Workshop: Intelligent Urban Infrastructure - Insights from CERN and its technologies
(in collaboration with Impact Hub Geneva)
CERN's expertise builds broadly on three technical fields: accelerators, detectors and computing. Behind these three pillars of technology, lies a great number of areas of expertise: from cryogenics to ultra-high vacuums, from particle tracking and radiation monitoring to superconductivity and many more. These technologies, and the human expertise associated with them, translate into positive impact on society in many different fields, such as environmental applications, public health and digitalisation & connectivity.
The aim of this workshop is to combine the minds of CERN experts and urban specialists, together finding ways on how the know-how and technologies developed at CERN could contribute towards engineering the city of tomorrow, including adressing questions such as:
· What can urban systems learn from CERN's control systems and infrastructure monitoring?
· How might we adapt real-time data acquisition and fault detection systems (like those used in the LHC) to optimise energy grids, water networks, or building operations?
· How do we ensure scalability, resilience, and transparency in smart infrastructure inspired by CERN's systems engineering?
· Which innovative CERN technologies, such as superconducting magnets or cryogenics, could inspire urban experts in areas like energy efficiency?
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14:00 |
Arrival at CERN IdeaSquare & refreshments (please be punctual) |
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14:15 |
Visits of a selection of CERN sites, including CERN’s Synchocyclothron and the ATLAS Experiment |
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16:15 |
Coffee break and refreshments |
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16:30 |
Start of workshop – Introduction and context Dante Larini, Public Event Curator, CERN · Welcome and general introduction to the project and the participating experts · Presentation of “who is in the room” (participants) and a few words on their solution needs / interests
Energyser - concrete application of CERN technologies Knowledge Transfer Success Stories Han Hubert Dols, Section Leader of the Business Development & Entrepreneurship Section, CERN
Explanation of the session format Felix Stähli, Co-Founder, Impact Hub Geneva and Host of the workshop |
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16:50 |
Pitches of innovations from CERN Technologies · Energy Monitoring and Forecasting Anargyros Kiourkos, Senior Software Engineer · The White Rabbit Project Amanda Diez Fernandez, Knowledge Transfer Officer · Edge computing and hls4ml (Digital Twins) Maurizio Pierini, CMS Physicist · Super Conducting Technologies Amalia Ballarino, Section leader of super-conducting materials |
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17:05 |
Division into groups Group Discussions Round 1:
What is/are the problem(s) that the technology can solve ? What is the solution(s) the technologies provide(s) in an urban context ? |
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17:25 |
Round 2 (participants change groups)
What is/are the business model(s) to deploy the technology as a solution(s) ? What is the team and what partnerships are required ? |
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17:50 |
Presentation of findings of group discussion in plenary and feedback |
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18:10 |
Plenary discussion & presentation of the CERN Green Village Initative Frédéric Magnin, Civil Engineer at Sustainability Officer CERN |
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18:25 |
Concluding remarks Felix Stähli, Co-Founder, Impact Hub Geneva and Host of the workshop |
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18:30 |
Networking Reception at Science Gateway (entrance via auditorium foyer) |
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20:00 |
Start of the public event “Sparks! Imagining Quantum City” |
