Einstein Telescope science workshop for early career researchers

18 Feb 2026, 08:30 → 20 Feb 2026, 18:00 Europe/Rome

Marconi Building (CU013) (Sapienza University of Rome)

Francesco Crescimbeni, Ulyana Dupletsa (GSSI), Francesco Iacovelli (Johns Hopkins University), Maria Antonietta Palaia (Università di Pisa and INFN-Pisa), Romeo Felice Rosato, Michele Vacatello (University of Pisa, INFN Pisa)

The workshop wants to bring together young researchers actively involved in the activities of the Observational Science Board (OSB), Instrumental Science Board (ISB) and Site Characterization Board (SCB) of the Einstein Telescope. Leaving plenty of room for discussions, it will be a great occasion to share research and ideas, start projects, learn about new topics, and build collaborations.

It does not matter whether you like cosmology or pulsars, individual sources or backgrounds, data analysis, cryogenics, quantum noise reduction, or novel sensing and control systems  … if you are young and interested in ET science, this is the right place!

 

After an opening session on the broad activities of ET ISB, OSB and SCB, the workshop is organized as a series of parallel sessions between OSB and ISB, each featuring two talks by expert early career researcher, laying the ground on the topics of relevance for each division, followed by ample room for discussion.

The main website for the event is available at https://sites.google.com/view/et-ecr-workshop-2026-sapienza/

The workshop is supported by:

• Italian Ministry for Research - FIS2 Adv Grant "Fundamental Physics, Nuclear physics, and Cosmology with the Einstein Telescope" 
• Sapienza University of Rome
• INFN

Wednesday 18 February

08:30 Registration

1 General information and logistics

Speakers: Francesco Crescimbeni, Ulyana Dupletsa (GSSI), Dr Francesco Iacovelli (Johns Hopkins University), Maria Antonietta Palaia (Università di Pisa and INFN-Pisa), Romeo Felice Rosato, Michele Vacatello (University of Pisa, INFN Pisa)

Welcome.pdf

2 Department and INFN greetings

Speakers: Prof. Daniele Del Re, Dr Paolo Valente

3 ET Status & Roadmap

Speaker: Michele Punturo (INFN)

OSB: Introduction

Convener: Archisman Ghosh (Universiteit Gent)

OSB: Division 10 - Data Analysis Platform Division 10 - Filippo Santoliquido

OSB: Division 1 - Fundamental Physics

• Division 1 - Discussion
• Division 1 - Elisa Maggio
• Division 1 - Mateja Boskovic

OSB: Division 2 - Cosmology Division 2: Nicola Borghi and Hannah Duval

OSB: Division 3 - Population Studies Division 3 - Giulia Capurri Division 3 - Martyna Chruslinska

OSB: Division 4 - Multimessenger Observations Division 4 - Alberto Colombo and Nandini Hazra

OSB: Division 5 - Synergies with other GW observatories Division 5 - Ish Gupta and Danny Laghi

OSB: Division 6 - Nuclear Physics Division 6 - Anna Puecher Division 6 - Chiranjib Mondal

OSB: Division 7 - Stellar Collapse and Isolated Neutron Stars Division 7 - Elena Codazzo and Cristiano Ugolini

OSB: Division 8 - Waveforms Division 8 - Lorenzo Pompili Division 8 - Rossella Gamba

OSB: Division 9 - Common Tools Division 9 - Viola De Renzis and Niccolò Muttoni

OSB: Introduction Archisman Gosh

ISB: Introduction

Convener: Jan Harms

Active Noise Mitigation An overview on ANM division for the ET Science Workshop for Early Career Researchers ET Active Noise Mitigation (ANM) – System-Level Overview

Infrastructure Interfaces between the Detector and Infrastructure (ET ECR workshop)

Interferometer The Interferometer Division (ET ECR Workshop)

Introduction ISB introduction - Jan Harms

Optics The Optics Division (ET ECR Workshop)

Suspension ET ISB-SUS division (presentation for ET ECRs workshop)

Vacuum and Cryogenics ISB Division IV: Vacuum & Cryogenics - Einstein Telescope Early Career Researchers Workshop Rome 2026 The ET-(LF) Vacuum System around and away from the mirrors.

