MPGD 2026

from Monday, August 31, 2026 (8:00 AM) to Friday, September 4, 2026 (6:00 PM)
Masarykova Kolej Congress Centre, Czech Technical University in Prague

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
Aug 31, 2026
Sep 1, 2026
Sep 2, 2026
Sep 3, 2026
Sep 4, 2026
AM
8:00 AM
Arrival and registration (until 9:15 AM)
9:15 AM
Conference opening session (until 9:45 AM)
9:45 AM
Invited sessions - Stanislav Pospisil (Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague) (until 10:25 AM)
9:45 AM A 25-Year Scientific Journey: IEAP's Contributions to the ATLAS, and MoEDAL Experiments, CERN Detector R&D and the Medipix2/3/4 Collaborations - Stanislav Pospisil (Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague)  
10:25 AM
Plenary Session - Petr Burian (Czech Technical University in Prague (CZ)) (until 11:05 AM)
10:25 AM Development of the FATIC front-end electronics for the Muon detector at the LHCb Upgrade II - Dr Liliana Congedo (INFN Bari (IT))  
10:45 AM The Stabilized Voltage Divider – A Rate-Capable HV-Scheme for GEMs - Jakob Quentin Krauss (University of Bonn (DE))  
11:05 AM --- Coffee break ---
11:25 AM
Plenary Session - Petr Burian (Czech Technical University in Prague (CZ)) (until 12:45 PM)
11:25 AM Progress on the design and testing of the Lateral and Central modules of large area Micromegas for AMBER experiment - Maxim Alexeev (Universita e INFN Torino (IT))  
11:45 AM The SALSA versatile readout ASIC for MPGD detectors - Damien Neyret (CEA IRFU, Université Paris-Saclay (FR))  
12:05 PM Modular and scalable DAQ system for GEM detectors - Bartłomiej Łach (AGH University of Krakow)  
12:25 PM High Granularity Readout Time Projection Chamber R&D for Future Circular e+e- Collider - Huirong Qi (Institute of High Energy Physics, CAS)  
9:00 AM
Invited sessions - Michael Campbell (CERN) (until 9:40 AM)
9:00 AM The Timepix ASIC family and gas detector readout - Michael Campbell (CERN)  
9:40 AM
Plenary Session -Mrs Mária Slavíčková (IEAP CTU in Prague) (until 10:40 AM)
9:40 AM Development of wavelength-shifting MPGD structures for ultra-cold Argon applications - Mr Diego Rodas Rodriguez (Astrocent /CAMK PAN)  
10:00 AM Advances in photocathode development for PICOSEC Micromegas precise-timing detectors - Marta Lisowska (CERN)  
10:20 AM Visible light gas-PMT based on triple Micromegas - Kunyu Liang  
10:40 AM
Flash talks (until 11:10 AM)
10:40 AM Latest progress on the PandaX-III experiment - Yuanchun Liu (SJTU)  
10:43 AM Precision Tracking with Capacitive Charge Sharing in Resistive Micromegas for FCC-ee - Kacper Chmiel (Universita e INFN Roma Tre (IT))  
10:46 AM A Low-Threshold Integrated MPGD - Tanner Polischuk  
10:49 AM Latest Results and Applications of the GEMPix4 - Lucian Scharenberg (Weizmann Institute of Science (IL))  
10:52 AM Embedding of a Timepix4 ASIC into a Micro-Pattern Gaseous Detector - Ms Eliška Jelínková (CERN)  
10:55 AM LASER characterization of T2K High Angle TPCs - Matteo Feltre (Universita e INFN, Padova (IT))  
10:58 AM Development challenges of a new large area Micromegas detector for AMBER experiment and optimisation of their ToRA based readout - Lorenzo Maria Marcellino (Universita e INFN Torino (IT))  
