Note: Schedule subject to changes
📅 Wednesday, 10 September
Session 1 Astrophysics made @PT
09:00 — 12:30
09:00 — Overview talks
José Afonso – Overview of the national community, in the framework of the 25th anniversary of the Portuguese Society of Astronomy
Simon Berry – SKAO
Sonia Anton and Ricardo Conde – SKAO: national participation and future
Jarle Brinchmann – ESO
Paulo Garcia – ESO: national participation and future
Marta Gonçalves – ESA: national participation and future
11:00 — Coffee Break
11:30 — Open Discussion
12:30 — Lunch Break
Session 2 Extragalactic: AGN
14:00 — 16:00
Overview Talk
AGN: A Tale of Accretion and Cosmic Feedback – I. Matute
Focus Talk
Status on GRAVITY(+) Results on AGN – P. García
Contributed Talks
The Effect of Extended Radio Emission on SMBH Accretion Rate Estimates – S. Amarantidis
A Complete Characterisation of Ultra Steep Spectrum Sources in the COSMOS Field – D. Barbosa
A Radio View of Galactic Size Evolution: The Machine Learning Approach – R. Carvajal
Unveiling the Properties of Extreme Emission Line Galaxies at Cosmic Noon with JWST – H. Miranda
Poster Spotlights
Unveiling Faint X-ray AGN Populations in the NewAthena Era – N. Covas
What Lurks Around the Most Massive SMBHs? A Simulated View – F. Morgado
Binary and Offset AGNs Through Gaia Astrometry – K. Zafeiropoulos
AGN Host Galaxies with INLA-SPDE Reconstructions – R. Cosme
Binaries in the Galactic Centre – R. Silva
Probing AGN Nature with RAEGE-Az Variability Studies – P. Martins
MOONS – C. Pappalardo
Session 3 Extragalactic: Galaxies
16:20 — 18:00
Overview Talk
Galaxies – J. Brinchmann
Contributed Talks
Powering the search of LAEs with transformers for large-scale extragalactic surveys – A-P. Afonso
NGC1277: The first massive galaxy without dark matter – F. Buitrago
Exploring the genesis of spiral galaxies: Classical and pseudo bulges as extremities of a continuous sequence – I. Breda
The density profile and dynamical centre of Sculptor – A. Vale
Poster Spotlights
On the challenge of interpreting color maps of high-z starburst galaxies with the JWST and Euclid – P. Papaderos
On the hunt for Post-Starburst galaxies – C. Luz
Studying the radial profiles and mass assembly history of a sample of MAGPI galaxies at z – F. Mauro
📅 Thursday, 11 September
Session 4 Planets and Extrasolar Planets
09:00 — 11:10
Overview Talks
The Quest for Other Earths – N. Santos
Solar System – A. Correia
Contributed Talks
Chromatic Doppler Tomography – M. Sousa
TOI-512: Discovery of a New Super-Earth – J. Rodrigues
Dynamical Origin of Theia – D. Branco
Atmospheric Composition and Dynamics of WASP-178b – Y. Damasceno
Poster Spotlights
Leveraging the Sun to Enable the Detection of Earth Twins – K. A. Moulla
Modelling Magnetic Solar Activity with SOAP4.0: Improving RV Precision for Exoplanet Detection – A. Barka
Study of Venus' Atmospheric Dynamics Using Doppler Velocimetry Techniques and VLT/UVES Data – T. Barreiros
Following the Water on Mars – E. Caetano
Understanding the Effect of Solar Activity in Different Activity Levels Using HELIOS/HARPS and HARPS-N Data – P. Branco
Winds and Waves on Mars' Atmosphere Using ExoMars/TGO CaSSIS – H. Eira
Mapping of Phyllosilicates NW of Argyre Basin (Mars) with Mars Express/HRSC Colour Data – M. Encarnação
Probing the Atmosphere of WASP-76 b and WASP-178 b with High-Resolution Transmission Spectroscopy – M. Ferreira
Analysis of NIR Activity Indices for Exoplanet Detection and Characterization – T. Monteiro
Towards Achieving cm/s RV Precision with a New Line-by-Line Code – C. S. N. Martínez
Session 5 Stars
11:30 — 12:30
Overview Talk
Understanding Stars – M. Cunha
Contributed Talks
Advancing Solar Magnetic Field Modeling – C. António
Numerical Relativity Simulations of Dark Matter Admixed Binary Neutron Stars – H. Rüter
Poster Spotlights
On the Discrepancy Between Modelled and Interferometric Radii of K-type Stars Using Asteroseismology – R. A. R. Costa
Shedding Light on the Complexities of Stellar Rotation – J. Amaral
Session 5 Stars (continued)
14:00 — 14:40
Contributed Talks
Exploring the Magnetic Fields of Ap Stars with TESS – I. Rolo
