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XIII GEFENOL-DIFENSC Summer School on Statistical Physics of Complex Systems

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Advanced course / School
From October 06, 2025
to October 10, 2025

Venues: CRM & UAB

Rooms: A1 (CRM) & C5/032 (UAB)

 

Notice that this school takes place one week after the CS3 Summer School. The schools are coordinated and participants are encouraged to attend both of them. Registration is independent.

Registration deadline 26 / 09 / 2025

EVENT SUMMARY

POSTERS

CONTRIBUTED TALKS

Group photo

Introduction

Statistical physics allows for the understanding of macroscopic collective phenomena in physical systems. But the tools and concepts developed by statistical physics are of key importance in the understanding of complex systems, which are also characterized by emergent and collective phenomena arising from many interacting parts.

While the basic body of knowledge of statistical physics is well described in textbooks, the applications to open problems in complex systems are beyond the scope of those textbooks. Aiming at bridging this gap, the GEFENOL (now  DIFENSC)  promoted in 2011 its Summer School on Statistical Physics of Complex Systems.

GEFENOL was the Topical Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics of the Royal Spanish Physical Society (RSEF), which has recently transformed into the Division on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Complex Systems (DIFENSC) of the RSEF.

The school is open to predoctoral and postdoctoral researchers, as well as to any academic interested in new research topics. It consists of four main courses, complemented by hands-on sessions, seminars, presentations by the attendants, and social activities, following the spirit and format of precedent successful editions (Palma de Mallorca, Benasque, Barcelona, Pamplona, Santander, and Madrid; 2011, 201220132014, 2015, 2016, 201720182019202220232024).

The language of all activities will be English.

invited courses

Cancer as an ecological process

Tomás Alarcón

ICREA – Centre de Recerca Matemàtica

Abstract

Functional renormalisation group for nonequilibrium systems

Léonie Canet

Université Grenoble Alpes

Abstract

Stochastic thermodynamics: theory and experiments

Fèlix Ritort

Universitat de Barcelona

Abstract

Collective behaviour of active Systems

Chantal Valeriani

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Abstract

invited tutorials

Tutorial on Information Theory

Juan Manuel López

Instituto de Física de Cantabria

Abstract

Visit to F. Ritort’s Lab at University of Barcelona

Isabel Pastor

Universitat de Barcelona

Abstract

invited talks

Transport phenomena beyond local equilibrium

Albert Beardo

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Abstract

Stem cell dynamics across mammalian species reveal scaling laws governing the speed of aging

Eric Latorre-Crespo

CRG – CRM

Abstract

From Spins to Flocks and Swarms: Statistical Physics of Collective Motion

Javier Cristín

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Abstract

Statistical Mechanics of Hyperbolic Random Graphs

M. Ángeles Serrano

ICREA and University of Barcelona

Abstract

closing invited talk

Artificial intelligence in a sports club

Jordi Mompart

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

scientific committee

Rosa Benito | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Daniel Campos | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Pere Colet | IFISC – CSIC
M.-Carmen Miguel | Universitat de Barcelona
Inmaculada Leyva | Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Juan Manuel López | IFCA – CSIC
Diego Maza | Universidad de Navarra
Irene Sendiña-Nadal | Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

local organizers

Álvaro Corral | Centre de Recerca Matemàtica – Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Víctor Navas-Portella | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

SCHEDULE

Room

Monday

October 6th

Tuesday

October 7th

Wednesday

October 8th

Thursday

October 9th

Friday

October 10th

9:00

9:20

A1 (CRM)

Registration

9:20

9:30

Welcome

9:30

10:30

Fèlix Ritort

Universitat de Barcelona

Tomás Alarcón

ICREA – Centre de Recerca Matemàtica

Tomás Alarcón

ICREA – Centre de Recerca Matemàtica

Tomás Alarcón

ICREA – Centre de Recerca Matemàtica

Chantal Valeriani

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

10:30

11:30

Léonie Canet

Université Grenoble Alpes

Léonie Canet

Université Grenoble Alpes

Javier Cristín

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

11:30

12:00

Coffee Break

Group Picture

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Coffee Break

Coffee Break

12:00

13:00

Tomás Alarcón

ICREA – Centre de Recerca Matemàtica

Léonie Canet

Université Grenoble Alpes

Léonie Canet

Université Grenoble Alpes

Léonie Canet

Université Grenoble Alpes

Fèlix Ritort

Universitat de Barcelona

13:00

14:00

Stem cell dynamics across mammalian species reveal scaling laws governing the speed of aging

