Prof. Elvise Berchio
(Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Politecnico di Torino, Italy)

Weighted Hardy-Rellich inequalities via the Emden-Fowler transform

We exploit a technique based on the Emden-Fowler transform to prove optimal Hardy-Rellich inequalities on cones, including the punctured space and the half space as particular cases. We find optimal constants for classes of test functions vanishing on the boundary of the cone and possibly orthogonal to prescribed eigenspaces of the Laplace Beltrami operator restricted to the spherical projection of the cone. Furthermore, we show that extremals do not exist in the natural function spaces. Depending on the parameters, certain resonance phenomena can occur. For proper cones, this is excluded when considering test functions with compact support.

Finally, for suitable subsets of the cones we provide improved Hardy-Rellich inequalities, under different boundary conditions, with optimal remainder terms.

Based on a joint work with Paolo Caldiroli.

 Prof. Kang Li
(Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany)

Non-commutative Dimension Theories

 A C*-algebra is often considered as a non-commutative space, which is justified by the natural duality between the category of commutative C*-algebras and the category of locally compact, Hausdorff spaces. Via this natural duality, we transfer Lebesgue covering dimension on locally compact, Hausdorff spaces to nuclear dimension on commutative C*-algebras. The notion of nuclear dimension for C*-algebras was first introduced by Winter and Zacharias, and it has come to play a central role in the structure and classification for simple nuclear C*-algebras. Indeed, after several decades of work, one of the major achievements in C*-algebra theory was completed: the classification via the Elliott invariant for simple separable C*-algebras with finite nuclear dimension that satisfy the universal coefficient theorem. Unfortunately, simple C*-algebras suffer from a phenomenon of dimension reduction: every simple C*-algebra with finite nuclear dimension must have nuclear dimension at most one. In order to overcome this phenomenon, we (together with Liao and Winter) have introduced the notion of diagonal dimension for an inclusion of C*-algebras, where D is a commutative sub-C*-algebra of A so that this new dimension theory generalizes Lebesgue covering dimension of D and nuclear dimension of A simultaneously. In this talk, I will explain its future impact on the classification of simple nuclear C*-algebras and its connection to dynamic asymptotic dimension introduced by Guentner, Willett and Yu.

 Miquel Saucedo
(CRM, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain)

Every classical inequality for the Fourier operator is trivial

In this talk we will see that if the Fourier operator is bounded between two classical spaces (for instance, rearrangement invariant spaces), then every operator which maps L^1 and L^2 to L^\infty and L^2, respectively, must also be bounded. We will also discuss why this means that there cannot be any “interesting” classical Fourier inequalities and give some applications. Joint work with Sergey Tikhonov.

 Prof. Matteo Muratori
(Politecnico di Milano university, Italy)

Stochastic incompleteness and its equivalent PDE formulations

A Riemannian manifold M is said to be stochastically incomplete if the Brownian motion acting on it has a non-zero probability of diverging to spatial infinity in finite time. Recalling the well-known fact that the heat kernel of M is the transition probability density of the Brownian motion, it is not difficult to see that such a property is equivalent to the non-conservation of probability for the heat semigroup. Thanks to the linearity of the equation, this is in turn equivalent to the existence of multiple bounded solutions of the same parabolic Cauchy problem or to the existence of non-trivial bounded solutions of the elliptic resolvent equation. The extension of this kind of non-uniqueness results to non-linear PDEs is far from trivial. In this seminar I will discuss some recent progress on the connections between stochastic incompleteness and general nonlinear diffusion equations (as well as related semilinear elliptic equations), ranging from the fast diffusion to the porous medium regime.

Debdip Ganguly
(IIT Delhi, India)

Sharp Quantitative stability of Poincar\’e-Sobolev inequality in the hyperbolic space

The talk is devoted to the sharp stability of Poincar\’e-Sobolev inequalities in the hyperbolic space. To begin with, I shall formulate the question of the stability of the classical Sobolev inequality in the Euclidean space and recall some of the seminal results of Bianchi-Egnelland Ciraolo, Figalli and Maggi and many others. Then, I shall deduce the (sharp) quantitative gradient stability of the Poincar\’e-Sobolev inequalities in the hyperbolic space and the corresponding Euler-Lagrange equation locally around a bubble (and possibly at a higher energy level!) if time permits. This is joint work with M.~Bhakta, D~Karmakar, and  S.~Mazumdar.

Salah Eddine Chorfi
(University of Marrakesh, Morocco)

Logarithmic convexity of evolution equations and application to inverse problems

 In this talk, we present some results on the logarithmic convexity for evolution equations, a well-known method in inverse and ill-posed problems. We start with the classical case of self-adjoint operators. Then, we analyze the case of analytic semigroups. In this general case, we give an explicit estimate, which will be used to study inverse problems for initial data recovery. We illustrate our abstract result by an application to the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck equations. We discuss both analytic and non-analytic semigroups. We conclude with some recent results for the time-fractional evolution equations with the Caputo derivative of order $0<\alpha <1$. We start with symmetric evolution equations. Then, we show that the results extend to the non-symmetric case for diffusion equations, provided that the drift coefficient is given by a gradient vector field. We also present some numerical experiments to validate the theoretical results in both symmetric and non-symmetric cases. Finally, some conclusions and open problems will be mentioned.

Jinghao Huang
(Harbin Institute of Technology, China)

Derivations with values in noncommutative symmetric spaces

In 2012, Bader, Gelander and Monod obtained a fixed point theorem for L_1-spaces. As a consequence, they resolved the long-standing derivation problem for noncommutative L_1-spaces. However, their method does not have any chance to deliver an answer to the derivation problem for more general bimodules (as mentioned in their paper). In our recent work, we provide a new proof for the L_1-derivation theorem, which does not rely on the weak compactness of a subset in L_1. More generally, our main result identifies the class of symmetric function spaces E for which every derivation δ : A → E(M, τ) is necessarily inner for each C∗-subalgebra A in the class of all semifinite von Neumann algebras M as those with the Levi property. This talk is based on a joint work with Fedor Sukochev.

Myrto Manolaki
(University College Dublin, Ireland)

Holomorphic functions with chaotic radial behaviour

 It is well known that most holomorphic functions on the unit disc have maximal cluster sets along any radius. This talk is concerned with holomorphic functions on the unit disc that have an even more chaotic radial behaviour, in the sense that they can uniformly approximate any continuous function on any proper compact subset of the unit circle by considering limits along radii, at a prescribed set of modulii tending to 1.  We will discuss a wide range of properties of such functions, including their boundary behaviour and their invariance under composition. (Joint work with Stéphane Charpentier and Konstantinos Maronikolakis.)

Alexandros Eskenazis
(Sorbonne University, France)

The many faces of the hypercube

Boolean analysis has evolved into a multifaceted field of mathematics, blending techniques and intuition from analysis, probability and combinatorics. In this talk, we shall survey a line of recent developments in the field that has been motivated by problems in functional analysis and discrete geometry. Time permitting, selected applications in theoretical computer science will also be discussed.

Ritika Singhal
(Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India)

Paley inequality for the Weyl transform and its applications

Our aim is to prove the classical Paley inequality in the context of the Weyl transform. As the Weyl transform maps function spaces to bounded operator, we could prove several versions of this inequality. As for some
applications, we prove a version of the Hormander’s multiplier theorem to discuss Lp-Lq boundedness of the Weyl multipliers and prove the Hardy-Littlewood inequality. We also consider the vector-valued version of the Paley inequality to eventually prove the Pitt’s inequality for the Weyl transform.

