Physics of Learning and Adaptation I

Presentations

• Complex Mechanical Memory and Training via Disorder and Multiple Fields

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 12:00 PM – March 17, 2026, 12:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Zeb Rocklin

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Zeb Rocklin

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Nathan Croce

    • Duke

  • Yanxin Feng

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Amir Salahshoor

    • Duke University

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• Learning phase relationships through circuits of Kuramoto oscillators

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 12:12 PM – March 17, 2026, 12:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Glafira Osipycheva

    • University of Pennsylvania

  Authors

  • Gary Gao

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Glafira Osipycheva

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Adam Gabriel Frim

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Lauren E Altman

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Andrea Jo-Wei Liu

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Douglas J Durian

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Marc Z Miskin

    • University of Pennsylvania

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• Multi-Mechanism Learning for Dynamic Tasks

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 12:24 PM – March 17, 2026, 12:36 PM

  Presenters

  • no chen

    • Syracuse University

  Authors

  • no chen

    • Syracuse University

  • Jennifer M Schwarz

    • Syracuse University
    • syracuse university

  • Vidyesh Rao Anisetti

    • University of Chicago

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• Learning Multiple Behaviors through Viscoelastic Adaptation in Soft Robotic Materials

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 12:36 PM – March 17, 2026, 12:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Camille Jorge

    • University of Amsterdam

  Authors

  • Camille Jorge

    • University of Amsterdam

  • Corentin Coulais

    • University of Amsterdam

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• Perturbative Contrastive Physical Learning in Classical and Quantum Systems

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 12:48 PM – March 17, 2026, 1:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Kyung Eun Kim

    • University of British Columbia

  Authors

  • Kyung Eun Kim

    • University of British Columbia

  • Amanuel S Anteneh

    • University of Virginia

  • Israel Klich

    • University of Virginia

  • Olivier R Pfister

    • University of Virginia

  • Jennifer M Schwarz

    • Syracuse University
    • syracuse university

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• How network anatomy shapes learning in resistive circuits

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 1:00 PM – March 17, 2026, 1:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Adam G Kline

    • University of Pennsylvania

  Authors

  • Adam G Kline

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Felipe Martins

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Andrea Jo-Wei Liu

    • University of Pennsylvania

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• Training nonlinear optical neural networks with Scattering Backpropagation

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 1:12 PM – March 17, 2026, 1:24 PM

  Publication: N. Dal Cin, F. Marquardt, and C. C. Wanjura, Training nonlinear optical neural networks with Scattering Backpropagation, arXiv:2508.11750 (2025).

  Presenters

  • Nicola Dal Cin

    • Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light

  Authors

  • Nicola Dal Cin

    • Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light

  • Florian Marquardt

    • Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
    • Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light

  • Clara C Wanjura

    • Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
    • Max Planck Institute for Science of Light in Erlangen

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• Diffusion Models in Analog Circuits

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 1:24 PM – March 17, 2026, 1:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Sophia Handley

    • University of Pennsylvania

  Authors

  • Sophia Handley

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Andrea Jo-Wei Liu

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Douglas J Durian

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Marc Z Miskin

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Sam J Dillavou

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Adam Gabriel Frim

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Adam G Kline

    • University of Pennsylvania

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• Physical Learning on a Fluidic Network

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 1:36 PM – March 17, 2026, 1:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Xinbo Li

    • University of Pennsylvania

  Authors

  • Xinbo Li

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Eleni Katifori

    • University of Pennsylvania and Flatiron Institute
    • University of Pennsylvania

  • James H Pikul

    • University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Yoichiro Mori

    • Department of Mathematics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

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• Optical Micromanipulation of Isolated Karyoplasts Reveals Active Chromatin-Driven Dissipation in the Nucleus

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 1:48 PM – March 17, 2026, 2:00 PM

  Publication: (1) Pogoda, K., Byfield, F., Deptuła, P., Cieśluk, M., Suprewicz, Ł., Skłodowski, K., Shivers, J. L., van Oosten, A., Cruz, K., Tarasovetc, E., Grishchuk, E. L., Mackintosh, F. C., Bucki, R., Patteson, A. E., & Janmey, P. A. (2022). Unique Role of Vimentin Networks in Compression Stiffening of Cells and Protection of Nuclei from Compressive Stress. Nano Letters, 22 (12), 4725-4732.

  Presenters

  • Nura Brimo

    • Duke University

  Authors

  • Nura Brimo

    • Duke University

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• What can be expressed while allowing physical learning?

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 2:00 PM – March 17, 2026, 2:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Michael C Abbott

    • Yale University

  Authors

  • Michael C Abbott

    • Yale University

  • Benjamin B Machta

    • Yale University

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• A modular platform for decentralized unsupervised learning: the Restricted Kirchoff Machine

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 2:12 PM – March 17, 2026, 2:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Lauren E Altman

    • University of Pennsylvania

  Authors

  • Lauren E Altman

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Marcelo Guzmán

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Ben du Pont

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Andrea Jo-Wei Liu

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Douglas J Durian

    • University of Pennsylvania

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• Learning from gradient discontinuities : Emergence of multiple memories in athermal disordered packing

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 2:24 PM – March 17, 2026, 2:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Aritra Bose

    • Institute of Science and Technology Austria

  Authors

  • Aritra Bose

    • Institute of Science and Technology Austria

  • Carl P Goodrich

    • Institute of Science and Technology Austria

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• An Update on the Lagrangian of the Lotka-Volterra System

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 2:36 PM – March 17, 2026, 2:48 PM

  Publication: Planned paper: An Update on the Lagrangian of the Lotka-Volterra System

  Presenters

  • Gene Chen

    • University of Virginia

  Authors

  • Gene Chen

    • University of Virginia

  • Joseph Dima Watkins

    • University of Virginia

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• High-Sensitivity Magnetic Levitation Reveals Hidden Heterogeneity in Nanoparticle Protein Coronas

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 2:48 PM – March 17, 2026, 3:00 PM

  Publication: Planned to submit: Samantha Velazquez, William Thompson, Ali Akbar Ashkarran, High-Sensitivity Magnetic Levitation Reveals Hidden Heterogeneity in Nanoparticle Protein Coronas, Analytical Chemistry, 2025.

  Presenters

  • Aliakbar A Ashkarran

    • Department of Physics and Energy Science, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO, USA; BioFrontiers Center, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, CO
    • University of Colorado Colorado Springs
    • University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

  Authors

  • Samantha M Velazquez

    • Department of Biology, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO
    • University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

  • Will Thompson

    • University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

  • Aliakbar A Ashkarran

    • Department of Physics and Energy Science, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO, USA; BioFrontiers Center, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, CO
    • University of Colorado Colorado Springs
    • University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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