“Mathematics on the Crossroad of Centuries”, a Conference in Honor of Maxim Kontsevich’s 60th Birthday

This year marks the 60th birthday of mathematician Maxim Kontsevich, permanent professor at IHES since 1995. In his honor, Denis Auroux (Harvard University), Ludmil Katzarkov (University of Miami), Tony Pantev (University of Pennsylvania) and Yan Soibelman (Kansas State Universtiy & IHES), Yuri Tschinkel, SCGP & New York University organize a week-long conference at IHES from September 16-20, “Mathematics on the Crossroad of Centuries”.

The work of Maxim Kontsevich has been a unique combination of spectacular ideas in algebra, combinatorics, topology, algebraic geometry, and theoretical physics.

No other mathematician has played such a pivotal role in enhancing the interaction of mathematics and physics on the crossroad of 20th and 21st centuries.

In this week-long meeting we will be celebrating the 60th birthday of Maxim Kontsevich and his profound influence on mathematics.

Please register before September 5, 2024 on the dedicated web page.

Find out more about the guest speakers:

• Mohammed Abouzaid, Stanford University
• Mina Aganagić, UC Berkeley
• Jørgen Andersen, Odense University
• Denis Auroux, Harvard University
• Tom Bridgeland, University of Sheffield
• Vladimir Drinfeld, University of Chicago
• Pavel Etingof, MIT
• Kenji Fukaya, SCGP
• Davide Gaiotto, Perimeter Institute
• Alexander Goncharov, Yale University
• Fabian Haiden, Syddansk Odense University
• Mikhail Kapranov, IPMU
• Curtis McMullen, Harvard University
• Takuro Mochizuki, RIMS, Kyoto University
• Alexander Odesskii, Brock University
• Tony Pantev, University of Pennsylvania
• John Pardon, SCGP
• Yan Soibelman, Kansas State Univ. & IHES
• Yuri Tschinkel, SCGP & New York University
• Lauren Williams, Harvard University
• Don Zagier, MPI Bonn & ICTP