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.

Confirmed Speakers

Petter Brändén

KTH Stockholm

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Sarah Brauner

Brown / UPenn

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Michelle Delcourt

Toronto Metropolitan University

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Pavel Galashin

UCLA / Cornell University

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Jane Gao

University of Waterloo

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Patricia Hersh

University of Oregon

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Daoji Huang

UMass Amherst

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Felix Joos

Heidelberg University

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Gaku Liu

University of Washington

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Sam Mattheus

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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Adva Mond

King's College London

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Richard Montgomery

University of Warwick

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Florian Pfender

University of Colorado Denver

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Cosmin Pohoata

Emory University

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Luke Postle

University of Waterloo

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Julian Sahasrabudhe

University of Cambridge

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Wojciech Samotij

Tel Aviv University

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Alex Scott

University of Oxford

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Hunter Spink

University of Toronto

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Lorenzo Vecchi

KTH Stockholm

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Jacques Verstraete

UC San Diego

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Adam Wagner

Google Deepmind

ICARM talk

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Lauren Williams

Harvard University

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Liana Yepremyan

Emory University

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Martha Yip

University of Kentucky

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Josephine Yu

Georgia Tech

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Shira Zerbib

Iowa State 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:

Tom Bohman

Carnegie Mellon University

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Chris Eur

Carnegie Mellon University

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Florian Frick

Carnegie Mellon University

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Penny Haxell

University of Waterloo

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Kiumars Kaveh

University of Pittsburgh

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Bob Krueger

Carnegie Mellon University

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Jinyoung Park

New York University

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Andrés Vindas Meléndez

Harvey Mudd College

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