GenHET meeting in String Theory

29 Apr 2024, 09:00 → 30 Apr 2024, 18:30 Europe/Zurich

4/3-006 - TH Conference Room (CERN)

This meeting is one of activities of GenHET (Gender in High Energy Theory) and will address the latest advancements in string theory and discuss gender-related and equal opportunities issues in this field.

Alongside research talks, there will be discussions and panel sessions focused on gender issues in academia, and a workshop specifically designed to discuss and implement strategies that support women and other underrepresented groups in physics.

Young participants can apply to give a talk before February 29. Additionally, financial support for local expenses is possible upon request.  See more details on the registration page.

 

Since any positive change needs the support of the whole community we encourage everyone, scientists of any gender and career stage,  to participate in this workshop.

 

Invited physics speakers

 

• Dionysios Anninos (Kings College)
• Atish Dabholkar (ICTP)
• Ruth Gregory (Kings College)
• Monica Guica (CEA/Saclay, Lausanne University and CERN)
• Niels Obers (Niels Bohr Institute) 
• Irene Valenzuela (Autonoma University Madrid and CERN)

 

 

 

Gender activities

 

Talks by:

 

• Melissa Dancy (Western Michigan University) : Dismantling inequity in physics: The essential role of overrepresented groups

• Marika Taylor (University of Birminghan) : Gender and physics within Europe

 

Workshop: Beyond Good Intentions: Strategies for Effective Equity Work

 

Conveners: Melissa Dancy and Charles Henderson (Western Michigan University) 

 

Pannel discussion: quotas and female-only positions

 

Conveners: 

Melania Coletta (CERN diversity office)

Alejandra Castro (Cambridge University)

Jan de Boer (Amsterdam University)

Jan Louis (University of Hambourg)

Yosef Nir (Weizmann Institute)

Michela Petrini (Sorbonne University)

 

Moderator: Silvia Penati

 

Networking event

 

 

Contributed talks:

 

Arpit Das (University of Edinburgh)

Marina David (KU Leuven)

Saskia Demulder (Ben Gurion University)

Camille Eloy (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

Caroline Jonas (KU Leuven)

Anayeli Ramirez (University of Milano-Bicocca)

Marcia Tenser (University of Milano-Bicocca)

Stathis Vitouladitis (University of Amsterdam)

 

 

Organisers

 

Mariana Graña (CEA/Saclay, France)

Yolanda Lozano (Oviedo University)

Marija Tomasevic (Amsterdam University)

Céline Zwikel (Perimeter Institute)

 

 

 

                 

Monday, 29 April

09:30 → 09:40 Welcome

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09:40 → 10:10 On AdS Scale Separated Vacua

Speaker: Irene Valenzuela Agui (CERN)

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talk_irene.pdf

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10:10 → 10:40 Quantum Entanglement in String Theory

Speaker: Atish Dabholkar (ICTP)

CERN Apr 29, 2024.pdf

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10:40 → 11:00 Stability of new axion-dilaton Euclidean wormholes

Speaker: Caroline Jonas (U. Leuven)

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slides.pdf

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11:00 → 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 → 12:00 Gender and physics within Europe

Speaker: Marika Taylor (U. Birmingham)

CERN24041.pdf

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12:00 → 12:20 Gender statistics in string theory

Speaker: Agnese Bissi (ICTP, Trieste)

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talk on statistics.pdf

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12:20 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 14:30 Towards a Quantum Black Hole

Speaker: Ruth Gregory (King's College London)

Gregory-CERN-GenHET.pdf

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14:30 → 14:50 AdS3 solutions with (0,5) and (0,6) supersymmetries and holography

Speaker: Anayeli Ramirez (U. Milano-Bicocca)

GenHEp.pdf

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14:50 → 15:10 AdS3 vacua through exceptional field theory

Speaker: Camille Eloy (Vrije U. Brussels)

Eloy_GenHET.pdf

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15:10 → 15:30 Defect RG flows in 3d Chern-Simons-matter theory

Speaker: Marcia Tenser (U. Milano-Bicocca)

CERN_MarciaTenser.pdf

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15:30 → 16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 → 16:45 Dismantling inequity in physics: The essential role of overrepresented groups

Inequity in physics remains a problem despite significant effort, care, and material resources dedicated to addressing it. The tendency to focus change efforts on those who have been historically and intentionally excluded while leaving those who occupy positions of power and privilege, and the structures they maintain, is likely related to the slow progress. In this talk, I present data from multiple studies considering how those who hold intersecting identities of privilege engage with equity efforts. Findings highlight how well-meaning people of privilege frequently undermine equity by failing to acknowledge even obvious inequity, distancing themselves from both the causes and solutions of inequity, minimizing it when they cannot deny or distance, and justifying their own inaction. I end by offering recommendations for both individuals of privilege as well as recommendations for policymakers.

Speaker: Melissa Dancy (U. Western Michigan)

Dancy.pdf

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16:45 → 18:30 Networking

19:30 → 22:00 Dinner

Tuesday, 30 April

09:30 → 10:00 Solvable irrelevant deformations and holography

Speaker: Monica Maria Guica (IPhT Saclay)

Guica-irr_holo_genhet.pdf

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10:00 → 10:30 Cosmological 'Ising' models

Speaker: Dionysios Anninos (King's College London)

10:30 → 10:50 Logarithmic corrections in AdS/CFT

Speaker: Marina David (U. Leuven)

4dlogsv2.pdf

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10:50 → 11:20 Coffee Break

11:20 → 12:50 Panel discussion: Women-only positions and quotas

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12:50 → 14:30 Lunch

14:30 → 15:00 Unification of Decoupling Limits in String and M-Theory

Speaker: Niels Obers (Niels Bohr Institute)

obers.pdf

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15:00 → 15:20 R-defects: topological defects in non-Abelian Chern-Simons theory

Speaker: Saskia Demulder (Ben Gurion U.)

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Saskia_genHET_talk_30April24.pdf

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15:20 → 15:40 A state-operator correspondence for nonlocal operators

Speaker: Stathis Vitoulatidis (U. Amsterdam)

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state-operator.pdf

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15:40 → 16:00 Generalised symmetries in field theories: from hydrodynamics to entanglement resolution

Speaker: Arpit Das (Edinburgh U.)

GenHET_AD.pdf

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16:00 → 16:30 Coffee break

16:30 → 18:15 Equity workshop

This interactive workshop is designed for those who are committed to addressing inequity in their local environments. While many approaches to equity
are grounded in good intentions, they often fall short in effecting substantial change. This shortfall is largely due to a lack of deep engagement with the complex, systemic nature of institutional inequity and an inadequate theory of change. In this highly
interactive workshop we introduce a framework to help participants analyze and critique common approaches to equity work. Participants will leave with a better understanding of why typical efforts fail and a roadmap to guide more productive efforts. A key
focus of the workshop will be on introspection and dialogue. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on their own roles in perpetuating inequity and engage in meaningful conversations about strategies for promoting equity at both the departmental
and institutional levels. By the end of the session, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the challenges inherent in equity work and leave with ideas to guide their efforts in making a tangible impact in their respective institutions and research
groups.

Speakers: Charles Henderson (U. Western Michigan), Melissa Dancy (U. Western Michigan)

Full-material.pdf

18:15 → 18:30 Concluding remarks

Speaker: Alejandra Castro