NorCC Annual Workshop 2025

17 Sept 2025, 09:00 → 18 Sept 2025, 15:00 Europe/Zurich

Eli Baeverfjord Rye (University of Oslo (NO)), Heidi Sandaker (University of Oslo (NO))

Welcome to NorCC’s Annual Workshop 2025!

This year, the workshop will be held fully online.

With so much happening in our community, we expect the workshop to offer engaging discussions and relevant topics for everyone.

The workshop is open to all — we hope to see many of you there!

 

 

     

Wednesday 17 September

1 Welcome

Speaker: Heidi Sandaker (University of Oslo (NO))

2025_Workshop_intro.pdf

Session 1: Exploiting High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider

Conveners: Prof. Anna Lipniacka (University of Bergen (NO)), Prof. Farid Ould-Saada (University of Oslo (NO)), Ionut Cristian Arsene (University of Oslo (NO)), Dr Trygve Buanes (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (NO))

2 ALICE upgrade projects for the HL - LHC

Speakers: Prof. Johan Alme (University of Bergen (NO)), Jorgen Lien (University of South-Eastern Norway (NO))

ALICE3_NorCC_Workshop_Sept2025.pdf

ALICE3_NorCC_Workshop_Sept2025.pptx

FoCal-ITS3-NorCC_workshop_17.9.25.pdf

FoCal-ITS3-NorCC_workshop_17.9.25.pptx

3 Heavy-ion physics at the HL - LHC

Speaker: Ingrid Mckibben Lofnes (University of Bergen (NO))

NorCC_2025_ILofnes.pdf

4 Towards the Discovery of DiHiggs Production at the HL-LHC

Speaker: David Richard Shope (University of Oslo (NO))

Towards_the_Discovery_of_DiHiggs_Production_at_the_HL-LHC_September_17_2025.pdf

5 Computing needs for the HL-LHC

Speaker: James Catmore (University of Oslo (NO))

norccWorkshop_computing.pdf

6 Machine learning for the HL-LHC

Speaker: Dr Trygve Buanes (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (NO))

20250917 ML HL-LHC.pdf

10:50 Break

12:00 Lunch

Session 3: Accelerators now and in the future

Convener: Erik Adli (University of Oslo (NO))

7 Research towards future colliders at CERN

Speaker: Erik Adli (University of Oslo (NO))

20250917___NORCC_2025_accelerators.pdf

20250917___NORCC_2025_accelerators.pptx

8 Future directions in plasma-acceleration

Speaker: Dr Carl A. Lindstrøm

Future directions in plasma acceleration (Lindstrøm, NorCC workshop, 17 Sep 2025).pdf

9 Future directions in particle therapy/medical collaborations with CERN

Speaker: Kyrre Ness Sjøbæk (University of Oslo)

2025-09-17-NorCC-CERN-medical-expanded.pdf

10 ABEL: a “system code” for complex particle accelerators

Speaker: Jian Bin Ben Chen (University of Oslo (NO))

NorCC Talk 2025-09-17.key

NorCC Talk 2025-09-17.pdf

11 Discussion, future accelerator research

Speaker: Erik Adli (University of Oslo (NO))

Session 4: Update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics

Conveners: Prof. Farid Ould-Saada (University of Oslo (NO)), Heidi Sandaker (University of Oslo (NO))

12 ESG update

• Short summary from Venice
• Discussion

Speaker: Heidi Sandaker (University of Oslo (NO))

ESPP_Venice_Summary_2025.06.27.pdf

Norwegian input to the stratety

13 New CERN Flagship - update + discussion

• News on LC
• News on other flagships / or input from countries differing from ours from the written submission in spring
• Discussion

Speaker: Erik Adli (University of Oslo (NO))

15:00 Break

Session 4: Update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics: Continued

Conveners: Prof. Farid Ould-Saada (University of Oslo (NO)), Heidi Sandaker (University of Oslo (NO))

14 Nordic interest and collaboration

• Intro
• Short introduction
• Discussion

Speaker: Anna Lipniacka

nordic-strategy.pdf

15 Process towards end of 2025 - new national input?

• Reminder of timeline
• Special topics: Environmental issues, recruitment and employment, …
• Updated national input?
• Discussion

Speaker: Heidi Sandaker (University of Oslo (NO))

Workshop_ESG .pdf

Thursday 18 September

Session 5: R&D Networks and Technology

Conveners: Are Strandlie (University of Oslo (NO)), Dr Eirik Gramstad (University of Oslo (NO)), Jorgen Lien (University of South-Eastern Norway (NO)), Oystein Midttun (University of Agder (NO)), Simen Hellesund (University of Bergen (NO)), Dr Steffen Maeland (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences)

16 Network 1 : R&D Detectors and electronics

Speakers: Jorgen Lien (University of South-Eastern Norway (NO)), Simen Hellesund (University of Bergen (NO))

NorCC Workshop 25 Detector Network.pdf

17 Network 2: R&D computing, machine learning/AI

Speakers: Dr Eirik Gramstad (University of Oslo (NO)), Dr Steffen Maeland (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences)

NorCC_general_092025.pdf

18 Discussion

Speakers: Are Strandlie (Fysisk institutt), Dr Eirik Gramstad (University of Oslo (NO)), Jorgen Lien (University of South-Eastern Norway (NO)), Oystein Midttun (University of Agder (NO)), Simen Hellesund (University of Bergen (NO)), Dr Steffen Maeland (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences)

10:00 Break

Session 6: NorCC-II and NorLHC-III applications

Conveners: Heidi Sandaker (University of Oslo (NO)), Prof. Johan Alme (University of Bergen (NO))

NorLHC-III-NorCC_workshop_18.9.25.pdf

NorLHC-III-NorCC_workshop_18.9.25.pptx

Session 7: Attracting more students / student environment

Conveners: Jan Malamant (University of Oslo (NO)), Jenny Lunde (University of Oslo (NO)), Martin Foll (University of Oslo (NO)), Synne Sandnes

YRC-discussion-2025-Norcc.pdf

19 Closing statement

Speaker: Heidi Sandaker (University of Oslo (NO))

2025_Workshop_closeout.pdf

12:15 Lunch

20 NorCC Governing Board meeting