Dear colleagues, We are happy to announce the 17th event in the series “Days in Probability and Statistical Physics”: A SPRING DAY IN PROBABILITY AND STATISTICAL PHYSICS 8 May 2026 University of Florence, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Viale Morgagni 67/a, Florence Speakers: Perla Sousi (University of Cambridge) will speak on: The cutoff phenomenon for random walks Laurent Miclo (Toulouse School of Economics) will speak on: On set-valued intertwining duality for Markov processes Each speaker will give a 45’ introductory lecture tailored for non-experts, followed by a 45’ more advanced seminar talk. Registration is free but mandatory for organization purposes. Please fill out this form by 3 May at the latest. Please feel free to share the announcement with those who may be interested, particularly young researchers. We look forward to seeing many of you. The organisers Luisa Andreis, Luca Avena, Gianmarco Bet, and Elia Bisi *************** More information, including abstracts, can be found at this link. The poster of the event can be viewed here. PROGRAM 10:30-11:00 Welcome coffee 11:00-11:45 Introductory lecture: Perla Sousi 11:45-12:15 Break 12:15-13:00 Seminar talk: Perla Sousi 13:00-14:30 Lunch 14:30-15:15 Introductory lecture: Laurent Miclo 15:15-15:45 Break 15:45-16:30 Seminar talk: Laurent Miclo ————————— Elia Bisi Assistant Professor (RTT) University of Florence Department of Mathematics & Computer Science Personal homepage Florence Probability group