Contact: apctp.gw2025[AT]gmail.comLocation: Taipei, Taiwan
Gravitational waves (GWs) are transforming our understanding of the Universe, offering a revolutionary window into cosmic phenomena that were previously inaccessible through traditional astronomical observations. The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA consortium’s observations of hundreds of transient GW events from merging stellar mass black holes and neutron stars during the last decade have inaugurated the era of GW Astronomy by deepening our knowledge of these extreme stars of Einstein’s General Relativity. Rapidly maturing Pulsar Timing Array efforts have provided glimpses of nanohertz GWs, offering new insights into high-energy phenomena in the early Universe and supermassive black hole binaries. The upcoming/proposed GW observatories like SKA, LIGO-India, LISA, Taiji/TianQin, ET, CE, and LILA are expected to address some of the most pressing challenges in modern cosmology, such as the Hubble tension and the nature of inflation in the early Universe while providing ultra-sensitive tests for Einstein’s universe.
The workshop APCTP-GW2025 aims to bring together researchers from the Asia Pacific region who are working on various aspects of the rapidly advancing field of GW astronomy. Set in the beautiful backdrop of Taipei in the spring, participants will not only engage in discussions but also enjoy the excellent weather, vibrant culture, and authentic traditional cuisine.
The workshop will be held at the Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica in Taipei, Taiwan from April 20 to April 25, 2025.
Registration is free, but limited slots are available. Contributed talks and posters are welcome. Deadline of registration and submission of abstracts: 1st March 2025.
SOC (Achamveedu Gopakumar, Ian Vega, Kin-Wang Ng, Reginald Christian Bernardo and Stephen Appleby)