Research Coordination objectives
CosmoVerse will coordinate between 3 different strong communities working on challenging LCDM using multiple cosmological surveys. The common goal is to improve our knowledge of the Universe and fundamental physics, using high-precision survey data and advanced data analysis techniques. The 3 themes of the Action will strengthen European collaboration and leadership.
Organising and developing research efforts and tools to address the challenge of cosmological tensions in the next decade
CosmoVerse will encourage and support the development of computational tools that make it easier to interpret observational data using fundamental physics beyond LCDM. Coordination between European research centres and leading experiments in the coming years will be facilitated through annual conferences that merge contributions from the observational cosmologists, data analysts and fundamental physics communities in a holistic and interdisciplinary way, and workshops that tackle cross-disciplinary topics such as incorporating more aspects of observational cosmology in data analysis pipelines, and how fundamental physics can more fluidly produce predictions that are easily used by observational surveys and simulation designers.
Creating a long-lasting network synergy to maximise European leadership in current and future precision cosmological surveys.
As more mission surveys come online, it will be crucial to establish a solid network between these collaborations so that data analysts can design better simulations and make the current state of observational cosmology clearer for researchers working in areas of fundamental physics.
Training Young Researchers and Innovators (YRI) in forefront cosmology with no boundaries between the Action research themes
Prepare Young Researchers and Innovators (YRI) for cross-disciplinary problem-solving fields (and other transferable skills) through training schools and a large devotion of funds to Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) that bring together different communities which will create long-lasting and native links between observation, data analysis and fundamental physics communities and strengthen cosmology across Europe.
Publishing at least 8 peer-reviewed articles per year
These papers will be a combination of works that result from Short Term Scientific Missions and outputs of workshops over the course of the 4-year period of the Action. The Action will also promote virtual collaborations and encourage collaborative works of this kind.
Performing Europe-wide public dissemination
Creating a strong online presence, organising outreach events, highlighting individuals in the network, and providing constructive teaching tools for educators will connect the broader public and students across Europe with ongoing research related to observational advances in cosmology as well as efforts in confronting cosmological tensions in recent surveys.
Capacity-building objectives
The overarching theme of CosmoVerse is to consolidate effects to investigate the current cosmological discordances by establishing an interdisciplinary framework across observation cosmology, data science and fundamental physics communities with a strengthened and long-lasting base in Europe. By bringing researchers closer together academically, the network will support progress in the state-of-the-art in a better-organised and better-coordinated way. This will empower researchers to implement novel approaches to fundamental physics through data science approaches.
- Develop a common language for fundamental physicists and observational cosmologists to discuss probes of cosmology.
- Promote software and coding tools publicly available for investigating the cosmic discordances that are more versatile to probing models beyond the standard flat LCDM cosmology.
- Build bridges between communities that have historically only worked on part of the problem. by bringing together researchers that do not regularly interact with each other, promoting more cross-disciplinary research.
- Train Young Researchers and Innovators (YRI) with leadership and interdisciplinary transferable skills.
- Produce a Review Paper for an interdisciplinary research strategy to better direct the development of new physically motivated models and the development of data analysis tools directed at current and future observational cosmology.
- Boost integration of Inclusiveness Target Countries (ITC) researchers and promote the participation of Young Researchers and Innovators (YRI) and underrepresented groups in all activities.
- Encourage the interaction of Inclusiveness Target Countries (ITC) by locating networking activities in those countries as a priority.