RIKEN–Berkeley Workshop on Quantum Gravity 2025
This workshop will serve as the first meeting of the collaboration between the Leinweber Institute for Theoretical Physics (LITP) at the University of California Berkeley and the RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences (iTHEMS). Participation is open and researchers from other institutions are welcome to attend.
The workshop will feature talks on recent developments in the field of Quantum Gravity and other relevant topics.
Dates: 23-24th October 2025
Venue: iTHEMS, RIKEN, Wako campus, Japan. Directions
Overview
This event will bring together researchers to discuss recent developments and future directions in Quantum Gravity. The objective is to exchange ideas and foster collaboration between researchers, in particular between (but not restricted to) members of iTHEMS and LITP.
Schedule
The schedule can be consulted at this link.
Confirmed Speakers
- Ahmed Abdalla (LITP, UC Berkeley)
- Stefano Antonini (LITP, UC Berkeley)
- Jan Boruch (LITP, UC Berkeley)
- Raphael Bousso (LITP, UC Berkeley)
- Sean Colin-Ellerin (LITP, UC Berkeley and CERN)
- Ryusuke Hamazaki (iTHEMS, RIKEN)
- Masazumi Honda (iTHEMS, RIKEN)
- Sami Kaya (LITP, UC Berkeley)
- Guanda Lin (LITP, UC Berkeley)
- Ryo Namba (iTHEMS, RIKEN)
- Tokiro Numasawa (University of Tokyo)
- Kantaro Ohmori (iTHEMS, RIKEN)
- Elisa Tabor (LITP, UC Berkeley)
- Tomonori Ugajin (Rikkyo University)
- Masahito Yamazaki (Kavli IPMU, University of Tokyo)
Registration
Registrations are open under the Registration tab. There is no registration fee. Please register so we have have an accurate count of the number of participants.
Practical Information
Venue & Access
iTHEMS, RIKEN, Wako campus, Japan. Directions
23rd morning: room 359
23rd & 24th afternoon: room 435-437
Organizers & Contact
For inquiries, please email gdiubaldo@berkeley.edu
- Gabriele Di Ubaldo (LITP, UC Berkeley and iTHEMS, RIKEN)
- Tetsuo Hatsuda (iTHEMS, RIKEN)
- Masazumi Honda (iTHEMS, RIKEN)
- Satoshi Iso (iTHEMS, RIKEN)
- Masamichi Miyaji (iTHEMS, RIKEN)
- Shigehiro Nagataki (iTHEMS, RIKEN)
- Yasunori Nomura (LITP, UC Berkeley and iTHEMS, RIKEN)
Last updated: 22 September 2025
