6. Topology

Algebraic, differential and geometric topology. 4-manifolds including connections with gauge theory. 3-manifolds including knot theory and connections with Kleinian groups and Teichmuller theory. Topological quantum field theories.

INVITED SPEAKERS

Ian Agol       
University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
Finitenesss of arithmetic Kleinian reflection groups
Friday, August 25, 17:00-17:45

Martin Bridson        
Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Non-positive curvature and complexity for finitely presented groups
Thursday, August 24, 18:00-18:45

Mikhail Khovanov    
University of California, Davis, USA
Link homology
Monday, August 28, 17:00-17:45

Yair Minsky   
Yale University, New Haven, USA
Curve complexes, surfaces and 3-manifolds
Friday, August 25, 18:00-18:45

Fabien Morel 
Universität München, München, Germany
A1-algebraic topology
Monday, August 28, 18:00-18:45

Kaoru Ono    
Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Development in symplectic Floer theory
Saturday, August 26, 18:00-18:45
 
Karen Vogtmann     
Cornell University, Ithaca, USA
The cohomology of automorphism groups of free groups
Thursday, August 24, 17:00-17:45


JOINT LECTURE

Heegaard diagrams and Floer homology

Peter  Ozsváth       
Columbia University, New York, USA
Saturday, August 26, 17:00-17:45

Zoltán  Szabó 
Princeton University, Princeton, USA
Saturday, August 26, 17:00-17:45