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University of Pisa and INFN Sezione di Pisa

University of Pisa and INFN Sezione di Pisa
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Welcome to the 8th Edition of INFIERI:
INtelligent signal processing for FrontIEr Research and Industry

We are excited to announce that the 8th edition of the INFIERI Summer School will take place in Pisa, Italy, from September 1 to 13, 2025. Hosted by the University of Pisa and INFN Sezione di Pisa, with the collaboration of Scuola Normale Superiore, the European Gravitational Observatory, and the University of Siena, this edition promises to continue the legacy of excellence that has defined the INFIERI series.

The INFIERI Summer School offers a unique two-week program designed for M.Sc. students, Ph.D. candidates, postdocs, and early-career researchers. The 2025 edition will maintain the school's tradition of cross-disciplinarity, covering the full signal processing chain critical for developing cutting-edge instruments in areas such as particle physics, astrophysics, nanotechnology, and biomedical engineering.

The program includes expert lectures, keynote talks, and hands-on laboratory sessions, where participants will work closely with leading scientists and industry professionals. The in-person format fosters essential interactions and collaborations, ensuring a rich educational experience. Following the success of the 2023 edition, highly skilled undergraduate students will also be invited to participate based on their academic achievements.

Join us in Pisa for an unparalleled opportunity to advance your knowledge and skills in signal processing and instrumentation.

Lectures & Hands-on Labs on Cross-disciplinary, Cutting-edge Research Fields, and High Technologies Development:

  • From Astrophysics (Gravitational Waves, HelioPhysics and Sun Exploration) and Particle Physics (Beyond Higgs/Future accelerators & Quantum Experiments) to new paradigms in Nuclear Fission and Fusion.
  • From Advanced semiconductors to Quantum sensing, Nano-technologies,  Nano-Biology and Nano-Medicine.
  • From Big Data Transfer, beyond-Moore’s-Law High Performance Computing to AI and Quantum Technologies in Science and Industry.

 

The TIMETABLE details the program of lectures and keynotes. It includes a brief bio of the lecturer as well as an abstract about the topic presented for each lecture or keynote. In addition, for most of the topics, a website address is given, often underlined by blue letters when defining the topic. The school attendants are thus given a detailed description of the program content.

The Hands-on Lab BOOKLET is available on the file: here below as well as on the other related INDICO pages and on the website front page.

Target audience: M.Sc., Ph.D., postdoc-level physicists and engineers.

POSTERS PRIZES:

A record number of 42 posters were presented at this year edition:  There was a large number of excellent posters and very good presentations; they reflect the cross-disciplinary content of the school also expanding from theoretical to instrumental topics in most of the domains covered in this school. All are posted in the school timetable (13 September).

The winners are:

- 1st Best Poster: Esther Constanze WAIS, Hamburg University, DE, for

A novel Low Gain Avalanche Diode design: MARTHA

- 2nd Best Poster: Giuseppe Mattia Amato, Integrated Science Program, Northwestern University, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA., for

Electrolyte-Tunable Confined Polyamine Transport in Carbon Nanotube Arrays

3rd Best Poster: Pengxu Li, School of Physics, Zhejiang University, CN, for

Radiation-Hardened Electronics Designs for a CMOS Image Sensor

- Honour Award: Hamza Hasnaoui , Department. of Industrial Engineering, University of Trento and INFN-TIFPA, IT, for

Squeezed-Vacuum States for enhanced Quantum Metrology

 

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INFIERI 2025
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Important: for the videoconference room for Sala Azzurra (Scuola Normale Superiore) is different: https://cern.zoom.us/j/67253481674?pwd=J3fUWLPNuj2KcjD7JDVXSX4aFc87nx.1
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  • Monday 1 September
    • 09:00 → 12:30
      OPENING DAY Sala Azzurra (Scuola Normale Superiore)

      Sala Azzurra

      Scuola Normale Superiore

      P.za dei Cavalieri, 7, 56126 Pisa PI

      The Academia, Advanced Research Laboratories and Industrial Firms that will contribute to the school in the Pisa area, together with the Host Institutions: University of Pisa and INFN sezione di Pisa will be presented in this session,
      The session will also review some among the many top research fields developed in this renown place.

      Convener: Andrea RIZZI (Universita & INFN Pisa (IT))
      Recording

      The contributing Academia, Advanced Research Laboratories and Industrial Firms that will contribute to the school in the Pisa area, together with the Host Institutions: University of Pisa and INFN sezione di Pisa will be presented in this session,
      The session will also include a brief presentation of the School series Objectives.

      • 09:00
        Introduction to the INFIERI International Summer School series & objectives of the VIIIth edition in PISA 15m
        Speaker: Aurore Savoy Navarro (Université Paris-Saclay (FR))
        INFIERI2025-Intro-ASN.pdf
      • 09:15
        Pratical information from the LOC 15m
        Speaker: Andrea Rizzi (Universita & INFN Pisa (IT))
        LOC slides
      • 09:30
        Research activities at Scuola Normale Superiore and NEST 15m
        Speaker: Andrea Ferrara (Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, IT)
        Ferrara_SNS_Presentation.pdf
      • 09:45
        Overview of Unipi Department of Physics 15m
        Speaker: Chiara Roda (Universita & INFN Pisa, IT)
        Presentazione INFIERI.pdf
      • 10:00
        The experiments and activities of INFN Pisa 15m
        Speaker: Paolo Spagnolo (Universita & INFN Pisa, IT)
        INFN_Presentation.pdf
      • 10:15
        The EGO/VIRGO observatory 15m
        Speaker: Massimo Carpinelli (European Gravitational Observatory, EGO, Cascina, IT)
        INFIERI.pdf
      • 10:30
        Coffee Break 20m
      • 10:50
        Cryogenic detection Laboratory 25m
        Speaker: Federico Paolucci (UNIPI/INFN)
        20250901_Paolucci.pdf
      • 11:15
        AI for physics and astronomy 25m
        Speaker: Massimiliano Razzano (University of Pisa and INFN-Pisa)
        2025_09_01_aiphysicsastro_infieri-razzano-v2.pdf
      • 11:40
        Heterogeneous computing 25m
        Speaker: Giovanni Punzi (Universita & INFN Pisa (IT))
        Punzi_INFIERI_2025.pdf
      • 12:05
        Physics for health 20m
        Speaker: Esther Ciarrocchi (University of Pisa & INFN-Pisa, IT)
        INFIERI_2025_Ciarrocchi.pdf
    • 12:30 → 14:00
      Lunch time Pisa

      Pisa

      Map of recommended lunch places (link)

    • 14:00 → 19:00
      INTRODUCTORY PLENARY SESSION: PRESENTATION of HANDS-ON LABs A1 (Building B, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci))

      A1

      Building B, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa

      This. plenary session will give a review of all the Hands-on Labs organised for this school edition; each Lab will be presented by one of the Lab organisers.

      Conveners: Andrea Rizzi (Universita & INFN Pisa (IT)), Aurore Savoy Navarro (Université Paris-Saclay (FR)), jacopo pinzino
  • Tuesday 2 September
    • 08:30 → 12:30
      INTRODUCTORY VISION ON THE THEORETICAL PILARS of this SCHOOL PROGRAM: INTRODUCTORY PLENARY SESSON TO THE THEORETICAL PILARS of THE SCHOOL PROGRAM Sala Azzurra (Scuola Normale Superiore)

      Sala Azzurra

      Scuola Normale Superiore

      P.za dei Cavalieri, 7, 56126 Pisa PI

      THE TOPICS COVERED IN THIS SCHOOL SERIES ARE BASED ON 4 THEORETICAL PILARS:
      1) ASTRONOMY/ASTROPHYSICS & COSMOLOGY
      2) PARTICLE PHYSICS
      3) QUANTUM PHYSICS
      4) PLASMA PHYSICS

      THE THEORETICAL LECTURES ON EACH OF THESE 4 TOPICS ARE GIVEN BY EXPERTS IN THE FIELD. THEY WILL INTRODUCE THESE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS, CONCENTRATING ON THE MAIN ITEMS, THIS SCHOOL EDITION WILL COVERED.

      The theoretical introductions are completed by dedicated masterclasses (i.e. Hands-on theoretical Labs) for the non-expert students in the domain covered by those introductory lectures.

      Conveners: Dario BUTTAZZO, Giovanni LOSURDO (SCUOLA NORMALE, SNS, PISA)

      Today the Lectures and Keynote will be dedicated to 3 pilars of this school program: Astrophysics/particle & Cosmology, Particle Physics and Quantum Physics. 

      • 08:30
        INTRODUCTORY VISION to ASTRONOMY/ASTROPHYSICS & COSMOLOGY 1h 45m

        REFERRING TO GALILEO GALILEI, BUT ALSO TO TWO OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TOPICS NOWADAYS IN THE ASTRO/COSMO FIELD, THIS INFIERI SCHOOL EDITION WILL CONCENTRATE ON GRAVITATIONAL WAVES AND SOLAR PHYSICS (=> Dark matter, dark energy, black holes, gravitational waves, Gravity, Heliophysics..), with an introduction by two lecturers:

        Recording
        • INTRODUCTORY VISION TALK ON GRAVITATIONAL WAVES 55m

          Abstract: I will start with a brief introduction of gravitational waves and their main properties. Next we will look at the astrophysical sources of gravitational waves in context of current and future gravitational wave detectors.
          Finally we will look at the detection of gravitational waves and what we can learn with gravitational wav observations.

          Speaker: Stanislav BABAK, Director of Research at CNRS (FR), did his PhD at Cardiff University and then briefly worked as a post-doc in GEO600 group. Then, in 2001, he became a member of LIGO collaboration (currently he is a member of VIRGO). Shortly after moving to Albert Einstein Institute in Potsdam, he has started to work on LISA project (2005), currently he is leading LISA data analysis development in Europe. In 2011, he joined European Pulsar Timing Array collaboration.(Text informed by Lecturer).

          Speaker: Stanislav BABAK (Astroparticle & Cosmology (APC)-University Paris-Cite, FR)
          PRESENTATION link
        • INTRODUCTORY VISION TALK TO SOLAR PHYSICS 55m

          Speaker: Rolf SCHLICHENMAIER is the scientific director of GREGOR at the Institute for Solar Physics (KIS) in Freiburg (Germany). He is an expert in spectro-polarimetry and radiative magnetohydrodynamics. His research focuses on the structure and dynamics of solar magnetic fields, particularly the physics of sunspots. He is also actively involved in the development of the next-generation European Solar Telescope (EST), where he serves as chair of the EST Science Advisory Group and is a co-investigator of the planned Tunable Imaging Spectropolarimeter (TIS).
          (Text informed by Lecturer).

          Speaker: Rolf SCHLICHENMAIER (Institut für Sonnenphysik (KIS), Freiburg, DE)
          TALK
      • 10:15
        COFFEE/TEA BREAK 30m
      • 10:45
        INTRODUCTORY VISION to PARTICLE PHYSICS 1h 45m

        PARTICLE PHYSICS IS AT AN EXCITING TIME, ENTERING IN TERRA INCOGNITA:
        - HIGGS, BEYOND or BEHIND & WHAT"s ELSE?
        - WHAT FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS?
        - WHAT's NEXT??
        => THE THEORETICIANS' POINTS of VIEW:
        - MICHELANGELO MANGANO (TH Division, CERN, CH)
        - RICCARDO RATTAZZI (EPFL, LAUSANNE, CH)

        Speakers: Michelangelo MANGANO (TH Division, CERN, CH), Riccardo RATTAZZI (EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne, CH)
        Recording
        • POSSIBLE THEORETICAL APPROACH for EXPLORING BEHIND STANDARD MODEL AT NEW MACHINES 55m

          Speaker: Riccardo RATTAZZI studied physics at the University of Pisa, where he received the Laurea cum laude in 1987, and at the Scuola Normale Superiore where he received the Diploma in Scienze and carried out graduate research in theoretical physics.
          After having been a post-doctoral research associate at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, at Rutgers University and at CERN, in 1998 Riccardo obtained a permanent research position at the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare in Pisa.
          From 2001 to 2006 he was a staff member at the Theory Division of CERN.
          In 2006 he was appointed professor of physics at EPFL.

          Speaker: Riccardo RATTAZZI (EPFL, Lausanne, CH)
          Infieri.pdf
        • PHENOMENOLICAL OVERVIEW OF THE PHYSICS EXPLORATION WITH NEW MACHINES IN PROJECT and EXPECTED PHYSICS REACHES 55m

          Speaker: Michelangelo MANGANO is senior scientist in the Theoretical Physics Department of CERN, which he joined in 1995 following his studies in Pisa and research positions at Princeton University, Fermilab and INFN. At CERN Mangano is in charge of the LHC Physics Centre (which coordinates the joint experimental and theoretical activities in the interpretation of the data from the Large Hadron Collider), and has been coordinating the studies of the physics potential of the next-generation collider, the Future Circular Collider.(Text informed by Lecturer).

          Speaker: Michelangelo MANGANO (Theory Division, CERN, CH)
          MLM-INFIERI.pdf
    • 12:30 → 14:00
      Lunch time Pisa

      Pisa

      Map of recommended lunch places (link)

    • 14:00 → 17:00
      Parallel session on Hands-on Lab Building B and C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Building B and C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa
    • 17:00 → 17:30
      Coffee break Floor -2 (Building C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci))

      Floor -2

      Building C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa
    • 17:30 → 19:00
      KEYNOTE 1: INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES A1 (Building B, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci))

      A1

      Building B, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa
      Convener: Donatella CIAMPINI (University of Pisa & INFN-Pisa, IT)
      Recording
      • 17:30
        THE CHALLENGES OF QUANTUM COMPUTING: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENERGETICS and ECONOMICS 1h 30m

        Abstract: Olivier EZRATTY will present the state of the art of quantum computing across various qubit modalities and algorithms classes, and how the academic and industry vendor ecosystem is planning to build utility-grade fault-tolerant quantum computers in the next decades. He will frame the wealth and interactions between the various scientific, engineering, and economical challenges ahead to deliver on these promises. It relates to scaling qubit quantity and quality, improving manufacturing practices, developing efficient quantum error correction techniques, creating quantum computers interconnect solutions, optimizing energetic footprints, designing efficient algorithms and also making sure these systems become affordable for their users.

        Speaker: Olivier EZRATTY is a freelance quantum engineer, author, trainer, teacher, and researcher, mostly known for “Understanding Quantum Technologies”, his comprehensive open-source book on quantum technologies (September 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, 1,554 pages). He is a teacher and lecturer on quantum and classical technologies at various top-level Engineering schools and Universities in France such as: EPITA, CentraleSupelec, Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay, and other Universities. He works for a diverse set of government institutions and industry organizations, as a referent expert for Bpifrance, Agence Nationale de la Recherche (France) (ANR), the European Commission and venture capital funds. He is also one of the cofounders of the Quantum Energy Initiative (QEI). He has an Msc in Computer Science from CentraleSupelec.(Text informed by Lecturer).

