Advances in Black Hole Theory
July 20-24, 2026, IISER Pune
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Scientific Program
Reaching IISER
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