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

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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