Topics in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics - MITP Summer School 2026
from
Sunday, 12 July 2026 (08:00)
to
Friday, 24 July 2026 (18:00)
Monday, 6 July 2026
Tuesday, 7 July 2026
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
Thursday, 9 July 2026
Friday, 10 July 2026
Saturday, 11 July 2026
Sunday, 12 July 2026
17:00
Registration
17:00 - 18:00
Monday, 13 July 2026
09:00
An Introduction to Vertex Operator Algebras - Lecture 1
-
Ioana Coman
(
U. of Edinburgh
)
An Introduction to Vertex Operator Algebras - Lecture 1
Ioana Coman
(
U. of Edinburgh
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Coffee/tea break
Coffee/tea break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Icebreakers
Icebreakers
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Anomalies and Generalized Symmetries - Lecture 1
-
Sakura Schäfer-Nameki
(
U. of Oxford
)
Anomalies and Generalized Symmetries - Lecture 1
Sakura Schäfer-Nameki
(
U. of Oxford
)
14:00 - 15:30
15:30
Coffee/tea break
Coffee/tea break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Anomalies and Generalized Symmetries - Lecture 2
-
Sakura Schäfer-Nameki
(
U. of Oxford
)
Anomalies and Generalized Symmetries - Lecture 2
Sakura Schäfer-Nameki
(
U. of Oxford
)
16:00 - 17:30
Tuesday, 14 July 2026
09:00
The Swampland Program - Lecture 1
-
Irene Valenzuela
(
CERN
)
The Swampland Program - Lecture 1
Irene Valenzuela
(
CERN
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Coffee/tea break
Coffee/tea break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Tutorial - Anomalies and Generalized Symmetries
-
Sakura Schäfer-Nameki
(
U. of Oxford
)
Tutorial - Anomalies and Generalized Symmetries
Sakura Schäfer-Nameki
(
U. of Oxford
)
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
The Swampland Program - Lecture 2
-
Irene Valenzuela
(
CERN
)
The Swampland Program - Lecture 2
Irene Valenzuela
(
CERN
)
14:00 - 15:30
15:30
Coffee/tea break
Coffee/tea break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Anomalies and Generalized Symmetries - Lecture 3
-
Sakura Schäfer-Nameki
(
U. of Oxford
)
Anomalies and Generalized Symmetries - Lecture 3
Sakura Schäfer-Nameki
(
U. of Oxford
)
16:00 - 17:30
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
09:00
Arithmetic in Mathematical Physics - Lecture 1
-
Pyry Kuusela
(
Sorbonne Université
)
Arithmetic in Mathematical Physics - Lecture 1
Pyry Kuusela
(
Sorbonne Université
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Coffee/tea break
Coffee/tea break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Tutorial - The Swampland Program
-
Irene Valenzuela
(
CERN
)
Tutorial - The Swampland Program
Irene Valenzuela
(
CERN
)
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
The Swampland Program - Lecture 3
-
Irene Valenzuela
(
CERN
)
The Swampland Program - Lecture 3
Irene Valenzuela
(
CERN
)
14:00 - 15:30
15:30
Coffee/tea break
Coffee/tea break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Special Lecture
-
Manfred Lehn
(
JGU Mainz
)
Special Lecture
Manfred Lehn
(
JGU Mainz
)
16:00 - 17:30
Thursday, 16 July 2026
09:00
Introduction to Vertex Operator Algebras - Lecture 2
-
Ioana Coman
(
U. of Edinburgh
)
Introduction to Vertex Operator Algebras - Lecture 2
Ioana Coman
(
U. of Edinburgh
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Coffee/tea break
Coffee/tea break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Arithmetic in Mathematical Physics - Lecture 2
-
Pyry Kuusela
(
Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz
)
Arithmetic in Mathematical Physics - Lecture 2
Pyry Kuusela
(
Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz
)
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Tutorial - Introduction to Vertex Operator Algebras
-
Ioana Coman
(
U. of Edinburgh
)
Tutorial - Introduction to Vertex Operator Algebras
Ioana Coman
(
U. of Edinburgh
)
14:00 - 15:30
15:30
Coffee/tea break
Coffee/tea break
15:30 - 16:00
Friday, 17 July 2026
09:00
Tutorial - Arithmetic in Mathematical Physics
-
Pyry Kuusela
(
Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz
)
Tutorial - Arithmetic in Mathematical Physics
Pyry Kuusela
(
Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Coffee/tea break
Coffee/tea break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Introduction to Vertex Operator Algebras - Lecture 3
-
Ioana Coman
(
U. of Edinburgh
)
Introduction to Vertex Operator Algebras - Lecture 3
Ioana Coman
(
U. of Edinburgh
)
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Arithmetic in Mathematical Physics
-
Pyry Kuusela
(
Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz
)
Arithmetic in Mathematical Physics
Pyry Kuusela
(
Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz
)
14:00 - 15:30
15:30
Coffee/tea break
Coffee/tea break
15:30 - 15:50
Saturday, 18 July 2026
Sunday, 19 July 2026
09:00
Excursion
Excursion
09:00 - 14:30
Monday, 20 July 2026
09:00
Renormalization Group Methods in Quantum Gravity - Lecture 1
-
Renata Ferrero
(
FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
)
Renormalization Group Methods in Quantum Gravity - Lecture 1
Renata Ferrero
(
FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Coffee/tea break
Coffee/tea break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Anomalies in QFT and String Theory - Lecture 1
-
Ruben Minasian
(
CEA-Saclay
)
Anomalies in QFT and String Theory - Lecture 1
Ruben Minasian
(
CEA-Saclay
)
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Mathematical Aspects of CFTs - Lecture 1
-
Sven Möller
(
Maynooth U.
