2026 Simons Collaboration on Confinement and QCD Strings Workshop

18 May 2026, 09:00 → 20 May 2026, 14:30 America/New_York

MIT

Igor Klebanov (member@princeton.edu;alum@princeton.edu;employee@princeton.edu;affiliate@princeton.edu;faculty@princeton.edu), Phiala Shanahan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Ross Dempsey (MIT), Shu-Heng Shao (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Silviu Pufu (Princeton)

The 2026 Simons Collaboration on Confinement and QCD Strings Workshop will be hosted at MIT from May 18-20, 2026. The workshop will focus on recent advances in our understanding of non-perturbative quantum field theory and confinement, bringing together a broad range of perspectives.

Registration is currently open. Helpful tips on travel and accomodations can be found here.

Monday, 18 May

09:00 → 09:20 Introduction

09:20 → 10:00 Talks

10:00 → 10:40 Coffee

10:40 → 12:00 Talks

12:00 → 13:30 Lunch

13:30 → 15:30 Talks

15:30 → 16:10 Coffee

16:10 → 17:30 Talks

Tuesday, 19 May

09:20 → 10:00 Talks

10:00 → 10:40 Coffee

10:40 → 12:00 Talks

12:00 → 13:30 Lunch

13:30 → 15:30 Talks

15:30 → 16:10 Coffee

16:10 → 17:10 Talks: Flash talks

18:30 → 21:30 Workshop dinner

Wednesday, 20 May

09:00 → 11:00 Talks

11:00 → 11:30 Coffee

11:30 → 12:50 Talks

12:50 → 14:20 Lunch