With the continued monitoring of the COVID-19 situation, we came to the conclusion that it is best to postpone the next Free Boundary Problem conference to next year. While the restrictions are being lifted in Germany, there are still impediments to international travel and events in Berlin. The new dates are 13-17 September 2021, and the event shall still take place in the center of Berlin. We are looking forward to welcoming you in Berlin in September 2021!
We are still closely monitoring the situation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and expect to reach a decision, on whether to keep FBP in 2020 or to postpone the meeting to September 2021, soon. The deadlines for acceptance of contributions and the early bird moved into the future.
We are closely monitoring the evolution of the situation related to the COVID-19 outbreak. As of March 11, no restriction on events after July 20 have been put in place in Berlin or nationwide in Germany. Given the rapid evolution of the situation, we remain confident that the conference will proceed as planned in September.
The FBP 2020 will take place in Berlin in early September 2020.
With the continued monitoring of the COVID-19 situation, we came to the conclusion that it is best to postpone the next Free Boundary Problem conference to next year. While the restrictions are being lifted in Germany, there are still impediments to international travel and events in Berlin. The new dates are 13–17 September 2021, and the event shall still take place in the center of Berlin. We are looking forward to welcoming you in Berlin in September 2021!
The 15th International Conference on Free Boundary Problems: Theory and Applications 2020 (FBP 2020) will take place on the campus of the Humboldt University (HU) of Berlin, August 31–September 4, 2020. The FBP conference is a flagship event that brings together the free boundary/partial differential equation community and is organized every few years with the most recent preceding conferences in Shanghai (China, 2017), Cambridge (UK, 2014) and Chiemsee (Germany, 2012) after the historical beginnings of the conference series in Montecatini (Italy, 1981).
FBP 2020 is hosted by the Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics (WIAS) Berlin. The conference will feature plenary talks, mini-symposia, and contributed sessions.
A host of world-renowned cultural and research institutions, a thriving creative scene and a rich history make Berlin a popular place to live, work and travel. We invite researchers and practitioners working in the field of free boundary problems to join us and enjoy Berlin's convenient travel facilities, almost unlimited recreational possibilities, an open-minded and international atmosphere, and a lot of exciting mathematics in the late summer of 2020!
Chair of the Organizing Committee
Michael Hintermüller
We are closely monitoring the evolution of the situation related to the COVID-19 outbreak, and expect to reach a decision, on whether to keep FBP in 2020 or to postpone the meeting to September 2021, soon. The deadlines for acceptance of contributions and the early bird moved into the future.
Sören Bartels (U Freiburg) |
Andrea Bertozzi (UCLA) |
Lia Bronsard (McMaster U) |
Antonin Chambolle (Ecole Polytechnique) |
Qiang Du (Columbia U) |
Alessio Figalli (ETH Zurich) |
Irene Fonseca (Carnegie Mellon U) |
Barbara Niethammer (U Bonn) |
Xavier Ros-Oton (U Zurich) |
Robert Saye (Lawrence Berkeley Lab) |
Yoshihiro Tonegawa (Tokyo Institute of Technology) |
Enrique Zuazua (U Erlangen) |
Sören Bartels (U Freiburg) |
Andrea Bertozzi (UCLA) |
Lia Bronsard (McMaster U) |
Antonin Chambolle (Ecole Polytechnique) |
Qiang Du (Columbia U) |
Alessio Figalli (ETH Zurich) |
Irene Fonseca (Carnegie Mellon U) |
Barbara Niethammer (U Bonn) |
Xavier Ros-Oton (U Zurich) |
Robert Saye (Lawrence Berkeley Lab) |
Yoshihiro Tonegawa (Tokyo Institute of Technology) |
Enrique Zuazua (U Erlangen) |
Nonlocal free boundary problemsOrganizers: J.-F. Rodrigues, E. Valdinoci |
Phase field modelsOrganizers: E. Rocca, V. Styles |
Surface PDEsOrganizers: C. Venkataraman, T. Ranner |
Interfaces in fluidsOrganizers: H. Abels, H. Garcke, M. Wilke |
