Program

Artin groups and arrangements are closely connected research areas at the crossroads of algebra, geometry and combinatorics. Recent progress on classical problems and the development of new techniques has led to intense activity both internally and in connection with adjacent research areas. Our program will build upon recent breakthroughs, address foundational questions and foster exchange between experts. We aim at strengthening the emerging connections with other research areas and encouraging junior researchers to engage with this broader landscape. In addition to Artin groups and hyperplane arrangements, topics of interest of the program will include relevant aspects of Coxeter groups and root systems, configuration spaces and arrangements of hypersurfaces, algebraic geometry and singularity theory, matroid theory and algebraic combinatorics, algebraic and combinatorial topology, homotopy theory and triangulated categories, Garside theory and nonpositive curvature.