2026 IHES Summer School - Cosmological Correlators
de
lundi 6 juillet 2026 (08:30)
à
vendredi 17 juillet 2026 (17:00)
lundi 6 juillet 2026
08:30
Registration and Welcome coffee
Registration and Welcome coffee
08:30 - 09:00
09:00
Introduction to Cosmological Correlators - Lecture 1
-
Scott Melville
(
Queen Mary University of London
)
Introduction to Cosmological Correlators - Lecture 1
Scott Melville
(
Queen Mary University of London
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Break
Break
10:30 - 10:50
10:50
EFT of Open Systems - Lecture 1
-
Enrico Pajer
(
DAMTP, University of Cambridge
)
EFT of Open Systems - Lecture 1
Enrico Pajer
(
DAMTP, University of Cambridge
)
10:50 - 12:20
12:20
Lunch
Lunch
12:20 - 14:30
14:30
EFT of Open Systems - Lecture 2
-
Enrico Pajer
(
DAMTP, University of Cambridge
)
EFT of Open Systems - Lecture 2
Enrico Pajer
(
DAMTP, University of Cambridge
)
14:30 - 16:00
16:00
Break
Break
16:00 - 16:20
16:20
Gong Show - Students talks
Gong Show - Students talks
16:20 - 17:00
17:00
Discussion
Discussion
17:00 - 18:00
mardi 7 juillet 2026
09:00
Introduction to Cosmological Correlators - Lecture 2
-
Scott Melville
(
Queen Mary University of London
)
Introduction to Cosmological Correlators - Lecture 2
Scott Melville
(
Queen Mary University of London
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Break
Break
10:30 - 10:50
10:50
EFT of Open Systems - Lecture 3
-
Enrico Pajer
(
DAMTP, University of Cambridge
)
EFT of Open Systems - Lecture 3
Enrico Pajer
(
DAMTP, University of Cambridge
)
10:50 - 12:20
12:20
Lunch
Lunch
12:20 - 14:30
14:30
EFT of Open Systems - Lecture 4
-
Enrico Pajer
(
DAMTP, University of Cambridge
)
EFT of Open Systems - Lecture 4
Enrico Pajer
(
DAMTP, University of Cambridge
)
14:30 - 16:00
16:00
Break
Break
16:00 - 16:20
16:20
Gong Show - Students talks
Gong Show - Students talks
16:20 - 17:00
17:00
Discussion
Discussion
17:00 - 18:00
mercredi 8 juillet 2026
09:00
Introduction to Cosmological Correlators - Lecture 3
-
Scott Melville
(
Queen Mary University of London
)
Introduction to Cosmological Correlators - Lecture 3
Scott Melville
(
Queen Mary University of London
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Break
Break
10:30 - 10:50
10:50
Cosmological Bootstrap - Lecture 1
-
Massimo Taronna
(
University of Naples
)
Charlotte Sleight
(
University of Naples
)
Cosmological Bootstrap - Lecture 1
Massimo Taronna
(
University of Naples
)
Charlotte Sleight
(
University of Naples
)
10:50 - 12:20
12:20
Lunch
Lunch
12:20 - 14:30
14:30
Cosmological Bootstrap - Lecture 2
-
Massimo Taronna
(
University of Naples
)
Charlotte Sleight
(
University of Naples
)
Cosmological Bootstrap - Lecture 2
Massimo Taronna
(
University of Naples
)
Charlotte Sleight
(
University of Naples
)
14:30 - 16:00
16:00
Break
Break
16:00 - 16:20
16:20
Gong Show - Students talks
Gong Show - Students talks
16:20 - 17:00
17:00
Discussion
Discussion
17:00 - 18:00
jeudi 9 juillet 2026
09:00
EFT of LSS - Lecture 1
-
Matias Zaldarriaga
(
Institute for Advanced Study
)
EFT of LSS - Lecture 1
Matias Zaldarriaga
(
Institute for Advanced Study
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Break
Break
10:30 - 10:50
10:50
Introduction to Cosmological Correlators - Lecture 4
-
Scott Melville
(
Queen Mary University of London
)
Introduction to Cosmological Correlators - Lecture 4
Scott Melville
(
Queen Mary University of London
)
10:50 - 12:20
12:20
Lunch
Lunch
12:20 - 14:30
14:30
Cosmological Bootstrap - Lecture 3
-
Massimo Taronna
(
University of Naples
)
Charlotte Sleight
(
University of Naples
)
Cosmological Bootstrap - Lecture 3
Massimo Taronna
(
University of Naples
)
Charlotte Sleight
(
University of Naples
)
14:30 - 16:00
16:00
Break
Break
16:00 - 16:20
16:20
Gong Show - Students talks
Gong Show - Students talks
16:20 - 17:00
17:00
Discussion
Discussion
17:00 - 18:00
vendredi 10 juillet 2026
09:00
EFT of LSS - Lecture 2
-
