Organizing Committee
- Stefanos Aretakis
University of Toronto - Scott Field
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - Gaurav Khanna
University of Rhode Island - Stephen Lau
University of New Mexico - Steven Liebling
Long Island University - Deirdre Shoemaker
University of Texas at Austin - Jared Speck
Vanderbilt University
Abstract
The aim of this reunion meeting is to bring together the participants from the Fall 2020 program “advances in computational relativity” to work in a focused way towards solving the most pressing mathematical modeling and numerical simulation issues facing the gravitational wave community, and cultivating new subfields within mathematics that focus on important, pressing issues related to gravitational waves as well as providing mathematicians with new questions and problems to explore.
The areas of focus will be: (i) mathematical and computational approaches for solving the source-free Einstein field equations (a nonlinear, coupled, hyperbolic-elliptic PDE system) including fundamental aspects of general relativity or alternative theories of gravity, (ii) mathematical and computational approaches for the Einstein field equations with matter and magnetic fields, as well as the multi-scale, multi-physics modeling challenges for such problems, and (iii) methods for the detection, classification, and Bayesian inference of relativistic objects and gravitational-wave datasets, especially by considering under-explored techniques such as machine learning or uncertainty quantification.

Confirmed Speakers & Participants
Talks will be presented virtually or in-person as indicated in the schedule below.
- Speaker
- Poster Presenter
- Attendee
- Virtual Attendee
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Ritesh Bachhar
University of Rhode Island
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Kevin Cunningham
University College Dublin
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Jaryd Domine
Southern Methodist University
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Scott Field
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
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Bhooshan Gadre
Institute for Gravitational and Subatomic Physics, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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Tom Hagstrom
Southern Methodist University
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Carl-Johan Haster
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Anna Heffernan
University of the Balearic Islands
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Juntao Huang
Michigan State University
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Tousif Islam
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
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Chris Kavanagh
University College Dublin
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Gaurav Khanna
University of Rhode Island
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Prayush Kumar
International Centre for Theoretical Sciences - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
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Steven Liebling
Long Island University
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Josh Mathews
University College Dublin
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Zachary Nasipak
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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Adrian Ottewill
University College Dublin
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Michael Puerrer
Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
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Feroz Shaik
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
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Viktor Skoupý
Charles University
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Rory James Smith
Monash University
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Lorenzo Speri
Max Planck Institute
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Leo Stein
University of Mississippi
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Vijay Varma
Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
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Manas Vishal
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
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Nils Vu
Albert-Einstein-Institute Potsdam, Germany
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Niels Warburton
University College Dublin
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Barry Wardell
University College Dublin
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Helvi Witek
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Workshop Schedule
Monday, July 25, 2022
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8:50 - 9:00 am EDTWelcomeWelcome - 11th Floor Lecture Hall
- Session Chair
- Brendan Hassett, ICERM/Brown University
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9:00 - 10:00 am EDTMeet and Greet Program overviewProgram Overview - 11th Floor Lecture Hall
- Scott Field, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
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12:30 - 2:00 pm EDTLunch/Free Time
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3:00 - 3:30 pm EDTCoffee Break11th Floor Collaborative Space
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5:00 - 6:30 pm EDTReceptionReception - 11th Floor Collaborative Space
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
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12:30 - 2:00 pm EDTLunch/Free Time
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3:00 - 3:30 pm EDTCoffee Break11th Floor Collaborative Space
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
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12:25 - 12:30 pm EDTGroup PhotoGroup Photo - 11th Floor Lecture Hall
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12:30 - 2:00 pm EDTLunch/Free Time
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3:00 - 3:30 pm EDTCoffee Break11th Floor Collaborative Space
Thursday, July 28, 2022
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12:30 - 2:00 pm EDTLunch/Free Time
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3:00 - 3:30 pm EDTCoffee Break11th Floor Collaborative Space
Friday, July 29, 2022
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12:30 - 2:00 pm EDTLunch/Free Time
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3:00 - 3:30 pm EDTCoffee Break11th Floor Collaborative Space
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3:30 - 4:30 pm EDTLightning Talks11th Floor Lecture Hall
Monday, August 1, 2022
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12:30 - 2:00 pm EDTLunch/Free Time
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3:00 - 3:30 pm EDTCoffee Break11th Floor Collaborative Space
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
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12:30 - 2:00 pm EDTLunch/Free Time
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3:00 - 3:30 pm EDTCoffee Break11th Floor Collaborative Space
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
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12:30 - 2:00 pm EDTLunch/Free Time
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3:00 - 3:30 pm EDTCoffee Break11th Floor Collaborative Space
Thursday, August 4, 2022
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12:30 - 2:00 pm EDTLunch/Free Time
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3:00 - 3:30 pm EDTCoffee Break11th Floor Collaborative Space
Friday, August 5, 2022
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12:30 - 2:00 pm EDTLunch/Free Time
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3:00 - 3:30 pm EDTCoffee Break11th Floor Collaborative Space
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- Travel Maximum Contributions
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- Reimbursement Deadline
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