The research activities are organized in 9 working groups:

  • WG1: Cosmology and astrophysics, leader: Martti Raidal (NICPB)
  • WG2: Gravitational wave phenomenology, leader: Hardi Veermäe (NICPB)
  • WG3: Theoretical particle physics, leader: Kristjan Kannike (NICPB)
  • WG4: Gravitational theory, leader: Tomi Koivisto (University of Tartu)
  • WG5: Astronomy, leader: Elmo Tempel (University of Tartu)
  • WG6: Experimental particle physics, leader: Karl Ehatäht (NICPB)
  • WG7: Quantum information and computing, leader: Dirk Oliver Theis (University of Tartu)
  • WG8: Computational methods for data-intensive science, leader: Joosep Pata (NICPB)
  • WG9: Hardware development, leader: Tauno Otto (Tallinn University of Technology)


Schematic of CoE

Figure: Schematic illustration of CoE “Universum” research fields and their connection to international experiments.