Seminar on Stochastic Processes 2027 

The Seminar on Stochastic Processes 2027 will take place Thursday, March 18 – Saturday, March 20, 2027 (Saturday is a half day) with tutorial lectures delivered on Wednesday, March 17, at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. This draft conference page is intended as an early announcement; many details, including speakers, registration logistics, and local arrangements, are still being finalized.

University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA March 18–20, 2027 Preliminary Announcement

Overview

The Seminar on Stochastic Processes is a long-running annual conference devoted to stochastic analysis, Markov processes, random growth, interacting particle systems, stochastic PDE, and other topics of current interest in probability theory. The 2027 meeting at USC is planned as a three-day conference with invited talks, opportunities for contributed posters, and time for discussion and interaction among researchers at all career stages.

This page is currently a placeholder-style conference website adapted for USC. A number of items below are listed as To Be Determined because the scientific program and local logistics are still under development.

Registration information — To Be Determined Program schedule — Preliminary outline Accommodations and local information — To Be Determined Campus and travel directions

Speakers and Organizing Information

Invited Speakers

  • Beatrice Acciaio (ETH Zurich)
  • Soumik Pal (U Washington)
  • Nizar Touzi (Ecole Polytechnique)
  • Ruth Williams (UCSD) -- Founders Lecture
  • To Be Determined

Tutorial Lectures

  • To Be Determined

Local Organizing Committee

  • Evgeni Dimitrov (USC)
  • Steven Heilman (USC)
  • Jianfeng Zhang (USC)
  • Yizhe Zhu (USC)

Scientific Committee

  • Louigi Addario-Berry (McGill)
  • Amarjit Budhiraja (UNC)
  • Sandra Cerrai (U Maryland)
  • Steve Evans (Berkeley)
  • Adrian Gonzalez Casanova Soberon (ASU)
  • Lea Popovic (Concordia)
  • Amber Puha (CSU San Marcos)
  • Kavita Ramanan (Brown)
  • Frederi Viens (Rice) [moderator]
    • Program status: speaker invitations, travel support details, and associated events such as poster sessions, tutorials, or an early-career panel are still under discussion.

    Registration and Participation

    Registration form: To Be Determined

    Funding information: To Be Determined

    Poster session: To Be Determined

    Lightning talks: To Be Determined

    We anticipate that graduate students, postdocs, and other early-career researchers will be encouraged to participate. More details on registration deadlines, possible travel support, and poster submissions will be posted when available.

    Preliminary Schedule

    This outline is provisional and intended only to indicate the general structure of the meeting.

    Thursday, March 18, 2027

    • Morning: Check-in, breakfast, and opening remarks
    • Morning invited lecture — To Be Determined
    • Late morning discussion / contributed activities — To Be Determined
    • Afternoon session — To Be Determined
    • Late afternoon community or open problems session — To Be Determined

    Friday, March 19, 2027

    • Morning invited lecture — To Be Determined
    • Coffee break and informal discussion
    • Late morning session — To Be Determined
    • Afternoon invited lecture — To Be Determined
    • Poster session / reception — To Be Determined

    Saturday, March 20, 2027

    • Morning invited lecture — To Be Determined
    • Coffee break
    • Late morning invited lecture — To Be Determined
    • Closing discussion and adjournment

    Accommodations and Local Information

    Lodging

    Hotel room blocks and conference rates: To Be Determined

    Recommended nearby lodging options: To Be Determined

    Campus Venue

    Primary lecture room(s): To Be Determined

    Poster session location: To Be Determined

    Reception / common gathering space: To Be Determined

    Local Information

    Restaurant recommendations and neighborhood suggestions: To Be Determined

    Weather in Los Angeles in March is typically mild, but participants should check forecasts closer to the conference date.

    Directions

    The University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California, near downtown Los Angeles and within reach of several major airports. Specific campus-building directions and parking instructions for the conference will be posted later.

    • By air: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR), and Long Beach Airport (LGB) may all be useful depending on itinerary.
    • By rail/transit: USC is accessible from the Los Angeles Metro system; precise transit recommendations will be added later.
    • By car: Parking instructions and any visitor parking information are To Be Determined.