Schedule
Conference Program
Full schedule with session times and venues for CosmoNext-2027.
Day 1
Wednesday, June 23, 2027
Wednesday, Jun 23, 2027
Registration & Welcome Coffee
9:00 AM – 9:30 AMRegistration FoyerOpening Ceremony & Welcome Address
9:30 AM – 9:45 AMMain AuditoriumConference Introduction: CosmoNext-2027 – Exploring the Frontiers of the Universe
9:45 AM – 10:00 AMMain AuditoriumOpening Keynote: The Origin, Evolution & Future of the Universe
10:00 AM – 10:45 AMMain AuditoriumCoffee & Networking Break
10:45 AM – 11:15 AMNetworking LoungeSession 1: Early Universe & Big Bang Cosmology — Big Bang theory, inflation, reheating, primordial fluctuations, baryogenesis, leptogenesis and very early Universe physics
11:15 AM – 12:30 PMMain AuditoriumPlenary Talk: Inflation, Primordial Perturbations & the Origin of Cosmic Structure
12:30 PM – 1:00 PMMain AuditoriumLunch Break
1:00 PM – 2:00 PMDining AreaSession 2: Cosmic Microwave Background & Precision Cosmology — CMB anisotropies, polarization, lensing, primordial non-Gaussianity and future CMB experiments
2:00 PM – 3:15 PMMain AuditoriumFeatured Keynote: Precision Cosmology: What the CMB Tells Us About the Universe
3:15 PM – 3:45 PMMain AuditoriumCoffee Break
3:45 PM – 4:15 PMNetworking LoungeSession 3: Large-Scale Structure & Galaxy Formation — cosmic web, galaxy clustering, baryon acoustic oscillations, weak gravitational lensing and structure formation
4:15 PM – 5:15 PMMain AuditoriumSpecial Panel: Is ΛCDM Still the Best Description of Our Universe?
5:15 PM – 6:00 PMMain Auditorium
Day 2
Thursday, June 24, 2027
Thursday, Jun 24, 2027
Welcome & Recap
9:00 AM – 9:15 AMMain AuditoriumKeynote: The Dark Universe: What We Know and What We Still Do Not Know
9:15 AM – 10:00 AMMain AuditoriumSession 4: Dark Matter – Theory, Candidates & Cosmological Evidence — WIMPs, axions, ultralight dark matter, sterile neutrinos, dark photons, hidden sectors and halos
10:00 AM – 11:15 AMMain AuditoriumCoffee & Networking Break
11:15 AM – 11:45 AMNetworking LoungeSession 5: Dark Matter Detection & Experimental Searches — direct detection, indirect detection, collider searches, astrophysical probes and next-generation experiments
11:45 AM – 12:45 PMMain AuditoriumPlenary: Beyond WIMPs – New Directions in Dark Matter Physics
12:45 PM – 1:15 PMMain AuditoriumLunch Break
1:15 PM – 2:15 PMDining AreaSession 6: Dark Energy & Cosmic Acceleration — cosmological constant, dynamical dark energy, quintessence, modified gravity and observational constraints
2:15 PM – 3:30 PMMain AuditoriumCoffee Break
3:30 PM – 4:00 PMNetworking LoungeSession 7: Cosmological Tensions & New Physics — Hubble tension, S₈ tension, CMB anomalies, early-Universe solutions and modified cosmological models
4:00 PM – 5:00 PMMain AuditoriumSpecial Expert Panel: Dark Matter vs. Modified Gravity – Where Should We Look for New Physics?
5:00 PM – 6:00 PMMain Auditorium
Day 3
Friday, June 25, 2027
Friday, Jun 25, 2027
Welcome & Announcements
9:00 AM – 9:15 AMMain AuditoriumKeynote: Gravitational Waves as a New Window on the Universe
9:15 AM – 10:00 AMMain AuditoriumSession 8: Gravitational Waves & Multi-Messenger Cosmology — primordial gravitational waves, black-hole mergers, neutron-star mergers, pulsar timing arrays and GW cosmology
10:00 AM – 11:15 AMMain AuditoriumCoffee & Networking Break
11:15 AM – 11:45 AMNetworking LoungeSession 9: Neutrinos, Astroparticles & Cosmic Messengers — cosmic neutrinos, neutrino mass and cosmology, high-energy astrophysics and multi-messenger astronomy
11:45 AM – 12:45 PMMain AuditoriumPlenary: Neutrinos and the Hidden Universe
12:45 PM – 1:15 PMMain AuditoriumLunch Break
1:15 PM – 2:15 PMDining AreaSession 10: Particle Physics Beyond the Standard Model — supersymmetry, new particles, dark sectors, axions, portals and particle physics–cosmology connections
2:15 PM – 3:15 PMMain AuditoriumSession 11: Quantum Gravity & Fundamental Laws of Nature — quantum gravity, string theory and cosmology, holography and quantum spacetime
3:15 PM – 3:45 PMMain AuditoriumCoffee Break
3:45 PM – 4:15 PMNetworking LoungeSpecial Session: Young Researchers & Early-Career Scientists Forum — PhD, postdoctoral and early-career flash talks, emerging research and new observational results
4:15 PM – 5:00 PMMain AuditoriumSpecial Session: AI, Machine Learning & the Future of Cosmology — astronomical surveys, simulations, big-data astronomy, AI-assisted dark-matter discovery and computational cosmology
5:00 PM – 5:30 PMMain AuditoriumAwards Ceremony: Best Oral Presentation, Best Poster, Young Scientist and Outstanding Contribution Awards
5:30 PM – 5:45 PMMain AuditoriumClosing Ceremony
5:45 PM – 6:00 PMMain Auditorium