Combinatorics at the Confluence

An ICM Satellite Conference

July 20–22, 2026 Pittsburgh, PA
Conference poster: Combinatorics at the Confluence, July 20–22, 2026, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

About

Combinatorics at the Confluence will bring together researchers from across the diverse landscape of combinatorics, including algebraic, enumerative, extremal, geometric, probabilistic, and topological combinatorics. The meeting will feature invited talks, contributed presentations, and a poster session.

Invited Speakers

Petter Brändén

KTH Stockholm

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Pavel Galashin

UCLA / Cornell University

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Adam Wagner

Google Deepmind

ICARM talk

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Lauren Williams

Harvard University

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Hailun Zheng

University of Hawai'i

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Program

A detailed schedule will be posted closer to the event.

Monday, July 20

  • 09:30am – 6:00pm • Conference program

Tuesday, July 21

  • 09:30am – 6:00pm • Conference program

Wednesday, July 22

  • 09:30am – 3:00pm • Conference program

Venue & Travel

Location: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.

Detailed logistics will be announced. Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) serves the region with ground transportation to campus.

Hotel information and local recommendations will be shared here.

Registration

Registration will open in Spring 2026

Organizers

The conference is organized by Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh, and three external organizers. The lead organizers are:

Chris Eur

Carnegie Mellon University

Florian Frick

Carnegie Mellon University

Penny Haxell

University of Waterloo

Kiumars Kaveh

University of Pittsburgh

Jinyoung Park

New York University

Andrés Vindas Meléndez

Harvey Mudd College