Schedule and Venue
June 15-19, 2026
Panasonic Auditorium, Yukawa Hall, YITP, Kyoto University, Japan
Scope
This workshop brings together leading experts in gravitational-wave theory and phenomenology to discuss the latest developments in the field. Topics range from established approaches—such as black-hole perturbation theory, self-force expansions, and the effective one-body formalism—to emerging directions inspired by quantum field theory and scattering amplitude methods. The program also addresses the observational and measurement aspects of gravitational-wave science, with an emphasis on future research directions and connections to related areas of fundamental physics.
Invited speakers
-) Zvi Bern (UCLA)
-) Alessandra Buonanno (Albert Einstein Institute)*
-) Daniel Carney (LBL Berkley)
-) Vitor Cardoso (NBI)
-) Lucile Cangemi (University of Edinburgh)*
-) Yanbei Chen (California Institute of Technology)
-) Thibault Damour (IHES)*
-) Hui-Yu Zhu (IBS)
-) Max Isi (Columbia University)
-) Maarten Van Der Ment (NBI)
-) Donal O'Connell (University of Edinburgh)
-) Takahiro Tanaka (Kyoto University)
-) more to be announced....
* to be confirmed
Important deadlines
Deadline for requesting VISA support: Mar 9, 2026
Deadline for requesting financial support: Apr 20, 2026
Deadline for contributed talks/poster: Apr 20, 2026
Deadline for registration: May 4, 2026*
*Please note that registration is limited and will close as soon as the maximum number of participants is reached.
Supported by
- Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics
- JSPS KAKENHI 24KF0153 ''Gravitational waves and scattering amplitudes''
- Hakubi project ''XYZ''
Code of conduct
Participation in this event requires adherence to principles of professional respect, non-discrimination, and scientific integrity. Any form of harassment, bullying, discriminatory behavior, or research misconduct is incompatible with these standards.
