Conformal Geometry, Einstein Metrics, and General Relativity – January 26-30, 2026

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Organized by:

  • Marcus Khuri (Stony Brook University)
  • Jaroslaw Kopinski (University of California at Davis)
  • Ramiro Lafuente (University of Queensland)
  • Marika Taylor (University of Birmingham)
  • Andrew Waldron (University of California at Davis)

The theory of General Relativity is founded upon on the mathematics of Einstein metrics and conformal geometries. This workshop will bring together mathematicians and physicists working in these three areas to solve problems whose solutions demand interdisciplinary approaches. Key topics include the construction of Einstein metrics, conformal compactifications and boundary problems, bulk to boundary dualities for any sign of the cosmological constant, geometric flows, and conformal methods in numerical relativity.

This workshop is related to the program: Einstein 4-Manifolds and Gravitational Instantons: January 5- February 6, 2026

Talk Schedule


Time Title Speaker Location
8:30am Breakfast N/A SCGP Cafe
9:30am TBA Claude LeBrun SCGP 102
10:30am Coffee Break N/A SCGP Cafe
11:00am TBA Kostas Skenderis SCGP 102
12:00pm Lunch N/A SCGP Cafe
2:30pm Local and global invariants of Poincare-Einstein manifolds and their conformal boundaries Jeffrey Case SCGP 102
3:30pm Tea Time N/A SCGP Cafe
4:00pm TBA Lars Andersson SCGP 102

Time Title Speaker Location
8:30am Breakfast N/A SCGP Cafe
9:30am One-sided type-D metrics, vacuum and aligned Einstein-Maxwell Paul Tod SCGP 102
10:30am Coffee Break N/A SCGP Cafe
11:00am TBA David Hilditch SCGP 102
12:00pm Lunch N/A SCGP Cafe
12:00pm Group Photo N/A SCGP Lobby
2:30pm The geometry of null-infinity Jörg Frauendiener SCGP 102
3:30pm Tea Time N/A SCGP Cafe
4:00pm Memory of Robinson-Trautman waves Glenn Barnich SCGP 102

Time Title Speaker Location
8:30am Breakfast N/A SCGP Cafe
9:30am TBA Alice Chang SCGP 102
10:30am Coffee Break N/A SCGP Cafe
11:00am TBA Matthew Gursky SCGP 102
12:00pm Lunch N/A SCGP Cafe
2:30pm TBA Thomas Leistner SCGP 102
3:30pm Tea Time N/A SCGP Cafe
4:00pm TBA Arman Taghavi-Chabert SCGP 102

Time Title Speaker Location
8:30am Breakfast N/A SCGP Cafe
9:30am TBA Jeff Viaclovsky SCGP 102
10:30am Coffee Break N/A SCGP Cafe
11:00am TBA Rafe Mazzeo SCGP 102
12:00pm Lunch N/A SCGP Cafe
2:30pm Einstein—Maxwell gravitational instantons Maciej Dunajski SCGP 102
3:30pm Tea Time N/A SCGP Cafe
4:00pm TBA Alex Waldron SCGP 102
6:00pm Banquet Dinner N/A SCGP Cafe

Time Title Speaker Location
8:30am Breakfast N/A SCGP Cafe
9:30am TBA Olivier Biquard SCGP 102
10:30am Coffee Break N/A SCGP Cafe
11:00am TBA Eric Chen SCGP 102
12:00pm Lunch N/A SCGP Cafe
1:00pm TBA Hans-Joachim Hein SCGP 102
2:30pm TBA Stephen McKeown SCGP 102
3:30pm Tea Time N/A SCGP Cafe
4:00pm Gravitational instantons and harmonic map Song Sun SCGP 102


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