Stochastic free boundary problemsOrganizers: A. Djurdjevac, B. Gess, G. Grün |
Geometric problemsOrganizers: Y. Giga, M. Novaga |
Free boundary problems related to shapes and geometriesOrganizers: G. Buttazzo, E. Oudet |
Optimization and control of FBPsOrganizers: M. Hintermüller, M. Hinze |
Free boundary models in active matterOrganizers: L. Berlyand |
FBP in the life sciencesOrganizers: L. Berlyand, A. Friedman |
Free boundary problems in cell biologyOrganizers: C. Gräser, M. Röger |
UQ in free boundary problemsOrganizers: H. Harbrecht, M. D. Multerer |
Regularity of free boundariesOrganizers: H. Shahgholian, M. Smit Vega Garcia |
Asymptotic approaches to interface dynamicsOrganizers: J. King, JJL. Velazquez |
Numerical methods for geometric PDEsOrganizers: R. Nochetto, R. Nürnberg |
Numerical methods for surface-bulk problemsOrganizers: E. Bänsch, A. Reusken |
Nonlocal free boundary problemsOrganizers: J.-F. Rodrigues, E. Valdinoci |
Phase field modelsOrganizers: E. Rocca, V. Styles |
Surface PDEsOrganizers: C. Venkataraman, T. Ranner |
Interfaces in fluidsOrganizers: H. Abels, H. Garcke, M. Wilke |
Stochastic free boundary problemsOrganizers: A. Djurdjevac, B. Gess, G. Grün |
Geometric problemsOrganizers: Y. Giga, M. Novaga |
Free boundary problems related to shapes and geometriesOrganizers: G. Buttazzo, E. Oudet |
Optimization and control of FBPsOrganizers: M. Hintermüller, M. Hinze |
Free boundary models in active matterOrganizers: L. Berlyand |
FBP in the life sciencesOrganizers: L. Berlyand, A. Friedman |
Free boundary problems in cell biologyOrganizers: C. Gräser, M. Röger |
UQ in free boundary problemsOrganizers: H. Harbrecht, M. D. Multerer |
Regularity of free boundariesOrganizers: H. Shahgholian, M. Smit Vega Garcia |
Asymptotic approaches to interface dynamicsOrganizers: J. King, JJL. Velazquez |
Numerical methods for geometric PDEsOrganizers: R. Nochetto, R. Nürnberg |
Numerical methods for surface-bulk problemsOrganizers: E. Bänsch, A. Reusken |
The scientific program of the FBP 2020 is mainly made of mini-symposia. We ask those wishing to organize a mini-symposium to contact us at . Note that all talks in contributed mini-symposia will undergo a review process.
Organized mini-symposia will be scheduled in groups of four talks. The minimum number of talks in a session is thus four. You may also compose your mini-symposium of a multiple of four talks.
Please note that mini-symposium organizers are usually expected to participate in the conference, and will be assigned as session chairs during the conference.
Submit your contributed talks via the submission website. Please note that
If you have been invited to contribute a talk in one of the mini-symposium of the conference, please use the submission link given to you by the mini-symposium organizers.
| Mini-symposia talks | |
| Contributed talks | |
| Decisions on talks | postponed |
| registration postponed | registration postponed | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | EUR 250 | EUR 300 |
| Student | EUR 200 | EUR 250 |
The Humboldt University of Berlin (HU Berlin) is a research university located in the centre of Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1809 and opened in 1810, it became one of the most prestigious education institutions in Europe and has the distinction of pioneering the hugely influential Humboldtian model of higher education. The university is highly ranked especially in the natural sciences and is linked to major contributions in particular in physics. It has produced 55 Nobel prize winners and counts Albert Einstein, John von Neumann and Karl Weierstrass amongst its many notable alumni.
The Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics (WIAS) is a German research institute within the Leibniz Association with a long tradition. In 1946 it became a member of the German Academy of Sciences in Berlin, following the Prussian Academy of Sciences, which was founded by W.G. Leibniz in 1700.
The WIAS conducts project oriented research in applied mathematics with the aim of solving complex problems in technology, science and economy. The institute is located in the city centre of Berlin, and it hosts the permanent office of the International Mathematical Union (IMU).
