
Announcement on 03 Feb. 2021
In light of the unprecedented circumstances, and the uncertainty due to the travel restrictions imposed by different countries, the Organizing Committee has made the decision to hold the conference virtually, from 9 to 13 August 2021. Registration is free for submission and live sessions.
Welcome from the Chairs
Dear Colleagues,
This third edition of the International Conference on Symmetry, supported by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the MDPI journal Symmetry, sponsored by Research Workshop of the Israel Science Foundation and Center for Advanced Studies in Mathematics, will be held entirely online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, from 9 August to 13 August 2021.
We welcome interdisciplinary interaction between different fields of science and we intend to follow in the footsteps of Hermann Weyl, a man responsible for important progress in the field of symmetry in math and physics. He expressed great interest in symmetry in many additional fields of science, as explored in his eye opening book "Symmetry". As expressed by Weyl, symmetry is a fundamental phenomenon in nature and all sciences. This event, therefore, aims to promote the discussion and exchange of cutting edge knowledge and ideas of symmetry in a variety of subjects ranging from physics, chemistry, mathematics, and computer science, to biology.
Symmetry 2021 is a follow up to two very successful conferences, entitled "Symmetry 2017—The First International Conference on Symmetry", held in October 2017 in Barcelona, Spain, and "Symmetry 2019—The Second International Conference on Symmetry" in Benasque, Spain.
Registration is free for the submission and the live sessions.
Organizational questions and sponsorship opportunities can be directed to the Secretariat ([email protected]), and content questions should go to Prof. Eduardo Guendelman.
We look forward to having you join us at this exciting event.
Best regards
Eduardo Guendelman
On behalf of the Organization Committee
Conference Secretariat
Ms. Demi Liu
Ms. Dalia Su
Mr. Philip Li
Ms. Ella Li
Ms. Lee Li
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Please feel free to download our Symmetry 2021 poster.
Conference Chairs

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Professor Sergei D. Odintsov
ICREA, Spain and Institute of Space Sciences (IEECI-CSIC), Spain
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Professor Raz Zarivach
Department of Life Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the NEGEV
Structural biology aims to understand the chemistry, interactions and basic biological functions governed by the three-dimensional structure of macromolecules. Knowledge of the 3-D structure of a protein can provide enormous basic scientific insight into the function of that protein, facilitating elucidation of its biochemical function and its interactions with other proteins, RNA, DNA, or membranes in the cell. X-ray crystallography and cryo-EM are the most prolific techniques for the structural analysis of proteins and protein complexes. Using X-ray crystallography and cryo-EM, we can now realize to the high-resolution range, up to atomic or even electronic details, enabling a full coverage understanding of macromolecules and their interactions. Current Projects 1. Structural studies of magnetosome associated proteins. Magnetotactic bacteria are a phylogenetically and morphologically diverse group of microorganisms that share an ability to create magnetosomes, biomineral organelles that sense geomagnetic fields and aid the bacteria to align themselves accordingly. The magnetosome organelle comprises aligned 30-50 nm iron oxide magnetite crystals, surrounded by a lipid bilayer membrane vesicle. There are several types of magnetosome-forming proteins all encoded by genes within a genomic island common to magnetotactic bacteria. These proteins include a set of incorporated membrane proteins that facilitate vesicle formation, vesicle localization and iron transport and a set of proteins that control magnetite formation and size. In my lab, we are tackling the structure-function relationships of these proteins. 2. Structural studies of cation diffusion facilitators (CDF), a special family of cation transporters. Cation diffusion facilitator (CDF) proteins constitute a group of heavy metal ion efflux transporters that participate in metal ion homeostasis and can be found in all domains of life. Members of the CDF protein family – functional in their dimeric form and comprising a transmembrane domain (TMD) and a cytoplasmic C-terminal domain (CTD) – exploi
Structural biology aims to understand the chemistry, interactions and basic biological functions governed by the three-dimensional structure of macromolecules. Knowledge of the 3-D structure of a protein can provide enormous basic scientific insight into the function of that protein, facilitating elucidation of its biochemical function and its interactions with other proteins, RNA, DNA, or membranes in the cell. X-ray crystallography and cryo-EM are the most prolific techniques for the structural analysis of proteins and protein complexes. Using X-ray crystallography and cryo-EM, we can now realize to the high-resolution range, up to atomic or even electronic details, enabling a full coverage understanding of macromolecules and their interactions. Current Projects 1. Structural studies of magnetosome associated proteins. Magnetotactic bacteria are a phylogenetically and morphologically diverse group of microorganisms that share an ability to create magnetosomes, biomineral organelles that sense geomagnetic fields and aid the bacteria to align themselves accordingly. The magnetosome organelle comprises aligned 30-50 nm iron oxide magnetite crystals, surrounded by a lipid bilayer membrane vesicle. There are several types of magnetosome-forming proteins all encoded by genes within a genomic island common to magnetotactic bacteria. These proteins include a set of incorporated membrane proteins that facilitate vesicle formation, vesicle localization and iron transport and a set of proteins that control magnetite formation and size. In my lab, we are tackling the structure-function relationships of these proteins. 2. Structural studies of cation diffusion facilitators (CDF), a special family of cation transporters. Cation diffusion facilitator (CDF) proteins constitute a group of heavy metal ion efflux transporters that participate in metal ion homeostasis and can be found in all domains of life. Members of the CDF protein family – functional in their dimeric form and comprising a transmembrane domain (TMD) and a cytoplasmic C-terminal domain (CTD) – exploi
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Conference Committee

