On February 5, 2026, the Minister of Education and Science Krasimir Valchev, visited the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IMI-BAS) to receive an overview of the development and achievements of the International Center for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS-Sofia).
The International Center for Mathematical Sciences – Sofia (ICMS-Sofia) hosts an international conference on Quantum Groups and Cluster Algebras between 15-19 December 2025 at the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The aim of this conference is to bring together researchers to share recent advances, promote further developments in the theory of Quantum Groups and Cluster Algebras, and to investigate their interactions and applications across mathematics and physics. Quantum groups and cluster algebras both provide frameworks for encoding algebraic and geometric structures arising in representation theory, geometry, and mathematical physics. Quantum groups, as deformations of universal enveloping algebras, capture generalized symmetries with rich categorical and representation-theoretic properties. On the other hand, Cluster algebras, introduced by Fomin and Zelevinsky, appear as important [...]
Workshop on Recent Developments in Modern Hodge Theory December 5 - 12, 2025, Room 403 of IMI - BAS This conference will survey some new results in modern Hodge theory and related topics. The conference is organized by ICMS Sofia, IMSA Miami and supported by Simons foundation. For the Programme and further information please visit: https://icms.bg/workshop-recent-developments-in-modern-hodge-theory/ On December 10th and 11th the workshop sessions will be held in Room 256 (Conference Room of IMI - BAS).
Seminar Details Speaker: Ludmil Katzarkov (ICMS, IMI-BAS, University of Miami) Title: Recent Advancements in the Theory of Atoms Date & Time: Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at 3:00 PM Place (In-Person): Room 403, IMI-BAS Online Attendance (Zoom) Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86497450517?pwd=39OtfySJ4SbhKihr1IpaIz32dD7iBp.1 Meeting ID: 864 9745 0517 Passcode: 181023 For further information, always keep track of our website: https://icms.bg/research-groups/theory-of-atoms/
Joint Seminar of Analysis, Geometry and Topology Department and International Center for Mathematical Sciences – Sofia (ICMS-Sofia) Concircularly Semi-Symmetric Metric Connection Miroslav Maksimović University of Priština in Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia, and Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria September 30, 2025, 11:00 h – room 403 Abstract. A concircularly semi-symmetric metric connection is a special class of semi-symmetric metric connection when its generator is a concircular vector. In this talk, we will present results on this connection on pseudo-Riemannian manifolds, and in particular, we will observe the application to Lorentzian manifolds and the theory of relativity. We demonstrate that a Lorentzian manifold reduces to a GRW space-time when the generator of the observed connection is a unit timelike vector. [...]
The International Center for Mathematical Sciences – Sofia (ICMS-Sofia) presents Recent Developments on Tropical Sandpiles and Related Subjects Tuesday, 23 September and Thursday, 25 September 2025 ICMS-Sofia, Room 403 and via Zoom You may find the details here: https://icms.bg/recent-developments-on-tropical-sandpiles-and-related-subjects/ In addition, we plan to have a “round table” meeting at room 378 on Wednesday, September 24, at 14:00, to openly exchange ideas while enjoying drinks and snacks.
The International Center for Mathematical Sciences – Sofia (ICMS-Sofia) presents Recent Developments on Tropical Sandpiles and Related Subjects Tuesday, 23 September and Thursday, 25 September 2025 ICMS-Sofia, Room 403 and via Zoom You may find the details here: https://icms.bg/recent-developments-on-tropical-sandpiles-and-related-subjects/ In addition, we plan to have a “round table” meeting at room 378 on Wednesday, September 24, at 14:00, to openly exchange ideas while enjoying drinks and snacks.
This international meeting is a testament to the strength of global academic partnerships and the growing role of ICMS-Sofia as a center for high-level mathematical research. The event reaffirms ICMS-Sofia’s mission to foster scientific excellence and international collaboration within the framework of IMSAC.
The International Center for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS-Sofia) at the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Institute for Mathematical Sciences of the Americas (IMSA) at the University of Miami are organizing the international conference Geometry at Large, which will be held in Burgas from August 11 to 14, 2025. Conference Programme
A joint meeting of the ICMS Seminar and the seminar "Analysis, geometry and topology" at IMI-BAS will be held next Tuesday, with a talk by Elia Fusi. The details are as follows. Tuesday, July 22-nd, 1:00 pm, room 403 of IMI-BAS. Elia Fusi, University of Torino. Special metrics in hypercomplex geometry Abstract:The existence of special hyperHermitian metrics plays an important role in the study of hypercomplex manifolds. In this talk, after a brief overview of the basic definitions in hypercomplex Geometry, we will discuss two of the main types of special metrics in the hypercomplex setting: quaternionic Gauduchon and strong HKT metrics. First of all, we will discuss sufficient and equivalent conditions for a quaternionic Gauduchon metric to exist. Afterwards, we will show that strong [...]
