Glasgow 18-20 July 2018

The first face-to-face meeting between UK and India scientist was held in Glasgow. This meeting helped facilitate face-to-face contact between industrial partners, academic researchers and served as the base from which further discussions and collaborations were initiated.

Pictures of the meeting can be found here.

For further details on the meeting please visit our wiki page

Programme for the LIGO India Meeting

Day 1 18/07/18

• 11:00-11:30 Arrival/Coffee.
• 11.30-11:50: Introduction to the LIGO Newton-Bhabha project + Discussion (Giles).
• 11.50-12:20: LIGO India: update on site acquisition + Discussion (Sukanta).
• 12:20-12:35: Overview of WPs (WP Leaders ~5 mins each. WP1 (The project management): Giles WP2 (Data analysis and Modelling): Patrick WP3 (Low thermal noise coatings and suspensions): Giles/Stuart WP4 (Interferometer modelling & simulation): WP5 (Entrepreneurial Activities): Stuart WP6 (Outreach Activities): Sukanta/Giles
• 12:35-13:30: Lunch.

Advanced science and technology skills training through learning to develop, operate and exploit LIGO India

• 13:30-15:20: Rountable of WPs: UK activities/India activities/potential collaborations.
• 15:20-15:40: Break.
• 15.40-16:00: Machine Learning applications to healthcare instrumentation (+ ~10 mins discussion/questions) (Peter Wakeford).
• 15:30-16:45: Intro(Somak, Umakant, Giles) followed by discussion (all): Research opportunities in India (10m prototype/engaging RRCAT and IPR/what capacity needs to be developed/how will Newton-Bhabha achieve this?)
• 16:45-17:00: Summary.
• 18:00: Dinner (non formal - open to whom ever wants to join).

Day 2 19/07/18

Advanced science and technology skills training through learning to develop, operate and exploit LIGO India

• 09:00-09:30: Arrival/Coffee.
• 09:30-09:35: Overview of EPO WP - Martin.
• 09:35-09:50: Discussion: Opportunities for further engagement/opportunities for exhibiting in India in 2018/19.
• 09:50-10:30: Rountable of WPs: Each WP should discuss/collect ideas around potential collaborations/new collaborations, how to efficiently commit funds, types of activity which best serve the WP (1-1 visits, focussed workshop, broader workshop).
• 10.30-11:00: Break.
• 11:00-11:30: Rountable of WPs: Each WP should discuss/collect ideas around potential collaborations/new collaborations, how to efficiently commit funds, types of activity which best serve the WP (1-1 visits, focussed workshop, broader workshop).
• 11:30-12:30: Overview of current outreach activities: books/interferometer/VR/Space-Time quest (Nils/Borja/Sanjit). Nils (book) Borja (Interferometer 2.0) Sanjit/ Giles (VR headset)
• 12:30-13:30: Lunch.
• 13:30-14:30: Discussion: lab experiments to develop for Indian universities/schools.
• 14:30-15:00: Break / conference official photo 1.
• 15:00-15:30: Summary of outreach opportunities.

Advanced science and technology skills training through learning to develop, operate and exploit LIGO India

• 15:30-16:00: Laser stabilisation activities (Umakant).
• 16:00-16:20: Gaussian Mixture Modelling: an unsupervised machine learning approach for improve burst gravitational wave search sensitivity (Siong).
• 16:20-16:50: Advisory board membership discussion - All.
• 16:50- Optional lab tours?.
• 18:30: Dinner at Cottiers Dinner reception / conference official photo 2 . Cottiers: 93-95 Hyndland St Glasgow G11 5PU

Day 3 20/07/18

Entrepreneurial Activites

• 09:00-09:30: Arrival/Coffee.
• 09:30-10:30: Industry engagement within UK GW activities (Abhinav/Siong/Stuart/Ed).
• 10:30-11:00: Break.
• 11:00-11:30: Discussion of Indian entrepreneurial landscape.
• 11:30-12:30: Distance learning with FINESSE + hands on activity (Andreas/Ed).
• 12:30-13:30: Lunch.
• 13:30-13:45: Space-Time quest overview (Andreas).
• 13:45-14:30: Rountable: discussion of opportunities, How to add value to the grant?.
• 14:30-15:00: Break.
• 15:00-15:30: Summary and next steps.
• 15:30: Depart.