Draft agenda

Meeting will take place in the Kelvin Building at the University of Glasgow Room 257, commencing on the 1st of May at 9:00 am for details on location please go here.

Wednesday:

Session 1 - 9:00 - 11:00

• 9:00 - 9:15 Introduction - Prof. Siong Heng. Talk slides
• 9:20 - 9:35 Organization & logistics - Dr. Mariela Masso Reid. Talk slides

WP1: Economic growth and innovation

• 9:40 - 10:10 Report from Prof. Des Gibson. Talk slides
• 10:10 - 10:40 Report from Prof. Junwei Cao. Talk slides
• 10:40 - 11:00 Discussion

*11:00 - 11:30 Break

Session 2 - 11:30 - 12:50

Discussion

Entrepreneurial activities.

• 11:30 - 11:50 Glasgow MEMs work - Giles . Talk slides
• 11:50 - 12:10 Collaboration with Optos - Peter Wakeford. Talk slides
• 12:10 - 12:30 Possible schemes for UK - China industrial linkage - TBC

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch

Session 3.a - 14:00 - 15:30

WP3: Big Data analysis and modelling

• 14:30 - 14:40 David Keitel - Research & Education in Gravitational-Wave * Astrophysics at the University of Portsmouth . Talk slides
• 14:50 - 15:10 Yan Wang - Gravitational wave data analysis for TianQin. Talk slides
• 15:10 - 15:30 Daniel Williams - Report from Glasgow. Talk slides
• 15:30 - 15:50 Prof. Nils Andersson - Report from summer school and Southampton. Remote talk.
• 15:50 - 16:10 Wei Liu - Gravitational Wave Detection Based on Deep Learning . Talk slides and Coherent SNR.

16:10 - 16:30 Break

Session 3.b - 16:30 - 17:10

Summer school opportunities

• 16:30 - 16:40 Report on summer schools requirement in China - TBA
• 16:50 - 17:10 Discussions on summer schools and related items.

End of the day

Thursday:

Session 4 - 9:00 - 11:00

WP4: Ultra-high precision measurement technology and instrumentation

• 9:00 - 9:20 Haixing Miao - Path Towards kHz Gravitational-Wave Astronomy
• 9:20 - 9:40 Report and discussion on interferometer prototype development? BNU
• 9:40 - 9:55 Report from Prof. Giles Hammond
• 10:00 - 10:15 Prof. Stuart Reid - Amorphous and crystalline coating fabrication in the UK for future GW detectors.
• 10:20 - 10:35 Report on materials work - Des Gibson / Shigeng Song
• 10:40 - 11:00 Report on materials work - Tongji - Jinlong Zhang

11:00 - 11:30 Break

Session 5a - 11:30 - 13:00 pm

• 11:30 - 11:50 Dr. Borja Sorazu - Short presentation and demo of LIGO in your hands.
• 11:50 - 12:10
• 12:10 - 12:50 Roundtable of WPs: Each WP should discuss/collect ideas around potential collaborations/new collaborations, how to efficiently commit funds, types of activity which best serve the WP.

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

Session 5b - 14:00 - 15:30 pm

• 14:00 - 14:20 Summary of WP1 and discussions.
• 14:20 - 14:40 Summary of WP3 and discussions.
• 14:40 - 15:00 Summary of WP4 and discussions.

15:00 - 15:30 Break

Session 5c - 15:30 - 17:00 pm. - Excursion!

17:00 End of the sessions

Pre-drinks at The Ben Nevis pub

18:15 Banquet at the Sisters Kelvingrove restaurant: The Sisters Kelvingrove 36 Kelvingrove Street, Glasgow G3 7RZ

Friday:

Session 6 - 9:00 - 11:00 am

WP5: Space GW detectors

• 9:00 - 9:20 Prof. Tim Sumner - LISA Pathfinder Update on Results / Charge Control for isolated proof-masses
• 9:20 - 9:40 Prof. Harry Ward - Update LISA
• 9:40 - 10:00 Prof. Zebing Zhou - Gravitational wave data analysis for TianQin
• 10:00 - 10:20 Prof Yi-Ming Hu - Science with TianQin: Preliminary Results on Massive Black Hole Binaries
• 10:20 - 10:40 Dr. Matteo Ceriotti- Discussion with aerospace engineers

10:40 - 11:10 Break

• 11:15 - 11:30. Dr. Jin Ma - A draft plan of GW exhibitions in Beijing Planetarium.
• 11:35 - 11:50 Dr. Jin Ma - Overview outreach and education.
• 11:05 - 12:20 Prof. Martin Hendry - Update on EPO progress and plans, including Gravitational Wave exhibition
• 12:25 - 12:40 Sascha and Susanne from Milde Marketing = China exhibition

Session 7 - 12:40 - 13:00

• Discussion: wrap up and next steps.

End of the sessions

13:00 - 14:30 Lunch out

14:30 Lab tours of Glasgow University