Discrete Laplacians 2026
Discrete Laplacians appear broadly throughout mathematics and the applied sciences. They are a key concept in connecting continuous methods and theories to their discrete analogues, and underlie many of the modern tools in applied mathematics, data analysis, with numerous applications in biology, physics, social sciences and other disciplines.
This workshop aims to bring together researchers from a variety of subjects to present and discuss recent advances in the theory and use of discrete Laplacians. The workshop will focus on discrete Laplacians arising in graph theory, topology, probability, numerics, and data science & machine learning.
Abstract deadline: [abstract submission closed]
Registration deadline: 17 May, 2026
Location: MPI-CBG, Dresden, Germany
Dates: 22 - 25 June 2026
Organisers: Karel Devriendt, Otto Sumray, Yu Tian, Giulio Zucal
Confirmed keynote speakers:
- Aida Abiad - TU Eindhoven, NL
- Francesca Arrigo - University of Strathclyde, UK
- Sebastian Engelke - University of Geneva, CH
- Kaibo Hu - University of Oxford, UK
- Jürgen Jost - MPI MiS, Leipzig, DE
- Adrien Kassel - ENS Lyon, FR
- Facundo Mémoli - Rutgers University, US
- Michael Schaub - RWTH Aachen, DE
- Melanie Weber - Harvard University, US
The preliminary timetable can be seen here.
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