Matias Zaldarriaga
(
Institute for Advanced Study
)
EFT of LSS - Lecture 2
Matias Zaldarriaga
(
Institute for Advanced Study
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Break
Break
10:30 - 10:50
10:50
Cosmological Bootstrap - Lecture 4
-
Charlotte Sleight
(
University of Naples
)
Massimo Taronna
(
University of Naples
)
Cosmological Bootstrap - Lecture 4
Charlotte Sleight
(
University of Naples
)
Massimo Taronna
(
University of Naples
)
10:50 - 12:20
12:20
Lunch
Lunch
12:20 - 14:30
14:30
Discussion / Q&A
Discussion / Q&A
14:30 - 16:00
16:00
Break
Break
16:00 - 16:20
16:20
Gong Show - Students talks
Gong Show - Students talks
16:20 - 17:00
17:00
Discussion
Discussion
17:00 - 18:00
samedi 11 juillet 2026
dimanche 12 juillet 2026
lundi 13 juillet 2026
09:00
EFT of LSS - Lecture 1
-
Marko Simonovic
(
Florence University
)
EFT of LSS - Lecture 1
Marko Simonovic
(
Florence University
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Break
Break
10:30 - 10:50
10:50
EFT of LSS - Lecture 2
-
Marko Simonovic
(
Florence University
)
EFT of LSS - Lecture 2
Marko Simonovic
(
Florence University
)
10:50 - 12:20
12:20
Lunch
Lunch
12:20 - 14:30
14:30
Positivity in Cosmology - Lecture 1
-
Andrew Tolley
(
Imperial College
)
Positivity in Cosmology - Lecture 1
Andrew Tolley
(
Imperial College
)
14:30 - 16:00
16:00
Break
Break
16:00 - 16:20
16:20
Positivity in Cosmology - Lecture 2
-
Andrew Tolley
(
Imperial College
)
Positivity in Cosmology - Lecture 2
Andrew Tolley
(
Imperial College
)
16:20 - 17:50
mardi 14 juillet 2026
mercredi 15 juillet 2026
09:00
Connecting Theory to Observations - Lecture 1
-
Scott Dodelson
(
Carnegie Mellon & Chicago Univeristy
)
Connecting Theory to Observations - Lecture 1
Scott Dodelson
(
Carnegie Mellon & Chicago Univeristy
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Break
Break
10:30 - 10:50
10:50
Connecting Theory to Observations - Lecture 2
-
Scott Dodelson
(
Carnegie Mellon & Chicago Univeristy
)
Connecting Theory to Observations - Lecture 2
Scott Dodelson
(
Carnegie Mellon & Chicago Univeristy
)
10:50 - 12:20
12:20
Lunch
Lunch
12:20 - 14:30
14:30
Positivity in Cosmology - Lecture 3
-
Andrew Tolley
(
Imperial College
)
Positivity in Cosmology - Lecture 3
Andrew Tolley
(
Imperial College
)
14:30 - 16:00
16:00
Break
Break
16:00 - 16:20
16:20
Quantum Gravity in de Sitter Space - Lecture 1
-
Dionysios Anninos
(
King's College London
)
Quantum Gravity in de Sitter Space - Lecture 1
Dionysios Anninos
(
King's College London
)
16:20 - 17:50
jeudi 16 juillet 2026
09:00
Quantum Gravity in de Sitter Space - Lecture 2
-
Dionysios Anninos
(
King's College London
)
Quantum Gravity in de Sitter Space - Lecture 2
Dionysios Anninos
(
King's College London
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Break
Break
10:30 - 10:50
10:50
BSM Meets Cosmological Correlators - Lecture 1
-
Raffaele D'Agnolo
(
IPhT, CEA & ENS Paris
)
BSM Meets Cosmological Correlators - Lecture 1
Raffaele D'Agnolo
(
IPhT, CEA & ENS Paris
)
10:50 - 12:20
12:20
Lunch
Lunch
12:20 - 14:30
14:30
Quantum Gravity in de Sitter Space - Lecture 3
-
Dionysios Anninos
(
King's College London
)
Quantum Gravity in de Sitter Space - Lecture 3
Dionysios Anninos
(
King's College London
)
14:30 - 16:00
16:00
Break
Break
16:00 - 16:20
16:20
BSM Meets Cosmological Correlators - Lecture 2
-
Raffaele D'Agnolo
(
IPhT, CEA & ENS Paris
)
BSM Meets Cosmological Correlators - Lecture 2
Raffaele D'Agnolo
(
IPhT, CEA & ENS Paris
)
16:20 - 17:50
vendredi 17 juillet 2026
09:00
BSM Meets Cosmological Correlators - Lecture 3
-
Raffaele D'Agnolo
(
IPhT, CEA & ENS Paris
)
BSM Meets Cosmological Correlators - Lecture 3
Raffaele D'Agnolo
(
IPhT, CEA & ENS Paris
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Break
Break
10:30 - 10:50
10:50
Discussion / Synthesis
Discussion / Synthesis
10:50 - 12:20
12:20
Lunch
Lunch
12:20 - 14:30
14:30
Closing Discussion
Closing Discussion
14:30 - 16:00