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Welcome from the Chair
Dear Colleagues,
As Editor-in-Chief of the journal Universe (ISSN 2218-1997), it is my honor to invite you to join the 1st International Electronic Conference, Universe 2021: 1st Electronic Conference on Gravitation, Cosmology, Field Theory, High Energy Physics, and Astronomy, from 22 to 28 February 2021, which will enable you to share and discuss your most recent findings with the worldwide community of scientists and researchers in these fields.
At this point of restricted travel and personal contact, it is a pleasure to still be able to collaborate electronically via this online venue. This internet conference is designed to allow you to present your research to colleagues and to interact as fully as possible with all those involved in it. I also hope you will meet old friends and make new ones here. There will be many fascinating papers to spark everyone’s interest.
I hope this conference will bring together major contributions at the forefront of research in the fields of gravitation, cosmology, field theory, high energy physics, and astronomy, and I am confident that yours will be among them. Universe 2021 will make your presentation accessible to hundreds of researchers worldwide, with active engagement of the audience in question and answer sessions and discussion groups that will take place online.
Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the conference committee. The authors of accepted contributions will be invited to produce an extended abstract for the conference proceedings along with a slide presentation of their work. Following the conference, outstanding contributions will be invited to be submitted for publication in the main journal.
The conference has been divided into ten themes. Please submit your articles as soon as possible, indicating which theme you think best fits your submission.
Session 1: General Relativity and GravitationSession 2: Quantum Field Theories
Session 3: Black Holes
Session 4: Dark Matter and Dark Energy
Session 5: High Energy Physics
Session 6: Compact Objects
Session 7: Deep-Space Probes
Session 8: The Universe of Andrei Sakharov
Session 9: Teaching Relativity and Modern Physics in General
Sessions 10: Posters
Thank you for your kind attention.
We look forward to welcoming you at this exciting meeting online.
Best regards,
Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Iorio
Conference Secretariat
Ms. Danielle Yao
Ms. Rainy Han
MDPI Branch Office, Beijing, China
E-Mail: [email protected]
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Call for Submissions
The 1st Electronic Conference on Gravitation, Cosmology, Field Theory, High Energy Physics, and Astronomy (Universe 2021) will be held online from 22 to 28 February 2021. This event enables researchers of astronomy sciences and space sciences to present their research and exchange ideas with their colleagues without the need to travel. All proceedings will be published on the conference homepage in open access format.
Through this event, we aim to cover the following topics:
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General Relativity and Gravitation
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Quantum Field Theories
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Black Holes
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Dark Matter and Dark Energy
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High Energy Physics
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Compact Objects
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Deep-Space Probes
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The Universe of Andrei Sakharo
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Teaching relativity and modern physics in general
The conference will be completely free of charge—both to attend and for scholars to upload and present their latest work on the conference platform. There will also be the possibility to submit selected papers, free of charge, to the Special Issue of the journal Universe (ISSN 2218-1997; Impact Factor: 1.752 (JCR 2019)). The submitted manuscripts should comprise at least 50% additional, new, and unpublished material as compared to the published ECU 2021 proceedings paper.
Universe 2021 offers you the opportunity to participate in this international, scholarly conference without having the concern or expenditure of travel—all you need is your computer and access to the Internet. We would like to invite you to “attend” this conference and present your latest work.
Abstracts (in English) should be submitted by 20 November 2020 4 January 2021 online at http://www.sciforum.net/login. For accepted abstracts, the full paper can be submitted by 15 January 2021 1 February 2021. The conference itself will be held 22–28 February 2021.
We hope you will be able to join this exciting event and support us in making it a success. Universe 2021 is organized and sponsored by MDPI, a scholarly open access publisher based in Basel, Switzerland.
Paper Submission Guidelines
For information about the submission procedure and preparation of full presentations, please refer to the Instructions for Authors.
