Introduction to vertex algebras, Poisson vertex algebras, and integrable Hamiltonian PDE

These lectures were given in Session 1: Vertex algebras, W-algebras, and applications of INdAM Intensive research period Perspectives in Lie Theory at the Centro di Ricerca Matematica Ennio De Giorgi, Pisa, Italy, December 9, 2014 -- February 28, 2015.