Scientific Program – TAUP 2015

The conference comprises 32 plenary review talks given by invited speakers. The talks are organized in 5 plenary morning sessions, from Monday till Friday. Plenary sessions are organized by the Organizing Committee, with the advice of the Steering Committee and of the International Advisory Committee.
Afternoons (except for Friday) will allocate 6 parallel sessions each, covering recent developments on the topics addressed by the plenary program. Parallel sessions are organized by Conveners appointed by the Chair of the Organizing Committee. Contributed talks are selected based upon application.
A dedicated poster session will occur on Tuesday afternoon, after the parallel sessions, in order to allow all participants to attend. Posters are structural part of the conference program and are selected by the parallel sessions Conveners.
Two outreach events are organized as related activities.

COSMOLOGY

	The cosmic microwave background A. Challinor – University of Cambridge, UK
	Surveys of the dark Universe S. Bridle – University of Manchester, UK
	Impact of cosmological observables on particle physics Y. Wong – University of New South Wales, Australia

DARK MATTER

	An assessment of the WIMP DM paradigm and its alternatives P. Gondolo – University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA
	Dark matter distribution on small scales M. Steinmetz – Leibniz Institute fur Astrophysik, Potsdam, Germany
	Axions L. J. Rosenberg – University of Washington, Seattle, USA
	Dark matter direct detection: noble fluids D. Akerib – SLAC, USA
	Dark matter direct detection: crystals P. Belli – INFN Roma Tor Vergata, Italy
	Dark matter direct detection: threshold detectors and new techniques V. Zacek – Universite de Montreal, Canada
	Dark matter indirect searches: charged cosmic rays M. Cirelli – Institute de Physique Theorique, CEA/Saclay, France
	Dark matter indirect searches: multi-wavelength and anisotropies S. Ando – University of Amsterdam, GRAPPA, The Netherlands
	Accelerator searches for New Physics in the context of dark matter S. Lowette – Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium

HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMIC RAYS

	Gamma-ray astronomy from the ground D. Horns – University of Hamburg, Germany
	Gamma-ray astronomy from space J. McEnery – NASA Goddard and University of Maryland, College Park, USA
	Cosmic-rays from the ground Y. Tsunesada – Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
	Cosmic-rays from space L. Derome – LPSC, Grenoble, France
	High-energy neutrinos A. Karle – University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA
	Theory of high energy messengers C. Dermer – Naval Research Lab, Washington, DC, USA
	Multi-messenger astronomy: neutrinos, photons, cosmic rays and gravitational waves M. Branchesi – University of Urbino, Italy

NEUTRINOS

	The landscape of neutrino physics A. Smirnov – MPIK Heidelberg, Germany
	Sterile neutrinos A. Palazzo – MPP, Munich, Germany
	Low-energy neutrinos: solar, geo, sources L. Ludhova – INFN Milano, Italy
	Absolute neutrino masses S. Mertens – LBNL, Berkeley, USA
	Reactor neutrinos: hierarchy measurements and anomalies J. Cao – IHEP, Beijing, China
	Short baseline experiments J. Link – Virginia Tech, USA
	Long baseline experiments M. Mezzetto – INFN Padova, Italy
	Neutrinoless double beta decay O. Cremonesi – University of Milano Bicocca, Italy
	Neutrinos and supernovae B. Dasgupta – Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India

GRAVITATIONAL WAVES

	Overview and status of advanced interferometers H. Grote – AEI, Hannover, Germany
	LISA Pathfinder and the future of GW detection from space M. Cerdonio – INFN Padova, Italy

GENERAL TALKS