Summary: Conference on Relative Langlands Program
The “Conference on relative langlands program”, which is organized by Binyong Sun (Zhejiang University), Lei Zhang (National University of Singapore), Jia-Jun Ma (Xiamen University), Dongwen Liu (Zhejiang University) and Ning Li (Nankai University), was successfully held at Tianyuan Mathematics Research Center form August 10-August 16 2025.
Aim:
The workshop aimed to
1. To explore cutting-edge developments in local and global aspects of the Relative Langlands program;
2. To create opportunities for fostering collaboration across diverse research areas within the area;
3. To stimulate the formulation of new and significant open problems.
The main scope of the conference:
1. Branching problems over local and finite fields
2. Rankin-Selberg integrals and L-functions
3. Regularization of period integrals
4. Local descents
5. Intertwining periods
6. Hecke Algebra
Participants:
The workshop attracted 26 participants, including experts, postdoctoral researchers, and PhD students from institutions such as:
Beihang University
Beijing Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nankai University
National University of Singapore
Peking University
Sichuan University
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)
The University of Hong Kong
University of Minnesota
Xiamen University
Zhejiang University
Summary:
The workshop facilitated substantive academic discussions on the designated topics, thereby strengthening collaboration and intellectual exchange among participants. It proved highly productive, owing in part to the warm hospitality of the Tianyuan Center and the high-quality platform it provided for scholarly interaction. Several collaborative projects were initiated as direct outcomes of the conference.