11:01 AM Planar GEM-based Tracking Detectors for AMBER - Jan Bjorn Paschek (University of Bonn (DE))  
11:04 AM Direct-Beam GridPix Studies for FASERν detector upgrade - Konstantinos Spyrou (University of Bonn (DE))  
11:07 AM Performance Studies of Gaseous Detectors for HEP Applications - Mr SUBIR MANDAL (Bose Institute)  
11:10 AM --- Coffee break ---
11:30 AM
Plenary Session (until 12:50 PM)
11:30 AM µ-RWELL R&D activities for the IDEA muon system at FCC-ee - Emma Di Fiore (Universita e INFN, Ferrara (IT))  
11:50 AM Performance of cylindrical μRGroove in magnetic field - Qixuan Huang (University of Science and Technology of China (CN))  
12:10 PM The CGEM-IT detector of the BESIII experiment - Michela Greco (INFN-UniTO)  
12:30 PM Micromegas Performance in the ATLAS Muon Spectrometer New Small Wheel: First Four Years of Operation - Valerio D'Amico (Ludwig Maximilians Universitat (DE))  
9:00 AM
Invited sessions - Jochen Kaminski (University of Bonn (DE)) (until 9:40 AM)
9:00 AM Invited speaker: Jochen Kaminski - Jochen Kaminski (University of Bonn (DE))  
9:40 AM
Plenary Session (until 11:00 AM)
9:40 AM The CYGNO experiment - Stefano Piacentini  
10:00 AM Gas Pixel MPGD for Migdal Effect Observation - Qian Liu  
10:20 AM TREX-DM: a TPC with GEM+Micromegas detection system for low mass WIMP searches - Ana Quintana García  
10:40 AM Status of C/N-1.0: Large gaseous detector for direction-sensitive dark matter search - Ryota Namai (Kobe University)  
11:00 AM --- Coffee break ---
11:20 AM
Plenary Session (until 12:40 PM)
11:20 AM Development of a hadronic calorimeter read out by resistive micro-pattern gaseous detector for future collider experiments - Antonello Pellecchia (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT))  
11:40 AM The Micromega detectors of the PADME experiment - Chiara Arcangeletti (INFN e Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (IT))  
12:00 PM Performance of the new T2K High Angle TPCs - Daniele D'Ago (Universita e INFN, Padova (IT))  
12:20 PM Development of a charge-sharing Micromegas detector with a pixel-strip hybrid readout - Eshita Vinay Kumar (Ludwig Maximilians Universitat (DE))  
8:00 AM
Tours (until 12:30 PM)
9:00 AM
Invited sessions - Oliver Kortner (Max-Planck-Institut fuer Physik (Werner-Heisenberg-Institut) (D) (until 9:40 AM)
9:00 AM Gaseous Ionization Detectors in the FCC-ee Era - Oliver Kortner (Max Planck Society (DE))  
9:40 AM
Plenary Session (until 10:40 AM)
9:40 AM Double Micro-Mesh (DMM) detectors for low-pressure TPC applications in the direct measurement of 12C+12C reaction at stellar energies - Prof. Zhiyong Zhang (USTC)  
10:00 AM A Monolithic Gas Pixel Detector with on On‑Chip Micro‑Gap Amplification - Luca Baldini  
10:20 AM μ-RWELL Technology: Practical Rules for Design, Manufacturing and Safe Operation - Gianfranco Morello (INFN e Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (IT))  
10:40 AM --- Coffee break ---
11:00 AM
Plenary Session (until 12:00 PM)
11:00 AM Development of GEM-based detectors to study of X-rays emission during in-vacuum discharges at the High Voltage Padova Test Facility - Gabriele Croci (Universita & INFN, Milano-Bicocca (IT))  
