Conference - Geometry and topology in low dimensions: lasting trends and emerging directions

The conference will bring together experts from various fields of low-dimensional topology.
Each of the five days of the conference will focus on one of the following topics:

• Exotic phenomena
• Contact and symplectic geometry
• Heegaard Floer homology
• Gauge theory
• Knots and knotted surfaces

Each day will be introduced by a panoramic talk by a distinguished speaker on the day's special topic, followed by research talks on that topic.

Confirmed speakers

• John Baldwin (Boston College)
• Inanc Baykur (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
• Aliakbar Daemi (Washington University in St. Louis)
• Jen Hom (Georgia Institute of Technology)
• Hokuto Konno (University of Tokyo)
• Andrew Lobb (Durham University)
• Gordana Matić (University of Georgia)
• Maggie Miller (University of Texas at Austin)
• John Morgan (Columbia University)
• Tom Mrowka (MIT)
• Peter Ozsváth (Princeton University)
• Laura Starkston (UC Davis)
• Luya Wang (Institute for Advanced Study)
• Claudius Zibrowius (Ruhr University Bochum)

To be confirmed:

• Daniel Ruberman (Brandeis University)

Application

Application is not open yet. The expected deadline for application is 28th February 2026.