2027 IHES Summer School – Local Systems in Algebraic Geometry

The next Summer School will be held from July 5 to 16, 2027. It’s organized by Gregorio Baldi (CNRS/IMJ-PRG), Anna Cadoret (IMJ-PRG), Joshua Lam (MPIM Bonn and University of Bonn), Daniel Litt (University of Toronto).

Mark Kisin (Harvard University), Davesh Maulik (MIT) and Carlos Simpson (Université Côte d’Azur) are the members of the scientific committee for this 2027 edition.

If you want to participate, please send your application on 28 February 2027 at the latest.

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In recent years, there have been several exciting developments in the study of local systems. These include new insights into the topology of Hitchin systems, the theory of rigid local systems, and the rapidly evolving landscape of p-adic non-abelian Hodge theory. These breakthroughs touch upon deep connections between Hodge theory, arithmetic geometry, and representation theory.

The aim of this summer school is to offer young researchers the opportunity to explore these diverse and vibrant areas. Through a series of lecture courses by leading experts, participants will be introduced to foundational ideas in the field, as well as the major questions that guide the development of these areas. In addition, a selection of one-hour research talks will survey recent results and current directions, highlighting connections across different domains.

 

Mini-course Lecturers:

• Hélène Esnault (Freie Universität Berlin)
• Joakim Færgeman (Yale University)
• Alexander Petrov (Yale University)
• Junliang Shen (Yale University)
• Mingjia Zhang (Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton)

 

Research Talk Speakers:

• Benjamin Bakker (University of Chicago)
• Mark de Cataldo (Stony Brook University)
• Philip Engel (University of Illinois in Chicago)
• Michael Groechenig (University of Toronto)
• Ben Heuer (Leibniz Universität Hannover)
• Maxim Kontsevich (IHES)
• Aaron Landesman (Harvard University)
• Wiesława Nizioł (IMJ PRG)
• Ananth Shankar (Northwestern University)
• David Urbanik (Rice University)
• Masha Vlasenko (Kyiv School of Economics/IMPAN)
• Xinwen Zhu (Stanford University)

 

More information on the dedicated webpage.