Recent & Upcoming Talks

2023

The geometry of random genus-0 hyperbolic surfaces via trees
Oct 3, 2023
CIRM workshop: Probability and Geometry in, on and of non-Euclidian spaces
Slides Video
Tree bijections and the geometry of random hyperbolic surfaces
Aug 3, 2023
OIST workshop: New trends of conformal theory from probability to gravity
Geometry of random planar maps and genus-0 hyperbolic surfaces
Jun 14, 2023
Geometry and spectra of random hyperbolic surfaces
Topological recursion of hyperbolic surfaces with tight boundaries
May 26, 2023
Algebra, geometry & mathematical physics seminar
Random geometry from probability theory to quantum gravity
Apr 1, 2023
NWO Physics 2023 - Focus session on Mathematical Physics
Enumeration of lattice walks by winding angle
Mar 6, 2023
Dutch Days of Combinatorics 2023
A combinatorial approach to random hyperbolic surfaces
Jan 19, 2023
IHP workshop Quantum Gravity and Random Geometry
Slides Video

2022

Tree bijections for hyperbolic surfaces with boundaries
Dec 12, 2022
Oberwolfach workshop Enumerative Combinatorics
Quantum Gravity and Random Geometry
May 23, 2022
3rd EPS Conference on Gravitation
Slides
A family of triangulated 3-spheres constructed from trees
May 13, 2022
Quantum & Gravity seminar
Random hyperbolic surfaces
Jan 18, 2022
CIRM workshop: Random geometry
Slides Video

2021

The search for universality in quantum gravity
Nov 8, 2021
HEP department seminar
Winding of simple walks on the square lattice
Jun 22, 2021
Lattice Paths, Combinatorics and Interactions
Slides Video

2020

Essentially irreducible maps and Weil-Petersson volumes
May 25, 2020
GT Combinatoire Énumérative et Algébrique, LaBRI, Bordeaux
Video
Essentially irreducible maps and Weil-Petersson volumes
May 15, 2020
Séminaire de Combinatoire de Lyon à l’ENS
Slides
Tree bijections for Riemann surfaces
Apr 1, 2020
Virtual Quantum Gravity Seminar
Slides

2019

Trees and fractal dimensions in 2d quantum gravity
Oct 31, 2019
Talk at Quantum Gravity and Quantum Geometry workshop
Slides
(a)typical career in academia
Oct 25, 2019
Career talk at the DRSTP PhD Day 2019
Scale invariance: from phase transitions to quantum spacetime
Sep 1, 2019
Opening academic year WiNSt 2019
Tree bijections for Riemann surfaces
Jul 5, 2019
Random Trees and Graphs Summer School
Geometry of random planar maps with high degrees
Apr 1, 2019
TU Delft Probability and Statistics Seminar
Trees as the building blocks of quantum geometry
Mar 22, 2019
National Seminar Theoretical High Energy Physics (THEP)

2018

Random Riemann Surfaces
Dec 12, 2018
QG Lunch seminar
Geometry of random planar maps
Dec 7, 2018
Mark Kac seminar
Slides
Geometry of two-dimensional quantum gravity coupled to O(n) loop models
Nov 7, 2018
Nagoya workshop on Physics and Mathematics of Discrete Geometries
Slides
Lattice walks & peeling of planar maps
Jul 17, 2018
Random Geometry follow up workshop
Slides
Nesting of loops on random maps versus winding of walks
Jul 3, 2018
IMS Annual meeting on Probability and Statistics - Vilnius
Lessons from the O(n) loop model on a random surface
Jun 21, 2018
Probability Day @ VU
Hidden rotational symmetry on the honeycomb lattice
Apr 26, 2018
Theory of Condensed Matter seminar
Hidden rotational symmetry on the lattice
Feb 28, 2018
Quantum Gravity lunch seminar
Geometry of random planar maps with high degrees
Feb 20, 2018
Applied Stochastics seminar
Random surfaces as a base camp in physics
Feb 2, 2018
Quantum Gravity seminar

2017

Nesting of Loops and Winding of Walks
Dec 18, 2017
mathematical physics seminar
Nesting of loops versus winding of walks
Oct 30, 2017
Probability seminar
Nesting of loops versus winding of walks
Oct 23, 2017
Dynamics on Random Graphs and Random Maps
Slides
Winding angles of simple walks on $\mathbb{Z}^2$
Sep 20, 2017
Lattice walks at the Interface of Algebra, Analysis and Combinatorics
Slides Video
Mini-course: Monte Carlo methods in dynamical triangulations
Jun 20, 2017
Making Quantum Gravity Computable,
Website
Elliptic functions count walks on the square lattice with winding
Jun 6, 2017
Computations and Proofs seminar
Mini-course: Peeling of random planar maps
May 15, 2017
Mini-school on Random Maps and the Gaussian Free Field
PDF
Winding of walks on the square lattice
Apr 28, 2017
Combinatorics seminar
On a connection between planar map combinatorics and lattice walks
Mar 10, 2017
Seminar at Laboratoire de Mathématiques et Physique Théorique
Winding of walks on the square lattice
Jan 25, 2017
Journées de combinatoire de Bordeaux
Slides
On a connection between planar map combinatorics and lattice walks
Jan 19, 2017
Workshop on Random maps and Dimer models
Slides

2016

Geometry of random planar maps with high degrees
Jun 7, 2016
Random trees and maps: probabilistic and combinatorial aspects
QMATH Quantum Lunch seminar
Apr 20, 2016
Quantum Lunch seminar
Random planar maps
Mar 17, 2016
outreach talk for students participating in a study trip organized by A-Eskwadraat
On the universality of 2d quantum gravity
Mar 7, 2016
Journal club seminar

2015

The peeling process on random planar maps with loops
Dec 3, 2015
Séminaire Philippe Flajolet
Slides
From random walks to loops on random planar maps
Nov 26, 2015
Probability seminar
The O(n) model on random surfaces
Jun 24, 2015
Journal club seminar
Peeling of infinite Boltzmann planar maps
Jun 12, 2015
20th Itzykson conference
Slides Video
Scaling constants and the lazy peeling of infinite Boltzmann planar maps
Apr 20, 2015
Random Planar Structures and Statistical Mechanics
Slides Video

2014

First-passage percolation on random planar maps
Sep 15, 2014
Probability on Trees and Planar Graphs
Slides Video
Fractal dimensions of 2d quantum gravity
Jan 6, 2014
Approaches to Quantum Gravity
Slides

2012

CDT and trees
Dec 14, 2012
CDT and Friends conference
Slides

2010

Having fun with cute little universes
Nov 30, 2010
PhD lunch seminar
Conformal trouble in quantum gravity
Feb 2, 2010
short talk at PhD School on Theoretical High Energy Physics

2009

Geometric observables in 2+1 dimensional quantum gravity
Jan 9, 2009
ENRAGE Young quantum gravity meeting