Critical Dates
Conference Chairs

Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Iorio
Ministero dell' Istruzione, dell' Università e della Ricerca (M.I.U.R.)-Istruzione. Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (F.R.A.S.) Viale Unità di Italia 68, 70125, Bari (BA), Italy
He received his precollege and college education in Bari, Italy, obtaining a degree in physics from the University of Bari in 1997. In 2002, he earned the Ph.D. Degree in physics from the Department of Physics "Michelangelo Merlin", the University of Bari, where he also completed his postdoctoral studies. He currently holds a permanent position at the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (M.I.U.R.) as a physics teacher in secondary schools since 2007. He is currently qualified at M.I.U.R. both as an Associate Professor and Full Professor for Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Earth and Planetary Physics, and for Theoretical Physics of the Fundamental Interactions, respectively. His research activity, started in 1999 after he published his first article in a peer-reviewed journal, is currently in the field of gravitational physics, in particular, experimental/observational tests of general relativity and modified models of gravity in several astronomical and astrophysical scenarios, and their theoretical interpretation. So far, he has published more than 220 articles in peer-reviewed journals. According to the SAO/NASA ADS database, his h-index is, at present, 40, with over 3550 citations (self-citations excluded). Some papers of him attracted the attention of certain international scientific magazines. So far, he has received 34 requests by foreign students of international academic institutions as supervisor of their Ph.D. and/or post-Doc research activity. He has acted as a referee for several international research institutions like the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the European Space Agency (ESA), the Swiss National Science Foundation, the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), the National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa, the former Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC), the National Center for Science and Technology Evaluation (NCSTE) of Kazakhstan, and the Czech Science Foundation (GACR). He received an invitation on behalf of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
He received his precollege and college education in Bari, Italy, obtaining a degree in physics from the University of Bari in 1997. In 2002, he earned the Ph.D. Degree in physics from the Department of Physics "Michelangelo Merlin", the University of Bari, where he also completed his postdoctoral studies. He currently holds a permanent position at the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (M.I.U.R.) as a physics teacher in secondary schools since 2007. He is currently qualified at M.I.U.R. both as an Associate Professor and Full Professor for Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Earth and Planetary Physics, and for Theoretical Physics of the Fundamental Interactions, respectively. His research activity, started in 1999 after he published his first article in a peer-reviewed journal, is currently in the field of gravitational physics, in particular, experimental/observational tests of general relativity and modified models of gravity in several astronomical and astrophysical scenarios, and their theoretical interpretation. So far, he has published more than 220 articles in peer-reviewed journals. According to the SAO/NASA ADS database, his h-index is, at present, 40, with over 3550 citations (self-citations excluded). Some papers of him attracted the attention of certain international scientific magazines. So far, he has received 34 requests by foreign students of international academic institutions as supervisor of their Ph.D. and/or post-Doc research activity. He has acted as a referee for several international research institutions like the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the European Space Agency (ESA), the Swiss National Science Foundation, the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), the National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa, the former Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC), the National Center for Science and Technology Evaluation (NCSTE) of Kazakhstan, and the Czech Science Foundation (GACR). He received an invitation on behalf of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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Sessions Chairs

Prof. Dr. James A. Isenberg
Department of Mathematics, Fenton Hall, University of Oregon, Oregon, USA
Session 1. General Relativity and Gravitation
Mathematical Relativity; Geometric Heat Flow; Nonlinear Wave Equations; Momentum maps and classical field theory
Session 1. General Relativity and Gravitation
Mathematical Relativity; Geometric Heat Flow; Nonlinear Wave Equations; Momentum maps and classical field theory
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Prof. Dr. Gerald B. Cleaver
Department of Physics and Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics & Engineering Research, Baylor University, Waco, USA
Session 2. Quantum Field Theories
string landscape; string cosmology; Horava-Lifshitz cosmology; trans-Planckian physics
Session 2. Quantum Field Theories
string landscape; string cosmology; Horava-Lifshitz cosmology; trans-Planckian physics
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Prof. Dr. Herbert W. Hamber
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, USA
Session 2. Quantum Field Theories
Theoretical Particle Physics, Statistical Mechanics, Quantum Gravitation, Mathematical Physics
Session 2. Quantum Field Theories
Theoretical Particle Physics, Statistical Mechanics, Quantum Gravitation, Mathematical Physics
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Prof. Dr. Gonzalo J. Olmo
Department of Theoretical Physics & IFIC – University of Valencia & CSIC, Valencia, Spain
Session 3. Black Holes
black holes; singularities; quantum fields in curved space-time; inflation; modified gravity; Palatini formalism; stellar structure models; compact objects
Session 3. Black Holes
black holes; singularities; quantum fields in curved space-time; inflation; modified gravity; Palatini formalism; stellar structure models; compact objects
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Prof. Dr. Antonio Padilla
School of Physics & Astronomy for Astronomy, University Park, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Session 4. Dark Matter and Dark Energy
dark energy; dark matter; particle physics; gravity; cosmological constant problem
Session 4. Dark Matter and Dark Energy
dark energy; dark matter; particle physics; gravity; cosmological constant problem
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Dr. Paolo Giacomelli
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Bologna, Italy
Session 5. High Energy Physics
Experimental High Energy Particle Physics; Higgs Physics; Standard Model of Particle Physics; Search for New Particles; Large Hadron Collider; Particle Detectors; Future Lepton Colliders
Session 5. High Energy Physics
Experimental High Energy Particle Physics; Higgs Physics; Standard Model of Particle Physics; Search for New Particles; Large Hadron Collider; Particle Detectors; Future Lepton Colliders
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Prof. Dr. Lijing Shao
Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Peking University, Beijing, China
Session 6. Compact Objects
Tests of gravity theories; Gravitational waves; Pulsars and neutron stars; Astrophysical studies of dark matter; Black hole spacetime; Precision tests of fundamental physics; Bayesian data analysis and statistics
Session 6. Compact Objects
Tests of gravity theories; Gravitational waves; Pulsars and neutron stars; Astrophysical studies of dark matter; Black hole spacetime; Precision tests of fundamental physics; Bayesian data analysis and statistics
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Prof. Dr. Giacomo Tommei
Department of Mathematics, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Session 7. Deep-Space Probes
Celestial mechanics and astrodynamics; Orbit determination; Space missions; Radio Science; Experimental gravity
Session 7. Deep-Space Probes
Celestial mechanics and astrodynamics; Orbit determination; Space missions; Radio Science; Experimental gravity
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Dr. Daniele Durante
Sapienza University of Rome, Roma, Italy

Prof. Dr. Maxim Yu. Khlopov
1. National Research Nuclear University "Moscow Engineering Physics Institute". 2. Virtual Institute of Astroparticle Physics, Université de Paris, Paris, France. 3. Laboratory for cosmoparticle studies of Structure and Evolution of Galaxy, Institute of Physics, Southern Federal University, Rostov on Don, Russia.
