Name: Observers, wormholes and complex saddles in cosmology
Start: 2026-05-18T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-22T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Bernoulli Center for Fundamental Studies, EPFL

Observers, wormholes and complex saddles in cosmology

from Monday, 18 May 2026 (09:00) to Friday, 22 May 2026 (17:00)

Monday, 18 May 2026
09:00 Review talk - Dionysios Anninos (Kings)
Review talk
- Dionysios Anninos (Kings)
09:00 - 10:15
10:15 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:15 - 10:45
10:45 Talk - Beatrix Muehlmann (IAS)
Talk
- Beatrix Muehlmann (IAS)
10:45 - 11:30
11:30 Talk - Ellie Harris (ICTP)
Talk
- Ellie Harris (ICTP)
11:30 - 12:15
12:15 Lunch
Lunch
12:15 - 13:15

13:15 Free discussion
Free discussion
13:15 - 16:00
16:00 Talk - Tarek Anous (Queen Mary)
Talk
- Tarek Anous (Queen Mary)
16:00 - 17:00
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
09:00 Review talk - Jonah Kudler-Flam (IAS)
Review talk
- Jonah Kudler-Flam (IAS)
09:00 - 10:15
10:15 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:15 - 10:45
10:45 Talk - Erez Urbach (IAS)
Talk
- Erez Urbach (IAS)
10:45 - 11:30
11:30 Talk - Shreya Vardhan* (Caltech)
Talk
- Shreya Vardhan* (Caltech)
11:30 - 12:15
12:15 Lunch
Lunch
12:15 - 13:15

13:15 Free discussion
Free discussion
13:15 - 16:00
16:00 Talk - David Kolchmeyer (IAS)
Talk
- David Kolchmeyer (IAS)
16:00 - 17:00
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
09:00 Review talk - Zhenbin Yang (Tsinghua)
Review talk
- Zhenbin Yang (Tsinghua)
09:00 - 10:15
10:15 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:15 - 10:45
10:45 Talk - Herman Verlinde (Princeton)
Talk
- Herman Verlinde (Princeton)
10:45 - 11:30
11:30 Talk - Jacopo Papalini (Ghent)
Talk
- Jacopo Papalini (Ghent)
11:30 - 12:15
12:15 Lunch
Lunch
12:15 - 13:15

13:15 Free discussion
Free discussion
13:15 - 16:30

16:30 Workshop dinner
Workshop dinner
16:30 - 22:30
Thursday, 21 May 2026

09:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
09:00 - 10:45
10:45 Talk - Pratik Rath (Tata)
Talk
- Pratik Rath (Tata)
10:45 - 11:30
11:30 Talk - Chris Akers (Boulder)
Talk
- Chris Akers (Boulder)
11:30 - 12:15
12:15 Lunch
Lunch
12:15 - 13:15

13:15 Free discussion
Free discussion
13:15 - 16:00
16:00 Talk - Kristan Jensen (Victoria)
Talk
- Kristan Jensen (Victoria)
16:00 - 17:00
Friday, 22 May 2026
09:00 Review talk - Thomas Hertog (Leuven)
Review talk
- Thomas Hertog (Leuven)
09:00 - 10:15
10:15 Coffee and discussion
Coffee and discussion
10:15 - 11:30
11:30 Talk - Alessandro Fumagalli (Amsterdam)
Talk
- Alessandro Fumagalli (Amsterdam)
11:30 - 12:15
12:15 Lunch
Lunch
12:15 - 14:00
14:00 Talk - Onkar Parrikar (Tata)
Talk
- Onkar Parrikar (Tata)
14:00 - 15:00

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