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A central goal of nuclear theory is to comprehensively explain the diverse phenomena and unique characteristics observed in nuclear systems through a microscopic framework. In this framework, nucleons interact with each other via two and many-body effective interactions, and with external electroweak probes via effective current operators. These interactions and currents form the core inputs for ab initio methods, which aim to solve the many-body Schrödinger equation for the nuclear system under study. In this talk, I will highlight the recent advancements in Quantum Monte Carlo methods for calculating the low-energy spectra and electroweak properties of light nuclei, as well as the equation of state for nucleonic matter. A special focus will be given to the calculations based on chiral effective field theory, which has significantly enhanced our understanding and predictive capabilities in these areas.
