Organisers:
Anas Rahman (The University of Hong Kong)
Jiyuan Zhang (South China University of Technology)
Sylvia Serfaty (New York University, Courant Institute / Sorbonne Université)
Alice Guionnet (Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon)
Mario Kieburg (The University of Melbourne)
Lucas Hackl (The University of Melbourne)

Program Description:

With sufficiently poetic allowances, the milky way — a treasure of the southern heavens sought by many a gaze worldwide — can be seen as a log-gas in caeli australi. Here, a log-gas refers to a system of particles, oftentimes arising as eigenvalues of random matrices, that interact pairwise with logarithmic strength. Being such fundamental topics, it is no surprise that the study of log-gases and random matrices is intertwined with numerous fields, many of which have risen to remarkable prominence in recent years.

The goal of this program is to bring together world-leading specialists on topics contiguous to random matrix theory for the purposes of sharing recent breakthroughs and initiating collaborations across multiple disciplines. Research activities will focus on relations between random matrix theory and the following five themes: statistical mechanics of log-gases; machine learning and statistical inference; (free) probability theory; orthogonal polynomials and asymptotic analysis; and integrable systems including Painleve equations.

This program will run for two weeks, with mornings reserved for talks and afternoons for collaborative discussion sessions led by distinguished leaders of their respective fields. The talks in the first week will focus on the dissemination of cutting edge research and the advertisement of open problems amenable to interdisciplinary research efforts, while the second week will give the remaining participants ample opportunity to share their recent achievements and otherwise network with a truly international community. Indeed, by providing an environment conducive to intensive research between Australian mathematicians (across all career stages) and their (long-standing and/or potential) international colleagues, this program will contribute greatly towards bridging the geographical gap between the relevant research communities in and outside Australia.

Program Structure:

Program Webpage:
https://lica2025.github.io/

Participant List:
Anas Rahman (The University of Hong Kong)
Anita Ponsaing
Anthony Mays (University of Adelaide)
Arno Kuijlaars (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)
Aron Wennman (KU Leuven)
Benoit Collins (Kyoto University)
Bojian Shen (School of Mathematics and Statistics – University of Melbourne)
Dan Dai (City University of Hong Kong)
Dangzheng Liu (University of Science and Technology of China)
Daniel M. George (The University of Hong Kong)
Daria Tieplova (ICTP)
Dong Wang (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Eui Yoo (Seoul National University)
Fei Wei (University of Sussex)
Folkmar Bornemann (Technical University of Munich)
Gernot Akemann (Faculty of Physics, Bielefeld University, Germany)
Giorgio Cipolloni (University of Arizona)
Gregory Schehr (CNRS — Sorbonne Université)
Guido Mazzuca (Tulane University)
Ioana Dumitriu (University of California, San Diego)
Jacobus Verbaarschot (Stony Brook University)
Jamie Mingo (Queen’s University)
Jiyuan Zhang (South China University of Technology)
Jonathan Keating (Mathematical Institite, University of Oxford)
Jonathan Novak (University of California San Diego)
Justin Ko (University of Waterloo)
Leslie Molag (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
Linfeng Wei (Texas Tech University)
Lu Wei (Texas Tech University)
Lucas Hackl (University of Melbourne)
Lun Zhang (Fudan University)
Mario Kieburg (University of Melbourne, School of Mathematics and Statistics)
Masa Ito (University of the Ryukyus)
Mathieu Yahiaoui (The University of Melbourne)
Matthias Allard (University of Melbourne / KU Leuven)
Meng Yang (Great Bay University)
Nicholas Simm (School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Sussex)
Nicholas Witte (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
Noriyoshi Sakuma (Osaka University)
Norm Do (Monash University)
Peter Forrester (University of Melbourne)
Pieter Roffelsen (University of Sydney)
Satya Majumdar (LPTMS, CNRS, Universite-Paris Saclay)
Shi-Hao Li (Sichuan University, China)
Sung-Soo Byun (Seoul National University)
Thomas Wolfs (KU Leuven)
Yeonggwang Jung (Seoul National University)
Yong-Woo Lee (Seoul National University)
Youyi Huang (University of Central Missouri)
Yuanyuan Xu (AMSS, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Yusuf Ghelem (University of Melbourne)
Zhenyu Liao (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)
Zhigang Bao (University of Hong Kong)

Registration:

• Registration is now closed
• Arrival date: 3 August 2025
• Departure date : 15 August 2025

ASSOCIATED EVENTS
MATRIX Wine and Cheese Afternoon 5 August 2025
On the first Tuesday of each program, MATRIX provides a pre-dinner wine and cheese afternoon. Produce is locally-sourced to showcase delicacies from the region.