Notice of the Second Conference of the Silk Road Astronomical Research and Education Alliance (the Fourteenth Silk Road Conference)

The Silk Road Astronomy Research and Education Alliance (Silk Road AREA) is pleased to announce its second meeting, or 14th Silk Road Meeting. This event aims to unite global experts in exploring the frontiers of dynamical astronomy through high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and other advanced astronomical research techniques. It will be an excellent platform for sharing knowledge, fostering collaborations, and discussing the future directions of astronomical research. Researchers from any country with an interest in the topics covered are enthusiastically welcome to participate.

It will be held at the Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), NewUU, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from 18 to 22 May 2026. The purpose of the meeting is to bring up the regional (Central Asian) scientists specialized in theoretical physics, astronomy and astrophysics and the international scientific community together and allow exchanging the scientific results to expand contacts and scientific collaborations with international institutions.
 

Scientific Organizing Committee*:

Rainer Spurzem (ARI/ZAH, NAOC/CAS, KIAA/PKU)

Zhongmu Li (Dali U)

Bobomurat Ahmedov (ITP, IAS, IFAR, UBAI, HAI)

Kanat Baigarim (ECL/NU), Chingis Omarov (FAI), Ernazar Abdikamalov (ECL/NU), Bekdaulet Shukirgaliyev (ECL/NU)

Hyung Mok Lee (SNU)

Thijs (M.B.N.) Kouwenhoven (XJTLU)

*Abbreviations of affiliations:

• ARI/ZAH - Astronomisches Rechen-Institut at Zentrum fuer Astronomie der Universitaet Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
• Dali U – Dali University, Dali, China
• ITP - Institute of Theoretical Physics, National University of Uzbekistan, Tashkent
• IAS - Institute for Advanced Studies, New Uzbekistan University, Tashkent
• IFAR - Institute of Fundamental and Applied Research, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
• UBAI - Ulugh Begh Astronomical Institute, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Tashkent
• HIT - Harbin Institute of Technology, China
• NAOC/CAS - National Astronomical Observatories of China/ Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
• KIAA/PKU - Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Peking University, Beijing, China
• FAI – Fesenkov Astrophysical Institute, Almaty, Kazakhstan
• ECL/NU - Energetic Cosmos Lab, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
• SNU – Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
• XJTLU – Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University, Suzhou, China

The conference link is:

https://www.astro-silkroad.uz/

https://www.astro-silkroad.eu/conferences/silkroad14