TSVP Symposium: Representation Theory and Topological Data Analysis

Title: Representation Theory and Topological Data Analysis: Latest Advances

Abstract: The goal of this symposium is to showcase the latest developments at the interface between Representation Theory (RT) and Topological Data Analysis (TDA), in particular (but not restricted to) the ones carried out within our thematic program. Upon termination, participants should get as broad a picture as possible of the latest developments at the interface between TDA and RT, and at the same time, they should be acquainted with some of the important questions and significant tools in the other area. To this end, the symposium will gather people from several research communities, both from inside and from outside our thematic program.

This symposium is part of the TSVP Thematic Program "Topological Data Analysis, Persistence And Representation Theory Intertwined". The thematic program will run from June 23 to August 9, 2025. Further information can be found on the TDA PARTI program website.

Registration

Please complete the registeration form here. All participants should complete the form before the deadline.

Deadline for submission of contributed talks/posters and accommodation at Seaside House: June 15, 2025.
Registration will close on June 30, or when the capacity is reached (whichever occurs first).

Scientific Organizers

Sira Gratz (Aarhus University, Denmark)
Kaveh Mousavand (OIST, Japan)
Steve Oudot (Inria, France)

Invited Speakers

• Toshitaka Aoki (Kobe University, Japan)
• Sota Asai (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
• Ulrich Bauer (Technical University Munich, Germany)
• Raphael Bennet-Tennenhaus (Bielefeld University, Germany)
• Magnus Botnan (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands)
• Emerson Escolar (Kobe University, Japan)
• Osamu Iyama (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
• Michael Lesnick (State University New York at Albany, USA)
• David Loiseaux (Centre Inria de Saclay, France)
• Ezra Miller (Duke University, USA)
• Francois Petit (Centre of Research in Epidemiology and StatisticS, France)
• Francesca Tombari (University of Oxford, England)
• Shijie Zhu (Nantong University, China)

* A limited number of (short) contributed talks will be selected by the organizers during the registration process (Deadline for submission: June 15, 2025).

Schedule (tentative)

July 21, 2025: Arrival Day

July 22, 2025: Scientific Sessions

July 23, 2025: Scientific Sessions

July 24, 2025: AM: Scientific Sessions , PM: Excursion and Banquet

July 25, 2025: Scientific Sessions

July 26, 2025: Discussion sessions and Departure

***Full schedule will be posted closer to the event.

Venue

L4E48, Located on floor E of Lab 4, on OIST campus (click here for campus information)

※ Please note that this event may be recorded and the videos uploaded. In addition, photos may be taken during the event. These are intended for publication online (the OIST website, social media, etc.)※

Travel Arrangement/Accommodation

※ To attend the entire symposium, we strongly encourage the participants to arrive on July 21 and schedule their departure no earlier than July 26. 

※ In addition to the invited speakers, OIST may be able to provide (possibly shared) lodging for a limited number of registrants at OIST Seaside House (about 25 minutes walk from the venue). Young researchers, participants from underrepresented groups, and those who contribute a talk or poster will be prioritized. To apply for this, the registration form must be submitted before June 15, 2025.

※ Following the symposium, in Week 6 of our OIST TDA PARTI thematic program there will be a minicourse and some colloquium talks. We may be able to provide lodging for a smaller number of the symposium participants who aim to actively attend these activities between July 28-August 1. To apply for this, the registration form must be submitted before June 15, 2025.

Additional Information

Here is some supplementary information that participants may find useful

• Website of Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST): https://www.oist.jp/

• OIST campus map: https://www.oist.jp/campus#paragraph-3410

• Access (taxi/car/bus) to OIST campus: https://www.oist.jp/campus/access-map

• OIST shuttle bus service: https://groups.oist.jp/bfm/shuttle-bus-service-external-visitors-0

• Getting around Okinawa (for TSVP visitors): https://www.oist.jp/visiting-program/getting-around

• OIST Resource Centre: https://www.oist.jp/resource-center

• Airport shuttle: https://www.okinawa-shuttle.co.jp/en/

• Okinawa marine safety: https://www.portal.marinesafety.okinawa/

• Okinawa travel guide: https://visitokinawajapan.com/