        Speaker: Olivier EZRATTY (QEI-Cofounder and EPITA (FR))
        Olivier Ezratty Pisa Quantum Computing Sept2025.pdf
        Olivier Ezratty Pisa Quantum Computing Sept2025.pdf
        Olivier Ezratty Pisa Quantum Computing Sept2025.pptx
  • Wednesday 3 September
    • 08:30 → 13:00
      FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH & ADVANCED HIGH TECH Sala Azzurra (Scuola Normale Superiore)

      Sala Azzurra

      Scuola Normale Superiore

      P.za dei Cavalieri, 7, 56126 Pisa PI

      THREE ADVANCED HIGH TECH TOPICS IMPACTING THE SIGNAL PROCESSING AT THE FRONT-END OF THE INSTRUMENTS ARE PRESENTED IN THOSE LECTURES:
      1) INTRODUCTION TO SUPRACONDUCTIVITY AND ITS INCREASING ROLE AND APPLICATIONS
      2) QUANTUM SENSING: WHICH ALLOWS FOR EXTREMELY PRECISE MEASUREMENTS. IT TRANSLATES INTO QUANTUM SENSING TECHNOLOGIES WHICH HAVE. A BROAD RANGE OF APPLICATIONS.
      3) ADVANCES IN SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES AND VERY DEEP SUB-MICROELECTRONICS TO DETERMINE WITH THE HIGHEST PRECISION, SPACE POSITION AND TIME (4D SPACE) PLUS IN SOME CASES ENERGY (5D SPACE).

      Conveners: Alberto ANNOVI (INFN Sezione di Pisa), Nicola De FILLIPPIS (Politecnico/INFN Bari (IT))
      Recording
      • 08:30
        DESIGN and OPTIMIZATION OF ACCELERATOR MAGNETS 55m

        Abstract: For the LHC magnets, the coherence between beam-physics requirements, magnet design, and magnetic measurements has been well established. This is far less evident in future accelerator projects. Hysteresis and eddy currents in iron-dominated magnets affect accelerator performance during fast field ramps to gain circulating beam time or when suppressing demagnetization cycles to save energy.

        We also review the challenges of the next generation of high-field superconducting magnets that will require coupled electromagnetic, mechanical, thermal, and electric simulations from the onset of the design process. We go through the different design steps and the required tools for numerical field computation and optimization. In simulating transient effects in quenching superconducting magnets, we are confronted with the coupling of physical subsystems and extreme nonlinearities and uncertainties in the material parameters.

        Speaker: Stephan RUSSENSCHUCK received the Dipl.-Ing and Dr.-Ing. degrees in electrical engineering from the Technical University Darmstadt, Germany, in 1986 and 1990, respectively. In 2000, he was recognized as a University Lecturer (Habilitation) for Theory of Electromagnetic Fields at the Technical University of Vienna, Austria.
        Stephan holds the position of Principal Applied Physicist in the Accelerator Technology (TE) Department of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland. During the construction period of the LHC, Stephan was responsible for the electromagnetic design of the LHC main dipole magnets and later for the magnet polarities and the electrical quality assurance of the LHC machine.
        Stephan’s research interests are mathematical optimization and field simulation supporting magnet design, magnetic measurements, and accelerator operation. Stephan is the author of the numerical field-computation program ROXIE and the author of the new book “Field simulation for accelerator magnets,” published 2025 at Wiley-VCH.(Text informed by Lecturer).

        Speaker: Stephan RUSSENSCHUK (TE Department, CERN, CH)
        2025-Pisa-design-3.09.pdf
        2025-Pisa-design-3.09.pptx
      • 09:25
        QUANTUM SENSING 55m

        Abstract: Quantum sensing is a transformative technology whose impact is being felt in many areas of science. The use of quantum-based sensing allows scientists to access subtle effects that elude conventional sensing techniques, and thus build detectors with unprecedented sensitivity or accuracy. In this lecture we will introduce the field of quantum sensing and explore applications in particle and fundamental physics.

        Speaker: Prof. Steven WORM started his academic career as a student at the University of Texas, working at both the Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility and Brookhaven National Laboratory. He worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of New Mexico and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, and then later as faculty at Rutgers University where he worked on the CDF and CMS collider experiments. Moving to Europe, Prof. Worm was a Senior Scientist at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, where he led the development of silicon vertex detector technologies for the ILC and new physics searches at CMS. Switching to the ATLAS experiment, Prof. Worm taught at the University of Birmingham and later at the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, after moving to a staff position at DESY. Academic highlights include development of the first monolithic active pixels with deep implants for particle physics, leadership of “exotic” new physics search groups at the new energy frontiers of the TeVatron and LHC accelerators, and pioneering searches for dark matter at both CMS and ATLAS using missing transverse energy.
        For the past decade Prof. Worm has worked on fundamental physics searches, such as the search for ultralight dark matter, that make use of quantum sensing techniques. He currently serves as deputy spokesman of DRD5, a collaboration dedicated to the development of quantum technologies for particle physics, and together with collaborators he is developing an atomic clock-based search for new physics using highly charged ions (Text informed by Lecturer).

        Speaker: Steven WORM (Honorarprofessor, Humboldt Universität Berlin, Department of Physics Head of Astroparticle Detector R&D @ DESY)
        250903_Worm_Quantum_Sensing.pdf
      • 10:20
        COFFEE.TEA BREAK 20m
      • 10:40
        TRACKING PARTICLES: BREAKING SPACExTIME LIMITS 2h 20m

        4D/5D Revolution in sensors and associated frontend electronics

        • TRACKING PARTICLES in 5D: SPACExTIMExENERGY, NEW DEVELOPMENTS on CALORIMETRY 50m

          Abstract: Calorimeters are crucial components of current and future experiments at particle colliders. A key trend in detector design is to enable full 5D (energy, position and time) event reconstruction. The resulting challenges for the calorimeters include high granularity and precision timing capabilities. The lecture will introduce general concepts and concrete examples from the HL-LHC and the R&D in view of future Higgs factories.

          Speaker: Philipp ROLOFF (EP Department, CERN, CH)
          Philipp ROLOFF is a staff physicist in the Experimental Physics department at CERN. He obtained a doctoral degree at the University of Hamburg working on the ZEUS experiment at DESY. In 2011, he moved to CERN as a fellow working on detector and physics studies for future electron-positron colliders. In 2020, Philipp Roloff joined the LHCb collaboration at the Large Hardon Collider and is currently the deputy project leader of the LHCb calorimeter responsible for future upgrades. He is also involved in strategic R&D on calorimetry for future experiments.

          Speaker: Philipp ROLOFF (LBD-EP Division, CERN, CH)
          infieri_2025_philipp_roloff_03_09_2025.pdf
        • QUANTUM-DOT: A POSSIBLE NEWCOMER IN CALORIMETRY? 30m

          Abstract: This lecture will review the Quantum-dot properties in terms of light absorption, light emission, timing and the related benefits for calorimeter detector technology based on crystals associated with Quantum dots. The optimization choices will be as well discussed.

          Speaker: Jean Louis Faure, Masters in Math and Physics and Diploma in General Relativity and Quantum Field Theory (1972). Member of the Nuclear Physics Department at Saclay (1972-1980), working at ALS, Saturne accelerator and PSI, with a break in 1973-1974 to work in the Plasma Physics Lab at Ecole Polytechnique (Paris). From 1980 to 1986, led the Saclay team in the PS170 experiment at CERN, contributing to the Magnet design, CerenkovGas detector construction and DAQ plus Analysis software.
          From 1987 to1991, Saclay team leader in CPLEAR experiment at CERN, with contribution to the design and construction of the central drift chambers, electronic readout and associated Trigger and DAQ system. From 1992 to 1998, Saclay group leader at the CMS experiment at LHC with contribution to the LOI and TDR, the R&D on Crystal e.m. calorimetry (also in Crystal Clear Collaboration); Project manager of the e.m. barrel calorimeter made of PbWO4 crystal read out by APD. Member of the ECAL Technical Coordination Board. Since 1998, member of CMS-CERN as CMS-Emeritus, involved in number of internal reviews and consulting, member of the ATLAS P2UG as Calorimeter expert.(Text informed by Lecturer).

          Speaker: Jean Louis FAURE (CEA-Saclay, FR)
          JLF-INFIERI2025-v-30min-Final.pdf
          JLF-INFIERI2025-v-30mi-S.pdf
        • TRACKING PARTICLES in SPACExTIME (4D) 1h

          Speaker: Daniela BORTOLETTO (Physics Department, Oxford, UK)
          Daniela Bortoletto, is an Italian-British high energy physicist, head of Particle Physics at the University of Oxford and Nicholas Kurti Senior Research Fellow in Physics at Brasenose College, University of Oxford. She works in silicon detector development and was a co-discoverer of both the Higgs boson and the top quark. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to particle physics and gender equality(extract from Wikipedia)

          Speakers: Prof. Daniela Bortoletto (University of Oxford (GB)), Federica Bortoletto (CERN)
          DB_UltraFastDetectors_lecture.pdf
    • 13:00 → 14:00
      Lunch time Pisa

      Pisa

      Map of recommended lunch places (link)

    • 14:00 → 17:00
      Parallel session on Hands-on Lab Building B and C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Building B and C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa
    • 17:00 → 17:30
      Coffee break Floor -2 (Building C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci))

      Floor -2

      Building C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa
    • 17:30 → 19:00
      KEYNOTE 2: INTELLIGENCE ON DETECTORS: THE HEP QUANTUM EXPERIMENTS AS an EXAMPLE CASE. A1 (Building B, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci))

      A1

      Building B, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa

      This keynote will present the revolution of quantum technology on HEP experiments and how it introduces intelligence on the detectors in Particle Physics experiments with some show cases.

      Conveners: Alberto Annovi (INFN Sezione di Pisa), Nicola De Filippis (Politecnico/INFN Bari (IT))
      Recording
      • 17:30
        QUANTUM OBSERVABLES in PARTICLE PHYSICS 45m

        Speaker: Fabio MALTONI, full Professor at Università di Bologna since 2018. He leads a research activity in theoretical physics and phenomenology of the fundamental interactions. After being post-doctoral researcher at Università di Torino, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagin, at the Centro Studi e Ricerche Enrico Fermi in Rome and at the CERN theory division, in 2005 he has joined Université catholique de Louvain as faculty. He has directed the Centre for Cosmology, Particle Physics and Phenomenology in 2015-2018. His main research interests focus on QCD, the theory of strong interactions, on the simulation and study of high-energy events at colliders, and on the search for physics beyond the Standard Model through precision measurements of the properties of the Higgs boson and the top quark. He is member of the Particle Data Group and of the MadGraph collaboration, and is involved in several national and international initiatives and project. He is also affiliated to the Center of Cosmology, Particle Physics and Phenomenology (CP3) at the University Catholique de Louvain. (extract from University of Bologna website).

        Speaker: Fabio MALTONI (Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL) (BE) and Università di Bologna)
        talk-maltoni-QI-INFIERI-w-builds.pdf
      • 18:15
        BUILDING A QUANTUM EXPERIMENT: FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS. WITH ATOMIC CLOCKS 45m

        Steven WORM, Honorarprofessor, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Department of Physics and Head of Astroparticle Detector R&D @ DESY, Team Leader, Quantum Sensing at Center for Quantum Technology and Applications (CQTA) - Zeuthen, GE.

        Abstract: Optical atomic clocks can be made with incredible stability and accuracy; keeping time to better than one second in the age of the universe. This amazing performance can be used as the basis for an amazing detector for new physics. In this Keynote we will see what it takes to turn an ultra-stable clock into an ultra-sensitive detector for the effects of ultra-light dark matter. We will discuss the challenges in constructing the experiment, limits of the analysis techniques, and prospects for improving the search in the future.

        Speaker: Steven WORM (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron and Humboldt Universität Berlin (DE))
        250903_Worm_Clock_Keynote.pdf
    • 20:30 → 22:30
      Social dinner Restaurant La Pergoletta

      Restaurant La Pergoletta

      Via delle Belle Torri, 40 , Pisa
      • 20:30
        Social dinner 2h
        MAP
  • Thursday 4 September
    • 08:30 → 13:30
      INTELLIGENCE on DETECTORS, THE HEP CASE: PREPARING THE HEP FUTURE Sala Azzurra (Scuola Normale Superiore)

      Sala Azzurra

      Scuola Normale Superiore

      P.za dei Cavalieri, 7, 56126 Pisa PI

      The YEAR 2025 IS A NEW IMPORTANT YEAR on the PATH TO FINAL DECISIONS ABOUT THE NEXT GENERATION HEP MACHINE(S) TO BE BUILT OVER THE WORLD.
      THIS SESSION WILL REVIEW THE. PROJECTS, i.e. THE LEPTON HIGGS FACTORY(IES), A 100 TEV HADRON COLLIDER, A 3-10 TeV MUON COLLIDER, from the PHYSICS and DETECTORS VIEWPOINT & WITH A FOCUS ON THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS.

      Conveners: Chiara RODA (Universita & INFN Pisa (IT)), Franco BEDESCHI (Universita & INFN Pisa (IT))
      Recording
      • 08:30
        OVERVIEW of the ACCELERATOR PROJECTS for THE FUTURE of HEP, IN THE WORLD. 45m

        Speaker: Frank ZIMMERMANN is a senior scientist with the CERN Beams Department and the deputy leader of the Future Circular Collider study. Starting with HERA and early LHC design, he worked on a large number of colliders, including SLC, NLC design, PEP-II, KEKB, Tevatron, and LHC commissioning. He co-proposed and co-designed various future colliders, including the LHC luminosity upgrade, the LHeC, SAPPHiRE, HE-LHC, LEP3, FCC-ee, and FCC-hh. While doing so, he made pioneering contributions on ion-driven beam instabilities and electron-cloud effects. Prior to CERN, he worked at SLAC (1993-98) and at DESY (1990-93). In 1997, he was awarded a SLAC “Panofsky fellowship.” In 2002, he received the biannual EPS-IGA prize for outstanding work in accelerator physics, in 2019, the USPAS Prize for achievement in accelerator physics and technology, and in 2023 the Fermi Prize of the Italian Physical Society. Since 2004, he is a Fellow of the APS and since 2015, a senior member of the IEEE. In 2022, he chaired the APS Division of Physics of Beams (APS-DPB). Bio from the Physical Review Accelerators and Beams with F. Zimmermann as chief editor (extract from https://journals.aps.org/prab/staff)

        Speaker: Frank ZIMMERMANN (Beams Department, Accelerators and Beam Physics group , Lepton Accelerators and Facilities section, BE-ABP-LAF, CERN, CH)
        20250904AccelHEPProjectsAroundTheWorldAsPresented.pdf
        20250904AccelHEPProjectsAroundTheWorldAsPresented.pptx
      • 09:15
        MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING for the NEXT GENERATION of NORMAL and SUPERCONDUCTING ACCELERATOR MAGNETS 45m

        Speaker: Stephan RUSSENSCHUCK holds the role of principal apply physicist at the Technology Department TE at CERN (CH). He is the leader of the test and magnetic measurement section in the magnet group.

        ABSTRACT: We present Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) as a methodology that enables data-driven modeling and traceable design workflows of magnets and field transducers.
        The aim is to create models updated by magnetic measurements, which allow the extrapolation of performance parameters regarding different powering cycles, manufacturing defects, and varying material parameters. To enable MBSE processes, we must place six “columns” on a common foundation: the physical objects (magnets and field transducers), data layers (numerical models and measured data), and software tools for design and analysis.
        Data-driven models (hybrid twins) contain the physical description of a nonlinear dynamical system, the simulated system's response and observation functions, and a disturbance model derived from measurements.

        Speaker: Stephan RUSSENSCHUCK (TE Department, CERN, CH)
        2025-Pisa-MBSE-4.09.pdf
        2025-Pisa-MBSE-4.09.pptx
      • 10:00
        THE FCC PROJECT for FUTURE of HEP at CERN 45m

        Speaker: Gregorio BERNARDI, CNRS research director at APC Paris, is currently the Project leader for the Future Circular Collider (FCC) at IN2P3/CNRS in France and the coordinator of the international forum of the FCC national contacts (IFNC). Previously DZero Physics coordinator (2009-11) and DZero spokesperson (2011-2014) at the Tevatron and currently also member of the ATLAS collaboration, specializing in Higgs Physics and di-Higgs Searches. Director of LPNHE-Paris Lab from 2015 to 2019.

