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Program
Arrival – January 18th - 4:00 pm

First week, Jan. 19 - 24

1st Lecture 09:15 -- 10:30 am
Lecturer: Diego Trancanelli (IF-USP)
Title: Lectures on gauge/gravity duality Part I
Abstract: The goal of these lectures is to present the AdS/CFT duality to graduate students with a working knowledge of Quantum Field Theory, and to review recent applications of the duality to the physics of the quark-gluon plasma.

2nd Lecture 10:45 -- 12:00
Lecturer: Bogdan Dobrescu, Fermilab, USA
Title: Lectures on Higgs Physics
Abstract: The goal of the lectures is to present the electroweak sector of the Standard model of Particle Physics, with an emphasis on Higgs physics. The discovery of the Higgs boson will be described in detail, as well as an assessment of the present status.

Lunch 12:00 -- 2:00 pm

3rd Lecture 2:00 -- 3:15 pm
Lecturer: Alberto Nicolis, Columbia University, USA
Title: Applications of Effective Field Theory to Cosmology
Abstract: The methods of effective field theory have a long history in particle physics. More recently, they have also been widely applied in the cosmological setting. The goal of these lectures is to present these concepts from a pedagogical perspective, together with recent applications to cosmology.

Coffee Break and Exercise Session -- 4:00 -- 6:00 pm

Discussion Session 6:00 -- 7:00 pm (general questions to the professors and discussion)

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Second week, Jan. 26 - 31.

1st Lecture 09:15 -- 10:30 am
Lecturer: Carlos Núñez, Swansea University, United Kingdom
Title: Lectures on gauge/gravity duality
Abstract: The goal is to introduce the fundamental properties of the AdS/CFT duality through models that have a well-defined construction within superstring theory.

2nd Lecture 10:45 -- 12:00
Lecturer: Cliff Burgess, McMaster University, Canada
Title: Physics Beyond the Standard Model
Abstract: The goal of the lectures is to present generic BSM ideas that could be relevant to the physics of the LHC, and that could help understanding the phenomenon of Electroweak Symmetry Breaking, as well as other open questions in the Standard Model of Particle Physics.

Lunch 12:00 -- 2:00 pm

3rd Lecture 2:00 -- 3:15 pm
Lecturer: Ana Achúcarro, Leiden Institute of Physics, Netherlands
Title: From Inflation to Dark Energy
Abstract: The course will present the concepts of modern cosmology and the great advances made during the last decade, both theoretically and observationally.

Coffee Break and Exercise Session -- 4:00 -- 6:00 pm

Discussion Session 6:00 -- 7:00 pm (general questions to the professors and discussion)

Departure – Jan. 31 – 12:00