Brady will present the current state of ground-based, gravitational-wave astronomy and the prospects for observations
over the next decade. He will present highlights from the first three LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) observing runs including
limits on gravitational waves from other astrophysical sources. Over the next 5 years, a sequence of upgrades will more
than double the amplitude sensitivity of the most sensitive gravitational-wave detectors and increase the rate of compact
binary detections by almost an order of magnitude relative to recent runs. Brady will discuss how the improved
signal-to-noise ratio will also enable unprecedented measurements of masses, spins, and other properties of black holes
and neutron stars in binary systems. The upgrades may also open new discovery spaces for other gravitational-wave
sources. The talk will end with a discussion of future directions for upgrading the LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA detectors and
how this may fit with plans for next-generation facilities such as Cosmic Explorer and Einstein Telescope.