4-8 November 2024
JW Marriott Khao Lak
Asia/Bangkok timezone

Programme

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The meeting will take place in the JW Grand Ballroom.

Day 1, Nov 4th 2024:

Time Program Speaker
08:15 08:45 Pick up conference materials  
Chair: Stella Ocker
08:45 09:00 Opening Wiphu Rujopakarn, Vikram Ravi
09:00 09:25 Invited talk Nanda Rea
09:25 09:40 Chasing the Brightest Bursts: Probing the maximum energetics of fast radio bursts through hyperactive repeating sources Omar Ould-Boukattine
09:40 09:55 CHIME/FRB VLBI Localization of the Repeating FRB 20240209A Vishwangi Shah
09:55 10:10 Modeling the Cosmic Dispersion Measure in the D<100 Mpc Local Volume Yuxin Huang
10:10 10:25 Probing the galactic halo of M31 using fast radio bursts Reshma Anna Thomas
10:25 10:50 Break  
Chair: Joeri van Leeuwen
10:50 11:15 5 flash talks (3 min each)
- The Latest Population of Repeaters from CHIME/FRB
- The First FRB Host Galaxies from the First CHIME/FRB Outrigger
- The delay time distribution of FRBs
- A statistical approach to studying galactic environments of FRBs using galaxy number density
- A Novel Search for Supernovae Associated with Fast Radio Bursts
Amanda Cook, Adam Lanman (pre-recorded), Yago Ascasibar, Vignesh Vavillakula Venkataramana Rao, Yuxin Dong
11:15 11:30 Uncovering the Preferred Locations of FRBs within Their Host Galaxies Alexa Gordon
11:30 11:45 Statistical Analysis of Dwarf FRB Hosts Following FRB 20240114A XiangLei Chen
11:45 12:00 The Massive and Quiescent Elliptical Host Galaxy of the Repeating FRB20240209A Tarraneh Eftekhari
12:00 12:15 Pinning Down FRB Origins: Constraints on the Magnetar Formation Pathways Kritti Sharma
12:15 12:30 Searching for Magnetar Binaries Disrupted by Core-Collapse Supernovae Myles Sherman
12:30 14:00 Lunch  
Chair: Ziggy Pleunis
14:00 14:50 10 flash talks (3 min each)
- A study of giant pulses from PSR J1823−3021A using MeerKAT and their possible connection to the FRBs from globular clusters
- Search and Study of Pulsars in Globular Clusters with FAST and MeerKAT
- FRB 20180301A – A special repeating source being understood?
- FRB 20240114A: the most stringent constraint on the magnetic energy of magnetars as a potential source of FRBs
- Measurements of the optical spectral shape of early GRB emission from NUTTelA-TAO
- Constraining faint radio afterglow from FRBs
- The origin of magnetars: bridging stellar magnetism and FRBs
- Constraints on FRB progenitor models from quasi-periodic millisecond substructure in FRB 20230708A
- The nature of the persistent radio source associated with FRB190520B
- Probing the intracluster medium with fast radio bursts

 
Chien-Chang Ho, Lei Zhang, Rui Luo, Junshuo Zhang, Toktarkhan Komesh, Yash Bhusare, Zsolt Keszthelyi, Tyson Dial, Arvind Balasubramanian (pre-recorded), Alvina On (pre-recorded)
14:50 15:40 Discussion session: Radiation mechanisms and source models: state of theory, predictions, tests Dongzi Li, Om Gupta, Ziggy Pleunis
15:40 16:00 Break  
Chair: Reshma Anna-Thomas
16:00 16:25 5 flash talks (3 min each)
- Disentangling the local environment RM of FRBs from the Milky Way foreground using new high density RM grids
- Morphology of 137 Fast Radio Bursts down to Microseconds Timescales from The First CHIME/FRB Baseband Catalog
- Period search and polarization position Angle jump of FRB 20201124A
- A Geometric Neutron Star Model of Repeating and Nonrepeating Fast Radio Bursts
- Evidence of a geometric component in rotation measure structure functions
Ayush Pandhi, Ketan Sand, Jiarui Niu, Ze Nan Liu, Ruinan Li
16:25 16:50 Invited talk Lucy Oswald
16:50 17:05 On the binary-origin of FRBs: rotation measure variation Fayin Wang
17:05 17:20 Constraints from PA variability on FRB 20180916B source models Suryarao Bethapudi
17:20 17:35 Unusual intra-burst variation of polarization states in fast radio bursts Apurba Bera
       
