Workshop on Calabi-Yau metrics and optimal transport
Workshop on Calabi-Yau metrics and optimal transport
Dates: May 18–22, 2026
Location: Harvard CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge MA
Recent advances in the study of Calabi-Yau metrics have revealed an interesting connection with optimal transport, and the regularity theory for optimal transport is expected to play an increasingly important role in the study of Kähler geometry. The goal of this workshop is to bring together the optimal transport and complex geometry communities to investigate problems arising from these exciting developments.
Limited support may be available for approved postdocs and early career applicants. The application form can be found at: https://forms.gle/1zxTEKhZyz4TPfSY6
Minicourse Speakers
- Robert McCann, University of Toronto
- Yang Li, Cambridge University
Workshop Speakers
- Rolf Andreasson, Chalmers University, Sweden
- Benjy Firester, MIT
- Jakob Hultgren, Umea University, Sweden
- Young-Heon Kim, University of British Columbia
- Nam Le, Indiana University
- Jiakun Liu, University of Sydney
- Duong H. Phong, Columbia University
- Arghya Rakshit, University of Toronto
- Gabor Szekelyhidi, Northwestern University
- Yueqiao Wu, Johns Hopkins University
Organizers:
- Tristan Collins, University of Toronto
- Mattias Jonsson, University of Michigan
- Connor Mooney, University of California, Irvine
- Freid Tong, University of Toronto
Schedule (subject to change)
Monday, May 18, 2026
| 9:00–9:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:30–10:45 am | Tutorial: Yang Li, Cambridge University (via Zoom Webinar) |
| 10:45–11:15 am | Break |
| 11:15 am–12:30 pm | Tutorial: Robert McCann, University of Toronto |
| 12:30–2:00 pm | Lunch (catered) |
| 2:00–3:15 pm | Talk: Nam Le, Indiana University |
| 3:15–3:45 pm | Break |
| 3:45–5:00 pm | Talk: Yueqiao Wu, Johns Hopkins University |
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
| 9:00–9:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:30–10:45 am | Tutorial: Robert McCann, University of Toronto |
| 10:45–11:15 am | Break |
| 11:15 am–12:30 pm | Tutorial: Yang Li, Cambridge University (via Zoom Webinar) |
| 12:30–2:00 pm | Lunch Break |
| 2:00–3:15 pm | Talk: Young-Heon Kim, University of British Columbia |
| 3:15–3:45 pm | Break |
| 3:45–5:00 pm | Talk: Duong Phong, Columbia University |
| 6:30 pm | Dinner |
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
| 9:00–9:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:30–10:45 am | Tutorial: Yang Li, Cambridge University (via Zoom Webinar) |
| 10:45–11:15 am | Break |
| 11:15 am–12:30 pm | Tutorial: Robert McCann, University of Toronto |
Thursday, May 21, 2026
| 9:00–9:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:30–10:45 am | Talk: Gabor Szekelyhidi, Northwestern University |
| 10:45–11:15 am | Break |
| 11:15 am–12:30 pm | Talk: Rolf Andreasson, Chalmers University, Sweden |
| 12:30–2:00 pm | Lunch Break |
| 2:00–3:15 pm | Talk: Jakob Hultgren, Umea University, Sweden |
| 3:15–3:45 pm | Break |
| 3:45–5:00 pm | Talk: Benjy Firester, MIT |
Friday, May 22, 2026
| 9:00–9:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:30–10:45 am | Talk: Jiakun Liu, University of Sydney Title: Free boundary problems in optimal transportation Abstract: In this talk, I will present some recent results on the regularity of free boundaries in optimal transportation, including higher-order regularity, global regularity, and a model case involving multiple targets. These results are based on a series of joint works with Shibing Chen, Xianduo Wang, and Xu-Jia Wang. |
| 10:45–11:15 am | Break |
| 11:15 am–12:30 pm | Talk: Arghya Rakshit, University of Toronto |