17–23 May 2026
Hotel Hermitage, La Biodola, Isola d'Elba
Europe/Rome timezone

Scientific Programme

The workshop aims at covering work currently being done on GW detectors in view of the next and future observations with current infrastructures, as well as Research and Development for observatories planned for the next decade. Two poster sessions are planned to allow informal discussion.

For contribution submission the following subjects have been identified, matching the sessions in the program.

  • Optical Design

    OptDes

    Conveners
    - Maddalena Mantovani
    - Paul Fulda

  • Quantum Noise

    quantN

    Conveners
    - Eleonora Capocasa
    - Kevin Kuns

  • Low Frequency Noise

    LowFN

    Conveners
    - Giovanni Losurdo
    - Bram Slagmolen

  • Thermal noise

    thermalN

    Conveners
    - Elisabetta Cesarini
    - Gabriele Vajente

  • Cryogenics

    InfCry

    Cryogenics for observatories

  • High Power

    highPWR

    Conveners
    - Alessio Rocchi
    - Benno Wilke

  • Stray Light

    strayL

    Conveners
    - Alena Ananyeva
    - Lluisa-Maria Mir

  • Collaborative design and R&D directions

    collabRD
  • Observatory infrastructures

    obsINF
  • Observatories in space

    obsSP

    Projects for observatories on the Moon and in space

  • Exploring new directions

    expND

    Conveners
    - Hartmut Grote
    - David Ottaway

  • Other

    Oth

    Contributions not entering in other tracks.

  • Introductory Talks

    Intro