11:00 Coffee break

ISB: Active Noise Mitigation Division

Conveners: Tomislav Andric, Luciano Errico

Active Noise Mitigation An overview on ANM division for the ET Science Workshop for Early Career Researchers ET Active Noise Mitigation (ANM) – System-Level Overview

Infrastructure Interfaces between the Detector and Infrastructure (ET ECR workshop)

Interferometer The Interferometer Division (ET ECR Workshop)

Introduction ISB introduction - Jan Harms

Optics The Optics Division (ET ECR Workshop)

Suspension ET ISB-SUS division (presentation for ET ECRs workshop)

Vacuum and Cryogenics ISB Division IV: Vacuum & Cryogenics - Einstein Telescope Early Career Researchers Workshop Rome 2026 The ET-(LF) Vacuum System around and away from the mirrors.

OSB: Division 1 - Fundamental Physics

Conveners: Dr Mateja Boskovic, Dr Elisa Maggio (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Albert Einstein Institute Potsdam)

OSB: Division 10 - Data Analysis Platform Division 10 - Filippo Santoliquido

OSB: Division 1 - Fundamental Physics

• Division 1 - Discussion
• Division 1 - Elisa Maggio
• Division 1 - Mateja Boskovic

OSB: Division 2 - Cosmology Division 2: Nicola Borghi and Hannah Duval

OSB: Division 3 - Population Studies Division 3 - Giulia Capurri Division 3 - Martyna Chruslinska

OSB: Division 4 - Multimessenger Observations Division 4 - Alberto Colombo and Nandini Hazra

OSB: Division 5 - Synergies with other GW observatories Division 5 - Ish Gupta and Danny Laghi

OSB: Division 6 - Nuclear Physics Division 6 - Anna Puecher Division 6 - Chiranjib Mondal

OSB: Division 7 - Stellar Collapse and Isolated Neutron Stars Division 7 - Elena Codazzo and Cristiano Ugolini

OSB: Division 8 - Waveforms Division 8 - Lorenzo Pompili Division 8 - Rossella Gamba

OSB: Division 9 - Common Tools Division 9 - Viola De Renzis and Niccolò Muttoni

OSB: Introduction Archisman Gosh

13:00 Lunch break

ISB: Suspensions Division

Conveners: Robin Cornelissen, Jennifer Docherty

Active Noise Mitigation An overview on ANM division for the ET Science Workshop for Early Career Researchers ET Active Noise Mitigation (ANM) – System-Level Overview

Infrastructure Interfaces between the Detector and Infrastructure (ET ECR workshop)

Interferometer The Interferometer Division (ET ECR Workshop)

Introduction ISB introduction - Jan Harms

Optics The Optics Division (ET ECR Workshop)

Suspension ET ISB-SUS division (presentation for ET ECRs workshop)

Vacuum and Cryogenics ISB Division IV: Vacuum & Cryogenics - Einstein Telescope Early Career Researchers Workshop Rome 2026 The ET-(LF) Vacuum System around and away from the mirrors.

OSB: Division 2 - Cosmology

Conveners: Nicola Borghi, Hannah Duval

OSB: Division 10 - Data Analysis Platform Division 10 - Filippo Santoliquido

OSB: Division 1 - Fundamental Physics

• Division 1 - Discussion
• Division 1 - Elisa Maggio
• Division 1 - Mateja Boskovic

OSB: Division 2 - Cosmology Division 2: Nicola Borghi and Hannah Duval

OSB: Division 3 - Population Studies Division 3 - Giulia Capurri Division 3 - Martyna Chruslinska

OSB: Division 4 - Multimessenger Observations Division 4 - Alberto Colombo and Nandini Hazra

