LOOPS 13

PIRSA ID: C13029
Event Type: Conference
End date:
July 22, 2013 at 9:00 AM

Support for this conference is provided by The Templeton Frontiers Program.

Quantum gravity aims at unifying Einstein's vision of space-time as a dynamical object with the realization that fundamental physics and hence space-time has to be quantum. This opens up a large variety of research questions and directions, which range from foundational physical issues having to do with the nature of space and time, to current searches for experimental signatures of quantum spacetime.

This conference, which is part of the series of Loops conferences, will present and review recent progress and highlights in loop quantum gravity and other quantum gravity approaches. We will focus mainly on background independent approaches which are approaches that do not depend on perturbation theory formulated in a classical background.

Plenary talks will highlight the most important recent developments in quantum gravity research. Afternoon (parallel) sessions are open to contributed talks and will be focussed on particular topics or subfields and give room for discussions, exchange of ideas and a critical assessment of open questions.

The conference will bring quantum gravity researchers from all over the world together and we also hope to share the excitement of quantum gravity research with participants from other research fields.

Previous conferences in this series were:

 

Speakers:

Ivan Agullo, DAMTP Cambridge
Abhay Ashtekar, Pennsylvania State University
Aurelien Barrau, Universite Joseph Fourier
Eugenio Bianchi, Perimeter Institute
Steve Carlip, University of California, Davis
Fay Dowker, Imperial College, London
Henrique de Andrade Gomes, University of California, Davis
Dafne Guetta, ORT-Braude College & INAF-OAR
Razvan Gurau, Université Paris-Sud
Muxin Han, Centre de Physique Theorique
Frank Hellmann, Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Viqar Husain, University of New Brunswick
Kirill Krasnov, University of Nottingham
Etera Livine, Ens de Lyon
Renate Loll, Radboud University Nijmegen
Alejandro Perez, Centre de Physique Theorique
Vincent Rivasseau, Universite Paris-Sud XI Orsay
Carlo Rovelli, Le Centre de Physique Théorique
Frank Saueressig, Radboud University Nijmegen
David Skinner, DAMTP Cambridge, Institute for Advanced Study
Bill Unruh, University of British Columbia
Madhavan Varadarajan, Raman Research Institute

Participants:

