In nature as well as in many technical applications, one encounters the sometimes problematic phenomenon of intermittent dynamics, e.g. in form of stick-slip motion, associated to strongly correlated dynamics of complex geometrical objects over scales that can span many orders of magnitude. Examples range from the atomic to the tectonic scale, including avalanches in magnetic materials, superconductors, deformation of glasses, cascades of irreversible rearrangements in soft matter systems, critical dynamics of imbibition fronts and crack growth; mechanical response of granular and porous media, wood, and geological flows, such as snow avalanches and earthquakes.
Understanding the complex, nonlinear spatio-temporal response of these systems, and the connections between different scales is crucial for physical predictions, and for the development of reliable models for engineers. Recent theoretical and experimental progress makes this a timely forum for an interdisciplinary effort to advance this important emerging research area.
Confirmed invited speakers
Mikko Alava, Helsinki
Jean-Louis Barrat, Grenoble
Ludovic Berthier, Montpellier
Karin Dahmen, Illinois
Gianfranco Durin, Turino
Jérôme Faillettaz, Zürich
Ezequiel Ferrero, Bariloche
Suzanne Fielding, Durham
Jean-Christophe Géminard, Lyon
Thierry Giamarchi, Geneva
Péter Ispanovity, Budapest
Craig Maloney, Boston
David Marsan, Chambéry
Cynthia Reichhardt, Los Alamos
Antoni Planes, Barcelona
Francois Renard, Oslo
Ekhard Salje, Cambridge
Stéphane Santucci, Lyon
Srikanth Sastry, Bangalore
Avadh Saxena, Los Alamos
Eduard Vives, Barcelona
Organizing committee
Kirsten Martens, LIPhy, University Grenoble Alpes & CNRS, France
Vivien Lecomte, LIPhy, University Grenoble Alpes & CNRS, France
Jérôme Weiss, ISTerre, University Grenoble Alpes & CNRS, France
Lasse Laurson, Tampere University of Technology, Finland.
