Dynamics, Number theory and Probability

What: The conference is a two day event showing new directions combining ergodic theory and dynamical systems with number theory and probability theory. In order to make the talks more accessible for younger researchers (in particular last year undergraduate students and PhD students) we will give some introductory talks before the start of the conference. 

To attend this two day meeting, there is no registration nor any fee. However, to help us minimize waste and plan effectively for the refreshment break and dinner reservation, we kindly ask anyone planning to attend to consider filling out the following short form. Your participation is entirely optional, but it would be greatly appreciated.

When: Conference: starting Wednesday, 11 Feburary 2026, 1:30pm to Thursday 12 February 2026, 12:30pm
Introductory talks for young researchers: 11 Feburary 2026, 11:00am to 12:30pm

Where: University of Exeter, Streatham Campus, for rooms and precise times see schedule below.

Speakers:
Bence Borda (University of Sussex, UK)
Douglas Coates (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil)
Gabriela Estevez (Federal Fluminense University, Brasil)
Iacopo Longo (University of Exeter, UK)
Tanja Schindler (University of Exeter, UK and Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland)
Damien Thomien (Université Paris-Saclay, France)

The event is partly funded by the London Mathematical Society to celebrate Tanja Schindler's new appointment and partly funded by a seed funding grant to enhance collaboration between University of Exeter and Université Paris-Saclay. Moreover, Douglas Coates' visit is funded by the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research. 

Schedule: 

Wednesday:    

Introductory talks: 11:00am  - 12:30pm     Newman Purple

Conference: 1:30pm  -    5:15pm     Newman Green

Iacopo Longo                1:30pm  -    2:30pm
Douglas Coates            3:00pm  -    4:00pm
Damien Thomien          4:15pm  -    5:15pm 

Reception after 5:15pm

Thursday: 

Conference: 8:45am  -   12:30pm   Harrison 107

Gabriela Estevez         8:45am  -      9:45am
Bence Borda               10:15am  -   11:15am
Tanja Schindler           11:30am  -   12:30pm

Lecture rooms: Note that we are in different rooms for different parts of the conference. A campus map can be found here.

Lunch: We will not organize a formal joint lunch.  However, a number of us will head to  La Touche on Wednesday. Other on-campus lunch options are the following: Forum Kitchen, Innovation Center Cafe .  All of them are only a couple of steps away from the math department / lecture rooms.

Dinner: On Wednesday we plan to have a dinner at a restaurant closer to the city center / train station. If you plan to attend, we would appreciate it if you would complete the form linked above. 

Travel: The meeting will happen at the main University of Exeter (Streatham) campus which is approximately a 20 minute walk from Exeter St Davids train station, the main train station in Exeter. For those who don't want to walk up the steep hill to the campus, bus No 4 runs from the station to the University around every 15 minutes during peak times and there is also a taxi rank just outside the station.
 

Financial Support: At the moment we are not able to offer any financial support.

Any queries regarding other practical details should be sent to Tanja Schindler: t.schindler@exeter.ac.uk .