Contact: alvincjk[AT]nus.edu.sgLocation: Paris, France
We are pleased to announce a workshop titled “EMRI Search and Inference within the LISA Global Fit – Part I”, to be held from 23 to 25 June 2025 at the AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC) laboratory in Paris, France. Part II of this workshop will be held in Summer 2026 at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Applications for Part I are now open on the event website.
When compact objects such as neutron stars or stellar-mass black holes venture into the vicinity of giant black holes, they can form highly asymmetric and strongly relativistic binary systems known as extreme-mass-ratio inspirals (EMRIs). EMRIs are some of the most promising gravitational-wave sources that the upcoming space mission LISA might observe, but also some of the most difficult to model, detect and characterise.
The aim of this workshop is to bring together experts in EMRI science and LISA data analysis, to assess the state of the art in the field and to further develop plans for the optimal extraction of science from such sources. The workshop will focus mainly on data analysis techniques for EMRI search and inference in the broader context of the LISA global fit, but will naturally extend to adjacent topics such as the construction of accurate and efficient waveform templates, and the impact of astrophysical environments on EMRI modelling and interpretation.
To facilitate productive interaction, the workshop will be capped at 40 participants, and will allocate plenty of time for discussion and collaboration while limiting the number of talks each day.
Applications will be accepted until all workshop openings are filled, but we recommend applying before 28 Feb 2025 for full consideration. We look forward to seeing you in Paris next year!
LOC: Stanislav Babak, Quentin Baghi, Alvin Chua, Antoine Petiteau