Online Workshop on Black Holes,
Swampland, and Quantum Gravity

May 13-14, 2021

Organizers: Toshifumi Noumi (Kobe U), Norihiro Iizuka (Osaka U)

This is an online workshop on "Black Holes, Swampland, and Quantum Gravity" to be held on May 13-14, 2021. The aim of this workshop is to give an introduction to these topics, especially aiming at young researchers, and provide a relaxed environment for discussion.

Workshop Program

May 13 (Thu)

10:30-12:00 Toshifumi Noumi (Kobe U) "Introduction to the Swampland Program"

15:30-17:00 Pablo Soler (IBS) "Wormholes, baby universes and the swampland"

May 14 (Fri)

10:30-12:00 Gary Shiu (UW Madison) "Quantum Gravity and the Swampland"

15:30-17:00 Kazuya Yonekura (Tohoku U) "Quantum Gravity and Global Symmetry"

※ Each session is 60 min (talk) + 30 min (discussion).

※ The workshop program is based on JST (UTC+9).

※ The Zoom link for the online talks will be sent to registered participants by May 12 (Wed).

Registration (deadline: May 11)