Quantum geometry: from invariants to categories, and back.
📐 About
The conference aims to bring together scholars working on enumerative invariants, categorical invariants, mirror symmetry, algebraic geometry and symplectic geometry, to showcase the latest research progress in these areas, share recent research findings, stimulate innovative ideas, and conduct in-depth discussions on the frontier research directions in these fields.
Organizers: Qile Chen (Boston College), Bohan Fang (Peking University), Yunfeng Jiang (University of Kansas), Junwu Tu (ShanghaiTech).
👥 Speakers (Updating)
🔆 Click name for the talk information.
- (Kansas State University)
- (SIMIS, Shanghai)
- (UW Madison)
- (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
- (IAS Princeton)
- (Wuhan University)
- (USC)
- (Northwestern)
- (Sun Yat-Sen)
- (University of St Andrews)
- (Tsinghua University)
- (Boston College)
- (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
- (Paris-Saclay)
- (UW, Madison)
- (ETH Zurich)
- (Cambridge)
- (University of Oregon)
- (Southern Denmark)
- (Nottingham)
- (Shanghai Jiaotong University)
- (Tsinghua University)
📅 Schedule
| Time | Mon 6 | Tue 7 | Wed 8 | Thu 9 | Fri 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30-10:30 | Vivek Shende | Ezra Getzler | Andrei Caldararu | Emanuele Macri | Dhruv Ranganathan |
| 11:00-12:00 | Chris Brav | Si Li | Laurentiu Maxim | Samouil Molcho | Fenglong You |
| 2:00-3:00 | Conan Leung | Jianxun Hu | Free Discussion | Sheel Ganatra | Kai Hugtenburg |
| 3:15-4:15 | Zijun Zhou | Patrick Lei | Free Discussion | Huijun Fan | Lino Amorim |
| 4:30-5:30 | Kwok-Wai Chan | Yefeng Shen | Free Discussion | Zhengyu Zong | Yash Deshmukh |
| 6:00-9:00 | Conference Dinner |
📍 Venue
Conference Room: Room 102, Teaching center, ShanghaiTech University Campus.
Red route is from the Hotel to the East gate of ShanghaiTech.
Blue route is From the East gate to the Teaching center (Room 102).
Conference dinner: Wednesday Night (details to be announced).
📋 Practical info
Online registration: https://f66hjtjp.jsjform.com/f/aKZ2hi. (Please email us at huangchg2025@shanghaitech.edu.cn if you have any questions.)
Financial support: Limited grants for graduate students. Otherwise, participates are expected to cover their own expenses. We shall provide invitation letter if needed.
Funding resources: ShanghaiTech & National Key Research and Development Program of China.
Internet: eduroam / ShanghaiTech guest Wi-Fi.
Hotel address (for speakers): Aloft Shanghai Zhangjiang Haike, No. 550 Haike Rd., Pudong new district, Shanghai.
🚆 Transportation to Hotel
✨ Quick overview
| From / To Aloft Shanghai Zhangjiang Haike | Taxi (time / est. cost) | Metro (approx. time) |
|---|---|---|
| Pudong Airport (PVG) | ~25 min / ¥90‑100 | ~1h11min (Line 2→16→13) |
| Hongqiao Airport / Hongqiao Railway | ~40‑50 min / ¥140‑150 | ~1h14min (Line 10→13) |
Please take me to Aloft Shanghai Zhangjiang Haike, No. 550 Haike Road, Pudong.
请送我到：上海市浦东新区海科路550号 上海张江海科雅乐轩酒店
(If using ride-hailing apps like Didi, you can paste the Chinese address directly.)
✈️ From Pudong Airport (PVG)
Taxi (recommended): about 25 minutes, ~¥90‑100.
Metro: Line 2 → at Longyang Road transfer to Line 16 → at Huaxia Middle Road transfer to Line 13 → get off at Zhongke Road Station, Exit 5. Then about 800m walk or a short taxi ride to the hotel. Total ~1h11min.
🛫 From Hongqiao Airport / Hongqiao Railway Station
Taxi (recommended): about 40‑50 minutes, ~¥140‑150.
Metro: Line 10 → at Xintiandi Station transfer to Line 13 → get off at Zhongke Road Station, Exit 5. Then about 800m to the hotel. ~1h14min.
🔗 Useful links
• Shanghai Metro official site
• Hotel address: No. 550 Haike Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China (Aloft Shanghai Zhangjiang Haike)