KOZWAVES 2026 (January 2026, Australia)

Dear friends and colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that abstract submission for KOZWaves 2026 is now open. Please visit our website http://www.kozwaves2026.org/ to make a submission.

KOZWaves 2026 will take place at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia from Wednesday 28th January to Friday 30th January 2026.

This will be the 7th in the KOZWaves series, which provides a forum for contemporary research on wave science, promoting interdisciplinary collaborations between Australasian wave scientists and international researchers. KOZWaves focuses on advancing mathematical, numerical and experimental techniques across the different branches of wave science, including acoustics, elasticity, electromagnetics and water waves.

Our confirmed plenary speakers are

  • Prof Andrea Alu
  • Prof Malin Goteman
  • Prof Stefanie Gutschmidt
  • Dr Anastasia Kisil
  • Dr Daria Smirnova
  • Prof Martin Wegener
    and our distinguished speaker will be
  • Prof Ross McPhedran

KOZWaves 2026 is sponsored by the Office of Naval Research Global.

Our conference website is at http://www.kozwaves2026.org/ and please visit the website for more details about travel, accommodation and registration.

In the meantime please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions.

The KOZWaves 2026 local organising committee

Stuart Hawkins, Nicole Kessissoglou, Erik Garcia Neefjes