Mattia Calzi
(The University of Milan, Italy)

Bergman Spaces on Homogeneous Siegel Domains

The seminar will review several aspects of a class of wieghted Bergman spaces on homogeneous Siegel domains. In the simplest case, the domain is
the upper half-plane and the Bergman spaces under consideration consist in the spaces of holomorphic functions which are Lp-integrable with respect to the
weights z 7→ (ℑz) s, s > −1, p ∈ (0, ∞). In the general case, the domain will be a (homogeneous) Siegel domain (of type II), that is, an open convex set of the form {(ζ, z): ℑz − Φ(ζ) ∈ Ω}, where Ω is an open convex cone and Φ is a quadratic map satisfying suitable assumptions; the Bergman spaces under consideration consist in the spaces of holomorphic functions which are Lp-integrable with respect to the weights (ζ, z) 7→ ∆s
(ℑz − Φ(ζ)), where ∆s denotes a ‘generalized
power function’. The properties of these spaces that will be considered include: natural inclusions, duality, sampling sequences and measures, Carleson measures, atomic decomposition, continuity of the Bergman projectors, description of the boundary values.

Onirban Islam
(University of Potsdam, Germany)

A Gutzwiller trace formula for Dirac operators on a stationary spacetime

In the traditional setting, spectral asymptotics explores the interplay between the spectral data of geometric differential operators and the underlying Riemannian geometry. In this talk, a general relativistic generalization of this notion will be presented. In particular, I shall report a relativistic Weyl asymptotic by generalizing the Duistermaat-Guillemin-Gutzwiller trace formula for Dirac-type operators on a globally hyperbolic spatially compact spacetime. I shall begin with the classic Duistermaat-Guillemin trace formula and then rudimentary backgrounds on Lorentzian geometry and Dirac-type operators will be discussed briefly. (Based on J. Geom. Anal. 33, 57 (2023)).

Freid Tong
(Harvard University, USA)

Monge Ampere functionals and applications

The Monge Ampere functional is an important tool in the study of Monge Ampere equations. I will discuss some new Monge Ampere functionals which generalize the classical Monge Ampere functional and some of their applications. This is based on joint work with S.-T. Yau.

Polona Durcik

(Chapman University, USA)

Multilinear singular integrals and patterns in the Euclidean space

We give an overview of some recent results and open problems in the area of multilinear singular integrals. Then we discuss their connections with problems on existence of certain patterns in large subsets of the Euclidean space.

Giada Franz
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)

Equivariant min-max theory to construct free boundary minimal surfaces in the unit ball

I will start motivating the study of free boundary minimal surfaces (FBMS) in the three-dimensional Euclidean unit ball, namely critical points of the area functional with respect to variations that constrain their boundary to the boundary of the ball (i.e., the unit sphere).
Then, I will present an equivariant min-max procedure that turns out to be a powerful tool to construct and investigate FBMS in the unit ball with a given topology.

 Tomasz Z. Szarek

 (University of Georgia, USA)

Pointwise ergodic theorems

The purpose of this talk is to discuss pointwise ergodic theorems. We focus our attention on the noncommutative (nilpotent) Furstenberg-Bergelson-Leibman conjecture, which says that the ergodic averages converge pointwise almost everywhere provided that the underlying measure preserving transformations generate a nilpotent group.

Leonard Cadilhac
(Sorbonne University, France)

Pointwise noncommutative ergodic theorems

The theory of Operator Algebras often draws inspiration from “classical” developments in mathematics to make them “noncommutative” or “quantum”. A prime example of this is given by von Neumann algebras which are seen as noncommutative extensions of measure spaces. Motivated by this parallel, Lance investigated, in 1976, noncommutative generalizations of Birkhoff’s ergodic theorem. His work was very influential, and activity around similar questions later intensified as they became related to discoveries in Noncommutative Harmonic Analysis. This talk will aim to introduce noncommutative ergodic theory and its connection to harmonic analysis. It will also take a glimpse at the most recent developments.

Meiram Akhymbek

(Institute of Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling, Kazakhstan )

Trotter-Kato product formula and an approximation formula for a propagator in symmetric operator ideals

In this talk, we consider the Trotter-Kato product formula in various topologies. Particularly, we investigate its convergence in an arbitrary symmetrically F-normed ideal closed with respect to the logarithmic submajorization, which contains the class of all symmetric (quasi-)Banach ideals. The second part of the talk is about an abstract non-autonomous evolution equation. We prove the existence of the propagator for such an equation and its approximation formula in an arbitrary symmetric Banach ideal. The approximation formula in the autonomous case corresponds to the Trotter(-Kato) product formula.

Matthias Hofmann  (Texas A&M University, USA)

Spectral minimal partitions of unbounded graphs and domains

We investigate the existence or non-existence of spectral minimal partitions of unbounded metric graphs, where the operator considered on each of the partition elements is a Schrödinger operator of the form $-\Delta + V$ with suitable (electric) potential $V$, which is taken as a fixed, underlying “landscape”.We show that there is a strong link between spectral minimal partitions and infimal partition energies on the one hand, and the infimum $\lambda_{\text{ess}}$ of the essential spectrum of the corresponding Schrödinger operator on the other, which recalls a similar principle for the eigenvalues of the latter: for any $k\in\mathbb N$, the infimal energy among all admissible $k$-partitions is bounded from above by $\lambda_{\text{ess}}$, and if it is strictly below $\lambda_{\text{ess}}$, then a spectral minimal $k$-partition exists. We illustrate our results with several examples of existence and nonexistence of minimal partitions.

Hanbaek Lyu 

(University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)

Learning low-rank latent mesoscale structures in networks

Researchers in many scientific fields use networks to represent interactions between entities in complex systems. To study the large-scale behavior of complex systems, it is useful to examine mesoscale structures in networks as building blocks that influence such behavior. We present a new approach to describe low-rank mesoscale structures in networks. We find that many real-world networks possess a small set of latent motifs that effectively approximate most subgraphs at a fixed mesoscale. Such low-rank mesoscale structures allow one to reconstruct networks by approximating subgraphs of a network using combinations of latent motifs. Employing subgraph sampling and nonnegative matrix factorization enables the discovery of these latent motifs. The ability to encode and reconstruct networks using a small set of latent motifs has many applications in network analysis, including network comparison, network denoising, and edge inference.

 Eske Ewert 

(Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany)

Shubin-type operators on graded Lie groups

A famous example of a graded Lie group is the Heisenberg group whose Lie algebra is generated by \(X,Y,Z\) with \([X,Y]=Z\). One can define a differential calculus in which \(X\) and \(Y\) have order \(1\), whereas \(Z\) has order \(2\). A corresponding pseudo-differential calculus was developed by Fischer and Ruzhansky for graded Lie groups, generalizing Hörmander’s symbol classes. In this talk, I will discuss how one can define an analogue of the Shubin classes for these groups. To achieve this, we introduce a corresponding groupoid and follow the approach of van Erp and Yuncken to define a calculus. Moreover, we investigate when such operators are Fredholm on an adapted scale of Sobolev spaces. This requires checking the invertibility of the Shubin principal symbol in terms of group representations, similar to the Rockland condition.The talk is based on joint work with Philipp Schmitt and Ryszard Nest.

