V Conference of the Italian Society of Statistical Physics - SIFS

With one special session dedicated to Lucilla de Arcangelis and Amos Maritan
XXIX National Conference on Statistical Physics and Complex Systems
In collaboration with Società Italiana di Fisica Statistica (SIFS), Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA) of Trieste, the Institute for Complex Systems (ISC-CNR) of Florence and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN)

June 24th - 26th 2026
Aula Magna, Sede Centrale di Via Università 12,Parma (Italy)

Dear friends,

The fifth Conference of the Italian Society of Statistical Physics, i.e. the XXIX National Conference on Statistical Physics and Complex Systems, will be held from June 24th to June 26th 2026 on site in Parma, at Aula Magna - Palazzo Centrale, Via Università 12. A special session will be dedicated to Lucilla de Arcangelis and Amos Maritan on June 25th.

The Conference will be dedicated to the main topics of interest in Statistical Physics:

  • Disordered systems and glassy systems
  • Statistical physics of quantum systems
  • Non-linear and non-equilibrium systems
  • Statistical physics of soft, active and biological matter
  • Machine Learning: theory and applications to Data Science
  • Statistical physics of Networks
  • Interdisciplinary applications of statistical physics.


    • On June 24th, during the afternoon session, the Assembly of Members of the Italian Society of Statistical Physics - SIFS will take place. All the necessary information to register and attend the Assembly can be found on the SIFS official website.

    There is no registration fee, but for organization purposes we kindly ask you to send the registration form, shown on this conference website, by June 7th 2026. In case you are interested in presenting a contribution, please fill the second part of the registration form and submit it before May 20th 2026.

    For further information about the conference, please contact info@fisicastatistica.org.

    We look forward to meeting you in Parma!

    The Organizing Committee


    Italian Society of Statistical Physics- SIFS


    On 20th May 2019 the "Italian Society of Statistical Physics" - SIFS was founded in Florence.
    In the afternoon session of June 24th, during the work of the Conference, the Assembly of the Members will take place: all the SIFS Members, in compilance with the 2026 membership fee, will be able to participate in the Assembly.
    Further information can be found on the official Society's website https://www.fisicastatistica.org/ or by contacting info@fisicastatistica.org.

    Organization

    Scientific Committee

    • Raffaella Burioni - Università di Parma
    • Pasquale Calabrese - Sissa - Trieste
    • Guido Caldarelli - Università Ca’ Foscari - Venezia
    • Federico Corberi - Università di Salerno
    • Irene Giardina - Università Sapienza - Roma
    • Giuseppe Gonnella - Università di Bari
    • Eugenio Lippiello - Università della Campania "L. Vanvitelli"
    • Enzo Marinari - Università Sapienza - Roma
    • Enzo Orlandini - Università di Padova
    • Paolo Politi - ISC - CNR Firenze
    • Samir Suweis - Università di Padova

    Organizing Committee

    • Raffaella Burioni - Università di Parma
    • Davide Cassi - Università di Parma
    • Pietro Rotondo - Università di Parma
    • Alessandro Vezzani - IMEM-CNR Parma
    • Sandro Wimberger - Università di Parma

    Scientific Secretariat

    • Adamo Cerioli - Università di Parma
    • Alberto Bassanoni - Università di Parma
    • Francesco Bonilauri - Università di Parma
    • Rosalba Pacelli - INFN - Padova
    • Paolo Baglioni - INFN - Milano Bicocca
    • Christian Keup - INFN - Parma
    • Vincenzo Zimbardo - Università di Parma

    Registration

    There is no registration fee, but for organization purposes we kindly ask you to submit the following registration form by June, 7th 2026 (the Registration Form is also available here). In case you are interested in presenting a contribution, please fill the second part of the registration form and submit it before 20th May 2026.
    Contribution deadline: 20th May 2026
    Registration deadline: 7th June 2026

    Registration for the conference is not open yet.