Probing Dense Matter Through Neutron Stars: Machine Learning Insights on the Equation of State – T. Malik
Poster Spotlights
A Flexible Relativistic Mean-Field Approach to the Neutron Star Equation of State – J. Cartaxo
Neural Posterior Estimation of the Equation of State of Neutron Stars – V. Carvalho
The JWST View of Proplyd HST10: Gas, Dust and PAHs – S. Vicente
Dual-Purpose Use of the Santa Maria VGOS Antenna for Geodetic VLBI and Methanol Maser Observations – V. Cuambe
Session 6 Astrobiology
14:40 — 15:30
Overview Talk
Origin and Search for Life in the Solar System – Z. Martins
Contributed Talks
The Photochemistry of Amino Acids Produced on the Polar Cryovolcanic Regions of Titan – Z. Martins
Hydrothermal Analogues to the Icy Moons of the Solar System – J. O. Benvenutti
Poster Spotlights
Fiber Optic Chemical Sensors for the In-Situ Characterization of Icy Moon – TBC
Session 7 Instrumentation
16:00 — 18:00
Overview Talk
Instrumentation–ESO – A. Cabral
Focus Talk
Portuguese Space Instrumentation for High-Energy – R. Silva
Contributed Talks
The Successful Integration of the ELP Subsystem of the WSS/METIS for the ESO/ELT at the ELP Manufacturing Facility in Portugal – A. Amorim
THOR-SR on Board the Space Rider: Monitoring Space Radiation and Space Weather in LEO – C. Francisco
A Quest to Detect a Star's Velocity – Radial Velocity Extraction and Associated Challenges – A. Silva
ANDES, the High-Resolution Spectrograph for the ELT: The Front-End and its Seeing Limited Arms – B. Wehbe
Poster Spotlights
Development of a CdTe Multiplanar Instrument – D. Rodrigues
PoET, The Paranal Solar ESPRESSO Telescope: Countdown to Installation – I. Leite
Towards the Miniaturization of Cross-Dispersed Echelle Spectrographs: Parametric Modelling and Trade-off Analysis of Three Optical Designs – N. Gonçalves
A Seeing Measurement Device for Solar Observations – A. S. Fernandes
An Innovative High-Resolution Measurement System for Large-Scale Structures: Application to the WSS/METIS for the ESO/ELT – J. Canais
Calibration of a High-Resolution Monochromator for the Calibration of a Cross-Dispersed Echelle Spectrograph – C. Carapeto
Development of an Active Control System for Efficient Light Injection in the ANDES Spectrograph – T. Correia
PoET: Characterization of Integrating Spheres to Ensure Frontend Efficiency – C. Fernandes
Development of a Tool for Aligning Cross-Dispersed Echelle Spectrographs – G. Kindrak
Development of a Vis/NIR Calibration Light Source for the Ariel Space Mission – D. Oliveira
Onboard Metrology System for the Athena Mission – M. Abreu
📅 Friday, 12 September
Session 8 The Galaxy
09:00 — 10:30
Focus Talk
Gaia – A. Moitinho
Contributed Talks
Open Cluster Dissolution and the Initial Cluster Mass Function: Modelling the Age and Mass Distributions of Clusters – D. Almeida
Impact of Cluster Disruption on the Disc Vertical Kinematic Evolution – S. Moreira
Novel Approaches to Galactic Archaeology with Machine Learning – A. Neitzel
Extinguishing Starlight from Absorption Lines – R. Santos
Poster Spotlights
Testing Peculiar Abundances in Globular Clusters – R. Vaca
Improving Young Cluster Ages Using Gaia DR3 Synthetic Photometry – P. Azoia
Session 9 Large Scale Structure & Cosmology
10:50 — 12:30
Overview Talk
Tensions, hints, and unexpected cosmologies – A. Liddle
Focus Talk
Euclid – I. Tereno
Contributed Talks
HI Intensity Mapping with the MeerKAT – J. Fonseca
Dark Gravity: Beyond Einstein’s General Relativity – F. Lobo
Examining the Hubble Tension with Differences in Supernova and Host Galaxy Properties – G. Martins
Structure Formation from Cosmic Domain Wall Collapses – C. Winckler
Poster Spotlights
Analytical Methods for Realistic Cosmic Strings and Superstrings – P. B. Belo
Probing Unification Scenarios with Big Bang Nucleosynthesis – I. Dreyer
Challenging the Cosmological Principle: Angular Homogeneity Scale in the Era of Large Galaxy Surveys – P. Fanha
Comparing Dark Energy Models in Modified Theories of Gravity – P. Monteiro
Modified Gravity from the Viewpoint of Backreaction – B. Parracho
Connecting General Relativity with Scalar Tensor Theory à la Buchdahl – D. Pereira
