CTBT: Science and Technology Conference 2025 - SnT2025

8 Sept 2025, 09:00 → 12 Sept 2025, 16:00 Europe/Vienna

Hofburg Palace & Online

The Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) relies on innovation to enhance the capabilities of the Treaty’s verification regime as well as to help move the Treaty closer to universalization and entry into force. As the eighth event in the CTBT: Science and Technology Conference series, SnT2025 will bring together well over 1000 scientists, technologists, academics, students, and delegates from the CTBTO’s policy making organs. In addition, representatives from the fields of research and development, science diplomacy, science advisory, media and advocacy are invited to attend the conference.

SnT2025 is scheduled to take place at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria and online, to create a worldwide inclusive conference with the objective to gather global support.

Please read the announcement brochure for more!

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The SnT2025 is organised by the CTBTO with the financial support of the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs and the European Union.

               

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SnT2025 Scientific Objectives:

To identify methods and technologies that have the potential to improve nuclear-test-ban monitoring and on-site inspections, including emerging and game-changing approaches.

To highlight how scientific developments and cooperation can support national needs, frame policy objectives in support of the CTBT and promote its universalization.

To connect, inspire and integrate diverse communities involved in nuclear-test-ban monitoring and on-site inspection and to enhance diversity across gender, geography and generations, and to include early career professionals and youth.

To impact global society by promoting civil and scientific applications, capacity building and training, mentoring and skills development related to nuclear-test-ban monitoring and evolving verification techniques.

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Dates and key deadlines:

• 16 September 2024: Registration for the Conference opens, and it will remain open until the Conference
• 7 October 2024: Abstract submission opens
• 14 January 2025: Deadline for abstract submission and application for financial support
• 31 August 2025:  deadline for uploading e-posters, lightning talk and oral presentation material

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Monday 8 September

Opening

E-poster

Keynote on Myanmar earthquake

E-poster

E-poster

E-poster

E-poster

E-poster

Tuesday 9 September

High-Level Plenary

O3.1 Seismic, Hydroacoustic and Infrasound Technologies and Applications

O5.1 Synergies with Global Challenges

Panel "Today's minds tomorrow's innovators"

Keynote on the Impact of Long-Term Shifts in Environmental Conditions on Society

O3.2 Radionuclide Technologies and Applications

O3.5 Analysis of Seismic, Hydroacoustic and Infrasound Monitoring Data

Panel on the Impact of Extreme Conditions on the CTBTO Monitoring System

EU session

O4.4 International Monitoring System Sustainment into the future

O3.6 Analysis of Radionuclide Monitoring Data

Wednesday 10 September

Lightning talks P2.3

Side event "The Role of Metrology in Seismic, Hydroacoustic, and Infrasound (SHI) Monitoring Activities"

Side event on Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Lightning talks P2.3, P3.2, P3.6

P2.3 Atmospheric and Subsurface Radionuclide Background and Dispersion: e-poster session

E-poster session with display of each e-poster on an assigned touchscreen

Lightning talks P3.3, P4.5

Keynote on HPC

P2.3 Atmospheric and Subsurface Radionuclide Background and Dispersion: e-poster session

E-poster session with display of each e-poster on an assigned touchscreen

P3.2 Radionuclide Technologies and Applications: e-poster session

E-poster session with display of each e-poster on an assigned touchscreen

P3.6 Analysis of Radionuclide Monitoring Data: e-poster session

E-poster session with display of each e-poster on an assigned touchscreen

Panel "Machine Learning, Deep Learning and High-Performance Computing: Transforming CTBTO’s Operations in Global Monitoring and Verification"

Lightning talks P2.1, P2.4, P4.4

P3.3 On-Site Inspection Relevant Techniques: e-poster session

E-poster session with display of each e-poster on an assigned touchscreen

P4.5 On-Site Inspection Team Functionality: e-poster session

E-poster session with display of each e-poster on an assigned touchscreen

Keynote "Quantum Sensing & Metrology: The Next Frontier"

O4.1 Performance Evaluation of the International Monitoring System

O5.2 Regional Empowerment

Panel "Global Innovations: Waveform Technologies"

