Note: Schedule subject to changes
📅 Wednesday, 10 September
Session 1 Astrophysics made @PT
09:00 — 12:30
Series of talks highlighting astrophysics research carried out in Portugal, with emphasis on activities connected to the major international organizations ESA, ESO, and SKAO. The session will showcase contributions, national capabilities, future perspectives in the field, and will be open for discussion with the community.
Confirmed speakers: J. Afonso (IA/FCUL), S. Antón (CfisUC/UC), J. Brinchmann (ESO), F. Camilo (SARAO), R. Conde (PT-Space), M. Gonçalves (PT-Space), M.J. Monteiro (IA/FCUP). Additional speakers may be announced.
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
Planets – 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
Effect of Stellar Spots on the High-Resolution Transmission Spectra of a Giant Planet Around a Sun-like Star – J. P. Lucero
Towards Achieving cm/s RV Precision with a New Line-by-Line Code – C. S. N. Martínez
Modeling Stellar Contamination in Transmission Spectra with SOAPv4 – E. Cristo
Session 5 Astrobiology
11:30 — 12:30
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 6 Stars
14:00 — 15:40
Overview Talk
Understanding Stars – M. Cunha
Contributed Talks
Numerical Relativity Simulations of Dark Matter Admixed Binary Neutron Stars – H. Rüter
Probing Dense Matter Through Neutron Stars: Machine Learning Insights on the Equation of State – T. Malik
Advancing Solar Magnetic Field Modeling – C. António
Exploring the Magnetic Fields of Ap Stars with TESS – I. Rolo
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
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 SXS Collaboration’s Third Catalog of Binary Black Hole Simulations – H. Rüter
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 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
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
Navigating Through a Sea of Activity – A Portuguese Solar Telescope – A. Silva
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
[Title TBD] – 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
Gravitational Waves of the Stochastic Background in Shear-Free Cosmological Models – J. P. Mimoso
Analytical Methods for Realistic Cosmic Strings and Superstrings – P. B. Belo
Scaling 3-Form Fields as Dynamical Dark Energy – V. d. Fonseca
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
LambdaCDM-like Evolution in Einstein-Scalar-Gauss-Bonnet Gravity – M. Pinto