    Participants

    Name Affiliation E-mail address
    1.Baglioni PaoloINFN - Milano Bicoccapaolo.baglioni@unipr.it
    2.Bassanoni AlbertoUniversità di Parmaalberto.bassanoni@unipr.it
    3.Bonilauri FrancesoUniversità di Parmafrancesco.bonilauri@unipr.it
    4.Burioni RaffaellaUniversità di Parma - INFNraffaella.burioni@unipr.it
    5.Calabrese PasqualeSissa - Triestecalabrese@sissa.it
    6.Caldarelli GuidoCa'Foscari University of VeniceGuido.Caldarelli@unive.it
    7.Cassi Davide Università di Parmadavide.cassi@unipr.it
    8.Cerioli AdamoUniversità di Parmaadamo.cerioli@unipr.it
    9.Corberi FedericoUniversità di Salernocorberi@sa.infn.it
    10.De Arcangelis LucillaUniversità Vanvitellilucilla.dearcangelis@unicampania.it
    11.Giardina IreneUniversità Sapienza - Romairene.giardina@uniroma1.it
    12.Gonnella GiuseppeUniversità di Barigonnella@ba.infn.it
    13.Keup ChristianINFN - Parmachristian.keup@unipr.it
    14.Lippiello EugenioUniversità della Campania "L. Vanvitelli"eugenio.lippiello@unicampania.it
    15.Marinari EnzoUniversità Sapienza - Roma enzo.marinari@roma1.infn.it
    16.Maritan AmosUniversità di Padova amos.maritan@unipd.it
    17.Orlandini EnzoUniversità di Padovaorlandini@pd.infn.it
    18.Pacelli RosalbaINFN - Padovarosalba.pacelli@gmail.com
    19.Politi PaoloISC-CNRpaolo.politi@isc.cnr.it
    20.Rotondo PietroUniversità di Parmapietro.rotondo@unipr.it
    21.Suweis SamirUniversità di Padovasamir.suweis@unipd.it
    22.Vezzani AlessandroIMEM-CNR - Parmaalessandro.vezzani@unipr.it
    23.Wimberger SandroUniversità di Parmasandro.wimberger@unipr.it
    24.Zimbardo VincenzoUniversità di Parmasandro.wimberger@unipr.it

    Invited speakers

    Invited speakers


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    Schedule

    Wednesday, June 24th 2026

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    Thursday, June 25th 2026

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    Friday, June 26th 2026

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    Venue

    The conference will take place at Aula Magna of Sede Centrale in Via Università 12

    How to get there

    • By Bus (from the railway station of Parma):
      From the Parma railway station, you can walk to the Sede Centrale, with a walk of about 20 minutes coasting along the Parma Torrent or passing through the town center. Alternatively you can take the bus n. 8 getting off at Via Mazzini, alternatively buses n. 2, 6, 9, 13, 21 getting off at Piazza Ghiaia or the bus n. 15 getting off at Strada Cavestro, continuing by foot for about 200 m. Beware of taking the buses in the right direction. Tickets can be purchased at any tobacconist or newsagent. Single journey tickets can also be purchased on board for a surcharge. The driver does not give change: to buy a ticket in the car it is necessary to have money counted. Alternatively, you can pay with card on board.
      Some urban service lines operate a night service until midnight from Sunday to Thursday, up to 1.30 on Friday and Saturday. For more information, visit the public transport website.
    • By Train
      Parma is connected to the rest of Italy, France, Austria, Germany and Switzerland by high speed trains. For timetable and ticket purchase see http://www.trenitalia.com and https://www.italotreno.it.
    • By Air
      The airport in Parma is about 10 Km from Campus. It is linked to the railway station, the main hotels of Parma and downtown by the Aerobus, a bus service that offers a run for each departure or arrival flight. Parma can be reached from the following airports: Bologna (BLQ), Milano Linate (LIN), Milano Malpensa (MXP) e Bergamo Orio al Serio (BGY).

    Where to eat

    The Sede Centrale, is located near the town center, so there are many restaurants and cafeteria where you can have lunch.
    It is also possible to eat at the University Canteen "Ristorante Self-Service 'Grossardi'" which is located near the Conference venue, in Vicolo Grossardi, 4.

    Accommodation

    • Special Hotel Rates. The hotels listed below offer a special rate to academics visiting the University of Parma or taking part in a conference: Button, Savoy, Stendhal, Torino, Toscanini (click on the name of the hotel to be redirected to the relevant webpage). Participants in the conference are kindly requested to make a reservation directly with the hotel of their choice.
    • More Hotels in Parma. Click here to open an online booking website.

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