Workshop on integrability
Student Initiative
About
Welcome to our webpage! We are the Student Workshop Initiative, and we organize international workshops for young researchers working in the field of integrability. You can read about the latest edition or previous editions below. Do you have any questions, are you interested in supporting the initiative, or do you want to take part in the organization of future editions? Contact us via email, we will reach out to you as soon as possible.
Our Logos are designed and created by our graphic designer Gert Vercleyen. The Louvain Logo shows the Yang-Baxter Equation, the Wuppertal one is associated with the Temperley-Lieb algebra, while the Hannover Logo is a double projection of the E6 Root Lattice. The Amsterdam logo shows the star-triangle relation and the Bad Honnef one depicts invariant tori. The Budapest logo is based on quantum circuits. The lettering alludes to the famous Bethe-Ansatz-Equations.
Latest edition: Ljubljana 2026
Indico pageThe latest edition was held from June 15 to 19 at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. This year, 50 participants contributed 21 talks and 9 poster presentations. As usual, we had the pleasure of hosting three senior researchers, each preparing a three-hour lecture series. We also found some time to explore Ljubljana, in particular its Castle Hill and the famous Dragon Bridge.
Invited Speakers
- Enej Ilievski: Anomalous transport in integrable systems
- Marius de Leeuw: Integrability and generalized symmetries
- Stefano Negro: ODE/IM correspondence
Organizers
- Luka Paljk (Ljubljana)
- Urban Duh (Ljubljana)
- Konstantinos Chalas (Trieste)
- Anahita Sarvi (Amsterdam)
We also thank Sascha Gehrmann and Friedrich Hübner for their help in organizing the workshop and Gert Vercleyen for designing the logo.
Previous editions
Budapest 2025
Download programProgramIn 2025, the workshop took place in Budapest, Hungary. We again had three lecture series by senior researchers supplemented by student talks and posters. We also took the opportunity to explore the city and visit the thermal baths.
Invited Speakers
- Rafael Nepomechie: Exact quantum state preparation
- Katja Klobas: Quantum non-equilibrium dynamics with classical determinist circuits
- Andrea De Luca: Exact out-of-equilibrium dynamics with random unitary circuits
Organizers
- Sascha Gehrmann (Oxford)
- Anastasiia Tiutiakina (Paris)
- Friedrich Hübner (London)
- Balázs Pozsgay (Budapest)
Funding
- EU COST action CA22113
- Egyetemi Kiválósági Alap (ELTE)
Bad Honnef Physics School "Integrable Techniques in Theoretical Physics" 2024
Download programProgramIn 2024, we held a Bad Honnef Physics School at the DPG Physikzentrum in Bad Honnef, Germany. In this old mansion, our 68 participants enjoyed three lecture series accompanied by student talks and poster presentations.
We also took advantage of the beautiful weather to hike to the top of the famous "Drachenfels" (Dragon Mountain). Unfortunately (or fortunately), we missed the dragon, though.
Invited Speakers
- Olalla Castro-Alvaredo: An Introduction to the Form Factor Program in Integrable Quantum Field Theories
- Benjamin Doyon: Introduction to Generalised Gibbs Ensembles and Generalised Hydrodynamics
- Veronique Terras: Separation of Variables, Form Factors and Correlation Functions
Organizers
- Sascha Gehrmann (Hannover)
- Friedrich Hübner (London)
- Anastasiia Tiutiakina (Paris)
Amsterdam 2023
In 2023, we had the privilege of hosting our first workshop in Amsterdam, Netherlands, free from any COVID-19 restrictions. This event saw a remarkable gathering of 60 participants who contributed to a wealth of fascinating talks and posters. In addition to the scientific sessions, we embarked on a memorable journey through Amsterdam's iconic canals by kayak.
Invited Speakers
- Jacopo de Nardis: Hydrodynamics and fluctuations in integrable and quasi-integrable systems
- Didina Serban: Long range interacting models and integrability
Organizers
- Sascha Gehrmann (Hannover)
- Rebekka Koch (Amsterdam)
Hannover 2022
Download programProgramIn 2022, the first in-person workshop in two years was held in Hannover. Due to COVID restrictions, the number of in-person participants was limited to 30. To compensate for this, the event was held in a hybrid format so that further participants could join online and be given the opportunity to speak.
We took advantage of the good weather to explore the Royal Gardens as a socializing event. Under the social distancing requirements, the conference dinner was also held. For the virtual participants online tools from previous editions were used.
Invited Speakers
- Vladimir Korepin: Lattice nonlinear Schroedinger equation and applications
- Tomaz Prosen: Integrable matrix models in discrete space-time: A paradigm of Kardar-Parisi-Zhang physics
- Balázs Pozsgay: Solvable models in discrete space-time
Organizers
- Sascha Gehrmann (Hannover)
Funding
Wuppertal (online) 2021
Download programProgramDue to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 workshop in Wuppertal was cancelled on short notice. The edition was held online in 2021. Despite the online format, it attracted a great deal of interest. We used online tools to replicate the atmosphere of an in-person edition as much as possible.
Invited Speakers
- Andreas Klümper: Thermodynamics and Finite-Size Studies of integrable Models: From TBA equations to reduced non-linear Integral equations
- Olalla Castro-Alvaredo: Entanglement Measures, Integrability and Out-of-Equilibrium Dynamics
Organizers
- Phillip Jaeger (Manitoba/Wuppertal)
- Andrew Urilyon (Manitoba/Wuppertal)
- Aleksandra Ziolkowska (Oxford)
Louvain 2019
Download programProgramThe first Student Workshop on Integrability was held in Louvain-la-Neuve in 2019. The idea to organize an event for young researchers, by young researchers, originated during a summer school in Les Houches in 2018. Three participants made the decision to fill this gap. The format met with a very positive response from the community and so it has continued over the years
Invited Speakers
- Jean-Sebastien Caux: Integrability: From angels on pins to concrete phenomenology
Organizers
- Phillip Jaeger (Manitoba/Wuppertal)
- Gilles Parez (Louvain)
- Aleksandra Ziolkowska (Oxford)