Professor Boris Malomed
Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
The Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering,
Tel Aviv University
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Nonlinear optics, optical solitons, optical communications Dynamics of Bose-Einstein condensates and matter waves Nonlinear dynamical lattices Pattern formation in nonlinear dissipative media, Ginzburg-Landau equations Dynamics of long Josephson junct
Nonlinear optics, optical solitons, optical communications Dynamics of Bose-Einstein condensates and matter waves Nonlinear dynamical lattices Pattern formation in nonlinear dissipative media, Ginzburg-Landau equations Dynamics of long Josephson junct
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Professor Emil Horozov
Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, University of Sofia, Bulgaria
Mathematics;Mathematical physics
Mathematics;Mathematical physics
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Dr. Ivan Horozov
Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Number Theory and Algebraic Geometry, more specifically themes related to arithmetic groups
Number Theory and Algebraic Geometry, more specifically themes related to arithmetic groups
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Professor Ron Lifshitz
School of Physics & Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Quasicrystals - geometrical and physical consequences of aperiodic long-range order Nanomechanics - classical, mesoscopic, and quantum physics of tiny mechanical systems Nonlinear dynamics - with emphasis on nanomechanical systems and quasip
Quasicrystals - geometrical and physical consequences of aperiodic long-range order Nanomechanics - classical, mesoscopic, and quantum physics of tiny mechanical systems Nonlinear dynamics - with emphasis on nanomechanical systems and quasip
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Professor Yehuda Band
Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics, Department of Electro-Optics,
and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology
Ben-Gurion University
Collision theory, quantum mechanical scattering, light scattering, nonlinear optics, electro-optics and quantum-optics, laser physics, atomic and molecular physics, chemical dynamics, dissociation of molecules, charge exchange processes, electron transpor
Collision theory, quantum mechanical scattering, light scattering, nonlinear optics, electro-optics and quantum-optics, laser physics, atomic and molecular physics, chemical dynamics, dissociation of molecules, charge exchange processes, electron transpor
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Professor Rui Tamura
Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Japan
Organic Chemistry , Functions・Properties・Materials, Separation Refining and Identification
Organic Chemistry , Functions・Properties・Materials, Separation Refining and Identification
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Dr. Ran Zalk
National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev (NIBN), Be’er Sheva Area, Israel
biology; biochemistry; structural ; electron microscopy
biology; biochemistry; structural ; electron microscopy
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Dr. Gabriel Frank
Department of life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,
Israel
The conformations of ABC exporters in a lipid environment ABC exporters are molecular machines which use the energy of the cell to pump diverse chemicals across membranes. They participate in numerous biological processes, such as cell detoxification,
The conformations of ABC exporters in a lipid environment ABC exporters are molecular machines which use the energy of the cell to pump diverse chemicals across membranes. They participate in numerous biological processes, such as cell detoxification,
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Professor Miriam Cohen
Ben-Gurion university of the Negev, Israel
Hopf algebras and quantum groups and their applications to physics. Non-commutative ring theory.
Hopf algebras and quantum groups and their applications to physics. Non-commutative ring theory.
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Prof. Dr. Amichay Vardi
Department of Chemistry,
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,
Israel
We study the theory of ultracold quantum gases of bosons, fermions, and their mixtures. The current focus is on quantum, many-body dynamical effects in four paradigmatic systems: (a) Bosonic Josephson junctions and double-well atom interferometers (b) Ato
We study the theory of ultracold quantum gases of bosons, fermions, and their mixtures. The current focus is on quantum, many-body dynamical effects in four paradigmatic systems: (a) Bosonic Josephson junctions and double-well atom interferometers (b) Ato
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Professor Kimbal Milton
Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Oklahoma, USA
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Professor Vladimir Dobrev
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
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Invited Speakers

