This hybrid workshop will be a focused event aiming to bring together physicists and mathematicians working on the interface of string theory, quantum field theory, geometry, representation theory and number theory - with particular emphasis on the study of partition functions - for a fruitful exchange of ideas. The event will consist of one or two talks per day leaving the rest of the workshop time free for discussions and interactions with other participants.
Confirmed speakers (so far):
- Noah Arbesfeld (Imperial College, London & Kavli IPMU)
- Gabriel Cardoso (CAMSGD, Lisbon)
- Miranda Cheng (Academia Sinica & U.Amsterdam) (Remote)
- Suresh Govindarajan (IIT Madras)
- Suresh Nampuri (IST Lisbon)
- Caner Nazaroglu (University of Cologne)
- Davide Passaro (U.Amsterdam) (Remote)
- Boris Pioline (LPTHE)
- Kaiwen Sun (KIAS)
- Masahito Yamazaki (Kavli IPMU)
Please note: On-site participation is moderated and subject to the Covid-19 policy of the University of Tokyo. We expect to be able to host a maximum of 60 participants on-site.
Registration deadline for onsite participation: 31st Dec 2022, or until max. capacity is reached.
Preference for on-site participation will be given to faculty members, postdocs, as well as graduate/PhD students working on topics related to the theme of the workshop.
For online participation: Registration deadline: 1st February 2023.
Organizers: Ioana Coman, Abhiram Kidambi, Emily Nardoni
