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GRAvitational-waves Science&technology Symposium (GRASS 2026)

22–24 Jun 2026
Palazzo Moroni, Padova
Europe/Rome timezone
Abstract Submission Deadline extended to April 27th

GRASS LOC

Scientific Program

  • Advanced optical coatings and materials

    COAT

    Crystalline and cryogenic coatings, substrates and suspension components. Challenges in materials and metrology for ground- and space-based GW detectors.

    Invited speaker: Frances Hellman, University of California, Berkeley (USA)

    Title: Thermal noise in mirror coatings: present status and future prospects

  • Modelling and mitigation of stray light noise

    STRL

    Straylight modelling, characterisation and mitigation tools for ground- and space-based GW detectors.

    Invited speaker: Lionel Clermont, University of Liège (Belgium).

    Title: Time-of-Flight Stray Light Diagnostics for Characterization and Mitigation in Ultra-Sensitive Optical Systems

  • Quantum Noise Reduction

    QNR

    New ideas and challenges in quantum noise reduction systems. New approaches to quantum noise.

    Invited Speaker: Victoria Xu, University of California, Berkeley (USA)

    Title: "New ideas and challenges for quantum noise reduction. New approaches to quantum noise shaping".

  • Machine learning in gravitational wave detectors

    MLGW

    Applications of Machine Learning to experimental techniques for GW detectors.

    Invited Speaker: Nikhil Mukund, Massachussets Institute of Technology (USA)

  • Other challenges for future GW detectors

    OTHR

    General aspects of gravitational-wave physics or detection that do not explicitly fall within the scope of the other topical sessions.