1.- Theory of noise, fluctuations, and stochastic processes: classical, semi-classical, and quantum theory; chaos, random walk, stochastic resonance.

2.- Noise and fluctuations in materials: crystalline and amorphous solids, semiconductors, surface layers, conducting films, nanomaterials, organic and magnetic materials and superconductors.

3.- Noise and fluctuations in electronic devices: fundamental aspects, impact of technology, relation with other performance parameters.

 

4.- Noise and fluctuations in optical, optoelectronic and photonic devices and systems.

5.- Noise and fluctuations in mesoscopic conductors, devices and nanostructures; quantum and molecular electronics.

 

6.- Noise in circuits and systems: linear and non-linear analog circuits, digital circuits. Noise in communications. Phase noise in oscillators and related circuits.

 

7.- Noise and fluctuations in biological and biomedical systems: membranes, neurons, ion channels, single molecules.

 

8.- Noise in chemistry, chemical technology and electrochemistry.

 

9.- Noise measurement techniques.

 

10.- Noise as a diagnostic tool; noise and reliability.

 

11.- Noise modelling and simulation.

 

12.- Other topics relevant to noise and fluctuation phenomena.