Events and Activities

Explore current and upcoming events and activities happening at the Institute for Advanced Study.

Mar
16
2026

IAS Max Planck-IAS-NTU Center Kick-off Conference

9:00am|Wolfensohn Hall

Organizers:
Nima Arkani-Hamed
Giovanni Maria Tomaselli
Francisco Vazão
Matias Zaldarriaga

This event is the kick-off conference for the Max Planck-IAS-NTU Center for Particle Physics, Cosmology, and Geometry. It is a collaboration between the Max Planck...

Mar
16
2026

Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics Seminar I

Probabilistic Guarantees to Explicit Constructions: Local Properties of Linear Codes
Nikhil Shagrithaya
11:00am|Simonyi Hall 101 and Remote Access

We present a general framework for derandomizing random linear codes with respect to a broad class of properties, known as local properties, which encompass several standard notions such as minimum distance, list-decoding, list-recovery, and perfect...

Mar
16
2026

Princeton University Gravity Initiative Seminar

Black Hole Non-linear Stability: A Mathematical Overview
Elena Giorgi
12:30pm|Jadwin Hall, Princeton Gravity Initiative, 4th Floor

Abstract: In this talk, I will survey key geometric and analytic aspects of black hole perturbations, focusing on recent advances in understanding their dynamical stability, with a particular emphasis on the recent proof of the full nonlinear...

Mar
16
2026

Hermann Weyl Lectures

Learning from Complexity
Maryanthe Malliaris
2:00pm|Simonyi Hall 101 and Remote Access

Hilbert, motivating his list of 23 problems, mentions the arithmetical formulation of the concept of the continuum in the works of Cauchy, Bolzano and Cantor, and the discovery of non-Euclidean geometry by Gauss, Bolyai and Lobachevsky, as...

Mar
16
2026

Joint IAS/PU Arithmetic Geometry

Galois Orbit Bounds for Surface Degenerations
3:30pm|Princeton University, Fine Hall 224

Given a family $g: X \rightarrow S$ of smooth projective algebraic varieties over a number field $K$, one often wants to constrain the points $s$ in $S$ where the fibre $X_s$ acquires "extra" algebraic structure. A basic sort of constraint which is...

Mar
17
2026

IAS Max Planck-IAS-NTU Center Kick-off Conference

9:00am|Wolfensohn Hall

Organizers:
Nima Arkani-Hamed
Giovanni Maria Tomaselli
Francisco Vazão
Matias Zaldarriaga

This event is the kick-off conference for the Max Planck-IAS-NTU Center for Particle Physics, Cosmology, and Geometry. It is a collaboration between the Max Planck...

Mar
17
2026

Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics Seminar II

Reverse Mathematics of Complexity Lower Bounds, Part II
10:30am|Simonyi 101 and Remote Access

Why is it so hard to prove P != NP, or even to prove super-linear circuit lower bounds? While we often blame a lack of combinatorial ingenuity, the bottleneck might be more fundamental: the logical strength of our mathematical tools.

This series of...

Mar
17
2026

Institute for Advanced Study / Princeton University Joint Astrophysics Colloquium

The Physics of Exoplanet Atmospheres: Microphysics, Photochemistry, and Dynamics
Diana Powell
11:00am|Peyton Hall Auditorium

With the advent of JWST, interpreting unprecedented observations of diverse exoplanet atmospheres requires a fundamental understanding of photochemistry, atmospheric dynamics, and aerosol microphysics. In this talk, I will demonstrate how modeling...