Organizing Committee
- Chris Bowman
University of York - Nicolle Gonzalez
UC Berkeley - Kyu-Hwan Lee
University of Connecticut - nicolas Libedinsky
Universidad de Chile - Rosa Orellana
Dartmouth College - Greta Panova
University of Pennsylvania and University of Southern California - Anne Schilling
UC Davis - Jamie Vicary
University of Cambridge - Adam Wagner
Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Lauren Williams
Harvard University
Abstract
“Algebraic combinatorics” can be thought of as “counting things” and “representation theory” can be thought of as the “study of symmetry”. The notions of “counting” and “symmetry” are all-pervasive in the natural sciences — thus the pure mathematical questions we consider often have ramifications across physics, quantum theory, chemistry, cryptography. . .
The past decade has been one of the most exciting and fruitful times in the history of combinatorics and representation theory. One of the overarching themes in this story is the search for richer structures which secretly underpin the classical problems in the field — these might manifest themselves as algebraic or geometric structures, or even as diagrammatic categories.
The discovery of these richer structures has led to the recent rise and fall of some of the most famous conjectures in the history of combinatorics and representation theory: the Macdonald constant term conjectures, the shuffle conjecture, the Lusztig conjecture, the Kazhdan–Lusztig positivity conjecture. Further afield, Crane conjectured that categorification should provide the correct setting for a theory of quantum gravity.
This semester program is driven by the need to interweave machine learning, graphical computer software, and computability perspectives and techniques into the study of these diagrammatic, algebraic, and geometric structures.
Confirmed Speakers & Participants
Talks will be presented virtually or in-person as indicated in the schedule below.
- Speaker
- Poster Presenter
- Attendee
- Virtual Attendee
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Chris Bowman
University of YorkSep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Jon Brundan
University of OregonSep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Zajj Daugherty
The City College of New YorkSep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Ben Elias
University of OregonSep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Pavel Galashin
University of California, Los AngelesSep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Nicolle Gonzalez
UC BerkeleySep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Eugene Gorsky
UC DavisSep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Stephen Griffeth
Instituto de Matematica y Fisica UniversidaddeTalcaSep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Eli Grigsby
Boston CollegeSep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Iva Halacheva
Northeastern UniversitySep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Christian Ikenmeyer
University of LiverpoolSep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Daniel Juteau
Universite de Picardie Jules VerneSep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Mikhail Khovanov
Columbia UniversitySep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Alexander Kleshchev
University Of OregonSep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Jae-Hoon Kwon
Seoul National UniversitySep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Kyu-Hwan Lee
University of ConnecticutSep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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nicolas Libedinsky
Universidad de ChileSep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Jennifer Morse
University of VirginiaSep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Se-Jin Oh
Sungkyunkwan UniversitySep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Rosa Orellana
Dartmouth CollegeSep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Greta Panova
University of Pennsylvania and University of Southern CaliforniaSep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Brendon Rhoades
University of California, San DiegoSep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Bruce Sagan
Michigan State UniversitySep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Anne Schilling
UC DavisSep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Jose Simental Rodriguez
Max-Planck Institute for MathematicsSep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Catharina Stroppel
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Hausdorff Center for MathematicsSep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Sheila Sundaram
University of MinnesotaSep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Monica Vazirani
UC DavisSep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Adam Wagner
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteSep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Lauren Williams
Harvard UniversitySep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Geordie Williamson
University of SydneySep 3-Dec 5, 2025
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Mike Zabrocki
York UniversitySep 3-Dec 5, 2025
Visit dates listed on the participant list may be tentative and subject to change without notice.
Application Information
Applications are not currently open. Please check back at a later date.
Your Visit to ICERM
- ICERM Facilities
- ICERM is located on the 10th & 11th floors of 121 South Main Street in Providence, Rhode Island. ICERM's business hours are 8:30am - 5:00pm during this event. See our facilities page for more info about ICERM and Brown's available facilities.
- Traveling to ICERM
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- Fundamental Research
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- Exploring Providence
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- Need a US Visa?
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- B-2 or Visa Waiver Tourist (WT)
- Already in the US?
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H-1B holders do not need letter of approval.
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ICERM does not reimburse visa fees. This chart is to inform visitors whether the visa they enter the US on allows them to receive reimbursement for the items outlined in their invitation letter.
Financial Support
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- ORCID iD
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- Acceptable Costs
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- 1 roundtrip between your home institute and ICERM
- Flights on U.S. or E.U. airlines – economy class to either Providence airport (PVD) or Boston airport (BOS)
- Ground Transportation to and from airports and ICERM.
- Unacceptable Costs
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- Flights on non-U.S. or non-E.U. airlines
- Flights on U.K. airlines
- Seats in economy plus, business class, or first class
- Change ticket fees of any kind
- Multi-use bus passes
- Meals or incidentals
- Advance Approval Required
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- Personal car travel to ICERM from outside New England
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- Arriving or departing from ICERM more than a day before or day after the program
- Multiple trips to ICERM
- Rental car to/from ICERM
- Flights on a Swiss, Japanese, or Australian airlines
- Arriving or departing from airport other than PVD/BOS or home institution's local airport
- 2 one-way plane tickets to create a roundtrip (often purchased from Expedia, Orbitz, etc.)
- Travel Maximum Contributions
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- New England: $350
- Other contiguous US: $850
- Asia & Oceania: $2,000
- All other locations: $1,500
- Note these rates were updated in Spring 2023 and superseded any prior invitation rates. Any invitations without travel support will still not receive travel support.
- Reimbursement Requests
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Request Reimbursement with Cube
Refer to the back of your ID badge for more information. Checklists are available at the front desk and in the Reimbursement section of Cube.
- Reimbursement Tips
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- Scanned original receipts are required for all expenses
- Airfare receipt must show full itinerary and payment
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- Keep all documentation until you receive your reimbursement!
- Reimbursement Timing
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6 - 8 weeks after all documentation is sent to ICERM. All reimbursement requests are reviewed by numerous central offices at Brown who may request additional documentation.
- Reimbursement Deadline
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Submissions must be received within 30 days of ICERM departure to avoid applicable taxes. Submissions after thirty days will incur applicable taxes. No submissions are accepted more than six months after the program end.