Scientific Program
The scientific program of ISMD 2026 will feature a series of plenary sessions for oral presentations, together with a dedicated poster session. The symposium will bring together physicists from the particle, nuclear, and astrophysics communities for talks and discussions on all aspects and implications of the strong nuclear force and complex final states.
To foster cross-disciplinary exchange, all scientific sessions at ISMD 2026 will be held in plenary format. There will be no parallel sessions. The program will cover a broad range of topics, including:
- Hot and Dense QCD Matter
- Hadron Structure: PDFs, Small-x and Large-x Physics
- Hadron Spectroscopy, Exotic States, and Heavy Quark Physics
- BSM and New Developments in High Energy Physics and Nuclear Physics
- Cosmic Rays and Astroparticle Physics
- Detectors and Methods for High Energy Physics and Nuclear Physics
- Collectivity and Multiple Scattering
- Multiparticle Correlations and Fluctuations
- Forward and Diffractive Physics and Photon-Induced Processes
All oral sessions will be conducted in plenary format, with each oral presentation allocated 25 minutes, including 20 minutes for the talk and 5 minutes for questions and answers.
The poster session will be held on the evening of the first day, and posters will remain on display throughout the symposium. In addition, each poster presenter will be assigned a 5-minute flash talk during one of the plenary sessions.
Supplementary Programs and Social Events
The ISMD 2026 features several supplementary programs and social events, including:
- Welcome Reception | Monday evening, August 17
- Poster Session | Monday evening, August 17
- Half-Day Excursion | Wednesday afternoon, August 19
- Symposium Banquet | Wednesday evening, August 19
These events provide valuable opportunities for networking, discussion, and community engagement throughout the symposium.
You can find the block timetable for the symposium and related events below.