AXIS

Astrophysical eXploration in Spacetime

Laboratory

Probing the fundamental nature of spacetime through gravitational wave detection, numerical relativity simulations, and analytical modeling of compact object mergers.

Research Areas

Gravitational Waves

Detecting and analyzing gravitational wave signals from black hole mergers and other cosmic events using advanced data analysis techniques.

Numerical Relativity

Simulating black hole mergers and black hole scattering using Einstein's field equations on supercomputer clusters.

EOB Formalism

Developing Effective-One-Body analytical models for precise gravitational waveform predictions and parameter estimation.

Recent Publications

The Astrophysical Journal2025

Search for Gravitational Waves Emitted from SN 2023ixf

A.G. Abac, LIGO Scientific and KAGRA and VIRGO Collaborations

The Astrophysical Journal2025

Swift-BAT GUANO Follow-up of Gravitational-wave Triggers in the Third LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA Observing Run

Gayathri Raman et al., LIGO Scientific and KAGRA and Virgo and Swift and Swift-BAT/GUANO Collaborations

The Astrophysical Journal2025

Search for Continuous Gravitational Waves from Known Pulsars in the First Part of the Fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Observing Run

A. G. Abac et al., LIGO Scientific and VIRGO and KAGRA Collaborations

Our Group

GK

Gungwon Kang

Professor

Numerical Relativity, Gravitational Waves

YB

Yeong-Bok Bae

Research Professor

Astrophysics, Numerical Relativity, Gravitational Waves

YH

Young-Hwan Hyun

Research Professor

Study of strong gravity phenomena through Black Holes, Gravitational Waves

DK

Dongchan Kim

M.S. Student

Numerical Relativity

HS

Hyeonguk Son

M.S. Student

Effective one-body formalism

JK

Jinwon Kim

M.S. Student

Gravitational Waves

Latest Activities

conference

24th International Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation (GR24) and the 16th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves (Amaldi16)

📍 Scottish Event Campus, Glasgow

Contact & Location

Contact Information

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Location

Room 203, Building 209

Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea

Research Opportunities

Graduate Students

PhD and Master's positions available for motivated students interested in theoretical and observational astrophysics research.

Postdoctoral Researchers

Opportunities for experienced researchers to collaborate on cutting-edge astrophysics and computational projects.

Collaborations

Welcome collaborations with international research groups and industry partnerships.