11:20 AM Construction and test of a µRGroove based transition radiation detector prototype - Guofeng Song (University of Science and Technology of China)  
11:40 AM A new design of secondary electron detector for low-energy radioactive ion beam - Julien PANCIN (GANIL)  
PM
12:45 PM --- Lunch ---
2:00 PM
Invited sessions -Dr Jerry Vavra (SLAC) (until 2:40 PM)
2:00 PM Development of high-resolution timing technique in the past 25 years - Dr Jerry Vavra (SLAC)  
2:40 PM
Plenary Session (until 4:00 PM)
2:40 PM Optical readout of MPGDs with SiPMs - Florian Maximilian Brunbauer (CERN)  
3:00 PM Optical time projection chamber measurements with an intensified sCMOS camera - Dr Lindsey Bignell (Department of Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications, The Australian National University)  
3:20 PM Optimization of optical readout micromegas detectors for spatial resolution with X-rays and beta imaging - Elisavet Fasoula (Université Paris-Saclay (FR))  
3:40 PM Optical Readout of Particle Beam Profile with MPGD - Bernd Schoenfelder (Technische Universitaet Wien (AT))  
4:00 PM
Flash talks (until 4:30 PM)
4:00 PM Response and Performance Optimization of Triple-GEM Detectors for Different Hadrons and Leptons - Mr Poojan Angiras (Indian Institute of Technology Mandi - IIT-Mandi (IN))  
4:03 PM Improving Gain and Mitigating Ion Backflow in Triple and Cascaded GEM Detectors via Structural Optimization - Mohammad Mondal (Indian Institute of Technology Mandi - IIT-Mandi (IN))  
4:06 PM Saturation effect in CYGNO GEM-based detectors and correction at high gain - Stefano Piacentini Davide Fiorina (GSSI & INFN LNGS)  
4:09 PM Systematic study of gas stability for environment robust gem based detectors - Mr Daniel Neves Fachieri  
4:12 PM Surface mechanisms governing long-term stability of GEM detectors in CO_2-based gaseous mixtures - Willian Da Silva (Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP) (BR))  
4:15 PM Discharge Damage Studies on GEM - Seulgi Kim (University of Seoul (KR))  
4:18 PM Aging Study of the CMS ME0 Triple-GEM Detector for the HL-LHC Upgrade - Mr WooJong Kim (University of Seoul, Department of Physics (KR))  
4:21 PM Study of discharges in CMS GEM Detectors - Simone Calzaferri (Yonsei University (KR))  
4:24 PM Automating GEM Quality Control for CMS - Abdullah Alsabban (Effat University (SA))  
4:30 PM --- Coffee break ---
4:50 PM
Plenary Session - Babar Ali (Czech Technical University in Prague (CZ)) (until 6:30 PM)
4:50 PM Studies on the effects of THGEM rim-width on charge accumulation and avalanche to streamer transition by numerical modelling - Abhijit Pal (Adamas University) PURBA BHATTACHARYA (Adamas University, Kolkata, India)  
5:10 PM Experimental and Numerical Studies of Resistive and Non-Resistive Micromegas for Muon Imaging - Shubhabrata Dutta (Atomic, Nuclear and High Energy Physics Group, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, A CI of Homi Bhabha National Institute, 1/AF Block, Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, West Bengal, India.) Saikat Ghosh (Atomic, Nuclear and High Energy Physics Group, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, A CI of Homi Bhabha National Institute, 1/AF Block, Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, West Bengal, India.)  