Niayesh Afshordi, Perimeter Institute
Emanuele Alesci, University of Warsaw
Giovanni Amelino-Camelia, La Sapienza University of Rome
Mohamed Anber, University of Toronto
Fabio Anza, Universit di Pisa
Seramika Ari Wahyoedi, Centre de Physique Theorique
Mehdi Assanioussi, University of Warsaw
Valerio Astuti, La Sapienza University of Rome
Angel Ballesteros, Universidad de Burgos
Andrzej Banburski, Perimeter Institute
Aristide Baratin, Albert Einstein Institute
Julian Barbour, University of Oxford
Leonardo Barcaroli, La Sapienza University of Rome
Jacob Barnett, Perimeter Institute
Dario Benedetti, Albert Einstein Institute
Joseph Bengeloun, Perimeter Institute
Paolo Bertozzini, Thammasat University
Stefano Bianco,  La Sapienza University of Rome
Norbert Bodendorfer, Pennsylvania State University
Martin Bojowald, Pennsylvania State University
Boris Bolliet, ENS de Lyon
Julien Bolmont, LPNHE & UPMC
Valentin Bonzom, Perimeter Institute
Suddhsattwa Brahma, Pennsylvania State University
Will Bunting, California Institute of Technology
Thomas Cailleteau, Pennsylvania State University
Jose Ricardo Cames de Oliveira, University of Nottingham
Miguel Campiglia, Raman Research Institute
Sylvain Carrozza, Albert Einstein Institute
Mariano Celada, CINVESTAV
Atousa Chaharsough Shirazi, Florida Atlantic University
Lin-Qing Chen, Perimeter Institute
Goffredo Chirco, Aix-Marseille University
Christopher Coleman-Smith, Duke University
Francois Collet, Aix-Marseille University
Frederic Combes, Perimeter Institute
Rory Conboye, University College Cork
Adriano Contillo, Radboud University Nijmegen
Joshua Cooperman, University of California, Davis
Leonard Cottrell, Retired
Antonin Coutant, Albert Einstein Institute
Andrea Dapor, University of Warsaw
Stephane Dartois, ENS de Lyon
Ghanashyam Date, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Bogar Diaz Jimenez, Benemrita Univesidad Autnoma de Puebla
Jacobo Diaz Polo, Louisiana State University
Bianca Dittrich, Perimeter Institute
Andreas Doering, University of Oxford
Pietro Dona, SISSA
Maite Dupuis, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg
Christopher Duston, Florida State University
Astrid Eichhorn, Perimeter Institute
Jonathan Engle, Florida Atlantic University
Kevin Falls, University of Sussex
Laurent Freidel, Perimeter Institute
Ivette Fuentes, University of Nottingham
Rodolfo Gambini, Universidad de la Republica
Marc Geiller, Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos
Adam Getchell, University of California, Davis
Steffen Gielen, Perimeter Institute
Florian Girelli, University of Waterloo
Lisa Glaser, Niels Bohr Institute
Julien Grain, Institute for Space Astrophysics
Jonathan Granot, Open University of Israel
Sean Gryb, Radboud University Nijmegen
Giulia Gubitosi, La Sapienza University of Rome
Hal Haggard, Centre de Physique Theorique
Maximilian Hanusch, University of Paderborn
Bruno Hartmann, Perimeter Institute
Asif Hassan, University of Texas, Austin
Jeffrey Hazboun, Utah State University
Tobias Henz, University of Heidelberg
Gabe Herczeg, University of California, Davis
Hector Hernandez, Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua
Daniel Fernando Higuita Borja, CINVESTAV
Jeff Hnybida, Perimeter Institute
Philipp Hoehn, Perimeter Institute
Matthew Hogan, Florida Atlantic University
Giorgio Immirzi, INFN
Matt Johnson, Perimeter Institute
Oleg Kabernik, University of Waterloo
Mikhail Kagan, Pennsylvania State University
Wojciech Kaminski, Perimeter Institute
Nima Khosravi, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Marcin Kisielowski,  University of Warsaw
Tim Koslowski, University of New Brunswick
Thomas Krajewski, Centre de Physique Theorique
Manuel Kramer, University of Cologne
Emilia Kubalova, Masaryk University
Eugene Kur, University of California, Berkeley
Suzanne Lanery, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg
Antony Lee, University of Nottingham
Jerzy Lewandowski, University of Warsaw
Linda Linsefors, LPSC-Grenoble & CNRS
Kinjalk Lochan, Tata Institute Of Fundamental Research
Niccol Loret, La Sapienza University of Rome
Matteo Giuseppe Lostaglio, Imperial College, London
Yongge Ma, Beijing Normal University
Anson Maitland, University of Waterloo
Seth Major, Hamilton College
Antonio Marciano, Fudan University & INFN
Mercedes Martin Benito, Perimeter Institute
Eduardo Martin-Martinez, Perimeter Institute & Institute for Quantum Computing
Daniel Martin de Blas, Instituto de Estructura de la Materia
Marco Matassa, SISSA
Guillermo Mena, Instituto de Estructura de la Materia
Phillip Mendonca, Florida Atlantic University
Flavio Mercati, Perimeter Institute
Aleksander Mikovic, Lusofona University
Jonah Miller, University of Colorado
Djordje Minic, Virginia Tech
Edison Montoya, Instituto de Fisica y Matematicas
Tim Morris, University of Southampton
Markus Mueller, Perimeter Institute
Yasha Neiman, Pennsylvania State University
Robert Oeckl, Centro de Ciencias Matematicas
Javier Olmedo, Universidad de la Repblica de Uruguay
Jonathan Oppenheim, University College London
Daniele Oriti, Albert Einstein Institute
Prince Osei, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Dine Ousmane Samary, International Chair in Mathematical Physics and Applications
Giovanni Palmisano, La Sapienza University of Rome
Sohyun Park, Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos
Daniele Pranzetti, Albert Einstein Institute
Isabeau Premont-Schwarz, Albert Einstein Institute
Jacek Puchta, University of Warsaw
Jorge Pullin, Louisiana State University
Jason Pye, University of Waterloo
Matti Raasakka, University Paris-Nord XIII
Saeed Rastgoo, Centro de Ciencias Matematicas
Michael Reisenberger, Instituto de Física Facultad de Ciencias
Trevor Rempel, Perimeter Institute
Juan D Reyes, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana
Aldo Riello, Aix-Marseille University
Andreas Rodigast, Heidelberg University
Irais Rubalcava Garcia, Centro de Ciencias Matematicas
James Ryan, Albert Einstein Institute
David Schroeren, Balliol College
Bernd Schroers, Heriot-Watt University
Sanjeev Seahra, University of New Brunswick
Giuseppe Sellaroli, University of Waterloo
Vasudev Shyam, The Center For Fundamental Research and Creative Education
Lorenzo Sindoni, Albert Einstein Institute
Matteo Smerlak, Albert Einstein Institute
Lee Smolin, Perimeter Institute
Rafael Sorkin, Perimeter Institute
Robert Spekkens, Perimeter Institute
Simone Speziale, Centre de Physique Theorique
Sebastian Steinhaus, Perimeter Institute
Alexander Stottmeister, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg
Eckhard Strobel, La Sapienza University of Rome
Sumati Surya, Raman Research Institute
Jdrzej Swiezewski,  University of Warsaw
Sara Tavares, University of Nottingham
Karim Thebault, LMU Munich
Johannes Thurigen, Albert Einstein Institute
Casey Tomlin, Pennsylvania State University
Aaron Trout, Chatham University
Artur Tsobanjan, American University
Mercedes Velazquez, CINVESTAV
Madhavan Venkatesh, Centre for  Fundamental Research and Creative Education
Francesca Vidotto, Radboud University Nijmegen
Hans Westman, Instituto de Fisica Fundamental
Wolfgang Martin Wieland, Aix-Marseille University
Edward Wilson-Ewing, Louisiana State University
Felix Winterhalter, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg
Andreas J. Woehr, Eberhard Karls University
Yuki Yokokura, Kyoto University
Mingyi Zhang, Centre de Physique Theorique
Thomas Zilker, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg
Antonia Zipfel, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg
Jonathan Ziprick, Perimeter Institute

