WICA IV

The workshop WICA IV – ICMS will be held July 20-24, 2026 at the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS) in Edinburgh, Scotland. All program participants should hold a PhD or equivalent degree by the time the workshop takes place. More information can be found on the workshop website.

Workshop participants will participate in one of three types of working groups during the week.

• Traditional groups: There will be two research groups in the by-now-traditional WICA format, each with group leaders who have been recruited in advance of this announcement by workshop organizers.
• Proposed research groups: only three research groups will run during the workshop, selected based on applicant interests, though there are 5 such groups to choose from.
• Research dialogue groups: There will be two groups, each with four to six participants, who will work together to learn background material on topics on which they are not yet experts. The goals in these groups will be to build working relationships and lay the foundation for future research collaborations. There is no expectation that these groups will continue beyond the week of the workshop itself.

Funding is available through ICMS and from a gift from Jane Street Capital to cover participants’ local expenses.  We are in the process of seeking sources of funding to defray the costs of participant travel; there is no guarantee that such funding will be obtainable.  Additionally, there may be a 150 GBP registration fee.

If you have questions about the workshop, please email the workshop organizers, Susan Cooper, Elena Guardo, Sema Güntürkün, and Patricia Klein.