2018 MONABIPHOT Summer School

from 24th of June to 30th of June 2018

VENUE: Anglet (near Biarritz),
AZUREVA
48 Promenade des Sables, 64600 Anglet
France
Tél : +33 (0)5 59 58 04 70
comgroupeanglet@azureva-vacances.com

11th edition of the yearly Summer School

of the MONABIPHOT
Erasmus Mundus Master Course
www.monabiphot.ens-cachan.fr
School Director : Joseph ZYSS
LPQM and Institut d’Alembert
ENS Paris-Saclay, France

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 Monabiphot -summer school 2018
Azureva - Anglet

School Staff:
Joseph Zyss, school director, ENS Cachan, France
zyss@ens-cachan.fr
Isabelle Ledoux, managing director, ENS Cachan, France
ledoux@ens-cachan.fr

List of lecturers with affiliations and lecture titles

 Jean-Frédéric Bruch (Chartres Hospital and Medical School)
Past, present and future of RNA’s
1. Was “RNA world” the true origin of life ?

2. The strange new world of “non coding RNA’s”

3. RNA therapy and the new “epigenetic” comprehensive approach of diseases

 Tal Ellenbogen (Tel Aviv University, Israel)

Nanoscale Light-Matter Interaction: Plasmonics and Nanostructured Surfaces
1. Optical properties of metals, bulk plasmons and surface plasmons
2. Controlling light by plasmonic metasurfaces
3. Nonlinear optical dynamics in plasmonic metasurfaces

 Clément Lafargue (ENS Paris Saclay, France)

Quadratic nonlinear optics, and application to microscopy.
1. Why is sucrose optically non-linear ?
2. Second Harmonic Generation Microscopy
3. Electro-Optical Microscopy

 Gaelle Lissorgues (ESIEE, Val de Marne)

Micro Electrodes Arrays
1. A tool for bio-electronic interfaces
2. Towards neuro-prothesis

 Fabienne Merola (Universiteé Paris Saclay)

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 Fluorescent proteins as biosourced optical nanodevices
1. Theory and practice of molecular fluorescence and photoinduced reactions
2. FP structure, functions, evolution and diversity : the prolific Lego of life
3. FPs as biosourced labels, sensors, or photoswitches : underlying mechanisms and
applications
 Antoni Mitus (Wroclaw Institute of Technology, Poland)
Statistical modelling of structure at nano-scale.
1. Modelling the structure of liquid in nanofluidics
2. Octupoling
3. All-optical poling

 Martin Oheim (Universiteé Paris V, Centre des Saints Peè res)

Imaging inter-organelle interfaces in action: studying structure-function relationships at
the nanoscale
1. Three make a couple: How astrocytes contribute to neural information processing.
2. Observing single-vesicle exocytosis at a central synapse.
3. Mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membranes: getting hold of a ghost.

 Yehiam Prior (Weizmann Institute, Israel)

Nonlinear Optics in the Ultra-small and ultra-fast worlds
1. Introduction to Nonlinear Optics

2. Molecular Alignment and Orientation by Strong Ultrashort Femtosecond Pulses

3. Phase Controlled Nonlinear Plasmonics

 Adi Salomon (Bar Ilan University, Israel)

Nanoplasmonics
1. Optical properties of metals at the nanoscale
2. Interaction of Surface Plasmons with molecules
3. Nanoporous metallic networks: fabrication, optical properties and application

 David Yaron (Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, USA)

Machine Learning and modern approaches to computational chemistry
1. Machine Learning : Kernel-based regression methods
2. Machine Learning : Deep learning methods for molecular science
3. Quantum chemistry : Theoretical background
4. Quantum chemistry : a practical introduction to designing and carrying out computational
experiments.

