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

06/22/2026 - 06/26/2026
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1051 Budapest, Széchenyi István tér 9.

Description

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.

Organizers

Antonio Alfieri
Irving Dai
Eaman Eftekhary
Viktória Földvári
Joshua Greene
András Juhász
Andrew Manion
Marco Marengon
Doug Park
Sarah Rasmussen
Sucharit Sarkar
Linh Truong
Vera Vértesi
Zhongtao Wu

 

Invited Speakers

John Baldwin 
Inanc Baykur 
Aliakbar Daemi
Jen Hom 
Hokuto Konno 
Andrew Lobb 
Gordana Matić 
Maggie Miller 
John Morgan
Tom Mrowka 
Peter Ozsváth
Laura Starkston 
Luya Wang 
Claudius Zibrowius 

Participants