GW:UK@Nottingham

Contribution List

1. 10 years of GW - Stephen Fairhust (Cardiff University)

15/01/2026, 10:15

2. GW astrophysics and multimessenger - Fabio Antonini (Cardiff University)

15/01/2026, 11:15

3. Tests of GR - Michalis Agathos (QMUL)

15/01/2026, 11:45

88. Machine Learning for Parameter Estimation

Sama Al-Shammari (Cardiff University)

15/01/2026, 13:15

89. Residual neural likelihood estimation for gravitational wave parameter estimation

Mattia Emma (Royal Holloway University of London)

15/01/2026, 13:20

90. Testing general relativity with black hole ringdowns

Lorenzo Pompili (University of Nottingham)

15/01/2026, 13:25

91. Observability of eccentricity in a population of merging compact binaries

Mukesh Singh (Cardiff University)

15/01/2026, 13:30

92. Calibrated uncertainty quantification for improved GW signal detection efficiency

Ann-Kristin Malz (Royal Holloway University of London)

15/01/2026, 13:35

93. Gravitational Wave Probes of Dark Matter in Neutron Star Mergers

Dr Violetta Sagun (University of Southampton)

15/01/2026, 13:40

94. Tidal dissipation in binary neutron star mergers

Suprovo Ghosh (University of Southampton)

15/01/2026, 13:45

95. Leveraging indirect observations about merging neutron star binaries

Nikhil Sarin (Cambridge University)

15/01/2026, 13:50

96. Stochastic gravitational wave backgrounds from cosmic phase transitions

Dr Oliver Gould (University of Nottingham)

15/01/2026, 13:55

97. Polarisation Singularities of Gravitational Waves.

Claire Rigouzzo (King's College London)

15/01/2026, 14:00

98. Quasinormal modes from numerical relativity with Bayesian inference

Richard Dyer (Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge University)

15/01/2026, 14:05

99. Accelerating parameter estimation for parameterized tests of general relativity with gravitational-wave observations

Dhruv Kumar (University of Glasgow, Scotland)

15/01/2026, 14:10

4. Instrumentation - Ian Wilmut (RAL)

15/01/2026, 14:15

5. Progress in GW cosmology - Tessa Baker (Portsmouth U.)

15/01/2026, 15:15

6. GW searches and parameter estimation - Michael Williams (Portsmouth U.)

15/01/2026, 15:45

100. Astrophysical implications of eccentricity in neutron star-black hole binaries

Isobel Romero-Shaw (Cardiff University)

15/01/2026, 16:15

101. Accelerating Reduced-Order Quadrature Construction using Multi-Band Waveforms

Murdoc Newell (Queen Mary University of London)

15/01/2026, 16:20

102. What can the future GW detectors tell us about the peak of star formation?

Divyajyoti . (Cardiff University)

15/01/2026, 16:25

103. Corrections to the energy and angular momentum for eccentric orbits

David Trestini (University of Southampton)

15/01/2026, 16:30

104. Rapid parameter estimation in minutes with physical insights from eccentric harmonics

Ben Patterson (Cardiff University)

15/01/2026, 16:35

105. Extremal Black Hole Spectroscopy

Hongyi Wan (Queen Mary University of London)

15/01/2026, 16:40

106. Analytic and numerical modeling of boson-star scattering

Ulrich Sperhake (University of Cambridge)

15/01/2026, 16:45

107. Constraining the luminosity distance-redshift relation with GWs

Elena Colangeli (ICG - University of Portsmouth)

15/01/2026, 16:50

108. Early Warning in Gravitational-Wave Astronomy with Deep Learning.

Reem Alfaidi (University of Glasgow)

15/01/2026, 16:55

109. The potential of hierarchical inference with extreme mass-ratio inspiral observations

Shahswat Singh (University of Glasgow)

15/01/2026, 17:00

110. Fast, Faithful, and Future-Proof: Gravitational-Wave Inference at GPU Speed

Metha Prathaban (University of Cambridge)

15/01/2026, 17:05

111. Gravity Spy: Building a Community of Citizen Scientists

Elizabeth Todd (University of Glasgow)

15/01/2026, 17:10

112. Detecting Exoplanets beyond Local Super cluster with GW

Liming Zheng (Beijing Normal University, Cardiff Universtiy)

15/01/2026, 17:15

125. An overview of Coatings and Core Optic research in Glasgow

Graeme McGhee

15/01/2026, 17:20

126. Amorphous Alumina: a low absorption material for future detectors

Scott Fitzgerald (University of Glasgow)

15/01/2026, 17:25

127. He-BAR: A Helium Bulk Acoustic Resonator for Gravitational Wave Detection

Sean Hibbitt (Royal Holloway University of London)

15/01/2026, 17:30

128. Multifidelity Approach to Simulation-Based Inference in Gravitational-Wave Data Analysis

Cecilia Fabbri (University of Nottingham)

15/01/2026, 17:35

Simulation-based inference (SBI) is opening new possibilities in gravitational-wave data analysis, including the use of computationally expensive simulators to generate waveforms. When simulators are computationally expensive, generating sufficient training data becomes challenging. Multifidelity methods combine the accuracy of high-fidelity (expensive and accurate) models with the...

7. GW in the UK - Introduction

16/01/2026, 09:30

9. Parallel Panel discussions: ECR opportunities

16/01/2026, 09:45

8. Parallel Panel discussions: Funding for GWs in the UK

16/01/2026, 09:45

10. Group introductions

16/01/2026, 11:30

11. Community Building Exercise

16/01/2026, 13:30

113. Independent Optical Calibration of Gravitational-Wave Detectors via Scattered Light Injection

Kushal Jain (Cardiff University)

16/01/2026, 15:00

115. GW230814: black hole spectroscopy with a single detector binary black hole merger

Joshua Sharkey (University of Glasgow)

16/01/2026, 15:05

116. Source Inference for Unmodelled Sources

James Neeson (Cardiff University)

16/01/2026, 15:10

117. The High–Mass-Ratio Challenge in Gravitational-Wave Modelling

Parthapratim Mahapatra (Cardiff University)

16/01/2026, 15:15

118. O4 EM Follow-up Observations with GOTO

Kendall Ackley (University of Warwick)

16/01/2026, 15:20

119. Application of summary data for Simulation-based inference

Masaki Iwaya (Cardiff University)

16/01/2026, 15:25

120. The Formation and Evolution of EMRIs in Accretion Discs

Jupiter Stevenson (University of Nottingham Gravity Group)

16/01/2026, 15:30

121. Probing accelerating binary black hole coalescences with deep learning

Alexander Roussopoulos (University of Nottingham)

16/01/2026, 15:35

122. Frequency contamination from new fundamental fields in black hole bringdowns

Jacopo Lestingi (University of Nottingham)

16/01/2026, 15:40

123. Optimisation of thermal compensation systems in Gravitational wave detectors

Ruaraidh Dumbreck (Cardiff University)

16/01/2026, 15:45

124. Stable black hole solutions with cosmological hair

Laurens Smulders (University College London)

16/01/2026, 15:50

13. Wrap up

16/01/2026, 15:55

12. Contributed talks