Contact: bicoqconference[AT]unimib.itLocation: Milan, Italy
We are pleased to announce the upcoming BiCoQ Conference, hosted by the University of Milano-Bicocca between June 15 and 19, 2026. This event is the first international conference hosted by the new Bicocca Center for Quantitative Cosmology, a Department of Excellence project dedicated to unraveling the fundamental laws of nature through the study of gravity and the dark universe: https://bicoq.fisica.unimib.it
The conference centers on the intersection of gravitational physics and the search for dark matter and energy, exploring the theoretical and experimental challenges of understanding the cosmic “dark sector” and the quantum nature of gravity.
Plenary sessions will review state-of-the-art advancements in the main scientific areas covered by the conference, while three focused parallel sessions will address ongoing efforts and future directions in:
– constraining dark matter and dark energy through astrophysical observations
– the physics of gravitational waves from binary systems
– the search for new physics via the detection of dark matter candidates beyond the Standard Model and ultra-high-frequency gravitational waves.
Abstract submission is now open. For full details on the program, deadlines, and abstract submission, please visit our Indico page: https://indico.global/event/16054
Key dates include:
– Abstract submission deadline: April 20, 2026
– Notification of abstract acceptance: by April 30, 2026
– Registration opening: February 15, 2026
– Registration deadline: May 15, 2026
– Conference week: June 15-19, 2026
Confirmed keynote speakers:
– N. Aggarwal (UC Davis, USA)
– S. Fairhurst (University of Cardiff, UK)
– N. Fornengo (Universita’ di Torino, Italy)
– N. Luetzgendorf (ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, NL)
– A. Newman (Carnegie Science, USA)
– S. Simon (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, USA)
– U. Sperhake (University of Cambridge, UK)
– S. Vegetti (Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Germany)