Session 8. The Universe of Andrei Sakharov
cosmoparticle physics; cosmology and particle physics; physics of dark matter and the early universe; physics beyond the standard model
Session 8. The Universe of Andrei Sakharov
cosmoparticle physics; cosmology and particle physics; physics of dark matter and the early universe; physics beyond the standard model
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Prof. Dr. Matteo Luca Ruggiero
Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy
Session 9. Teaching Relativity and Modern Physics in General
relativity; relativistic theories of gravity; experimental gravity
Session 9. Teaching Relativity and Modern Physics in General
relativity; relativistic theories of gravity; experimental gravity
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Dr. Magdalena Kersting
Department of Teacher Education and School Research, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Session 9. Teaching Relativity and Modern Physics in General
physics education; science education; general relativity; embodied cognition
Session 9. Teaching Relativity and Modern Physics in General
physics education; science education; general relativity; embodied cognition
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Invited Speakers

Prof. Dr. Daniel Whiteson
University of California, Irvine, United States
Teaching Physics with Comics
Particle Physics; Experimental High Energy Physics
Teaching Physics with Comics
Particle Physics; Experimental High Energy Physics
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Prof. Dr. David Blair FAA
ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (formerly Australian International Gravitational Research Centre), Australia
Science without paradigm clashes - a seamless Einsteinian curriculum from K-12
Science without paradigm clashes - a seamless Einsteinian curriculum from K-12
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Prof. Dr. Ute Kraus
University Hildesheim, Hildesheim, Germany
General relativity in secondary school
General relativity in secondary school
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Dr. Julia Woithe
European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva, Switzerland
The potential, challenges and opportunities of introducing high-school students to modern physics: lessons learned from particle physics.
The potential, challenges and opportunities of introducing high-school students to modern physics: lessons learned from particle physics.
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Ms. Jackie Bondell
ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics,
Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery
Blast Off to the Virtual Universe: Using Interactive Virtual Reality to Bring Physics to the Secondary Classroom
Blast Off to the Virtual Universe: Using Interactive Virtual Reality to Bring Physics to the Secondary Classroom
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Conference Committee

Prof. Dr. Leszek Roszkowski
Astrocent, Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland,
National Centre for Nuclear Research, Warsaw, Poland
Dark matter in the Universe; Elementary particle solutions of the dark matter puzzle; "New physics" models beyond the Standard Model; Supersymmetric models and methods of their experimental tests; Higgs bosons in supersymmetric models; Anomalous magnetic
Dark matter in the Universe; Elementary particle solutions of the dark matter puzzle; "New physics" models beyond the Standard Model; Supersymmetric models and methods of their experimental tests; Higgs bosons in supersymmetric models; Anomalous magnetic
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Prof. Dr. Alexei A. Starobinsky
Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, Moscow, Russia,
Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia
classical and quantum gravity; cosmology; early universe; dark energy; black holes; quantum field theory in curved space–time
classical and quantum gravity; cosmology; early universe; dark energy; black holes; quantum field theory in curved space–time
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Prof. Dr. Sabino Meola
Physics Department (DFNSR), Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi, Rome, Italy,
Associated to the National Institution for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Naples, Italy
high energy particle physics; high energy calorimetry; higgs physics; kaon physics; quark physics; gauge theories; standard model; gas detectors
high energy particle physics; high energy calorimetry; higgs physics; kaon physics; quark physics; gauge theories; standard model; gas detectors
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Prof. Dr. J.W. (Jan-Willem) Van Holten
NIKHEF, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
Lorentz Institute f. Theoretical Physics, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
Classical and quantum gravity; general relativity, gravitational waves; supergravity, canonical gravity; cosmology, inflation and dark energy; neutrinos and cosmic rays; world-line supersymmetry, quantum field theory
Classical and quantum gravity; general relativity, gravitational waves; supergravity, canonical gravity; cosmology, inflation and dark energy; neutrinos and cosmic rays; world-line supersymmetry, quantum field theory
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Prof. Dr. Emmanuel N. Saridakis
Physics Department, Baylor University, Texas, USA;,
Physics Department, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
dark energy formulation; modified theories of gravity; inflationary cosmology; brane cosmology; observational cosmology
dark energy formulation; modified theories of gravity; inflationary cosmology; brane cosmology; observational cosmology
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Prof. Dr. Nikolaos E. Mavromatos
Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology Group, Department of Physics, King’s College London, London, UK
Astro-particle Physics; Cosmology; Quantum Gravity Phenomenology; tests of fundamental space-time symmetries
Astro-particle Physics; Cosmology; Quantum Gravity Phenomenology; tests of fundamental space-time symmetries
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Prof. Dr. Erez Etzion
School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel,
ATLAS experiment, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
Experimental High Energy Particle Physics. LHC Physics. Higgs and searches for Physics Beyond the Standard Model, Searches for Dark Matter. Searches for Long Lived Particles
Experimental High Energy Particle Physics. LHC Physics. Higgs and searches for Physics Beyond the Standard Model, Searches for Dark Matter. Searches for Long Lived Particles
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Prof. Dr. Jean-Michel Alimi
Laboratoty Universe and Theories, UMR 8102 CNRS, Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University, Meudon, France
cosmological physics; numerical cosmology; large scale structure formation; scalar-tensor and modified gravity theory; backreaction and inhomogeneous universes
cosmological physics; numerical cosmology; large scale structure formation; scalar-tensor and modified gravity theory; backreaction and inhomogeneous universes
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Prof. Dr. Vitalii Okorokov
National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), Moscow, Russian Federation
Data Analysis; Elementary Particle Physics; Experimental Particle Physics; Particle Physics; Quantum Physics; Fractal Dimension; High Energy Physics; Particle; High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Heavy Ions
Data Analysis; Elementary Particle Physics; Experimental Particle Physics; Particle Physics; Quantum Physics; Fractal Dimension; High Energy Physics; Particle; High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Heavy Ions
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Prof. Dr. Ignatios Antoniadis
LPTHE-CNRS-UPMC, Paris, France,
Albert Einstein Center-ITP, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
quantum field theory; particle physics phenomenology; quantum gravity; cosmology; string theory
quantum field theory; particle physics phenomenology; quantum gravity; cosmology; string theory
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Prof. Dr. Andrej Arbuzov
Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia
quantum field theory; standard model; radiative corrections; cosmology; general relativity; spontaneous symmetry breaking
quantum field theory; standard model; radiative corrections; cosmology; general relativity; spontaneous symmetry breaking
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Prof. Dr. Rita Bernabei
Dipartimeno di Fisica, Universita' degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy,
INFN, Rome, Italy
nuclear and subnuclear physics; astroparticle physics; underground physics; detectors developments
nuclear and subnuclear physics; astroparticle physics; underground physics; detectors developments
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Prof. Dr. Francisco S. N. Lobo
Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences, Science Faculty of the University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
modified gravity; dark energy; cosmology; dark matter; black holes; energy conditions; causal structure of spacetime
modified gravity; dark energy; cosmology; dark matter; black holes; energy conditions; causal structure of spacetime
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Prof. Dr. Marcus C. Werner
Zu Chongzhi Center for Mathematics and Computational Sciences, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, China
Modified gravity theories; construction and tests; gravitational lensing; gravitational waves
Modified gravity theories; construction and tests; gravitational lensing; gravitational waves
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Prof. Dr. Peter Dunsby
Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa
cosmology; dark energy; extensions of general relativity; exact solutions in general relativity; dynamical systems applied to cosmology; inhomogeneous cosmology; structure formation; cosmic microwave background anisotropies; relativistic astrophysics
cosmology; dark energy; extensions of general relativity; exact solutions in general relativity; dynamical systems applied to cosmology; inhomogeneous cosmology; structure formation; cosmic microwave background anisotropies; relativistic astrophysics
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Dr. Davood Momeni
Department of Physics, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
High Energy Physics (Theory) -Gravitational physics-Information Theory
High Energy Physics (Theory) -Gravitational physics-Information Theory
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Prof. Dr. Frank Saueressig
Radboud University Nijmegen, Astrophysics and Particle Physics (IMAPP), Nijmegen, Netherlands
quantum gravity; asymptotic safety; quantum field theory in curved space-time; black holes; theoretical cosmology; renormalization group techniques
quantum gravity; asymptotic safety; quantum field theory in curved space-time; black holes; theoretical cosmology; renormalization group techniques
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Prof. Dr. Stefano Bellucci
INFN (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati, Italy
theoretical physics; condensed matter; biophysics; physical chemistry; nanoscience and nanotechnology; nanocarbon based composites; biomedical applications
theoretical physics; condensed matter; biophysics; physical chemistry; nanoscience and nanotechnology; nanocarbon based composites; biomedical applications
