Expanding Thoughts on de Sitter
from
Monday, 1 June 2026 (08:00)
to
Friday, 5 June 2026 (22:00)
Monday, 1 June 2026
08:00
Breakfast
Breakfast
08:00 - 09:15
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
09:15
Welcome and introduction
Welcome and introduction
09:15 - 09:30
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
09:30
Don't perturb it: QFT in dS - TBA
-
Kamram Salehi Vaziri
(
UvA
)
Don't perturb it: QFT in dS - TBA
Kamram Salehi Vaziri
(
UvA
)
09:30 - 11:00
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
11:00
Coffee break
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:30
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
11:30
Don't Perturb it: QFT in dS - TBA
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Jiajie Mei
(
UvA
)
Don't Perturb it: QFT in dS - TBA
Jiajie Mei
(
UvA
)
11:30 - 13:00
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
13:00
Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 15:00
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
15:00
Discussion: Don't Perturb it: QFT in dS
Don't Perturb it: QFT in dS
15:00 - 16:00
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
16:00
Coffee break
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:30
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
16:30
Discussion: Don't Perturb it: QFT in dS
Don't Perturb it: QFT in dS
16:30 - 18:00
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
20:00
Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 21:30
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
Tuesday, 2 June 2026
08:00
Breakfast
Breakfast
08:00 - 09:30
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
09:30
Susy and String constructions for dS - TBA
-
Vasileios Letsios
(
Mons U.
)
Susy and String constructions for dS - TBA
Vasileios Letsios
(
Mons U.
)
09:30 - 11:00
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
11:00
Coffee break
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:30
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
11:30
Susy and String constructions for dS - TBA
-
Filippo Revello
(
Leuven U.
)
Susy and String constructions for dS - TBA
Filippo Revello
(
Leuven U.
)
11:30 - 13:00
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
13:00
Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 15:00
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
15:00
Discussion: Susy and String constructions for dS
Susy and String constructions for dS
15:00 - 16:00
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
16:00
Coffee break
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:30
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
16:30
Discussion: Susy and String constructions for dS
Susy and String constructions for dS
16:30 - 18:00
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
18:30
Outreach talk
18:30 - 19:30
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
20:00
Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 21:30
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
08:00
Breakfast
Breakfast
08:00 - 09:30
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
09:30
Hedge the Edge: TQFT and Boundary features in dS - TBA
-
Andy Svesko
(
KCL
)
Hedge the Edge: TQFT and Boundary features in dS - TBA
Andy Svesko
(
KCL
)
09:30 - 11:00
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
11:00
Coffee break
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:30
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
11:30
Hedge the Edge: TQFT and Boundary features in dS - TBA
-
Jackson Fliss
(
ULB
)
Hedge the Edge: TQFT and Boundary features in dS - TBA
Jackson Fliss
(
ULB
)
11:30 - 13:00
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
13:00
Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 15:00
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
15:00
Discussion: Hedge the Edge: TQFT and Boundary features in dS
Hedge the Edge: TQFT and Boundary features in dS
15:00 - 16:30
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
16:30
Outing
16:30 - 20:00
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
20:00
Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 21:30
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
Thursday, 4 June 2026
08:00
Breakfast
Breakfast
08:00 - 09:30
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
09:30
Does de Sitter even make sense? - TBA
-
Sebastian Cespedes
(
Imperial College London
)
Does de Sitter even make sense? - TBA
Sebastian Cespedes
(
Imperial College London
)
09:30 - 11:00
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
11:00
Coffee break
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:30
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
11:30
Does de Sitter even make sense? - TBA
-
Xi Tong
(
Cambridge
)
Does de Sitter even make sense? - TBA
Xi Tong
(
Cambridge
)
11:30 - 13:00
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
13:00
Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 15:00
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
15:00
Discussion: Does de Sitter even make sense?
Does de Sitter even make sense?
15:00 - 16:00
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
16:00
Coffee break
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:30
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
16:30
Discussion: Does de Sitter even make sense?
Does de Sitter even make sense?
16:30 - 18:00
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
18:30
Outreach talk
18:30 - 19:30
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
20:00
Cultural event
20:00 - 21:00
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
21:00
Dinner
Dinner
21:00 - 22:30
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
Friday, 5 June 2026
08:00
Breakfast
Breakfast
08:00 - 09:30
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
09:30
If quantum gravity isn't hard enough, just put it in dS - TBA
-
Priyadarshi Paul
(
QMUL
)
If quantum gravity isn't hard enough, just put it in dS - TBA
Priyadarshi Paul
(
QMUL
)
09:30 - 11:00
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
11:00
Coffee break
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:30
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
11:30
If quantum gravity isn't hard enough, just put it in dS - TBA
-
Victoria Venken
(
IPMU
)
If quantum gravity isn't hard enough, just put it in dS - TBA
Victoria Venken
(
IPMU
)
11:30 - 13:00
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
13:00
Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 15:00
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
15:00
Does de Sitter even make sense? - TBA
-
Andrzei Pokraka
(
UvA
)
Does de Sitter even make sense? - TBA
Andrzei Pokraka
(
UvA
)
15:00 - 16:30
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
16:30
Coffee break
Coffee break
16:30 - 17:00
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
17:00
Discussion: General discussion
General discussion
17:00 - 18:30
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
18:30
Outreach talk
18:30 - 19:30
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'
20:00
Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 21:30
Room: Espacio 'La Ricotta'