Dear all,

We are pleased to announce the upcoming research school “Random Walks: Applications and Interaction”. It will take place at CIRM (Marseille) during the week of January 19–23, 2026.

The program will include: - 3 mini-courses by Alessandra Faggionato* (Università La Sapienza), Irina Ignatouk-Robert (University of Cergy), and Daniel Kious (University of Bath); - 6 research talks by Amine Asselah (Université Paris-Est Créteil), Oriane Blondel (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1), Satya Majumdar (Université Paris-Saclay), Leonardo Rolla (University of São Paulo), Perla Sousi (Cambridge), and Dalia Terhesiu (University of Leiden); - Short presentations by participants.

The goal of this research school is to provide an overview of recent advances in the study of random walks and their applications, in particular in relation to potential theory, statistical mechanics, and processes with reinforcement. We wish to bring together communities from different fields to foster interdisciplinary exchange. The mini-courses and research talks will cover a wide range of topics and will be primarily aimed towards young researchers.

We warmly invite interested participants to apply (pre-register) on the conference website before *September 30, 2025*: 👉 https://conferences.cirm-math.fr/3451.html Accommodation costs will likely be covered by the conference organization (subject to availability).

Please feel free to share this announcement, especially among PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, and other early-career scientists in your network.

Best regards, Quentin Berger, Francesca Cottini, Cécile Mailler, Kilian Raschel

*to be confirmed