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Quantum Universe 2025, October 27-31, 2025 in Avellino

The conference aims to bring together researchers from particle physics, gravitational physics, cosmology, and quantum mechanics. Modern physics faces several unresolved issues, from puzzles in theoretical particle physics (e.g. hierarchy problem, Grand Unification) to experimental anomalies (e.g. muon g-2, neutron lifetime), and questions surrounding dark matter, dark energy, quantum gravity, and the foundations of quantum mechanics. These branches are more interconnected than ever, with breakthroughs in one area often providing solutions in others. The conference will offer a platform for interdisciplinary collaboration, allowing experts to share insights across these fields.

Proceedings of QU2025 will be published in International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics (IJGMMP)

The event will take place in Avellino at the Borbonic Prison, a significant historical and architectural landmark in the city center. Built in the early 19th century during the Bourbon rule, the structure reflects neoclassical design principles and has served various functions over time, preserving its historical essence.

The conference fee is €350, which includes a welcome aperitif, lunches, a welcome kit, the social dinner, and the proceedings. This reduced fee is available until July 31. After this date, registration will still be possible, but the fee will increase to €450.
Avellino

Nestled in the heart of the Campania region, Avellino is a city of rich historical and cultural significance, surrounded by the rolling hills of Irpinia. Known for its deep-rooted traditions and vibrant local identity, Avellino blends historical heritage with a dynamic modern character. The city’s historic center features notable landmarks such as the 12th-century Clock Tower and the neoclassical Cathedral of the Assumption.

Avellino is also a gateway to the scenic landscapes and renowned wineries of Irpinia, a region celebrated for its fine wines, including Taurasi, Greco di Tufo, and Fiano di Avellino. Its proximity to important cultural and archaeological sites, such as Benevento and Salerno, enhances its appeal as a destination. With its rich gastronomy, strong artisan traditions, and lively cultural scene, Avellino offers a unique combination of history, nature, and enogastronomic excellence in southern Italy.

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Multi-Messenger Astrophysics in the Dynamic Universe, January 26 – February 27, 2026 at YITP Kyoto University

Astrophysics has finally entered a new era, transitioning from the multi-wavelength observation approach of the 20th century to the era of multi-messenger observations. The discovery of the binary neutron star merger event GW170817 in 2017 marked the beginning of this shift, as it was first detected through a gravitational wave and gamma-ray burst, followed by electromagnetic counterparts observed across various wavelengths, including X-ray, optical, infrared, and radio. In addition to gravitational waves, significant advancements have also been made in other multi-messenger signals, such as high-energy neutrinos and high-energy gamma rays. Traditional X-ray, optical, infrared, and radio observations are not only achieving higher sensitivities but are also making great strides in discovery science through time-domain astronomy, focusing on transient events.

The progress in multi-messenger astrophysics is unveiling the dynamic universe shaped by the evolution to black holes. Long-standing fundamental questions — such as the evolution of stars and galaxies, the mechanisms behind jet and particle acceleration, and the origin of elements — are seeing substantial advancements. At the same time, new mysteries are emerging as we deepen our understanding of the final fate of gravitational energy. These developments are also driving progress in cosmology and fundamental physics.

In this long-term workshop, we invite leading researchers from around the world to engage in in-depth discussions on the following key topics in astrophysics.

Compact star mergers and gravitational waves Gamma-ray bursts, supernovae and kilonovae Supermassive black holes, tidal disruption events and QPEs High-energy gamma-rays and neutrinos Fast radio bursts and magnetars Origin of binary black holes and neutron stars Population III stars and galaxies Related topics

During the workshop, participants stay at YITP with desks and other facilities. They can engage in extensive discussions with fellow participants in the relaxed atmosphere of Kyoto.


