CERN School of Computing - Latin America 2026

from Sunday 11 January 2026 (15:00) to Saturday 24 January 2026 (12:00)
Lo Contador Campus

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
11 Jan 2026
12 Jan 2026
13 Jan 2026
14 Jan 2026
15 Jan 2026
16 Jan 2026
17 Jan 2026
18 Jan 2026
19 Jan 2026
20 Jan 2026
21 Jan 2026
22 Jan 2026
23 Jan 2026
24 Jan 2026
AM
09:00 Welcome and Opening Ceremony - Felipe Andres Olivares Leon (Millennium Institute for Subatomic Physics at High Energy Frontier (CL)) Alberto Pace (CERN)  
10:30 --- Break ---
11:00 --- Announcements ---
11:15 --- Spare ---
11:30 Introduction to Physics L1 - Helena Brandao Malbouisson (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR))  
08:45 Introduction to Physics L2 - Helena Brandao Malbouisson (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR))  
09:45 Data Science L1 - Leonid Serkin (ICN-UNAM (MX))  
10:45 --- Announcements ---
11:00 --- Coffee break ---
11:30 Software design L1 - Arturo Sanchez Pineda  
08:45 Data Analysis L1 - Toni Sculac (University of Split Faculty of Science (HR))  
09:45 Software design L2 - Arturo Sanchez Pineda  
10:45 --- Announcements ---
11:00 --- Coffee break ---
11:30 Databases L1 - Andrzej Nowicki (CERN)  
08:45 Databases L2 - Andrzej Nowicki (CERN)  
09:45 Data Analysis L2 - Toni Sculac (University of Split Faculty of Science (HR))  
10:45 --- Announcements ---
11:00 --- Photo ---
11:10 --- Coffee break ---
11:30 Software design L3 - Arturo Sanchez Pineda  
08:45 Data Analysis L3 - Toni Sculac (University of Split Faculty of Science (HR))  
09:45 Data Analysis L4 - Toni Sculac (University of Split Faculty of Science (HR))  
10:45 --- Announcements ---
11:00 --- Coffee break ---
11:30 Databases E1 - Andrzej Nowicki (CERN)  
08:45 Data Analysis L5 - Toni Sculac (University of Split Faculty of Science (HR))  
09:45 Data Analysis E3 - Toni Sculac (University of Split Faculty of Science (HR))  
10:45 --- Announcements ---
11:00 --- Break ---
11:30 Data Analysis E4 - Toni Sculac (University of Split Faculty of Science (HR))  
08:45 --- Full day excursion ---
08:45 Machine Learning L1 - Andre Sznajder (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR))  
09:45 Data Technologies L1 - Alberto Pace (CERN)  
10:45 --- Announcements ---
11:00 --- Coffee break ---
11:30 Data Technologies L2 - Alberto Pace (CERN)  
08:45 Montecarlo simulation L1 - Jaime Alfonso Romero Barrientos (CCHEN Comision Chilena de Energia Nuclear (CL))  
09:45 Machine Learning L2 - Andre Sznajder (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR))  
10:45 --- Announcements ---
11:00 --- Coffee break ---
11:30 Data Technologies L3 - Alberto Pace (CERN)  
08:45 Lightning talks  
09:45 Machine Learning L3 - Andre Sznajder (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR))  
10:45 --- Announcements ---
11:00 --- Coffee break ---
11:30 Data Technologies L4 - Alberto Pace (CERN)  
08:45 Spare  
09:45 Machine Learning L5 - Andre Sznajder (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR))  
10:45 --- Announcements ---
11:00 --- Coffee break ---
11:30 Data Technologies E3 - Alberto Pace (CERN)  
09:15 Exam  
10:45 --- Coffee break ---
11:15 --- Traditional football match ---
09:00 --- Departure of participants ---
PM
15:00 --- Arrival and registration of participants ---
18:00 Self presentations  
19:30 --- Welcome dinner ---
12:30 Tools and Techniques L1 - Arturo Sanchez Pineda  
13:30 --- Lunch ---
14:30 Tools and Techniques L2 - Arturo Sanchez Pineda  
15:30 --- Coffee break ---
16:00 Setup of exercise environments - Andrzej Nowicki (CERN)  
17:00 Tools and Techniques E1 - Arturo Sanchez Pineda  
18:00 Tools and Techniques E2 - Arturo Sanchez Pineda  
19:35 --- Opening dinner ---
12:30 Data Science L2 - Leonid Serkin (ICN-UNAM (MX))  
13:30 --- Lunch ---
14:30 Data Science E1 - Leonid Serkin (ICN-UNAM (MX))  
15:30 Data Science E2 - Leonid Serkin (ICN-UNAM (MX))  
16:30 --- Coffee break ---
17:00 --- Study time or sports ---
19:30 --- Dinner ---
12:30 Tools and Techniques L3  
13:30 --- Lunch ---
14:30 Software design E1 - Arturo Sanchez Pineda  
15:30 Software design E2 - Arturo Sanchez Pineda  
16:30 --- Coffee break ---
17:00 --- Study time or sports ---
19:30 --- Dinner ---
12:30 --- Lunch ---
13:30 --- Excursion ---
19:30 --- Dinner ---
12:30 Databases E2 - Andrzej Nowicki (CERN)  
13:30 --- Lunch ---
14:30 Data Analysis E1 - Toni Sculac (University of Split Faculty of Science (HR))  
15:30 Data Analysis E2 - Toni Sculac (University of Split Faculty of Science (HR))  
16:30 --- Coffee break ---
17:00 --- Study time or sports ---
19:30 --- Dinner ---
12:30 --- Picknick lunch ---
13:20 --- Free time ---
19:30 --- Dinner ---
19:30 --- Dinner ---
12:30 Databases L3 - Andrzej Nowicki (CERN)  
13:30 --- Lunch ---
14:30 Data Technologies E2 - Alberto Pace (CERN)  
15:30 Data Technologies E1 - Alberto Pace (CERN)  
16:30 --- Coffee break ---
17:00 --- Study time or sports ---
19:30 --- Dinner ---
12:30 Montecarlo simulation L2 - Jaime Alfonso Romero Barrientos (CCHEN Comision Chilena de Energia Nuclear (CL))  
13:30 --- Lunch ---
14:30 Montecarlo simulation E1 - Jaime Alfonso Romero Barrientos (CCHEN Comision Chilena de Energia Nuclear (CL))  
15:30 Montecarlo simulation E2 - Jaime Alfonso Romero Barrientos (CCHEN Comision Chilena de Energia Nuclear (CL))  
16:30 --- Coffee break ---
17:00 --- Study time or sports ---
19:30 --- Dinner ---
12:30 Machine Learning L4 - Andre Sznajder (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR))  
13:30 --- Lunch ---
14:30 Machine Learning E1 - Andre Sznajder (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR))  
15:30 Machine Learning E2 - Andre Sznajder (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR))  
16:30 --- Coffee break ---
17:00 --- Study time or sports ---
19:30 --- Dinner ---
12:30 Data Technologies E4 - Alberto Pace (CERN)  
13:30 --- Lunch ---
14:30 Machine Learning E3 - Andre Sznajder (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR))  
15:30 Machine Learning E4 - Andre Sznajder (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR))  
16:30 --- Coffee break ---
17:00 --- Study time or sports ---
19:30 --- Dinner ---
13:30 --- Lunch ---
14:30 Closing and Graduation Ceremony - Alberto Pace (CERN)  
16:00 --- Free time ---
19:30 --- Closing Gala Dinner ---