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SUMMARY:Puzzles in the QG landscape: viewpoints from different approaches 
 2026
DTSTART:20260914T063000Z
DTEND:20260918T160000Z
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CONTACT:puzzlesinqg2026@gmail.com
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Alessia Platania (NBI\, University of Copenhagen)\, 
 Marc Schiffer\, Benjamin Knorr\n\nUnraveling the quantum nature of gravity
  is one of the most pressing problems of theoretical physics. Several idea
 s have been put forward and have resulted in several theories of quantum g
 ravity. While these theories have explored different facets of the "quantu
 m gravity landscape"\, all viable approaches should ultimately make contac
 t with observations and answer exciting questions in cosmology and black-h
 ole physics.\n \nSharing knowledge\, exchanging ideas\, and building a di
 ctionary among different theories are crucial steps toward answering these
  questions\, efficiently contrasting them\, and ultimately reaching a deep
 er understanding of our Universe.\n \nThis conference will contribute to 
 these goals by bringing together leading experts in different approaches t
 o quantum gravity\, gravitational effective field theory\, black-hole phys
 ics\, and cosmology. We will focus on specific puzzles in quantum gravity 
 and their resolutions within different approaches. The conference will be 
 highly interactive\, with plenty of time to discuss common problems\, unde
 rstand the big picture\, and develop novel connections between fields.\n 
 \nThis is the second edition of the conference. The first edition was held
  at Perimeter Institute in 2023.\n \nTopics include: effective field theo
 ry\, amplitudes\, s-matrix bootstrap\, non-commutative geometry\, string t
 heory and the swampland program\, loop quantum gravity and spin foams\, as
 ymptotic safety and dynamical triangulations\, causal sets\, group field t
 heory\, and quantum gravity phenomenology.\n \nInvited speakers:\n \n\n\
 nMarkus Aspelmeyer (Vienna U)\nGianguido Dall'Agata (Padua U)\nAnne-Christ
 ine Davis (Cambridge U)\nBianca Dittrich (Perimeter Institute)\nFay Dowker
  (Imperial College)\nAstrid Eichhorn (Heidelberg U)\nRoberto Emparan (Barc
 elona U)\nDario Francia (Roma Tre U)\nSteffen Gielen (Sheffield U)\nAlessa
 ndra Gnecchi (Padua U)\nFedele Lizzi (Naples U)\nRenate Loll (Radboud U)\n
 Paolo Pani* (Rome La Sapienza U)\nRoberto Percacci (SISSA)\nJan Plefka* (H
 umboldt U Berlin) \nFernando Quevedo* (NYU Abu Dhabi)\nAna-Maria Raclariu
  (King's College)\nHanno Sahlmann (Erlangen-Nürnberg U)\nAlberto Salvio (
 Roma Tor Vergata U)\nAnna Tokareva (HIAS\, UCAS\, Hangzhou)\nAndrew Tolley
 * (Imperial College)\nPiotr Tourkine (LAPTH Annecy)\n\n \n\n* to be confi
 rmed\n \nRegistration is now open and will close on June 30th. Participa
 nts can apply to present a poster\, which will be presented through a gong
  show and a poster session. There will also be a poster prize for the best
  poster\, which will include the possibility of giving a talk towards the 
 end of the conference.\nThere is a conference fee of 155 EUR\, which cover
 s lunches and coffee breaks. After we approve your registration\, you will
  receive payment instructions for the conference fee\, to be paid by July 
 15th. After we confirm the payment\, your registration is completed.\nWe a
 re looking forward to welcoming you to Graz!\n\nhttps://indico.global/even
 t/17643/
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