Schedule & Venue

Start: January 26 Close: February 27, 2026 Panasonic Auditorium, Yukawa Hall, Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Invited Speakers

(* to be confirmed)
1st week (Jan. 26-30: GRB, Magnetar, FRB)

*Jonathan Granot (ARCO) Gavin P. Lamb (Liverpool John Moores)

, and more.
2nd week (Feb. 2-6: Frontier in computational relativistic astrophysics and its applications)

Workshop days: Feb. 4-6 or 5-6 *Migual Angel Aloy (Valencia) Tim Dietrich (Potsdam/AEI) Oliver Just (GSI) Elias Most (Caltech) Albino Perego (Trento) David Radice (Penn State) Irene Tamborra (NBI) Meng-Ru Wu (Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

, and more.
3rd week (Feb. 9-13: YKIS2026a)

Almudena Arcones (TU Darmstadt) Zhen Cao (IHEP) Kareem J. El-Badry (Caltech) Anna Y.Q. Ho (Cornell) *Erin Kara (MIT) Victoria Kaspi (McGill) Ilya Mandel (Monash) *Raffaella Margutti (UC Berkeley) Ehud Nakar (Tel Aviv) Smadar Naoz (UCLA) Anatoly Spitkovsky (Princeton) Todd A. Thompson (Ohio) Salvatore Vitale (MIT) Eli Waxman (Weizmann) Shigeru Yoshida (Chiba) Weimin Yuan (NAOC) Bing Zhang (UNLV)

, and more.
4th week (Feb. 16-20: Transient astronomy and cosmology)
5th week (Feb. 24-27: SMBH, TDE, Gamma-ray, Neutrino)

*Ke Fang (Wisconsin-Madison)

Organizers
Scientific advisory committee

Almudena Arcones (TU Darmstadt), Selma E. de Mink (MPA), Kenta Hotokezaka (U. Tokyo), Kunihito Ioka (YITP, chair), Raffaella Margutti (UC Berkeley), Kohta Murase (Penn State/YITP), Smadar Naoz (UCLA), Masaru Shibata (AEI/YITP), Anatoly Spitkovsky (Princeton), Masaomi Tanaka (Tohoku), Takahiro Tanaka (Kyoto), Todd A. Thompson (Ohio), Eli Waxman (Weizmann), Bing Zhang (UNLV)
Local organizing committee

Katsuki Aoki (YITP), Antonio De Felice (YITP), Sho Fujibayashi (Tohoku), Takashi Hosokawa (Kyoto), Kenta Hotokezaka (U. Tokyo), Kunihito Ioka (YITP, chair), Masanori Iwamoto (YITP), Shoma Kamijima (YITP), Kazumi Kashiyama (Tohoku), Kenta Kiuchi (AEI), Riku Kuze (YITP), Keiichi Maeda (Kyoto), Tatsuya Matsumoto (Kyoto), Shinji Mukohyama (YITP), Kohta Murase (Penn State), Atsushi Naruko (Gunma College), Yoko Oya (YITP), Yu-ichiro Sekiguchi (Toho), Masaru Shibata (AEI/YITP), Kaoru Sugimoto (YITP), Yuki Takei (YITP), Atsushi Taruya (YITP)

Long-term Workshop Website

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GW session at TeVPA, November 3-7 2025 in Valencia

TeVPA is an international conference focused on the field of Particle Astrophysics, covering exciting and timely topics such as cosmic ray physics, gamma-ray astronomy, neutrino astronomy, cosmology, dark matter searches, gravitational waves, and connections to particle physics. Plenary and parallel sessions will be devoted to explore the current status and the future perspectives of these topics. This year the conference will take place in Valencia, Spain, where we will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the series, initiated in Fermilab in 2005.

The meeting will take place at the Bancaja Foundation, an emblematic building of the city of Valencia, and at the ADEIT Foundation, the University-Enterprise Foundation of the University of Valencia.

Please, note that registration in both sites, indico and ADEIT, is required. Fee payment and social program are managed from the ADEIT site. The fee includes conference materials, coffee breaks, lunches from Monday (Nov 3) thru Thursday (Nov 6), reception cocktail on Monday (Nov 3) and gala dinner on Thursday (Nov 6).

Important dates

JUNE 30: Deadline for abstract submission
JULY 31: Abstracts selection
AUGUST 22: Deadline for early registration fee (400€)
OCTOBER 5: Deadline for late registration fee (450€)

Conference Website

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LISA Consortium kick-off meeting June 26

With the adoption of the LISA mission by the European Space Agency, the scientific community is organizing itself into a revitalized LISA Consortium. To celebrate this transition and to begin organizing the scientific and engineering community around the exciting work needed to bring LISA to fruition, you are warmly invited to an online kick-off meeting that aims to bring together long-time LISA community members and people new to the LISA effort.

The evolved LISA Consortium kick-off meeting will be on June 26 at UTC 13:00-16:00 via zoom (the link will be available about a week before the meeting).

