Marek Szczepańczyk, University of Warsaw

The quest to detect (exceptional) gravitational-wave sources

Multi-messenger Gravitational-Wave Astrophysics is an exciting venue for discovery. The gravitational-wave observations by LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA challenge our understanding of the Universe. In particular, the discovery of gravitational waves from exceptional astrophysical sources plays a key role in this endeavor of exploring the Universe. I will explain the model-independent searches that are suitable for making discoveries. I will describe the status of the ongoing fourth observing run that started around half a year ago. Finally, I will talk about the prospects and the searches for gravitational waves from core-collapse supernova.