About the Conference
The KOZWaves conference series provides a forum for contemporary research on wave science, promoting interdisciplinary collaborations between Australasian wave scientists and international researchers. It focusses on advancing mathematical, numerical and experimental techniques across the different branches of wave science including acoustics, elasticity, electromagnetics and water waves.
Previous conferences themes include multiple wave scattering, metamaterials, homogenization, effective medium theory, cloaking, trapping, Anderson localisation, optical imaging, gravitational waves, non-linear waves, extreme ocean waves, wave–ice interactions, wave energy converters.
Location
KOZWaves2026 will be held at UNSW Sydney, Kensington campus.
Invited Speakers
We are very excited to have all our invited speakers confirmed and ready to share with you!
Distinguished Speaker
Ross McPhedran, University of Sydney
Plenary Speakers
Andrea Alù, City College of New York, USA
Malin Göteman, Uppsala University, Sweden
Stefanie Gutschmidt, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Anastasia Kisil, University of Manchester, UK
Daria Smirnova, Australian National University, Australia
Martin Wegener, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Key Dates
Abstract submission opens March 2025
Registration opens June 2025
Early bird registration closes October 2025
Abstract submission closes November 2025
Registration closes January 2026
Registration
Registration will open in June 2025.
Contact Us
Local Organising Committee
Stuart Hawkins (stuart.hawkins@mq.edu.au)
Erik García Neefjes (erik.garcia@mq.edu.au)
Nicole Kessissoglou (n.kessissoglou@unsw.edu.au)
