Light Dark World 2026

America/Toronto
Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

Description

Light Dark World 2026 is the eleventh meeting of the annual Light Dark World International Forum, held at the Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Light Dark World 2026 will gather international specialists from both experimental and theoretical backgrounds to examine recent progress and create avenues for investigating new light particles that extend beyond the Standard Model. We will cover light gauge bosons, light scalars, light dark matter, axions, light sterile neutrinos, and dark energy fields. 

Confirmed Speakers
Haipeng An (Tsinghua University)
Asimina Arvanitaki (Perimeter Institute)
Josh Berger (Colorado State University)
Daniel Carney (LBNL)
Jodi Cooley (SNOLAB)
Paddy Fox (Fermilab)
Akshay Ghalsasi (Harvard University)
Saniya Heeba (Carleton University)
Alejandro Ibarra (TUM)
Gordan Krnjaic (Fermilab/University of Chicago)
Laura Miller (TRIUMF)
Gopolang Mohlabeng (Simon Fraser University)
Miha Nemevšek (Jozef Stefan Institute)
Zachary Picker (Queens University)
Alan Robinson (University of Montreal)
Katelin Schutz (McGill University)
Simon Viel (Carleton University)
Wei Wang (Sun Yat-sen University)
Matthew Wilson (University of Florida)
Yong Xu (McGill University)
...

Local Organising Committee:
Marcela Carena (Perimeter Institute & Chicago U.)
Seyda Ipek (Carleton)
David McKeen (TRIUMF & U Victoria)
David Morrissey (TRIUMF & U Victoria)
Yue Zhang (Carleton)

Steering Committee:
Brian Batell (Pittsburgh U.)
Pilar Coloma (IFT)
Felix Kahlhoefer (KIT)
Hye-Sung Lee (KAIST)
Laura Molina Bueno (IFIC)

Previous Meetings of the Light Dark World International Forum

Registration
Participants
    • TBA: Welcome
    • 1
      TBA
      Speaker: Gordan Krnjaic
    • 2
      TBA
      Speaker: Saniya Heeba
    • 10:30
      Coffee
    • 3
      TBA
      Speaker: Paddy Fox
    • 4
      TBA
      Speaker: Gopolang Mohlabeng
    • 12:00
      Lunch
    • 5
      TBA
      Speaker: Akshay Ghalsasi
    • 6
      TBA
      Speaker: Miiha Nemevsek
    • 7
      TBA
      Speaker: Wei Wang
    • 15:00
      Coffee
    • 15-minute talks
    • 8
      TBA
      Speaker: Asimina Arvanitaki
    • 9
      TBA
      Speaker: Zachary Picker
    • 10:30
      Coffee
    • 10
      TBA
      Speaker: Katelin Schultz
    • 11
      TBA
      Speaker: Alan Robinson
    • 12:00
      Lunch
    • 15-minute talks
    • 15:00
      Coffee
    • 15-minute talks
    • 12
      TBA
      Speaker: Yong Xu
    • 13
      TBA
      Speaker: Haipeng An
    • 10:30
      Coffee
    • 14
      TBA
      Speaker: Laura Miller
    • 15
      TBA
      Speaker: Dan Carney
    • 12:00
      Lunch
    • 16
      TBA
      Speaker: Jodi Cooley
    • 17
      TBA
      Speaker: Matthew Wilson
    • 18
      TBA
      Speaker: Simon Viel
    • 15:00
      Coffee
    • 15-minute talks
    • 19
      TBA
      Speaker: Josh Berger
    • 20
      TBA
      Speaker: Alejandro Ibarra
    • 10:30
      Coffee
    • 21
      TBA
    • 22
      TBA
    • 12:00
      Lunch