Events

Date: August 19, 2026 (Wednesday) at 4PM (UK time) Speaker: Prof. Marc Lackenby, University of Oxford, UK Topic: Knots, Links, and Polynomial Bounds About the Talk: Prof. Marc Lackenby is a leading mathematician in topology, geometry, and group theory, with major contributions to knot theory and low-dimensional topology. In this talk, he will discuss Reidemeister moves, the elementary transformations that relate different diagrams of the same knot or link, and the question of how efficiently one can pass between such diagrams. The talk will highlight his polynomial bounds for simplifying diagrams of the unknot, and explain recent work extending these ideas to every fixed link type. It will also describe the consequences for the computational complexity of recognizing knots and links. See the blog announcement https://functor.network/user/3333/entry/1896 of this talk for more details. Link to join: At the scheduled time, joint the talk here: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/368108940453229?p=N3MMVUmzeHslp4wjva No registration required.

The 10th Workshop on Applied Mathematics and Graph Theory will be held on August 15–19, 2026, at the Congress Center of Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Ohrid, North Macedonia. This jubilee edition marks a decade of continuous effort to bring together distinguished researchers from the region and beyond for four days of intensive exchange of ideas, presentations, and discussions. The workshop focuses on graph theory and its numerous applications (chemistry, computer science, sociology, materials science), as well as broader areas of applied mathematics, mathematical analysis, topology, design theory, and mathematical chemistry. As the only continuous event of its kind in the country, the workshop serves as a strategic pillar for the internationalization of Macedonian science. Despite its theoretical depth, the gathering bridges the gap between abstract mathematics and technological application.

ICGG 2026 brings together researchers and practitioners in theoretical and applied geometry and graphics, including geometry in history and education. The conference is organized by the Croatian Society for Geometry and Graphics, held under the patronage of ISGG, with peer-reviewed proceedings published by Springer.

The Poisson 2026 event is the 14th in a series of international meetings on Poisson geometry aiming at bringing together researchers interested in Poisson geometry in a broad sense from all over the world. The event will take place in Belgium: - Poisson 2026 Summer School: 3-7 August 2026, in Antwerp - Poisson 2026 Conference: 10-14 August 2026, in Leuven The list of speakers, for both the school and the conference, is available on the event website: https://wis.kuleuven.be/events/2026_poisson/poisson2026 We plan to open the registration in January/February 2026.

This programme provides support for high-quality research schools that introduce students and young scientists to active areas of mathematics. These schools are planned as international events, taking place in Ukraine in a safe environment. This school introduces participants to knot theory and geometric topology. The talks are geared towards bachelor and master students and they will require only minimal previous knowledge of topology. The lecture courses will present many exercises and problems for the students to work on during the week. Applications of links, braids, and diffeomorphisms of surfaces play a key role in many areas of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, cryptography, and other natural sciences.

MCWA-2026 is a hybrid academic conference organized by Marmara University, Department of Mathematics, bringing together researchers and practitioners in mathematics and computer-based sciences for presentations, discussions, and scientific collaboration.

This is the 17th International Conference on Integral Methods in Science and Engineering. This well-established conference series provides a platform for researchers from around the world to share recent developments in innovative and efficient methods for solving mathematical models that describe physical phenomena, processes and related subjects. The conference addresses both academic and industrial perspectives.

Scientific Directors: Anna Maria Fino, Univ. Torino, Italy Adriano Tomassini, Univ. Parma, Italy Scott O. Wilson, Queens College and CUNY Graduate Center, US Lectures: Daniele Angella, Univ. Firenze, Italy - Almost-Hermitian and Hermitian metrics Marco Gualtieri, Univ. Toronto, Canada - Introduction to generalized complex geometry Richard K. Hind, Univ. Notre Dame, US - Almost complex structures and symplectic geometry Alexandra Otiman, Aarhus Univ., Denmarck - Special Hermitian structures in complex geometry Scott O. Wilson, Queens College and CUNY Graduate Center, US - Algebraic aspects of almost complex manifolds and special metrics

Plenary Speakers: Artur Avila, Qiang Du, Adam Kanigowski, Carlos Kenig, Pierre-Louis Lions, Kening Lu, Panagiotis E. Souganidis, Hong Wang, Xiaoyun Wang. The largest conference on analysis and applied analysis, including dynamical systems, differential applications, applied and computational mathematics.

Scientific Directors: Giulio Baù, Univ. Pisa, Italy Sara Di Ruzza, Univ. Palermo, Italy Anne-Sophie Libert, Univ. Namur, Belgium Lectures: Alain Albouy, Paris Observatory, France - The changes of time in classical and celestial mechanics, from the examples Kostantin Batygin, California Inst. Technology, US - Orbital Dynamics of the Trans-Neptunian Solar System Alessandra Celletti, Univ. Roma Tor Vergata, Italy - Perturbative methods in Celestial Mechanics Marian Gidea, Yeshiva Univ., US - Arnold Diffusion in Celestial Mechanics