O4.5 On-Site Inspection Team Functionality

O4.3 Use of enabling Information Technologies

Panel "Global Innovations: Radionuclide Technologies"

O1.2 The Solid Earth and its Structure

O2.3 Atmospheric and Subsurface Radionuclide Background and Dispersion

Keynote on IMS Sustainment

Panel "IMS sustainment now and into the future"

Thursday 11 September

Lightning talks P1.4, P3.4, P5.1

Side event (TBD)

P2.1 Characterization of Treaty-Relevant Events

E-poster session with display of each e-poster on an assigned touchscreen

P2.4 Historical Data from Nuclear Test Monitoring

E-poster session with display of each e-poster on an assigned touchscreen

P4.4 International Monitoring System Sustainment into the future

E-poster session with display of each e-poster on an assigned touchscreen

Lightning talks P3.5

P1.4 Multidisciplinary Studies of the Earth’s Subsystems

E-poster session with display of each e-poster on an assigned touchscreen

P3.4 Integrating Data from Different Monitoring Technologies

E-poster session with display of each e-poster on an assigned touchscreen

P5.1 Synergies with Global Challenges

E-poster session with display of each e-poster on an assigned touchscreen

O2.1 Characterization of Treaty-Relevant Events

O5.3 Outreach

Lightning talks P3.5, P2.2, P3.1

P3.5 Analysis of Seismic, Hydroacoustic and Infrasound Monitoring Data

E-poster session with display of each e-poster on an assigned touchscreen

O3.4 Integrating Data from Different Technologies

Lightning talks P4.1, P4.2, P4.3

P2.2 Seismoacoustic Sources in Theory and Practice

P3.1 Seismic, Hydroacoustic and Infrasound Technologies and Applications

E-poster session with display of each e-poster on an assigned touchscreen

P3.5 Analysis of Seismic, Hydroacoustic and Infrasound Monitoring Data

E-poster session with display of each e-poster on an assigned touchscreen

Keynote on ATM in support of radionuclide detection

O1.3 The Oceans and their Properties

O2.4 Historical Data from Nuclear Test Monitoring

Panel "Operational Detection Capabilities of the CTBTO"

O1.1 The Atmosphere and its Dynamic

PTS session

Keynote on broadening the impact of OSI exercises and field tests

Panel "Utilizing Data from On-Site Inspection Activities: Insights from OSI Exercises and Field Tests"

O2.2 Seismoacoustic Sources in Theory and Practice

Keynote on NDCs and G-cube: Geography, Gender, Generation

O3.3 On-Site Inspection Relevant Techniques

Panel "Gender, Geography, Generations: How NDCs Shape the World Today and Tomorrow"

Friday 12 September

Lightning talks P1.2

P4.1 Performance Evaluation of the International Monitoring System

E-poster session with display of each e-poster on an assigned touchscreen

P4.2 Systems Engineering for International Monitoring System and On-Site Inspection

E-poster session with display of each e-poster on an assigned touchscreen

P4.3 Use of enabling Information Technologies

E-poster session with display of each e-poster on an assigned touchscreen

Side event on YPN

Lightning talks P5.2, P5.3

P1.2 The Solid Earth and its Structure

E-poster session with display of each e-poster on an assigned touchscreen

O4.2 Systems Engineering for International Monitoring System and On-Site Inspection

Lightning talks P1.1, P1.3

P5.2 Regional Empowerment

E-poster session with display of each e-poster on an assigned touchscreen

P5.3 Outreach

E-poster session with display of each e-poster on an assigned touchscreen

Panel "Adapt or Become Obsolete: Emerging Technologies as a Means to Achieve International Organizations' Mandates and Goals"

P1.1 The Atmosphere and its Dynamics

E-poster session with display of each e-poster on an assigned touchscreen

P1.3 The Oceans and their Properties

E-poster session with display of each e-poster on an assigned touchscreen

Keynote on the History of the Treaty Verification Regime

Panel "The Treaty Verification Regime across the Generations"

Closing Plenary

Closing Plenary with Award Ceremony