Recent discoveries have revealed supermassive black holes behaving in extraordinary ways - and these emerging fields are now among the hottest topics in astrophysics.
This invitation-only workshop focuses on the most dynamic and enigmatic supermassive black hole phenomena—violent TDEs, rapidly transitioning CL-AGNs, and the mysterious LRDs—where extreme physics challenges our fundamental understanding. Fueled by revolutionary data from Einstein Probe, GRAVITY+, and JWST, these emerging fields are reshaping black hole science and galaxy evolution.
Join leading theorists and observers to explore the latest developments, open questions, and future directions in these rapidly evolving frontiers.
Themes
- Tidal Disruption Events (TDEs)
- Changing-Look Active Galactic Nuclei (CL-AGNs)
- Little Red Dots (LRDs)
- Advanced telescopes: Einstein Probe, GRAVITY+, JWST, etc
Senior Participants
Lixin Dai (HKU), Luis Ho (KIAA), Chichuan Jin (NAOC), Claudio Ricci (Geneva), Jinyi Shangguan (KIAA), Benny Trakhtenbrot (Tel Aviv), Qingwen Wu (HUST)
Important Dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Abstract Submission Opens | 8 July, 2025 |
| Abstract/Registration Deadline | 18 July, 2025 |
| Registration Fee Deadline | 25 July, 2025 |
| Conference Dates | 4 - 8 August, 2025 |
Registration Fee
Professor: HKD 1,600
Student, Post-doc: HKD 800
Scientific Organization Committee (SOC)
Jane Dai (HKU) & Luis Ho (KIAA)
Local Organization Committee (LOC)
Jane Dai (HKU), Rudrani Kar Chowdhury (HKU), Zoe Kan (HKU), Muses Wong (HKU)
Acknowledgement
We acknowledge the kind support from the Physics Department of the University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Institute of Quantum Science & Technology.
