ICTP RESEARCH SECTION

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Research in the CMSP section spans some of the most exciting areas of theoretical condensed matter physics.

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Research Areas

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Equilibrium and Non-equilibrium Many-body Quantum Systems

The investigations of quantum many-body systems at CMSP bridges different aspects of condensed matter, statistical mechanics and quantum information. The wide spectrum of topics covered includes…

Quantum Systems
Atomistic, Molecular, and Electronic Structure Simulations
Molcules
Materials for Renewable Energy Applications

Efficient collection and storage of renewable forms of energy like solar radiation or wind requires the development of advanced functional materials. CMSP research in the field of sustainable…

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Physics of Nanostructures

Understanding the physics of nano-devices offers the fascinating opportunity to explore quantum properties of matter at the mesoscopic level. Besides their fundamental impact on modern technology…

Physics of Nanostructures

Permanent Scientists

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Rosario Fazio

Head of the Section
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Marcello Dalmonte

Research Scientist
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Ralph Gebauer

Senior Research Scientist
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Ali Hassanali

Senior Research Scientist
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Asja Jelic

Research Scientist
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Mikhail Kiselev

Senior Research Scientist and Coordinator, Postgraduate Programme Unit
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Sandro Scandolo

Senior Research Scientist
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Antonello Scardicchio

Senior Research Scientist
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Nicola Seriani

Associate Research Scientist
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Upcoming Activities

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2025
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Jul
2025
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Joint ICTP-WE Heraeus Conference on Non-equilibrium Quantum Statistical Physics | (smr 4090)
Physical
30
May
2025
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04
Aug
2025
15
Aug
2025
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Joint ICTP-WE Heraeus School and Workshop on Advances in Quantum Matter: Pushing the Boundaries | (smr 4094)
Physical
15
Apr
2025
school
18
Aug
2025
05
Sep
2025
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
School on Quantum Dynamics of Matter, Light and Information | (smr 4095)
Physical
20
May
2025
school
08
Sep
2025
12
Sep
2025
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Conference on Frontiers in Atomistic Simulations: from Physics to Chemistry and Biology | (smr 4098)
Physical
30
Jun
2025
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Upcoming Seminars

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Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
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2025
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2025
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CMSP Seminar (Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics): Gravity from entropy
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Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
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2025
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2025
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2025
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CMSP News and Views Seminar Series: Machine learning of electronic charge densities in the simulation of electrochemical interfaces.
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News

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Crystallization of cysteine amino acid in D2O generates a remarkably different structure compared to H2O. The crystals formed in D2O display enhanced intrinsic fluorescence.
Fluorescence in Amino Acid Crystals
An international collaboration reveals how crystal structure shapes light emission in surprising…
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Firas Shuaib
ICTP Success Story
Firas Shuaib is the first ICTP-EAIFR master’s graduate to receive his PhD
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Group photo, ICTP-Lincei Conference for IYQ 2025
Quantum Week at ICTP
Chronicle of three days of intense discussions on quantum physics and its technological applications
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Imrana Ashraf, Karen Hallberg, Swadesh Mahajan, and Narayan Adhikari
Four Scholars Named ICTP Institute Associates
The new Associateship scheme recognizes the researchers’ commitment and continued service to ICTP…
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Science, Technology and Innovation
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Celebrating Quantum Science  
ICTP week of events launches Monday 26 May, featuring Nobel laureates and public events  
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation
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Call Open for New ICTP Visiting Opportunities  
New grants to support sabbatical stays
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
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Publications

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Journal article
2025
Local vs Nonlocal Dynamics in Cavity-Coupled Rydberg Atom Arrays
Physical Review Letters (2025)
Zeno Bacciconi | Hernan B. Xavier | Matteo Marinelli | Devendra Singh Bhakuni | Marcello Dalmonte
Journal article
2025
Towards a robust approach to infer causality from molecular dynamics simulations
The Journal of Chemical Physics (2025)
Vittorio Del Tatto | Debarshi Banerjee | Ali Hassanali | Alessandro Laio
Preprint
2025
Defects at Play: Shaping the Photophysics and Photochemistry of Ice
Marta Monti | Yu Jin | Gonzalo Díaz Mirón | Arpan Kundu | Marco Govoni | Giulia Galli | Ali Hassanali
Journal article
2025
Dynamics of edge modes in monitored Su-Schrieffer-Heeger models
Physical Review B (2025)
Giulia Salatino | Gianluca Passarelli | Angelo Russomanno | Giuseppe E. Santoro | Procolo Lucignano | Rosario Fazio
Preprint
2025
Interplay of entanglement structures and stabilizer entropy in spin models
Michele Viscardi | Marcello Dalmonte | Alioscia Hamma | Emanuele Tirrito
Journal article
2025
Recent Developments in DFTB+, a Software Package for Efficient Atomistic Quantum Mechanical Simulations
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A (2025)
B. Hourahine | M. Berdakin | J. A. Bich | F. P. Bonafé | C. Camacho | Q. Cui | M. Y. Deshaye | G. Díaz Mirón | S. Ehlert | M. Elstner | T. Frauenheim | N. Goldman | R. A. González León | T. van der Heide | S. Irle ...
Journal article
2025
Crystallization of L‐Cysteine in Heavy Water Induces Intrinsic Fluorescence
Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2025)
Debarshi Banerjee | Sonika Chibh | Om Shanker Tiwari | Gonzalo Díaz Mirón | Marta Monti | Hadar R. Yakir | Shweta Pawar | Dror Fixler | Linda J.W. Shimon | Ehud Gazit | Ali Hassanali
Preprint
2025
Acid Base Chemistry of Short Hydrogen Bonds: A Tale of Schr\'odinger's Cat in Glutamine-Derived Crystals
Muhammad Nawaz Qaisrani | Nandha Kumar | Christian Dreßler | Ralph Gebauer | Ali Hassanali
Preprint
2025
Interplay of entanglement structures and stabilizer entropy in spin models
Michele Viscardi | Marcello Dalmonte | Alioscia Hamma | Emanuele Tirrito
Journal article
2025
Monitored long-range interacting systems: spin-wave theory for quantum trajectories
Nature Communications (2025)
Zejian Li | Anna Delmonte | Xhek Turkeshi | Rosario Fazio
Journal article
2025
Computational Simulations and Strategies for Optimal Hydrogen Storage Materials Design
PRX Energy (2025)
Vikram Mahamiya | Alok Shukla | Abhishek Kumar Adak | Hoonkyung Lee | Nicola Seriani | Ralph Gebauer
Preprint
2025
Chiral Gravitons on the Lattice
Hernan B. Xavier | Zeno Bacciconi | Titas Chanda | Dam Thanh Son | Marcello Dalmonte

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ICTP Simons Sabbaticals
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2025
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  • High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
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ICTP Simons Associates
Associates Programme
01
Jul
2025
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Condensed Matter & Statistical Physics Postdoctoral Position 2026 - ERC WaveNets project
Postdoctoral Opportunity
31
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2025
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Advanced School and Conference on Quantum Matter | (smr 4114)
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  • High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
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2025
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