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Prof. Dr. Joan Solà Peracaula
Departament FQA and Institute of Cosmos Sciences (ICCUB), Univ. de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
vacuum energy, dark matter, dark energy, inflation, particle physics and cosmology, general relativity, tests of gravity, variation of fundamental constants
vacuum energy, dark matter, dark energy, inflation, particle physics and cosmology, general relativity, tests of gravity, variation of fundamental constants
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Dr. Gonzalo J. Olmo
Depto. Física Teórica & IFIC,Centro Mixto Universidad de Valencia & CSIC, Valencia, Spain
quantum gravity; black holes; Hawking radiation; Cosmology; inflation; modified theories of gravity; Palatini formalism; field theory; wormholes
quantum gravity; black holes; Hawking radiation; Cosmology; inflation; modified theories of gravity; Palatini formalism; field theory; wormholes
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Prof. Dr. Itzhak Bars
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
cosmology; black holes; two-time physics (2T-Physics); string field theory (SFT)
cosmology; black holes; two-time physics (2T-Physics); string field theory (SFT)
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Prof. Dr. Kostas Skenderis
Mathematical Sciences and STAG Research Center, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
holographic dualities; quantum field theory; string theory; general relativity; cosmology; black holes
holographic dualities; quantum field theory; string theory; general relativity; cosmology; black holes
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Prof. Dr. David L Wiltshire
School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
general relativity; inhomogeneous cosmology; averaging problem; backreaction
general relativity; inhomogeneous cosmology; averaging problem; backreaction
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Dr. Roman Pasechnik
Department of Astronomy and Theoretical Physics, Lund University, Sweden
subatomic physics; astronomy; astrophysics and cosmology; grand unification; Higgs physics; supersymmetry; electroweak physics; beyond the standard model; composite models; physical vacuum; quasiclassical gravity; cosmic inflation models; heavy ion collis
subatomic physics; astronomy; astrophysics and cosmology; grand unification; Higgs physics; supersymmetry; electroweak physics; beyond the standard model; composite models; physical vacuum; quasiclassical gravity; cosmic inflation models; heavy ion collis
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Prof. Dr. Nikolaos Kidonakis
Department of Physics, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
theoretical particle physics; top quark production; perturbative Quantum Chromodynamics; soft-gluon resummation; higher-order corrections; Higgs, W and Z boson production
theoretical particle physics; top quark production; perturbative Quantum Chromodynamics; soft-gluon resummation; higher-order corrections; Higgs, W and Z boson production
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Prof. Dr. Pedro Pina Avelino
Centre for Astrophysics of the University of Porto (CAUP), Porto, Portugal
cosmology; structure formation; cosmic defects; dark energy; dark matter; varying fundamental couplings; modified gravity
cosmology; structure formation; cosmic defects; dark energy; dark matter; varying fundamental couplings; modified gravity
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Dr. Hervé Partouche
Centre de Physique Théorique, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France
String theory (compactification, 2D conformal field theory; cosmology, phenomenology; dualities; "geometric engineering"; low energy effective description; strings at finite temperature); supergravity; supersymmetry; braneworlds; M-theory
String theory (compactification, 2D conformal field theory; cosmology, phenomenology; dualities; "geometric engineering"; low energy effective description; strings at finite temperature); supergravity; supersymmetry; braneworlds; M-theory
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Prof. Dr. Banibrata Mukhopadhyay
Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
physics of astrophysical compact objects including accretion disks and outflows/jets; astrophysical fluid dynamics; nuclear astrophysics; field theory in curved spacetime; general relativity and gravitation
physics of astrophysical compact objects including accretion disks and outflows/jets; astrophysical fluid dynamics; nuclear astrophysics; field theory in curved spacetime; general relativity and gravitation
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Prof. Dr. Soo-Jong Rey
School of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
string theory and quantum field theory; high-energy physics; theoretical and observational cosmology
string theory and quantum field theory; high-energy physics; theoretical and observational cosmology
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Prof. Dr. Claudia Ratti
Department of Physics, University of Houston, Houston, USA
QCD phase diagram; lattice QCD; quark-gluon plasma; heavy ion collisions; hot and dense strongly interacting matter
QCD phase diagram; lattice QCD; quark-gluon plasma; heavy ion collisions; hot and dense strongly interacting matter
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Prof. Dr. Stephon Alexander
Department of Physics & Astronomy, Dartmouth College, Hanover, USA
theoretical cosmology; cosmological constant problem; baryogenesis; cosmic inflation; structure formation; singularity resolution; quantum fields in curved spaces; string cosmology; quantum gravity; string theory; modified theories of gravity; loop quantu
