Geometry, Algebra and Physics Conference at KIAS

Korea Institute for Advanced Study

Seoul, South Korea

January 5-9, 2026

Research topics include as quantum topology, quantum geometry, representation theory of quantum algebras, geometric representation theory, homological mirror symmetry, Braverman-Finkelberg-Nakajima Coulomb branches of 3d N=4 gauge theories.

Speakers.

Scott Baldridge  (Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA)

Mee Seong Im  (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA)

Mikhail Khovanov  (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA)

Peter Koroteev  (Beijing Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Applications, Beijing, China)

Andrew Kricker  (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

Jae-Hoon Kwon  (Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea)

Alexei Oblomkov  (University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA)

Yong-Geun Oh*  (Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, South Korea)

Lev Rozansky  (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA)

Anton Zeitlin  (Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA)

The names of more speakers will be posted at a later date.

* denotes to be confirmed.

Organizers.

Mee Seong Im  (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD)

Mikhail Khovanov  (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD)

Hyun Kyu Kim  (Korea Institute for Advanced Study)

This conference is supported by Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS).