RIKEN-IBS Joint Workshop on Mathematical Approaches to Nature: from High-energy Physics to Biology 2025
Overview
This workshop marks a collaborative workshop jointly organized by RIKEN (Japan) and the Institute for Basic Science (IBS, South Korea). The workshop aims to explore the unifying mathematical principles that underlie diverse natural phenomena—from the fundamental interactions governing the universe to the complex behaviors observed in living systems.
This inaugural workshop will serve as a pilot meeting, focusing mainly on theoretical and mathematical physics, including areas such as high-energy theory, particle physics, and cosmology. In addition, several talks from mathematics and theoretical biology will provide broader perspectives and help identify common conceptual frameworks across different disciplines.
In recent years, new mathematical and theoretical approaches have been driving progress in our understanding of both the micro- and macro-structure of nature. These developments illustrate the growing importance of cross-disciplinary perspectives, where ideas originating in physics often inspire methods in mathematics and biology, and vice versa.
By bringing together researchers from RIKEN, IBS, and related institutions, this workshop aims to initiate sustained collaboration between the two communities and to lay the foundation for future RIKEN–IBS Joint Workshops that will grow into a truly interdisciplinary series exploring the mathematical structures of nature.
Speakers
[RIKEN iTHEMS]
Shuntaro Aoki
Che-Yu Chen
Alvaro Pastor Gutierrez
Derek Inman
Puttarak Jai-akson
Christy Kelly
Amaury Micheli
Ryo Namba
Ryoko Oishi-Tomiyasu
Zhe Wang
Sungsik Kong
Gen Kurosawa
[IBS]
Sebastian Bahamonde
Boris Betancourt Kamenetskaia
Adil Jueid
Tomotaka Kuroda
Siyao Li
Fumiya Sano
Michiru Uwabo-Niibo
Shingo Gibo
Jaekyoung Kim
Organizers
Shuntaro Aoki (RIKEN iTHEMS), Gen Kurosawa (RIKEN iTHEMS), Ryo Namba (RIKEN iTHEMS), Yusuke Yamada (IBS), Masahide Yamaguchi (IBS), Yuto Yamamoto (RIKEN iTHEMS)
Hosted by
RIKEN (Japan), Institute for Basic Science (South Korea)
