Workshop on Metric Geometry, Analysis and Probability (A Durham Symposium)

This workshop will create a setting in which established and early-career researchers in metric geometry, analysis and probability can exchange ideas across closely related areas of research that are often pursued in separate communities. By bringing these groups together in person, the workshop will help participants identify common problems, share recent advances, and develop research questions for future collaboration.

The workshop will focus on topics which include:

•    Alexandrov spaces
•    Gromov-Hausdorff convergence
•    Manifolds with lower curvature bounds
•    Metric measure spaces
•    RCD spaces
•    Sub-Riemannian geometry
•    Lorentzian geometry
•    Geometric PDEs

In particular, the workshop fits neatly within the frameworks of the UK Metric Geometry and Analysis Network and the COST action mSPACE: multiscale Stochastics, Patterns, and Analysis of Combinatorial Environments.  

This workshop is a Durham Symposium, part of the long-running series of international research meetings established in 1974.

Confirmed Speakers

•    Mohammad Alattar (Durham University)
•    Samuël Borza (University of Vienna)
•    Lorenzo Dello Schiavo (University of Rome)
•    Manuel Dias (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
•    Ryoki Endo (Niigata University)
•    Tadashi Fujioka (Fukuoka University)
•    Katie Gittins (Durham University)
•    John Harvey (Cardiff University)
•    Xiang-Dong Li (Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing)
•    Christian Ketterer (Maynooth University)
•    Kazuhiro Kuwae (Fukuoka University)
•    David Lanners (Durham University)
•    Shohei Nakamura (University of Birmingham)
•    Shin-Ichi Ohta (University of Osaka)
•    Victoria Pelayo Alvaredo (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid/ICMAT)
•    Marta Sálamo Candal (University of Vienna)
•    Takashi Shioya (Tohoku University)
•    Lewis Tadman (Durham University)
•    Asuka Takatsu (University of Tokyo)
•    Kenshiro Tashiro (University of Osaka)
•    Simone Vincini (University of Vienna)
•    Masoumeh Zarei (University of Hamburg)

Programme

Below is a tentative overview of the schedule for the week.  The full programme, including titles and abstracts, will be found here.  There will also be a poster session.

Organisers

•    Fernando Galaz-García (Durham University)
•    Martin Kerin (Durham University)
•    Amaranta Membrillo Solis (Queen Mary University of London)
•    Kohei Suzuki (Durham University)

Registration

Please register by 26 June 2026 if you wish to be considered for financial support and so that we can provide an accurate number of participants to the caterers.

Arrival Information

The nearest train station is Durham (DHM), which is 10-15 minutes from the centre of the city.

All talks will take place in the Chemistry building, which is about 20-25 minutes away from the city centre on foot.  

Here's a map showing the Chemistry building to the south of the city centre, and the train station to the north on the west of the river.

On-campus Accommodation

We have reserved a block of en-suite rooms in on-campus accommodation (Collingwood College) for workshop participants.  Each room costs £72 per night, including breakfast.  You will receive a link to the booking page when you register for the workshop.  Please complete your booking by 23:59 on Sunday, 28 June, to avoid disappointment.

Support

We gratefully acknowledge the support received from the following sources, without which this workshop would not be possible.