 Matteo Levi  

(Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona & Universitat de Barcelona, Spain)

Hardy–Littlewood maximal operators on trees with bounded geometry

The centred Hardy–Littlewood maximal operator M on homogeneous trees is of weak type (1, 1) and hence bounded on Lp for every p > 1 [CMS, NT]. In this talk we enlarge the view to Υa,b, the family of trees on which the degree (namely, the number of neighbors) of each vertex can oscillate between the values a and b. We will discuss the following unexpected dichotomy: if b > a2 the range of p ∈ (1, ∞) for which M is bounded on Lp(T) does not depend solely on a and b, but also on the locations of the vertices with different degree in the specific tree T ∈ Υa,b, while for a < b ≤ a2, M is bounded on Lp(T) for every p > loga b, and every T ∈ Υa,b. In the latter case, the range of p can be proven to be sharp. We will also consider another point of view on the problem, inspired by [ST], and show that if the vertices of T ∈ Υa,b with different degree are well distributed, one can recover the weak (1, 1) boundedness of M on T, as in the homogeneous case. Time permitting, a few words will be devoted to the same problems for the uncentred maximal operator.

The talk is based on a joint work with S. Meda, F. Santagati e M. Vallarino.

Luigi de Rosa
(Universität Basel, Switzerland)

Mathematical aspects of turbulence

I will review on some recent mathematical progresses in the context of incompressible turbulent flows. This connects to the celebrated Kolmogorov’s Theory of Turbulence from 1941, the Onsager’s conjecture, convex integration methods and geometric aspects of incompressible vector fields.

Omar Mohsen  (Université Paris-Saclay, France)

On hypoelliptic differential operators

There are three questions one can ask for linear differential operators :

 – Can we find a smooth solution?

 – Are all solutions smooth?

 – If all solutions are smooth, how many are there?

I will present a general overview of these three questions followed by our recent work where we give some answers to the second and third question for some class of differential operators, called the class of maximally hypoelliptic differential operators. 

This class contains both elliptic operators as well as Hörmander’s sum of squares. Our main result is a generalisation of the main regularity theorem for elliptic operators to maximally hypoelliptic operators.

This is joint work with Androulidakis and Yuncken.

Steven Flynn  (Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy)

The sub-Riemannian X-ray transform on H-type groups

We continue to develop X-ray tomography within sub-Riemannian geometry. Focusing
on the class of H-type groups, we establish a natural analog of the Fourier Slice Theorem, featuring
operator-valued symbols. This theorem implies that an integrable function on an H-type group
can be determined by its integrals over sub-Riemannian geodesics. Furthermore, we utilize this
understanding to relate the support of the X-ray transform If If to the support of f f in frequency
space, which refines our understanding of injectivity. These results provide explicit solutions to
inverse problems in geometries characterized by conjugate points.

Adrián González-Pérez  (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain)

Interpolation of maximal weak Orlicz types over von Neumann algebras

Marcinkiewicz’s interpolation theorem states that, if an operator T is simultaneously of weak type $(p_1,p_1)$ and $(p_2,p_2)$, then it is bounded in $L^p$ for every $p_1 < p < p_2$. This theorem is extremely useful in the case in which T is a maximal operator. The analogues of weak types for maximal operators over von Neumann algebras were formulated in the pioneering works of Lance and Yeadon, while the maximal boundedness on $L^p$ can be formulated using Pisier’s theory of operator space-valued noncommutative $L^p$ spaces. The first instance of noncommutative Marcinkiewicz theory was obtained by Junge and Xu. Their extremely technical proof highlights some differences between the classical can and the von Neumann algebraic case, in particular, the optimal order of growth of the constant increases from $O(q)$ to $O(q^2)$. Last year, Cadilhac and Ricard produced a simplified proof of the interpolation theorem. Building on their work, we will present an interpolation theorem for weak Orlicz types over von Neumann algebras and use it to solve one half of an open problem, that of finding the optimal weak type of the strong maximal function on von Neumann algebras.

This is a joint work with Javier Parcet and Jorge Pérez García.

Federico Buseghin (University of Bath, UK)

Finite time blow-up for the Keller-Segel system

The Keller-Segel system is a model for chemotactic aggregation and is a nonlocal non-linear reaction diffusion equation. I will discuss existence of solutions with type II finite time blow-up in the 3-dimensional, axially-symmetric case. An intermediate step is a construction by gluing techniques of finite time blow-up solutions in the 2-dimensional case.

This is a joint work with Juan Dávila, Manuel del Pino and Monica Musso.

Dominique Maldague
(MIT, US)

A sharp square function estimate for the moment curve in R^3

 I will present recent work which proves a sharp L^7 square function estimate for the moment curve (t , t^2, t^3) in R^3 using ideas from decoupling theory. In the context of restriction theory, in which we consider functions with specialized Fourier support, this is the only known sharp square function estimate with a non-even L^p exponent (p=7). The basic set-up is to consider a function f with Fourier support in a small neighborhood of the moment curve. Then partition the neighborhood into box-like subsets and form a square function in the Fourier projections of f onto these box-like regions. We will use a combination of recent tools including the “high-low” method and wave envelope estimates to bound f in L^7 by the square function of f in L^7. 

Arick Shao
(Queen Marry University of London, UK)

Control of parabolic equations with inverse square infinite potential wells

We consider heat operators on a bounded convex domain, with a critically singular potential diverging as the inverse square of the distance to the boundary of the domain. Our main problem of interest is boundary null controllability – whether one can drive the solution from any initial data to zero using appropriate (Dirichlet) boundary data. We establish a positive null control result for such operators in all spatial dimensions, in particular providing the first such result in more than one spatial dimension. The key step in the proof is a novel global Carleman estimate that captures both the relevant boundary asymptotics and the appropriate energy for this problem. 

Irina Shafkulovska
(University of Vienna, Austria)

The metaplectic action on modulation spaces

We study the mapping properties of metaplectic operators on weighted modulation spaces on R^d. Our main result is a full characterization of the pairs of metaplectic operators A and mixed-norm unweighted modulation spaces M^{p,q} for which the operator A : M^{p,q} –> M^{p,q} is (i) well-defined, (ii) bounded. It turns out that these two properties are equivalent, and they entail that A is a Banach space automorphism. Under mild conditions on the weight function m, we provide a simple test to determine whether the well-definedness (boundedness) of A : M^{p,q} –> M^{p,q}transfers to A : M^{p,q}_m –> M^{p,q}_m.

Joonhyun La
(Imperial College London, UK)

A uniform bound for solutions to a thermo-diffusive system

We obtain uniform in time L^\infty -bounds for the solutions to a class of thermo-diffusive systems. The nonlinearity is assumed to be at most sub-exponentially growing at infinity and have a linear behavior near zero. This is a joint work with Lenya Ryzhik and Jean-Michel Roquejoffre

Anthony Baptista
(Queen Marry University of London and Alan Turing Institute, UK)

Zoo guide of Network embedding

Networks are intrinsically combinatorial objects (i.e., interconnected nodes, where certain pairs of nodes are connected by links), with no a priori ambient space, nor node geometric information such as `coordinates’. Network embedding (a.k.a representation learning) is the process of assigning such a latent space (a.k.a embedding space) to a network. This is typically done by mapping the nodes to a geometric space, such as a Euclidean space, while preserving some properties of the nodes, links, and/or network. Overall, network embedding methods are used for learning a low-dimensional vector representation from a high-dimensional network. The relationships between nodes in the network are represented by their distance in the low-dimensional embedding space. Then, the low-dimension vector representation can be used for visualisation, and in a wide variety of downstream analyses, from network inference or link prediction to node classification or community detection. Over the past few years, there has been a significant surge in the number of embedding methods, making it challenging to navigate this fast-evolving field. I will present an overview of network embedding methods and introduce a new taxonomy that captures the latest developments in the field. Additionally, I will present a groundbreaking embedding technique that is able to project in the same latent space heterogeneous information. Finally, I will conclude by highlighting open questions and challenges that require further investigation in the field.

