DRD7 annual workshop

Europe/Zurich
30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium (CERN)

30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

CERN

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Angelo Rivetti (Universita e INFN Torino (IT)), Frank Simon (KIT - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (DE))
Description

The DRD7 collaboration unites numerous international research institutes and laboratories to push the boundaries of electronics technology for particle detection. The goal of DRD7 is to strengthen research partnerships, pool resources, and drive technological advancements that will help tackle the challenges of future scientific experiments. By adopting open development practices and facilitating the sharing of intellectual property, DRD7 enhances the efficiency and capability of all participants.

The work of the collaboration is organized in seven work packages, each targeting specific technical objectives aligned with strategic priorities. 

•             WP7.1: Data density and power efficiency

•             WP7.2: Intelligence on the detector

•             WP7.3: 4D and 5D techniques

•             WP7.4: Extreme environments

•             WP7.5: Backend systems and COTS components

•             WP7.6: Complex imaging ASICs and technologies

•             WG7.7: Tools and Technologies

The workshop will start with a full day of parallel sessions (on Tue 23 Sep) where work package contributors and observers are invited to meet and discuss detailed technical aspects of their work.  It will continue with seven plenary sessions over four half days (from Wed 24 Sep to Fri 26 Sep) where the results of each work package are summarized and presented to the full community.  In addition, on the afternoon of Thu 25 Sep, the DRD7 Collaboration Board will meet to address several points of importance to the formal life of the collaboration.

 

Physical attendance to the DRD7 workshop is strongly encouraged.

If you plan to attend in person, please register to help us organize the event and make it pleasant and comfortable for all participants.  Access cards can be requested as part of the registration process.

 

Welcome to the DRD7 annual workshop !

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    • 08:00 13:00
      TU-2: WP7.6b Parallel 13/3-005

      13/3-005

      CERN

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      Conveners: Iain Sedgwick (Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB)), Marlon B. Barbero (CPPM, Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3 (FR)), Michele Caselle (KIT - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (DE)), Walter Snoeys (CERN)
    • 08:00 13:00
      TU-3: WP7.3 Parallel 13/2-005

      13/2-005

      CERN

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      Conveners: Marek Idzik (AGH University of Science and Technology (PL)), Sophie Baron (CERN)
    • 08:30 13:30
      TU-5: WP7.5 Parallel 4/S-030

      4/S-030

      CERN

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      Conveners: Alex Keshavarzi (University of Manchester), Conor Fitzpatrick (The University of Manchester (GB)), Federico Alessio (CERN), Niko Neufeld (CERN), Yun-Tsung Lai
      • 08:30
        (7.5a) Intro 5m
        Speakers: Alex Keshavarzi (University of Manchester), Yun-Tsung Lai
      • 08:35
        (7.5a) Shandong University 10m
        Speaker: Qidong Zhou (Institute of Advanced Research (IAR) / Kobayashi-Maskawa Institute (KMI), Nagoya University)
      • 08:45
        (7.5a) IHEP 10m
        Speaker: Jingzhou Zhao (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
      • 08:55
        (7.5a) ANL 10m
        Speaker: Alexander Paramonov (Argonne National Laboratory (US))
      • 09:05
        (7.5a) University of Birmingham 10m
        Speakers: Alan Watson (University of Birmingham (GB)), Juraj Bracinik (University of Birmingham (GB))
      • 09:15
        (7.5a) University of Bristol 10m
        Speaker: Christopher James Wright (University of Bristol)
      • 09:25
        (7.5a) CIEMAT 10m
        Speaker: Alvaro Navarro Tobar (CIEMAT - Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tec. (ES))
      • 09:35
        Break 5m
      • 09:40
        (7.5a) University of Geneva 5m
        Speaker: Alexis Marquet (Universite de Geneve (CH))
      • 09:45
        (7.5a) KEK 10m
        Speaker: Yun-Tsung Lai
      • 09:55
        (7.5a) KIT 10m
        Speaker: Luis Ardila-Perez (Institute for Data Processing and Electronics (IPE), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT))
      • 10:05
        (7.5a) University of Manchester 10m
        Speaker: Elena Gramellini (University of Manchester)
      • 10:15
        (7.5a) University of Oviedo 10m
        Speakers: Pelayo Leguina (Universidad de Oviedo (ES)), Santiago Folgueras (Universidad de Oviedo (ES))
      • 10:25
        (7.5a) QMUL 10m
      • 10:35
        Break 5m
      • 10:40
        (7.5a) Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) 10m
        Speaker: Ian Brawn (Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB))
      • 10:50
        (7.5a) University College London (UCL) 10m
        Speaker: Andreas Korn (University College London (GB))
      • 11:00
        (7.5a) UCM-GAE 10m
        Speakers: Prof. Juan Abel Barrio (Institute of Particle and Cosmos Physics - Universidad Complutense de Madrid (IPARCOS-UCM)), María Molina Delicado
      • 11:10
        (7.5a) IFIC Valencia 10m
        Speakers: Arantza Oyanguren (IFIC - Valencia), Luca Fiorini (Univ. of Valencia and CSIC (ES))
      • 12:00
        (7.5b) Intro 5m
        Speaker: Federico Alessio (CERN)
      • 12:05
        (7.5b) The no-backend approach 15m
        Speaker: Valentin Stumpert (CERN, KIT - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (DE))
      • 12:20
        (7.5b) Backend Boards adaptation / CPPM 10m
        Speaker: Julien Jiro Langouët (Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM, Marseille, France)
      • 12:30
        (7.5b) Backend Boards adaptation / NIKHEF & BNL 10m
        Speaker: Mauricio Feo (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
      • 12:40
        (7.5b) Front-End ASIC Readout @ 25GbE 10m
        Speaker: Thomas Charles Gardiner (Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB))
      • 12:50
        (7.5b) FPGA-based RDMA communication system 15m
        Speaker: Matei Vasile (IFIN-HH (RO))
    • 09:00 13:00
      TU-1: WP7.2 Parallel 14/5-022