OSB: Division 5 - Synergies with other GW observatories Division 5 - Ish Gupta and Danny Laghi

OSB: Division 6 - Nuclear Physics Division 6 - Anna Puecher Division 6 - Chiranjib Mondal

OSB: Division 7 - Stellar Collapse and Isolated Neutron Stars Division 7 - Elena Codazzo and Cristiano Ugolini

OSB: Division 8 - Waveforms Division 8 - Lorenzo Pompili Division 8 - Rossella Gamba

OSB: Division 9 - Common Tools Division 9 - Viola De Renzis and Niccolò Muttoni

OSB: Introduction Archisman Gosh

16:00 Coffee break

ISB: Infrastructures Division

Conveners: Francesco Rossi (Sapienza University of Rome), Jonathan Bratanata

Active Noise Mitigation An overview on ANM division for the ET Science Workshop for Early Career Researchers ET Active Noise Mitigation (ANM) – System-Level Overview

Infrastructure Interfaces between the Detector and Infrastructure (ET ECR workshop)

Interferometer The Interferometer Division (ET ECR Workshop)

Introduction ISB introduction - Jan Harms

Optics The Optics Division (ET ECR Workshop)

Suspension ET ISB-SUS division (presentation for ET ECRs workshop)

Vacuum and Cryogenics ISB Division IV: Vacuum & Cryogenics - Einstein Telescope Early Career Researchers Workshop Rome 2026 The ET-(LF) Vacuum System around and away from the mirrors.

OSB: Division 3 - Population Studies

Conveners: Giulia Capurri (Università di Pisa), Martyna Chruslinska (European Southern Observatory)

OSB: Division 10 - Data Analysis Platform Division 10 - Filippo Santoliquido

OSB: Division 1 - Fundamental Physics

• Division 1 - Discussion
• Division 1 - Elisa Maggio
• Division 1 - Mateja Boskovic

OSB: Division 2 - Cosmology Division 2: Nicola Borghi and Hannah Duval

OSB: Division 3 - Population Studies Division 3 - Giulia Capurri Division 3 - Martyna Chruslinska

OSB: Division 4 - Multimessenger Observations Division 4 - Alberto Colombo and Nandini Hazra

OSB: Division 5 - Synergies with other GW observatories Division 5 - Ish Gupta and Danny Laghi

OSB: Division 6 - Nuclear Physics Division 6 - Anna Puecher Division 6 - Chiranjib Mondal

OSB: Division 7 - Stellar Collapse and Isolated Neutron Stars Division 7 - Elena Codazzo and Cristiano Ugolini

OSB: Division 8 - Waveforms Division 8 - Lorenzo Pompili Division 8 - Rossella Gamba

OSB: Division 9 - Common Tools Division 9 - Viola De Renzis and Niccolò Muttoni

OSB: Introduction Archisman Gosh

18:00 Social event

Thursday 19 February

OSB: Division 4 - Multimessenger Observations

Conveners: Alberto Colombo (Università degli Studi di Milano - Bicocca), Nandini Hazra (NCBJ Warsaw)

OSB: Division 10 - Data Analysis Platform Division 10 - Filippo Santoliquido

OSB: Division 1 - Fundamental Physics

• Division 1 - Discussion
• Division 1 - Elisa Maggio
• Division 1 - Mateja Boskovic

OSB: Division 2 - Cosmology Division 2: Nicola Borghi and Hannah Duval

OSB: Division 3 - Population Studies Division 3 - Giulia Capurri Division 3 - Martyna Chruslinska

OSB: Division 4 - Multimessenger Observations Division 4 - Alberto Colombo and Nandini Hazra

OSB: Division 5 - Synergies with other GW observatories Division 5 - Ish Gupta and Danny Laghi

OSB: Division 6 - Nuclear Physics Division 6 - Anna Puecher Division 6 - Chiranjib Mondal