        Speaker: Gregorio BERNARDI (APC Paris Universite Paris-Cite and CNRS/IN2P3, FR)
        FCC PROJECT
        INFIERI-FCC-Bernardi.pdf
      • 10:50
        COFFEE/TEA BREAK 15m
      • 11:15
        A 100 TeV HADRONIC COLLIDER: THE DETECTOR CHALLENGES TO FACE THE NEW PHYSICS REACHES 45m

        Speaker: Werner RIEGLER: Doctoral Student in the ATLAS collaboration from 1994 to 1997. Development of the ATLAS muon spectrometer.
        PostDoc at Harvard University from 1997-2000 in the ATLAS and CDF collaboration. Development of detector frontend electronics, detector development.
        CERN Staff member in the LHCb collaboration from 2000-2004. Development of the LHCb Muon Trigger. General detector physics studies.
        CERN staff member of the ALICE technical coordination team from 2004-present. ALICE Technical Coordinator from August 2009.
        Taking part to the Detector design study for FCC.

        Speaker: Werner RIEGLER (EP Department, CERN, CH)
        Conceptual Design of FCC-hh Detector
        infieri_pisa_2025_fcchh_riegler.pdf
        infieri_pisa_2025_fcchh_riegler.pptx
      • 12:00
        A HIGH ENERGY, 3-10 TEV, MUON COLLIDER 45m

        Speaker: Isobel OJALVO, PhD. at University of Wisconsin, Assistant Professor of Physics at Princeton since 2016, and High Energy Particle Physicist on the CMS experiment at CERN. Currently co-coordinator of the LHC Physics Center (LPC) at FermiLab and co-chair of the LPC Management Board. Deputy for the US CMS Operations program. Co-awardee of the Simons. Foundation 2025 Grant for the Muon Collider Project with K. DiPetrillo (U. of Chicago ) and T. Holmes (U. of Tennessee).

        Speaker: Isobel OJALVO (Princeton University, USA)
        muoncollider_INFIERI.pdf
        MUON COLLIDER PROJECT
      • 12:45
        THE CePC/SppC for FUTURE of HEP in CHINA 45m

        Speaker: Joao GUIMARAES da COSTA, Professor at The Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (CN). Group Leader of the LHC-ATLAS IHEP team and Convenor of the Detector Group for the CEPC.

        Speaker: Joao GUIMARAES da COSTA (IHEP and CAS, CHINA)
        CEPC - Infieri - Pisa Sep 2025.pdf
        CEPC PROJECT
    • 13:30 → 14:30
      Lunch time Pisa

      Pisa

      Map of recommended lunch places (link)

    • 14:30 → 17:30
      Parallel session on Hands-on Lab Building B and C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Building B and C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa
    • 17:30 → 18:00
      Coffee break Floor -2 (Building C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci))

      Floor -2

      Building C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa
    • 18:00 → 20:00
      KEYNOTE 3: TOWARDS THE FUTURE OF PARTICLE PHYSICS A1 (Building B, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci))

      A1

      Building B, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa

      Looking to the Future of HEP, as a unique test bench for fundamental research on elementary constituents of the matter and of the Universe and for the development of a large scope of cutting-edge technologies for fundamental and applied research as well as for the Society.

      This keynote will extend the scope of the lectures given on the plenary morning session of September 4. It will include the participation of some authorities of the Particle Physics international community..
      The keynote will be opened to a larger audience.

      Convener: Prof. Daniela BORTOLETTO (University of Oxford (GB))
      • 18:00
        Introduction to: THE VIEWPOINT BY KEY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE THREE GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS: ASIA, EUROPE, and USA (part. remote): 10m

        This keynote follows the 5 hours morning session dedicated to a large coverage of the HEP future machine projects in the world.

        This session is dedicated to the presentation by authority representatives of China, USA and Europe. It will be concluded by a panel session chaired by Daniela Bortolettoo (Oxford) as a Q&A session.

        SPEAKERS:
        - Hitoshi MURAYAMA (remote), Professor at LBL (CA, USA), Former Director, Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (IPMU), University of Tokyo, currently Chair of the P5, Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (USA).
        Hitoshi Murayama is a well-known theoretical particle physicist who works broadly, even on astrophysics, cosmology, and condensed matter physics. He has been a professor in the University of California, Berkeley, since 2000, and is also the founding director of the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU) at the University of Tokyo, serving from 2007 to 2018. Born in Japan, lived in Germany for four years and in the US for 21 years, served on advisory committees around the world, he is a multicultural global denizen. In October 2014, he was invited to give a speech at the United Nations headquarters in New York about how science unites people and brings peace. He received the Yukawa Commemoration Prize in Theoretical Physics and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
        - Roberto TENCHINI, INFN-Pisa and President of INFN Commissione Scientifica Nazionale 1, Fisica delle Particelle, INFN-CNS1
        - Yifang WANG (remote), Director of the Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) from 2011 to 2024. Wang has been elected member of the CAS, foreign member of the United States National Academy of Sciences，foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Academician of the Academy of Sciences of Developing Countries. He initiated and lead the CepC Project.

        Speakers: Andrea Rizzi (Universita & INFN Pisa (IT)), Aurore Savoy Navarro (Université Paris-Saclay (FR))
      • 18:10
        Asia viewpoint 20m
        Speaker: Yifang WANG (IHEP, Beijing, CN)
        HEP in China-Pisa-2025.pdf
        HEP in China-Pisa-2025.pptx
      • 18:30
        USA viewpoint 20m
        Speaker: Hitoshi MURAYAMA (LBL, Berkeley, CA, USA)
        INFIERI 2025.pdf
      • 18:50
        Europe viewpoint 20m
        Speaker: Roberto Tenchini (Universita & INFN Pisa (IT))
        CSN1_Infieri_Pisa_4Sep.pdf
      • 19:10
        Panel Q&A session with audience, chaired by Daniela Bortoletto. (Oxford) 50m

        All 3 region representatives and contributions of all the presenters from the morning session:
        The session was chaired by Daniela Bortoletto that had prepared the questions here attached.
        In addition to these questions, the students asked some more questions of course.

        Speakers: Prof. Daniela Bortoletto (University of Oxford (GB)), Hitoshi Murayama (University of California Berkeley (US)), Joao Barreiro Guimaraes Da Costa (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)), Roberto Tenchini (Universita & INFN Pisa (IT))
        Questions.docx
        Questions.pdf
  • Friday 5 September
    • 08:30 → 13:01
      THE APPLIED PHYSICS DAY: RENEWABLE ENERGIES, THE NUCLEAR ENERGY CASE Sala Azzurra (Scuola Normale Superiore)

      Sala Azzurra

      Scuola Normale Superiore

      P.za dei Cavalieri, 7, 56126 Pisa PI

      This session will introduce this active research field and stress the main R&D developments on both the Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Fusion applications on this field. It will also show how these research activities are benefitting from European and or international Research Laboratories such as MYRRHA and ITER.
      It will briefly also introduce in those lectures the broad field of applications beyond the use as Energy source.

      The industrial aspects will be developed in the Symposium on High Tech and Fundamental Science.
      Please note that the Lecture on INTRODUCTION to PLASMA PHYSICS, NUCLEAR FUSION and TOKAMAK CONCEPT originally part of this plenary session will be held on September 6.
      Due to Prof. Fasoli's agenda this is the only day for him to join the school. But this lecture, tackles Plasma Physics, of interest, indeed, for both for Nuclear Fusion and Heliophysics.

      Conveners: Aurore SAVOY NAVARRO (Université Paris-Saclay (FR)), Yoshinobu UNNO (KEK High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (JP))
      Recording

      Nuclear Energies: Challenges, Main Projects, New Paradigm

      Interplay with fundamental Science

      • 08:30
        RESEARCH and DEVELOPMENTS ON NUCLEAR FISSION; ALTERNATIVES TOWARDS A NEW WAY TO USE NUCLEAR FISSION FOR ENERGY APPLICATIONS (remote) 1h

        INTRODUCTION TO NUCLEAR FISSION ENERGY and MYRRHA A MULTIPURPOSE ACCELERATOR-DRIVEN SYSTEM FOR R&D PRE-DESIGN STUDY COMPLETION

        MYRRHA is a project presently under development of a research reactor aiming to demonstrate the feasibility of the Accelerator Driven System (ADS) and the lead-cooled fast reactor concepts, with various research applications from spent-fuel irradiation to material irradiation testing. A linear accelerator is under development to provide a beam of fast proton that hits a spallation target, producing neutrons. These neutrons are necessary to keep the nuclear reactor running when operated in sub-critical mode, but to increase its versatility the reactor is also designed to operate in critical mode with fast neutron and thermal neutron zones.

        MYRRHA is the world’s first large scale Accelerator Driven System project at power levels scalable to industrial systems. MYRRHA offers unparalleled research opportunities in spent nuclear fuel, nuclear medicine and fundamental and applied physics. The MYRRHA consortium welcomes international partners and investors.(https://myrrha.be).

        SPEAKER: Hamid Air ABDERRAHIM is the General Manager of MYRRHA aisbl/ivzw. Professor at the mechanical engineering department of the "Ecole Polytechnique de Louvain (EPL)" -"Université Catholique de Louvain" (UCLouvain); Member of the Standing Advisory Group on Nuclear Energy (SAGNE) for the Director General of the IAEA; Vice-Chair of the Nuclear Science CommiOee (NSC) of OECD/NEA.
        Since 01 July 2022 Prof. Dr. Hamid Aït Abderrahim is the General Manager of MYRRHA aisbl/ivzw. He was Deputy Director-General of SCK CEN, the Belgian nuclear research center. He lectures reactor physics and nuclear engineering at the "Université Catholique de Louvain" (UCLouvain) at the mechanical engineering department of the "Ecole Polytechnique de Louvain (EPL)".
        Since 1998, he is the director of the MYRRHA project, an accelerator driven system (ADS) coupling a sub-criYcal Pb-Bi cooled reactor and a high power proton linear accelerator through a spallaYon target.
        He is or has been coordinator of various projects of the European Commission framework programme related to advanced nuclear systems and the advanced nuclear fuel cycle.
        He is member of various scientific councils or research organisations or international institutes. (for complete information see attached file).

        Speaker: Hamid Ait ABDERRAHIM (General Manager of MYRRHA aisbl)
        CV_Hamid Aït Abderrahim_EN.pdf
        MYRRHA
      • 09:30
        A FLIGHT INTO FUSION TECHNOLOGY LOOKING AT ITER PROJECT PROGRESS 1h

        Speaker: Sergio ORLANDI, born in Tripoli (Lybia), graduated in Nuclear Engineering in Pisa on June 1980. Italian, English, French and Arabian languages are well known. He started his career at Ansaldo Nucleare in 1980 as system designer of Fast Breeder Reactors (FBR – Super-Phoenix , Plant Installation Completion) as well as of Light Water Reactors (PWR & BWR) and Heavy Water Reactors (CANDU). Since then, he has been working at increasing levels of responsibility in Fast Nuclear Reactors (Services in Phoenix and Super-phoenix) and Light / Heavy Water Reactors ( Cernavoda Units 1 & 2, AP600 and AP100) before becoming Director of Engineering Department in Ansaldo Nucleare on April 2005 and General Director of the same Company in 2008. He has been leading in this rule the erection of the Nuclear Power Plants in Cernavoda (Romania) Units 1 & 2 – CANDU plants, Mochovce 3 &4 – VVER 440 Plants in Slovakia and AP1000 – Four Units - in Sanmen and Hayang in China.
        He joined ITER in 2013 and was Head of the Plant Engineering Department and Chief Engineer in ITER International Organization. His responsibilities included the management of Fuel Cycle, Electrical Power generation and distribution, Water / Cryogenic Cold sinks for the whole ITER Plant (cooling water system as well as cryogenic system and vacuum system) as well as Remote Handling Devices implementation and management of Operational and Decommissioning wastes for the whole Life of the Project. The Department was also in charge of Plant Installation activities. He is currently the Head of the ITER Construction Project.
        He is currently ASME Member and he served IAEA for VVER Reconciliation with International Standard as well as he supervised the Upper Contro System on the Chernobyl Shelter. He has been producing the Methodology for Stress Test evaluation in all European NPPs following Fukushima Accident in March 2011 (extract from bio in various conferences).

        Abstract: The primary objective of ITER ('way" in Latin) is the investigation and demonstration of burning plasmas—plasmas in which the energy of the helium nuclei produced by the fusion reactions is enough to maintain the temperature of the plasma, thereby reducing or eliminating the need for external heating. ITER will also test the availability and integration of technologies essential for a fusion reactor (such as superconducting magnets, remote maintenance, and systems to exhaust power from the plasma) and the validity of tritium breeding module concepts that would lead in a future reactor to tritium self-sufficiency.

        Speaker: Sergio ORLANDI (ITER Organization, Cadarache, FR)
        IITER
        INFIERI2025 Final.pdf
        INFIERI2025 Final.pptx
        Movie.pdf
        Movie.pptx
      • 10:25
        LOC intermezzo (EGO/VIRGO day, Florence visit, remote labs) 5m
        INFIERI - LOC Update (1).pdf
        slides_loc_thursday
      • 10:30
        COFFEE/TEA BREAK 20m
      • 10:50
        RELATIONSHIP of JT-60SA with ITER and the STATUS of PLASMA RESEARCH EXPERIMENTS OUT OF THE OPERATION of JT-60SA at NAKA FUSION CENTER (JP) 1h

        Speaker: Dr. Jeronimo GARCIA OLAYA is a member of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, Fundamental Research Division Institute for Magnetic Fusion Research (IRFM) at the Fusion Plasma Physics Department, at CEA-Cadarache (FR). He is currently one of the 3 Experiment Leaders (two for Japan, one for Europe) of the JT-60SA Tokamak, designed, financed and built by Europe and Japan on the NAKA site in Japan. Dr. Garcia Olaya has been chosen by the consortium of Laboratories EUROFusion and F4E to represent Europe in this key-role.

        Abstract: JT-60SA is a joint international fusion experiment being built and operated by Japan and Europe, in Naka, Japan, using infrastructure of the previous JT-60 Upgrade experiment alongside new hardware. SA stands for “super, advanced”, since the experiment will have superconducting coils and study advanced modes of plasma operation.
        JT-60SA certified as world’s largest tokamak with a plasma volume of 160 m3, JT-60SA is the largest tokamak in the world, a status it is expected to maintain until the start of ITER operations. Size matters for tokamaks, because creating conditions that are relevant for fusion such as high temperature and high density and maintaining those conditions in the plasma core is more feasible with a bigger device.
        The status of JT-60SA as the world’s largest tokamak was already acknowledged during the JT-60SA Inauguration Ceremony on 01 December 2023, when a certificate was awarded to mark JT-60SA inheriting this crown from JET (100m3) (watch here). When it comes to superconducting tokamaks, i.e. those which use superconducting magnets to sustain plasma for long periods without consuming excessive power, the difference between JT-60SA and the second largest tokamak is even greater – JT-60SA is in a class of its own.
        In 2024-2025, JT-60SA is undergoing a major upgrade to its heating systems, in-vessel components and plasma diagnostics. When operations restart it will not only be big but a lot more powerful too.
        This lecture willl also briefly present the WEST Tokamak.

