Contact: mibokya[AT]hamham.ukLocation: Nagoya, Japan
We are pleased to announce the following international workshop on gravitational waves and the early Universe to be held at Nagoya University in March 2026.
– Workshop title
The International Workshop on “Gravitational Waves and the Early Universe: Accelerated Expansion, Dynamical Inhomogeneity, and Beyond”
– Overview
Gravitational waves provide a new window into the Universe, offering key insights into the physics of accelerated expansion, the formation of inhomogeneities, and the underlying physics. This workshop mainly aims to shed light on the early-Universe physics through gravitational waves, discussing signals from inflation, curvature perturbations, phase transitions, topological defects, and more.
– Date
March 12 (Thu) – March 14 (Sat), 2026
– Venue
Room ES635, 6th floor, ES Building
Kobayashi-Maskawa Institute for the Origin of Particles and the Universe (KMI)
Nagoya University, Japan
– Website
https://indico.kmi.nagoya-u.ac.jp/event/16/
– Invited speakers (in alphabetical order)
John Ellis (King’s College London; CERN)
Kazunori Nakayama (Tohoku U.; QUP)
Kai Schmitz (U. of Muenster; Kavli IPMU, U. of Tokyo)
Alexander Vikman (Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences)
Sai Wang (Hangzhou Normal U.)
… and others
– Important dates
Visa and domestic travel support requests: January 11 (Sun), 2026
Abstract submission and registration: February 11 (Wed), 2026
– Notes
A limited domestic travel budget is available, primarily for students and early-career researchers without their own travel funds.
A related event will also take place at Nagoya University around the same period:
March 9 (Mon) – March 11 (Wed)
KMI/NITEP School 2026: Dark Matter – Theory and Experiment
https://indico.kmi.nagoya-u.ac.jp/event/15/
– Organizing committee
Yu Hamada (DESY)
Ryusuke Jinno (Kobe U.)
Satoshi Shirai (Kavli IPMU, U. of Tokyo)
Takahiro Terada (KMI, Nagoya U.)
Masaki Yamada (Tohoku U.)
Shuichiro Yokoyama (KMI, Nagoya U.)
Chulmoon Yoo (Nagoya U.)
– Contact
Enquiries will only be accepted through the following contact form.
We look forward to your participation and contributions to fruitful discussions.
Best regards,
Organizing Committee