Workshop on Optimal Stopping and Its Applications
(14-15 September, 2026)
The University of Manchester
The Department of Mathematics at the University of Manchester will host a two-day workshop on Optimal Stopping, featuring 12 invited talks and opportunities for poster presentations. A central aim of the workshop is to support UK early‑career researchers and PhD students by providing access to current research trends, opportunities to present their work, and direct interaction with established experts.
Invited speakers
- Goran Peskir (The University of Manchester)
- David Hobson (University of Warwick)
- John Moriarty (Queen Mary University of London)
- Miryana Grigorova (University of Warwick)
- Yuqiong Wang (University of Michigan)
- Alexander Cox (University of Bath)
- Saul Jacka (University of Warwick)
- Philip Ernst (Imperial College London)
- David Saunders (University of Waterloo)
- Sören Christensen (Christian-Albrechts University Kiel)
- Jesper Pedersen (University of Copenhagen)
Location
The meeting will take place in the Department of Mathematics of the University of Manchester.
Alan Turing Building is building 46 on the Campus Map. For more details on reaching the venue, please see Maps and Travel.
The room has stepless access.
Programme
| Time | 14 September | 15 September |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Registration & coffee | |
| 09:45 | Opening | |
| 10:00 | Speaker 1 | Speaker 7 |
| 10:35 | Speaker 2 | Speaker 8 |
| 11:10 | Coffee break | Coffee break |
| 11:40 | Speaker 3 | Speaker 9 |
| 12:15 | Speaker 4 | Speaker 10 |
| 12:50 | Lunch | Lunch |
| 15:00 | Speaker 5 | Speaker 11 |
| 15:35 | Speaker 6 | Speaker 12 |
| 16:10 | Break | |
| 17:00 | Wine reception & posters |
Abstracts
Abstracts(in progress)Registration
Registration is free but mandatory. To register, please follow the link Registration . Please note that the number of places is limited.
Contact
The local organising committee is:
- Jose Pedraza Ramirez (University of Manchester)
- Peter Johnson (University of Manchester)
- Huy Chau (University of Manchester)
If you have any questions, please email the organising committee .
This meeting is partially funded by the London Mathematical Society .
