“Computational Physics of Complex Systems"

If you are curious about emergent phenomena in complex many-body and nonlinear systems, and enjoy programming, General Physics and Astronomy - Computational Physics of Complex Systems might be the route for you. Furthermore, you:
  • -have some experience coding and are not intimidated by the challenge of debugging
  • -are interested in statistical physics and intrigued by complex systems
  • -want to solve fundamental, curiosity-driven scientific questions, which bear clear relevance to societal problems and technological/industrial challenges
  • -aim at acquiring skills relevant to today’s job market — from algorithm development to data analysis and machine learning
To take this route, students must enroll in the General Physics and Astronomy (GPA) MSc track; in this track students need to complete 36ECs of elective courses from Physics and related disciplines (restrictions apply). In addition, students can choose 18ECs from any UvA/VU MSc program, and are expected to complete a 60EC research thesis, and 6EC of academic skills.

Here we provide a recommended program* (of elective courses, towards the required 36EC):

Table 1

Additional recommendations as free electives (towards the required 18EC):

Table 2

  • program subject to further modifications.
Amsterdam PI’s interested in supervising CPCS MSc projects:
Name Institute(s) email webpage
Greg Stephens VU/Physics of Life g.j.stephens@vu.nl webpage
Chase Broedersz VU/Physics of Life c.p.broedersz@vu.nl webpage
Y. Artzy-Randrup UvA/IBED y.a.artzy-randrup@uva.nl   webpage
Mazi Jalaal UvA/WZI m.jalaal@uva.nl webpage
Clelia de Mulatier UvA/ITFA & UvA/IvI   c.m.c.demulatier@uva.nl webpage
Sara Jabbari Farouji UvA/ITFA s.jabbarifarouji@uva.nl webpage
Bela Mulder AMOLF mulder@amolf.nl webpage
Pieter Rein ten Wolde   AMOLF tenwolde@amolf.nl webpage
Corentin Coulais UvA/WZI c.j.m.coulais@uva.nl webpage
Edan Lerner UvA/ITFA e.lerner@uva.nl webpage
Jácome Armas UvA/ITFA & DIEP j.armas@uva.nl webpage

Other tracks with similar focus are available:

For additional information contact: e.lerner@uva.nl