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Artificial intelligence and scientific discovery: paradigms, progress and potential
dr. Pat Langley, Institute for the Study of Learning and Expertise, Palo Alto, California
Build a community with LEGO microbes
izr. prof. dr. Aleš Lapanje, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana
Spectroscopy of quantum spin liquids
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Andrej Zorko, Jožef Stefan Institute and Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Archive
2024
Artificial intelligence and scientific discovery: paradigms, progress and potential
dr. Pat Langley, Institute for the Study of Learning and Expertise, Palo Alto, California
Build a community with LEGO microbes
izr. prof. dr. Aleš Lapanje, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana
Spectroscopy of quantum spin liquids
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Andrej Zorko, Jožef Stefan Institute and Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Physics at CERN: onward from the first 70 years
Prof. Dr. Jonathan R. Ellis, King’s College London, United Kingdom
From lab oddities to technical applications: the chemistry of halogens and their compounds
prof. dr. Sebastian Riedel, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Advancing many-body quantum physics with dipolar quantum gases
Prof. Dr. Francesca Ferlaino, Institute for Experimental Physics, University of Innsbruck, Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information, Austrian Academy of Science, Austria
Ultrafast dynamics of electronically ordered states excited by femtosecond optical pulses
Asst. Prof. Dr. Tomaž Mertelj, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
New materials from high pressure
Prof. dr. J. Paul Attfield, Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions and University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Animal toxins – curse and blessing
Prof. dr. Igor Križaj, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Autophagic mechanisms in ageing and neurodegeneration
Prof. dr. Nektarios Tavernarakis, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas and University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
Presentation of scientific achievements in the field of experimental physics and astrophysics of elementary particles
prof. dr. Danilo Zavrtanik, University of Nova Gorica and Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
Defects, multi-properties coupling and giant electro-mechanical response in complex materials
Prof. dr. Dragan Damjanovic, Institute of Materials, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
World of structural defects in perovskite ferroelectrics
prof. dr. Andreja Benčan Golob, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2023
Physics at the edge of chaos
Assoc. prof. dr. Lev Vidmar, Jožef Stefan Institute and Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
On the way from B meson anomalies to new physics
prof. dr. Svjetlana Fajfer, Jožef Stefan Institute and Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Development of photothermal radiometry techniques for use in biomedicine
prof. dr. Boris Majaron, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia and Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Harnessing fusion energy and recent successful experiments
izr. prof. dr. Igor Lengar, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Take it to the limit: a story of piezoelectric materials and devices for extreme conditions
Prof. dr. Andrew J. Bell, The University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Dreams about dreams: topology with spatiotemporally sculptured light
Prof. dr. Qiwen Zhan, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China
Solid state detectors for future colliders
doc. dr. Igor Mandić, Jožef Stefan institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
What’s wrong with large language models and what we should be building instead
Prof. dr. Thomas G. Dietterich, Oregon State University, USA
Gas sensors based on transition metal dichalgogenides
prof. dr. Eduard Llobet Valero, University of Tarragona, Tarragona, Spain
Quantum sensors with matter waves
dr. Philippe Bouyer, Quantum Delta NL, University of Amsterdam, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
Hard protective coatings: between science and industry
izr. prof. dr. Miha Čekada, Jožef Stefan institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Machine learning from relational and textual data
prof. dr. Nada Lavrač, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia and prof. dr. Marko Robnik-Šikonja, Faculty of Computer Science and Informatics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Pollutants of concern: the journey from sources to the environment
prof. dr. Ester Heath, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Crystallography in the 21st century: the age of electron?
