Workshop on Machine Learning Methods for Materials

The school is aimed ate PhD students and junior postdocs, mostly from Latin America. Topics to be covered include:

1) General aspects of Machine Learning

2) High Throughput methods in Materials Science

3) Natural Language recognition and patterns

4) Neural Networks

5) Non-linear regression methods

6) Small Data methods (random forest, decision tree)

There is no registration fee and limited funds are available for travel and local expenses.

• Luiz Felipe C. Pereira (UFPE)
• Gustavo Martini Dalpian (UFABC)
• Alexandre Reily Rocha (IFT)

• Luiz Felipe C. Pereira (UFPE, Brazil)
• Adalbarto Fazzio (ILUM, Brazil)
• Alexander Shapeev (Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Russia)
• Amauri Jardim de Paula (Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil)
• Anatole von Lilienfeld (University of Vienna, Austria)
• Bohayra Mortazavi (Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany)
• Dane Morgan (University of Wisconsin, USA)
• Davide Donadio (University of California Davis, USA)
• Edgar Dutra Zanotto (Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil)
• Eric Pop (Stanford University, USA)
• Gabor Csanyi (University of Cambridge, UK)
• Gabriel Ravanhani Schleder (Harvard University, USA)
• Heather Kullik (MIT, USA)
• Juan Felipe Carrasquilla (Vector Institute, Canada)
• Juarez L. F. da Silva (Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil)
• Marivi Fernandez Serra (SUNY at Stonybrook, USA)
• Mark Tuckerman (New York University, USA)
• Miguel Alexandre Lopes Marques (Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany)
• Nicola Marzari (EPFL, Switzerland)
• Stefano Sanvito (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)
• Ying Wai Li (Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA)

BOARDING PASS: All participants, whose travel has been provided or will be reimbursed by ICTP-SAIFR, should bring the boarding pass  upon registration. The return boarding pass (PDF, if online check-in, scan or picture, if physical) should be sent to secretary@ictp-saifr.org by e-mail.

COVID-19: Fully vaccinated Brazilians and foreigners are required to present proof of vaccination, printed or electronically before boarding an international flight. Not vaccinated and not fully vaccinated passengers have to present a medical certificate with a negative test result before entering the country. Tests should be taken up to 24 hours before boarding.

Visa information: Nationals from several countries in Latin America and Europe are exempt from tourist visa. Nationals from Australia, Canada, Japan and USA are exempt from tourist visa until October 1st, 2023. Please check here which nationals need a tourist visa to enter Brazil.

Accommodation: Participants, whose accommodation will be provided by the institute, will stay at The Universe Flat. Hotel recommendations are available here.

How to reach the Institute: The school will be held at ICTP South American Institute, located at IFT-UNESP, which is across the street from a major bus and subway terminal (Terminal Barra Funda). The address which is closer to the entrance of the IFT-UNESP building is R. Jornalista Aloysio Biondi, 120 – Barra Funda, São Paulo. The easiest way to reach us is by subway or bus, please find instructions here.