Holographic Cosmology v2.0

The holographic principle provides an extraordinary new picture of quantum gravity and the universe. Ideas are gradually beginning to take shape on how concepts like holography (and other deep insights uncovered in the past two decades) may lead to new fundamental principles for cosmology. Undoubtedly new insights will emerge on long-standing fundamental issues in cosmology: the nature of the big-bang, the initial conditions and fate of the universe. However, these new approaches will most likely lead us in new directions and allow us to formulate the "right" questions. This informal workshop will bring together leading researchers working in cosmology, string theory and quantum gravity to exchange ideas on recent progress and discuss promising future directions.

Participants:

Niayesh Afshordi, Perimeter Institute
Andy Albrecht, Univresity of California, Davis
Richard Bond, CITA
Adam Brown, Princeton University
Alejandra Castro, McGill University
Keith Copsey, Perimeter Institute
Frederik Denef, Harvard University
Xi Dong, Stanford University
Mike Douglas, Stony Brook
Adrienne Erickcek, Perimeter Institute
Willy Fishler, University of Texas
Ben Freivogel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Daniel Gottesman, Perimeter Institute
Daniel Lord Harlow, Stanford University
Patrick Hayden, McGill University
Simeon Hellerman, Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe
Bart Horn, Stanford University
Matt Johnson, Perimeter Institute
Louis Leblond, Perimeter Institute
Stefan Leichenauer, University of California, Berkely
Hong Liu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Juan Maldacena, Institute for Advanced Study
Alex Maloney, McGill University
Rob Myers, Perimeter Institute
Daniel Park, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Guilherme Pimentel, Princeton University
Joe Polchinski, University of California, Santa Barbara
Yosdaniz Vazquez Ponce, Perimeter Institute
John Preskill, Caltech
Mark van Raamsdonk, University of British Columbia 
Michael Salem, Stanford University
Mehdi Saravani, Perimeter Institute
Yasuhiro Sekino, KEK
Sarah Shandera, Perimeter Institute
Steve Shenker, Stanford University
Eva Silverstein, Stanford University
Navin Sivanandam, The University of Texas at Austin
Lee Smolin, Perimeter Institute
Douglas Stanford, Stanford University
Leonard Susskind, Stanford University
Neil Turok, Perimeter Institute
Erik Verlinde, Utrecht University
Herman Verlinde, Princeton University
Alex Vilenkin, Tufts University
Alexandre Yale, Perimeter Institute
I Shen Yang, Columbia University