Dr. Lukáš Palatinus, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
Quantum spin liquids and their experimental realizations
prof. dr. Frédéric Mila, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
Coherent test of lepton universality in beauty to strange quark transitions
dr. Vladimir Vava Gligorov, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, France
Magnetic resonance microscopy
prof. dr. Igor Serša, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2022
Superdifusion in a Heisenberg magnetic chain
7. 12. 2022
Enej Ilievski, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana
Quantum black holes: an encounter between Hawking and Ramanujan
1. 12. 2022
Atish Dabholkar, International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy
In the depths of the atom
23. 11.2022
Alojz Kodre, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana
Domain-wall dynamics in ferroelectric and relaxor-based ceramics
16. 11. 2022
Tadej Rojac, Jožef Stefan Institute
Usual and unusual states made of quarks
10. 11. 2022
Saša Prelovšek Komelj, Jožef Stefan Institute and Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana
Processing matters: materials challenges for the second quarter of the 21st century
26. 10. 2022
Geoff Brennecka, Colorado School of Mines, USA
Geo-inspired ceramic carriers: from design to medical applications
21. 9. 2022
Bogdan Parakhonskiy, Ghent University, Belgium
Innovations in radiation medicine
7. 9. 2022
Thomas Rockwell Mackie, University of Wisconsin, USA
Additive Manufacturing and Liquid Crystal Technologies
15. 6. 2022
Stephen M. Morris, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Modelling chemical pollution to support a safe and sustainable chemicals management
5. 5. 2022
Peter Fantke, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Humanoid Robotics – Understanding Human Performance and Intelligence
24. 3. 2022
Tamim Asfour, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Nemčija
Challenges of the internet of the future: security, connectivity and humanity aspects
23. 3. 2022
Borka Jerman Blažić, Jožef Stefan Institute
What does a black and white picture of atoms tell us?
22. 3. 2022
Goran Dražić, National Institute of Chemistry and Jožef Stefan Institute
Haze Instruments d.o.o., Measurement of aerosol absorption with a photothermal interferometer
21. 3. 2022
Luka Drinovec, University of Nova Gorica, Jožef Stefan Institute
Haze Instruments d.o.o., Light absorption in aerosols affects climate – how do we measure it?
21. 3. 2022
Griša Močnik, University of Nova Gorica, Jožef Stefan Institute
FAIR – the universe in the lab
16. 3. 2022
Paolo Giubellino in Joerg Blaurock, GSI and FAIR, Darmstadt, Germany
From quantum impurities to quantum devices
12. 1. 2022
Rok Žitko, Jožef Stefan Institute and Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana
2021
Cavitation – the path from its prevention to its use for destroying viruses and bacteria
15. 12. 2021
Matevž Dular, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana
Multiscale simulations of open molecular systems
24. 11. 2021
Matej Praprotnik, National Institute of Chemistry and Faculty of Mathematics and Physics University of Ljubljana
Why the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the Piezo1 and Piezo2 proteins was awarded
27. 10. 2021
Saša Svetina, Institute of biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana in Jožef Stefan Institute
Modeling of the COVID-19 epidemic in Slovenia
12. 05. 2021
Matjaž Leskovar, Jožef Stefan Institute
New research opportunities with free electron lasers
21. 04. 2021
Claudio Masciovecchio, Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, Italy
X-ray diffraction screening of major protease crystals reveals SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors
16. 04. 2021
Dušan Turk, Jožef Stefan Institute
Optimization of measures to contain the COVID-19 epidemic
14. 04. 2021
Mitja Luštrek, Jožef Stefan Institute
Fullerenes: superconductivity, magnetism and qubits
26. 03. 2021
Denis Arčon, Jožef Stefan Institute and Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana
Measurements of cosmic particles of extreme energies at the Pierre Auger Observatory
25. 03. 2021
Andrej Filipčič and Marko Zavrtanik, Jožef Stefan Institute and University of Nova Gorica
Challenges of the development of electronics as a companion of modern research and applications
25. 03. 2021
Janko Petrovčič, Jožef Stefan Institute
Quantum computing with atoms trapped by light
23. 03. 2021
David S. Weiss, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA
Ferroelectric ceramics: an overview of the century of research from discovery of the ferroelectric effect to the present day
