The quest for Dark Matter

Astrophysical and cosmological observations provide compelling
evidence that about 85% of all the matter in the Universe is in the
form of Dark Matter, an elusive substance which is currently searched
for with a variety of experimental strategies. In my talk, I will
argue that we may be about to witness a pivotal paradigm shift in
physics, as we set out to test the existence of some of the most
promising dark matter candidates -- the so called WIMPs, for Weakly
Interacting Massive Particles -- with a wide array of experiments,
including the Large Hadron Collider at CERN and a new generation of
astroparticle experiments underground and in space.