New Member
New member in the Gravitational Waves group
September 11, 2025
Gravitational Waves GroupLeonardo Totti has joined the Gravitational Waves group as PhD student.
Leonardo Toti obtained his Master’s degree in Astrophysics from the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy. His thesis focused on improving the robustness of tests of General Relativity by working on waveform models used to describe the gravitational wave emission from black hole binaries. His research interests include tests of General Relativity, evidence for theories beyond General Relativity, and the application of machine learning techniques in the gravitational-wave field. He is joining IFAE to pursue his PhD.
Welcome Leonardo!
Gravitational Waves
Spain strengthens its participation in major gravitational-wave infrastructures
December 10, 2025
The Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities has allocated new funding to Spain’s participation in major international gravitational-wave infrastructures, with the Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE) designated as the institution through which these contributions will be channelled.
Results
LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA complete their richest gravitational-wave observation run to date
November 18, 2025
The LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration has announced the completion of O4, the most productive gravitational-wave observation run so far, yielding an unprecedented number of candidate events and high-quality data for the scientific community.
Results
LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA observed 'second generation' black holes for the first time
October 29, 2025
LVK announced the detection of two gravitational-wave signals — designated GW241011 and GW241110 — that indicate the merger of binary black holes exhibiting unusual mass ratios and spin orientations.