The Lonely Runner Conjecture: From Early Insights to Current Trends and Future Directions
We are pleased to announce the workshop "The Lonely Runner Conjecture: From Early Insights to Current Trends and Future Directions," hosted at the University of Rostock, Germany, from October 6–9, 2026.
This workshop celebrates more than six decades of research on the Lonely Runner Conjecture. It aims to bridge past achievements with current developments, bringing together experts from across the mathematical spectrum, including:
- Diophantine Approximation
- Graph Coloring
- Geometry of Numbers
- Discrete Mathematics
- Additive Combinatorics
The program will feature a mix of survey and research talks, with significant time dedicated to discussion and collaborative problem sessions. We invite the community to join us in Rostock to explore the future directions of this fascinating problem.
Call for Participation
We welcome everybody interested in the workshop's topics to participate in the event. There is no participation fee, but it is necessary to register for the workshop before July 1, 2026.
Your registration is required to be done by filling out this form.
You can apply for limited travel funds for young researchers during the registration.
The deadline for funding applications is June 1, 2026.
Invited Speakers
- Matthias Beck (San Francisco State University, USA)
- Benjamin Bedert (University of Cambridge, UK)
- Sebastian Czerwiński (University of Zielona Góra, Poland)
- Daphne Der-Fen Liu (California State University, USA)
- Artūras Dubickas (Vilnius University, Lithuania)
- Luis Goddyn (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
- Noah Kravitz (University of Oxford, UK)
- Jérôme Renault (Toulouse School of Economics, France)
- Ludovic Rifford (Université Côte d'Azur, France)
- Francisco Santos (Universidad de Cantabria, Spain)
- Tanupat Trakulthongchai (University of Oxford, UK)
- Jörg Wills (Siegen, Germany)
Funding
Our workshop receives funding from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) via the priority programme SPP 2458 Combinatorial Synergies.