Advances in Black Hole Theory

July 20-24, 2026, IISER Pune

This workshop deals on topics of current interest in theoretical aspects of black holes, including:

• Von Neumann algebras and black holes, semiclassical gravity
• Stability analysis of black holes and black branes
• Microstate counting of black holes
• The gravitational path integral, near-extremal black holes

Organizers: Nabamita Banerjee (IISER Bhopal), Sunil Mukhi (IISER Pune), Vardarajan Suneeta (IISER Pune)

Speakers:

• Alok Laddha (CMI)
• Amitabh Virmani (CMI)
• Ashoke Sen (ICTS)
• Justin David (IISc)
• Kostas Skenderis (Southampton)
• Marika Taylor (Birmingham)
• Mohd Ali (ICTS)
• Olga Papadoulaki (CNRS, CPHT, Ecole Polytechnique)
• Onkar Parrikar (TIFR)
• Pratik Rath (UC Berkeley)
• Ranveer Singh (Rutgers)
• Roji Pius (IMSc)
• Ronak Soni (CMI)
• Sameer Murthy (King's College)
• Sandip Trivedi (TIFR)
• Shiraz Minwalla (TIFR)
• Shreya Vardhan (Caltech)
• Sumanta Chakraborty (IACS)

Sponsor: The Gravity Theory Trust