       

Day 2, Nov 5th 2024:

Time Program Speaker
Chair: Ketan Sand
09:00 09:25 Invited talk Kaitlyn Shin
09:25 09:40 The CRAFT incoherent sum survey: results and reflections Ryan Shannon
09:40 09:55 The Luminosity Distribution of FRBs using the V/Vmax method Clancy James
09:55 10:10 Exploring Diverse Pathways to Fast Radio Burst Source Formation Mohit Bhardwaj
10:10 10:25 A slippery slope: calibrating the Macquart Relation for host inclination effects Adam Deller
10:25 10:50 Break  
Chair: Clancy James
10:50 11:15 5 flash talks (3 min each)
- Probing different halo regimes using Fast Radio Bursts
- Digging deep to find the ultra-low-mass host of a repeating FRB source
- The true fraction of repeating fast radio bursts revealed through CHIME source count evolution
- Populating the Macquart Relation at redshift 1 and beyond
- Breaking the baryon density–Hubble constant degeneracy in FRB applications with associated gravitational waves
Ralf Konietzka, Danté Hewitt, Shotaro Yamasaki, Stuart Ryder, Abinash Kumar Shaw (pre-recorded)
11:15 11:30 A comprehensive partition of the Universe's baryons Liam Connor
11:30 11:45 The FLIMFLAM survey second data release: project status and forecasts Sunil Simha
11:45 12:00 Investigating the Macquart relation at z > 0.5 with a sample of MeerKAT FRBs Kaustabh Rajwade
12:00 12:15 The latest CRAFT results from a z-DM analysis including DSA and FAST FRBs Jordan Hoffmann
12:15 12:30 The dispersion measure contribution from the cosmic web Yin-Zhe Ma
12:30 14:00 Lunch  
Chair: Rui Luo
14:00 14:50

10 late-breaking talks (3 min each)
- CGM cloud sizes from refractive FRB scattering
- The Lowest Luminosity FRB Host Galaxy Discovered to Date
- A search for persistent radio sources toward repeating fast radio bursts discovered by CHIME/FRB
- The Mystery of a Highly-Dispersed Fast Radio Burst in a Low-Mass Galaxy
- Effects of observational cutoff in frequency on fast radio bursts
- A sudden dramatic change of magneto-environment of a repeating fast radio burst
- Breaking the baryon density–Hubble constant degeneracy in FRB applications with associated gravitational waves
- Mapping the foregrounds of DSA-110 FRBs
- Uncovering distant FRB hosts with JWST
- An FRB originating in a clean environment at z=1.33

Lluis Mas-Ribas (pre-recorded), August Muller (pre-recorded), Adaeze Lorreta Ibik (pre-recorded), Casey Law (pre-recorded), Chen-Ran Hu, Ye Li, Joscha Jahns-Schindler, Maryam Hussaini, Adam Deller, Vikram Ravi
14:50 15:40 Discussion session: FRBs probing cosmic baryons: accurate inference, model selection, and overcoming selection+systematic effects Joscha Jahns-Schindler, Stella Ocker, Yin-Zhe Ma, Sunil Simha
Chair: Yin-Zhe Ma
15:40 16:00 Break  
16:00 16:25 5 flash talks (3 min each)
- Constraining the Hubble Constant with Scattering in Host Galaxies of Fast Radio Bursts
- Understanding the role of energy scale on fundamental constants using fast radio bursts
- Searching for Extreme Scattering Events with the DSA-110
- Searching for hidden jewels: optimising FRB detection with sub-banded search techniques
- Inferring FRB redshift and energy distributions with CHIME Baseband data
TsungChing Yang, Surajit Kalita, Jakob Faber, Matteo Trudu, Om Gupta
16:25 16:50 Invited talk Sam Ponnada
16:50 17:05 Probing Baryonic Feedback and Cosmological Tension with Fast Radio Bursts: Insights from CAMELS simulations Isabel Medlock
17:05 17:20 Decoding the cosmological baryonic fluctuation by localized fast radio bursts Tzu-Yin Hsu
17:20 17:35 Interpreting the Cosmic Baryon Distribution Revealed by FRBs using Simulations and Machine Learning Khee-Gan Lee
18:30   Banquet  
       
