The 2nd New Horizons for Psi Workshop will be held in Beijing, China, from 24–28 August 2026, hosted by the International Centre for Theoretical Physics Asia-Pacific (ICTP-AP).
The New Horizons for Psi Workshop is an international conference series devoted to exploring fundamental fields in the vicinity of compact objects, and to understanding how these extreme gravitational environments can serve as powerful laboratories for fundamental physics. The growing interplay between black hole astrophysics, gravitational-wave observations, and particle physics has opened new opportunities to probe phenomena at the intersection of these fields. The workshop brings together researchers working on black holes, gravitational waves, and particle physics, fostering cross-disciplinary dialogue.
In addition to plenary talks, the program will include contributed talks, focused mini-workshop sessions, and a half-day excursion. Abstract submissions for contributed talks are due by 30 June 2026.
Invited Speakers
Haipeng An (Tsinghua U)
Enrico Barausse (SISSA)
Gianfranco Bertone*( U of Amsterdam)
Xiaojun Bi (IHEP, CAS)
Diego Blas (ICREA/IFAE)
Kfir Blum (Weizmann Institute of Science)
Richard Brito (IST)
Vitor Cardoso (NBI/IST)
William East*(Perimeter Institute),
Arianna Foschi (LESIA),
Lam Hui* (Columbia U),
Hyungjin Kim (IPhT)
Andrea Maselli (GSSI)
Hidetoshi Omiya(Kyoto U)
Paolo Pani*(Sapienza U of Rome)
Gilad Perez (Weizmann Institute of Science)
Jing Ren*(IHEP,CAS)
Nils Siemonsen (Princeton U)
Volodymyr Takhistov (KEK & IPMU)
Giovanni Tomaselli (IAS)
Rodrigo Vicente (U of Amsterdam)
Shaojiang Wang (ITP, CAS)
Hong Zhang (Shandong U)
Yue Zhao (Hong Kong U. Sci. Tech.)
*=TBD
International Advisory Board
Gianfranco Bertone, Diego Blas, Richard Brito, Vitor Cardoso, Katy Clough, William East, Joseph Silk, Takahiro Tanaka, Yue-Liang Wu.
Local Organising Committee
Haipeng An, Yifan Chen, Xiaoyong Chu, Huaike Guo, Da Huang, Jing Liu, Teng Ma, Andrew Miller, Shi Pi, Jing Ren, Yong Tang, Yu Tian, Shaojiang Wang, Huan Yang, Jun Zhang (Chair), Yunlong Zhang, Yue Zhao.
REGISTRATIONS and ABSTRACT SUBMISSION ARE NOW OPEN
The registration and abstract submission deadline is 30 June, 2026.
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