NorCC Annual Workshop 2025

from Wednesday, 17 September 2025 (09:00) to Thursday, 18 September 2025 (15:00)


        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
17 Sept 2025
18 Sept 2025
AM
09:00 Welcome - Heidi Sandaker (University of Oslo (NO))  
09:05
Session 1: Exploiting High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider - Ionut Cristian Arsene (University of Oslo (NO)) Dr Trygve Buanes (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (NO)) Prof. Farid Ould-Saada (University of Oslo (NO)) Prof. Anna Lipniacka (University of Bergen (NO)) (until 10:50)
09:05 ALICE upgrade projects for the HL - LHC - Prof. Johan Alme (University of Bergen (NO)) Jorgen Lien (University of South-Eastern Norway (NO))  
09:30 Heavy-ion physics at the HL - LHC - Ingrid Mckibben Lofnes (University of Bergen (NO))  
09:55 Towards the Discovery of DiHiggs Production at the HL-LHC - David Richard Shope (University of Oslo (NO))  
10:20 Computing needs for the HL-LHC - James Catmore (University of Oslo (NO))  
10:40 Machine learning for the HL-LHC - Dr Trygve Buanes (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (NO))  
10:50 --- Break ---
08:30
Session 5: R&D Networks and Technology - Oystein Midttun (University of Agder (NO)) Dr Eirik Gramstad (University of Oslo (NO)) Jorgen Lien (University of South-Eastern Norway (NO)) Dr Steffen Maeland (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences) Are Strandlie (University of Oslo (NO)) Simen Hellesund (University of Bergen (NO)) (until 10:00)
08:40 Network 1 : R&D Detectors and electronics - Jorgen Lien (University of South-Eastern Norway (NO)) Simen Hellesund (University of Bergen (NO))  
09:05 Network 2: R&D computing, machine learning/AI - Dr Steffen Maeland (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences) Dr Eirik Gramstad (University of Oslo (NO))  
09:30 Discussion - Dr Steffen Maeland (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences) Simen Hellesund (University of Bergen (NO)) Oystein Midttun (University of Agder (NO)) Jorgen Lien (University of South-Eastern Norway (NO)) Dr Eirik Gramstad (University of Oslo (NO)) Are Strandlie (Fysisk institutt)  
10:00 --- Break ---
10:10
Session 6: NorCC-II and NorLHC-III applications -Prof. Johan Alme (University of Bergen (NO)) Heidi Sandaker (University of Oslo (NO)) (until 11:10)
11:10
Session 7: Attracting more students / student environment - Jan Malamant (University of Oslo (NO)) Martin Foll (University of Oslo (NO)) Jenny Lunde (University of Oslo (NO)) Synne Sandnes (until 12:10)
PM
12:00 --- Lunch ---
13:00
Session 3: Accelerators now and in the future - Erik Adli (University of Oslo (NO)) (until 14:00)
13:00 Research towards future colliders at CERN - Erik Adli (University of Oslo (NO))  
13:15 Future directions in plasma-acceleration - Dr Carl A. Lindstrøm  
13:30 Future directions in particle therapy/medical collaborations with CERN - Kyrre Ness Sjøbæk (University of Oslo)  
13:40 ABEL: a “system code” for complex particle accelerators - Jian Bin Ben Chen (University of Oslo (NO))  
13:50 Discussion, future accelerator research - Erik Adli (University of Oslo (NO))  
14:00
Session 4: Update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics - Heidi Sandaker (University of Oslo (NO)) Prof. Farid Ould-Saada (University of Oslo (NO)) (until 15:00)
14:00 ESG update - Heidi Sandaker (University of Oslo (NO))  
14:30 New CERN Flagship - update + discussion - Erik Adli (University of Oslo (NO))  
15:00 --- Break ---
15:15
Session 4: Update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics -Prof. Farid Ould-Saada (University of Oslo (NO)) Heidi Sandaker (University of Oslo (NO)) (until 17:00)
15:15 Nordic interest and collaboration - Anna Lipniacka  
15:45 Process towards end of 2025 - new national input? - Heidi Sandaker (University of Oslo (NO))  
12:10 Closing statement - Heidi Sandaker (University of Oslo (NO))  
12:15 --- Lunch ---
13:15 NorCC Governing Board meeting