Quest for the Origin of Particles and the Universe

The Kobayashi-Maskawa Institute (KMI), Nagoya University will host the 7th KMI International Symposium on “Quest for the Origin of Particles and the Universe” (KMI2026) from November 9 to 11, 2026.

The symposium aims to review the current status and future prospects of cutting-edge research in particle physics, astrophysics, cosmology, and related fields, and to promote interdisciplinary collaboration across these areas.

This year's symposium will also serve as the Kick-off Meeting for the Dark Matter International Research Center (DarMa), established within KMI. DarMa brings together researchers in particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology to advance interdisciplinary approaches to the dark matter problem.

Date

November 9 (Mon) -  11 (Wed), 2026

Scientific Program

The scientific program will consist of invited talks on recent theoretical and experimental achievements and future prospects in the following areas:

• Particle physics at the energy and intensity frontiers (LHC, SuperKEKB, J-PARC)
• Fundamental physics with neutrinos, neutrons, and muons
• High-energy hadron physics in the very forward region
• Astrophysics with gamma rays, X-rays, radio waves, and gravitational waves
• Dark matter physics
• Cosmology, dark energy, gravity, and string theory
• Applications of machine learning

Sessions dedicated to the DarMa kick-off meeting will also be organized.

(The timetables are in preparation.)

Conference Venue

ES Hall, the ground floor of the Engineer and Science (ES) Building, Nagoya University, Higashiyama Campus

The venue is marked as C2-4 on the map of Higashiyama Campus.

Registration

• Registration is free of charge.
• The registration page: https://indico.kmi.nagoya-u.ac.jp/event/20/registrations/23/
• Registration deadline will be October 29, 2026

Poster Session

• A poster session will be held on the evening of November 9 (Day 1).
• Details of the poster session will be announced later.

Reception & Banquet

• A reception will be held on the evening of November 9 (Day 1).
• A banquet will be held on the evening of November 10 (Day 2).
• Both events are free of charge.
• Both events will be held in the Sakata-Hirata Hall building.

Organization

Advisory Committee:

J. Ellis (King’s College London), S. Iso (KEK), T. Kajita (ICRR), H. Murayama (UC Berkeley), M. Sasaki (IPMU), J. Silk (IAP), S. Asai (KEK)

Organizing Committee:

T. Iijima (Chair), H. Tajima (Co-chair), M. Yamashita (Co-chair), S. Akama, S. Dey, M. Harada, M. Hartz, J. Hisano, Y. Horii, K. Ichiki, S. Iguro, K. Inami, A. Ishibashi, K. Izumi, S. Izumiyama, M. Kitaguchi, K. Kuwahara, N. Maekawa, M. A. Merchand Medina, H. Menjo, V. M. Mikuni, H. Miyatake, H. Murakami, Y. Nakamura, T. Nakano, K. Nakazawa, K. Osuga, P. K. Rados, S. Saga, T. Sakai, H. M. Shimizu, T. Shiromizu, D. Suenaga, N. Sugiyama, T. Sunayama, K. Suzuki, S. Takahashi, M. Tanabashi, F. Tarsitano, T. Terada, K. Tobe,  Z. Yan, S. Yokoyama, C. Yoo