Dr Gregorio Carullo PhD

Dr Gregorio Carullo

School of Physics and Astronomy
Assistant Professor

Contact details

Address
Physics West
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Following an MSc degree in Theoretical Physics, Dr Carullo obtained a PhD in Physics from University of Pisa in 2022. He then held a Della Riccia postdoctoral fellowship at University of Jena and a Maria Skłodowska Curie fellowship (Interactions program) at the Niels Bohr Institute. In 2024, he joined the University of Birmingham as an Assistant Professor.

A list of publications, consisting of selected LIGO-Virgo-Kagra collaboration papers with a direct and significant contribution, can be accessed via iNSPIRE-HEP.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Physics, University of Pisa (2022)
  • Laurea Magistrale (MSc) in Theoretical Physics of Fundamental Interactions, University of Pisa (2017)

Biography

After an MSc degree in Theoretical Physics of Fundamental Interactions, with part of the thesis work developed at Nikhef (Amsterdam), Dr Carullo obtained a PhD in Physics from University of Pisa in 2022. The topic of both theses was Black Hole Spectroscopy, with a focus on data analysis and fundamental physics measurements through Gravitational Waves. He then held a Della Riccia postdoctoral fellowship at the Theoretisch-Physikalisches Institut at University of Jena, working on multi-messenger astrophysics, and a Maria Skłodowska Curie fellowship within the Interactions program at the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen, working on spectroscopy and highly eccentric binaries. In 2024, he joined the University of Birmingham as an Assistant Professor, as part of the Institute for Gravitational Wave Astronomy.

Dr Carullo's interests are centred around the strong-field dynamics of black holes, including their vibrational spectra, and the two-body problem in General Relativity. His research covers both data analysis aspects, primarily through Bayesian Inference, and modelling components with a focus on observational applications.

Teaching

  • Physics Laboratory 1 (Astrophysics)

Postgraduate supervision

Research

  • General Relativity
  • Gravitational Waves
  • Black Holes
  • Data Analysis

Publications

Recent publications

Article

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, The Virgo Collaboration & The KAGRA Collaboration 2026, 'All-sky search for long-duration gravitational-wave transients in the first part of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run', Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, vol. 113, no. 8, 082004. https://doi.org/10.1103/83j3-pgk1

Abac, AG, Bhagwat, S, Bonino, A, Carullo, G, Dmitriev, A, Heinze, J, Kolitsidou, P, Koponen, LM, Krishnendu, NV, Martynov, DV, Middleton, H, Mukherjee, D, Phukon, KS, Pratten, G, Schmidt, P, Smetana, J, Tiwari, V, Vecchio, A, Whittall, CL, Yan, T, Zhang, T, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, The Virgo Collaboration & The KAGRA Collaboration 2026, 'Black Hole Spectroscopy and Tests of General Relativity with GW250114', Physical Review Letters, vol. 136, 041403. https://doi.org/10.1103/6c61-fm1n

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Carullo, G, Dmitriev, A, Koponen, LM, Krishnendu, NV, Martynov, DV, Middleton, H, Mukherjee, D, Peng, X, Phukon, KS, Pratten, G, Schmidt, P, Smetana, J, Vecchio, A & Zhang, T 2026, 'Directional search for persistent gravitational waves: Results from the first part of LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA’s fourth observing run', Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology.

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration & KAGRA Collaboration 2026, 'GWTC-4.0: constraints on the cosmic expansion rate and modified gravitational-wave propagation', Astrophysical Journal Letters.

Abac, AG, Carullo, G, Dmitriev, A, Koponen, LM, Krishnendu, NV, Martynov, DV, Middleton, H, Mukherjee, D, Peng, X, Phukon, KS, Pratten, G, Schmidt, P, Smetana, J, Vecchio, A, Zhang, T, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration & KAGRA Collaboration 2026, 'Open Data from LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA through the First Part of the Fourth Observing Run', Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 1004, no. 2, 232. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ae211e

Abac, AG, Carullo, G, Koponen, LM, Krishnendu, NV, Martynov, DV, Middleton, H, Mukherjee, D, Peng, X, Phukon, KS, Pratten, G, Schmidt, P, Smetana, J, Vecchio, A, Zhang, T, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, The Virgo Collaboration & The KAGRA Collaboration 2026, 'Searches for Continuous Gravitational Waves from Supernova Remnants in the First Part of the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Fourth Observing Run', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 1004, no. 2, 204. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ae6263

