{"title": "Mathematical Physics Seminar (October 28th) – Ginestra Bianconi (QMUL) – Gravity from Entropy", "start": "2026-10-28T15:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/physics"], "description": "A mathematical physics seminar taking place in the Huxley Building at Imperial College London's South Kensington Campus, open to all and free to attend, with no tickets needed as it is drop-in. The speaker is Ginestra Bianconi from QMUL. Her talk, 'Gravity from Entropy', presents a recently proposed theory that derives gravity from a geometric quantum relative entropy coupling matter fields and spacetime geometry. The theory recovers General Relativity at low coupling, introduces a new field associated with an emergent positive cosmological constant, and offers perspectives on cosmology, the dark sector and quantum gravity.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mathematical-physics-seminar-october-28th-ginestra-bianconi-60776/", "official_url": "https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/215640/mathematical-physics-seminar-october-28th-ginestra-bianconi-qmul-gravity-from-entropy/", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-28T15:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Junior Geometry Seminar – Zhaoyang Liu", "start": "2026-10-30T17:30:00Z", "end": "2026-10-30T18:30:00Z", "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/mathematics/geometry"], "description": "A free, drop-in mathematics seminar at Imperial College London, open to all, with snacks served before and after the talk. 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It takes place in Room 140 of the Huxley Building on the South Kensington Campus.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/junior-geometry-seminar-zhaoyang-liu-74024/", "official_url": "https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/215758/junior-geometry-seminar-zhaoyang-liu-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0399f09230e6157a070bfe60f26438f3f801987346f1f72cc9daa7f2cde46fa0-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Geometry and Topology Seminar – Olivier de Gaay Fortman (Imperial)", "start": "2026-11-06T13:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/mathematics/geometry"], "description": "A free drop-in seminar on geometry and topology at Imperial College London, open to all. The talk is given by Olivier de Gaay Fortman of Imperial, with the topic still to be announced, and Yanki Lekili is the contact for further details. 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Chengyang Bao and Daniel Kim are the contacts for further details.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/number-theory-seminar-reinier-sorgdrager-74042/", "official_url": "https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/216011/number-theory-seminar-reinier-sorgdrager/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Stochastic Analysis Seminar – Matthias Erbar (Universität Bielefeld)", "start": "2026-11-03T15:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-03T16:00:00Z", "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": [], "description": "A research seminar in stochastic analysis, open to all and free to attend, with entry on a first-come-first-served basis. The speaker is Prof. Dr. Matthias Erbar of Universität Bielefeld. His talk, 'Optimal transport and gradient flows for point processes', presents a theory of optimal transport for stationary random measures, focusing on stationary point processes, with notions of distance tied to continuous displacement of points and to birth-death dynamics, and characterisations of Brownian motion evolution and Glauber dynamics as gradient flows. It is held in room 410 of the Huxley Building on Imperial College London's South Kensington Campus.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/stochastic-analysis-seminar-matthias-erbar-universitat-biele-74033/", "official_url": "https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/215834/stochastic-analysis-seminar-matthias-erbar-universitat-bielefeld/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Statistics Seminar: Beatrice Franzolini (King's College)", "start": "2026-11-06T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/statistics"], "description": "A statistics seminar hosted by Imperial College London, open to all and free to attend with first-come, first-served entry. The speaker is Beatrice Franzolini from King's College, though the title and abstract of her talk are yet to be announced. It takes place in room HXLY139 in the Huxley Building on the South Kensington Campus. Further details are available from Riccardo Passeggeri.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/statistics-seminar-beatrice-franzolini-kings-college-74054/", "official_url": "https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/213913/statistics-seminar-beatrice-franzolini-kings-college/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Junior Analysis Seminar – Antonio Tirotta (EPFL)", "start": "2026-11-04T14:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T15:00:00Z", "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/mathematics"], "description": "A seminar talk in the Junior Analysis Seminar series at Imperial College London. The speaker is Antonio Tirotta from EPFL. He will speak in person in room 140 of the Huxley Building at the South Kensington Campus. The talk is open to all and free to attend.