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)
-) 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)
-) Toshifumi Noumi (University of Tokyo)*
-) 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 ''Testing theories of gravity in extreme environments through polarization modes of gravitational waves from compact binary coalescences''
Organizers
Katsuki Aoki, Andrea Cristofoli, Hideo Furugori, Shinji Mukohyama, Naritaka Oshita, Hiroki Takeda, Fei Teng
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.
