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The Erwin Schrödinger International Institute for Mathematics and Physics (ESI) is a programme-oriented research institute for mathematics and physics at the University of Vienna. Since its opening in 1993 it has been the mission of the ESI to advance research in mathematics and physics through fruitful interaction between scientists from these disciplines. [more]

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News

Submission deadline for proposals for thematic programmes in 2028: October 1, 2026

Published on Sept. 15, 2026

ESI closed on July 23 and July 26, 2026 due to maintenance works

Published on July 20, 2026

Call for CECAM-ESI-Workshop

Published on June 9, 2026

The ESI Medal 2026 is awarded to Ingrid Daubechies

Published on June 1, 2026

Senior Research Fellow Lecture Course by Prof. Benedict Leimkuhler starts on April 16, 2026

Published on March 30, 2026

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Current and Upcoming Activities

Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures Sept. 14, 2026 — Oct. 30, 2026 Thematic Programme

ESI Medal Award Ceremony 2026 - postponed to 2027 Oct. 30, 2026 — Nov. 1, 2026 Workshop

Quantum Probes of Gravity Nov. 9, 2026 — Nov. 13, 2026 Workshop

Microstructures in Materials Nov. 16, 2026 — Nov. 20, 2026 Workshop

New Frontiers in Nonequilibrium Statistical Physics of Glasses Nov. 30, 2026 — Dec. 4, 2026 Workshop

ESI Fellows Activities

There are no events scheduled at this point.

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Upcoming Talks

Oct 21. 2026

From Cluster Algebras to q-Identities Philippe Di Francesco (U Illinois) Oct 21. 2026, 09:00 - 10:00 Part of Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures (Thematic Programme).

An inhomogeneous q-deformation of the Tsetlin Library Arvind Ayyer (IISc, Bangalore) Oct 21. 2026, 10:30 - 11:30 Part of Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures (Thematic Programme).

Frozen-corner enumeration and Tracy-Widom distribution in Alternating Sign Matrices Filippo Colomo (INFN, Firenze) Oct 21. 2026, 11:30 - 12:30 Part of Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures (Thematic Programme).

Oct 22. 2026

Alternating sign matrices and their beautiful bijections Jessica Striker (NDSU, Frago) Oct 22. 2026, 09:00 - 10:00 Part of Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures (Thematic Programme).

Plane partitions, double dimers and transfer matrices Benjamin Young (U of Oregon, Eugene) Oct 22. 2026, 10:30 - 11:30 Part of Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures (Thematic Programme).

A Dual Affine Robinson--Schensted Correspondence Daoji Huang (UMass Amherst) Oct 22. 2026, 11:30 - 12:30 Part of Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures (Thematic Programme).

Random series-parallel maps Sigurður Örn Stefánsson (U of Iceland) Oct 22. 2026, 14:15 - 15:15 Part of Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures (Thematic Programme).

A growth diffusion on continuum trees Cyril Marzouk (CNRS & Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau) Oct 22. 2026, 15:45 - 16:45 Part of Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures (Thematic Programme).

Oct 23. 2026

Non-bijective scaling limits and phase transitions of planar maps Benedikt Stufler (TU Wien) Oct 23. 2026, 09:00 - 10:00 Part of Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures (Thematic Programme).

Character expansions and affine Jacobi--Trudi Identities Nishu Kumari (U of Vienna) Oct 23. 2026, 10:00 - 11:00 Part of Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures (Thematic Programme).