 Joseph Zyss (ENS Paris Saclay)

General relativity: everything you always wanted to know but never dared ask.
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 1. Space-time curvature: an elementary toolbox for GR, photonics and …everything twisted in
real physical spaces
2. Einstein Equation: from physics to math and from math to physics, or why Einstein won over
Hilbert.
3. Some simple solutions and experimental testing: from black holes to gravitational waves

Schedule
 Sunday June 24 th

Arrivals in the afternoon

19 00 : Welcome in the bar
19 :30 : Dinner
20 :30 : Student get together party

 Monday June 25th

08:30 – 09:00 : Isabelle Ledoux and Joseph Zyss
Presentation of purpose, schedule and daily life of the School.
Short self-introduction by the lecturers and the students

Morning session
09:00 – 10:00 : Fabienne Merola (Universiteé Paris Saclay)
Fluorescent proteins as biosourced optical nanodevices (1)
Theory and practice of molecular fluorescence and photoinduced reactions

10:00 - 11:00 : David Yaron (Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, USA)

Machine Learning and modern approaches to computational chemistry (1)
Machine Learning : Kernel-based regression methods

Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30: Clément Lafargue (ENS Paris Saclay, France)
Quadratic nonlinear optics, and application to microscopy (1)
Why is sucrose optically non-linear ?

Lunch

Afternoon session
16 :00 – 17 :00 : Yehiam Prior (Weizmann Institute, Israel)
Nonlinear Optics in the Ultra-small and ultra-fast worlds (1)
Introduction to Nonlinear Optics

17 :00 – 17 :30 : Coffee and pastries

17 :30 – 18 :30 : Antoni Mitus (Wroclaw Institute of Technology, Poland)
Statistical modelling of structure at nano-scale (1)
Modelling the structure of liquid in nanofluidics

18 :30 – 19 :30 : Clément Lafargue (ENS Paris Saclay, France)

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Quadratic nonlinear optics, and application to microscopy (2)
Second Harmonic Generation Microscopy

Dinner
After-dinner session
20 :30 – 21:30 : Tal Ellenbogen (Tel Aviv University, Israel)
Nanoscale Light-Matter Interaction: Plasmonics and Nanostructured Surfaces (1)
Optical properties of metals, bulk plasmons and surface plasmons

 Tuesday June 26th

Morning session
08:50 – 09:50 : Antoni Mitus (Wroclaw Institute of Technology, Poland)
Statistical modelling of structure at nano-scale (2)
Octupoling

10:00 - 11:00 : Clément Lafargue (ENS Paris Saclay)

Quadratic nonlinear optics, and application to microscopy (3)
Electro-Optical Microscopy

Break
11:30 – 12:30 : Yehiam Prior (Weizmann Institute, Israel)
Nonlinear Optics in the Ultra-small and ultra-fast worlds (2)
Molecular Alignment and Orientation by Strong Ultrashort Femtosecond Pulses

Lunch
Afternoon session
16 :00 – 17 :00 : David Yaron (Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, USA)
Machine Learning and modern approaches to computational chemistry (2)
Machine Learning : Deep learning methods for molecular science

17 :00 – 17 :30 : Coffee and pastries

17 :30 – 18 :30 : Fabienne Merola (Universiteé Paris Saclay)
Fluorescent proteins as biosourced optical nanodevices (2)
FP structure, functions, evolution and diversity : the prolific Lego of life

18 :30 – 19:30 : Adi Salomon (Bar Ilan University, Israel)

Nanoplasmonics (1)
Optical properties of metals at the nanoscale

Dinner
After-dinner session
20:30 – 21:30 : Yehiam Prior (Weizmann Institute, Israel)
Nonlinear Optics in the Ultra-small and ultra-fast worlds (3)
Phase Controlled Nonlinear Plasmonics

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 Wednesday June 27th
Morning session
08:50 – 09:50 : Adi Salomon (Bar Ilan University, Israel)
Nanoplasmonics (2)
Interaction of Surface Plasmons with molecules

10:00 - 11:00 : Antoni Mitus (Wroclaw Institute of Technology, Poland)

Statistical modelling of structure at nano-scale (3)
All-optical poling

Break
11:30 – 12:30 : Martin Oheim (Universiteé Paris V, Centre des Saints Peè res)
Imaging inter-organelle interfaces in action: studying structure-function relationships at the
nanoscale (1)
Three make a couple: How astrocytes contribute to neural information processing.