        Speaker: Jeronimo GARCIA. OLAYA (CEA-IRFM, Cadarache, FR)
        INFIERI_lecture.pdf
        INFIERI_lecture.pptx
        JGarca-Lecture
        J.Garca' talk
      • 12:00
        LASER DRIVEN NUCLEAR FUSION: CONCEPT, ACHIEVEMENTS & CHALLENGES (remote) 1h

        Speaker: Ricardo Elgul SAMAD graduated in Physics in 1993, obtained his master's degree in Solid State Physics in 1997, and completed his doctorate in Solid State Physics in 2006, all from the Physics Institute of the University of São Paulo (USP). Currently he is a Researcher in the Center for Lasers and Applications at the Institute for Energy and Nuclear Research (IPEN-CNEN). Since his Scientific Initiation, he has worked on the development and applications of solid state lasers, and during his doctorate he began research activities on ultrashort pulse lasers, having developed the laser with the highest peak power in the Southern Hemisphere, with 0.5 TW. He currently works with ultrafast phenomena arising from applications of ultrashort pulses and their interaction with matter, including the ablation and machining of solids by ultrashort pulses, laser-induced plasma generation, and harmonic generation techniques to enable new light sources in the deep UV and soft X-ray region. He is now responsible for setting into operation the first relativistic intensity laser in the Southern hemisphere, that will be operated as a multiuser facility in Brazil. The 15 TW generated pulses will be used initially to accelerate electrons and protons, and to create plasmas with extreme temperatures and densities, that will be used to study fusion. (Source: Lattes Curriculum and lecturer).

        Abstract: In December 2022, after more than 70 years of research, energy was successfully generated from nuclear fusion for the first time. This milestone was achieved by compressing a pellet of nuclear fuel using 192 laser beams, which delivered 2 MJ of energy and produced over 3 MJ from a deuterium-tritium mixture. This lecture will introduce the fundamentals of laser-induced fusion physics, highlight the breakthrough results obtained at the National Ignition Facility (NIF), and discuss how ongoing advancements are paving the way toward making fusion energy a practical reality.

        Speaker: Ricardo. Elgul SAMAD (IPEN-CNEN, São Paulo, BR)
        IGNITION FUSION: NIF-LLNL
        Ricardo Samad - INFIEIRI 2025 Laser Fusion - Final.pdf
        USP-IPEN.pdf
    • 13:00 → 14:00
      Lunch time Pisa

      Pisa

      Map of recommended lunch places (link)

    • 14:00 → 17:00
      Parallel session on Hands-on Lab Building B and C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Building B and C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa
    • 17:00 → 17:30
      Coffee break Floor -2 (Building C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci))

      Floor -2

      Building C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa
    • 17:30 → 19:30
      KEYNOTE 4: EXPLORING THE SUN: SOLAR PHYSICS FROM GALILEO GALILEI TO XXI CENTURY A1 (Building B, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci))

      A1

      Building B, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa

      SPEAKERS:
      - Milan MAKSIMOVITCH (Observatoire de Paris, PSL, and LESIA (PSL&CNRS), Paris, FR)
      and
      - Nour RAWAFI (John Hopkins University, and NASA, USA)

      Solar Physics (Heliophysics) is the branch of astrophysics that specializes in the study of the Sun. It intersects with many disciplines of pure physics and astrophysics.
      This keynote will be shared by two eminent Solar Physicists. They will give an introduction on this sector of Astrophysics and present the latest developments in this Field and the main challenges ahead.
      This keynote will serve as an introduction to the keynote on Saturday where each lecturer will present the worldwide Sun exploration project they are each leading.

      Recording
      slides (heavy!!)
      • 17:30
        Lecture 1 : The Near-Solar Environment [remote on zoom] 45m

        Dr. Nour RAWAFI’s research encompasses a wide range of solar and heliospheric areas with an emphasis on the dynamic solar corona via the analysis of spectral and imaging observations, theory, and modeling. His primary contributions have been in the areas of solar magnetic fields, coronal spectropolarimetry, coronal plumes and jets, coronal mass ejections, coronal shockwaves, solar wind, solar energetic particles, and cometary physics.

        Speaker: Nour RAWAFI (John Hopkins University and NASA)
        INFIERI_2025_Lecture_1-Rawafi.pdf
      • 18:15
        Lecture 2 45m

        Dr. Milan MAKSIMOVITCH:
        Main scientific interests lie in solar and heliospheric physics and in particular in :
        - Models of Solar Wind formation and acceleration
        - In-situ measurements in the Solar Wind
        - Study and modelling of the radio emissions associated with the Coronal

        Speaker: Milan MAKSIMOVTICH (Observatoire de Paris, PSL and LESIA Lab (PSL and CNRS), Paris, FR)
        INFIERI_Pisa_Sept2025_Maksimovic_day1.pdf
        INFIERI_Pisa_Sept2025_Maksimovic_day1.pptx
  • Saturday 6 September
    • 08:30 → 09:00
      BUS TRANSPORTAION (leaving at 8:30 from MATH DEPT. - Largo Pontecorvo, Pisa) 30m
    • 09:00 → 17:20
      INTELLIGENCE ON DETECTORS: THE ASTROPHYSICS CASE European Gravitational Observatory

      European Gravitational Observatory

      Via E Amaldi, 56021 Cascina PI

      Info on transportation here : https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PxWSVkCJnga_Xs1mkl52w8iMdWvtboyrFaTf6whMPeQ/edit?usp=sharing

      N.B. The school is hosted on Saturday Sept 6, at the EUROPEAN GRAVITATIONAL OBSERVATORY, EGO. It will include a visit of this Laboratory.
      The Saturday hands-on Lab is reported to a special hands-on Lab session on Monday September (see Monday Sept 8 schedule).

      Zoom link for the VIRGO/EGO day:
      https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87585596880?pwd=IDleX1wmOux0PkBcEUv6rUAa0Okj9S.1

      THE FIRST PART OF THE "JOURNEY OF THE SIGNAL" FROM THE FRONT END OF THE INSTRUMENTS TO THE. FAR END PROCESSORS, DEDICATED TO "INTELLIGENCE ON DETECTORS", ENDS ON THE SATURDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK, WITH THE ASTRO/COSMO CASE.

      THE EXAMPLE-CASES WILL BE DEDICATED TO THE PROJECTS ON THE TWO TOPICS PRESENTED IN THIS SCHOOL EDITION, i.e. GW & THE SUN PHYSICS.

      EGO
      • 09:00
        NEXT GENERATION OF GW EXPERIMENTS: part 1 1h 50m

        CONVENER: Massimiliano RAZZANO (UNIPI & INFN-Pisa, IT)

        • The EUROPEAN. GRAVITATIONAL. OBSERVATORY, EGO, 30m

          Abstract: EGO, the European Gravitational Observatory, located in Cascina, in the countryside near Pisa is the institutional home of the Virgo experiment, the only gravitational waves detector in Europe and one of four in the world. Gravitational Waves are very faint cosmic signals that allow us to observe extraordinary phenomena in the deep Universe, such as the merging of black holes or stars.
          More than 900 scientists from 20 countries contribute the Virgo Scientific Collaboration. EGO’s funding agencies are: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in France, the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) in Italy, and the Foundation for Dutch Scientific Research Institutes (NWO-I) in the Netherlands. In 2025 two institutions based in Belgium joined the consortium: FWO (The research Foundation Flanders) and FNRS (Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique).
          The mission of EGO includes:
          - ensuring the functioning of the VIRGO antenna, its maintenance, its operation and the improvements to be made
          - ensuring the maintenance of the related infrastructures, including a computer centre and promoting open co-operation in R&D
          - ensuring the maintenance of the site
          - carrying out research in the field of gravitation of common interest for the Members
          - promoting the co-operation in the field of experimental and theoretical gravitational waves research in Europe
          - promoting contacts among scientists and engineers, the dissemination of information and advanced training for young researchers.
          (extracted from the mission of EGO: https://www.ego-gw.it)

          Speaker: Massimo CARPINELLI, physicist, is currently Full Professor at the Department of Physics ‘G. Occhialini’ of the University of Milan Bicocca and Director of the European Gravitational Observatory (EGO). He was Rector of the University of Sassari and member of the Council of the Conference of Italian University Rectors. He graduated and obtained his doctorate from the University of Pisa, where he was Associate Professor until 2006. He dedicated himself to research in elementary particle physics, in particular contributing to the ALEPH experiments at CERN in Geneva, BaBar at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California. His research interests include the technological impact and interdisciplinary applications of fundamental physics, he was chairman of the Scientific Commission of the National Institute of Nuclear Physics dedicated to this field.

          Speaker: Massimo CARPINELLI, EGO DIRECTOR (EUROPEAN GRAVITATIONAL OBSERVATORY, EGO)
        • GRAVITATIONAL WAVES: THE LEGACY OF LIGO and VIRGO 40m

          ABSTRACT: As the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA O4 observing run unfolds, nearly 300 gravitational-wave events have been detected, leading to the discovery of close to 1000 new black holes. These milestones mark the opening of an entirely new window onto the dark universe, made possible by the pioneering efforts of the LIGO and Virgo collaborations. This lecture will offer an overview of the remarkable progress in the field, tracing the path from the formidable experimental challenges faced in the early stages to the landmark detections that have revolutionized astrophysics. We will discuss the most recent scientific results and outline the roadmap for the coming years

          SPEAKER: Giovanni LOSURDO, Professor of Experimental Physics at the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa.
          Since the 1990s, he has worked on the Virgo experiment for gravitational wave detection, initially focusing on the development of the Superattenuator, under the guidance of Adalberto Giazotto. Later, he contributed to the construction, commissioning, and subsequent upgrades of the detector. From 2009 to 2017, he served as the Project Leader for Advanced Virgo, the enhancement program for the Virgo detector, which enabled the observation of gravitational waves in August 2017 and contributed to the groundbreaking discovery that ushered in a new era of multi-messenger astronomy. From 2020 to 2023, he was the Spokesperson of the Virgo Collaboration. He has received the Galilei Prize for Science and the Tartufari Prize for Physics and Chemistry from the Accademia dei Lincei. He shared with the LIGO and Virgo Collaborations the Special Breakthrough Prize in fundamental physics, the Gruber Cosmology Prize, the Einstein Medal. He is a Fellow of Accademia dei Lincei since 2019. In 2017 he was awarded the honor of “Commendatore dell’Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana” by President Mattarella.(Text informed by Lecturer).

          Speaker: Giovanni LOSURDO (SCUOLA NORMALE, SNS, Pisa, IT)
          INFIERI_250906-GLosurdo.pdf
        • THE LISA EXPERIMENT 40m

          SPEAKER: Antoine PETITEAU: Co-Lead of LISA mission, member of Executive Committee of LISA Consortium, PI LISA France, member of LISA Consortium board, Member of the LISA Science Study Team at ESA, Lead of the LISA Data Processing Group and of the Ground Segment for the LISA Consortium

          Abstract:This lecture will present the first gravitational wave experiment in space conducted by ESA. ESA's Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will be the first space-based observatory dedicated to studying gravitational waves: ripples in the fabric of space-time emitted during the most powerful events in the Universe, such as pairs of black holes coming together and merging.

          Speaker: Antoine PETITEAU (CEA-IRFU, University Paris-Saclay, FR)
          Petiteau_LISA_INFIERI_Pisa_250906.pdf
      • 10:50
        COFFEE/TEA BREAK 20m
      • 11:10
        VISIT OF EGO LABORATORY 1h 20m
      • 12:30
        LUNCH AT EGO LABORATORY 1h
      • 13:30
        NEXT GENERATION OF GW EXPERIMENTS: part 2 3h 50m

        Convener: Valerio BOSCHI (INFN-Pisa, IT)

        • THE EINSTEIN TELESCOPE (ET): ADVANCING THE FRONTIER OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVE. ASTRONOMY 1h 10m

          ABSTRACT: The Einstein Telescope (ET) represents the next-generation European gravitational wave observatory, designed to probe the Universe with unprecedented sensitivity in the frequency range from 1 Hz to several kHz. Currently in its Preparatory Phase (2022–2026), coordinated under the Horizon Europe framework, the ET is advancing through key steps including site characterization, technical design finalization, legal entity formation, and community engagement. With a triangular or L´shaped underground configuration and a 10 km to 15km-long arms , ET will be capable of detecting gravitational waves from the earliest phases of stellar evolution, probing binary black hole and neutron star mergers at redshifts beyond z ≈ 10.

          This talk presents a comprehensive overview of the Einstein Telescope project: from its scientific potential and technological innovations to its possible locations and organizational progress. We will explore ET's physics potential across multiple frontiers, including precision tests of general relativity, constraints on the equation of state of neutron stars, early-universe cosmology, and multimessenger astrophysics. By enabling continuous gravitational wave detection with high signal-to-noise ratios, the Einstein Telescope is poised to transform our understanding of fundamental physics and the dynamic Universe.

          SPEAKER: Mario MARTINEZ PEREZ is an ICREA Research Professor at the Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (IFAE) in Barcelona, renowned for his contributions to experimental particle physics and gravitational wave research. He earned his degree in Theoretical Physics from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and completed his PhD at DESY in Hamburg, focusing on deep inelastic scattering within the ZEUS experiment. Subsequently, he joined Fermilab in the United States to contribute to the CDF experiment at the Tevatron collider, emphasizing searches for new physics. In 2007, Martínez Pérez returned to Europe to participate in the ATLAS experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC), where he led the IFAE-Barcelona group's involvement. Between 2015 and 2018, he served as Head of IFAE's Experimental Division, Scientific Manager of the Spanish High Energy Physics Program, and Spain's Scientific Delegate to the CERN Council. Since 2018, his research has expanded to gravitational wave physics, involving collaborations with the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA interferometers. He is a member of the Virgo collaboration and the Einstein Telescope (ET) Organisation Directorate, contributing to the development of this next-generation gravitational wave observatory. Notably, Martínez Pérez serves as the European Coordinator of the Einstein Telescope Preparatory Phase (ET-PP), a Horizon Europe INFRA-DEV project aimed at addressing the fundamental prerequisites for the approval, construction, and operation of the Einstein Telescope.(Text informed by Lecturer).

          Speaker: Mario MARTINEZ (IFAE, Barcelona, SP, IFAE Deputy Director)
          INFIERI-ET-MarioMartinez.pdf
        • TERRESTRIAL VERY-LONG-BASELINE ATOM INTERFEROMETRY 1h 10m

          ABSTRACT: Long-baseline atom interferometry is a promising technique for probing various aspects of fundamental physics, astrophysics and cosmology, including searches for ultralight dark matter (ULDM) and for gravitational waves (GWs) in the frequency range around 1 Hz that is not covered by present and planned detectors using laser interferometry. The MAGIS detector is under construction at Fermilab, as is the MIGA detector in France. The PX46 access shaft to the LHC has been identified as a very suitable site for an atom interferometer of height ∼100m, sites at the Boulby mine in the UK and the Canfranc Laboratory are also under investigation, and possible sites for km-class detectors have been suggested. The Terrestrial Very-Long-Baseline Atom Interferometry (TVLBAI) Proto-Collaboration proposes a coordinated programme of interferometers of increasing baselines. In this lecture we present our concerted efforts to evaluate progress, address emerging challenges, and refine strategic directions for future large-scale atom interferometry projects. Our commitment to collaboration is manifested by the integration of diverse expertise and the coordination of international resources, all aimed at advancing the frontiers of atom interferometry physics and technology, as set out in a Memorandum of Understanding signed by over 50 institutions.

          SPEAKER: Marilù CHIOFALO got her PhD at the Scuola Normale Superiore and is condensed-matter professor at the University of Pisa, teaching elementary physics in life-sciences and physics BS-courses, quantum liquids for MS and PhD in physics, and The physics of everyday life for teachers training. Her way in research is interdisciplinary and international, focusing on quantum states of matter as quantum simulators for condensed-matter, quantum metrology and fundamental physics, biology and visual neurosciences and, more recently, on physics education research. She authors radio and video formats, writes on magazines about science and society, and engages general public on quantum physics and technologies by combining the languages of arts and science. She is part of Labodif and co-founder of Women for Quantum.(Text informed by Lecturer).

