CRC Day on Optimal Transport
14 December 2026, Weierstrass Institute, Berlin
Venue
The workshop will take place in the ESH Lecture Room on the ground floor of the main building of the Weierstrass Institute.
- Address: Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Str. 39, 10117 Berlin.
- Further details on how to get to WIAS can be found here.
Overview
This one-day workshop is devoted to optimal transport theory and its applications and will bring together leading researchers in the field. It will take place immediately after the Berlin-Oxford Meeting, providing a natural bridge between the two events. It is also a continuation of the spring 2026 workshop Optimal Transport and Noise: OT meets SPDEs.
Invited plenary speakers
- Yann Brenier (CNRS and Université Paris-Saclay)
- Rama Cont (University of Oxford)
- Virginie Ehrlacher (École des Ponts ParisTech)
- Armand Ley (University of Vienna)
- Gabriele Steidl (TU Berlin)
Organizers
- Oleg Butkovsky (HU and WIAS Berlin)
- Peter Friz (TU and WIAS Berlin)
- Helena Kremp (TU and WIAS Berlin)
- Matthias Liero (WIAS Berlin)
Registration
There is no registration fee. Registration details will be announced later.
Lunch
The lunch is self-organized. We recommend the following options, which we love very much!- Chupenga Burritos & Salads - Mexican food, very close to WIAS
- BLESS Restaurant - Asian place, good lunch deals, just in front of WIAS
- Baba Orient - Turkish place #1: home-made style food, meat, around 10 min walk
- Mix and Match by Seven Coffee - Turkish place #2: salads, falafel, and quiches, ~9 min walk
- Huong Sen - Vietnamese place #1, close to the Turkish place, ~10 min walk
- Huong Lua - Vietnamese place #2, ~15 min walk
- Câfe 4YOU - Eastern European food, very good borscht!, ~7 min walk
Accessibility
The venue is wheelchair accessible by appointment. Please inform us in advance of any specific accessibility requirements.
Contact and further information
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions.Email: otday2026@wias-berlin.de