Lunch
14:00 to 19:00: Excursion to Saint Jean de Luz
Dinner
After-dinner session
20:30 – 21:30 : Gaelle Lissorgues (ESIEE, Val de Marne)
Micro Electrodes Arrays (1)
A tool for bio-electronic interfaces

 Thursday June 28th

Morning session
08:50 – 09:50 : Gaelle Lissorgues (ESIEE, Val de Marne)
Micro Electrodes Arrays (2)
Towards neuro-prothesis

10:00 - 11:00 : Martin Oheim (Universiteé Paris V, Centre des Saints Peè res)
Imaging inter-organelle interfaces in action: studying structure-function relationships at the
nanoscale (2)
Observing single-vesicle exocytosis at a central synapse.

Break
11:30 – 12:30 : Martin Oheim (Universiteé Paris V, Centre des Saints Peè res)
Imaging inter-organelle interfaces in action: studying structure-function relationships at the
nanoscale (3)
Mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membranes: getting hold of a ghost.

Lunch

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Afternoon session
16 :00 – 17 :00 : Fabienne Merola (Universiteé Paris Saclay)
Fluorescent proteins as biosourced optical nanodevices (3)
FPs as biosourced labels, sensors, or photoswitches : underlying mechanisms and applications

17 :00 – 17 :30 : Coffee and pastries

17 :30 – 18 :30 : Adi Salomon (Bar Ilan University, Israel)
Nanoplasmonics (3)
Nanoporous metallic networks: fabrication, optical properties and application

18 :30 – 19:30 : Tal Ellenbogen (Tel Aviv University, Israel)

Nanoscale Light-Matter Interaction: Plasmonics and Nanostructured Surfaces (2)
Controlling light by plasmonic metasurfaces

Dinner
After-dinner session
21:00 – 22:00 : Joseph Zyss (ENS Paris Saclay)
General relativity: everything you always wanted to know but never dared ask (1)
Space-time curvature: an elementary toolbox for GR, photonics and …everything twisted in real
physical spaces

 Friday June 29th

Morning session
08:50 – 09:50 : Tal Ellenbogen (Tel Aviv University, Israel)
Nanoscale Light-Matter Interaction: Plasmonics and Nanostructured Surfaces (3)
Nonlinear optical dynamics in plasmonic metasurfaces

10:00 - 11:00 : David Yaron (Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, USA)

Machine Learning and modern approaches to computational chemistry (3)
Quantum chemistry : Theoretical background

Break
11:30 – 12:30 : Jean-Frédéric Bruch (Chartres Hospital and Medical School)
Past, present and future of RNA’s (1)
Was “RNA world” the true origin of life ?

Lunch
Afternoon session
16 :00 – 17 :00 : Joseph Zyss (ENS Paris Saclay)
General relativity: everything you always wanted to know but never dared ask (2)
Einstein Equation: from physics to math and from math to physics, or why Einstein won over Hilbert.

17 :00 – 17 :30 : Coffee and pastries

17 :30 – 18 :30 : David Yaron (Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, USA)

Machine Learning and modern approaches to computational chemistry (4)

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Quantum chemistry : a practical introduction to designing and carrying out computational
experiments.

18 :30 – 19:30 : Jean-Frédéric Bruch (Chartres Hospital and Medical School)

Past, present and future of RNA’s (2)
The strange new world of “non coding RNA’s”

19 h 45 : Gala Dinner and Farewell Party

 Saturday June 30th

Morning session
(Store luggage and vacate rooms before 9 :30 a.m.)
9:30 – 10 :30 : Jean-Frédéric Bruch (Chartres Hospital and Medical School)
Past, present and future of RNA’s (3)
RNA therapy and the new “epigenetic” comprehensive approach of diseases

Break
11 :00 – 12 :00 : Joseph Zyss (ENS Paris Saclay)
General relativity: everything you always wanted to know but never dared ask (3)
Some simple solutions and experimental testing: from black holes to gravitational waves.

Evaluation and Farewell

12 h 30 : Lunch
Departure after Lunch