          Speaker: Maria Luisa CHIOFALO (University of Pisa, Physics Department Enrico Fermi, Pisa, IT))
          Marilu-INFIERI.pdf
        • QUANTUM SENSING FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY GRAVITATIONAL WAVES 40m

          ABSTRACT: The discovery of gravitational waves has revolutionized astrophysics by opening a new observational window into the Universe, revealing phenomena previously inaccessible via electromagnetic methods. As the field advances, the high-frequency regime (MHz to GHz) emerges as a promising yet largely unexplored frontier, potentially unlocking insights into novel astrophysical and cosmological processes.
          Microwave cavities subjected to strong magnetic fields are among the most promising platforms for detecting high-frequency gravitational waves (HFGWs). These searches exploit the Gertsenshtein effect, whereby gravitational waves convert into electromagnetic radiation in a static magnetic field. In a resonant microwave cavity, this interaction displaces the vacuum state, generating a coherent electromagnetic signal. Given the extreme weakness of the expected signal, surpassing the standard quantum limit in detector sensitivity is essential.
          Superconducting qubits, particularly in the C and X bands, have demonstrated exceptional potential for quantum-limited sensing. However, strong magnetic fields necessary for the Gertsenshtein effect pose significant engineering challenges, such as requiring either magnetic shielding or the development of magnetically robust qubit technologies. Moreover, decoherence and readout noise can further limit sensitivity. These limitations can be addressed through quantum non-demolition (QND) measurement strategies, including repeated measurements or parallel readout using multiple qubits.
          This seminar will review recent advances in quantum sensing with superconducting qubits and explore their application to HFGW detection, with a focus on GravNet—a proposed network of cryogenic detectors designed to probe the high-frequency gravitational wave spectrum.

          SPEAKER: Dr. Claudio GATTI obtained his degree in Physics at Rome University “La Sapienza” and the Ph.D. in Physics at Pisa University. He is Research Director at Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (LNF) of INFN the Italian Institute of Nuclear Physics. His background is in experimental Particle Physics and collaborated with the KLOE and ATLAS experiments. He is the Coordinator of FLASH and of QUAX@LNF, two INFN funded experiments searching for galactic axions at LNF. He coordinates the activities of COLD (http://coldlab.lnf.infn.it) the cryogenic laboratory for detectors at LNF where several R&D projects on superconductive cavities and quantum sensors based on superconducting qubits are ongoing.
          In 2024, Claudio Gatti received the ERC Synergy Grant with M. Schott, D. Budker and D. Blas for the project GravNet a global network for the search for high-frequency gravitational waves.(Text informed by Lecturer).

          Speaker: Claudio GATTI (FRASCATI INFN National Laboratory, Rome, IT)
          INFIERI-Gatti.pdf
          INFIERI-Gatti.pptx
        • RESEARCH and DEVELOPMENTS on NUCLEAR FUSION: MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT and LASER FUSION: 50m

          INTRODUCTION to PLASMA PHYSICS, NUCLEAR FUSION and TOKAMAK CONCEPT
          Due to Prof. Fasoli's agenda this is the only day for him to join the school. But this lecture, initially scheduled on September 5 (Nuclear Energies session)tackles Plasma Physics also relevant for Heliophysics.

          SPEAKER: Ambrogio FASOLI is a researcher and professor working in the field of fusion and plasma physics. Since January 2025, he is Vice President for Academic Affairs at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).1 He was Associate Vice President for Research at EPFL since 2021.
          A Fellow of the American Physical Society, he is Director of the Swiss Plasma Center, located at EPFL. Since 1 January 2019, he chairs the European consortium EUROfusion, the umbrella organisation for the development of nuclear fusion power in Europe (extract from WIKIPEDIA)

          Speaker: Ambrogio FASOLI (Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne, EPFL, CH)
          Fasoli_Fusion_Pisa_Sept2025_nomovies.pdf
          Fasoli_Fusion_Pisa_Sept2025_nomovies.pptx
    • 17:20 → 17:40
      COFFEE/TEA BREAK 20m
    • 17:40 → 19:10
      KEYNOTE 5: EXPLORATION OF THE SUN: THE NEW INSTRUMENTS AND EXPERIENCES European Gravitational Observatory

      European Gravitational Observatory

      ZOOM link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87585596880?pwd=IDleX1wmOux0PkBcEUv6rUAa0Okj9S.1

      After an Introduction in HelioPhysics topics covered at the school in the previous keynote session (Friday September 5), Milan Maksimovic and Nour Rawafi will describe the experimental key features of each of the two instruments they led/are leading the design and construction and functioning. ESA’s Solar Orbiter and NASA’s Parker Solar Probe are two complementary missions studying the Sun up-close.

      Convener: Joao Barreiro Guimaraes Da Costa (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
      • 17:40
        SOLAR ORBITER (ESA) 45m

        Dr. Milan MAKSIMOVITCH (Director of Research at PSL-LESIA/CNRS)
        The LESIA (Laboratory of Space Studies and Instrumentation in Astrophysics) is one of the 5 Scientific Departments of the Paris Observatory and also a CNRS Laboratory (mixed Research Unit of CNRS).
        LESIA is associated with: Observatoire de Paris-PSL (home institution) ; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS); Sorbonne University and Université Paris Cité.It is one of the largest French Labs of research in Astrophysics.
        LESIA’s primary role:
        - The design and implementation of scientific instrumentation in space and on the ground;
        - Analysis and interpretation of scientific observations made by use of the produced instruments;
        - Development of advanced techniques applied in ground-based instruments and in space instruments.

        Milan Maskimovitch's current Experience in Space Instrumentation
        - 03/2007-currently : PI of the Radio & Plasma Waves instrument on ESA’s Solar Orbiter, Co-I on the EPD, SWA and MAG instruments on this mission
        - 09/2010-currently : Lead CoI for the FIELDS instrument on Parker Solar Probe
        - 10/2006-currently : co-PI of the SWAVES instrument on STEREO

        Speaker: Milan MAKSIMOVITCH (Observatoire de PARIS, FR)
        INFIERI_Pisa_Sept2025_Maksimovic_day2-part1.pptx
        INFIERI_Pisa_Sept2025_Maksimovic_day2-part2.pptx
        INFIERI_Pisa_Sept2025_Maksimovic_day2-part3.pptx
        INFIERI_Pisa_Sept2025_Maksimovic_day2-part4.pptx
        INFIERI_Pisa_Sept2025_Maksimovic_day2-part5.pptx
        INFIERI_Pisa_Sept2025_Maksimovic_day2.pdf
        SOLAR ORBIITER
      • 18:25
        PARKER SOLAR PROBE (NASA) 45m

        Dr. Nour RAWAFI, is an astrophysicist and the project scientist for NASA’s Parker Solar Probe mission, launched in 2018. He is a member of the American Geophysical Union, American Astronomical Society (AAS), and AAS Solar Physics Division.
        Awards:
        2019 NASA Silver Achievement Medal Award for Parker Solar Probe
        2019 AAS Neil Armstrong Award for Parker Solar Probe
        2016 APL Outstanding Special Publication Award for “The Solar Probe Plus Mission: Humanity’s First Visit to Our Star,” published in Space Science Reviews
        2016 SES/SRP Merit Award for exceptional impact, expertise, and performance
        2016 Parker Solar Probe Special Achievement Award for outstanding contributions to the mission

        Speaker: Nour E. RAWAFI (NASA and J. Hopkins, USA)
        PARKER SOLAR PROBE
        Solar Orbiter & Parker Solar. Probe Complementarity
    • 19:10 → 19:40
      BUS TRANSPORTATION 30m
  • Sunday 7 September
    • 08:00 → 20:00
      FREE DAY: VISITS of some key places in TUSCANY

      THE WONDERFUL TUSCANY WHERE PISA IS LOCATED IS A RENOWN PLACE NOT ONLY IN ITALY BUT ALSO IN THE WORLD, FOR THE MARVELOUS LANDSCAPE, THE IMMENSE CULTURAL HERITAGE AND AT THE SAME TIME THE HIGHLY SKILLED EDUCATIONAL, INDUSTRIAL AND RESEARCH MANY FACETED ACTIVITIES.

      NOTE: ALSO ORGANIZED BY FIRENZE-INFN A VISIT TO THE CULTURAL HERITAGE LABORATORIES

      • 10:00
        VISIT TO LABEC 2h 30m

        Here the information for those who will be visiting LABEC on SUNDAY :

        please find enclosed the labec coordinates on google maps, just in case someone would prefer to come on his own.
        https://maps.app.goo.gl/N42msg6zQm1VYyyn7

        please find also enclosed the position of the exit towards via vasco de gama of the rifredi train station (there is also another one, please DON'T use the other option in via reginaldo giuliani)
        https://maps.app.goo.gl/WZs3R3ZApFaEFymXA

  • Monday 8 September
    • 09:00 → 12:30
      Hands-on Lab parallel session: Building B and C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Building B and C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa

      Meeting point for the Labs is still in front of Room A1 (same as first week)

    • 11:00 → 11:30
      Coffee break Il Chiosco (close to Building E, Area Pontecorvo (Polo Fibonacci) https://maps.app.goo.gl/UThwvKz55Am1GJT96)

      Il Chiosco

      close to Building E, Area Pontecorvo (Polo Fibonacci) https://maps.app.goo.gl/UThwvKz55Am1GJT96
    • 12:30 → 14:00
      Lunch time Pisa

      Pisa

      Map of recommended lunch places (link)

    • 14:00 → 17:00
      Parallel session on Hands-on Lab Building B and C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Building B and C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa
    • 17:00 → 17:30
      Coffee break Floor -2 (Building C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci))

      Floor -2

      Building C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa
    • 17:30 → 19:00
      KEYNOTE 6 Aula Magna "Fratelli Pontecorvo" (Building E, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)Building E, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci))

      Aula Magna "Fratelli Pontecorvo"

      Building E, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)Building E, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa
      Convener: Robert PATTI (NHanced Semiconductors Inc., USA)
      Recording
      • 17:30
        FONDATION BRUNO KESSLER, FBK, A CENTER OF CUTTING EDGE HIGH TECH, INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE 1h 30m

        SPEAKER: Richard HALL-WILTON (FBK-SD, Trento, Italy), Director at Center for Sensors & Devices – FBK.
        Experimental high energy physicist with a multidisciplinary scientific profile. Leading next-generation technological projects including funding, planning, strategic direction and execution. Technology development from conceptualisation through development, construction, commissioning, and operation. Experience of building a green field facility. Group formation and management, including training and mentorshop of students and experts. (extract from https://magazine.fbk.eu/en/spotlight/richard-hall-wilton/)

        Speaker: Richard HALL-WILTON (FBK-SD, Trento, IT)
        250908_FBK_RJHW_INFIERI.pdf
        slides
  • Tuesday 9 September
    • 08:30 → 12:30
      POST MOORE, POST EXASCALE HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ERA Aula Magna "Fratelli Pontecorvo" (Building E, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci))

      Aula Magna "Fratelli Pontecorvo"

      Building E, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa

      AFTER DATA TRANSMISSION, THE NEXT CHALLENGING STEP IS ON HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING, HPC.

      THIS SESSION TACKLES THE NOVEL DEVELOPMENTS/ADVANCES ON BOTH HARDWARE & SOFTWARE.

      The cross-disciplinary and worldwide facets of this field will be highlighted by experts and key projects from Europe (EuroHPC-JU Enterprise), Asia (Tokyo University) and USA (Keynote talk). Some of them will also organized hands-on Labs (e.g. Tokyo University representatives).

      Conveners: Andrea Rizzi (Universita & INFN Pisa (IT)), Aurore Savoy Navarro (Université Paris-Saclay (FR))
      Recording
      • 08:30
        STREAMING WOKFLOWS: FROM SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS TO AI AND BACK 1h 10m

        ABSTRACT: Within the Italian National Center in HPC and Quantum Computing (ISCS) and a sequence of EuroHPC-funded projects, we developed two cloud-HPC development tools to exploit future-generation high-performance platforms, which can be optimised for scientific computing or AI and batch or interactive access. The first is StreamFlow, an implementation of the open standard CWL (Common Workflow Language) that makes it possible to design scientific workflows that can be seamlessly ported to different platforms. StreamFlow fosters declarative workflows that can be executed on HPC platforms (e.g., based on SLURM), cloud platforms (e.g., based on K8S, AWS), and hybrid platforms without code modification. The second tool is CAPIO (Cross-Application Programmable I/O), which transforms files exchanged between parallel applications into streams, introducing further parallelism and helping to avoid the I/O bottleneck. StreamFlow+CAPIO has many applications, from genomics pipelines to astrophysics and materials science workflows to AI for science pipelines.

        SPEAKER: Marco ALDINUCCI is a full professor at the University of Turin and leads the Parallel Computing research group. He has published over 200 papers, received major awards (HPC Advisory Council, IBM Faculty), and led EU projects that secured €15M in funding for the University of Torino. He co-designed open-source frameworks like Fastflow and Streamflow and founded several national HPC labs, including HPC4AI and the CINI HPC and Software & Integration laboratories.(Text informed by Lecturer).

        Speaker: Marco ALDINUCCI (TORINO UNIVERSITY, Computer Science Department)
        2025_Streamflow_INFIERI_compressed.pdf
      • 09:40
        DISAGGREGATING SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES (e.g. MEMORY SYSTEMS) FOR FUTURE HPC AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WORKLOAD 50m

        Robert PATTI, CeO of NHANCED-Semiconductors (USA): with staff experience averaging more than 20 years, our seasoned team of design engineers and manufacturing professionals have solid expertise in high-density, low-power products. They work in deep submicron nodes with a keen eye for cost-size-weight reduction and design sustainability. They have created sensors, FPGAs, SerDes, memory chips (DRAM, MRAM, and RRAM), ASICs, AI systems, and many other ingenious devices.

        As pioneers in advanced packaging and heterogeneous integration, our team boasts an admirable record of creating successful state-of-the-art products (extract from https://nhanced-semi.com/about/)

        Speaker: Robert PATTI (CeO NHanced-Semiconductors, USA)
        NHanced INFIERI 2025 09092025A.pdf
      • 10:30
        COFFEE/TEA BREAK 30m
      • 11:00
        INNOVATIVE SUPERCOMPUTING, by Integrations of Simulations/Data/Learning , ON LARGE-SCALE HETEROGENEOUS SYSTEMS 1h 30m

        ABSTRACT:
        Recently, supercomputing has been changing dramatically. Integration/convergence of Simulation/Data/Learning (S+D+L) is important towards Society 5.0 proposed by Japanese Government, which enables integration of cyber space and physical space. In 2015, we started the BDEC project (Big Data & Extreme Computing) for development of supercomputers and software for integration of (S+D+L). In May 2021, we started operation of the Wisteria/BDEC-01. It is the first BDEC system, which consists of computing nodes for computational science and engineering with A64FX (Odyssey), and those for Data Analytics/AI with NVIDIA A100 GPU’s (Aquarius). We also develop a software platform “h3-Open-BDEC” for integration of (S+D+L) on the Wisteria/BDEC-01, which is designed for extracting the maximum performance of the supercomputers with minimum energy consumption focusing on (1) Innovative method for numerical analysis by adaptive precision, accuracy verification and automatic tuning, (2) Hierarchical Data Driven Approach based on machine learning, and (3) Software for heterogeneous systems. Integration of (S+D+L) by h3-Open-BDEC enables significant reduction of computations and power consumption, compared to those by conventional simulations. In January 2025, we started to operate the Miyabi system together with University of Tsukuba. Miyabi consists of GPU Cluster with 1,120 nodes of NVIDIA GH200 (Miyabi-G) and 380 sockets of Intel Max 9480 with HBM2e. In this talk, I will mainly introduce the results related to the integration of (S+D+L) using h3-Open-BDEC on Wisteria/BDEC-01, but will also provide an overview of new innovations using Miyabi.

