The 2026 Workshop on Topological Combinatorics will be held from June 28 to July 11, 2026 at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), located in Gwangju in the southwest of Republic of Korea.
The workshop aims to bring together researchers interested in applications of topology to combinatorics and related areas. This will be the fifth workshop in a series initiated by Ron Aharoni (August 2018 in Shantou, July 2019 in Prague, July 2020 on Zoom, and June 2024 in Paris).
The first week (June 28 - July 04) will be reserved for presentations, while the following days (July 05 - July 11) will be for discussion and collaborations.
The campus offers a variety of amenities, including a guesthouse that can accommodate approximately 20 guests.
In addition, various lodging options are available within a 15–20 minute walking distance.
We are planning to provide accommodation for all invited participants, and we are also considering offering partial travel support for those with limited funding.
Registration: 2026 Workshop on Topological Combinatorics
Organized by Andreas Holmsen (andreash@kaist.edu, KAIST & IBS), Jinha Kim (jinhakim@jnu.ac.kr, CNU & IBS), and Minki Kim (minkikim@gist.ac.kr, GIST)
Supported by GIST, IBS DIMAG, and the NRF of Republic of Korea.
(Below is a tentative schedule and may change.)
15:00~ Arrival / Meeting / Discussion
09:00 ~ 10:00 Morning Coffee
10:00 ~ 11:00 Long Talk 1
11:00 ~ 11:30 Short Talk 1
11:30 ~ 12:00 Short Talk 2
12:00 ~ 13:30 Lunch
13:30 ~ 14:30 Long Talk 2
14:30 ~ 15:00 Short Talk 3
15:00 ~ 15:30 Short Talk 4
15:30 ~ 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 ~ 17:00 Long Talk 3
17:00 ~ 17:30 Short Talk 5
17:30 ~ 18:00 Short Talk 6
18:00 ~ 19:30 Dinner
09:00 ~ 10:00 Morning Coffee
10:00 ~ 12:00 Discussion
12:00 ~ 13:30 Lunch
13:00 ~ 15:30 Discussion
15:30 ~ 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 ~ 18:00 Presentation (progress report)
18:00 ~ 19:30 Dinner
(Tentative List, Updated on Feb 07, 2026 | Name (Instutute): participation dates) * Organizers | # long talk | $ short talk
* Andreas Holmsen (KAIST & IBS): Week 1 & 2
* Jinha Kim (Chonnam National University): Week 1 & 2
* Minki Kim (GIST): Week 1 & 2
# Pavel Blagojevic: Week 1 & 2
$ Penny Haxell: Week 1 & 2
# Shira Zerbib: Week 1 & 2
$ Leonardo Ignacio Martinez-Sandoval: Week 1 & 2 +
# Suyoung Choi: Week 1
# Woojin Kim: Week 1
$ Matej Stehlik: Week 1 & 2
$ Carmen Arana: Week 1 & 2
# Nikola Sadovek: Week 1 & 2
$ Martin Loebl: Week 1 & 2
$ Frederic Meunier: Week 1 & 2
$ Michael Dobbins: July 2 ~ July 10
$ Edgardo Roldan-Pensado: Week 1 & 2
$ Lu Yu: Week 1 & 2
# Daniel McGinnis: Week 1 & 2
# Denys Bulavka: Week 1 & 2 +
$ Minho Cho: Week 1 & 2
# Kai Fong Ernest Chong: Week 1 & 2
$ Martin Tancer: Week 1 & 2
Jongbaek Song: Week 1
$ Minh Le: Week 1 & 2
$ Florian Frick: Week 1 & 2
$ Tomas Kaiser: Week 1 △
Wei-Chia Chen: Week 1 & 2
Tseleung So: Week 1
$ Bálint Zsigri: Week 1
Hyobeen Kim: Week 1
Dohyeon Lee: Week 1 & 2
Semin Yoo: Week 1 & 2
$ Younghan Yoon: Week 1
Seunghun Lee: Week 1 & 2
Ilkyoo Choi: Week 1 (partially)
# Duk-Khanh Nguyen: Week 1
Yeonghun Jung: Week 1
Eunku Park: Week 1
Jihye Park: Week 1
Hyungu Kim: Week 1 & 2
Bokhee Im: Week 1
Hricha Acharya: Week 1 & 2
$ Jaewoo Jung: Week 1
$ Wei Rao: Week 1 & 2
Pavel Patak: Week 1 & 2
Austin Longin: Week 1 & 2
$ Mikhail Bludov: Week 1 & 2
$ Ariadna Olvera Sampieri: Week 1 & 2
Taehyun Eom: Week 1
Levi Axelrod: Week 1 & 2
Heon Joon Hyun: Week 1