ASI Symposium 008: The Dynamic Radio Sky: India's Roadmap for the Time-Domain Era is a national conference that will bring together researchers working across the broad spectrum of radio transient astrophysics. The meeting will provide a platform to present recent scientific discoveries, discuss emerging observational and theoretical challenges, and explore the transformative opportunities that lie ahead in the SKA era.
The symposium is intended for faculty members, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and advanced undergraduate students working in radio astronomy, time-domain astrophysics, high-energy astrophysics, multi-messenger astronomy, astronomical instrumentation, data science, and related areas.
Researchers interested in the scientific opportunities offered by the next generation of radio facilities, particularly the SKA, are especially encouraged to participate.
Conference Objectives
- Bring together researchers working across the diverse landscape of radio transient astrophysics and related areas.
- Highlight recent advances through invited review talks and contributed oral and poster presentations.
- Foster interdisciplinary collaborations by promoting scientific discussion across different transient science communities.
- Strengthen India's preparedness for the SKA era by identifying key scientific opportunities, observational strategies, and community priorities.
- Support the next generation of researchers by encouraging active participation from students and early-career scientists.
Date: 23–25 October 2026
Venue: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Scientific themes:
- Fast Radio Bursts & Extragalactic Radio Transients
- Galactic Coherent Radio Transients
- Explosive, Accretion-driven & Compact Object Transients
- Multi-messenger & Multi-wavelength Time-domain Astronomy
- Surveys, Instrumentation & Data Science
- Preparing for the SKA Era
Important Dates:
Registration & Abstract Submission Opens : 7 July 2026
Abstract Submission Deadline : 7 August 2026
Notification of Acceptance: 28 August 2026
Registration: No registration fee
Symposium Dates: 23–25 October 2026
For more details visit the website:
https://iitk.ac.in/space/DynamicRadioSky/
Mohit Bhardwaj
Organizing Chair
