Scientific Programme - Clustering Measurements of Active Galactic Nuclei - Garching, Germany, 14-18 July 2014

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REGISTRATION: July 14 from 13:00 to 14:00

Program Overview

Contributed talks are 20+5 minutes, and Invited talks are 40+10 minutes. 

Monday, July 14
Time    
13:00-14:00 Registration  
14:00-14:10 Rob Ivison
Welcoming remarks from ESO
14:10-14:20 Mirko Krumpe Opening remarks and logistical matters
14:20-15:10 Scott Croom (Invited) Zoo of AGNs in the context of clustering and a coherent picture of AGN clustering (part one)
15:10-16:00 Ryan Hickox (Invited) Zoo of AGNs in the context of clustering and a coherent picture of AGN clustering (part two)
16:00-16:30 Coffee Break  
16:30-16:55 Lazaros Koutoulidis Clustering of X-ray selected AGN
16:55-17:20 Ben Chehade Luminosity and Colour independence of Quasar Clustering
17:20-17:45 Kyle Willett Clustering environments of BL Lac and FSRQ Blazars using galaxies from the SDSS
17:45-18:10 Edwin Retana-Montenegro Clustering of Quasars as a function of radio-loudness and mass
18:10-20:00 WELCOME RECEPTION
Held on the outdoor patio by the ESO Council Room (Fornax), weather permitting. Free food and drinks will be provided.
Tuesday, July 15
Time    
09:30-09:55
Viola Allevato Clustering of X-ray Type 1 and 2 AGN at z~3 in COSMOS
09:55-10:20
Antonis Georgakakis
Distribution of X-ray AGN in the XMM-XXL Field
10:20-10:50
Coffee Break  
10:50-11:40 Alison Coil (Invited)
What can we learn from galaxy clustering measurements? (part one)
11:40-12:30 Shaun Cole (Invited)
What can we learn from galaxy clustering measurements? (part two)
12:30-12:55 Mirko Krumpe
Clustering of ROSAT/SDSS AGN through cross-correlation functions with SDSS Luminous Red Galaxies
12:55-13:05 Conference Photo
Location: outside near the Council Room, weather permitting
13:05-14:30 Lunch Break
 
14:30-14:55 Alexander Mendez
AEGIS+PRIMUS: The Clustering of X-ray, mid-IR, and radio-selected AGN
14:55-15:20 George Mountrichas
AGN clustering using Photometric Redshifts
15:20-15:45 Yuji Shirasaki
AGN-Galaxy clustering and its dependence on the mass of the Supermassive Black Hole
15:45-16:15 Coffee Break
 
16:15-16:40 Manuela Magliocchetti
Clustering of star-forming galaxies and the connections with AGN activity
16:40-17:05 Cristina Ramos Almeida
The environments of Luminous Radio-loud and Radio-quiet Quasars
17:05-17:30 Lingyu Wang
The co-evolution of quasar activity and star formation from a cross-correlation analysis between Quasars and the Cosmic Infrared Background
Wednesday, July 16
Time    
09:30-09:55
Nikolaos Nikoloudakis
AGN clustering in the XMM-ATLAS survey
09:55-10:20
Sam Lindsay
Evolution in the bias of Faint Radio Sources
10:20-10:50
Coffee Break  
10:50-11:40 Issha Kayo (Invited)
Small-scale AGN clustering measurements
11:40-12:30 Takamitsu Miyaji (Invited)
HOD distribution studies: a general overview
12:30-12:55 Alexis Finoguenov
Direct measurement of the AGN HOD
13:05-14:30 Lunch Break
 
14:30-14:55 My Nguyen
Breaking Degeneracies between Quasar Halo Occupation Distribution Models
14:55-15:20 Liliana Altamirano-Devora
Halo Occupation Distribution of AGNs through Numerical Simulations
15:20-15:55 Kalle Karhunen
Low-redshift Quasars in the SDSS Stripe 82: Local Environments
15:55-16:20 Beatriz Villarroel
Using galaxy neighbours to probe the inner structure of AGN
16:30-18:30 BEER & PRETZELS

Traditional Bavarian Beer and Pretzels

Location: outside patio near Council Room (Fornax), weather permitting

Thursday, July 17
Time    
09:30-10:20
Volker Springel (Invited)
Synergy between LSS simulations and AGN clustering measurements: Part I
10:20-11:10
Nikos Fanidakis (Invited)
Syngergy between LSS simulations and AGN clustering measurements: Part II
11:10-11:40 Coffee Break  
11:40-12:05 Taira Oogi
The quasar clustering and its evolution in a semi-analytic model based on ultra high-resolution N-body simulations
12:05-12:30 Gabriel Marinello
The large quasar structures at high redshift and their compatibility with concordance cosmology
12:30-12:55 Luis Campusano
Extremly large structures of Quasars in the DR7 SDSS quasar catalog: clues for AGN evolution and cosmology?
13:00-14:30 Lunch Break
 
14:30-14:55 Cristina Garcia Vergara
Are Luminous Quasars at z~4 tracers of the most massive Dark Matter Halos?
14:55-15:45 Andrea Merloni (Invited)
Future large AGN samples for clustering measurements: eROSITA and its AGN sample
15:45-16:15 Coffee Break
 
16:15-16:40 Richard McMahon
The 4MOST wide field spectroscopic facility for VISTA
16:40-17:05 Alexander Kolodzig
The eROSITA / SRG All-Sky Survey: A new era of clustering measurements with AGN
19:00-23:00 CONFERENCE DINNER
To be held at the Augustiner Restaurant in central Munich. Logistical information will be provided online and during the conference. 
Friday, July 18
Time    
09:30-10:20
Adam Myers (Invited)
Future large AGN samples for clustering measurements: eBOSS and its AGN sample
10:20-11:10
Ray Norris (Invited)
Future large AGN samples for clustering measurements: EMU and its AGN sample
11:10-11:40 Coffee Break  
11:40-12:05 Andreas Schulze
HETDEX: AGN-galaxy clustering with 2 < z < 3.5
12:05-12:30 Joern Geisbuesch
A new 408 MHz compact source catalogue
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break
 
14:00-15:00 Plenary Discussion
Moderated by various members of the SOC
15:00-15:15 Ryan Hickox Conference Summary
15:15-15:25 Mirko Krumpe Closing Remarks