Vision
The school fosters high-level collaboration between Turkish and Lebanese mathematical communities through a focused program on modular forms and neighboring areas in number theory.
About The School
Building a Regional Hub for Number Theory
Objectives
- Strengthen regional research networks
- Transfer advanced knowledge to graduate students
- Spark joint projects and future publications
Course 1
Introduction to Modular Forms
El Guindy
Course 2
Introduction to Algebraic Number Theory
Craig
Course 3
L-Series in Number Theory
Hamieh
Course 4
Introduction to Siegel Modular Forms
Kohnen
Lecture Plan
Daily Schedule
May 17, 2026
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Faculty
Speaker Profiles
William Craig
Course: Introduction to Algebraic Number Theory
Assistant professor at the United States Naval Academy, researching number theory and combinatorics with active work on partitions, modular and quasi-modular forms, and related arithmetic topics.
Ahmad El-Guindy
Course: Introduction to Modular Forms
Professor at University of Cairo and a number theorist with work on modular forms, period polynomials, and Drinfeld modules.
Alia Hamieh
Course: L-Series in Number Theory
Associate Professor at UNBC with research focusing on modular forms and special values and moments of L-functions in analytic number theory.
Winfried Kohnen
Course: Introduction to Siegel Modular Forms
Professor at University of Heidelberg and a leading specialist in modular and Siegel modular forms, with foundational contributions in the field.
Note: your schedule lists only the surname “Craig”; this page uses William Craig based on public number theory records and collaboration context with CAMS/AUB.
Registration
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Coordination
Coordinators and Organizing Committee
Local Coordinator
External Coordinator
Organizing Committee
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Name: Chien-Hua Chen
Institution: American University of Beirut
Email: cc45@aub.edu.lb -
Name: Kamal Khuri-Makdisi
Institution: American University of Beirut
Email: kmakdisi@aub.edu.lb -
Name: Hiba Hammoud
Institution: American University of Beirut
Email: bh47@aub.edu.lb -
Name: Jihad Touma
Institution: American University of Beirut
Email: jt00@aub.edu.lb
Local Committee
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Name: Alp Bassa
Institution: Boğaziçi University -
Name: Ayhan Dil
Institution: Akdeniz University -
Name: Mümün Can
Institution: Akdeniz University -
Name: Mehmet Cenkci
Institution: Akdeniz University -
Name: Nesrin Tutaş
Institution: Akdeniz University -
Name: Levent Kargın
Institution: Akdeniz University