The meeting is open to all interested people regardless of consortium membership status and aims to share the evolution of the consortium structure and membership with brief presentations from the working groups. It will also present the wider LISA landscape, status of the mission, new consortium governance, and interaction with ESA, NASA, and the LISA Science Team. There will be ample time for Q&A.

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XIV International Conference on New Frontiers in Physics 2025, July 17-31, Crete

The International Conference on New Frontiers in Physics aims to promote scientific exchange and the development of novel ideas in science, with a particular emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration. The conference will bring together experts from around the world, as well as promising young scientists working on experimental and theoretical aspects of particle, nuclear, heavy ion, and astroparticle physics and cosmology, along with colleagues from other disciplines, such as solid-state physics, mathematics, mathematical physics, quantum optics, and more.

The conference will be hosted at the Conference Center of the Orthodox Academy of Crete (OAC), which is situated in an exceptionally beautiful location just a few meters from the Mediterranean Sea.

Arrival day: Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Departure day: Friday, 1 August 2025

Conference Website

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3rd TVLBAI Workshop, August 20-22, 2025 in Hannover

The 3rd Terrestrial Very-Long-Baseline Atom Interferometry (TVLBAI) workshop follows the formation of the TVLBAI Proto-Collaboration and will focus on discussing the technology and physics drivers for large-scale Atom Interferometry as well as establishing a comprehensive roadmap. The primary objectives are to bring together researchers from diverse institutions and
communities, foster strategic discussions, and develop a pathway towards Funding for Terrestrial Very-Long Baseline Atom Interferometer projects expected to become operational in the mid-2030s.

In this third iteration of the TVLBAI workshop, we are gathering in Hannover,
providing an opportunity to visit the newly established and now operational 10m
VLBAI facility. In addition to the VLBAI visits, we are offering lab tours within the
Institute of Quantum Optics and the Einstein Elevator.

Building on the success of the last two editions, this workshop will cultivate a
strong sense of community among participants. It will help to establish a
supportive network of experts and enthusiasts ready to advance the field of atom
interferometry from all over the world.

International Organisation Committee:

Gianluigi Arduini, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
Kai Bongs, DLR Institute for Quantum Technologies, Germany
Philippe Bouyer, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Diego Blas, Institut de Física d’Altes Energies, Spain
Oliver Buchmueller, Imperial College London, UK
Sergio Calatroni, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
Benjamin Canuel, CNRS, Institut d’Optique Graduate School, France
Marilù Chiofalo, University of Pisa and INFN Pisa, Italy
Fabio Di Pumpo, University of Ulm, Germany
Michael Doser, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
John Ellis, King’s College London, UK
Naceur Gaaloul, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
Jason Hogan, Stanford University, US
Peter Knight, Imperial College London, UK
Timothy Kovachy, Northwestern University, US
Ernst Rasel, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
Ulrich Schneider, University of Cambridge, UK
Guglielmo Tino, University of Florence and LENS, Italy
Wolf von Klitzing, IESL-FORTH, Greece
Mingsheng Zhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, China

Local Organisation Committee:

Elina Fuchs, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
Naceur Gaaloul, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
Klemens Hammerer, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
Michèle Heurs, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
Jürgen Müller, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
Maria Alessandra Papa, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
Ernst Maria Rasel, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
Dennis Schlippert, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
Michael Werner, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany

Workshop Website

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GWPAW 2025, December 1-4 in Atlanta

Be part of a global gathering of gravitational-wave scientists, researchers, and enthusiasts at GWPAW 2025, hosted at Georgia Tech’s Exhibition Hall Midtown from December 1–4, 2025.

Location:
Georgia Tech – Exhibition Hall Midtown
311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332

Key Dates to Remember:

  • June 15, 2025 – Registration and abstract submission open
  • August 1, 2025 – Abstract submission deadline
  • August 31, 2025 – Notification of accepted abstracts
  • September 20, 2025 – Early bird registration closes
  • November 19, 2025 – General registration closes
  • December 1–4, 2025 – Conference

Topics Covered Include:

  • LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA results
  • Pulsar Timing Arrays
  • Multi-messenger and multi-band GW astrophysics
  • AI/ML in GW science
  • Tests of general relativity
  • Extreme matter, compact objects, and more!

