The field of cosmology and galaxy formation is undergoing a transformative era, driven by unprecedented data from cutting-edge observational campaigns such as the James Webb Space Telescope, the Kilo-Degree Survey (KiDS), the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), and the Euclid space mission. These surveys have delivered groundbreaking insights into the large-scale structure of the universe, the physics of galaxy formation and evolution, and the nature of cosmic constituents like dark energy, dark matter, and neutrinos. Recent advancements—including high-precision measurements of baryon acoustic oscillations, enhanced tensions in the fundamental cosmological parameters, evidence for dynamical dark energy, constraints on neutrino masses, and the rapid assembly of galaxies at high redshift—have raised profound questions about the standard cosmological model and spurred urgent interdisciplinary dialogue.
This conference, the 3rd Shanghai Assembly on Cosmology and Structure Formation, is designed to address these pivotal developments. By convening leading experts, early-career researchers, and key contributors to major international collaborations, the assembly will serve as a critical platform to synthesize emerging insights, debate contentious issues, and collectively advance our understanding of the universe’s structure, composition, and evolution. Through these efforts, we aspire to accelerate progress toward resolving cosmology's most pressing puzzles and shape the next generation of cosmic exploration.
The Shanghai Assembly is a biennial conference on cosmology, structure and galaxy formation, organized by the Astronomy department of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The first edition was held in 2019 while the second edition was resumed in 2023 after the COVID break.
SOC:
Carlos Frenk (Durham)
Yipeng Jing (SJTU)
Houjun Mo (UMass)
Will Percival (UWaterloo)
Changbom Park (KIAS)
Ue-Li Pen (CITA/ASISS)
Volker Springel (MPA)
Masahiro Takada (IPMU)
Alessandro Sonnenfeld (SJTU, co-chair)
Yu Yu (SJTU, Co-Chair)
Zhongxu Zhai (SJTU, Co-Chair)
LOC:
Lisha Duan (TDLI)
Jiaxin Han (SJTU)
Guoping Liu (SJTU)
Alessandro Sonnenfeld (SJTU)
Xiaohu Yang (SJTU/TDLI, chair)
Yu Yu (SJTU)
Zhongxu Zhai (SJTU)
Pengjie Zhang (SJTU)