Professor Sergei D. Odintsov
ICREA, Spain and Institute of Space Sciences (IEECI-CSIC), Spain
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Dr. Thorsten Heidersdorf
Mathematisches Institut Universitaet Bonn, Germany
Dr. Heidersdorf studied Mathematics and Physics in Heidelberg and Orsay. He received his Ph.D. from Heidelberg in 2013. Subsequently, he was a Ross Assistant Professor at the Ohio State University, a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics, and is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Bonn.
Dr. Heidersdorf studied Mathematics and Physics in Heidelberg and Orsay. He received his Ph.D. from Heidelberg in 2013. Subsequently, he was a Ross Assistant Professor at the Ohio State University, a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics, and is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Bonn.

Prof. Dr. Daniel Sternheimer
Institut de Mathématiques de Bourgogne, Département de Mathématiques, UFR Sciences et Techniques, Université de Bourgogne, France.,
Department of Mathematics, Rikkyo University, Japan.
Lyon University, June 1958: Licencié ès-Sciences Mathématiques" (B.Sc.). Jerusalem (Hebrew University), July 1961: Master of Sciences. Paris University, 19 April 1968: Doctorat ès-Sciences Mathématiques" (D.Sc.) France, 1961 - 2003, Researcher (various levels and affiliations) with Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. 2003 - present: Chercheur associé, Institut de Mathématiques de Bourgogne, and 2004 - 2010, Visiting Professor of mathematics at Keio University (Japan). 2010 - present: Visiting Research Fellow in mathematics, Rikkyo University, Tokyo. May 2002 -- present. Member of the Board of Governors, Ben Gurion University of the Negev (Israel). March 2004: Honorary Professor, Faculty of Physics, St.Petersburg State University, Russia.} Editor of Letters in Mathematical Physics (since 1999) and in a few other journals. Author or co-author of over 90 scientific publications (including two, on deformation quantization, with around 1000 citations and counting).
Lyon University, June 1958: Licencié ès-Sciences Mathématiques" (B.Sc.). Jerusalem (Hebrew University), July 1961: Master of Sciences. Paris University, 19 April 1968: Doctorat ès-Sciences Mathématiques" (D.Sc.) France, 1961 - 2003, Researcher (various levels and affiliations) with Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. 2003 - present: Chercheur associé, Institut de Mathématiques de Bourgogne, and 2004 - 2010, Visiting Professor of mathematics at Keio University (Japan). 2010 - present: Visiting Research Fellow in mathematics, Rikkyo University, Tokyo. May 2002 -- present. Member of the Board of Governors, Ben Gurion University of the Negev (Israel). March 2004: Honorary Professor, Faculty of Physics, St.Petersburg State University, Russia.} Editor of Letters in Mathematical Physics (since 1999) and in a few other journals. Author or co-author of over 90 scientific publications (including two, on deformation quantization, with around 1000 citations and counting).