theoretical cosmology; cosmological constant problem; baryogenesis; cosmic inflation; structure formation; singularity resolution; quantum fields in curved spaces; string cosmology; quantum gravity; string theory; modified theories of gravity; loop quantu
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Prof. Dr. Marcello Abbrescia
Dipartmento Interateneo di Fisica "M. Merlin", Università di Bari, Bari, Italy
particle detectors; gaseous detectors; nuclear and subnuclear physics; astroparticle physics; resistive plate chambers; gas electron multipliers
particle detectors; gaseous detectors; nuclear and subnuclear physics; astroparticle physics; resistive plate chambers; gas electron multipliers
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Prof. Dr. Shinji Mukohyama
Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
inflation; dark energy; dark matter; alternative gravity theories; cosmological perturbation; string cosmology; braneworld cosmology; black hole thermodynamics; holographic principle; test of gravity
inflation; dark energy; dark matter; alternative gravity theories; cosmological perturbation; string cosmology; braneworld cosmology; black hole thermodynamics; holographic principle; test of gravity
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Prof. Dr. Douglas Singleton
Physics Department, California State University, Fresno, USA
Quantum Field Theory; Aharonov-Bohm Effect; General Relativity; Cosmology; Particle Physics; Composite Models for Leptons; Theories of Magnetic Charge; Brane-World Models; Proton Spin Puzzle; Models for Dark Energy and Dark Matter; Exact Solutions in Yang
Quantum Field Theory; Aharonov-Bohm Effect; General Relativity; Cosmology; Particle Physics; Composite Models for Leptons; Theories of Magnetic Charge; Brane-World Models; Proton Spin Puzzle; Models for Dark Energy and Dark Matter; Exact Solutions in Yang
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Prof. Dr. Mairi Sakellariadou
Department of Physics, King's College London, London, UK
noncommutative spectral geometry; string/M-theory cosmology; loop quantum cosmology; group field theory; gravitational waves; cosmic (super)strings
noncommutative spectral geometry; string/M-theory cosmology; loop quantum cosmology; group field theory; gravitational waves; cosmic (super)strings
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Prof. Dr. Fridolin Weber
Department of Physics, San Diego State University, San Diego, USA
Superdense matter; Neutron stars, quark stars, supernovae and gamma-ray bursts; General relativity
Superdense matter; Neutron stars, quark stars, supernovae and gamma-ray bursts; General relativity
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Prof. Dr. Marco Cavaglià
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Mississippi, USA
astrophysics physics and astronomy physics; gravitational waves physics; high energy physics physics; relativity and cosmology physics; theoretical physics
astrophysics physics and astronomy physics; gravitational waves physics; high energy physics physics; relativity and cosmology physics; theoretical physics
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Prof. Dr. Michal Šumbera
Nuclear Physics Institute ASCR, Prague, Czech Republic
Relativistic heavy ion physics; multiparticle dynamics; quark gluon plasma; early universe
Relativistic heavy ion physics; multiparticle dynamics; quark gluon plasma; early universe
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Prof. Dr. Oleg Lunin
Department of Physics, University at Albany, Albany, USA
gauge/gravity duality; string theory; quantum properties of black holes; physics of strong interactions; supergravity
gauge/gravity duality; string theory; quantum properties of black holes; physics of strong interactions; supergravity
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Prof. Dr. Jean-Pierre Gazeau
Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
(Covariant) Integral quantization, Specially with POVM and coherent states; Covariant integral quantization of cosmological models; Foundations of quantum physics; Deformation of standard probability distributions and related entropies; Quantum field theo
(Covariant) Integral quantization, Specially with POVM and coherent states; Covariant integral quantization of cosmological models; Foundations of quantum physics; Deformation of standard probability distributions and related entropies; Quantum field theo
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Prof. Dr. Choong Sun Kim
Department of Physics, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
collider physics; weak flavor-dynamics (CP violation, heavy sterile neutrino); the phenomenology of the Beyond the Standard Model; the experimental side of particle physics; Monte Carlo computer simulations
collider physics; weak flavor-dynamics (CP violation, heavy sterile neutrino); the phenomenology of the Beyond the Standard Model; the experimental side of particle physics; Monte Carlo computer simulations
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Dr. Diego Rubiera-Garcia
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Prof. Dr. Klaus Honscheid
Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Ohio, USA
experimental cosmology
experimental cosmology
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Prof. Dr. Parampreet Singh
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA
quantum gravity; quantum cosmology; foundations of quantum mechanics
quantum gravity; quantum cosmology; foundations of quantum mechanics
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Dr. Ruth Lazkoz
University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain
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Instructions for Authors
Submissions should be done by the authors online by registering with www.sciforum.net, and using the "Start New Submission" function once logged into system.
