Non-Linear and Reaction-Diffusion Dynamics

Presentations

• Thermalization without dissipation in superconducting circuits

  Oral-In-person

  March 20, 2026, 12:00 PM – March 20, 2026, 12:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Saikat Das

    • University of Southern California

  Authors

  • Saikat Das

    • University of Southern California

  • Do Hyeok Jeon

  • Demetrios Christodoulides

    • Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA

  • Eli Levenson-Falk

    • University of Southern California

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• Nonreciprocal reaction-diffusion systems with a Lyapunov functional: traveling wave instabilities that decrease the free energy and oscillatory coarsening

  Oral-In-person

  March 20, 2026, 12:12 PM – March 20, 2026, 12:24 PM

  Publication: D. Evans, Y. Shen, & A. K. Omar. Nonreciprocal reaction-diffusion systems with a Lyapunov functional: traveling wave instabilities that decrease the free energy and oscillatory coarsening. In preparation, available upon request

  Presenters

  • Daniel Evans

    • University of California, Berkeley

  Authors

  • Daniel Evans

    • University of California, Berkeley

  • Yizhi Shen

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Ahmad Omar

    • University of California, Berkeley

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• Visibility Graph and Weak Ergodicity Breaking

  Oral-In-person

  March 20, 2026, 12:24 PM – March 20, 2026, 12:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Sabin Gautam

    • University of North Texas

  Authors

  • Sabin Gautam

    • University of North Texas

  • Paolo Grigolini

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• Investigation of Iterative Time Step Value Effects on Chaotic Results Using a Nonlinear Reaction-Diffusion System

  Oral-In-person

  March 20, 2026, 12:36 PM – March 20, 2026, 12:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Owen Jones

    • James Madison University

  Authors

  • Jason Czak

    • James Madison University

  • Owen Jones

    • James Madison University

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• A Nonlinear Time Series Analysis of Electrical Load, Frequency, and Area Control Error (ACE)

  Oral-In-person

  March 20, 2026, 12:48 PM – March 20, 2026, 1:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Sayan Mitra

    • Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology

  Authors

  • Sayan Mitra

    • Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology

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• Creating novel patterns with localized perturbations in non-linear reaction-diffusion systems

  Oral-In-person

  March 20, 2026, 1:00 PM – March 20, 2026, 1:12 PM

  Publication: Czak J, Pleimling M. Spatiotemporal patterns emerging from a spatially localized time-delayed feedback scheme. Phys Rev E. 2021 Dec;104(6-1):064213. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.104.064213. PMID: 35030850.
  Planned (titles pending)
  Czak at el. Spatially localized parameter adjustments for pattern manipulation in Reaction diffusion systems
  Czak at el. Spatially localized E-Field generated pattern formations for reaction diffusion systems
  
  Czak at el. Numerical Limitations of Euler Integration in Nonlinear Spatiotemporal Systems

  Presenters

  • Jason Czak

    • James Madison University

  Authors

  • Jason Czak

    • James Madison University

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• Intermittency in spiral defect chaos increases mean termination time

  Oral-In-person

  March 20, 2026, 1:12 PM – March 20, 2026, 1:24 PM

  Publication: Spiral defect chaos with intermittency increases mean termination time
  https://journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/10.1103/bwpl-qqyl

  Presenters

  • Mahesh Mulimani

    • University of California, San Diego

  Authors

  • Mahesh Mulimani

    • University of California, San Diego

  • Wouter-Jan Rappel

    • University of California, San Diego

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• Nonlinear In-situ Physical Adjoint Computing using Complex Multi-resonant Cavities

  Oral-In-person

  March 20, 2026, 1:24 PM – March 20, 2026, 1:36 PM

  Publication: Guillamon, John, et al. "In-situ Physical Adjoint Computing in multiple-scattering electromagnetic environments for wave control." arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.21107 (2025).

  Presenters

  • John Guillamon

    • Wesleyan University

  Authors

  • John Guillamon

    • Wesleyan University

  • Chengzhen Wang

    • Wesleyan University

  • William Tuxbury

    • Wesleyan University

  • Zin Lin

  • Tsampikos Kottos

    • Wesleyan University

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• In-Situ Adjoint Optimization Protocol for a Class of Nonlinear Parity-Time Symmetric Systems

  Oral-In-person

  March 20, 2026, 1:36 PM – March 20, 2026, 1:48 PM

  Publication: In-Situ Adjoint Optimization Protocols for a class of nonlinear Parity-Time Symmetric Systems (planned paper)

  Presenters

  • Zheming Li

    • Northwestern University

  Authors

  • Zheming Li

    • Northwestern University

  • Lucas Fernández-Alcázar

  • Tsampikos Kottos

    • Wesleyan University

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• Parameter Space Diversity as a Measure of Robustness

  Oral-In-person

  March 20, 2026, 1:48 PM – March 20, 2026, 2:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Orçun Okur

    • Ruhr University Bochum

  Authors

  • Orçun Okur

    • Ruhr University Bochum

  • Tesfay Teamir

  • Ghaith Makey

  • Serim Ilday

    • Ruhr University Bochum

  • Oemer Ilday

    • Ruhr University Bochum

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• Active Simulation-Based Inference of Coupled Oscillator Dynamics

  Oral-In-person

  March 20, 2026, 2:00 PM – March 20, 2026, 2:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Aydin Keser

    • Bilkent University

  Authors

  • Aydin Keser

    • Bilkent University

  • Ilter Korkmaz

  • Cem Tekin

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• Nonequilibrium dynamics of a disordered binary alloy

  Oral-In-person

  March 20, 2026, 2:12 PM – March 20, 2026, 2:24 PM

  Publication: A. Abuelmaged, E. Dohner, S.-J. Liou, and H. F. Fotso, "Nonequilibrium dynamics of a disordered binary alloy," Physical Review B 112, 134308 (2025).

  Presenters

  • Aly Abuelmaged

    • University at Buffalo

  Authors

  • Aly Abuelmaged

    • University at Buffalo

  • Eric Dohner

    • University at Albany

  • ShangJie Liou

    • State Univ of NY - Buffalo

  • Herbert F Fotso

    • State Univ of NY - Buffalo

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