CEEPUS Intensive course on
Matrix models, quantum geometry and beyond

17. - 22. august 2026, Faculty of mathematics, physics and informatics, Comenius university in Bratislave

CEEPUS Intensive course on
Matrix models, quantum geometry and beyond

On 17. - 22. august 2026 an intensive course on topics related to Matrix models in physics, properties of physical models defined on fuzzy spaces and features of other quantum geometries in general, will take place in Bratislava. This will be a part of the CEEPUS network Quantum Spacetime, Gravitation and Cosmology. The school will be aimed at PhD. students and early career postdocs.

Program

Program of the intensive course will consist of several lecture series accompanied by excerscise session and will also include a session on academic soft-skills.

  • Introduction to random matrix models
  • Numerical methods for matrix models
  • Fuzzy spaces and fuzzy physics
  • Quantum geometry in matrix models
  • Spectral approach to quantum geometry
  • ...
The dates of the event:

  • Arrival day: 16. august 2026
  • Courses: 17. - 22. august 2026
  • Departure day: 23. august 2026

Speakers

 The list od speakers will be updated as they confirm their participation.

  • Fedele Lizzi, Naples,
  • Harold Steinacker, Vienna,
  • Dragan Prekrat, Belgrade,
  • Samuel Kováčik, Bratislava,
  • Juraj Tekel, Bratislava,
  • ... .

Other information

Detailed program of the vent will be annouced later.

This map will help you to find your way around FMPH building.

Organizers and contact

This intensive course will take place as a part of the Quantum Spacetime, Gravitation and Cosmology network.

For more info and with questions, please contact the chair of the Local organizing comittee Juraj Tekel at juraj (bodka) tekel (na) fmph (bodka) uniba (bodka) sk 

Registration

To register for the event please submit this form this form.

We can support participants form CEEPUS affiliated coutnries and institutions, but this needs to be processed by mid July, so the deadline for registrations for financial support is 30. 6. 2026 at 12:00. The support will be 73 EUR per day of attended activities.

Deadline for other registrations is 31. July 2026 at 12:00.

Info for participants

As the time progresses this section will contain information for the participants.

Travel to Bratislava

Bratislava is very well connected.

BST airport is seved by two major low-cost arlines and is very close to the city. There is a public transit line that connects it with the city center.

Vienna airpot offers even more options. There is a regular bus connection from Vienna airport to Bratislava city center, the ride takes ~45-60 minutes. The buses leave from a platform just outside of the arrivals termina and there are at least three different companies that operate this service.
You can usually buy tickers on the bus without problems, but for more busy times of the day it is better to get a ticket in advance using an app of the given company.

Getting around Bratislava

Public transit in Bratislava works quite well and connections are nicely integrated in Google Maps. There is an option to buy a 7day ticket in the IDK BS app.

Out partners

Fakulta matematiky, fyzika a informatiky UK
CEEPUS

FMFI UK

Mlynská dolina,
842 48 Bratislava,
Slovensko