)
Mathematical Aspects of CFTs - Lecture 1
Sven Möller
(
Maynooth U.
)
14:00 - 15:30
15:30
Coffee/tea break
Coffee/tea break
15:30 - 16:00
Tuesday, 21 July 2026
09:00
Machine Learning in QFT and String Theory - Lecture 1
-
Fabian Rühle
(
Northeastern U.
)
Machine Learning in QFT and String Theory - Lecture 1
Fabian Rühle
(
Northeastern U.
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Coffee/tea break
Coffee/tea break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Anomalies in QFT and String Theory - Lecture 2
Anomalies in QFT and String Theory - Lecture 2
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Tutorial - Anomalies in QFT and String Theory
Tutorial - Anomalies in QFT and String Theory
14:00 - 15:30
15:30
Coffee/tea break
Coffee/tea break
15:30 - 16:00
Wednesday, 22 July 2026
09:00
Renormalization Group Methods in Quantum Gravity - Lecture 2
-
Renata Ferrero
(
FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
)
Renormalization Group Methods in Quantum Gravity - Lecture 2
Renata Ferrero
(
FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Coffee/tea break
Coffee/tea break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Mathematical Aspects of CFTs - Lecture 2
-
Sven Möller
(
Maynooth U.
)
Mathematical Aspects of CFTs - Lecture 2
Sven Möller
(
Maynooth U.
)
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Tutorial - Renormalization Group Methods in Quantum Gravity
Tutorial - Renormalization Group Methods in Quantum Gravity
14:00 - 15:30
15:30
Coffee/tea break
Coffee/tea break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Special Lectures
-
Ferdinand Schmidt-Kaler
(
JGU Mainz
)
Jens Eberhardt
(
JGU Mainz
)
Special Lectures
Ferdinand Schmidt-Kaler
(
JGU Mainz
)
Jens Eberhardt
(
JGU Mainz
)
16:00 - 18:00
18:30
BBQ Dinner
BBQ Dinner
18:30 - 21:30
Thursday, 23 July 2026
09:00
Machine Learning in QFT and String Theory - Lecture 2
-
Fabian Rühle
(
Northeastern U.
)
Machine Learning in QFT and String Theory - Lecture 2
Fabian Rühle
(
Northeastern U.
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Coffee/tea break
Coffee/tea break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Anomalies in QFT and String Theory - Lecture 3
-
Ruben Minasian
(
CEA-Saclay
)
Anomalies in QFT and String Theory - Lecture 3
Ruben Minasian
(
CEA-Saclay
)
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Renormalization Group Methods in Quantum Gravity - Lecture 3
-
Renata Ferrero
(
FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
)
Renormalization Group Methods in Quantum Gravity - Lecture 3
Renata Ferrero
(
FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
)
14:00 - 15:30
15:30
Coffee/tea break
Coffee/tea break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Tutorial - Mathematical Aspects of CFTs
-
Sven Möller
(
Maynooth U.
)
Tutorial - Mathematical Aspects of CFTs
Sven Möller
(
Maynooth U.
)
16:00 - 17:30
Friday, 24 July 2026
09:00
Tutorial - Machine Learning in QFT and String Theory
-
Fabian Rühle
(
Northeastern U.
)
Tutorial - Machine Learning in QFT and String Theory
Fabian Rühle
(
Northeastern U.
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Coffee/tea break
Coffee/tea break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Mathematical Aspects of CFTs - Lecture 3
-
Sven Möller
(
Maynooth U.
)
Mathematical Aspects of CFTs - Lecture 3
Sven Möller
(
Maynooth U.
)
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Machine Learning in QFT and String Theory - Lecture 3
-
Fabian Rühle
(
Northeastern U.
)
Machine Learning in QFT and String Theory - Lecture 3
Fabian Rühle
(
Northeastern U.
)
14:00 - 15:30