Dear all

From 29 to 31 Aug 2022 we organize an interdisciplinary summer school centred around electronic-structure simulations and methodological developments in density-functional theory (DFT) at Sorbonne University in Paris, France.

With this school we want to bridge the divide between simulation practice and fundamental research in electronic-structure methods. It is intended for both researchers with a background in mathematics or computer science willing to be introduced to the numerical aspects of electronic-structure calculations, as well as physicists or chemists interested in modern software development methodologies and the mathematical background of DFT.

As part of the school we will discuss the methodology underpinning modern DFT approaches and there is ample time to conduct numerical experiments and simulation exercises in hands-on sessions. For the latter we will introduce participants to the Julia programming language as well as to DFTK, an accessible (less than 7000 lines) DFT code equipped with state-of-the-art performance to treat systems with 1000 electrons.

See the school’s website https://school2022.dftk.org/ for more details and https://school2022.dftk.org/registration to register. Note that the school is free of charge and there is limited funding to contribute towards local expenses of junior researchers.

The organising committee

Eric Cancès
Michael F. Herbst
Antoine Levitt