        N.B. A dedicated Hands-on Lab is organised on this advanced HPC topic in collaboration with the U. of Tokyo IT Center.

        SPEAKER: Kengo NAKAJIMA, Professor in the Supercomputing Research Division of the Information Technology Center at the University of Tokyo since 2008. Prior to joining the University of Tokyo in 2004, he spent 19 years in industry.
        Also a deputy director of RIKEN R-CCS (Center for Computational Science) since 2018.
        His research interest covers computational mechanics, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), numerical linear algebra, parallel iterative algorithms, parallel preconditioning methods, multigrid methods, parallel programming models, adaptive mesh refinement (AMR), and parallel visualization.
        He holds a B.Eng (1985, Aeronautics, University of Tokyo), an MS (1993, Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas at Austin), and a PhD (2003, Engineering Mechanics, University of Tokyo).(Text informed by Lecturer).

        Speaker: Kengo NAKAJIMA (Information Technology Center, The University of Tokyo, Japan RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R-CCS), Japan)
        KN20250909final.pdf
    • 12:30 → 14:00
      Lunch time Pisa

      Pisa

      Map of recommended lunch places (link)

    • 14:00 → 17:00
      Parallel session on Hands-on Lab Building B and C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Building B and C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa
    • 17:00 → 17:30
      Coffee break Floor -2 (Building C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci))

      Floor -2

      Building C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa
    • 17:30 → 19:00
      KEYNOTE 7 Aula Magna "Fratelli Pontecorvo" (Building E, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci))

      Aula Magna "Fratelli Pontecorvo"

      Building E, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa
      Convener: Aurore Savoy Navarro (Université Paris-Saclay (FR))
      Recording
      • 17:30
        COMPUTING BEYOND MOORE'S LAW 1h 30m

        SPEAKER: John SHALF ; CTO for the National Energy Research Supercomputing Center and Department Head for Computer Science and Data Sciences at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).
        Coauthor of over 60 publications in the field of parallel computing software and HPC technology, including three best papers and the widely cited report “The Landscape of Parallel Computing Research: A View from Berkeley” (with David Patterson and others). He also coauthored “ExaScale Software Study: Software Challenges in Extreme Scale Systems,” which sets the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’s (DARPA’s) information technology research investment strategy for the next decade. He was a member of the Berkeley Lab/NERSC team that won a 2002 R&D 100 Award for the RAGE robot.
        Before joining Berkeley Lab in 2000, Shalf was a research programmer at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois and a visiting scientist at the Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationphysick/Albert Einstein Institute in Potsdam, Germany, where he co-developed the Cactus code framework for computational astrophysics.

        Speaker: John SHALF (Computer and Data Sciences Department, LBNL, Berkeley, CA, USA)
        INFIERI2025v3.pptx
  • Wednesday 10 September
    • 08:30 → 13:00
      THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DAY Aula Magna "Fratelli Pontecorvo" (Building E, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci))

      Aula Magna "Fratelli Pontecorvo"

      Building E, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa

      AI IS INDEED PLAYING AN INCREASING KEY ROLE AT ALL STAGES OF THE SIGNAL AND DATA PROCESSING. IT PROVIDES POWERFUL TOOLS BOTH HARDWARE & SOFTWARE TO INCLUDE INTELLIGENCE AT ALL STAGES OF THE SIGNAL AND DATA PROCESSING.

      THIS VAST TOPIC WILL BE COMPLEMENTED BY A DEDICATED SESSION AT THE SYMPOSIUM ON HIGH TECH x FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH and SEVERAL HANDS-ON LABS

      Conveners: Alberto Annovi (INFN Sezione di Pisa), Andrea Rizzi (Universita & INFN Pisa (IT))
      Recording
      • 08:30
        AI for SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY: STATE of the FIELD and APPLICATIONS in PHYSICAL SCIENCES 1h 20m

        Speaker: Danilo JIMENEZ REZENDE is the Head of AI Research at the Elison Institute of technology in Oxford, EIT. In this role, he leads a multidisciplinary team focused on advancing AI for scientific discovery, developing foundation models, and leveraging machine learning to tackle challenges in materials science, biology, and healthcare.

        Speaker: Danilo JIMENEZ REZENDE (Elison Institute of Technology of Oxford, EIT, Oxford, UK)
        AI for Scientific Discovery.pdf
      • 09:50
        FROM ANALOG to AUTOMATION to ASSISTANTS: DETECTORS, AI and YOU 1h 20m

        Speaker: Nhan TRAN, BA Physics at Princeton, PhD in Physics at the John Hopkins University, Research Associate, Wilson Fellow and Scientist at Fermi National Lab, FNAL, since 2022. At Fermilab, He is Head of AI Coordination Office and Division Director in Computational Science and AI Directorate

        Speaker: Nhan TRAN (Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (USA))
        INFIERI-lecture.pdf
      • 11:10
        COFFEE/TEA BREAK 20m
      • 11:30
        AI ON THE EDGE FOR REAL-TIME DATA PROCESSING 1h 20m

        Speaker: Maurizio PIERINI, Laura and PhD at the University, La Sapienza, Roma 1.INFN Associate Researcher at Babar experiment, pursuing as Postdoc at LAL-Orsay (now IJCLab)in France, and at the University of Wisconsin-Madison(USA).Research Fellow and Physics Staff at CERN in the CMS experiment at CERN. Deeply involved in the use and many applications of IA in fundamental research.

        Speaker: Maurizio PIERINI (EP Department, CERN, CH)
        INFIERI2025.pdf
    • 12:30 → 14:00
      Lunch time Pisa

      Pisa

      Map of recommended lunch places (link)

    • 14:00 → 17:00
      Parallel session on Hands-on Lab Building B and C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Building B and C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa
    • 17:00 → 17:30
      Coffee break Floor -2 (Building C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci))

      Floor -2

      Building C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa
    • 17:30 → 19:00
      KEYNOTE 8
      Recording
      • 17:30
        GOVERNING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: BUILDING TRUST THROUGH ETHICS, LAW and TECHNOLOGY 1h 30m

        ABSTRACT: Artificial Intelligence (AI), especially Generative AI, presents both transformative opportunities and significant risks, ranging from bias and opacity to misuse and societal impact. This talk will explore how these risks can be addressed through a combination of technological safeguards, ethical frameworks, and regulatory measures. Focusing on the intersection of technology, law, and ethics, it will examine emerging governance models, such as the EU AI Act, and address the challenges involved in building trustworthy, human-centered AI systems.

        SPEAKER: Francesco MARCELLONI (University of PISA), Professor of Data Processing Systems at the Department of Information; Vice Rector of UNIPI for international cooperation and relations, Head of the AI-DII (Artificial Intelligence Research & Development Group) at UNIPI.
        Francesco Marcelloni is Full Professor at the Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa (Italy). He serves as Director of the Knowledge Hub on AI of the European university alliance Circle U., and coordinates both the Good AI Lab and the IT2PAO Lab at the University of Pisa. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the University. His main research interests include federated learning, explainable artificial intelligence (XAI), fake news detection, sentiment analysis, opinion mining, and clustering algorithms. He has co-edited four volumes and four special issues in international journals, and is (co-)author of one book and more than 280 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals, books, and conference proceedings. In the last years, he has received the 2021 IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems Outstanding Paper Award and the 2022 IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine Outstanding Paper Award. Currently, he serves as Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems (IEEE), Information Sciences (Elsevier), and Evolving Systems (Springer) journals. He has served as General Chair and Program Chair of international conferences and has been invited as a speaker at scientific and outreach events. He has coordinated several national and international research projects funded by both public institutions and private organizations.(Text informed by Lecturer).

        Speaker: Francesco MARCELLONI (University of Pisa, Pisa, IT)
        INFIERIMarcelloni.pdf
        INFIERIMarcelloni.pptx
  • Thursday 11 September
    • 08:30 → 12:30
      THE QUANTUM DAY Aula Magna "Fratelli Pontecorvo" (Building E, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci))

      Aula Magna "Fratelli Pontecorvo"

      Building E, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa

      THE EXPERIMENTAL OUTCOMES FROM QUANTUM PHENOMENA LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES ARE PLAYING AN INCREASING KEY ROLE AT ALL STAGES OF THE SIGNAL AND DATA PROCESSING e.g. QUANTUM SENSING, QUANTUM COMPUTING AND QUANTUM COMMUNICATION.
      Lectures in this school session have already introduced this overall topic with 1) QUANTUM PHYSICS PHENOMENA and QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES and 2) QUANTUM SENSING, plus 3) THE QUANTUM HEP EXPERIMENTS.

      HERE THE SESSION WILL CONCENTRATE ON QUANTUM COMPUTING & QUANTUM COMMUNICATION which play or will play essential roles in the data transmission and data processing.

      Convener: Federico PAOLUCCI (NEST, Istituto Nanoscienze Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche and Scuola Normale Superiore, 56127 Pisa, Italy)
      Recording
      • 08:30
        QUANTUM COMPUTING 1h 50m
        • QUANTUM COMPUTING, ITS SCIENTIFIC BASIS and PERSPECTIVES 1h

          SPEAKER: Simone MONTANGERO, BS in Physics (Pisa University), PhD in Physics in Milan University, Postdoc at Scuola Normale Pisa, Humboldt Fellow at Karlsruhe University, and then academic career at Ulm University, before nominated Professor at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of Università degli Studi di Padova,in 2018, where he directs the Quantum Computing and Simulation Center. He is Honorary Professor at Ulm University and co-leads the Quantum Computing Spoke of the Italian National Center for HPC, Big-Data and Quantum Computer.

          Speaker: Simone Montangero (Padova University, IT)
          25INFIERI-Monsangero-Quantum.pdf
        • QUANTUM COMPUTING: WHAT CAN ALREADY BE ACHIEVED WITH PRESENT QUANTUM CAPABILITIES 50m

          ABSTRACT: Inspired from the study on "Quantum Computing for High-Energy Physics: State of the Art and Challenges", by A. di Meglio et al: (PRX QUANTUM 5, 037001 (2024)).

          SPEAKER: Michele GROSSI Senior Researcher - Quantum Science Technology & Research Innovation, at the IT Department at CERN (CH)

          Senior fellow in quantum computing and algorithm at CERN. Industrial PhD in High Energy Physics from the University of Pavia working on quantum machine learning models for boson polarisation discrimination.Quantum Technical Ambassador and Hybrid Cloud solution Architect at IBM, for several years. Currently leading a group of researchers at CERN, focusing on application of quantum algorithm. Coordinator of the Hybrid Quantum Computing Infrastructures and Algorithms competence centre. Focus on the development of Quantum Machine Learning pipelines for High Energy Physics problems and beyond, in collaboration with industries and universities.

          WORK EXPERIENCE: Hybrid Quantum Computing Infrastructures and Algorithms Coordinator since 01/2024, Switzerland Coordinating and supervising of Quantum Computing projects at CERN. Responsible for the Hybrid Quantum computing and Algorithm Competence Center. Main research topics are quantum machine learning and the investigation of distributed quantum computing, development of hybrid classic-quantum algorithms pipeline for theoretical experimental physics and beyond, simulation of high dimensional classical and quantum systems. With a special focus on IT Hybrid Infrastructure, the objective is to develop and interconnect HPC and Quantum Computing from algorithm, software and middleware point of view. Building collaboration with industry and universities.(Text informed by Lecturer).

          Speaker: Dr Michele GROSSI (IT Department, CERN, CH)
          Grossi_CERNQTI_INFIERI25.pdf
      • 10:20
        COFFEE OR TEA BREAK 30m
      • 10:50
        QUANTUM COMMUNICATION:SECURITY APPLICATIONS and QUANTUM INTERNET 1h 40m

        ABSTRACT: Quantum communication is emerging as a transformative technology, offering unparalleled security and paving the way for the development of the quantum internet. We will explore the most relevant security applications enabled by quantum communication, including quantum key distribution (QKD), as well as other protocols offering security that is fundamentally based on quantum principles. We will discuss how quantum principles enhance secure data transmission and protect against evolving cybersecurity threats. Furthermore, we will examine ongoing efforts to build a global quantum internet, the challenges associated with quantum networking, and the potential for revolutionizing information exchange. By addressing both theoretical foundations and practical implementations, this session aims to provide insights into the future of quantum-secured communication.

        SPEAKER: Luis TRIGO VIDARTE, obtained his PhD at Institut d’Optique/Sorbonne Université in Paris studying practical implementation aspects of CV-QKD technologies, including fiber, space and chips. He is currently, a postdoctoral researcher in the Optoelectronics group at the Institute of Photonics Sciences (Institut de Ciències Fotòniques) in Barcelona area. He focuses on experimental implementations of quantum-safe cryptography protocols, including quantum key distribution (QKD), post-quantum cryptography (PQC), and other quantum security protocols beyond QKD, like secure multiparty computation (SMPC). He is also exploring the potential of photonic implementations in computing and machine learning.(Text informed by Lecturer).

        Speaker: Luis TRIGO VIDARTE (IFCO, Barcelona, SP)
        2025.09.11_INFIERI Quantum Comms_v1.pdf
        2025.09.11_INFIERI Quantum Comms_v1.pdf
        2025.09.11_INFIERI Quantum Comms_v1.pptx
    • 12:30 → 14:00
      Lunch time Pisa

      Pisa

      Map of recommended lunch places (link)

    • 14:00 → 17:00
      Parallel session on Hands-on Lab Building B and C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Building B and C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa
    • 17:00 → 17:30
      Coffee break Floor -2 (Building C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci))

      Floor -2

      Building C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa
    • 18:15 → 19:15
      KEYNOTE 9, "SPECIAL KEYNOTE" : MENS SANA IN CORPORE SANO Le Piagge

      Le Piagge

      Viale delle Piagge, 1

      This special "keynote" indeed follow the traditional session on "Mens sans in corpora sano" and this year will be a RUN session.

      THEY ARE OPENED TO THE PARTICIPATION OF BOTH THE SCHOOL ATTENDANTS AND THE LECTURERS/LAB ORGANIZERS.
      ALL ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE.

      More info
      Run.pdf
      Run.pptx
  • Friday 12 September
    • 09:00 → 13:00
      NANO-TECHNOLOGY/-BIOLOGY/-MEDICINE Aula Magna "Fratelli Pontecorvo" (Building E, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci))

      Aula Magna "Fratelli Pontecorvo"

      Building E, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa

      NANOTECHNOLOGIES ARE PLAYING AN INCREASING IMPORTANT ROLE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE SIGNAL PROCESSING AS WELL AS IN SEVERAL STEPS OF THE DATA PROCESSING. HERE THE FOCUS IS THE MULTIFACETED APPLICATIONS IN SEVERAL FUNDAMENTAL AND APPLIED FIELDS, ESPECIALLY BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE

      Convener: Giuseppina BISOGNI (University of Pisa & INFN-Pisa, IT)
      Recording
      • 09:00
        INTRODUCTORY VISION TO NANOTECHNOLOGY 1h

        SPEAKER: Fabio BELTRAM Degree in Electronic Engineering, University of Trieste. 1985. Degree in Physics, University of Bologna. 1988.
        Since November 2000: Full professor of Condensed Matter Physics at Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa.
        1995-2016, 2020-present: Director, NEST Laboratory, Scuola Normale Superiore.
        2016-present: President, Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza and President, Comitato Scientifico, Fondazione per l’Innovazione e lo Sviluppo Imprenditoriale
        2015-present: Co-ordinator, Centro di Competenza NEST per le Nanotecnologie
        2006-present: Member, Comitato Scientifico, Fondazione S. Tronchetti Provera, Milano.
        The research activities of Prof. Beltram and his team as well as the information here above are from [1].