International Advisory Committee:

Giovanni Amelino-Camelia,  La Sapienza University of Rome
Abhay Ashtekar, Pennsylvania State University
Fernando Barbero, Instituto de Estructura de la Materia
John Barrett, University of Nottingham
James Bjorken, SLAC
Martin Bojowald, Pennsylvania State University
Robert Brandenberger, McGill University
Alejandro Corichi, Pennsylvania State University
Fay Dowker, Imperial College, London
Rodolfo Gambini, Instituto de Fisica Facultad de Ciendias
Steve Giddings, University of California, Santa Barbara
Viqar Husain, University of New Brunswick
Ted Jacobson, University of Maryland
Kirill Krasnov, University of Nottingham
Jerzy Lewandowski, University of Warsaw
Stefano Liberati, SISSA
Etera Livine, Ens de Lyon
Renate Loll, Radbud University Nijmegen
Yongge Ma, Beijing Normal University
Joao Magueijo, Imperial College, London
Alex Maloney, McGill University
Matilde Marcolli, California Institute of Technology
Guillermo Mena, Instituto de Estructura de la Materia
Djordje Minic, Virginia Tech
Daniele Oriti, Albert Einstein Institute
Roberto Percacci, SISSA
Alejandro Perez, Centre de Physique Theorique
Jorge Pullin, Lousiana State University
Martin Reuter, Johannes Gutenberg Universitat
Vincent Rivasseau, Laboratoire de Physique Théorique d'Orsay
Carlo Rovelli, Centre de Physique Theorique
Thomas Thiemann, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg
William Unruh, University of British Columbia

Scientific Organizing Committee:
 
Joseph Ben Geloun, Perimeter Institute
Eugenio Bianchi, Perimeter Institute
Valentin Bonzom, Perimeter Institute
Bianca Dittrich, Perimeter Institute
Astrid Eichhorn, Perimeter Institute
Cecilia Flori, Perimeter Institute
Laurent Freidel, Perimeter Institute
Steffen Gielen, Perimeter Institute
Florian Girelli, Perimeter Institute & University of Waterloo
Philipp Hoehn, Perimeter Institute
Mercedes Martin-Benito, Perimeter Institute
Flavio Mercati, Perimeter Institute
Lee Smolin, Perimeter Institute