KITP conference: Horizons in Quantum Gravity, Santa Barbara, USA

KITP conference “Horizons in Quantum Gravity” will take place Oct 25-28, 2027.

The gravitational path integral has become a practical tool for computing intrinsically quantum features of spacetime, including replica wormholes, Page curves, black hole entropy, spectral statistics, and near-extremal densities of states. At the same time, developments on supersymmetric indices, the Giant Graviton Expansion, fortuity, and BPS chaos have led to a rich set of precise probes of the microscopic Hilbert space of quantum gravity. This conference will focus on what this convergence teaches us more broadly about string theory and quantum gravity. The goal is to identify new directions towards a microscopic understanding of quantum black holes, applications to de Sitter horizons, and emergent Lorentzian spacetime dynamics beyond the large-N approximation.

For more information and to register please visit https://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/pathintegrals-c27 Registration deadline: July 18, 2027. (An associated KITP program, announced separately, will take place Sept 27-Dec 17, 2027.)