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.