Contact: conferences[AT]perimeterinstitute.caLocation: Waterloo, Canada
The International Gravitational Wave Network (IGWN) School is an intensive one-week program designed for graduate students and early-career researchers seeking to contribute to gravitational wave astronomy through engagement with the global LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration. The school will offer a comprehensive introduction to the science, infrastructure, techniques, and collaborative practices that underpin modern gravitational-wave astronomy given by leading scientists from across this international network of advanced gravitational-wave detectors.
Participants will explore the many aspects of gravitational wave observations – from detector operations and characterization to data analysis and astrophysical interpretation – gaining the practical knowledge and methodological tools needed to contribute effectively to this large, worldwide scientific effort.
Through lectures, tutorials, and interactive sessions, this program aims to foster a new generation of researchers capable of actively participating in a global collaboration of thousands of scientists working together to make groundbreaking discoveries.