University of California, Santa Barbara, July 20-25, 2025

Conference Location: McCune Conference Room, Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Room 6020

Recommended Reading: We recommend that all partipants read these passages prior to the workshop.

Schedule:

Time	M	T	W	Th	F
8:00-9:00am	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast
9:15-9:30am	Welcome
9:30-10:30am	Alex Cloninger Lecture 1 Brenier's Theorem & Optimal Transport Maps	Matt Jacobs Lecture 2 Barycenters via Linearized Optimal Transport	Tudor Manole Lecture 3 Statistical Estimation of Wasserstein Distances: Better Rates	Matt Jacobs Lecture 3 Signed Barycenters in Optimal Transport	Katy Craig Lecture 2 Dynamic Optimal Tranport: Vector Valued OT
10:30 - 11:00am	AM Coffee Introductions	AM Coffee Discussion of AM Lecture	AM Coffee Discussion of AM Lecture	AM Coffee Discussion of AM Lecture	AM Coffee Discussion of AM Lecture
11:00am-12:00pm	Matt Jacobs Lecture 1 Introduction to Measure Valued Regression	Alex Cloninger Lecture 2 Linearized Optimal Transport (LOT)	Alex Cloninger Lecture 3 LOT in Data Analysis, AdditionalSlides	Flash talks: Jethro Warnett, Connor Marrs, Yan Huang, Kyunghoo Mun	Optimal Transport Wiki and Further Open Problem Discussion
12:00-2:00pm	Lunch Introductions	Lunch Discussion of OT Research	Lunch Panel w/ Alex, Katy, Matt, and Tudor	Lunch Discussion of OT Research	Lunch Discussion of OT Research
2:00-3:00pm	Tudor Manole Lecture 1 Statistical Estimation of Wasserstein Distances: Lower Bounds, AdditionalSlides	Tudor Manole Lecture 2 Statistical Estimation of Wasserstein Distances: Upper Bounds	Flash talks: Max Emerick, Haosheng Zhou, Xinran Liu, Julie Zhu	Introduction of Open Problems
3:00-3:30pm	PM Coffee Introductions	PM Coffee Discussion of PM Lecture		PM Coffee Discussion of Open Problem Topics
3:30-4:30pm	Katy Craig Lecture 1 Dynamic Optimal Transport: Graphs	Flash talks: Sabrina Lin, Afiny Akdemir, Brandon Tam, Benjamin Faktor		Open Problem Discussion
5:30-6:30pm	Dinner	Dinner		Dinner

Travel Logistics

• Participants from outside California should fly into the Santa Barbara airport (SBA) by purchasing an economy ticket on a US air carrier, which can be reimbursed up to $600.
• UCSB is very close to the Santa Barbara airport, and you can use the SBMTD number 11 bus from the Santa Barbara airport to reach the accommodations. The bus comes approximately every 30 minutes, and the bus ride takes 10 minutes. Get off the bus at either the UCSB North Hall Outbound or El Colegio & Stadium. From these stops, it is approximately a 15 minute walk to the Manzanita Village dormitories. One ride ticket on the bus costs $1.75. They accept cash ($1 bills and quarters, no change return) and Visa/Mastercard credit cards.
• For the few participants who are instead flying into LAX, we recommend taking the Santa Barbara airbus to the final drop in Goleta. From there, it is best to take an Uber or Lyft to the Manzanita Village dormitories.
• Participants with a home institution inside of California should travel to UCSB by car, bus, or train, which can be reimbursed up to $150. We will provide a way for participants to self-organize into carpools. The Flix bus, Santa Barbara Airporter bus, and Amtrak Surfliner train are good options.

Lodging

• Lodging for participants begins at 12:00 PM on Sunday, July 20th, and ends at 2:00PM on Friday, July 25th.
• We have reserved a dedicated “house" in UCSB’s Manzanita Village for summer school participants. The dormitory will lodge two participants per room. Shared bathrooms are available on each floor. We will provide a way for participants to self-organize into preferred roommate pairs as the date gets closer.
• Participants can check in and check out at the main desk in Manzanita Village.
• At check in, participants will be provided with a key tag, which they will present in Carrillo Dining Commons for their breakfasts and dinners. (See conference schedule.)
• Bath towels, wash clothes, and bed linens will be provided.
• The dormitory is right on the ocean. We recommend that all participants bring a beach towel to go to the beach :).
• There is no air conditioning in the dormitory. However, since it is right on the ocean, it is typically cool at night.
• Take care to not have any open food in the dormitory, since this can attract ants.
• There are many shops within walking distance to purchase toiletries, such as toothpaste and shampoo, if needed.
• Wifi can be accessed through Eduroam or UCSB Wireless Web. To connect to the Wi-Fi, choose “UCSB Wireless Web” from the network options and select “Guest Registration” under the credential login. Once you register, you'll receive an SMS/text message with a username and password, which is enabled for a seven-day connection.
• The Manzanita Village front desk is staffed 24 hours a day and located in the Manzanita De Anza Resource Center. They can be reached at 805-893-6161. Please visit the front desk if you need to check out additional linens.
• Parking permits can be purchased through the Transportation and Parking Services ePermit site. (Only eligible for reimbursement for participants traveling within California.)
• Important rules and regulations for the Manzanita Village dormitory can be found here.

Meals

• See the above schedule for meals.
• Visitors to UCSB will have breakfasts and dinners in the Carrillo Dining Commons by presenting the key tag given to them at check in.
• Lunches will be provided at the conference venue.
• Please bring a reusable water bottle to stay hydrated.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Should I remember to bring a beach towel? Yes!
• Should I remember to bring a reusable water bottle? Yes!

Contact Information: Please contact us directly at optimal transport ucsb at gmail dot com if you have further questions.

Supported by UC Santa Barbara College of Letters and Sciences and NSF DMS 2145900 and 2400641.