Nordita is excited to host the 2025 Winter School on "Physics of Machine Learning & Machine Learning for Physics," which will take place in Stockholm from January 13th to 24th, 2025. This event aims to bridge the gap between the fields of physics and machine learning, offering a platform for young researchers to acquire cutting-edge skills in modern machine learning and apply them to frontier problems in physics.
Participants will explore how physical principles can enhance machine learning models and, conversely, how machine learning can advance the understanding of complex physical systems. The school is tailored for physics PhD students, junior postdocs, and advanced Master's students eager to deepen their expertise at the interface of these two transformative disciplines.
Preference will be given to participants from Nordic countries, but applications from all regions are welcome.
Venue
This in-person event will take place at Nordita, in Albano Building 3, Room 4204, 4205 & 4208. You can find the venue and details of the Niels Bohr Colloquium here (note that there is a fika before the colloquium at 14.30).
Invited lecturers
- Anna Dawid (website)
- Riddhi Gupta (website)
- Bruno Loureiro (website)
- Florian Marquardt (website)
- Evert van Nieuwenburg (website)
- Arno Solin (website)
- Michael Spannowsky (website)
- Ricardo Vinuesa (website)
Pre-school Material
We are providing a set of introductory materials and exercises that all participants are expected to complete. These resources will ensure that everyone will have the necessary background to fully engage with the lectures.
Schedule & Topics
Week 1:
- Bruno Loureiro: Introduction and statistical physics of learning
- Arno Solin: Probabilistic methods and generative modeling
- Florian Marquardt: Artificial scientific discovery and neuromorphic computing
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Date |
08.30-09.15 |
09.15-10.45 | 11.15-12.45 | 14.45-16.15 | 16.45-18.00 | Evening |
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13 Jan (Mon) Room: 4204 |
08.30 Registration (Floor 6) 09.00 Introduction (Room 4204) |
Bruno Loureiro | Bruno Loureiro | Arno Solin | Welcome Fika (16.15, Floor 6) | |
| 14 Jan (Tue) Room: 4204 | Bruno Loureiro | Bruno Loureiro | Arno Solin | Discussion | ||
| 15 Jan (Wed) Room: 4204 | Arno Solin | Arno Solin | Niels Bohr Colloquium (Bernhard Mehlig, 15.00-16.00) | School Dinner (18.30, Hermans) | ||
| 16 Jan (Thu) Rooms: 4205 & 4208 | Social Poster Session (starts at 11, Floor 6) | Soon Hoe Lim (14.00-15.00), Room 4205) | Florian Marquardt (15.30-18.00, Room 4205) | Pizza & Drinks (starts at 18.00, Floor 6) | ||
| 17 Jan (Fri) Rooms: 4205 & 4208 | Florian Marquardt | Florian Marquardt (Lecture & Exercise) |
Florian Marquardt (Lecture & Exercise) |
Week 2:
- Ricardo Vinuesa: Machine learning for fluid mechanics
- Evert van Nieuwenburg: Reinforcement learning and applications to quantum devices
- Riddhi Gupta, Connor van Rossum: Quantum machine learning
- Michael Spannowsky: Machine learning for high energy physics
- Anna Dawid: Neural network loss landscapes and interpretable ML
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Date |
08.30-09.30 |
09.30-11.10 |
11.30-13.10 |
14.30-16.10 |
16.30-18.00 | Evening |
| 20 Jan (Mon) Room: 4204 | Ricardo Vinuesa | Ricardo Vinuesa | Evert van Nieuwenburg | Fika & Discussion (16.15, Floor 6) | ||
| 21 Jan (Tue) Room: 4204 | Evert van Nieuwenburg | Evert van Nieuwenburg | Riddhi Gupta | Discussion | ||
| 22 Jan (Wed) Rooms: 4205 & 4208 | Riddhi Gupta | Connor van Rossum | Michael Spannowsky | Discussion | ||
| 23 Jan (Thu) Room: 4204 | Anna Dawid | Anna Dawid | Ricardo Vinuesa | Discussion | ||
| 24 Jan (Fri) Room: 4204 | Anna Dawid | Michael Spannowsky | Michael Spannowsky | Discussion | Farewell party |
Financial Support
Limited financial support for accommodation may be available to some participants. If you require assistance, please indicate this in the designated field on the application form.
Application
If you are interested in participating in the school, please apply via the "Registration" button in the menu on the left sidebar.
Preference will be given to participants from Nordic countries, but applications from all regions are welcome.
Application deadline: November 10, 2024 (anywhere on Earth)
Online Attendance
We are pleased to offer the possibility of online attendance for the Nordita Winter School 2025. By registering, you will receive links for streaming the lectures and access to the lecture materials.
Please note that while we will make every effort to provide these resources, our main priority remains the students attending in person in Stockholm.
Registration Form for Online Attendance
Organizing Committee
Robert Jonsson
Soon Hoe Lim
Andrea Maiani
Jason Pye