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Scholars interested in participating with the conference can submit their abstract (about 150-300 words covering the areas of manuscripts for the proceedings issue) online on this website until 20 November 2020 4 January 2021.
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The Conference Committee will pre-evaluate, based on the submitted abstract, whether a contribution from the authors of the abstract will be welcome in Universe 2021. All authors will be notified by 31 December 2020 13 January 2021 about the acceptance of their abstract.
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If the abstract is accepted for this conference, the author is asked to submit his/her manuscript, optionally along with a PowerPoint (only PDF) and/or video presentation of his/her paper, until the submission deadline of 15 January 2021 1 February 2021.
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The manuscripts and presentations will be available on the Universe 2021 homepage for discussion and rating during the time of the conference 22–28 February 2021.
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Accepted papers will be published in the Proceedings of the conference and selected papers are recommended to submit an extended version of the proceeding papers to the Universe Special Issue, free of charge. The extended papers should be prepared on the instructions for authors of Universe. ( https://www.mdpi.com/journal/universe/instructions)
Structure of Proceedings Paper
Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must have the following organization:
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Title
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Full author names
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Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses
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Abstract
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Keywords
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Introduction
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Methods
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Results and Discussion
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Conclusions
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Acknowledgements
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References
Manuscripts should be prepared in MS Word and should be converted to the PDF format before submission. The publication format will be PDF. There is no page limit on the length, although authors are asked to keep their papers as concise as possible.
Microsoft Word
Authors must use the Microsoft Word template to prepare their manuscript. Using the template file will substantially shorten the time to complete copy-editing and publication of accepted manuscripts. Manuscript prepared in MS Word must be converted into a single file before submission. Please do not insert any graphics (schemes, figures, etc.) into a movable frame which can superimpose the text and make the layout very difficult.
Manuscript Preparation
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Paper Format: A4 paper format, the printing area is 17.5 cm x 26.2 cm. The margins should be 1.75 cm on each side of the paper (top, bottom, left, and right sides).
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Formatting / Style: Papers should be prepared following the style of Universe 2020 template. The full titles and the cited papers must be given. Reference numbers should be placed in square brackets [ ], and placed before the punctuation; for example [4] or [1-3], and all the references should be listed separately and as the last section at the end of the manuscript.
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Authors List and Affiliation Format: Authors' full first and last names must be given. Abbreviated middle name can be added. For papers written by various contributors a corresponding author must be designated. The PubMed/MEDLINE format is used for affiliations: complete street address information including city, zip code, state/province, country, and email address should be added. All authors who contributed significantly to the manuscript (including writing a section) should be listed on the first page of the manuscript, below the title of the article. Other parties, who provided only minor contributions, should be listed under Acknowledgments only. A minor contribution might be a discussion with the author, reading through the draft of the manuscript, or performing English corrections.
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Figures, Schemes and Tables: Authors are encouraged to prepare figures and schemes in color. Full color graphics will be published free of charge. Figure and schemes must be numbered (Figure 1, Scheme I, Figure 2, Scheme II, etc.) and an explanatory title must be added. Tables should be inserted into the main text, and numbers and titles for all tables supplied. All table columns should have an explanatory heading. Please supply legends for all figures, schemes and tables. The legends should be prepared as a separate paragraph of the main text and placed in the main text before a table, a figure or a scheme.
For further enquiries please contact the Conference Secretariat.
Presentation Slides
Authors are encouraged to prepare a presentation in PowerPoint, to be displayed online along with the Manuscript. Slides, if available, will be displayed directly in the website using Sciforum.net's proprietary slides viewer. Slides can be prepared in exactly the same way as for any traditional conference where research results can be presented. Slides should be converted to the PDF format before submission so that our process can easily and automatically convert them for online displaying.
Video Presentations
Authors are also encouraged to submit video presentations. The video will be uploaded to Sciforum. The video should be no longer than 12 minutes and be prepared with the following formats,
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.MOV
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.MPEG4
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.MP4
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.AVI
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.WMV
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.MPEGPS
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.FLV
The video should be submitted via email before 15 January 2021.
We also invite you to participate in our webinars to present your research. If you are interested in it, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected], the speakers of webinars will be selected from the applicants. The details of webinars and speaker list will be announced by 20 December 2020.