       

Day 3, Nov 6th 2024:

Time Program Speaker
       
Chair: Ryan Shannon
09:00 09:25 Invited talk Bing Zhang
09:25 09:40 Induced Compton scattering of fast radio burst in magnetized electron and positron pair plasma Rei Nishiura
09:40 09:55 A model for coherent radio emission from ultra-long period magnetars Alex Cooper
09:55 10:10 The dynamic formation channel of FRBs Dongzi Li
10:10 10:25 Two studies, one conclusion: FRBs are emitted by young, energetic neutron stars Joeri van Leeuwen
10:25 10:50 Break  
Chair: Dongzi Li
10:50 11:15 5 flash talks (3 min each)
- Radiative Acceleration and X-ray Spectrum of Outflowing Fireball in Magnetar Bursts
- The origin of rotation measure variations and periodic activities for FRB 20180916
- Fast Radio Bursts with Narrow Beaming Angles Can Escape from Magnetar Magnetospheres
- Magnetospheric origin of repeating Fast Radio Burst
- Magnetospheric origin of Fast Radio Bursts
Tomoki Wada, Zhenyin Zhao, Yu-Chen Huang, Weiyang Wang, Yuanhong Qu
11:15 11:30 FRB lensing: theory and applications Ue-Li Pen
11:30 11:45 High-resolution insights into FRBs with MeerTRAP's latest discoveries Inés Pastor-Marazuela
11:45 12:00 Probing FRB – Magnetar connection using low-energy radio bursts Banshi Lal
12:00 12:15 The average spectrum of CHIME/FRB one-off events with voltage data Ziggy Pleunis
12:15 12:30 Discovery of a highly active repeating FRB with MeerTRAP Jun Tian
12:30 14:00 Lunch  
14:00   Excursion  
       
       

Day 4, Nov 7th 2024:

Time Program Speaker
Chair: Vic Dong
09:00 09:25 Invited talk Steffen Hagstotz
09:25 09:40 Tins, cakes and telescopes: Technology developments for the Coherent All Sky All the time array (CASATTA) Keith Bannister
09:40 09:55 Current Status of the BURSTT Project Kai-yang Lin
09:55 10:10 SPOTLIGHT: A Probe of the Fast Radio Transient Sky Jayanta Roy
10:10 10:25 Radio transient searches with TNRT Jompoj Wongphechauxsorn
10:25 10:55 Break  
Chair: Andrea Possenti
10:55 11:15 4 flash talks (3 min each)
- FRB science cases with NARIT observational equipment and international collaboration
- Deep Learning techniques and bow ties to catch fast radio transients
- Classifying FRBs vs RFIs in CHORD
- The CHIME/FRB 2nd Catalog
Nobuyuki Sakai, Sergio Belmonte Diaz, Martin Topinka, Seth Siegel
11:15 11:30 EuroFlash: a commensal fast transient search machine for LOFAR2.0 Jason Hessels
11:30 11:45 From Simulation to Discovery: Exploring PATH's Performance and Biases for CHIME/FRB Host Associations and Beyond Bridget Andersen
11:45 12:00 50-milliarcsecond VLBI localizations with CHIME/FRB Outriggers Shion Andrew
12:00 12:15 Very-Long-Baseline Interferometry Test of BURSTT Telescope in Taiwan for Sub-Arcsecond Fast Radio Burst Localization Shih-Hao Wang
12:15 12:30 First result from the CRAFT COherent upgrade (CRACO): Exploring the transient radio sky on millisecond to second timescales Ziteng Wang
12:30 14:00 Lunch  
Chair: Jayanta Roy
14:00 14:50 10 flash talks (3 min each)
- CRACO FRB Survey: A New Window into Galactic Transient Phenomena
- Initial Results and Sensitivity Achievements in Pulse Detection from BURSTT
- The BURSTT Outrigger Stations: Localizing Hundreds of FRBs with Sub-0.1 Arcsecond Precision
- Exploiting deep learning and GMRT to probe FRBs
- Precise Pinpointing of FRBs using ASKAP
- Modeling of SPOTLIGHT-discovered FRBs and developing follow-up strategies
- A multi-beam FRB detection pipeline with real-time injection for SPOTLIGHT
- Bias-corrected Fast Radio Burst Spectra Using CHIME Injection Data
- Global Radio Explorer Telescope - Deployment & Initial Results
- Results from a pilot survey for second-timescale radio transients with the CHIME telescope
Vivek Gupta, Sujin Eie, Tomo Goto, Ajay Kumar, Akhil Jaini, Siddhartha Bhattacharyya, Ujjwal Panda, Xianghan Cui, Sashabaw Niedbalski, Sujay Mate
14:50 15:40 Discussion session: Next-gen observations: instruments, pipelines, follow-up, and collaborations Tomo Goto, Andrea Possenti, Stuart Ryder
15:40 16:00 Break  
Chair: Kritti Sharma
16:00 16:25 5 flash talks (3 min each)
- Polarimetric Study of FRB Repeaters using the Nançay Radio Telescope
- Long-term monitoring of repeating FRB 20200120E in M81 globular cluster
- A pipeline to search for special magneto-active regions near Fast radio bursts
- Machine learning classification of baseband CHIME FRBs
- Update on ÉCLAT: High cadence monitoring campaign of repeating fast radio bursts with the Nançay Radio Telescope
Ninisha Manaswini, Weronika Puchalska, Yixuan Shao, Mohanraj Madheshwaran, Jeff Huang
16:25 16:50 Invited talk Pei Wang
16:50 17:05 Multi-wavelength Constraints on the Nature of FRB20240114A Florian Eppel
17:05 17:20 A burst cyclone in technicolor Pavan Uttarkar
17:20 17:35 Zooming in on the hyperactive repeater FRB 20240114A with high time and spatial resolution Mark Snelders
       