Stefano Bucceri
(University of Vienna, Italy)

Viscosity solutions for nonlocal equations with space-dependent operators

In this seminar we will introduce a fractional operator with variable integration domain. We start with some motivations for the study of such an object and then present some results about the well posedness of the associated boundary value problem and principal eigenvalue problem.

Louis Yudowitz
(Queen Mary University of London, UK)

Bubble Tree Convergence of Shrinking

ISince the late 1900s, parabolic PDEs have had a massive impact in geometry and topology. In particular, Ricci flow has been used to solve a variety of problems in these fields, such as the Poincare conjecture.  A vital part of such proofs is a good understanding of finite time singularities. While we have such an understanding in dimensions 2 and 3, singularity models in higher dimensions still pose issues. This is partially due to the existence of singularity models which are singular themselves. In this talk, we will prove bubble tree convergence of certain shrinking singularity models, which involves a detailed analysis of the singular set when it consists of isolated points. As a consequence, we will prove a local diffeomorphism finiteness result, as well as an identity which gives information about how much total curvature/topology is lost due to the formation of the singular points. The latter involves new L^p estimates and an improved Kato inequality for shrinkers. This is all based on a joint work with Reto Buzano.

Mirco Piccinini
(University of Parma, Italy)

Nonlinear fractional equations in the Heisenberg group

In the sub-Riemannian setting of the Heisenberg group we state some classical regularity properties of weak solutions to the Dirichlet problem related to a wide class of integro-differential operators, whose prototype is the conformally invariant fractional subLaplacian; see Branson, Fontana and Morpungo, Ann. of Math. 2013. We show that weak solutions belong to the intrinsic fractional Hölder space, extending the classical results by De Giorgi-Nash-Moser to the nonlocal framework in the Heisenberg group. Moreover, we state some Harnack–type inequalities which are the analog in the Heisenberg setting of the results proven by Di Castro, Kuusi and Palatucci ( J. Funct. Anal. 2014) and in turn we generalize them to the non–homogeneous case. In the linear case when p = 2 the robustness of these inequalities is investigated as the differentiability exponent s goes to 1.

Tobias König
(Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany)

Stability of the Sobolev inequality: best constants and minimizers

Since the ground-breaking inequality of Bianchi and Egnell (1991), which bounds the ‘Sobolev deficit’ of a function in terms of a constant c_{BE} > 0 times its squared distance to the manifold of optimizers, it has been an open problem to determine the optimal value of c_{BE} and, if it is achieved, its optimizer. 
In this talk, I will present some recent partial progress on this problem. The main result is that c_{BE} admits an optimizer for every dimension d \geq 3. The proof relies on new strict upper bounds on c_{BE}, which exclude that the optimal value c_{BE} is attained by sequences which are asymptotically equal to one or two Talenti bubbles (i.e. optimizers of the Sobolev inequality).

Gisel Mattar
(University of Göttingen, Germany)

Lagrangian distributions with complex phase

Lagrangian distributions with complex phases arise naturally when dealing with parametrices for operators that have non-real principal symbols. It is then useful for the analysis of PDEs to have a complete theory for this type of distributions. A systematic approach was proposed by Melin and Sjöstrand (1975). They use almost analytic machinery to construct a complex-valued analogue of the standard real-valued theory.  In this talk we will review both the real- and complex- valued theory, with a special emphasis on the principal symbol map for Lagrangian distributions.

Adolfo Arroyo Rabasa 
(UCLouvain, Belgium)

The theory of constant-rank operators (homological properties, Lp estimates, and open questions)

In this talk, I would like to introduce the constant-rank condition, which is a generalization of ellipticity for constant-coefficient operators. First, I will discuss their homological properties, building a bridge between a generalized Poincare Lemma and homological algebra. Then, I will recall what is known about the Lp regularity for constant-rank operators, how it compares with elliptic regularity theory, and the subtle differences arising between considering them as operators over the torus, euclidean space, or its subdomains. If time permits, I will end my talk by sharing with you some interesting open questions. 

Felipe Ponce Vanegas
(University of Southern California, USA)

Regularity of envelopes swept by rigid bodies

Turbine blades and other aircraft components are usually manufactured by 5-axis flank CNC machining, in which a cutting tool removes material from the workpiece leaving behind an envelope swept by a rotational symmetric rigid body. In the talk I will recall the classical theory of envelopes, and I will present two results about the regularity of envelopes depending on the smoothness of motion and cutting tool profile. In general, we need two derivatives to get some regularity, but we will see that even after dropping derivatives at some points, the envelope can still retain some smoothness. 

Grigalius Taujanskas
(University of Cambridge, UK)

Conformal Scattering of Maxwell Potential

The conformal approach to scattering is a combination of the ideas of Penrose’s conformal compactification, the classical scattering theory of Lax and Phillips, and Friedlander’s work on radiation fields, all developed in the 1960s. Recently there has been a resurgence of interest in the development of precise scattering theories, in particular on curved spacetimes, due to their importance for asymptotics, stability of spacetimes, and potential applications to quantum gravity. In this talk I will review the general setup of these ideas and show how to construct a scattering theory for Maxwell potentials on a non-trivial class of curved spacetimes, called Corvino-Schoen-Chrusciel–Delay spacetimes, where the combination of spacetime curvature and gauge freedom in the Maxwell potential have implications for the regularity of the initial and scattering data. Based on joint work with J.-P. Nicolas (Brest).

Katrina Morgan
(Northwestern University, USA)

Wave propagation on rotating cosmic string backgrounds

Rotating cosmic string spacetimes are solutions to the Einstein field equations which exhibit a singularity along a timelike curve corresponding to a one-dimensional source of angular momentum. These spacetimes have a notable unusual feature: they admit closed timelike curves near the so-called “string” and are thus not globally hyperbolic. This presents challenges to studying the existence of solutions to the wave equation on cosmic string geometries via conventional energy methods. In recent work with Jared Wunsch, we show that forward in time solutions to the wave equation (in an appropriate microlocal sense) do exist. Our techniques involve proving a statement on propagation of singularities which provides a microlocal energy estimate that allows us to establish existence of solutions. In this talk we will discuss the dynamics of null geodesics on cosmic string spacetimes, propagation of singularities along these paths, and the utility of the resulting estimate. No expertise in microlocal analysis will be assumed

Zongyuan Li
(Rutgers University, USA)

Asymptotic of harmonic functions near rough boundaries

We discuss asymptotic expansions of harmonic functions with zero Dirichlet boundary conditions. Domain are rough in the sense that there is no control over normal directions. Some relations with unique continuation properties and counterexamples will also be discussed. Joint work with D. Kriventsov (Rutgers).

