First International Latin American Conference on Gravitational Waves: 10 years since first detection

15 Sept 2025, 07:00 → 19 Sept 2025, 18:00 America/Sao_Paulo

Auditório Fernando de Mendonça (Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE))

Odylio Aguiar (Inpe), Iara Tosta e Melo (UniCt), Riccardo Sturani (Instituto de Física Teórica - UNESP), Márcio Alves (Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia - UNESP), Denisson Guimarães do Carmo (University State of São Paulo - Brazil), Pedro Jeronimo Santos da Silva (Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)), Julio César Martins (Inpe), Mayara Hilgert Pacheco (Inpe), Matheus Agenor Gomes da Costa (Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)), Patrick Belmont Oliveira de Menezes (UERJ), Vitória Bezerra Santos (UERJ), Henrique Pereira de Oliveira (UERJ), Caio César Rodrigues Evangelista (UFC), Victor Esmite Barroso de Carvalho (Inpe), Neil Lizander Goyzueta Palomino (UNESP)

A decade ago, science witnessed an extraordinary milestone: the first direct detection of gravitational waves, predicted by Albert Einstein in his Theory of General Relativity in 1915. These ripples in spacetime, generated by extreme cosmic events such as black hole mergers, remained merely a theoretical prediction until September 14, 2015, when the LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) experiment captured this historic signal.

This achievement revolutionized astrophysics and earned the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics for Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish, and Kip S. Thorne, recognizing their essential contributions to the design and implementation of LIGO, as well as the data analysis that confirmed the phenomenon.

The First International Latin American Conference on Gravitational Waves celebrates this milestone by bringing together researchers from across Latin America to discuss advancements in detection, theory, and instrumentation in the field of gravitational waves. Moreover, the event serves as a unique opportunity to unify and strengthen the Latin American scientific community, fostering institutional partnerships and collaborations that solidify the region's presence in this cutting-edge field of science.

With a comprehensive program, the conference will feature lectures by renowned experts, technical sessions, discussion panels, and presentations of recent research. The primary goal is to foster the growth of the Latin American scientific community and encourage international cooperation, promoting regional leadership in a field that shapes our understanding of the universe.

Scientific Committee:

• Dr. Odylio Denys Aguiar (Brasil, INPE)
• Dr. Riccardo Sturani (Brasil, UNESP)
• Dr. Henrique Pereira de Oliveira (Brasil, UERJ)
• Dr. Márcio Eduardo da Silva Alves (Brasil, UNESP)
• Dr. Antonio Enea Romano (Colombia, UNIANDES)
• Dra. Claudia Moreno (México, UNAM)
• Dra. Iara Tosta e Melo (UNICT- Itália e UNIFAL)
• Dr. Florian Pretorius (África do Sul, UP)

Speakers:

• Dr. David Shoemaker (EUA, MIT-LIGO) 

• Dra. Bangalore Sathyaprakash (Índia, Eberly College of Science-LIGO India)
• Dr. Peter Saulson (EUA, Syracuse University-LIGO) 
• Dr. Barry Barish (EUA, Caltech-LIGO)  
• Dr. Matthew Evans (EUA, MIT-LIGO) 
• Dra. Gabriela González (Argentina, Louisiana State University-LIGO)
• Dr. Michele Punturo (Itália, INFN-Virgo) 
• Dr. Sendhil Raja (Índia, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT)-LIGO India) 

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Monday, 15 September

08:00 → 09:00 Credenciamento

09:00 → 09:15 Palestra: Abertura

09:15 → 10:30 Palestra: P1

10:30 → 10:50 Intervalo: Coffee-Break

10:50 → 12:00 Palestra: Apresentação Oral

12:00 → 14:00 Intervalo: Almoço

14:00 → 15:00 Palestra: Apresentação Oral

15:00 → 15:40 Sessão Especial

15:40 → 16:00 Intervalo: Coffee Break

16:00 → 17:00 Mesa Redonda: História das GW's

Tuesday, 16 September

08:00 → 09:00 Credenciamento

09:00 → 10:30 Palestra: P2

10:30 → 10:50 Intervalo: Coffe-Break

10:50 → 12:00 Apresentação Oral

12:00 → 14:00 Intervalo: Almoço

14:00 → 15:00 Apresentação Oral

15:00 → 15:40 Sessão Especial: S2

15:40 → 16:00 Intervalo: Coffe-Break

16:00 → 17:00 Poster

Wednesday, 17 September

09:00 → 10:30 Palestra: P3

10:30 → 10:50 Intervalo: Coffe-Break

10:50 → 12:00 Apresentação Oral

12:00 → 14:00 Intervalo: Almoço

14:00 → 15:40 Visita Técnica

LIT + EMBRACE + Lab de GW

15:40 → 16:00 Intervalo

16:00 → 17:00 Visita Técnica

LIT + EMBRACE + Lab de GW

19:00 → 20:00 Palestra: P4

Thursday, 18 September

09:00 → 10:30 Palestra: P5

10:30 → 10:50 Intervalo: Coffe-Break

10:50 → 12:00 Apresentação Oral

12:00 → 14:00 Intervalo: Almoço

14:00 → 15:00 Apresentação Oral

15:00 → 15:40 Sessão Especial: S3

15:40 → 16:00 Intervalo: Coffe-Break

16:00 → 17:00 Mesa Redonda: SAGO

Friday, 19 September

09:00 → 10:30 Palestra: P6

10:30 → 10:50 Intervalo: Coffe-Break

10:50 → 12:00 Apresentação Oral

12:00 → 14:00 Intervalo: Almoço

14:00 → 15:00 Apresentação Oral

15:00 → 15:40 Apresentação Oral

15:40 → 17:00 Encerramento e Brunch