The Fourth Conference on Hot QCD Matter is scheduled to be held at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati from December 13 to 15, 2026.
Scientific Program and Key Themes
- Jets, Jet Quenching, and QCD Radiation in Vacuum and Hot/Dense Nuclear Matter
- Heavy Flavor and Quarkonia in Vacuum and Hot/Dense Nuclear Matter
- Collectivity and Bulk Dynamics from Small to Large Collision Systems
- High-Baryon-Density QCD, the QCD Phase Diagram, and Neutron Stars
- Physics Opportunities in ep and eA Collisions: From HERA to the EIC
- Machine Learning and AI for High-Energy and Nuclear Physics
- Advanced Detector Technologies and Instrumentation for Future Experiments
- Theory of QCD Matter: Lattice QCD, Initial State, and Non-Equilibrium Dynamics
IISER Tirupati is the sixth institute in the chain of IISERs established by the Govt. of India under the Ministry of Education for imparting quality education in basic sciences and for setting up state-of-the-art research facilities for frontline and cutting-edge research in science. Academic activity at IISER Tirupati commenced in August 2015