Eric Latorre-Crespo

CRG - CRM

M. Ángeles Serrano

ICREA and University of Barcelona

Transport phenomena beyond local equilibrium

Albert Beardo

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

14:00

15:30

Lunch Break

15:30

16:30

C5/032 (UAB)

Tutorial on Information Theory

Juan Manuel López

Instituto de Física de Cantabria

Tutorial on Information Theory

Juan Manuel López

Instituto de Física de Cantabria

17:00

18:30


Visit to F. Ritort’s Lab at University of Barcelona,

Isabel Pastor

Chantal Valeriani

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Closing invited talk

Jordi Mompart

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

16:30

17:30

Poster Session + Reception

20:00

Social Dinner

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Name Institution
Alvaro Corral Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona – Centre de Recerca Matemàtica
Léonie Canet University Grenoble Alpes
Maciej Chudak Institute of Molecular Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
María Li López Bautista École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Juan López Instituto de Física de Cantabria (CSIC-UC)
M. Ángeles Serrano Moral ICREA and University of Barcelona
Eric Latorre-Crespo CRG – CRM
Gabriele Poidomani IMT Alti Studi Lucca
Arnau Codina Universitat de Barcelona
Juan Pablo Carrillo-Mora Universitat de Barcelona
Fèlix Ritort Universitat de Barcelona
Adrià Garcés Ortiz Universitat de Barcelona
Ot Garcés-Ortiz Universitat de Barcelona
Víctor Navas Portella Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Teodoro Mayayo Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Jordi Mompart Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Albert Beardo Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Javier Cristín Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Elena García de Lamo Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Oscar Ricardo Mejia Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Juan Gancio Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Lluís Torres-Hugas Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Arnau Vivet Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Lucas Trigal Universitat de Les Illes Balears
David Ortiz del Campo Universitat de Les Illes Balears
Adrián Roig Oliver Universidad de Granada
Marco Mendívil Carboni Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Chantal Valeriani Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Tomás de Navascués Universidad de Navarra
Adrián Gutiérrez Arroyo Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Marie Sellier-Prono École normale supérieure - Paris
Dario Buonomo Roma Tre University
Alexandra-Anamaria Sorinca King's College London
Tomas Alarcon Centre de Recerca Matemàtica
Juan Arellano Tintó Centre de Recerca Matemàtica
Amaia Vielba Centre de Recerca Matemàtica
Núria Velasco Falguera Centre de Recerca Matemàtica
Marcos Martinez Jimenez CSIC

Poster and contributed talks

Participants are encouraged to present their research results or open problems in a short talk or a poster format. The poster boards are A0 format (vertical orientation).

  • Deadline for abstract submission: September 14, 2025
  • Resolutions: September 17, 2025

POSTERS

CONTRIBUTED TALKS

registration

Registration deadline 26 / 09 / 2025

 

You will be asked to create a CRM web user account before registering to the activity through the following link (please note that it will be necessary to fill in both the personal and academic requested information in the web user intranet):

CRM USER CREATION

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Registration fee 210 € includes attendance to all the courses, seminars, and activities of the school, gala dinner, coffee breaks and lunch.

INVOICE/PAYMENT INFORMATION

IF YOUR INSTITUTION COVERS YOUR REGISTRATION FEE: Please note that, in case your institution is paying for the registration via bank transfer, you will have to indicate your institution details and choose “Transfer” as the payment method at the end of the process.

UPF | UB | UPC | UAB

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LODGING INFORMATION

ON-CAMPUS AND BELLATERRA

BARCELONA AND OFF-CAMPUS 

acknowledgement

 

For inquiries about this event please contact the Scientific Events Coordinator Ms. Núria Hernández at nhernandez@crm.cat​​

 

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