Advancing our fundamental understanding of the universe and laying foundations for the technologies of tomorrow.

WELCOME TO NITheCS

The National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences (NITheCS) is a platform that allows a diversity of knowledge fields to meet in a stimulating environment. NITheCS provides South Africa with the opportunity to become an international player in fields of science. It builds on the progress achieved by the National Institute for Theoretical Physics (NITheP), an NRF Centre of Excellence (CoE) that has led research programmes and educational opportunities in theoretical physics in South Africa and Africa.

NITheCS’ fields of science

NITheCS encompasses the theoretical and computational fields of science, as well as their interdisciplinary fields.

Key fields:

  1. Astronomy & Astrophysics
  2. Bioinformatics & Quantitative Biology
  3. Data Science
  4. Earth Systems Modelling & Climate Change Modelling
  5. Mathematics
  6. Quantitative Finance
  7. Statistics
  8. Theoretical Physics
Fields of science that NITheCS represents

ATTEND OUR UPCOMING EVENTS

QBronze Workshop

QAfrica & QWorld Workshop
‘QBronze147 | Quantum Computing and Programming Workshop’
2 December 2024  |  17h00–18h00 SAST: Talk by Prof Ahmed Younes (Alexandria University): ‘Getting Started with Quantum Computing Tech’
2-6 December 2024  | 18h00-20h00 SAST: Workshop

Venue: Online

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SAMS 2024

67th Annual South African Mathematical Society (SAMS) Congress
4-6 December 2024
Venue: University of Pretoria

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Matthias Caro

QSUN, SAQuTI & NITheCS Seminar
‘Learning Quantum States and Unitaries of Bounded Gate Complexity’

Matthias Caro (University of Warwick, UK)
Thursday, 5 December 2024  |  14h00–15h00 SAST
Venues: Online and Physics Seminar Room, Stellenbosch University

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Gift Sontaga

NITheCS Webinar
‘Synergizing Emotional Intelligence with African Cultural Contexts for AI-Driven Mental Health Support’

Gift Sontaga (North-West University)
Friday, 6 December 2024  |  14h00–15h00 SAST
Venue: Online

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CHPC/NITheCS Coding Summer School 2025

CHPC/NITheCS Coding Summer School 2025
‘The fundamentals of data science & scientific computing for research’
27 January – 7 February 2025
Venue: Designated universities / research locations in southern Africa

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Prof Petruccione: first NITheCS Director

Prof Petruccione: first NITheCS Director

Prof Francesco Petruccione, Professor of Quantum Computing at Stellenbosch University, has been appointed the permanent Director of NITheCS. This follows his successful tenure as interim director.

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Training and events in May

Training and events in May

This month, find out more about our Associate Dr Ridhwaan Suliman, Senior Researcher at the CSIR and Senior Research Associate at UJ. We also encourage you to attend our events.

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Official birth of our institute

Official birth of our institute

I am delighted to announce that 2 April 2024 marked the official birth of NITheCS, a new entity on the South African Science, Technology and Innovation landscape. Many steps have been taken to reach this point.

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