Announcements

Conference: BBH I

Chair: Cristiano Germani (Universitat de Barcelona and ICCUB)

Date: 27–31 May 2024

Place: UB Physics Faculty, Martí i Franquès, 1, 11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain

Booth: MDPI

MDPI is a co-organizer of this conference, and several MDPI journals will be attending BBHs I. We welcome researchers from different backgrounds to share their latest ideas.

Primordial Black Holes (PBHs), which are arguably the most economical candidates for Dark Matter, have recently fostered intense debate within the scientific community. As a result, in recent years, a better understanding of their formation, abundance, and signatures has emerged.

The aim of this conference is to bring together latest key developments on PBHs, while providing a scientifically healthy environment for debates.

Invited Speakers:

• Philippa Cole (Milano-Bicocca, Italy);
• Albert Escrivà (Nagoya University, Japan);
• Hassan Firouzjahi (IPM, Tehran, Iran);
• Tomohiro Harada (Rikkyo University, Japan);
• Kazunori Kohri (NAOJ/KEK, Japan);
• Shi Pi (ITP Beijing, China);
• Syksy Räsänen (University of Helsinki, Finland);
• Gerasimos Rigopoulos (Newcastle University, United Kingdom);
• Ravi Sheth (University of Pennsylvania, United States) (to be confirmed).

Scientific Organizing Committee:

• Cristiano Germani (Universitat de Barcelona and ICCUB, Spain)—Chair;
• Mohammad Ali Gorji (Universitat de Barcelona and ICCUB, Spain).

Co-organizers:

• Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI);
• MDPI’s journal Universe.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Universe;
• Galaxies;
• Particles.

If you attend this workshop, please have a conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following website: https://indico.icc.ub.edu/event/437/.