5:30 PM Development of a large area DMM-based photodetector for the RICH detector in STCF - Xu Wang (University of Science and Technology of China (CN))  
5:50 PM PICOSEC Timing with Graph Neural Networks - Ioannis Karakoulias  
6:10 PM Simulation and Reconstruction of e+ and e- Trajectories in a Time Projection Chamber with Orthogonal Fields - Martin Vavřík (IEAP CTU)  
6:30 PM
Welcome reception (until 8:00 PM)
12:50 PM --- Lunch ---
2:00 PM
Invited sessions - Rui De Oliveira (CERN) (until 2:40 PM)
2:00 PM Invited speaker: Rui De Oliveira - Rui De Oliveira (CERN)  
2:40 PM
Plenary Session (until 4:20 PM)
2:40 PM The G-RWELL: a high-rate resistive MPGD for the LHCb Upgrade II Muon system - Francesco Debernardis (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT))  
3:00 PM Performance of the Full-scale Prototype for ePIC's G-RWELL Endcap Tracker - Elena Sidoretti  
3:20 PM An Overview of Large-area MPGDs for Upcoming Physics Programs at Jefferson Lab - Prof. Huong Nguyen (University of Virginia (US))  
3:40 PM Operation of the CMS GE1/1 GEM Detector in Run 3: Performance and Lessons Learned - Pieter Everaerts (University of Wisconsin (US))  
4:00 PM Phase 2 Upgrade of the CMS GEM System with ME0: Plans and Progress - Antonello Pellecchia (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT))  
4:20 PM --- Coffee break ---
4:40 PM
Poster session (until 6:20 PM)
6:20 PM
Social events (until 8:20 PM)
12:40 PM --- Lunch ---
2:00 PM
Invited sessions - Paolo Soffitta (until 2:40 PM)
2:00 PM Astronomical X-ray and Gamma-ray Polarimetry: From IXPE to Future Opportunities - Paolo Soffitta  
2:40 PM
Plenary Session (until 4:00 PM)
2:40 PM Micro-Pattern Gas Detectors for Low-Energy Nuclear Physics: Status and Prospects at FRIB - Marco Cortesi (Michigan State University (US))  
3:00 PM µRWELL detectors for the MUSHROOM spectrometer at ISIS - Davide Raspino  
3:20 PM A prototype neutron spectrometer based on MICROMEGAS detector for solar physics - Prof. Paolo Maestro (Universita & INFN Pisa (IT))  
3:40 PM Gaseous Detectors for Hard X-ray Polarimetry: from EXPO to Wide-Field Hard X-ray TPCs - Stefano Piacentini Davide Fiorina (GSSI & INFN LNGS)  
4:00 PM
Flash talks (until 4:30 PM)
4:00 PM Fabrication and Preliminary Characterization of Laser-Ablated GEM Foils for Rapid Prototyping Applications - Daniel Estevao (Universidade de São Paulo)  
4:03 PM GEM production and quality assurance at the FTD - Tim Schuttler (University of Bonn (DE))  
4:06 PM Suitability of THGEMs Fabricated in India for Muography Applications: Efficiency and Position Resolution - Prof. Nayana Majumdar (Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, A CI of Homi Bhabha National Institute.) Mr Saikat Ghosh (Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, a CI of Homi Bhabha National Institute, India.)  
4:09 PM Nuclide Identification/classification Using 1D CNNs on Augmented Log Z Score Spectral Fingerprints from GEM Detectors: A Generalized Deep Learning Framework - Muhammad Usman Uraf Ishafaq  
4:12 PM Performance Evaluation and Simulation of MWPCs for the ALICE 3 Muon Identification System - Daniel Szaraz (HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics (HU))  
4:15 PM Thermal and epithermal boron-coated neutron monitor based on μRWELLs - Giorgio Canezin (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics, University of Coimbra)  
4:18 PM Development and performance of the IAXO-D1 Micromegas prototypes for the IAXO Experiment - Jorge Porrón Lafuente  
4:21 PM Thin Floating Strip Micromegas for clinical Proton CT: Detector Design, Signal Formation and Discharge Protection - Max Meurer (LMU Munich)  
