NCGOA 2012 - Conformal Field Theory and von Neumann Algebras

Department of Mathematics, Vanderbilt University, May 4-10, 2012

(Vanderbilt Photo / Daniel Dubois)

Welcome to the homepage of the Tenth Annual Spring Institute on Noncommutative Geometry and Operator Algebras.

This year's topic is Conformal Field Theory and von Neumann Algebras. The Tenth Annual Spring Institute on Noncommutative Geometry and Operator Algebras is a combination of spring school and international conference. During the school part of the meeting several mini-courses on a variety of topics from noncommutative geometry, operator algebras and related topics will be given by leading experts. The conference will consist of a number of invited research talks and short contributions. We strongly encourage students and postdocs to attend this conference. Please read the section on financial aid below regarding information on how to apply for financial support.

Minicourses

Speaker	Affiliation	Minicourse Topic
Philippe Di Francesco	IPhT, CEA-Saclay	Discrete integrable systems and cluster algebras
Dimitri Shlyakhtenko	UCLA	Free probability theory and random multi-matrix models
Constantin Teleman	UC Berkeley	Loop groups and Chern-Simons theory
Dan Voiculescu	UC Berkeley	Almost normal operators mod Hilbert-Schmidt and the K-theory of the algebras E\Lambda(\Omega)
Antony Wassermann	CNRS, Marseille	Operator algebraic aspects of conformal field theory
Jonathan Weitsman	Northeastern University	Semiclassical analysis, loop group characters, and the modular group action

Each mini-course will consist of 2-4 lectures. Click on the mini-course title to see an abstract (when available).

Invited Speakers

Speaker	Affiliation
Jørgen Ellegaard Andersen	University of Aarhus
David Evans	Cardiff University
Terry Gannon	University of Alberta
Vaughan Jones	Vanderbilt University
Ralph Kaufmann	Purdue University
Yasuyuki Kawahigashi	University of Tokyo
Emily Peters	MIT
Nicolai Reshetikhin	UC Berkeley
Noah Snyder	Columbia University
James Tener	UC Berkeley
Valerio Toledano Laredo	Northeastern University
Raimar Wulkenhaar	Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Feng Xu	UC Riverside
Tim Ziman	Universite Joseph Fourier

Registration

All participants, including minicourse speakers and invited speakers, are asked to register online. Please use the link on the left side to register online. All questions should be directed to ncgoa12@vanderbilt.edu. If you intend to request support, please read the section Reimbursement Policy. There will be a registration fee of $50. Payment by cash or check is accepted at the conference.

Financial aid

Financial support will be available to (partially) fund graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and other participants without grant support. We encourage those of you who are asking for support to share accommodations. If you plan to apply for funding, please fill out the "Request Financial Support" portion of the registration form. International participants need to fill out a Business Visitor Questionnaire. Please submit your request for financial support by March 19, 2012. Late applications will be considered as long as financial support is available. Note that we are unable to provide any support in advance.

Sponsors

Funding for the Tenth Annual Spring Institute on Noncommutative Geometry and Operator Algebras is provided by the National Science Foundation through NSF grant DMS 0849242, by the College of Arts & Science and the Department of Mathematics at Vanderbilt University. We are grateful for their support.

Organizing Committee

Alain Connes (Director), Collège de France, IHES & Vanderbilt University
Vaughan Jones (Director), Vanderbilt Universtiy
Dietmar Bisch, Vanderbilt University
Antony Wassermann, CNRS, Marseille