New Geometric structures in holography and string theory: March 8-12, 2027

Organized by:

  • Nikolay Bobev (KU Leuven)
  • Michela Petrini (Sorbonne University)
  • Silviu Pufu (Princeton University)
  • Henning Samtleben (ENS Lyon)
  • Oscar Varela (Utah State)

Geometric techniques like generalized geometry and exceptional field theory provide a powerful formalism that efficiently describes the low-energy regime of string theory. Modern QFT methods like the bootstrap program, supersymmetric localization and advances in scattering amplitudes have lead to a plethora of new technical and conceptual insights into the structure of non-perturbative quantum theory. These two sets of recent developments offer complementary approaches to the characterization of holographic conformal field theories. The proposed workshop will bring together experts in these areas to address combined applications of methods and techniques in the context of holographic dualities. These will be of general interest to the theoretical physics community at large.