SFB Summer School: Discrete Random Structures

Hotel Dermuth, Pörtschach am Wörthersee

Date: September 7 - 12, 2025

The aim of the first summer school is to connect our SFB members and network of researchers to present and discuss latest research achievements and findings on aspects related to the SFB, e.g.: random graphs, dimers, planar maps, plane partitions and alternating sign matrices.

The summer school will feature minicourses from Marianna Russkikh (University of Notre Dame), Guillaume Chapuy (CNRS) and Fabio Toninelli (TU Wien). Exercise classes will round off the program.

The program will start on Monday, September 8 in the morning and finish on Friday, 12 September in the afternoon. Participants are expected to arrive on Sunday, September 7.

The summer school is open to any interested participant, including outside of this research network but it is necessary to apply for a place via the registration form (members of the SFB must not register). Places are limited! 

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TALKS

The minicourse speakers will be Marianna Russkikh (University of Notre Dame), Guillaume Chapuy (CNRS) and Fabio Toninelli (TU Wien).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

REGISTRATION

Please register to apply for a place via this online form

If you are selected to participate, we will provide some financial support (to be determined). Application deadline is 1. May 2025.

MARKOV CHAIN MIXING: AN INTRODUCTION

Minicourse by Fabio Toninelli

Abstract: How fast can one sample a random instance from a very large discrete set? I will give an introduction to the theory of (total variation) mixing for Markov chains, with special emphasis on Markov chains on large discrete combinatorial structures, such as dimer and spin models.

Getting there

By plane:
The nearest airport is Klagenfurt Airport. Shuttle service can be arranged to the hotel, please contact the hotel. Estimated costs €50.

By train:
Pörtschach is conntected directly by international trains. Alternatively change at Villach or Klagenfurt to continue with Schnellbahn S1. From Klagenfurt the journey time with S1 is 14 minutes.

Please check your journey at ÖBB Scotty.


This event is supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF under grant 10.55776/F1002.