Northeast Conference on Categorical Methods
Northeast Conference on Categorical Methods
Dates: November 6–7, 2026
Location: CMSA G10, 20 Garden St., Cambridge MA 02138
This conference is intended to bring together researchers in all areas of mathematics and mathematical physics whose work involves the use of methods from categorical algebra, abstract homotopy theory, and higher category theory. Our goal is to showcase new, exciting research and offer an avenue for researchers from the Northeast US to discuss their work and collaborate with people in this ever-growing community.
There will be time for 4 short talks by early-career mathematicians.
Registration for in-person participation and funding is now closed.
Remote participation is still available. Sign up using this link: Zoom Webinar Registration
Cambridge Links
- Recommended Lodging
- Restaurants
- Transportation: MBTA
Invited Speakers
- Andrew Blumberg, Columbia University
- Soren Galatius, Columbia University
- Tony Pantev, University of Pennsylvania
- Nick Rozenblyum, University of Toronto
- Tomer Schlank, Harvard University
- Brian Williams, Boston University
- Inna Zakharevich, Cornell University
Early-career Speakers
- Alexandra Ballow, Montana State University
- Connor Malin, MPIM
- Azélie Picot, Columbia University
- Shubhankar Sahai, UCSD
Organized by Dan Freed, Harvard Math & CMSA; Owen Gwilliam, UMass Amherst; and Lorenzo Riva, Harvard CMSA
Schedule Outline
Friday, November 6, 2026
| 8:30 – 9:00 am | Registration and breakfast |
| 9:00 – 10:00 am | Talk 1 |
| 10:00 – 10:15 am | Coffee |
| 10:15 – 11:15 am | Talk 2 |
| 11:15 – 11:30 am | Coffee |
| 11:30 am – 12:00 pm | Short talk 1 |
| 12:00 – 1:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 – 2:00 pm | Short talk 2 |
| 2:00 – 2:15 pm | Coffee |
| 2:15 – 3:15 pm | Talk 3 |
| 3:15 – 3:30 pm | Coffee |
| 3:30 – 4:30 pm | Talk 4 |
Saturday, November 7, 2026
| 8:30 – 9:00 am | Registration and breakfast |
| 9:00 – 10:00 am | Talk 5 |
| 10:00 – 10:15 am | Coffee |
| 10:15 – 11:15 am | Talk 6 |
| 11:15 – 11:30 am | Coffee |
| 11:30 am – 12:00 pm | Short talk 3 |
| 12:00 – 1:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 – 2:00 pm | Short talk 4 |
| 2:00 – 2:15 pm | Coffee |
| 2:15 – 3:15 pm | Talk 7 |