OSB: Division 7 - Stellar Collapse and Isolated Neutron Stars Division 7 - Elena Codazzo and Cristiano Ugolini

OSB: Division 8 - Waveforms Division 8 - Lorenzo Pompili Division 8 - Rossella Gamba

OSB: Division 9 - Common Tools Division 9 - Viola De Renzis and Niccolò Muttoni

OSB: Introduction Archisman Gosh

10:30 Coffee break

OSB: Division 5 - Synergies with other GW Observatories

Conveners: Ish Gupta (Pennsylvania State University), Danny Laghi

OSB: Division 10 - Data Analysis Platform Division 10 - Filippo Santoliquido

OSB: Division 1 - Fundamental Physics

• Division 1 - Discussion
• Division 1 - Elisa Maggio
• Division 1 - Mateja Boskovic

OSB: Division 2 - Cosmology Division 2: Nicola Borghi and Hannah Duval

OSB: Division 3 - Population Studies Division 3 - Giulia Capurri Division 3 - Martyna Chruslinska

OSB: Division 4 - Multimessenger Observations Division 4 - Alberto Colombo and Nandini Hazra

OSB: Division 5 - Synergies with other GW observatories Division 5 - Ish Gupta and Danny Laghi

OSB: Division 6 - Nuclear Physics Division 6 - Anna Puecher Division 6 - Chiranjib Mondal

OSB: Division 7 - Stellar Collapse and Isolated Neutron Stars Division 7 - Elena Codazzo and Cristiano Ugolini

OSB: Division 8 - Waveforms Division 8 - Lorenzo Pompili Division 8 - Rossella Gamba

OSB: Division 9 - Common Tools Division 9 - Viola De Renzis and Niccolò Muttoni

OSB: Introduction Archisman Gosh

12:30 Lunch break

OSB: Division 6 - Nuclear Physics

Conveners: Chiranjib Mondal, Anna Puecher

OSB: Division 10 - Data Analysis Platform Division 10 - Filippo Santoliquido

OSB: Division 1 - Fundamental Physics

• Division 1 - Discussion
• Division 1 - Elisa Maggio
• Division 1 - Mateja Boskovic

OSB: Division 2 - Cosmology Division 2: Nicola Borghi and Hannah Duval

OSB: Division 3 - Population Studies Division 3 - Giulia Capurri Division 3 - Martyna Chruslinska

OSB: Division 4 - Multimessenger Observations Division 4 - Alberto Colombo and Nandini Hazra

OSB: Division 5 - Synergies with other GW observatories Division 5 - Ish Gupta and Danny Laghi

OSB: Division 6 - Nuclear Physics Division 6 - Anna Puecher Division 6 - Chiranjib Mondal

OSB: Division 7 - Stellar Collapse and Isolated Neutron Stars Division 7 - Elena Codazzo and Cristiano Ugolini

OSB: Division 8 - Waveforms Division 8 - Lorenzo Pompili Division 8 - Rossella Gamba

OSB: Division 9 - Common Tools Division 9 - Viola De Renzis and Niccolò Muttoni

OSB: Introduction Archisman Gosh

15:30 Coffee break

SCB: SCB session

Conveners: Dr Matteo Di Giovanni (Scuola Normale Superiore - INFN Pisa), Yannick Forth (University of Liège), Mike Lindner (DESY - DZA)

Ambient noise characterization for the Einstein Telescope in Sardinia (presentation for the ECR Workshop)

SCB Lausitz - ET ECS Workshop Rome Feb26

SCB: Overview on activities in EMR (ET ECR Workshop - Rome)

Poster session: Short poster presentations

Poster session

Friday 20 February

ISB: Interferometer Division

Conveners: Anna Green (Nikhef), Jonathan Perry

Active Noise Mitigation An overview on ANM division for the ET Science Workshop for Early Career Researchers ET Active Noise Mitigation (ANM) – System-Level Overview

Infrastructure Interfaces between the Detector and Infrastructure (ET ECR workshop)

Interferometer The Interferometer Division (ET ECR Workshop)

Introduction ISB introduction - Jan Harms

Optics The Optics Division (ET ECR Workshop)

Suspension ET ISB-SUS division (presentation for ET ECRs workshop)

Vacuum and Cryogenics ISB Division IV: Vacuum & Cryogenics - Einstein Telescope Early Career Researchers Workshop Rome 2026 The ET-(LF) Vacuum System around and away from the mirrors.