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/junior-analysis-seminar-antonio-tirotta-epfl-74039/", "official_url": "https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/214942/junior-analysis-seminar-antonio-tirotta-epfl-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d1fc75ee4e42f52c847bfeacd58d8cd495b9521f3fc3281e080c8fed6b4563d9-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Host and pathogen seminar | Yaw Bediako", "start": "2026-11-12T11:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Crick Exhibition", "address": "Midland Road 1, NW1 1AT London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/biology"], "description": "A seminar in the Host and Pathogen Interest Group series at the Francis Crick Institute. The speaker is Yaw Bediako of Yemaachi Biotech, with Philippa Matthews as the Crick host; the talk's title is yet to be confirmed. Details on how to join are sent through the interest group's mailing list, which can be joined by email.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/host-and-pathogen-seminar-yaw-bediako-60399/", "official_url": "https://www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/host-and-pathogen-seminar-yaw-bediako", "image": "https://noky.io/images/66b9fcb0a4c4775df6ad3d54e932a7ec5b00411687d166f9a23e8985996d8509-600.webp"}, {"title": "Number Theory Seminar – Alice Pozzi", "start": "2026-11-11T16:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/mathematics"], "description": "A number theory seminar open to all, held by Alice Pozzi, whose talk is announced as tba. It takes place in room 139 of the Huxley Building on the South Kensington Campus, with no tickets needed.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/number-theory-seminar-alice-pozzi-74066/", "official_url": "https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/216013/number-theory-seminar-alice-pozzi/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Analysis and Probability Seminar – Jens Marklof (University of Bristol)", "start": "2026-11-05T15:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-05T16:00:00Z", "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/mathematics"], "description": "This is a seminar in the Analysis and Probability Seminar series, open to all and free to attend, where visitors can simply drop in. The speaker is Jens Marklof of the University of Bristol, and the talk is part of the series run by Martin Taylor's London analysis group, with the topic still to be confirmed.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/analysis-and-probability-seminar-jens-marklof-university-of-74047/", "official_url": "http://www.london-analysis-seminar.org.uk/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Fluid Dynamics Seminar: Jacob Jepson (UCL)", "start": "2026-11-06T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/physics/fluid-dynamics"], "description": "A fluid dynamics seminar held at Imperial College London, open to all and free to attend, with entry on a first come first served basis. The speaker is Jacob Jepson of UCL, and further details are available from contacts Eric Keaveny and Ory Schnitzer. It takes place in room 139 of the Huxley Building on the South Kensington Campus.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/fluid-dynamics-seminar-jacob-jepson-ucl-74053/", "official_url": "https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/213724/fluid-dynamics-seminar-jacob-jepson-ucl/", "image": ""}, {"title": "PDEs Seminar – Răzvan-Octavian Radu (Imperial College London)", "start": "2026-11-12T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/mathematics"], "description": "A seminar in the PDEs Seminar series at Imperial College London. Răzvan-Octavian Radu of Imperial College London is the speaker, and the topic is to be announced. The seminar is open to all, with places allocated first come first served.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/pdes-seminar-razvan-octavian-radu-imperial-college-london-74071/", "official_url": "https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/215253/pdes-seminar-razvan-octavian-radu-imperial-college-london/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/50640461334e362cadc47418167da37a2e7bf875d16e0590b4b10faa780d7399-1200.webp"}, {"title": "CCMI Seminar – Boris Bonev (NVIDIA Zurich, École Polytechnique Paris)", "start": "2026-11-03T14:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-03T15:00:00Z", "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/computer-science/machine-learning"], "description": "A research seminar in the CCMI series, open to everyone and free to attend, with entry on a first come first served basis. The speaker is Boris Bonev, a Senior Research Scientist at NVIDIA and incoming Professor at École Polytechnique who pioneered Spherical Neural Operators and the FourCastNet family of AI weather models. His talk, 'Geometric Neural Operators for Machine Learning Probabilistic Weather Prediction', presents neural operators that respect the geometry of the Earth's sphere and shows how they power FourCastNet 3, a probabilistic forecasting system that matches leading ensemble systems while producing forecasts 8–60× faster.