        Speaker: Fabio BELTRAM (SNS and NEST)
        infieri fb.pdf
      • 10:00
        ADVANCES IN COMPUTER MODELING AT THE NANO-SCALES: MATERIALS & NANO-BIOTECH 50m

        ABSTRACT:
        The nano-scale realm is located at a specific boundary of time/size and especially energy scales where the quantum effects cannot be neglected any longer, and at the same time determine the behavior of the system at macroscopic scales. This poses extremely hard challenges not only to experimentalists, but also to modelers, forced to adopt multi-scale approaches combining a large variety of methods and different resolution representation of the system under study. In the first part an overview of the techniques used will be given, focusing on the recent developments, where the deep neural networks and AI algorithm in general have taken fundamental roles, and giving perspectives towards the role of quantum computing. In the second part the focus will be moved to applications, illustrating specific examples both in the field of the materials science (design of intelligent materials) and in the nano-bio-tech materials (development of molecular constructs for theranostics).

        SPEAKER: Valentina TOZZINI is Head of Research at the Istituto Nanoscienze (NANO) of the National Research Council, Unit of Lab NEST-SNS, Pisa. Graduated in Physics (UniPi and SNS), PhD in Physics of Matter (SNS) and Specialist in Medical Physics (UniPi), her expertise is on multi-scale computer modeling and simulations, continuously feeded through a wide network of international collaborations and research visits (e.g. UCSD, Nijmegen Univ). During the years, VT has developed and applied computational methods to studies equally distributed in the fields of advanced materials (e.g. graphene and other 2D materials, with recent applications in the field of green energy and in the neutrinos detection) and of nano-bio technologies (with recent applications to the development of viral or nucleic acids sensors), combining different methodologies (Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations with advanced statistical analysis and neural-network based algorithms) and supported by several EU and national grants. VT dedicates also to editorial activity (chief editor of the modeling section of FMB, and editorial board of the Analysis magazine of scientific culture and politics) and to didactict activity (courses of Introduction to molecular biophysics, Structure of Matter and Numerical Methods for Physics, at the Physics dept UniPi).(Text informed by Lecturer).

        Speaker: Valentina TOZZINI
        INFIERI_25_part1.pdf
      • 10:50
        COFFEE/TEA BREAK 20m
      • 11:10
        ADVANCES IN COMPUTER MODELING AT THE NANO-SCALES: MATERIALS & NANO-BIOTECH (cont'd) 40m

        Part 2.

        Speaker: Valentina TOZZINI (NEST-SNS-UNIPI)
        INFIERI_25_part2.pdf
      • 11:50
        FLASH THERAPY: A GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGY FOR CANCER TREATMENT 1h 10m

        ABSTRACT:
        The flash effect is a radiobiological effect, characterized by a sparing of radiation damage to healthy tissues, maintaining unchanged the therapeutic efficacy on the tumor; the effect has been demonstrated in vitro and in vivo on different organs and animal models, delivering the radiation beam in very short times and very high dose-rates. Although the experimental evidence of the effect has generated enormous expectations in the field of Radiotherapy and Oncology in general, its clinical implementation requires that numerous technological (realization of clinical Ultra-High-dose-Rate particle accelerators), dosimetric (realization of measurement instruments capable of measuring such intense beams), radiobiological (quantitative knowledge of the dependence of the entity of the effect on the variation of the irradiation parameters and knowledge of the underlying radiobiological mechanisms) and clinical (realization of clinical protocols) problems, be faced and overcome.
        This lecture will cover these topics, from the state of the art to the most recent scientific and clinical news.

        SPEAKER: Fabio DI MARTINO has been a medical physicist at Pisa University Hospital since 2002. Throughout his career, he has combined his professional practice with extensive research, focusing primarily on dosimetry in radiotherapy and nuclear medicine.
        He is a co-founder and lead medical physicist at the Centro Pisano Flash Radiotherapy (CPFR), a multidisciplinary center comprising physicists, radiotherapists, and biologists. The center specializes in Flash Radiotherapy and is equipped with an UHDP electron accelerator and a dedicated radiobiology laboratory
        Fabio Di Martino has authored numerous publications and is actively involved in various research projects, particularly on the Flash and Mini-Beam effects. He also serves as a coordinator for both the AIFM working group and the INFN MIRO project in these topics.(Text informed by Lecturer).

        Speaker: Fabio DI MARTINO (CISUP-Unit of Health Physics - University Hospital of Pisa)
        presentazionescuolaINFIERIPisa2025-1.pdf
        presentazionescuolaINFIERIPisa2025-1.pdf
        presentazionescuolaINFIERIPisa2025-1.pptx
    • 13:00 → 14:00
      Lunch time Pisa

      Pisa

      Map of recommended lunch places (link)

    • 14:00 → 17:00
      Parallel session on Hands-on Lab Building B and C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Building B and C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa
    • 17:00 → 17:30
      Coffee break Floor -2 (Building C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci))

      Floor -2

      Building C, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa
    • 17:30 → 19:00
      KEYNOTE 10 Aula Magna "Fratelli Pontecorvo" (Building E, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci))

      Aula Magna "Fratelli Pontecorvo"

      Building E, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa

      This keynote will give an introduction to the Laboratory LABEC of INFN at INFN-Firenze, dedicated to the Nuclear Techniques applied to Environment and to the Cultural Heritage.
      Here the focus is on the applications to the Cultural Heritage.

      Please NOTE that the speakers of this keynote have kindly arranged a unique VISIT to LABEC (IFN-Firenze), on Sunday Sept. 7; The free afternoon will then allow a visit in Firenze downtown.

      Convener: Alberto ANNOVI (INFN Sezione di Pisa)
      Recording
      • 17:30
        FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCES & CULTURAL HERITAGE 1h 30m

        LABEC, the Laboratorio di tecniche nucleari per l’Ambiente e i BEni Culturali (laboratory of nuclear techniques for the environment and the Cultural Heritage), is a high-qualified centre for the development of new technologies based on particle accelerators and ionizing radiations, and for their applications in environmental contexts and in heritage science. It is hosted at the Florence unit of the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) and it is jointly managed by researchers of INFN and of the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Florence.

        Abstract
        The keynote lecture will outline the activities of INFN-CHNet, the INFN network for Cultural Heritage, which develops advanced technologies for the study, characterization, and conservation of cultural assets. Particular attention will be devoted to the MACHINA project (Movable Accelerator for Cultural Heritage In-situ Non-destructive Analysis), an innovative approach to in-situ diagnostics of artworks and archaeological materials. The lecture will then review other R&D initiatives of the network, highlighting their role in complementing MACHINA within a broader strategy for cultural heritage science.

        Speakers: Francesco TaCCETTi and Lorenzo GIUNTINI are key members of LABEC with instrumental impacts on the development of LABEC (see by clicking on their names).

        Speakers: Francesco TACCETTI (INFN-Firenze, LABEC-INFN,Firenze, IT), Lorenzo GIUNTINI (INFN-Firenze, LABEC-INFN, Firenze, It)
        LABEC-INFN Firenze
        the activities of INFN-CHNet_All_4.pdf
        the activities of INFN-CHNet_All_4.pdf
        the activities of INFN-CHNet_All_4.pptx
  • Saturday 13 September
    • 09:00 → 11:20
      HIGH TECH and FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM: Part 1 on ENERGY & XXIst CENTURY A1 (Building B, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci))

      A1

      Building B, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa

      THIS SESSION IS DEDICATED TO THE PRESENTATIONS BY HIGH TECH EXPERTS FROM THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD DESCRIBING THEIR INVOLVEMENT on THE ENERGY in the XXIst CENTURY.
      THE FOCUS IS ON THE ACHIEVMENTS AND ONGOING TOP ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELDOF NUCLEAR ENERGY BY THE HOST COUNTRY OF THIS SCHOOL: ITALY.

      Convener: Sergio ORLANDI (ITER Org)
      • 09:00
        ENERGY & THE XXI CENTURY: THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS ON NUCLEAR FISSION PLANTS 1h 5m
        • CAEN & THE EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL ALLIANCE. ON SMALL MODULAR REACTORS 20m

          We are thrilled to announce that CAEN SpA has joined The European Industrial Alliance on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), which aims to speed up the development and deployment of SMRs in Europe by the early 2030s. SMRs are advanced nuclear reactors that provide low-carbon electricity and heat with enhanced safety and a smaller footprint. The alliance unites industry leaders, financial institutions, researchers, and policymakers to build a strong nuclear supply chain, support SMR projects, and overcome investment barriers. This initiative is a significant step towards integrating nuclear technologies into industrial applications and aiding Europe’s decarbonization efforts.

          Speaker: Dr Ferdinando GIORDANO (CAEN SpA, Italy)
          CAEN_INFIERI25_FG.pdf
          CAEN_INFIERI25_FG.pptx
        • GENERATION IV REACTORS: ENEA-NEWCleo PROJECT at BRASIMONE-ENEA 45m

          Abstract.
          The need to decarbonize energy production has renewed interest in fast neutron-spectrum nuclear reactors and closed-fuel cycle. newcleo is dedicating significant resources to the development of 200MWe liquid-lead-cooled fast reactors (LFRs) featuring multiple innovations to simplify the plant, reduce its cost, and increase safety. The experience gained with Sodium-cooled Fast Reactors (SFRs) is mostly used to develop LFRs because they use similar fuel, have similar functional behaviour, and exhibit comparable mechanical and thermal-hydraulic aspects.
          LFRs provide enhanced safety features due to the high boiling point and stable properties of lead. Operating in a fast neutron spectrum, LFRs allow for spent fuel recycling, improving fuel use efficiency, and significantly reducing radioactive waste.
          Integral to LFR technology is the use of MOX (Mixed Oxide) fuel, a blend of uranium and plutonium oxides. This fuel enables the recycling of nuclear waste, thereby closing the fuel cycle and reducing the need for new uranium mining.
          Extreme compactness has been achieved with innovations that, in many cases, represent the opposite of the technical solutions developed to date in nuclear plants and therefore must be confirmed through an ambitious experimental program. To this end, newcleo and ENEA signed a framework agreement in March 2022, a few months after the incorporation of the company.
          The scope of the collaboration spans many aspects of lead technology and deals with both the LFR design and the R&D programme. A close, crucial collaboration to fully exploit the skills on both sides and swiftly develop, design, install, and operate non-nuclear experimental facilities.
          At the ENEA-Brasimone centre, newcleo is progressively restoring halls and installing new experimental facilities with a research and development program progressing rapidly along four main lines of activity:
          •Materials research and development.
          •Functional confirmation of components and systems.
          •Fuel and component handling, control rods, ISI&R.
          •Confirmation of the operation of the plant through the construction and operation of a 10MWth facility (the Precursor).
          The main purpose of the 10 MWth Precursor is to give an experimental demonstration of the overall thermal-hydraulic behaviour of the LFR reactor, both in stationary and transient (operational and accidental) conditions, in a scale sufficiently representative of the actual reactor, and coupled with the Balance Of Plant steam-turbine secondary system.

          Speaker: Luciano CINOTTI is one of the 3 co-founders and Chief Scientific Officer at NewcleoS.p.A.
          Luciano Cinotti has a degree in nuclear engineering and was a student at the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna. He started his professional activity as nuclear safety engineer of the Italian nuclear Regulatory Body, before joining the French-Italian Novatome-NIRA team for the construction of Superphénix 1 and the design of Superphenix 2.
          Back in Italy in 1983, he participated in the construction of the fast reactor PEC, and since 1987, he led the Ansaldo Nucleare activities on innovative reactors.
          He served as the Euratom representative and Chairman of the LFR Steering Committee of the Generation IV International Forum (“GIF”) since its inception in 2003 until 2010.
          In 2006, he joined private companies focusing its activity exclusively on the development of the LFR.
          In 2021, Dr. Cinotti, together with Stefano Buono and Elisabeth Rizzotti, founded newcleo, taking technical responsibility for newcleo's LFR.
          Dr. Cinotti is the author of numerous publications and has filed more than 30 patents mainly in the fields of SFRs, integrated LWRs and LFRs.

          Speaker: Ing. Luciano CINOTTI (NewCleo. S.p.A.)
          2025-09-13 GENERATION IV REACTORS[6].pdf
      • 10:05
         ENERGY & THE XXI CENTURY: NUCLEAR ENERGIES, TOWARDS HARNESSING NUCLEAR FUSION POWER 55m
        • EXPERIENCE AND ROLES OF A BIG INTERNATIONAL ENERGY COMPANY AIMING TO CONTRIBUTE to DEVELOPING FUSION BASED REACTOR : THE ENI EXAMPLE CASE 30m

          SPEAKER: Francesca FERRAZZA, graduated in Physics from La Sapienza (Roma). She is the Head of the Magnetic Fusion Initiatives unit at Eni S.p.A., Italy’s Energy company, in charge of supporting the development of fusion technology and projects.
          She has a background in semiconductor physics and over thirty years of experience in applied research and R&D management, in particular in the areas of Renewable Energy sources, Environmental and Remediation technologies, biofuels and storage. During the period 2009-2018 her responsibilities were on the company’s Renewable and Environmental R&D portfolio, and between 2018-2022 she took the responsibility of the Company’s R&D Center for Decarbonization and Environment, leading 120+ researchers and many laboratories in Northern Italy.
          She is also member of many national and international scientific committees and working groups. She has published many journal and conference articles and papers, book chapters, and is co- inventor of patents in the field of photovoltaics.
          She is Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, Technology and Engineering, Board member of DTT (Divertor Tokamak Test), Member of the Organizing Committee of the European Photovoltaic Conference and World Photovoltaic Conference 2022, Member of the Steering Committee of the MIT-MITEI Programme.

          Speaker: Francesca FERRAZZA (ENI)
          Eni Fusion 2025_Ferrazza INFIERI.pdf
          Eni Fusion 2025_Ferrazza INFIERI.pptx
        • NUCLEAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS in ITALY & INTERNATIONAL IMPACTS 25m

          See also Bio and lecture of the speaker on September 5.

          Speaker: Sergio ORLANDI (ITER ORG)
          SergioOrlandiINFIERI2025 Saturday September 14th 2025.pdf
          SergioOrlandiINFIERI2025 Saturday September 14th 2025.pptx
      • 11:00
        COFFEE/TEA BREAK 20m
    • 11:20 → 12:00
      HIGH TECH and FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM: Part 2 on TOWARDS AN AI WORLD ? A1 (Building B, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci))

      A1

      Building B, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa

      This second part will emphasize the key role of the industrial partners in collaboration with advanced research Labs and academia on the different AI aspects; from algorithms development to embedding AI in advanced microelectronics circuits to new processors, to the development of big data centres in association with power plants with low CO2.
      The focus will be on the development of new highly performing processors but without forgetting all the others. A brief introduction will thus remind the main topics here above.

