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PhD position in the theory of quantum algorithms




The Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 goes to innovations in Machine Learning

This year's Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John J. Hopfield (Princeton University, NJ, USA) and Geoffrey E. Hinton (University of Toronto, Canada) “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.”

60 years of particle physics

Álvaro de Rújula will give an outreach conference at Fundación Ramón Areces on Thursday, October 10, at 7 PM.

The IFT analyzes the Riemann hypothesis from famous TV show

Germán Sierra, researcher at the IFT, has explained this formula on social media and television, which appears on the set of the popular show La Revuelta.

Why does STRING THEORY live in 10 DIMENSIONS?

The latest YouTube video from the IFT channel has reached 100,000 views in the first four days since its release.

'Neutrino Escape' is out! A Particle Physics Escape Room

You are a neutrino with deep secrets, trying to escape without being detected. Will you manage to solve all the physics puzzles and find your way out?
This is an online escape room based on theoretical physics, made by IFT postdoc Xabier Marcano and former IFT PhD student Claudia García.

Upcoming Events

May 12, 2025
12:00pm to 1:30pm
For over two decades, the DAMA/LIBRA experiment has reported an annual modulation in the low-energy region, consistent with the expectation
May 12, 2025
3:15pm to 7:30pm
The Instituto de Física Teórica UAM-CSIC (IFT) has a strong emphasis on training master and PhD students.
May 13, 2025
3:00pm to 4:00pm
May 14, 2025
12:00pm to 1:00pm
After the usual paper discussion, Gabriel Fenati will give a talk on the paper TBA.
May 19, 2025
3:00pm to 4:15pm
May 20, 2025
3:00pm to 4:30pm
May 21, 2025 to May 23, 2025
2:30pm to 1:30pm
22nd edition of the famous MultiDark workshop. :-)
May 22, 2025
12:00pm to 1:00pm
After the usual paper discussion, Roberta Angius will give a talk on the paper "Non-invertible defects from the Conway SCFT to K3 sigma models" (
May 22, 2025
3:00pm to 4:00pm
Understanding the mechanism of thermalization in gauge theories is one of the challenging problems of contemporary research.
May 26, 2025 to May 28, 2025
3:00pm to 2:00pm