23. 03. 2021
Barbara Malič, Jožef Stefan Institute and Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School
Stable isotopes in interdisciplinary research
22. 03. 2021
Nives Ogrinc, Jožef Stefan Institute and Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School
Archive
2024
Artificial intelligence and scientific discovery: paradigms, progress and potential
dr. Pat Langley, Institute for the Study of Learning and Expertise, Palo Alto, California
Build a community with LEGO microbes
izr. prof. dr. Aleš Lapanje, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana
Spectroscopy of quantum spin liquids
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Andrej Zorko, Jožef Stefan Institute and Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Physics at CERN: onward from the first 70 years
Prof. Dr. Jonathan R. Ellis, King’s College London, United Kingdom
From lab oddities to technical applications: the chemistry of halogens and their compounds
prof. dr. Sebastian Riedel, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Advancing many-body quantum physics with dipolar quantum gases
Prof. Dr. Francesca Ferlaino, Institute for Experimental Physics, University of Innsbruck, Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information, Austrian Academy of Science, Austria
Ultrafast dynamics of electronically ordered states excited by femtosecond optical pulses
Asst. Prof. Dr. Tomaž Mertelj, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
New materials from high pressure
Prof. dr. J. Paul Attfield, Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions and University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Animal toxins – curse and blessing
Prof. dr. Igor Križaj, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Autophagic mechanisms in ageing and neurodegeneration
Prof. dr. Nektarios Tavernarakis, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas and University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
Presentation of scientific achievements in the field of experimental physics and astrophysics of elementary particles
prof. dr. Danilo Zavrtanik, University of Nova Gorica and Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
Defects, multi-properties coupling and giant electro-mechanical response in complex materials
Prof. dr. Dragan Damjanovic, Institute of Materials, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
World of structural defects in perovskite ferroelectrics
prof. dr. Andreja Benčan Golob, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2023
Physics at the edge of chaos
Assoc. prof. dr. Lev Vidmar, Jožef Stefan Institute and Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
On the way from B meson anomalies to new physics
prof. dr. Svjetlana Fajfer, Jožef Stefan Institute and Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Development of photothermal radiometry techniques for use in biomedicine
prof. dr. Boris Majaron, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia and Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Harnessing fusion energy and recent successful experiments
izr. prof. dr. Igor Lengar, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Take it to the limit: a story of piezoelectric materials and devices for extreme conditions
Prof. dr. Andrew J. Bell, The University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Dreams about dreams: topology with spatiotemporally sculptured light
Prof. dr. Qiwen Zhan, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China
Solid state detectors for future colliders
doc. dr. Igor Mandić, Jožef Stefan institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
What’s wrong with large language models and what we should be building instead
Prof. dr. Thomas G. Dietterich, Oregon State University, USA
Gas sensors based on transition metal dichalgogenides
prof. dr. Eduard Llobet Valero, University of Tarragona, Tarragona, Spain
Quantum sensors with matter waves
dr. Philippe Bouyer, Quantum Delta NL, University of Amsterdam, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
Hard protective coatings: between science and industry
izr. prof. dr. Miha Čekada, Jožef Stefan institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Machine learning from relational and textual data
prof. dr. Nada Lavrač, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia and prof. dr. Marko Robnik-Šikonja, Faculty of Computer Science and Informatics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Pollutants of concern: the journey from sources to the environment
prof. dr. Ester Heath, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Crystallography in the 21st century: the age of electron?
