9. Operator Algebras and Functional Analysis

Non-commutative geometry, random matrices and free probability, K-theory of C*-algebras, structure of factors and their automorphism groups, subfactors, operator-algebraic aspects of quantum field theory, linear and non-linear functional analysis, geometry of Banach spaces, asymptotic geometric analysis.

INVITED SPEAKERS

Franck Barthe
Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
The Brunn-Minkowski theorem and related geometric and functional inequalities
Thursday, August 24, 17:00-17:45

Boaz Klartag
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, USA
Isomorphic and almost-isometric problems in high dimensional convex geometry
Thursday, August 24, 18:00-18:45

Narutaka Ozawa   
University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
and
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Amenable actions and applications
Monday, August 28, 15:00-15:45

Mikael  Rordam       
University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Structure and classification of C*-algebras
Friday, August 25, 18:00-18:45

Stanislaw Szarek
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
and
Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
Complexity, convexity, and the high dimension
Friday, August 25, 17:00-17:45

Guoliang  Yu     
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA
Higher index theory of elliptic operators and geometry of groups
Monday, August 28, 16:00-16:45