ChaICA - 6

Challenges and Innovations in Computational Astrophysics VI

A Hybrid Meeting covering all areas of Computational Astrophysics

September 29 - October 2, 2025

IISER Mohali, India

Rationale:

This is the 6th edition of the ChaICA series of meetings on computational astrophysics organised by IAU Commission B1: Computational Astrophysics. The meeting provides a forum especially for early-career researchers to present to their peers their work on computational algorithms, methods and new software projects. The talks can be a mix of both numerical methods and scientific results, but the focus of the meeting is on the computational and programming aspects. It is less formal than a scientific symposium, and so presentations on work-in-progress that does not yet have any scientific application/results are warmly welcomed.

Topics to be covered:

  1. Data Management & Mock Catalogs

  2. AI/ML Aided Simulations

  3. Astrophysical Codes in the Era of GPU

  4. Cosmological codes with Subgrid Models

  5. Multi-scale simulations

  6. Advances in Stellar Evolution codes

  7. Particle Simulations and Kinetic Plasma codes.

Invited Speakers

  1. Keiya Hirashima; University of Tokyo, Japan

  2. Hsi-Yu Schive; National Taiwan University, Taiwan

  3. Prateek Sharma; Indian Institute of Science, India

  4. Wladimir Lyra; New Mexico State University, USA

  5. Jayanta Roy; National Centre for Radio Astrophysics; India

  6. Emily M. Boudreaux; Dartmouth College; USA

  7. Nishikant Khandai; NISER Bhubneshwar; India

Important Dates:

March 30, 2025 : Registration and Abstract Submission Starts

May 10, 2025 : Abstract Submission Ends

June 25, 2025 : Selected Abstracts will be informed

July 30, 2025 : Last date for Registration

Registeration:

You can register and submit your asbtract using the link below : [Register here] CLOSED

You can confirm your participation for the conference using the link below along with payment of fees: Register with Payment here

Fees

Participants from outside India: USD 100

Student participants from outside India: USD 80

Online Participation: USD 5 / INR 400

Participants from India: INR 7000

Student participants from India: INR 5000

The fee covers registration material, tea/coffee, and all meals during Sep.29 - Oct.2, 2025 and will not cover any accomodation charges.

About the Venue:

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali (https://www.iisermohali.ac.in) is located in Northern India.
The closest airport is Chandigarh (distance 10km) and there is excellent connectivity with New Delhi (distance 250 km) by Road, Rail and Air.
IISER Mohali, like other IISERs is a university with education and research in basic sciences as the primary focus.

Travelling to IISER Mohali:

IISER Mohali is located on the outskirts of Mohali city in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in the state of Punjab, India. The accommodation for all participants will be arranged in the Visitor Hostel at IISER Mohali. All academic sessions will also be scheduled in a meeting room in the visitor hostel.

Location of Visitor Hostel, IISER Mohali

By Air:

The nearest airport is Chandigarh (distance 10 km) with good connectivity to airports within India and a few airports in the Middle-East. If you are coming from outside India then we recommend you to take a connecting flight from your landing station to Chandigarh. There are many flights connecting Chandigarh with Delhi and Mumbai.

Website of Chandigarh airport

Route Map from Chandigarh Airport to IISER Mohali Guest House

By Train:

Chandigarh and Mohali are connected to many major cities in India by train. There are many fast trains between Delhi and Chandigarh. You will arrive at the Chandigarh railway station (13 kms from IISER Mohali).

Route Map from Chandigarh station

By Road:

There is excellent bus connectivity to nearby towns, including direct buses from the IGI Airport, New Delhi. Taxis are also available and are reasonably convenient.

Within the Chandigarh-Mohali region, many options including taxis are available. App based cabs like Uber are the easiest option if you have access to a smartphone. Taxis from the airport and railway station can be booked at counters as well.

In case of any difficulty, please contact one of the following:

  1. Jasjeet Singh Bagla: +91 9357760424 jasjeet@iisermohali.ac.in

  2. Harvinder Kaur Jassal: +91 9357754427 hkjassal@iisermohali.ac.in

Accommodation options:

LOC Contact Email ID : astro@iisermohali.ac.in

Institute guest house: Up to INR 1500 (~USD 18) per double room per day.

Nearby Hotels: INR 5000 (~ USD 60) onwards per head per day.

Institute Student Hostel Guest Rooms: Up to INR 800 (~USD 10) per double room per day.

Scientific Organizing Committee

  1. Michiko Fujii ; Co-Chair

  2. Jonathan Mackey; Co-Chair

  3. Bhargav Vaidya; Co-Chair

  4. Jasjeet Singh Bagla

  5. Jungyeon Cho

  6. Pratika Dayal

  7. Catherine Lovekin

  8. Surajit Paul

  9. Steven Rieder

  10. Christian M. Boily

Local Organizing Committee

  1. Jasjeet Singh Bagla; Chair

  2. Harvinder Kaur Jassal

  3. Kinjalk Lochan

  4. Pankaj Kushwaha