Questions?
Contact us at:GWPAW2025(at)gatech.edu


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SN2025gw: First IGWN Symposium on Core Collapse Supernova Gravitational Wave Theory and Detection, July 21-25 2025, Warsaw

The LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA Collaboration invites the core-collapse supernova (CCSN) astronomy and astrophysics community for a 5-day Symposium on July 21–25, 2025, at the University of Warsaw, Poland. CCSNe are among the most violent explosions known to occur in the Universe, and the next Galactic or near-extra-Galactic exploding massive star will be one of the most interesting, and most important, astronomical events of the century. This Symposium aims to bring CCSN experts together to address how to maximize the scientific potential of the first detection of core collapse supernova gravitational waves (GWs). The Symposium hopes to bring together GW astronomers and CCSN modelers, as well as neutrino and nuclear theorists, neutrino astronomers, and astronomers across the electromagnetic spectrum.

The sensitivity of GW detectors and progress on CCSN modeling are unprecedented, and we expect them to further advance in the coming years. A joint effort across communities has great potential to fully utilize these advances for CCSN GW discovery. Each day, we will host (before lunch) a set of lectures on one of the key topics listed below, to establish a common understanding and a common language. Moreover, each day (after lunch) will also include invited and contributed talks, as well as discussion. The focus topics of the Symposium are:

Day 1: CCSN Theory
Day 2: CCSN Gravitational Wave Detection and Parameter Estimation
Day 3: CCSN Neutrino Detection
Day 4: CCSNe across the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Day 5: CCSNe over the Next Ten Years

The proceedings of the Symposium will be published in a special issue of Classical and Quantum Gravity. We hope the proceedings will serve as a reference for students, postdocs, and faculty in, or entering, the field, serve to capture the current state of core collapse supernova gravitational wave astronomy and astrophysics, outline lessons learned, and provide recommendations for future development.

Everyone who wishes to advance the field of CCSN GW science is welcome!

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Multimessenger Astronomy in the Era of Foundational AI, August 4-5 2025, Vanderbilt University in Nashville

Two immersive days exploring how large foundation models, transformers, diffusion models, self-supervised learners can accelerate astronomical discovery. Experts from gravitational-wave astronomy, multimessenger astronomy, and AI will share insights through talks and panel discussions.

Register now

Multimessenger astronomy is entering a transformative era. As next-generation observatories deliver an unprecedented volume and diversity of data—across gravitational waves, electromagnetic signals, and neutrinos—the complexity of extracting meaningful insights increasingly exceeds the capacity of traditional analysis pipelines. At the same time, foundational AI models—large pre-trained networks such as transformers and diffusion models—are reshaping the landscape of scientific discovery, from natural language processing to molecular design. This two-day workshop brings these revolutions together. We will convene researchers from gravitational-wave physics, broader observational astronomy, and artificial intelligence to explore how cutting-edge machine learning can accelerate real-time detection, multimodal data integration, source classification, and astrophysical inference.

Through keynote talks and interactive panel discussions, participants will:

  • Survey the current frontier of AI-driven multimessenger astronomy—what tools are proving effective, and where the next breakthroughs may arise.
  • Build collaborative bridges across observatories, academic institutions, and industry research groups to foster robust, open-source development.
  • Chart a roadmap toward interpretable, scalable AI systems that can adapt to rapidly evolving data streams and scientific goals.

Join us in Nashville, August 4–5, 2025, to shape the future of multimessenger astronomy in the era of foundational AI—and to help lay the groundwork for a new generation of discovery.

Organizing Committee

Prof. Karan Jani, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Prof. Jesse Spencer-Smith, Data Science Institute
Prof. Stephen Taylor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Dr. Chayan Chatterjee, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Data Science Institute
Dr. Abigail Petulante, Data Science Institute

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Quantum Gravity 2025, July 21-25, Penn State University

This conference, held at Penn State University located in State College Pennsylvania from July 21 until July 25 2025, aims to bring together researchers from all approaches to quantum gravity working on the full range from general conceptual aspects to potential phenomenological implications, as well as adjacent fields such as cosmology, quantum field theory and quantum information. The meeting will provide a platform for discussions of the main open questions currently driving the research field in an open and constructive format. In the long term, the goal is to work towards combining the lessons learned within various complementary approaches followed by the general field.

Conference Website