The interplay of symbolic dynamics with algebra unfolds in a variety of ways, reflecting the overall richness of the fields. This includes the study of dynamical invariants like dimension groups, associated with the space of invariant measures, or Schützenberger groups, associated with the structure of free profinite semigroups; structural work on automorphism groups of symbolic systems, which also relate to semigroup theory via the construction of Ellis semigroups; relationships with subgroups of the free group, for instance via the theory of codes; cohomological methods linked with cocycles and coboundary, often applied to the study of continuous eigenvalues of symbolic systems; various results exploring the relationship between automatic sequences and power series over finite fields; algebraic methods used in the study of specific systems, like interval exchanges or hypercubic billiards; or the study of symbolic systems, particularly of finite type, over general classes of groups.
Venue: University of Porto, FCUP, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto
Date: 13.-17 July 2026
Registration: Register here
Note: Please make sure to complete all the requested information carefully. As indicated in the form, the number of participants is limited due to logistical constraints. Admission to the workshop is reserved due to space limitations.
List of confirmed speakers.
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Laurent Bartholdi | Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 & Institut Camille Jordan |
| Nicolas Bitar | Université de Picardie Jules-Verne |
| André da Cruz Carvalho | Universidade do Porto |
| Julien Cassaigne | Institut de Mathématiques de Luminy |
| Corentin Correia | Institut de Mathématiques de Jussieu |
| María Isabel Cortez | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile |
| Fabien Durand | Université de Picardie Jules-Verne |
| Bastian Espinoza | Université de Liège |
| Sébastien Ferenczi | Institut de Mathématiques de Marseille |
| France Gheeraert | Université Picardie Jules-Verne |
| Jarkko Kari | University of Turku |
| Toghrul Karimov | Max Planck Institute for Software Systems |
| Bryna Kra | Northwestern University |
| Martin Lustig | Aix-Marseille Université (AMU) |
| Dominique Perrin | Université Gustave Eiffel |
| Maria Pires de Carvalho | Universidade do Porto |
| Ville Salo | University of Turku |
| Scott Schmieding | Penn State University |
| Reem Yassawi | Mary Queen University of London |
Venue: University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal.
Wi-Fi: For guest/ visitor Wi-Fi, please ask the organizers on site to give you the login credentials.
Help:
There are plenty of buses that you can catch to reach FCUP. On Rua do Campo Alegre, there are 3 bus stations where you can get off: Gólgota (to Building FC1 or FC2/FC3); Planetário (Building FC4, FC5 anf FC6) and Casa das Artes (FC6).
For more information, please visit: www.stcp.pt
If you want to get to Porto by train, you should get off in one of two main stations: Campanhã or S. Bento.
If you get off at Campanhã, there are 2 means of public transport available to get to FCUP:
If you get off at S. Bento, you can also get to FCUP with 2 possible options:
For more information, please visit: www.cp.pt
FCUP is located in Pole 3 of the University of Porto (Polo Campo Algere)
If coming from North or East, you should follow the main collector road of VCI, towards Lisbon (Ponte da Arrábida) and exit in Campo Alegre.
If coming from South, follow the direction towards Ponte de Arrábida and exit in Campo Alegre (1st exit immediately after the bridge).
The workshop is a sequel to the special workshop held at the TCA Conference in Aveiro in 2024 under the same title, that you can find here .
This workshop is funded by the European Research Council DynAMiCs (ERC Synergy Grant: 101167561)