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration & KAGRA Collaboration 2025, 'All-sky search for short gravitational-wave bursts in the first part of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run', Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, vol. 112, no. 10, 102005. https://doi.org/10.1103/wjdz-jdby

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration & KAGRA Collaboration 2025, 'GW241011 and GW241110: Exploring Binary Formation and Fundamental Physics with Asymmetric, High-spin Black Hole Coalescences', Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 993, no. 1, L21. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ae0d54

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, The Virgo Collaboration, The KAGRA Collaboration, Bhagwat, S, Bonino, A, Bryant, J, Carullo, G, Dmitriev, A, Koponen, L, Naderi Varium, K, Martynov, D, Middleton, H, Mukherjee, D, Peng, X, Phukon, KS, Pratten, G, Schmidt, P, Smetana, J, Vecchio, A & Zhang, T 2025, 'GW250114: Testing Hawking's area law and the Kerr nature of black holes', Physical Review Letters, vol. 135, 111405. https://doi.org/10.1103/kw5g-d732

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration, KAGRA Collaboration, Raman, G, Ronchini, S, Delaunay, J, Tohuvavohu, A, Kennea, JA, Parsotan, T, Ambrosi, E, Bernardini, MG, Campana, S, Cusumano, GC, D'Aì, A, D'Avanzo, P, D’Elia, V, De Pasquale, M, Dichiara, S, Evans, P, Hartmann, D, Kuin, P, Melandri, A, O’Brien, P, Osborne, JP, Page, KL, Palmer, DM, Sbarufatti, B, Tagliaferri, G & Troja, E 2025, 'Swift-BAT GUANO follow-up of gravitational-wave triggers in the third LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 980, no. 2, 207. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad9749

Letter

Abac, AG, Bhagwat, S, Carullo, G, Koponen, LM, Krishnendu, NV, Martynov, DV, Middleton, H, Mukherjee, D, Peng, X, Phukon, KS, Pratten, G, Schmidt, P, Smetana, J, Vecchio, A, Zhang, T, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, The Virgo Collaboration & The KAGRA Collaboration 2026, 'GW230814: Investigation of a Loud Gravitational-wave Signal Observed with a Single Detector', Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 1004, no. 2, L23. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ae2ad3

Abac, AG, Carullo, G, Dmitriev, A, Koponen, LM, Krishnendu, NV, Martynov, DV, Middleton, H, Mukherjee, D, Peng, X, Phukon, KS, Pratten, G, Schmidt, P, Smetana, J, Vecchio, A, Zhang, T, Zweizig, J, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, The Virgo Collaboration & KAGRA Collaboration 2026, 'GWTC-4.0: Updating the Gravitational-wave Transient Catalog with Observations from the First Part of the Fourth LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA Observing Run', Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 1004, no. 2, L22. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ae2c74

Abac, AG, Bhagwat, S, Carullo, G, Koponen, LM, Krishnendu, NV, Martynov, DV, Middleton, H, Mukherjee, D, Peng, X, Phukon, KS, Pratten, G, Schmidt, P, Smetana, J, Vecchio, A, Zhang, T, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration & KAGRA Collaboration 2026, 'GWTC-4.0: Methods for Identifying and Characterizing Gravitational-wave Transients', Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 1004, no. 2, L21. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ae447b

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration & KAGRA Collaboration 2025, 'GW231123: a Binary Black Hole Merger with Total Mass 190-265 M', Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 993, L25. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ae0c9c

De Amicis, M, Rüter, HR, Carullo, G, Albanesi, S, Melize Ferrus, C, Mitman, K, Stein, LC, Cardoso, V, Bernuzzi, S, Boyle, M, Deppe, N, Kidder, LE, Moxon, J, Nagar, A, Nelli, KC, Pfeiffer, HP, Scheel, MA, Throwe, W, Vu, NL & Zenginoğlu, A 2025, 'Late-Time Tails in Nonlinear Evolutions of Merging Black Holes', Physical Review Letters, vol. 135, no. 17, 171401. https://doi.org/10.1103/2brx-xnyr

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