Presentation of Posters
Posters will be available on this conference website during and after the event. Like papers presented on the conference, participants will be able to ask questions and make comments about the posters. Posters that are submitted without paper will not be included in the proceedings of the conference.
Potential Conflicts of Interest
It is the authors' responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state here "The authors declare no conflict of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Financial support for the study must be fully disclosed under "Acknowledgments" section. It is the authors' responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state here "The authors declare no conflict of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Financial support for the study must be fully disclosed under "Acknowledgments" section.
Copyright
MDPI, the publisher of the Sciforum.net platform, is an open access publisher. We believe that authors should retain the copyright to their scholarly works. Hence, by submitting a Communication paper to this conference, you retain the copyright of your paper, but you grant MDPI the non-exclusive right to publish this paper online on the Sciforum.net platform. This means you can easily submit your paper to any scientific journal at a later stage and transfer the copyright to its publisher (if required by that publisher).
Conference Awards
To acknowledge the support of the conference esteemed authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, the best papers and best speakers will be selected by the members of the scientific committee. The Award will consist of 500 Swiss Francs and a free featured paper. We look forward to posting your contributions.
The Awards
The Best Poster Award is established to recognize the scientific merit exhibited in poster preparation and presentation.
The Best Speaker Award is given exclusively to the invited speakers of ECU 2021.
Terms and Conditions:
Best Poster Award
The Best Poster Award is given for the poster judged to make the most significant contribution to the conference. There will be two winners selected for this award, the winners will be scholars in an early stage of her/his career (within seven years of appointment to an independent position) .
Best Speaker Award
Two best speakers will be selected by the Scientific Committee after evaluation of all selected talks presented during the conference. The winners will be selected from the videos uploaded through our submission system.
ECU 2021 Live Sessions
During the duration of the conference, a number of live online sessions will be programmed. During each session, the participants will have the possibility to ask questions during a Q&A session. Detailed information about the topics and dates will be shared soon.
The live sessions are free for authors. The authors who submit submissions to ECU 2021 will have priority for the registration (with no extra cost) to the live online sessions with our keynote speakers. If it is not completely full, the registration will be opened for unregistered participants.
Live Session Speaker: Prof. Dr. Daniel Whiteson Topic: Teaching Physics with Comics |
Live Session Speaker: Prof. Dr. David Blair FAA Topic: Science without paradigm clashes - a seamless Einsteinian curriculum from K-12 |
Live Session Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ute Kraus Topic: General relativity in secondary school |
Live Session Speaker: Dr. Julia Woithe Topic: The potential, challenges and opportunities of introducing high-school students to modern physics: lessons learned from particle physicsl |
Live Session Speaker: Ms. Jackie Bondell Topic: Blast Off to the Virtual Universe: Using Interactive Virtual Reality to Bring Physics to the Secondary Classroom |
Relevant Special Issues
Selected Papers from the 1st International Electronic Conference on Universe (ECU 2021)
Guest editors: James A. Isenberg, Gerald B. Cleaver, Lijing Shao, Gonzalo J. Olmo
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2021.
Dear Colleagues,
The 1st International Electronic Conference on Universe (ECU 2021) will be held from 22 to 28 February 2021 (https://ecu2021.sciforum.net), verifying the great interest of the related community in this Conference Series.
During the event, a large number of excellent contributions covering key areas of opportunities and challenges will be presented. More specifically, the following areas were covered:
- General relativity and gravitation;
- Quantum field theories;
- Black holes;
- Dark matter and dark energy;
- High energy physics;
- Compact objects;
- Deep-space probes;
- The Universe of Andrei Sakharov;
- Teaching Relativity and Modern Physics in General
This Special Issue welcomes selected papers from the ECU 2021 that promotes and advances the exciting and rapidly changing field.
Submitted contributions will be subjected to peer review and—upon acceptance—will be published with the aim of rapidly and widely disseminating research results, developments, and applications.
Submitted manuscripts should be:
- Title and Abstract should be substantially different with that of conference paper, so that they can be differentiated in various databases.
- 50% new data should be added to make it a real and complete journal paper.
- The conference proceeding should be mentioned and discussed in the introduction section.
- Conference paper link should be provided in the cover letter.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. James A. Isenberg
Prof. Dr. Gerald B. Cleaver
Prof. Dr. Lijing Shao
Prof. Dr. Gonzalo J. Olmo
Guest Editors
To access the full list of open Special Issues, please click here.
Sponsors and Partners
We are currently accepting applications for awards, sponsorships and media partnerships from related organizations.
EUC 2021 offers a range of sponsorship packages on a first-come, first-served basis, which have been designed to maximize the sponsoring organisations’ exposure during the event and offer a positive return on investment.
For more information, please contact [email protected].
Best Speaker Award (2*500 CHF)
Best Poster Award (2*500 CHF)
Media Partnership (0 CHF)