Nicolas Camps
(Université Paris-Sud, France)

Some probabilistic approaches for NLS in the Euclidean space

Following the seminal work of Bourgain in 1996, and Burq and Tzvetkov in 2008, a statistical approach to nonlinear dispersive equations has developed in various contexts. 
We are interested here in Schrödinger equations with cubic nonlinearity (NLS) in R^d. We first recall the relevant probabilistic Cauchy theory  developped by Bényi, Oh and Pocovnicu in 2015 in supercritical regimes, before specifying the norm inflation instability that occurs in this context.
The second part is dedicated to long-time dynamics for solutions initiated from these randomized initial data. We demonstrate a scattering result that relies on a probabilistic version of the I-method and that allows to solve statistically the scattering conjecture for NLS in dimension 3.
Finally, we present recent developments in quasi-linear regimes, which were initiated by Bringmann in 2019 and which we exploit to exhibit strong solutions to some weakly dispersive equations. This last result is in collaboration with Louise Gassot and Slim Ibrahim.

Yu Deng
(University of Southern California, US)

Mathematical wave turbulence theory: the full range of scaling laws

The wave turbulence theory has been a subject of great interest to mathematicians and physicists in the last few decades. In this talk I present recent joint works with Zaher Hani (University of Michigan), which establishes the mathematical foundation of wave turbulence theory, in the full range of physically relevant scaling laws. This includes a rigorous derivation of the wave kinetic equation, justification of the propagation of chaos assumption, and associated evolution of densities.  

Minhyun Kim
(Universität Bielefeld, Germany)

Regularity theory for nonlocal operators on manifolds

In this talk, we study the Krylov–Safonov theory for nonlocal operators of fractional-order on Riemannian manifolds. We establish the Harnack inequality and Hölder estimates which are robust in the sense that the constants in the estimates remain uniform as the order of differentiability approaches 2. These results partially extend the classical results by Cabre (CPAM ’90) and Wang–Zhang (Adv. Math. ’13) for second-order operators on Riemannian manifolds. This talk is based on joint works with Jongmyeong Kim and Ki-Ahm Lee.  

Cristiana de Filippis
(University of Parma, Italy)

Quasiconvexity meets nonlinear potential theory

A classical problem in the regularity theory for vector-valued minimizers of multi- ple integrals consists in proving their smoothness outside a negligible set, cf. Evans (ARMA ’86), Acerbi & Fusco (ARMA ’87), Duzaar & Mingione (Ann. IHP-AN ’04), Schmidt (ARMA ’09). In this talk, I will show how to infer sharp partial reg- ularity results for relaxed minimizers of degenerate/singular, nonuniformly elliptic quasiconvex functionals, using tools from nonlinear potential theory. In particu- lar, in the setting of functionals with (p,q)-growth – according to the terminology introduced by Marcellini (Ann. IHP-AN ’86; ARMA ‘89) – I will derive optimal local regularity criteria under minimal assumptions on the data. This talk is partly based on joint work with Bianca Stroffolini (University of Naples Federico II). 

Ricardo Grande Izuierdo
(University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, US)

Large Deviation Principle for the Cubic NLS Equation

In this talk we will explore the weakly nonlinear cubic Schrödinger equation with random initial data as a model for the formation of large waves in deep sea. First we will prove a large deviation principle for the solution of the equation, i.e. we derive the top order asymptotics for the probability of seeing a large wave at a certain time as the height of the wave tends to infinity. Then we will study a related problem: if we do see a large wave, what is the most likely initial datum that produced it? We answer this question in the weakly nonlinear regime by giving a probabilistic characterization of the set of rogue waves. This is joint work with M. Garrido, K. Kurianski and G. Staffilani. 

José Ramón Madrid Padilla
(University of California, Los Angeles, US)

On classical inequalities for autocorrelations and autoconvolutions

We will discuss some convolution inequalities on the real line, the study of these problems is motivated by a classical problem in additive combinatorics about estimating the size of Sidon sets. We will also discuss many related open problems. This talk will be accessible for a broad audience.

José Ramón Madrid Padilla
(University of California, Los Angeles, US)

On classical inequalities for autocorrelations and autoconvolutions

We will discuss some convolution inequalities on the real line, the study of these problems is motivated by a classical problem in additive combinatorics about estimating the size of Sidon sets. We will also discuss many related open problems. This talk will be accessible for a broad audience.

Daniel Campos
(Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica)

A magnetic Schrödinger inverse problem in a cylindrical setting

This talk will be a brief introduction to a class of inverse problems, with the intention to motivate the use of Carleman estimates and certain techniques of pseudodifferential calculus for these questions. We consider the problem of recovering the magnetic field of a Schrödinger operator from boundary measurements in a constructive way, a procedure which relies on the construction of many special solutions (typically called “complex geometric optics solutions” or CGO’s). To obtain these solutions, we prove a global Carleman estimate for the magnetic Schrödinger operator by conjugating the magnetic operator essentially into the Laplacian using pseudodifferential operators.

Joshua Flynn
(University of Connecticut, US)

Some Sharp Uncertainty Principles and Related Geometric Inequalities

The Heisenberg uncertainty principle is a fundamental result in quantum mechanics. Related inequalities are the hydrogen and Hardy uncertainty principles and all three belong to the family of geometric inequalities known as the Caffarelli-Kohn-Nirenberg inequalities. In this talk, we survey recent results pertaining to uncertainty principles and CKN inequalities with a particular focus on higher order derivatives and vector-valued cases.

Cody Stockdale
(Clemson University, US)

A different approach to endpoint weak-type estimates for Calderón-Zygmund operators

The weak-type (1,1) estimate for Calderón-Zygmund operators is fundamental in harmonic analysis. We investigate weak-type inequalities for Calderón-Zygmund singular integral operators using the Calderón-Zygmund decomposition and ideas inspired by Nazarov, Treil, and Volberg. We discuss applications of these techniques in the Euclidean setting, in weighted settings, for multilinear operators, for operators with weakened smoothness assumptions, and in studying the dimensional dependence of the Riesz transforms.

Federico Castillo
(Catholic University of Chile, Chile)

Lineup polytopes in physics

Motivated by an instance of the quantum marginal problem in physics, we define the r-lineup polytope of P as a polytope parametrizing all possible linear orders on the vertices of P. We focus on the concrete case when P is a hypersimplex. This example sits in between the sweep polytopes of A. Padrol and E. Philippe and the theory of symmetric polytopes. This is based on joint work with JP. Labbe, J. Liebert, A. Padrol, E. Philippe and C. Schilling.

Gian Maria Dall’Ara
(Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy)

Schrödinger operators and complex analysis

In this talk I will recount how Schrödinger operators and related ideas from mathematical physics appear and can be of use in complex analysis. In one complex variable the connection is somewhat more direct and has been successfully exploited by various authors (B. Berndtsson, M. Christ, S. Fu, E. Straube …) to prove new theorems about Bergman kernels and the d-bar Neumann problem. While there are several stumbling blocks preventing an easy extension of this connection to several complex variables, I will show that it can still be of help in understanding, e.g., exponential decay of Bergman kernels and regularity properties of the d-bar Neumann problem in two or more dimensions. The original part of the talk is in part the result of a collaboration with Samuele Mongodi of the University of Milano-Bicocca.

