GRaviCon 2026
Organization
The conference, organized by Scuola Normale Superiore, is funded by the PNRR through the MERITA, the network for talent project* and by the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN).
Date: April 22 – April 24, 2026
Location: Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa
Total hours: 19,5
Max participants: 56
Language: English
Application deadline: March 31, 2026
Target audience: Master's Degree, PhD students and young researchers
Description
The conference aims to strengthen the connection between data analysis, instrument science, and observations, fostering collaboration across these areas to tackle the challenges of gravitational-wave research. We will also highlight different experiments and missions - such as LVK, Einstein Telescope, LISA, PTA, and LiteBIRD - and explore how their findings can complement one another.
Organized by early-career scientists, this conference provides a platform to deepen discussions on the current state and future directions of gravitational-wave science.
Each day is made up of 4 hours of talks and a panel session of 1.5 hours. At the end of the first and second day of the conference there will be a poster session of 1.5 hours. Every day there will be a 1.5 hour lunch break (13:00- 14:30) and a 30 minutes coffee break (11.00- 11:30).
Participation in the conference does not entail enrolment fees.
Admission to the conference includes participation in the talks, panel sessions and lunch on the days when the conference takes place.
The application, accompanied by a valid identity document, must be submitted using the designated form no later than March 31, 2026.
Additionally, candidates have the option to include a contributed talk or poster abstract presentation.
The selection will be based on the scientific evaluation of the submitted abstract.
Limited accommodation is available and must be requested via the appropriate form on the Indico page at the time of registration.
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* MERITA, the network for talent project is the result of a collaboration between five Italian academic institutions: the Scuola Normale Superiore, the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, the Collegio Superiore dell’Università di Bologna, the Scuola Galileiana di Studi Superiori dell’Università di Padova and the Scuola Superiore di Studi Avanzati della Sapienza Università di Roma.
The MERITA project is funded within the Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza (PNRR), Missione 4 – Istruzione e Ricerca, Componente 1, Investimento 3.4 "Didattica e competenze universitarie avanzate"- "Rafforzamento delle Scuole universitarie superiori". (National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), Mission 4 – Education and Research, Component 1, Investment 3.4 "Advanced university teaching and competences" - "Enhancement of the institutions for higher education").