The eighteenth edition of the Black Holes Workshop will be held at the Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, in December 18 and 19, 2025
The venue will be on campus, at the Anfiteatro Abreu Faro (see Venue).
About the Workshop
From astrophysics to high-energy physics, from information theory to quantum gravity, black holes have acquired an ever increasing role in fundamental physics, and are now part of the terminology of many important branches of observational, theoretical and mathematical physics.
The Black Holes Workshops gather researchers working on physical and mathematical aspects of black holes, using both classical and quantum approaches, within the frameworks of general relativity, semiclassical and quantum gravity, cosmology, and astrophysics, with the goal of stimulating interaction between these different fields.
The eighteenth edition of the Black Holes Workshop will celebrate the 10 years of the first gravitational-wave detection by the LIGO detectors.
Important dates:
- Registration opens: September 15, 2025
- Registration closes: December 5, 2025
- Abstract submission deadline: November 21, 2025
Researchers working on black holes in all their aspects are kindly invited to participate. A limited number of contributed talks will be selected based on scientific merit. Late submissions will not be considered. Please refer to the registration instructions for further details.
Scientific organising committee:
- Vitor Cardoso (CENTRA/IST)
- João Costa (CAMGSD/ISCTE)
- Carlos Herdeiro (CIDMA/Universidade de Aveiro)
- José Sande Lemos (CENTRA/IST)
- Filipe Mena (CAMGSD/IST)
- José Natário (CAMGSD/IST)
- Jorge Rocha (CENTRA/ISCTE)
Local organising committee:
Valentin Boyanov, Richard Brito, Enrico Cannizzaro, Kyriakos Destounis, Edgar Gasperin, David Hilditch, Adrien Kuntz, Hannes Rüter, João S. Santos, Rita Sousa
Web development:
João Vasconcelos