Dr. Lukáš Palatinus, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
Quantum spin liquids and their experimental realizations
prof. dr. Frédéric Mila, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
Coherent test of lepton universality in beauty to strange quark transitions
dr. Vladimir Vava Gligorov, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, France
Magnetic resonance microscopy
prof. dr. Igor Serša, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2022
Superdifusion in a Heisenberg magnetic chain
7. 12. 2022
Enej Ilievski, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana
Quantum black holes: an encounter between Hawking and Ramanujan
1. 12. 2022
Atish Dabholkar, International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy
In the depths of the atom
23. 11.2022
Alojz Kodre, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana
Domain-wall dynamics in ferroelectric and relaxor-based ceramics
16. 11. 2022
Tadej Rojac, Jožef Stefan Institute
Usual and unusual states made of quarks
10. 11. 2022
Saša Prelovšek Komelj, Jožef Stefan Institute and Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana
Processing matters: materials challenges for the second quarter of the 21st century
26. 10. 2022
Geoff Brennecka, Colorado School of Mines, USA
Geo-inspired ceramic carriers: from design to medical applications
21. 9. 2022
Bogdan Parakhonskiy, Ghent University, Belgium
Innovations in radiation medicine
7. 9. 2022
Thomas Rockwell Mackie, University of Wisconsin, USA
Additive Manufacturing and Liquid Crystal Technologies
15. 6. 2022
Stephen M. Morris, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Modelling chemical pollution to support a safe and sustainable chemicals management
5. 5. 2022
Peter Fantke, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Humanoid Robotics – Understanding Human Performance and Intelligence
24. 3. 2022
Tamim Asfour, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Nemčija
Challenges of the internet of the future: security, connectivity and humanity aspects
23. 3. 2022
Borka Jerman Blažić, Jožef Stefan Institute
What does a black and white picture of atoms tell us?
22. 3. 2022
Goran Dražić, National Institute of Chemistry and Jožef Stefan Institute
Haze Instruments d.o.o., Measurement of aerosol absorption with a photothermal interferometer
21. 3. 2022
Luka Drinovec, University of Nova Gorica, Jožef Stefan Institute
Haze Instruments d.o.o., Light absorption in aerosols affects climate – how do we measure it?
21. 3. 2022
Griša Močnik, University of Nova Gorica, Jožef Stefan Institute
FAIR – the universe in the lab
16. 3. 2022
Paolo Giubellino in Joerg Blaurock, GSI and FAIR, Darmstadt, Germany
From quantum impurities to quantum devices
12. 1. 2022
Rok Žitko, Jožef Stefan Institute and Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana
2021
Cavitation – the path from its prevention to its use for destroying viruses and bacteria
15. 12. 2021
Matevž Dular, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana
Multiscale simulations of open molecular systems
24. 11. 2021
Matej Praprotnik, National Institute of Chemistry and Faculty of Mathematics and Physics University of Ljubljana
Why the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the Piezo1 and Piezo2 proteins was awarded
27. 10. 2021
Saša Svetina, Institute of biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana in Jožef Stefan Institute
Modeling of the COVID-19 epidemic in Slovenia
12. 05. 2021
Matjaž Leskovar, Jožef Stefan Institute
New research opportunities with free electron lasers
21. 04. 2021
Claudio Masciovecchio, Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, Italy
X-ray diffraction screening of major protease crystals reveals SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors
16. 04. 2021
Dušan Turk, Jožef Stefan Institute
Optimization of measures to contain the COVID-19 epidemic
14. 04. 2021
Mitja Luštrek, Jožef Stefan Institute
Fullerenes: superconductivity, magnetism and qubits
26. 03. 2021
Denis Arčon, Jožef Stefan Institute and Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana
Measurements of cosmic particles of extreme energies at the Pierre Auger Observatory
25. 03. 2021
Andrej Filipčič and Marko Zavrtanik, Jožef Stefan Institute and University of Nova Gorica
Challenges of the development of electronics as a companion of modern research and applications
25. 03. 2021
Janko Petrovčič, Jožef Stefan Institute
Quantum computing with atoms trapped by light
23. 03. 2021
David S. Weiss, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA
Ferroelectric ceramics: an overview of the century of research from discovery of the ferroelectric effect to the present day
23. 03. 2021
Barbara Malič, Jožef Stefan Institute and Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School
Stable isotopes in interdisciplinary research
22. 03. 2021
Nives Ogrinc, Jožef Stefan Institute and Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School