Rajula Srivastava
(University of Wisconsin- Madison, US)

The Korányi Spherical Maximal Function on Heisenberg groups

In this talk, we will consider the problem of obtaining sharp (up to endpoints) estimates for the local maximal operator associated with averaging over dilates of the Korányi sphere on Heisenberg groups. This is a codimension one surface compatible with the non-isotropic Heisenberg dilation structure. I will describe the main features of the problem, some of which are helpful while others are obstructive. These include the non-Euclidean group structure (the extra “twist” due to the Heisenberg group law), the geometry of the Korányi sphere (in particular, the flatness at the poles) and the non-isotropic dilation structure encapsulated by a new type of Knapp example. We shall see that despite the non-Euclidean setting, the theory of Fourier Integral Operators can be applied to establish our estimates.

Esther Bou Dagher
(Imperial College London, UK)

Coercive Inequalities and U-Bounds

In the setting of step-two Carnot groups, we prove Poincaré and $\beta$-Logarithmic Sobolev inequalities for probability measures as a function of various homogeneous norms. To do that, the key idea is to obtain an intermediate inequality called the U-Bound inequality (based on joint work with B. Zegarlinski). Using this U-Bound inequality, we show that certain infinite dimensional Gibbs measures- with unbounded interaction potentials as a function of homogeneous norms- on an infinite product of Carnot groups satisfy the Poincaré inequality (based on joint work with Y. Qiu, B. Zegarlinski, and M. Zhang).
We also enlarge the class of measures as a function of the Carnot-Carathéodory distance that gives us the q-Logarithmic Sobolev inequality in the setting of Carnot groups. As an application, we use the Hamilton-Jacobi equation in that setting to prove the p-Talagrand inequality and hypercontractivity.

Bae Jun Park
(Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)

Multilinear rough singular integrals

In this talk we will study m-linear rough singular integral operator associated with rough functions on the sphere with mean value zero. We prove boundedness for from to when and in the largest possible open set of exponents when and . Some related open problems will be also discussed at the end of this talk.
This is based on joint work with Grafakos, He, and Honzík.

Birgit Schörkhuber
(University of Innsbruck, Austria)

Non-trivial self-similar blowup for supercritical nonlinear wave equation

Self-similar solutions play an important role in the dynamics of nonlinear wave equations as they provide explicit examples for finite-time blowup. This talk will be concerned with the focusing cubic and the quadratic wave equation, respectively, in dimensions where the models are energy supercritical. For both equations, we present new non-trivial self-similar solutions, which are completely explicit in all supercritical dimensions.  Furthermore, we outline methods to analyse their stability. This involves a delicate spectral problem that we are able to solve rigorously in particular space dimensions. In these cases, we prove that the solutions are co-dimension one stable (modulo symmetries). The talk is based on joint works with Irfan Glogić (Vienna) and Elek Csobo (Innsbruck). 

Chenmin Sun
(CY Cergy-Paris Université, France)

Revisit the damped wave equation

The damped wave equation is widely used to describe propagation phenomena for waves in viscoelastic materials where the energy is dissipated from some part the domain or some portion of the boundary. Determining the optimal energy decay rate is a classical problem in PDE and control theory. It turns out that the geometry of the underlying background and the damped region play crucial roles for the optimal decay rate. In this talk, I will overview some classical and recent results for the damped wave equation with internal damping, and explain how the state of the art of microlocal analysis (semiclassical analysis) enters in these problems.

Matthew Schrecker
(University of London, UK)

Self-similar gravitational collapse for the Euler-Poisson equations

The Euler-Poisson equations give the classical model of a self-gravitating star under Newtonian gravity. It is widely expected that, in certain regimes, initially smooth initial data may give rise to blow-up solutions, corresponding to the collapse of a star under its own gravity. In this talk, I will present recent work with Yan Guo, Mahir Hadzic and Juhi Jang that demonstrates the existence of smooth, radially symmetric, self-similar blow-up solutions for this problem. At the heart of the analysis is the presence of a sonic point, a singularity in the self-similar model that poses serious analytical challenges in the search for a smooth solution.

Yevgeny Liokumovich
(University of Toronto, Canada)

Finding solutions to PDEs with pictures

One of the important problems in geometry is to find curves (or surfaces) that satisfy a certain 2nd order elliptic PDE.  I will discuss how one can prove existence of solutions to these equations and learn about their properties with very few computations or inequalities.

Xueying Yu
(MIT, USA)

High-low method of NLS on the hyperbolic space 

We prove global existence and scattering for the defocusing cubic nonlinear Schrödinger equation on two dimensional hyperbolic space with subcritical initial data, using a high-low frequency decomposition method. This is a joint work with Gigliola Staffilani. 

Agnieszka Hejna
(University of Wrocław, Poland) 

Harmonic analysis in the rational Dunkl setting

Dunkl theory is a generalization of Fourier analysis and special function theory related to root systems and reflections groups. The Dunkl operators, which were introduced by C. F. Dunkl in 1989, are deformations of directional derivatives by difference operators related to the reflection group. The first goal of the talk will be to provide a brief introduction to the Dunkl theory from the point of view of Fourier and harmonic analysis. We will focus on main difficulties and differences between the Dunkl analysis and classical harmonic analysis on Euclidean spaces. Our next goal will be to present some new results. We will focus on two of them: improved estimates of the heat kernel of the Dunkl heat semigroup generated by Dunkl-Laplace operator, and theorem regarding the support of Dunkl translations of compactly supported function (not necessarily radial). This kind of results turn out to be useful tools in studying harmonic analysis in Dunkl setting. We will discuss how our tools can be used to for studying singular integrals of convolution type, Littlewood-Paley square functions, or Fourier-Dunkl multipliers in the Dunkl setting.

This talk is based on the joint articles with J-Ph. Anker and J. Dziubanski.

Joel Restrepo
(Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan)

The fractional Laplacian of a function with respect to another function

The theories of fractional Laplacians and of fractional calculus with respect to functions are combined to produce, for the first time, the concept of a fractional Laplacian with respect to a bijective function. The theory is developed both in the 1-dimensional setting and in the general $n$-dimensional setting. Fourier transforms with respect to functions are also defined, and the relationships between Fourier transforms, fractional Laplacians, and Marchaud type derivatives are explored. Function spaces for these operators are carefully defined, including weighted $L^p$ spaces and a new type of Schwartz space. The theory developed is then applied to construct solutions to some partial differential equations involving both fractional time-derivatives and fractional Laplacians with respect to functions, with illustrative examples.

Jan Rozendaal
(Institute of Mathematics, Poland)

Hardy spaces for Fourier Integral Operators

It is well known that the wave operators and are not bounded , for and , unless or . In fact, for these operators are bounded from It is well known that the wave operators and are not bounded , for and , unless or In fact, for these operators are bounded from to for , and this exponent cannot be improved. This phenomenon is symptomatic of the behavior of Fourier integral operators on .
In this talk, I will introduce a class of Hardy spaces for , on which Fourier integral operators of order zero are bounded. These spaces also satisfy Sobolev embeddings which allow one to recover the optimal boundedness results for Fourier integral operators on .
However, beyond merely recovering existing results, the invariance of these spaces under Fourier integral operators allows for iterative constructions that are not possible when working directly on . In particular, we shall indicate how one can use this invariance to obtain the optimal fixed-time regularity for wave equations with rough coefficients. We shall also mention the connection of these spaces to the phenomenon of local smoothing.
This talk is based on joint work with Andrew Hassell and Pierre Portal (Australian National University), and Zhijie Fan, Naijia Liu and Liang Song (Sun Yat-Sen University).

