Fourth Annual
Joint Alabama-Florida Conference on Differential Equations, Dynamical Systems and Applications
The fourth JAF DEDS conference highlights topics partial differential equations including dynamics of nonlinear waves in dispersive and dissipative systems, long-term behavior of evolution equations, reaction-diffusion equations, pattern formation, and applied spectral theory.
- Dates: May 18-19, 2026
- Deadline: May 1, 2026 or until filled
- Location: Florida International University, MMC campus
- Cost: There is no fee to register.
How To Apply
Cost
There is no cost associated with registration but we encourage donations by those that can help support the conference.
Donations
We appreciate any donations as they are helping keep this conference free. It wouldn't be possible without your generous support.
Graduate Workshop (Pre-conference)
Junior mathematicians interested in the topics of the conference are encouraged to apply.
- Dates: May 15-17, 2026
- Registration Deadline: April 20, 2026 or until filled
- Registration Fee: $55 (reimbursable)
- Lodging: at the University Towers Complex on MMC (included with registration fee)
How to apply
In order to attend you must complete each of the following:
- Payment Portal
- Workshop Registration Form
- Conference Registration Form
- Auburn Reimbursement Form (required for reimbursement)
Mini-course Lecturers
University of Santiago, Chile
Water waves
Brown University
Solitons, Stability
Calvin University
Spectral Theory, Solitons
Conference Day Resources
- Day 1 begins at 8:00 AM and goes to 6:00 PM with an evening poster session.
- Day 2 begins at 8:00 AM and goes to 6:00 PM.
- Conference events will be held GL (green library), SASC (Student Academic Success Center), GC (Graham center), MARC (Managment and Research Center) and DM buildings, exact schedule TBD.
- There will be a poster session is tentatively planned in ASTRO 101 after the conference talks on Monday the 18th.
Directions and Accommodations
- If flying, either Miami International Airport (MIA) and Fort Lauderdale Airport (FLL) are recommended with MIA being preferred.
- The conference is held at the Modesto A. Maidique Campus (MMC).
- Accessibility information can be found through FIU's accessibility program.
- Please park in the Blue or Gold garages. Students will be staying at University Towers (UT) starting 5/15.
JAF Conference Keynote Speakers

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Brown University

University of California, Berkeley
University of Miami
Invited Speakers
- Montie Avery, Emory University
- Gong Chen, Georgia Tech
- Aslihan Demirkaya, Amazon
- Wen Feng, Sam Houston State University
- Anna Ghazaryan, Miami University (Ohio)
- Justin Holmer, Brown University
- Yuri Latushkin, University of Missouri
- Oussama Landoulsi, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
- Shu Liu, Florida State University
- Vahagn Manukian, Miami University (Ohio)
- Stanley Snelson, Florida Institute of Technology
- Atanas Stefanov, University of Alabama - Birmingham
- Maja Taskovic, Emory University
- Sam Walsh, University of Missouri
- Zhiyuan Katherine Zhang, Northeastern University
- TBA
Svetlana Roudenko
Professor
305-348-9979
sroudenko@fiu.edu
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Organizers
- Svetlana Roudenko, Florida International University, Mathematics and Statistics Department
- Ziad Musslimani, Florida State University (FSU), Mathematics Department
- Milena Stanislavova, University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB), Mathematics Department
- Selim Sukhtaiev, Auburn University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Graduate Student Assistant Organizers
Sponsors

- FIU CASE Deans Office
- Auburn University
- The generous donors that have donated at https://go.fiu.edu/donatemath
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