We are delighted to host a meeting on different approaches to Quantum Gravity at the Raman Research Institute, on the occasion of its 75th year celebration. Apart from invited talks, the meeting will have dedicated discussion sessions on some of the common themes in quantum gravity across all approaches.
The meeting will take place amidst the calm and lush greenery of the Raman Research Institute.
Because of limited space, attendance for the meeting will be by invitation only. We will however live stream the event on the institute's YouTube channel:
Day 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm9KonBOkZw&t=20170s
Day 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDmo3vRwGz8&t=7s
Day 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXCeD5S5dbA&t=5834s
Invited Speakers
Aaron Held, Jena University
Abhay Ashtekar, Penn State University
Alok Laddha, CMI Chennai
Amitabh Virmani, CMI Chennai
Eleni-Alexandra Kontou, Kings College, London
Fay Dowker, Imperial College, London
Fernando Barbero, Instituto de Estructura de la Materia, Madrid
Gaurav Narain, IISc, Bangalore
Jerzy Lewandowski, University of Warsaw
Jorge Pullin, Louisiana State University
Kasia Rejzner, York University, York
Mairi Sakellariadou, Kings College, London
Marc Geiller, ENS de Lyon
Renate Loll, Radboud University, Nijmegen
Steve Carlip, University of California, Davis
Sudipta Sarkar , IIT, Gandhinagar
Sumanta Chakraborty, IACS, Kolkata
Suneeta Varadarajan, IISER, Pune
Suvrat Raju, ICTS, Bangalore
Wolfgang Wieland, Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen
Yasaman Yazdi, Imperial College, London
Scientific Organising Committee
Sumati Surya
Madhavan Varadarajan
Local Organising Committee
Sachin Belvadi G. Manjunatha
G. Gayathri Anjali Marar
Ritik Shah Sumati Surya
Bengaluru, India
The Raman Research Institute was founded in 1948 by the Indian physicist and Nobel Laureate Sir C V Raman to continue his fundamental research post-retirement.
The institute is located in Sadashivanagar, in the heart of Bengaluru city. The campus is lush green and peaceful, making it an ideal place for scientific discourse.