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

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 Institute for Physics in Garching (Germany), the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton (USA), and the National Taiwan University in Taipei (Taiwan). It aims to bring together researchers from particle physics, cosmology, and mathematics to foster collaboration, bridge gaps between these fields, and gain new insights into the universe that would otherwise be inaccessible from each field alone. 

Some of the topics discussed in this conference will include: quantum field theory, scattering amplitudes, inflationary physics, cosmological correlators, CMB physics, gravitational waves, large-scale structure of the universe, dark matter, positive geometry, algebraic geometry, and combinatorics.

To register to attend the conference, please click here.  Registration is limited to 100 participants.  The deadline to register is Monday, February 23, 2026.

There is a non-refundable registration fee of $49.87.  You must be a current faculty member, researcher, or graduate student at an accredited institution to register and attend. Registration includes all coffee breaks, lunches, a welcome reception, and two dinners during the conference program. Accommodations and travel expenses are not included in the conference fee.