Prof. Dr. Boris Tsukerblat
Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

Professor Maria Alessandra Ragusa
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Catania, Italy,
RUDN University, Russia

Dr. Victor Berezin
Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Victor Berezin, PhD, Doctor of Sciences in Theoretical Physics. Senior Scientist in the Theoretical Physics Department of the Institute for Nuclear Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia (since 2nd of April, 1973). Relativist, the main works are dedicated to the theory of thin shells and double layers in General Relativity and its modifications - Quadratic Gravity and Weyl Geometry, and applications to the cosmological phase transitions, gravitational collapse (both classical and quantum). The author of more than 100 scientific papers and 4 monographies. One of the organizers of the series of the international "Quantum Gravity" seminars (1978 - 1995) and the editors of the corresponding Proceedings.
General Relativity and Gravitation; Black Hole Physics and Cosmology; Thin shells and double layers, theory and applications (classical and quantum);
Victor Berezin, PhD, Doctor of Sciences in Theoretical Physics. Senior Scientist in the Theoretical Physics Department of the Institute for Nuclear Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia (since 2nd of April, 1973). Relativist, the main works are dedicated to the theory of thin shells and double layers in General Relativity and its modifications - Quadratic Gravity and Weyl Geometry, and applications to the cosmological phase transitions, gravitational collapse (both classical and quantum). The author of more than 100 scientific papers and 4 monographies. One of the organizers of the series of the international "Quantum Gravity" seminars (1978 - 1995) and the editors of the corresponding Proceedings.
General Relativity and Gravitation; Black Hole Physics and Cosmology; Thin shells and double layers, theory and applications (classical and quantum);
Workshop Section
The Universe Evolution in Modified Gravity
Lecture 1. General Relativity and Extended Gravity.
Lecture 2. F(R) Gravity and Cosmological Solutions.
Lecture 3. F(G) Gravity and its Gosmology
Lecture 4. Non-Local Gravity and its Ghost-Free Versions.
Lecture 5. Unification of Inflation with Dark Energy in Modified Gravity.
Instructions for Authors
The "Third International Conference on Symmetry" will accept abstracts only.
The accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference. Moreover, participants of this conference are cordially invited to contribute with a full manuscript to our special issue "Selected Papers Symmetry 2021—The Third Edition of the International Conference on Symmetry" in the journal Symmetry (submission deadline: 8 October 2021). Papers presented at the conference will be granted a 20% discount in this special issue!
There are four options for this conference: The first option is that you can just submit abstract; The second option is that you can attend this conference but do not submit abstract; The third option is that you can submit your abstract and also attend this conference; The fourth option is that you can submit your abstract, also attend this conference and present a work at a conference.
To register or submit an abstract on Sciforum.
To present your research at the event
- Click on Submit Abstract.
- Indicate which thematic area is best suited for your research.
- Submit an abstract in English - the word limits are minimum 150 words and maximum 300 words.
- The deadline to submit your abstract is 8 May 2021 . You will be notified by 22 June 2021 regarding the acceptance for poster presentation.
- Upon submission, you can select if you also wish to be considered for oral presentation. Following assessment by the Chairs, you will be notified in a separate email whether your contribution has been accepted for oral presentation.
Poster Information
Detailed information about the posters and a plan of the poster session will be circulated later on. Please print your poster prior to the conference.
Publication opportunities
- All accepted abstracts will be available online in Open Access form on Sciforum.net.
- Participants of this conference are cordially invited to contribute with a full manuscript to our Special Issue "Selected Papers: Symmetry 2021—The Third Edition of the International Conference on Symmetry" in the journal Symmetry.
- This themed collection is closely aligned with the scope of the event. The submission deadline for this Special Issue is: 8 October 2021 and the conference participants will be granted a 20% discount on the publishing fees.
- Symmetry is indexed by the Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science), Scopus and other databases, and has an Impact Factor of 2.143 and a 5-Year Impact Factor of 2.041 (Journal Citations Reports, 2018).
Sponsors and Partners
Sponsoring Opportunities
For information regarding sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, please download Symmetry 2021 sponsorship brochure Or directly contact:
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