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/ccmi-seminar-boris-bonev-nvidia-zurich-ecole-polytechnique-p-74031/", "official_url": "https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/215762/ccmi-seminar-boris-bonev-nvidia-zurich-ecole-polytechnique-paris/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Department of Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series – Gabriele Albertini | University of Nottingham", "start": "2026-11-04T13:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T14:00:00Z", "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/physics"], "description": "A free research talk in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series at Imperial College London, open to all on a first-come, first-served basis. The speaker is Gabriele Albertini, Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham, who studies friction and fracture mechanics using computational, experimental and data-driven approaches. His talk, 'HOW GEOMETRY CONTROLS FAILURE DYNAMICS', looks at insights from fracture (stick–break) and friction (stick–slip), focusing on cracks and slip pulses under high-strain-rate and non-equilibrium dynamics.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/department-of-mechanical-engineering-seminar-series-gabriele-74036/", "official_url": "https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/215139/department-of-mechanical-engineering-seminar-series_gabriele_albertini/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/93e9f485b16c04fab70e9c86dd0cbadd315bd0c278df4f12ded37acd33d930bb-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Finance and Stochastics Seminar – Beatrice Acciaio", "start": "2026-11-03T14:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-03T15:00:00Z", "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/mathematics"], "description": "A mathematics seminar at Imperial College London, open to all and free to attend without a ticket. The speaker is Beatrice Acciaio, whose talk is titled 'Sensitivity of Distributionally Robust Optimization in the Adapted Bures–Wasserstein Space'. She presents a geometric analysis of the adapted Bures–Wasserstein space, a framework for comparing stochastic processes that accounts for their flow of information, and uses it to study how dynamic stochastic optimization problems respond to changes in the underlying probability distributions. The work is based on joint papers with D. Bartl, A. Grass, S. Hou and G. Pammer, and Yifan Jiang is the contact for further details.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/finance-and-stochastics-seminar-beatrice-acciaio-74030/", "official_url": "https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/213990/finance-and-stochastics-seminar-beatrice-acciaio/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Beyond bits: information theory in the age of intelligent machines", "start": "2026-11-11T17:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/mathematics"], "description": "A free public lecture titled 'Beyond bits: information theory in the age of intelligent machines', one of the Imperial Inaugurals celebrating newly appointed professors. Deniz Gündüz, Professor of Information Processing at Imperial College London, asks whether Claude Shannon's bit and the classical limits of communication still apply when most information will soon be produced by intelligent machines for other intelligent machines. He draws on his lab's work on machines that learn their own codes and protocols, private and secure computation, wireless image and video transmission, and compression by neural networks. Registration in advance is required to attend in person, with a livestream available.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/beyond-bits-information-theory-in-the-age-of-intelligent-mac-74068/", "official_url": "https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/212280/beyond-bits-information-theory-in-the-age-of-intelligent-machines/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ae954384231dff087464d6d0f4a9de02e5f142aab078d14c115e3590591c52c4-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Analysis and Dynamics seminar: Raz Slutsky (University of Oxford)", "start": "2026-11-12T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/mathematics"], "description": "A mathematics seminar at Imperial College London, open to all and free to attend, with places allocated first come first served. The speaker is Raz Slutsky from the University of Oxford. The seminar is part of the Analysis and Dynamics series, with further details from contacts Davoud Cheraghi and Nattalie Tamam. The page lists no title or abstract, so the specific topic is not given.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/analysis-and-dynamics-seminar-raz-slutsky-university-of-oxfo-74070/", "official_url": "https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/215185/analysis-and-dynamics-seminar-raz-slutsky-university-of-oxford/", "image": ""}]}