1–13 Sept 2025
University of Pisa and INFN Sezione di Pisa
Europe/Zurich timezone

List of labs

Each school day includes a dedicated three-hour block of hands-on laboratory work, giving every student the chance to collaborate directly with leading scientists and industry professionals across a broad spectrum of research and technology disciplines. Here the list of labs:

  • Masterclass on AstroPhysics/Cosmology: Introduction to Heliophysics no dedicated masterclasses, this topic will be covered by Lectures on September 2, 5 and 6 and the dedicated Lab on Remote Solar Observation. The GW's will be covered by the full day session on GW at EGO , Sept. 6.
  • Masterclass on Particle Physics: Beyond & Behind the Standard Model for non-experts, Dario Buttazzo (INFN-Pisa, IT)
  • Masterclass on Plasma Physics: Introduction for non-experts on Plasma Fusion and Sun Plasma, no dedicated masterclasses but  introduced respectively in the Fusion Lab and the remote solar observation Lab
  • Masterclass-4 on Quantum Physics: from Quantum Mechanics to Quantum Technology with some examples:  no dedicated masterclasses, this topic. will be introduced in the Quantum Labs on single photon entanglement, on SQUID, on Quantum Dots and also on Quantum Computing as well as the Lectures on September 2, 3 and 11.
  • Ultra Fast Si detectors characterisation – Low Gain Avalanche Detectors, LGAD: Leo Cavazzini, Richard Hall-Wilton (FBK-SD, IT)
  • Introduction to Advanced Technology for the Dosimetry in Flash Radiotherapy: Fabio di Martino, (Azienda Ospitalaria-Universitaria Pisana, CPFR),  Giuliana  Miluzzo & Francesco Romano (INFN Sezione di Catania)
  • Semiconductor LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging): Yoshinobu Unno (KEK, JP) in collaboration with Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., HPK, JP
  • Cerenkov crystal associated with Quantum-dot as wavelength shifter (WLS): Jean Louis  Faure (CEA-IRFU, Saclay, FR),  Vojtěch Zabloudil (FZU, Institute of Physics, the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, CZ), Jan Král (Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ), Matteo Salomoni (Milano Bicocca University, IT and CERN), Francesco Orlando (CEA-IRFU, Université Paris-Saclay, FR), Aurore Savoy-Navarro (CEA-IRFU & CNRS-IN2P3, FR)
  • Drift Tube characterization: Giovanni Gallucci & Marco Chiappini (INFN-Pisa, IT), Nicola de Filippis, Francesco Procacci (Politecnico & INFN-Bari,  IT), Margherita Primavera, Andrea Ventura, Francesco Gravili (INFN Lecce & Università Salento, IT)
  • Introduction to GPU Programming – Triggering with GPU: Gianluca Lamanna & Jacopo Pinzino (INFN-Pisa)
  • Quantum Technology Lab: Single Photon entanglement: Alessandro Tredicucci, Silvio Donato, Donatella Ciampini & Oliver Morsch (UNIPI, Pisa)
  • High Tc Superconducting Quantum Interference Detector (SQUID): Federico Paolucci, Claudio Puglia & Andrea Tartari (INFN-Pisa)
  • Analytical and Numerical Design of Normal and  Superconducting Magnets: Stephan Russenschuk (CERN, TE Division)
  • Development Process of a High-Temperature Supraconductor Magnet (HTS): Design, Fabrication & Testing: Luis Garcia-Tabares, Luis Gonzalez & Javier Munilla (CIEMAT, Madrid, SP).
  • FUSION Tokamak Lab (under investigation)
  • The Gamma-Ray Space Telescope, FERMI-GLAST; 4-planes of the telescope for data collection and tracking of cosmic rays: Carmelo Sgro' & Luca Baldini (INFN-Pisa)
  • Remote Solar Observation with the GREGOR Solar Telescope in Tenerife: Rolf Schlichenmaier (Institut für Sonnenphysik, KIS, Freiburg, DE)
  • Observations and Data Analysis with the Canada France Hawai’i Telescope (CFHT): Luc Arnold (resident astronomer), Nadine Manset (Director of Science Operations), the Remote Observers on duty at the time of the School (current Remote Observers are Alexis Acohido, Jessica Nagasako, Jasmin Silva, Lisa Wells) & Jean-Gabriel Cuby (Executive Director)
  • HPC, Integration of Simulation/ Data/ Machine Learning on a Heterogeneous Supercomputer system: Takashi Arakawa (CliMTech / The University of Tokyo, JP), Shinji Sumimoto & Kengo Nakajima (The University of Tokyo, JP)
  • Hands-on AI Acceleraton with AMD Versal Device: Davide Cieri (Max Planck Institute für Physik, Garching bei München, DE)
  • AI hardware-based Lab: Tutorial on hls4ML and applications  (Maurizio Pierini, Nhan Tran et al., CERN & FNAL)
  • Quantum Computing in the Cloud Enabling research and industry – in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS): Julia T. Thiele (Amazon).
  • A Portable PET: Geant4 Simulation Basics: Emanuele Antonecchia (BF  Research, Department of Life Science and Technology, IT), Nicola D’Ascenzo and collaborators (U. of Science & Technology in China, USTC, Hefei, CN)
  • Study of PET detectors with different scintillating materials: Matteo Morrocchi & Giancarlo Sportelli (UNIPI, Pisa)
  • Particle Therapy treatment planning: Aafke Kraan (INFN-Pisa)
  • Cultural Heritage (Visit): Sunday September 7 at the Laboratorio di tecniche nucleari per l’Ambiente e i Beni Culturali, LABEC (INFN-Firenze & University of Florence): Lorenzo Giuntini & Francesco Taccetti (INFN-Firenze)