4:24 PM Optimisation of Femtosecond Laser Processing Routes for Glass-Based Micro-Pattern Gaseous Detectors - Asta Tamulevičienė (Kaunas University of Technology)  
4:30 PM --- Coffee break ---
4:50 PM
Plenary Session (until 6:30 PM)
4:50 PM Quality Management for the Mass-production of GEM Foil - Dr Dong Hyun Kim (University of Seoul & Kyungpook National University (KR))  
5:10 PM From CMS GEM Mass Production to microRWELL R&D: Status of the Korean MPGD Infrastructure - Inseok Yoon (Seoul National University (KR))  
5:30 PM Suppressing GEM-Foil Creep-Induced Gain Nonuniformity in the NinjaSat-2 LCP-GEM Detector - Satoko Iwata (Tokyo University of Science / RIKEN)  
5:50 PM New developments in MPGD manufacturing with the MPT Magnetron Sputtering Machine - Karl Jonathan Floethner (CERN)  
6:10 PM Development of Large-Area Resistive Micromegas Detectors for the MX17 Experiment at n_TOF - Stephan Aune (CEA Saclay)  
12:30 PM
Group photo (until 12:50 PM)
12:50 PM --- Lunch ---
2:00 PM
Invited sessions - Gregor Kramberger (Jozef Stefan Institute (SI)) (until 2:40 PM)
2:00 PM Invited speaker: Gregor Kramberger - Gregor Kramberger (Jozef Stefan Institute (SI))  
2:40 PM
Plenary Session (until 3:40 PM)
2:40 PM The MultiStrip Proportional Chamber: a MWPC-inspired new detector based on MPGD techniques - Matteo Giovannetti (INFN e Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (IT))  
3:00 PM Developments for Spherical Proportional Counters - Philippe Gros  
3:20 PM Searching for X17 at n\_TOF with Large Area Micromegas Detectors in $\mu$TPC Mode - Dylan Neff (The University of Manchester (GB))  
3:40 PM
Flash talks (until 4:10 PM)
3:40 PM The effect of hole geometry on the ion-backflow of a single gas electron multiplier foil - Hussam Badran (Helsinki Institute of Physics (FI))  
3:43 PM Influence of hole-shape in the performance of wavelength-shifting MPGDs - Pedro Alberto Oliveira Costa E Silva (Polish Academy of Sciences (PL))  
3:46 PM Gaseous wavelength shifting in CF4-systems from microscopics - Diego Gonzalez Diaz (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (ES))  
3:49 PM Development of an Optical Readout Micromegas with resistive glass - Cong Liu  
3:52 PM Low-Pressure MICROMEGAS: Experimental Characterization and Predictive Simulation - Federico Pilo (Universita & INFN Pisa (IT))  
3:55 PM Signal Transport and Avalanche Multiplication in AAO-Based Nano-Patterned Gaseous Detectors - Dr Yalcin Kalkan (Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University (TR))  
3:58 PM Development of large-area μRGroove detectors - Dr Lunlin Shang (Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)  
4:01 PM Design and Implementation of a Highly Integrated Embedded Event Receiver Based on MicroTCA.4 for the CSNS-II Timing System - peng zhu  
4:04 PM Readout firmware for resistive wire tubes for neutron scattering applications with the CAEN R5560 ADC - Dr Davide Raspino  
4:10 PM --- Coffee break ---
4:30 PM
Plenary Session (until 5:47 PM)
4:30 PM Study of a new ecofriendly gas mixture for the PICOSEC-Micromegas detector - Matteo Brunoldi (Pavia University and INFN (IT))  
4:50 PM CF4 Reduction Studies for µRWELL Detectors - Stefania Juks (Université Paris-Saclay (FR))  
5:10 PM Performance of Low-Material Budget Metallic Micromegas Trackers for the P2 Experiment - Alexandra Kallitsopoulou (CEA / IRFU / Université Paris-Saclay (FR))  
5:30 PM Low pressure and low energy studies of μ-RWELL in planar and cylindrical geometries - Soham Chakraborty  
7:00 PM
Social events (until 10:00 PM)
12:00 PM
Prize ceremony (until 12:30 PM)
12:30 PM
Closing session (until 12:50 PM)
12:50 PM --- Lunch ---