Alessandro Palmieri
(Tohoku University, Japan)

On the critical exponent for the semilinear damped wave equation on some unimodular Lie groups

In this talk, I will investigate the critical exponent (the exponent that separates the blow-up region from the global existence region) for the Cauchy problem associated with a semilinear damped wave equation with power nonlinearity. I consider this model on the Heisenberg group and on a general compact (and connected) Lie group. In both cases, the representation theory on the underlying Lie group plays a fundamental role in the establishment of the corresponding energy estimates. Based on a joint work with Prof. Vladimir Georgiev (University of Pisa)

Alexander Cardona
(University of Los Andes, Colombia)

λ-Structures and Pseudo-differential Operators

 λ-Structures (e.g. λ-rings and λ-semi-rings) go back to the work of Grothendieck on Chern classes in algebraic topology, it is a suitable axiomatization of the algebraic properties of exterior power operations on vector bundles; λ-rings were also used by Atiyah and coworkers in the study of representations of groups and K-Theory. During this talk we will present some results on the uses of λ-structures in algebras of pseudo-differential operators, and their relation with index theory.

Runlian Xia
(University of Glasgow, UK)

Hilbert transforms for groups acting on R-trees

 The Hilbert transform H is a basic example of a Fourier multiplier. Riesz proved that H is a bounded operator on for all .
We study Hilbert transform type Fourier multipliers on group algebras and their boundedness on corresponding non-commutative L_p spaces.
The pioneering work in this direction is due to Mei and Ricard who proved L_p-boundedness of Hilbert transforms on free group von Neumann algebras using a Cotlar identity. In this talk, we introduce a generalised Cotlar identity and a new geometric form of Hilbert transform for groups acting on R-trees. This class of groups includes free groups, amalgamated free products, HNN extensions, totally ordered groups and many others.

Divyang Bhimani
(Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, India)

Strong ill-posedness (norm inflation) for nonlinear Schrödinger equations

We consider nonlinear Schrodinger equations in Fourier-Lebesgue and modulation spaces involving negative regularity. The equations are posed on the whole space, and involve a smooth power nonlinearity. We prove two types of norm inflation (strong ill-posedness) results. We first establish norm inflation results below the expected critical regularities. We then prove norm inflation with infinite loss of regularity under less general assumptions. This talk is based on joint work with Remi Carles and Saikatul Haque.

Yunfeng Zhang
(University of Connecticut, USA)

Nonlinear Schrödinger equation on compact symmetric spaces

Nonlinear Schrödinger equations have been explored intensively on Euclidean spaces and many other Riemanian manifolds. We first review the local well-posedness results on compact manifolds and their proofs. Then we discuss the case of compact globally symmetric spaces. These manifolds bear a commutative ring of differential operators and an explicit harmonic analysis. We provide linear and multi-linear Strichartz estimates on such spaces, and as a consequence local well-posedness of the nonlinear equation for initial data of either subcritical or critical regularity.

Julio Delgado
(Universidad del Valle, Colombia)

On the well-posedness for a  class of pseudodifferential parabolic equations

We present some recent results on the well-posedness of the Cauchy problem for a class of pseudodifferential parabolic equations within the scale of suitable Sobolev spaces. The class of  equations depends on the  choice of symbolic calculus  from which we will extract a certain notion of ellipticity. We give some basic examples of special cases arising in this approach. For instance fractional diffusion and drift diffusion equations on the torus for appropriate exponents can be tackled within the setting introduced by Ruzhansky and Turunen for global symbolic calculus on the torus. Other examples on R^n within  the Weyl-Hörmander calculus are also given.

Federico Santagati
(Politecnico di Torino, Italy)

Analysis on trees with nondoubling flow measures

We will illustrate a Calderón-Zygmund theory on a tree endowed with a locally doubling flow measure. An atomic Hardy space is introduced in this setting. In the particular case of the homogeneous tree, we show that the characterizations of the atomic Hardy space in terms of the heat maximal operator and the Riesz transform fail. We will also give positive and negative boundedness results for the Riesz transform in this setting. This is partially based on joint works with Matteo Levi, Anita Tabacco and Maria Vallarino.

Hardy Chan
(ETH Zürich, Switzerland)

Singular solutions for fractional parabolic boundary value problems

The standard problem for the classical heat equation posed in a bounded domain of is the initial and boundary value problem. If the Laplace operator is replaced by a version of the fractional Laplacian, the initial and boundary value problem can still be solved on the condition that the non-zero boundary data must be singular, i.e., the solution blows up as approaches in a definite way. In this paper we construct a theory of existence and uniqueness of solutions of the parabolic problem with singular data taken in a very precise sense, and also admitting initial data and a forcing term. When the boundary data are zero we recover the standard fractional heat semigroup. A general class of integro-differential operators may replace the classical fractional Laplacian operators, thus enlarging the scope of the work. As further results on the spectral theory of the fractional heat semigroup, we show that a one-sided Weyl-type law holds in the general class, which was previously known for the restricted and spectral fractional Laplacians, but is new for the censored (or regional) fractional Laplacian. This yields bounds on the fractional heat kernel.

Elisa Affili
(University of Deusto, Spain)

A mathematical model for civil wars: a new Lotka-Volterra competitive system

Imagine two populations sharing the same environmental resources in a situation of open hostility. The interactions among these populations are governed not by random encounters, but via the strategic decisions of one population that can attack the other according to different levels of aggressiveness. This leads to a non-variational model for the two populations at war, taking into account structural ecological parameters. The analysis of the dynamical properties of the system reveals several equilibria and bifurcation phenomena. Moreover, we present the strategies that may lead to the victory of the aggressive population, i.e. the choices of the aggressiveness parameter, in dependence of the structural constants of the system and possibly varying in time in order to optimize the efficacy of the attacks, which take to the extinction in finite time of the defensive population. The model that we present is flexible enough to include also technological competition models of aggressive companies releasing computer viruses to set rival companies out of the market. This is joint work with S. Dipierro, L. Rossi and E. Valdinoci.

Jordy van Velthoven
(Ghent University, Belgium) 

Density theorems for lattice orbits of discrete series representations

The talk considers the relation between the spanning properties of a lattice orbit of a square-integrable projective representation and the associated lattice co-volume. Under a compatibility condition between the cocycle and the lattice, the density theorem provides a trichotomy that precisely describes the spanning properties of a given lattice orbit in terms of the lattice co-volume. For nilpotent Lie groups, the interplay between the density theorem and Perelomov’s completeness problem for coherent state subsystems will be considered.

Ujue Etayo
(University of Cantabria, Spain)

On Determinantal point processes

Among the different random point processes, the so-called Determinantal present several characteristics that make them strong candidates for solving equidistribution problems: they exhibit local repulsion, they tend to be uniformly distributed, and they are easily computable. In this talk I will present the main characteristics of these processes, how to define them in different types of spaces and two specific applications in spheres of arbitrary dimension.

David Beltran
(University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA) 

L^p bounds for the helical maximal function

A natural 3-dimensional analogue of Bourgain’s circular maximal function theorem in the plane is the study of the sharp L^p bounds in R^3 for the maximal function associated with averages over dilates of the helix (or, more generally, of any curve with non-vanishing curvature and torsion). In this talk, we present a sharp result, which establishes that L^p bounds hold if and only if p>3. This is joint work with Shaoming Guo, Jonathan Hickman and Andreas Seeger.

