Biophysical Phenomena"
10:30Break
11:00Ian Dell’Antonio: "From Pixels to Astrophysics—computational problems in optical astronomy"
12:00Lunch
13:30Discussion Panel
14:20Break
14:30Guest Speaker TBA
15:45Closing remarks
20:00Conference Dinner at Eter Rooftop

Friday, January 19th

09:00Opening remarks: Particle Physics
09:30Loukas Gouskos: "Artificial Intelligence to push the frontiers in Particle Physics"
10:30Break
11:00Savvas Koushiappas: "Statistical methods in cosmology"
12:00Lunch
13:30Discussion Panel
14:20Break
14:30Julian Velev: "Machine Learning Method for Indirect Estimation of Reference Intervals for Clinical Laboratory Tests"
15:45Closing remarks

Saturday, January 20th

10:30Welcome address: Climate Modeling
10:45Brunch
11:30John ‘Brad’ Marston: "Quantum Physics of Climate Change and Climate Solutions"