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Date
July 5, 2027  – July 9, 2027
Location
Haus Sexten - Via Dolomiti 45, 39030, Sexten

Scientific Rationale

The conference celebrates the scientific career and lasting legacy of Fabrizio Fiore, a pioneering astrophysicist, inspiring mentor, and cherished colleague whose work has had an impact in multiple fields of modern astronomy.
Physics and evolutions of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN), their central engines, accretion processes, and feedback mechanisms on their host galaxies is the tread that has run through Fabrizio’s entire career. In the late 1990s Fabrizio got interested in another class of objects, Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs), and he was fortunate enough to participate to the breakthrough discovery of their X-ray afterglow, which allowed their localization. This opened entirely new observational windows and fundamentally advanced our physical understanding of these most energetic cosmic explosions and their connection to extreme phenomena in the Universe. He has been involved in the design and development of several space missions, and in the last 10 years he has led missions in the context of so-called “New Space”, using miniaturized instruments hosted by CubeSats. He is currently applying technologies developed for observing the High Energy Universe to completely different contexts, such as X-ray and gamma-ray spectroscopy of planetary surfaces and the search for resources on the Moon.

True to his eclectic and multidisciplinary spirit, the conference will embrace a broad scientific programme reflecting Fabrizio’s boundless curiosity. It will bring together leading experts and emerging researchers to discuss cutting-edge results and future directions in:

– Gamma-Ray Bursts and their multi-wavelength afterglows
– High-energy astrophysics and transient phenomena
– Active Galactic Nuclei, supermassive black holes, and galaxy evolution
– Space-based observatories, technologies, and instrumentation for high-energy extragalactic multi-messenger astrophysics and planetary science

The event aims to honour Fabrizio’s role as a mentor — generous, patient, and enthusiastic — who has guided generations of students and young researchers with timely insight and support. The conference will be a joyful occasion to gather colleagues, collaborators, friends, and mentees to reflect and share ideas, projects, and discussions, by adopting Fabrizio’s approach—that is, looking at problems from as broad a perspective as possible seeking connections, and applying ideas and tools learned in different contexts to other specific fields.

Organizers

SOC

Chiara Feruglio,
Manuela Bischetti,
Andrea Comastri,
Martin Elvis
Yuri Evangelista,
Fabio Fontanot,
Emanuele Giallongo,
Giorgio Matt,
Fabrizio Nicastro,
Enrico Piconcelli,
Luigi Piro,
Simonetta Puccetti,
Andrea Travascio,
Michele Trenti,
Norbert Werner

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