7th Summer International School
on Gravity, Cosmology and Astrophysics (ISGCA-2026)
July 6-11, 2026
Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, Russia
https://pirt.bmstu.ru/en/international-school/
July 6th, 2026
Chair: Prof. Gladyshev Vladimir
9.30-10.00: Opening ceremony
10.00-11.30: Fomin Igor Vladimirovich (D.Sc. (Phys. Math.), Professor, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Russia) Inflationary models beyond Einstein gravity
11.30-11.40: Coffee break
11.40-13.10: Pinto Innocenzo (retired professor, University of Naples «Federico II», Optica (OSA) Fellow, Italy) Compressive Sensing for Time‐Frequency Gravitational Wave Data Analysis
13.10-13.30: Coffee break
Chair: Prof. Pinto Innocenzo
13.30-15.00: Sazhina Olga Sergeevna (D.Sc. (Phys. Math.), Professor, Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia) The search for traversable wormholes in the Universe
15.00-15.10: Coffee break
15.10-16.40 Ruffini Remo (Director, International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics Network, Italy) To be announced
16.40-16.50: Coffee break
16.50-18.20: Kauffman Louis (Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA) The Physics of NonCommutative Worlds
July 7th, 2026
Chair: Prof. Fomin Igor
10.00-11.30: Gladyshev Vladimir Olegovich (D.Sc. (Phys. Math.), Professor, Head of the Scientific Educational Complex of Fundamental Sciences, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Russia) Time machine in space with anisotropy
11.30-11.40: Coffee break
11.40-13.10: Chervon Sergey Viktorovich (D.Sc. (Phys. Math.), Professor, Ulyanovsk State University of Education, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Russia) Modified theories of gravity with higher derivatives
13.10-13.30: Coffee break
Chair: Prof. Kauts Vladimir
13.30-15.00: Levin Sergey Fedorovich ((D.Sc. (Eng.), Professor, Moscow Institute of Expertise and Testing, Russia) Theory of measurement problems and its application to calibrating the cosmological distance scale
15.00-15.10: Coffee break
15.10-16.40: Panov Vyacheslav Fedorovich ((D.Sc. (Eng.), Professor, Perm University, Russia) To be announced
16.40-16.50: Coffee break
16.50-18.20: Piscicchia Kristian (Professor, Centro Fermi in Rome, Italy) Electromagnetic Signatures of the Quantum-Gravity connection: Phenomenology and Experimental Tests
July 8th, 2026
Chair: Prof. Mishra Bivudutta
10.00-11.30: Mitrofanov Valeriy Pavlovich (D.Sc. (Phys. Math.), Professor, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia) Ground-based interferometric gravitational wave detectors: status and development prospects
11.30-11.40: Coffee break
11.40-13.10: Gallerati Antonio (Professor, Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy) Gravitational solitons
13.10-13.30: Coffee break
Chair: Prof. Kauts Vladimir
13.30-15.00: Gupta Patrick Das (Professor, University of Delhi, India) Astrophysical Compact Objects and Fast Radio Bursts
15.00-15.10: Coffee break
15.10-16.40: Cella Giancarlo (Professor, Instituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Italy) General Relativity Under Scrutiny: A Theoretical Perspective from Gravitational Waves
July 9th, 2026
Chair: Prof. Sazhina Olga
10.00-11.30: Alekseev Stanislav Olegovich (D.Sc. (Phys. Math.), Professor, Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia) Gravitational Waves in Extended Gravity Theories
11.30-11.40: Coffee break
11.40-13.10: Frajuca Carlos (Professor, Instituto Federal de São Paulo, Brazil) A Review on Gravitational Wave Spherical Resonant Mass Detectors
13.10-13.30: Coffee break
Chair: Prof. Gupta Patrick Das
13.30-15.00: Kauts Vladimir (Professor, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Russia) The positronium hyperfine structure line as a means of communication between extraterrestrial Civilizations
15.00-15.10: Coffee break
15.10-16.40: Maharaj Sunil (Professor, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) Stellar models in Lovelock gravity
16.40-16.50: Coffee break
16.50-18.20: Romero Carlos (Professor, Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil) The first attempt to unify gravity and electromagnetism: What was wrong with Weyl theory?
July 10th, 2026
Chair: Prof. Cella Giancarlo
10.00-11.30: Mishra Bivudutta (Professor, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, India) Interpreting accelerating behavior of the Universe from modified gravity cosmological models
11.30-11.40: Coffee break
11.40-13.10: Ummarino Giovanni (Associate Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy) Interaction between macroscopic quantum systems and gravitational field
13.10-13.30: Coffee break
Chair: Prof. Mitrofanov Valeriy
13.30-15.00: Berezin Viktor Aleksandrovich (D.Sc. (Phys. Math.), Professor, Institute for Nuclear Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia) A.D. Sakharov’s “zero gravity” and Big Bang
15.00-15.10: Coffee break
15.10-16.40 Khlopov Maxim Yurievich (D.Sc. (Phys. Math.), Professor, France) Peculiar signatures of Dark Universe
16.40-17.00 Closing of the ISGCA-2026 School. Part 1
July 11th, 2026
Day of School Listeners Talks
Chair: Prof. Fomin Igor
10:00-11:30: Evgenii Dentsel (Bauman Moscow State Technological University, Russia) The influence of Einstein gravity modifications on cosmological model parameters
10:30-11:00: Vyacheslav Sizov (Bauman Moscow State Technological University, Russia) Models of cosmological inflation with generalized entropy
11:00-11:30: Gevorg Manucharyan (Bauman Moscow State Technological University, Russiaя) Relic gravitational waves in inflationary models based on Einstein–Gauss–Bonnet gravity
11:30-11:40: Coffee break
11.40-11.55: Andrei Fionov (Russian Quantum Center, Russia) Cosmic string in AdS metric
11.55-12.10: Denis Ryabov (Moscow State University, Russia) Non-Riemannian Horndeski Theory with Torsion
12.10-12.25: Ekaterina Koptelova (National Central University, Taiwan) Detectability of Lensed Intermediate‑Mass Black Hole Binaries at Cosmic Dawn with Space‑Based Interferometers
12.25-12.40: Alexey Chugainov (Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia) Investigation of the gravitational wave background from domain walls in the early universe using pulsar timing arrays
12.40-12.50: Coffee break
12.50-13.00: Ekaterina Kazantseva (Institute of Applied Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia) Locating the Blue Ghost M1 Lander on the Lunar Surface Using Radio Interferometric Measurements
13.00-13.10: Abdelrahim Ruby (Wuhan University, China) Gravitational Redshift Tests via ACES Optical Link Simulations
13.10-13.20: Rajasmita Sahoo (National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, India) Mass–Radius Relation of White Dwarfs in Covariant f(Q) Gravity
13.20-13.30: Rtvik Sharma (Christ University, India) Dynamical Evolution of Hierarchical Triple Systems and their Gravitational Wave Detectability
13.30-13.40: Masammat Sainaz Akhtar (University of Delhi, India) The thermodynamic Origin of Non-Locality Limit: Horizon Entropy constraints as the governing mechanism of Tsirelson’s bound
13.40-13.50: Ayushman Joshi (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, India) Observational Constraints on Late-Time Scalar Field Quintessence
13.50-14.30: Closing of the ISGCA-2026 School. Part 2