OSB: Division 7 - Stellar Collapse and Isolated Neutron Stars

Conveners: Elena Codazzo, Cristiano Ugolini (SISSA)

OSB: Division 10 - Data Analysis Platform Division 10 - Filippo Santoliquido

OSB: Division 1 - Fundamental Physics

• Division 1 - Discussion
• Division 1 - Elisa Maggio
• Division 1 - Mateja Boskovic

OSB: Division 2 - Cosmology Division 2: Nicola Borghi and Hannah Duval

OSB: Division 3 - Population Studies Division 3 - Giulia Capurri Division 3 - Martyna Chruslinska

OSB: Division 4 - Multimessenger Observations Division 4 - Alberto Colombo and Nandini Hazra

OSB: Division 5 - Synergies with other GW observatories Division 5 - Ish Gupta and Danny Laghi

OSB: Division 6 - Nuclear Physics Division 6 - Anna Puecher Division 6 - Chiranjib Mondal

OSB: Division 7 - Stellar Collapse and Isolated Neutron Stars Division 7 - Elena Codazzo and Cristiano Ugolini

OSB: Division 8 - Waveforms Division 8 - Lorenzo Pompili Division 8 - Rossella Gamba

OSB: Division 9 - Common Tools Division 9 - Viola De Renzis and Niccolò Muttoni

OSB: Introduction Archisman Gosh

10:30 Coffee break

ISB: Optics Division

Conveners: Angélique Lartaux (IJCLab), Laura Silenzi

Active Noise Mitigation An overview on ANM division for the ET Science Workshop for Early Career Researchers ET Active Noise Mitigation (ANM) – System-Level Overview

Infrastructure Interfaces between the Detector and Infrastructure (ET ECR workshop)

Interferometer The Interferometer Division (ET ECR Workshop)

Introduction ISB introduction - Jan Harms

Optics The Optics Division (ET ECR Workshop)

Suspension ET ISB-SUS division (presentation for ET ECRs workshop)

Vacuum and Cryogenics ISB Division IV: Vacuum & Cryogenics - Einstein Telescope Early Career Researchers Workshop Rome 2026 The ET-(LF) Vacuum System around and away from the mirrors.

OSB: Division 8 - Waveforms

Conveners: Rossella Gamba, Lorenzo Pompili

OSB: Division 10 - Data Analysis Platform Division 10 - Filippo Santoliquido

OSB: Division 1 - Fundamental Physics

• Division 1 - Discussion
• Division 1 - Elisa Maggio
• Division 1 - Mateja Boskovic

OSB: Division 2 - Cosmology Division 2: Nicola Borghi and Hannah Duval

OSB: Division 3 - Population Studies Division 3 - Giulia Capurri Division 3 - Martyna Chruslinska

OSB: Division 4 - Multimessenger Observations Division 4 - Alberto Colombo and Nandini Hazra

OSB: Division 5 - Synergies with other GW observatories Division 5 - Ish Gupta and Danny Laghi

OSB: Division 6 - Nuclear Physics Division 6 - Anna Puecher Division 6 - Chiranjib Mondal

OSB: Division 7 - Stellar Collapse and Isolated Neutron Stars Division 7 - Elena Codazzo and Cristiano Ugolini

OSB: Division 8 - Waveforms Division 8 - Lorenzo Pompili Division 8 - Rossella Gamba

