Summer School on Quantum Gravity and Quantum Chaos
1 - 11 August, 2026
On the theory track of PSI, we are organizing a school on low-dimensional quantum gravity and quantum chaos.
The aim: The school aims to provide intensive and thorough courses on a broad range of topics in the field of quantum chaos, low-d quantum gravity and matrix models, with the emphasis on the application to black holes. The school will not be limited to lectures but will also include daily discussion sessions, problem-solving, and independent work.
For whom: The school is intended for early graduate (MSc / junior PhD) students from all around the world. We will also consider motivated applications from senior undergraduates, as well as more senior PhD students. Students from the Balkans region/Southeast Europe are especially encouraged to apply.
By whom: Lectures will be given by postdocs and senior researchers, while problem-solving sessions and project work will be tutored by senior PhD students. The lecturers will come from various European institutions.
Topics
- Classical and Quantum Chaos
- Black Hole Physics
- Basics of Holography
- JT/SYK Correspondence
- Random Matrix Theory
- Near-extremal Black Holes
- Matrix Model Building
Lecturers
- Dionysios Anninos (King's College London)
- David Berenstein (University of California, Santa Barbara)
- Panos Betzios (University of Ghent)
- Mihailo Čubrović (IPB, Belgrade)
- Diego Liška (University of Geneva and EPFL, Lausanne)
- Edward Mazenc (ETH Zurich)
- Olga Papadoulaki (Ecole Polytechnique, Paris)
- Marija Tomašević (CERN)
Organizers
- Mihailo Čubrović (IPB, Belgrade)
- Marija Tomašević (CERN)