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2nd TIMES School: registration is now open!
The 2nd TIMES School will take place from 16th to 19th November 2026 in Bologna, bringing together members of the TIMES community for a week of specialised training, scientific exchange and collaboration. The school will focus on programming models and approaches for High-Performance Computing (HPC), with particular emphasis on how scientific software and computational methods…
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Save the Date for the 2nd TIMES School in Bologna!
Welcome to a New Academic Course!! As we begin a new academic year, we would like to warmly welcome all members of the TIMES community and look forward to another exciting period of research, collaboration, training, and scientific exchange. We are also pleased to announce an important upcoming event in the TIMES calendar: the 2nd…
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Looking Back on a Productive Quarter at TIMES
As we head into the summer break, we would like to take a moment to celebrate another successful quarter for the TIMES project. One of the highlights of the past months was the TIMES Workshop, which brought together doctoral candidates, supervisors, and researchers for several days of inspiring scientific discussions, knowledge exchange, and networking. The…
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TIMES Research Highlights New Advances in Ultrafast Exciton DynamicsNew TIMES Research Result Published
A new paper by doctoral candidate Carlos Betancur and collaborators has been featured in the TIMES Research Results section. Published in Nano Letters, the study introduces a first-principles theoretical framework that reveals how excitonic correlations govern the ultrafast dynamics of photoexcited carriers in two-dimensional semiconductors. The work provides new insights into nonequilibrium quantum phenomena and…
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Advances in Exciton Dynamics and Light–Matter Interaction Highlighted at the TIMES Workshop 2026
Exciton dynamics, ultrafast spectroscopy and light–matter interactions were among the key topics discussed during the TIMES Workshop 2026 in Frascati. The meeting showcased recent theoretical and experimental advances in quantum materials and highlighted the growing synergy between computation and cutting-edge spectroscopic techniques.
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TIMES Workshop 2026 Brings Together International Experts on Ultrafast Quantum Phenomena
The TIMES Doctoral Network successfully held the workshop Frontiers in Ultrafast Phenomena in Quantum Materials at INFN Frascati National Laboratories, Italy. The event brought together researchers from across Europe to discuss recent advances in ultrafast dynamics, excitonic phenomena, light–matter interactions and non-equilibrium quantum materials.
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2nd TIMES Workshop “Frontiers in Ultrafast Phenomena in Quantum Materials” in Frascati is coming!
The MSCA TIMES project is excited to remind the community of the upcoming workshop in Frascati, an event that promises to be a fantastic opportunity for scientific exchange and collaboration. Don´t miss this workshop!. Don’t forget to sign up! Bringing together researchers, doctoral candidates, and experts from across different fields, the workshop will focus on…
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MSCA TIMES Doctoral Researchers at the Dresden’26 DPG Spring Meeting
MSCA TIMES doctoral researchers Victor García-Herrero, Lifeng Ou, Torsten Geirsson, and Hannah Berstchi recently participated in the “Dresden26 Spring Meeting” of the German Physical Society (DPG), one of the largest physics conferences in Europe. Held in March 2026 at the Technische Universität Dresden, the event gathered thousands of researchers to present and discuss the latest…
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MSCA TIMES Doctoral Researcher Publishes New Results
MSCA TIMES doctoral researcher Petru Milev has published new research results in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, marking an important achievement in his PhD. The work focuses on improving computational methods used to study the optical and electronic properties of materials at the quantum level. In this study, Petru and collaborators investigate advanced numerical strategies to…
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Next TIMES webinar in collaboration with the ETSF network on March, 13th
After a short break, TIMES continues with its interesting series of webinars. Next talk with the title “Symmetries of excitons” will be given by Muralidhar Nalabothula, from the University of Luxemburg. Excitons are electron-hole bound pairs that play a central role in mediating light matter interactions in two-dimensional materials and wide bandgap insulators such as hexagonal boron…
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First Results on Watching Polarons Form in Real Time
MSCA TIMES doctoral researcher Victor Garcia-Herrero has published his first research results on arXiv, marking an important milestone in his PhD journey. The work, titled “Watching Polarons Form in Real Time”, explores the fundamental processes governing the formation of polarons in materials. In this study, Victor and collaborators develop a first-principles quantum-kinetic framework to describe…
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MSCA TIMES Doctoral Researcher Publishes First Results
MSCA TIMES doctoral researcher Torsten Geirsson has reached an important milestone with the publication of his first research results. The work, titled “Magnetic switching of exciton lifetime in CrSBr”, presents new insights into the control of excitonic properties in low-dimensional materials. The study focuses on excitons -bound states of electrons and holes that play a…
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