Fwd: SAVE THE DATE - "Astrophysics and Space Science in Marche III: Big Bang, Big stars, Big Computers" - Jesi (Italy), August 31 - September 4, 2026
ENRICA BELLOCCHI
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| Subject: | SAVE THE DATE - "Astrophysics and Space Science in Marche III: Big Bang, Big stars, Big Computers" - Jesi (Italy), August 31 - September 4, 2026 |
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| Date: | Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:54:10 +0200 |
| From: | Gianluca Castignani <gianluca....@inaf.it> |
| To: | ricer...@ced.inaf.it, asso...@ced.inaf.it, contra...@ced.inaf.it |
| CC: | Alessandro Renzi <alessand...@unipd.it> |
Dear all,
We are pleased to announce the conference “Astrophysics and
Space Science in Marche III: Big Bang, Big stars, Big
Computers", which will be in Jesi, Italy, between August 31 and
September 4, 2026. This is the third of a series of conferences
on Astrophysics and Space Science in Marche.
We kindly ask you to share this announcement with anyone who
might be interested in attending the conference. We apologize if
you receive this email more than once.
We will update the following website with the relevant
information about the conference: https://indico.dfa.unipd.it/event/1698/
Best regards,
Gianluca Castignani and Alessandro Renzi, on behalf of the SOC
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RATIONALE
We are at a pivotal moment in cosmology. An unprecedented influx
of observational data—from the tomography of black holes and the
detection of gravitational waves to the precision mapping of the
cosmic microwave background (CMB) and large-scale structure
(LSS)—has placed us in a "gold mine" of discovery. Moreover,
future surveys such as Euclid and LiteBird will further increase
the challenge of analysing cosmological data.
However, this wealth of data has also sharpened our most
fundamental questions. The nature of dark matter and dark energy
remains elusive, cosmological tensions (such as the Hubble
constant discrepancy) persist, and key details of the primordial
universe, including inflation and baryogenesis, are still
unresolved.
To unravel the fundamental physics underlying our universe, this
conference aims to build a collaborative bridge between the
three foundational pillars of modern research:
Theoretical Modeling: Developing the fundamental
theories of inflation, dark matter, and modified gravity.
High-Performance Computing (HPC): Running
sophisticated simulations (e.g., numerical relativity and
large-scale structure formation) that link theory to reality.
Advanced Data Analysis: Employing cutting-edge AI/ML
and astro-statistical techniques to extract meaningful insights
from massive and complex datasets.
"Big Bang Big Stars Big Computer" will bring together leading
theorists, computational scientists, and observational
astronomers. The conference will explore the synergistic
relationship between these disciplines, addressing how
fundamental theories guide simulations, how HPC provides the
crucial link between theory and observation, and how AI-driven
data analysis unlocks discoveries hidden within complex
datasets.
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SOC
Stefano Anselmi (INFN Padova)
Stefano Borgani (Università di Trieste)
Gianluca Castignani (INAF-OAS Bologna; co-chair)
Pier Stefano Corasaniti (Observatoire de Paris)
Stefano Dusini (INFN-PD)
Andrew Jaffe (Imperial College London, UK)
Orlando Luongo (Università di Camerino)
Daniela Paoletti (INAF-OAS Bologna)
Andrea Possenti (INAF-OA Cagliari)
Alessandro Renzi (Università di Padova; chair)
Chiara Sirignano (Università di Padova)
Glenn Starkman (Case Western Reserve University)
Nathaniel Starkman (MIT)
Francesco Tombesi (Università di Roma Tor Vergata)
Benjamin D. Wandelt (Johns Hopkins University)
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IMPORTANT DEADLINES
13/04/2026 - Registration and abstract submission open
25/05/2026 - Abstract submission deadline
08/06/2026 - Announcements to speakers for accepted talks
31/08/2026 - 04/09/2026 - Conference week