Marcello Malagutti
(University of Bologna, Italy) 

A Crash Introduction to Non-Commutative Harmonic Oscillators

The purpose of this talk is to introduce the study of Non-Commutative Harmonic Oscillators (NCHOs) i.e. of a class of pseudodifferential systems given by the Weyl-quantization of matrix-valued symbol operators with homogeneous polynomial of degree 2 entries in the phase variables. More in detail, we focus on the spectral properties of this class investigating a particularly important subclass introduced by A. Parmeggiani and M. Wakayama. Indeed, among the main results we prove a theorem of diagonalization of NCHOs under a spacing condition of eigenvalues of the principal symbol. Then, we show the Weyl asymptotic for our subclass by the use of the previous diagonalization theorem. Finally, we state results where we show that the spectral zeta function associated to a NCHO is meromorphic and, in particular, we will see the Ichinose-Wkayama Theorem.

Cesar Ceballos
(Institute of Geometry, TU Graz, Austria)

Hopf Algebras and Diagonal Harmonics

The theory of Hopf algebras is a fundamental area in mathematics which was originated in the 1940’s and 1950’s motivated by work of Hopf on algebraic topology and of Diedonné on algebraic groups. Diagonal harmonics, on the other hand, is a more recent and apparently unrelated area initiated by Garsia and Haiman in the early 1990’s, which has remarkable connections to Macdonald polynomials, algebraic geometry, representation theory, knot theory, and mathematical physics.

In this talk, I will give an insight to these fascinating areas, mainly through a series of examples and without many technicalities. The main purpose is to present some unexpected connections arising in the study of a Hopf algebra structure on pipe dreams, certain discrete objects that provide a combinatorial understanding of Schubert polynomials.

The talk is addressed to a general mathematical audience and no previous knowledge of Hopf algebras or diagonal harmonics will be assumed.

Andreas Debrouwere
(Ghent University, Belgium) 

Gabor frame characterizations of generalized modulation spaces

In this talk, we discuss modulation spaces defined via a class of translation-modulation invariant Banach spaces of distributions. Most importantly, we show how these spaces can be characterized in a discrete fashion via Gabor frames. Due to the absence of solidity assumptions on the Banach spaces defining these modulation spaces, the methods used for the classical modulation spaces $M^{p,q}_w$ (or, more generally, in coorbit theory) fail in our setting. Inspired by the theory of projective representations, we present a new approach based on the twisted convolution. This talk is based on work in collaboration with B. Prangoski.

Lorenzo Ruffoni
(Florida State University, Florida) 

Projective structures, representations, and ODEs on surfaces

In one of its easiest formulations, Hilbert’s XXI problem deals with the relationship between linear ODEs on a surface and representations of its fundamental group. When a complex structure on the surface is fixed, a classical theory is available. However, not much is understood in the complementary case, i.e. when the type of the ODE is fixed, while the complex structure is allowed to vary. Projective structures have been known since Poincare’s times to be a geometric bridge between the analytic and the algebraic side of this picture. In this talk we will present how their geometric deformation theory can be used to explore the space of ODEs associated with a fixed representation, including some recent results.

Adilbek Kairzhan
(University of Toronto, Canada) 

Standing waves on a flower graph

In this talk we consider positive single-lobe solutions to the the cubic nonlinear Schrödinger equation on a particular type of metric graphs. We use the period function for second-order differential equations towards understanding the symmetries and bifurcations of standing waves. The positive single-lobe symmetric state (which is the ground state of energy for small fixed mass) undergoes exactly one bifurcation for larger mass, at which point $(N−1)$ branches of other positive single-lobe states appear: each branch has $K$ larger components and $(N−K)$ smaller components, where $1\leq K\leq N−1$. We show that only the branch with$K=1$ represents a local minimizer of energy for large fixed mass, however, the ground state of energy is not attained for large fixed massif $N≥2$.This is a joint work with Robert Marangell (University of Sydney), DmitryPelinovsky (McMaster University) and Ke Xiao (McGill University).

Prashanta Garain
(Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel) 

On a degenerate singular elliptic problem

In this talk, we will discuss some qualitative properties of a purely singular quasilinear elliptic problem. To be more precise, we focus on the existence, uniqueness, and regularity results for a class of weighted $p$-Laplace equations with purely singular nonlinearity. We work on a class of Muckenhoupt weights that captures the degenerate behavior of the equations.

Pritam Ganguly
(Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, India) 

An uncertainty principle for spectral projections on rank one Riemannian symmetric spaces

An Uncertainty principle due to Ingham provides the best possible decay of the Fourier transform of a function on \mathbb{R} which vanishes on a nonempty open set.  In this talk, we investigate similar results in more general context. To be precise, given a function which vanishes on an open set, we investigate the best possible decay of its spectral projections associated to Laplacian on \mathbb{R}^n.  Also we prove this Ingham type result for the spectral projections associated to the Laplace-Beltrami operators on rank one compact and noncompact Riemannian symmetric spaces.

Haonan Zhang
(Institute of Science and Technology, Austria) 

Around noncommutative Ricci curvature lower bounds

The lower bound of Ricci curvature has many applications in analysis. In the classical setting the lower bound of Ricci curvature can be characterized via the $\Gamma$-calculus using Bakry-Émery theory, or via the geodesic semi-convexity of entropy with respect to 2-Wasserstein metric following Lott-Sturm-Villani. In this introductory talk I will present some attempts in recent years to generalize Ricci curvature lower bounds to noncommutative setting. These different notions of noncommutative Ricci curvature lower bounds have many useful applications to noncommutative analysis and quantum information theory. In particular, one can deduce a number of noncommutative functional inequalities from a strictly positive Ricci curvature lower bound. Time permitting, I will also speak about some recent work with Melchior Wirth (IST Austria).

Liliana Esquivel
(Gran Sasso Science Institute, Italy and Universidad de Pamplona, Colombia) 

An introduction to initial boundary value problems for some nonlinear dispersive models on the half-line

In the last years, the study of initial boundary value problems for nonlinear dispersive equations on the half-lines has given attention of many researchers. In this talk, we review some of the main results about this topic, such as local and global well posedness, and asymptotic behaviour of small solutions for these equations.

Louise Gassot
(Université Paris-Sud, France) 

On the Schrödinger equation on the Heisenberg group

In this talk, we introduce the cubic Schrödinger equation on the Heisenberg group, which is a model for totally non-dispersive evolution equations. As the lack of dispersion causes difficulties to solve the Cauchy problem even locally in time, we present two alternative approaches. First, we construct a family of ground state traveling waves parametrized by their speed in (-1,1). When the speed is close to 1, we establish the uniqueness up to symmetries of the ground state and study its stability properties. Finally, we consider the randomized Cauchy problem for the associated Grushin-Schrödinger equation.

Hong-Wei Zhang
(Orleans University, France, and UGent) 

An introduction to spherical Fourier analysis on noncompact symmetric spaces

This introductory talk intends to present some preliminaires about the harmonic analysis on Riemannian symmetric spaces of non-compact type for the junior researchers who are interested in such nice negatively curved Riemannian manifolds. By comparing with real hyperbolic spaces (which are rank one symmetric spaces), this talk will focus on the higher rank analysis, I will also share some recent progress on this topic.