You are most cordially invited to the ICTP Colloquium on "Noise and Climate Dynamics" by Prof. Angelo Vulpiani, University of La Sapienza, Rome.
The Colloquium will take place on Wednesday 12 November 2025 at 14:00 hrs CET, and live-streamed.
Biosketch:
Angelo Vulpiani is a distinguished theoretical physicist
known for his contributions to chaos theory, complexity, and
non-equilibrium systems. He earned his degree in Physics
from the University of La Sapienza in Rome in 1977, where he
later became a Full Professor of Theoretical Physics. His
research spans stochastic resonance, multifractal analysis
in turbulence, diffusion, and transport in chaotic systems,
and the application of non-equilibrium statistical mechanics
to a wide range of physical and biological phenomena.
Vulpiani has published over 300 papers and authored 11
books, with his work cited nearly 25,000 times. His
achievements have earned him numerous accolades, including
the 2021 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Prize from the
European Physical Society and the 2023 Richardson Medal from
the European Geosciences Union. In addition to his academic
positions at La Sapienza, Vulpiani has been a key figure at
international institutions such as the GSSI in L'Aquila and
the John Bell Institute. His pioneering work continues to
shape the understanding of complex dynamical systems in both
theory and application.
Abstract:
In physics noise is usually associated with small and fast perturbations on the system under study, i.e. something we want to get rid off. However, in complex systems, like turbulent flows and climate dynamics, noise should be considered as the result of different dynamical processes which we cannot neglect. In this talk I discuss the effect of climate noise: after a short review of the paleoclimatic data and the pioneering work of Hasselmann, I describe the mechanism of Stochastic Resonance and its relevance in climate changes.For info, please check the following link: https://indico.ictp.it/event/11184/
Looking forward to your participation.
With best regards,
Director's Office, ICTP