50 years in probability - A workshop in honor of Erwin Bolthausen

From Tuesday 9th of June 2026 to Thursday 11th of June 2026.

• Giuseppe Genovese, Albert Ludwigs Universität Freiburg
• Chiara Saffirio, Albert Ludwigs Universität Freiburg and Universität Basel
• David Belius, UniDistance Suisse

• Alessandra Cipriani, University College London
• Ofer Zeitouni, Weizmann Institute of Science / Courant Institute
• Rob van den Berg, CWI
• Giambattista Giacomin, Université Paris Cité / University of Padova
• Tadahisa Funaki, Beijing Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Applications (BIMSA)
• Noemi Kurt, Goethe Universität Frankfurt
• Frank den Hollander, Leiden University
• Bálint Tóth, Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics
• Shuta Nakajima, Kyushu University
• Gady Kozma, Weizmann Institute of Science
• Anton Bovier, University of Bonn
• Amir Dembo, Stanford University
• Beatrice de Tielliere, University Paris-Dauphine PSL
• Erich Baur, Berner Fachhochschule
• Jean-Pierre Eckmann, University of Geneva
   

The workshop is supported by :

• SERI (Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation)
• Swiss Mathematical Society
• Institute of Mathematics, University of Zurich

Brig is well-connected to major cities in Switzerland and abroad. There are direct train connections from/to Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Zürich, and Milano. The nearest airports are in Milano-Malpensa, Zürich, and Geneva.