OSB: Division 9 - Common Tools Division 9 - Viola De Renzis and Niccolò Muttoni

OSB: Introduction Archisman Gosh

12:30 Conference picture

12:40 Lunch break

ISB: Vacuum and Cryogenics Division

Conveners: Xhesika Koroveshi, Dr Emanuele Tofani (INFN Roma1-Università degli studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli")

Active Noise Mitigation An overview on ANM division for the ET Science Workshop for Early Career Researchers ET Active Noise Mitigation (ANM) – System-Level Overview

Infrastructure Interfaces between the Detector and Infrastructure (ET ECR workshop)

Interferometer The Interferometer Division (ET ECR Workshop)

Introduction ISB introduction - Jan Harms

Optics The Optics Division (ET ECR Workshop)

Suspension ET ISB-SUS division (presentation for ET ECRs workshop)

Vacuum and Cryogenics ISB Division IV: Vacuum & Cryogenics - Einstein Telescope Early Career Researchers Workshop Rome 2026 The ET-(LF) Vacuum System around and away from the mirrors.

OSB: Division 9 - Common Tools

Conveners: Viola De Renzis, Niccolò Muttoni

OSB: Division 10 - Data Analysis Platform Division 10 - Filippo Santoliquido

OSB: Division 1 - Fundamental Physics

• Division 1 - Discussion
• Division 1 - Elisa Maggio
• Division 1 - Mateja Boskovic

OSB: Division 2 - Cosmology Division 2: Nicola Borghi and Hannah Duval

OSB: Division 3 - Population Studies Division 3 - Giulia Capurri Division 3 - Martyna Chruslinska

OSB: Division 4 - Multimessenger Observations Division 4 - Alberto Colombo and Nandini Hazra

OSB: Division 5 - Synergies with other GW observatories Division 5 - Ish Gupta and Danny Laghi

OSB: Division 6 - Nuclear Physics Division 6 - Anna Puecher Division 6 - Chiranjib Mondal

OSB: Division 7 - Stellar Collapse and Isolated Neutron Stars Division 7 - Elena Codazzo and Cristiano Ugolini

OSB: Division 8 - Waveforms Division 8 - Lorenzo Pompili Division 8 - Rossella Gamba

OSB: Division 9 - Common Tools Division 9 - Viola De Renzis and Niccolò Muttoni

OSB: Introduction Archisman Gosh

15:30 Coffee break

OSB: Division 10 - Data Analysis Platform

Conveners: Harsh Narola, Filippo Santoliquido (Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI))

OSB: Division 10 - Data Analysis Platform Division 10 - Filippo Santoliquido

OSB: Division 1 - Fundamental Physics

• Division 1 - Discussion
• Division 1 - Elisa Maggio
• Division 1 - Mateja Boskovic

OSB: Division 2 - Cosmology Division 2: Nicola Borghi and Hannah Duval

OSB: Division 3 - Population Studies Division 3 - Giulia Capurri Division 3 - Martyna Chruslinska

OSB: Division 4 - Multimessenger Observations Division 4 - Alberto Colombo and Nandini Hazra

OSB: Division 5 - Synergies with other GW observatories Division 5 - Ish Gupta and Danny Laghi

OSB: Division 6 - Nuclear Physics Division 6 - Anna Puecher Division 6 - Chiranjib Mondal

OSB: Division 7 - Stellar Collapse and Isolated Neutron Stars Division 7 - Elena Codazzo and Cristiano Ugolini

OSB: Division 8 - Waveforms Division 8 - Lorenzo Pompili Division 8 - Rossella Gamba

OSB: Division 9 - Common Tools Division 9 - Viola De Renzis and Niccolò Muttoni

OSB: Introduction Archisman Gosh

4 Closing

Speakers: Francesco Crescimbeni, Ulyana Dupletsa (GSSI), Dr Francesco Iacovelli (Johns Hopkins University), Maria Antonietta Palaia (Università di Pisa and INFN-Pisa), Romeo Felice Rosato, Michele Vacatello (University of Pisa, INFN Pisa)