25 may 2026 - 29 may 2026   [open in google calendar]

Vason, Monte Bondone (Trento)

A five-day intensive meeting on Mathematics at the core of today’s Machine Learning research frontiers

The advanced school on Mathematical Foundations of Machine Learning - MFML2026 is an intensive meeting designed for graduate students, early-career researchers, and mathematically oriented practitioners interested in the rigorous ideas underlying modern machine learning.
Funded by INDAM, CIRM – Centro Internazionale per la Ricerca Matematica, and the ERC project Optimal Transport and Metric Structures for Evolution Problems, the school will take place in the mountain resort of Monte Bondone (Vason, Trento), at Hotel Montana, providing an ideal environment for focused scientific activity and interaction.

Lecturers:
Lénaïc Chizat (EPFL)
Nicolás García-Trillos (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
Guido Montúfar (UCLA -- MPI Leipzig)
Enrique Zuazua (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg)

Application:
Participation is free of charge, but application is required due to limited capacity.
The final deadline for all applications is March 1, 2026.

Financial Support:
A limited number of grants are available to cover living expenses for the entire duration of the school, including accommodation at the Hotel Montana in a shared double room.
Applicants requesting financial support must submit their application by February 1, 2026, including a link to their CV and the name and contact information of one referee, who should send the reference letter separately by email to mfml.maths@unitn.it by the same deadline (February 1, 2026)

For programme details, updates and practical information, please refer to the official MFML 2026 website.

Organizers: Gian Paolo Leonardi, Giuseppe Savaré.

Speakers: Lénaïc Chizat, Nicolas Garcia Trillos, Guido Montúfar, Enrique Zuazua.

• School website
• Application