       

Day 5, Nov 8th 2024:

Time Program Speaker
Chair: Inés Pastor-Marazuela
09:00 09:25 Invited talk Stella Ocker
09:25 09:40 Microsecond-Scale Morphology & Polarization Analysis of 32 Repeating FRBs with CHIME/FRB Alice Curtin
09:40 09:55 Two highly scattered FRBs question the applicability of scattering relationships Joscha Jahns-Schindler
09:55 10:10 Using scintillation to identify the magnetospheric origin of FRB 20221022A Kenzie Nimmo
10:10 10:45 Break  
Chair: Amanda Cook
10:45 11:25 10 flash talks (3 min each)
- Scintillometry of Fast Radio Bursts
- The starquake origin of fast radio bursts
- Leptonic Emission Models of X-ray Bursts from SGR J1935+2154 and FRB 20200428
- Measurments of the optical spectral shape of early GRB emission from NUTTelA-TAO
- Hunting for gamma-ray emission from Fast Radio Bursts
- Simultaneous observations of an active repeater FRB 20240114A with Lulin One-meter Telescope and FAST
- On the Unique FRB-associated X-ray Burst: Inverse Compton Scattering of an FRB by a Magnetar Wind during Magnetosphere Activities
- Long-term monitoring of XTE J1810-197 activity with the Toruń radio telescope.
- Searching for emission from radio quiet magnetars with Effelsberg UBB and MeerKAT in the time and imaging domain
- (late-breaking) A potential detection of PRS associated with FRB 20240114A
Laura Spitler, Qin Wu, Brandon Cantlay, Marcello Giroletti, Tetsuya Hashimoto, Yue Wu, Marcin Gawroński, Marlon Bause, Yash Bhusare
11:25 12:30 Discussion session: Outreach, communications, state of the field Matthew Bailes, Di Li
12:30 14:00 Lunch  
Chair: Yago Ascasibar
14:00 14:15 An active repeating FRB in a clean environment Yong-Kun Zhang
14:15 14:30 A broadband view of repeating fast radio bursts Laura Spitler
14:30 14:45 Multi-wavelength constraints on fast radio bursts Charlie Kilpatrick
14:45 15:00 Unify Repeating and Single-burst FRBs through Evolution Di Li
15:00 15:25 5 late breaking talks (3 min each)

- FAST FRB key science project observations
- FAST Observations of FRBs: Burst Morphology
- The First Detection of Periodic X-ray Emission from a Bright Long-Period Radio Transient
- Parametric decay instability of Alfven wave in magnetically dominated plasma
- Coherent Inverse Compton Scattering in Fast Radio Bursts
Weiwei Zhu, Dejiang Zhou, Ziteng Wang, Wataru Ishizaki, Yuanhong Qu (pre-recorded)
15:25 15:40 Summary  
15:40 16:00 End of the meeting refreshments