QCD meets Gravity XI School

Gauge theories and gravitational interactions form the basis of our current understanding of the universe. To realize them in a unified framework is a formidable task, yet common properties have been uncovered through a duality between color and kinematics and the subsequent double-copy perspective. More recently, observations of gravitational waves have triggered a surge of research in this field, and modern amplitudes-based techniques have been very useful for the general relativistic two-body problem.

In this advanced school, students will learn modern techniques for computing scattering amplitudes which are not usually seen in standard graduate courses, and will interact with renowned researchers in the field. The conference “QCD meets Gravity” will follow this one-week school. You can find information on the previous QCD meets Gravity events here: QCD Meets Gravity X (Taiwan  2024), IX (CERN 2023),VIII (Zurich 2022), VII (UCLA 2021), VI (Northwestern 2020), V (UCLA 2019), IV (2018), III (UCLA 2017), II (UCLA 2016), I (Edinburgh 2016)

There is no registration fee and limited funds are available for travel and local expenses. 

Announcement:

Click HERE for online application

Application deadline: September 8, 2025

Lecturers

• Henrik Johansson (Uppsala U., Sweden)
• Julio Parra Martinez (IHES, Paris, France): Scattering amplitudes and gravitational waves
• Radu Roiban (Penn State U., USA)
• Riccardo Sturani (IFT-UNESP/ICTP-SAIFR, Brazil)

Announcement:

Click HERE for online application

Application deadline: September 8, 2025

TBA

 The schedule might be changed.

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Accommodation: Participants whose accommodations are provided by ICTP-SAIFR will stay at Hotel Intercity the Universe Paulista. Other hotel recommendations are available here.

Poster presentation: Participants who are presenting a poster MUST BRING A PRINTED BANNER . The banner size should be at most 1 m (width) x 1,5 m (length). We do not accept A4 or A3 paper.