Join us for a deep dive into the cutting edge of quantum materials research and quantum chemistry at the upcoming webinar on “Quantum Monte Carlo HPC Applications in Condensed Matter, Quantum Chemistry, and Materials Science” on January 25, 2024, from 09:30 to 12:30 CET. The webinar is a collaborative effort between the Targeting Real Chemical Accuracy at the EXascale (TREX) project and CECAM (Centre Européen de Calcul Atomique et Moléculaire).

Overview and objectives

The webinar will be exploring the frontiers of quantum materials research and quantum chemistry,  by means of Quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) calculations, owing to their unique suitability in solving complex many-body problems as well as in harnessing the parallelism offered by upcoming exascale supercomputer architectures.

The agenda covers a spectrum of key topics, including magnetism, surface physics, layered materials, energy excitations, and high-pressure hydrogen. Participants will gain a deeper insight into high-performance computing applications via quantum Monte Carlo simulations.

Target Audience

This webinar caters for researchers, students and professionals in the fields of quantum chemistry, condensed matter physics, and materials science.

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We are inviting young students and more senior researchers interested in learning ab initio quantum Monte Carlo, one of the most accurate and versatile approaches for materials and electronic structure calculations, to apply for the upcoming TREX School on QMC with TurboRVB, taking place from 3-7 July 2023 in Trieste, Italy. This QMC summer school is organized by TREX project and it will be held in the Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA).

It will be a great event to learn TurboRVB (QMC algorithms), TurboGenius (command-line tools to make QMC calculations user friendly), and TurboWorkflows (high-throughput computations) codes for QMC applications and tutorials. And, this time, to meet your peers and colleagues in person.
After many years of development, the TurboRVB code will be officially released as an open source package during this school.

Why should you join the School?

• The TREX project is offering participants free lodging, coffee breaks, lunch breaks and a social dinner during the School. This will be the perfect occasion to meet your peers and colleagues in person, share experiences and learn more about QMC methods and how to use them in practice.
• Participants are invited to submit their poster contributions and present results and ongoing activities at the School.  The best poster winner will win a stay of one week at Sorbonne University, Paris, in the Quantum Theory of Materials group (IMPMC)
• After many years of development, the TurboRVB code will be officially released as an open source package during this school. Do not miss this event!
• Get the chance to explore beautiful Trieste, top-ranked in Italy for its quality of life, and to discover this town renowned for its scientific institutions. If you want to extend your stay in Trieste for one more week, the week after the school there will be a workshop organized at the ICTP about “QMC methods at work for describing novel states of matter”, a perfect follow-up of our school! Please, note that a separate registration is required for the ICTP workshop. Please, also note that the TREX project is not covering participant’s travel nor extra costs.

Important information

• We have a limited number of seats so please consider submitting your application as soon as possible. Deadline for application is  28.05.2023 COB.
• Attendees are supposed to have a background in condensed matter theory and/or quantum chemistry.
• Attendees are kindly requested to bring their own laptop.
• We invite the attendees to bring a poster with them about their own research (even if unrelated to QMC). A poster session will be organized during the school and the three best posters will be awarded. The best poster prize is a stay of one week at Sorbonne University, Paris, in the Quantum Theory of Materials group (IMPMC)
  

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TREX project is inviting  advanced PhD students and post-docs to join the “TREX workshop on electronic structure methods for strong correlation: theory, computational algorithms, and codes” which will be held on 18-20 April 2023 at the nstitute of Physics, Lodz University of Technology, Poland.

The primary purpose of the workshop is to provide insight into both theory and computer implementation of electronic structure methods dedicated to strongly correlated materials.

The workshop provides a unique opportunity to learn theories behind  electronic structure methods for strongly correlated materials and to get insight into their computer implementation in open-source TREX flagship codes:

• NECI
• Quantum Package
• GammCor

Each workshop session will consist of lectures and tutorials. Lectures will present theoretical backgrounds of the covered methods and numerical algorithms used in their computer implementation. Tutorial sessions, led by code developers, will provide participants with hands-on experience on using codes, paying special attention to high performance computing.

A separate session will cover application of machine learning to predicting molecular properties.

Participants

The workshop is open to all participants. Lectures will have a didactic character and we strongly encourage advanced PhD students and post-docs to participate.

Requirements

Basis knowledge of ab initio electronic structure methods is required.

Fee

There is no registration fee. Free lodging in the university guest house will be provided to a limited number of participants, based on the first-come, first-serve basis (early registration is encouraged). Lunches are provided to all participants.

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Are you a Ph.D. student or researcher wanting to learn more about Quantum Monte Carlo methods?

The TREX Centre of Excellence together with the EuroCC National Competence Center Sweden is organising a dedicated online workshop on 26, 27, 30, 31 January 2023 providing a comprehensive introduction to QMC methods and their practical application in molecular systems with the combined use of Quantum Package and the quantum Monte Carlo CHAMP code developed in the context of European Commission funded TREX project.

Each day of the workshop will be running from 09:00 to 13:00 CET and will be structured in two part:

• A set of lectures where participants will get the chance to learn about the foundations of QMC and its application to molecular systems as well as how QMC methods can help to solve current challenging problems in chemistry.
• A set of hands-on tutorials with practical QMC simulations using the Quantum Package and CHAMP codes. The tutorials will be running on LUMI, the first pre-exascale supercomputer of the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking which has now become the fastest and most energy-efficient supercomputer in Europe.

The workshop is intended for Ph.D. students and young researchers established in the European Union or a country associated with Horizon 2020. You can read more about the countries associated with Horizon2020 here.  No previous experience on QMC methods is required.

The complete programme with speakers, agenda and registration can be found here:

https://enccs.se/events/2023-01-chemical-accuracy-with-quantum-monte-carlo/

Registration is open until 20 January 2023, 12:00 CET when selected participants will be announced.

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