1) Automorphic L-functions: the Langlands-Shahidi method, the Rankin-Selberg method, Braverman-Kazhdan-Ng\^o proposal, and others.
2) Automorphic descents and other explicit constructions in the theory of automorphic representations.
3) Endoscopy and its refinement: local and global aspects.
4) Various theta functions and the problems related to the Siegel-Weil formula.
Participants are highly encouraged to study the research papers related to the above topics and bring your own questions for lectures and discussions.Dihua Jiang, Baiying Liu, Freydoon Shahidi, Lei Zhang
Lectures on the Orbit Method by A. A. Kirillov
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