      • 11:20
        1. THE AI CHALLENGES FOR PROCESSORS BUILDERS: VIEWPOINT from HIGH TECH INDUSTRY 40m

        Since 2002, E4 Computer Engineering has been innovating and actively encouraging the adoption of new computing and storage technologies. Because new ideas are so important, we invest heavily in research and hence in our future. Thanks to our comprehensive range of hardware, software and services, we are able to offer our customers complete solutions for their most demanding workloads on: HPC, Big-Data, AI, Deep Learning, Data Analytics, Quantum Computing and for any challenging Storage and Computing requirements. When Performance Matters.(extract from Linkedn)

        Speaker: Giordano MANCINI, CTO (E4 Computer Engineering, S.p.A, IT)
        2025_09_15_GiordanoMancini_Infieri.pdf
        E4 Computer Engineering
    • 12:00 → 13:00
      CONCLUDING TALK FOR INFIERI2025 SCHOOL IN PISA AND THE RELATED HIGH TECHXFUNDAMENTAL SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM A1 (Building B, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci))

      A1

      Building B, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa

      SPEAKER: Amalia BALLARINO (TE DEPARTMENT, CERN, CH)

      This talk will conclude both the 8th edition of the INFIERI School series and the 2nd related SYMPOSIUM on HIGH TECH x FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH.
      Superconductivity, a continuously progressing research field (e.g. HTS), is one of the keywords of this cross-disciplinary school edition. It can be indeed seen as a kind of link between fundamental research topics, e.g. future accelerators, Heliophysics, and Nuclear Fusion, or entering the realm of nanotechnology and the qubit-world with superconducting quantum computers...

      As of 2022: 5 Nobel Prizes in Physics for superconductivity related subjects:
      - Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1913), "for his investigations on the properties of matter at low temperatures which led, inter alia, to the production of liquid helium".
      - John Bardeen, Leon N. Cooper, and J. Robert Schrieffer (1972), "for their jointly developed theory of superconductivity, usually called the BCS-theory".
      - Leo Esaki, Ivar Giaever, and Brian D. Josephson (1973), "for their experimental discoveries regarding tunneling phenomena in semiconductors and superconductors, respectively" and "for his theoretical predictions of the properties of a supercurrent through a tunnel barrier, in particular those phenomena which are generally known as the Josephson effects".
      - Georg Bednorz and K. Alex Müller (1987), "for their important break-through in the discovery of superconductivity in ceramic materials".
      - Alexei A. Abrikosov, Vitaly L. Ginzburg, and Anthony J. Leggett (2003), "for pioneering contributions to the theory of superconductors and superfluids". (courtesy from Wikipedia).

      • 12:00
        Superconductivity and its applications to society 50m

        Abstract: Superconductivity has been an enabling technology for particle accelerators over the past 40 years. Low-temperature superconducting (LTS) magnet technology, based on Nb–Ti, has made significant advances in high-energy physics possible, culminating in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Beyond fundamental research, superconductivity has also driven widespread medical applications, notably in MRI and NMR systems. In recent years, High Temperature Superconductors (HTS) have attracted growing interest. Their intrinsic characteristics — specifically their ability to carry high currents at higher temperatures and in stronger magnetic fields compared to conventional superconductors — hold the potential to revolutionize a wide range of technologies. Although their high cost has so far limited widespread adoption, large-scale procurements, particularly from the fusion research community, have helped drive costs down and accelerate commercialization. Recent developments encompass accelerator technology, fusion, electric drive systems, and electrical transmission, with applications spanning diverse fields such as aviation and maritime. This broad interest fosters a powerful synergy that supports wider adoption.
        An overview of the HTS materials currently available or under development — such as REBCO, BSCCO, MgB₂, and iron-based superconductors — and their main properties will be provided. Ongoing efforts, key challenges, and recent outcomes of HTS-related activities will also be presented. The lecture will highlight the forefront of superconducting advances and their transformative potential, offering insights for future innovation.

        Speaker: Dr Amalia BALLARINO (CERN)
        INFIERI,Ballarino.pdf
        INFIERI,Ballarino.pptx
    • 13:00 → 14:00
      Lunch time Pisa

      Pisa

      Map of recommended lunch places (link)

    • 14:00 → 17:30
      POSTERS SESSION: Posters presentation by students Corridors of Floor 1 (Building B, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci))

      Corridors of Floor 1

      Building B, Pontecorvo area (Polo Fibonacci)

      Largo B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127 Pisa

      THIS IS THE LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST SESSION OF THIS SCHOOL EDITION:

      It. will be organised in two parallel session to. finish in time.

      The school attendants will present their poster, i.e the summary of their ongoing research and/or technological activities to all their colleagues as well as a jury of experts.
      The 3 elected as the best ones will get an award and visible recognition.

      Note that:
      1) The posters are posted over the whole duration of the school in a dedicated place with visibility not only to the school attendants but also any other visitor in the place of exposition of the posters.
      2) Also all the school attendants are kindly requested to send the .pdf file. of their poster to the infieri-school2025@cern.ch email address. The files are posted on the School website (see the September 13 Timetable)..
      Edoardo Bossini (INFN-Pisa) has organised and taken care of the posters presentation at A1.

      A jury is being formed for reviewing the posters, it includes:
      Luigi Calligaris (INFN-Pisa,IT), Alessandro Cerri (U. of Siena, IT), Franco Ligabue (SNS Pisa, IT), Robert Patti (Nhanced Semiconductors, Naperville, USA), Andrea Rizzi (UNIPI & INFN-Pisa, IT), Aurore Savoy-Navarro (CEA-IRFU, U/ Paris-Saclay and CNRS/IN2P3),, Andrea Tartari (INFN-Pisa, IT), Yoshinobu Unno (KEK, JP).

      Each poster will be given 10 min= 7 mn presentation + 3min Q&A

      • 14:00
        From Classical to Quantum Black Hole Thermodynamics: An Effective Action-Based Approach 10m
        Speaker: Federica GUARDUCCI (University of Pisa, IT)
        blakc holes - blakc holes (5).pdf
      • 14:00
        Testbeam studies of MALTA2 sensor using 180 GeV hadron beam at SPS CERN 10m
        Speaker: Anusree Vijay (Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IN))
        infieriri_poster_anusree.pdf
      • 14:10
        CMS-LHC RUN III: SEARCH FOR ttHH((HH->4b) 10m
        Speaker: Gabriel Vinicius Vian (Université Paris-Saclay (FR))
        Poster_infieri-4.pdf
      • 14:10
        Testing and validation of new OBDT-Theta electronic boards for CMS DT upgrade 10m
        Speaker: Rolando Paz Herrera (CIEMAT - Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tec. (ES))
        Presentación de PowerPoint - Rolando_Paz_Herrera.pdf
      • 14:20
        electronCT: Calibration Studies for Imaging Technique with 50-250 MeV Electron 10m
        Speaker: Leticia Braga da Rosa (DESY, DE)
        INFIERI School 2025 Poster 90 x 120 cm - INFIERI_poster_eCT_LRosa_v5.pdf
      • 14:20
        Thermal Cycling of Modules for the Upgrade of the CMS Outer Tracker 10m
        Speaker: Aenne Abel (CMS)
        Poster_Abel.pdf
      • 14:30
        "Quantification of Metabolic Dynamics and Vigor in Maize Seeds Through 18F-FDG PET Imaging". 10m
        Speaker: Michelle Kattan (BF esearch IT)
        INFIERIPOSTER_MichelleKattan_FDGPET-QuantificationOfMetabolicDynamicsForSeeds_BFR.pdf
      • 14:30
        Simulation of Solid-State Particle Detectors with Arbitrary Geometries using Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) 10m
        Speaker: Alessandro Rosa (INFN-Firenze, IT)
        2025_09_INFIERI_poster Alessandro Rosa.pdf
      • 14:40
        Finite-size DMRG characterization of the 1D spinless Fermi-Hubbard model phase diagram within the Bosonization framework 10m
        Speaker: Alessandro Gori (Institute of Physics, UNIPI, Pisa, IT)
        PosterAlessandroGori.pdf
      • 14:40
        Radiation-Hardened Electronics Designs for a CMOS Image Sensor 10m
        Speaker: Pengxu Li (School of Physics, Zhejiang University, CN)
        PowerPoint 演示文稿 - INFIERI_poster_PengxuLi.pdf
      • 14:50
        Development of Graphical User Interface ( GUI ) for the CERN- CMS Outer Tracker Testing Facility 10m
        Speaker: Sayan Dhani (Università di Siena & INFN Pisa (IT))
        INFIERI_MQTT_GUI_sdhani.pdf
      • 14:50
        Search for CP violation in 𝐷0 → 𝐾𝑆 0𝐾∓𝜋± decays at LHCb 10m
        Speaker: Francesco Paciolla (Universita & INFN Pisa (IT))
        INFIERI-Poster_PACIOLLA.pdf
      • 15:00
        ERB291004 THE BOAT 10m
        Speaker: Letizia Perfetta Pullano (Physics. Department, UNIP, IT)
        Poster_INFIERI_Letizia.pdf
      • 15:00
        Lattice QCD: simulating quark transition phase 10m
        Speaker: Antonino Calderone (Physics Department, UNIPI, Pisa, IT)
        Poster_antonino_calderone_a1.pdf
      • 15:10
        Flat TBPS Inte􏰁ration Testin􏰁 􏰀or the CMS Outer Tracker Up􏰁rade 10m
        Speaker: Itzelli Salazar Segovia (University of California Davis (US))
        Itzelli_Poster_INFIERI.pdf
      • 15:10
        QC Procedure and Performance Tests of LD Hexaboard PCBs for the CMS HGCAL Detector 10m
        Speaker: Gizem Gul Dincer (KIT - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (DE))
        Poster_INFIERI-gizem.pdf
      • 15:20
        CMS track reconstruction performance during Run 3 10m
        Speaker: Ruben Forti (Universita & INFN Pisa (IT))
        CMS_track_reconstruction_performance_INFIERI.PDF
      • 15:20
        PARTICLE THERAPY AND FLASH THERAPY: A glimpse into the future of cancer treatments 10m
        Speaker: Mattia Pesaresi (Department of Physics and Astronomy, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, IT)
        Poster_INFIERI_PesaresiMattia.pdf
      • 15:30
        FLASHSIM: END-TO-END SIMULATION WITH FLOW MATCHING 10m
        Speaker: Francesco Vaselli (Scuola Normale Superiore & INFN Pisa (IT))
        poster_vaselli_infieri.pdf
      • 15:30
        SILICON SENSORS FOR HIGH PRECISION 4D TRACKING: THE RESISTIVE SILICON DETECTOR 10m
        Speaker: Leonardo Lanteri (Universita e INFN Torino (IT))
        poster_pisa-lanteri.pdf
      • 15:40
        Simulation on the improved Resistive Plate Chamber (iRPC) Performance using Garfield++ 10m
        Speaker: Tahany Elhussieny Abdelhameid (ENHEP Egyptian Network of High Energy Physics (EG))
        PISA iRPC PosterTahany.pdf
      • 15:40
        Timing resolution of thin LGAD sensors in high radiation environments 10m
        Speaker: Robert Stephen White (Universita e INFN Torino (IT))
        INFIERI2025_Poster_RobertWhite.pdf
      • 15:50
        LATTICE QCD – QUARK PHASE TRANSITION AND MESON DECAY 10m
        Speaker: Gaia Domenici (Physics department, UNIPI, Pisa, IT)
        poster_Domenici_Gaia_INFIERI2025.pdf
      • 15:50
        SEARCH FOR NEW PHYSICS IN THE t¯t+MET FINAL STATE WITH THE ATLAS EXPERIMENT 10m
        Speaker: Mr Daniele Dal Santo (Universität Bern)
        poster_Dal_Santo.pdf
      • 16:00
        Advancing Accessible High-Resolution SPECT Imaging with VIP-Based Detectors 10m
        Speaker: Salvador Moreno (IFAE, Barcelona,SP)
        Poster_Infieri_Salvador.pdf
      • 16:00
        THE MöSSBAUER EFFECT 10m
        Speaker: Filippo Fedi (UNIPI, Physics Department, Pisa, IT)
        Poster Fedi INFIERI.pdf
      • 16:10
        Machine-Learning-Based Vertex Reconstruc6on with MTD Track Timing at CMS 10m
        Speaker: Prabhat Solanki (Universita & INFN Pisa (IT))
        poster_infieri_new-solanki.pdf
      • 16:10
        Understanding the background of the Imaging X-ray Polarimeter Explorer (IXPE) 10m
        Speaker: Stefano Silvestri (INFN and University of Pisa, IT)
        BKG-INFIERI2025.pdf
      • 16:20
        Development of Transition Edge Sensors - Tc dependence on cross-section of Nb wires 10m
        Speaker: Anastasia Kotsovolou (Dipartimento di Fisica E. Fermi, Università di Pisa & INFN-Piisa, IT)
        PosterAnastasia-INFIERI2025.pdf
      • 16:20
        Study of the Virgo SuperAttenuator vertical control to improve low frequency performance 10m
        Speaker: Maria Antonietta Palaia (University of Pisa, INFN-Pisa, IT)
        poster_INFIERI_palaia.pdf
      • 16:30
        Electrolyte-Tunable Confined Polyamine Transport in Carbon Nanotube Arrays 10m
        Speaker: Giuseppe Mattia Amato (ntegrated Science Program, Northwestern University, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208)
        amato.pdf
      • 16:30
        GWBird:a toolkit for the characterization of the Stochastic Gravitational Wave Background for Ground, Space, and Pulsar Timing Array detectors 10m
        Speaker: Ilaria Caporali (UNIPI & INFN-Pisa, IT)
        GWBird_infieri_poster_IC.pdf
      • 16:40
        A novel Low Gain Avalanche Diode design: MARTHA 10m
        Speaker: Esther Constanze Wais (Hamburg University (DE))
        Wais_Experiment.pdf
      • 16:40
        Squeezed-Vacuum States for enhanced Quantum Metrology 10m
        Speaker: Hamza Hasnaoui (Department. of Industrial Engineering, University of Trento and INFN-TIFPA)
        PowerPoint PresentationHamze - 1757332084297_INFIERI poster_Hamza_Hasnaoui.pdf
      • 16:50
        Development and Commissioning of a Cost-Efficient Positron Emission 10m
        Speaker: Yannick Hartych (Ruth University Bochum, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Chair of Experimental Physics I – Experimental Hadron Physics,, DE)
        INFIERi2025-Yannickl.pdf
      • 16:50
        Optimization of a classifier for the detection of bundle branch blocks in an electrocardiogram using TensorFlow Lite Micro 10m
        Speaker: Moises Meza-Rodriguez (Biomedical Engineering Laboratory / Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, PE)
        version1-moises.pdf
      • 17:00
        Design of a multi-function ASIC for reading out large SiPM-based systems 10m
        Speaker: Martina Cucinotta (Universita di Siena & INFN Pisa (IT))
        Poster_INFIERI_2025_Cucinotta (2).pdf
      • 17:00
        Mechanical Characterization of Thin W+Au, Mo+Au, and Carbon Wires for Drift Chamber Applications 10m
        Speaker: Muhammad Saiel (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT))
        MSaied-INFIERI_School_poster.pdf
      • 17:10
        Cluster Counting with Transformer-based Model 10m
        Speaker: Asif Ali (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT))
        Infieri_poster.pdf
      • 17:10
        Leveraging Quantum Machine Learning to Explore Novel Phenomena in Top Quark Interactions 10m
        Speaker: Parichehr Kangazian, (Isfahan University of Technology, Department of Physics, Iran)
        Infeiry-Poster (22).pdf
        Remote presentation
      • 17:20
        DAQPath: A Toolkit for Resilient, Asynchronous DAQ on FPGA 10m
        Speaker: Marco Riggirello (Scuola Normale Superiore & INFN Pisa (IT))
        Infieri-Rigggirello..pdf
      • 17:20
        The X2O FED for the CMS Cathode Strip Chambers 10m
        Speaker: Nick Manganelli (Northeastern University (US))
        NickManganelli_X2O.pdf
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