      14/5-022

      CERN

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      Conveners: Davide Ceresa (CERN), Francesco Crescioli (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))
      • 09:00
        Virtual Prototyping Forum 1h

        This forum will focus on the development of a complete end-to-end simulation chain for advanced detector systems — from particle–sensor interaction to final detector readout. The goal is to share ideas, identify challenges, and propose new features that can strengthen virtual prototyping as a design and R&D tool.

        The discussion is structured into key domains but remains open to new categories and contributions.

        Topics include:
        - Sensor design (TCAD/Synopsys): inclusion of n-wells in 3D maps to better model charge collection [1][2].
        - Charge deposition & collection (Allpix2): coupling with electrical simulations via the new NetlistWriter module [3]; next step is exporting results to .root files.
        - Readout electronics (PixESL):
        1 - Support for asynchronous architectures (Octopus, Manta).
        2 - libAPX library for efficient Allpix2–PixESL data exchange (.apx format, reading functions in development).
        3 - Guide for analog front-end modeling.

        The discussion will also highlight open issues and priorities to strengthen virtual prototyping workflows across communities.

        References: [1] Ruiz Daza et al. 2025 JINST 20 C06037 • [2] Lemoine et al. 2025 JINST 20 C06052 • [3] Sacchetti et al. 2025 Allpix² 6th Workshop

        Speakers: Davide Ceresa (CERN), Elio Sacchetti (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))
      • 10:00
        RadTol eFPGA forum 30m

        We invite you to join a dedicated forum on radiation-tolerant embedded FPGAs (eFPGAs). The goal is to assess whether there is sufficient community interest and expertise to launch a collaborative project in this area.

        Discussions will cover potential use cases, design and verification challenges, rad-tolerance techniques, and integration into larger SoC or system designs.Your input will help determine whether a RadTol eFPGA project can be initiated, and what its scope should be.

        Speaker: Francesco Crescioli (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))
      • 10:30
        Coffee/Tea break 30m
      • 11:00
        RadTol RISC-V forum 2h

        This forum will focus on methodologies and challenges in developing radiation-tolerant RISC-V SoCs. Each topic will be discussed for 30-45 minutes, based on questionnaires and optional slides submitted in advance. Topic conveners will prepare short introductions to frame the discussion.

        Agenda:

        SoC Design – architecture choice, use of generators, and toolchain aspects.

        Radiation Tolerance Techniques – approaches for core, memory, and interconnect robustness.

        Verification – core-level and environment verification, fault tolerance validation, and emulation (e.g., FPGA).

        The aim is to identify promising techniques, share best practices, and guide collaborative progress on rad-hard RISC-V solutions.

        Speakers: Maksim Jenihhin (Tallinn University of Technology (EE)), Maksim Jenihhin, Marco Andorno (CERN), Michael Karagounis (Fachhochschule Dortmund Univ. of Applied Sciences and Arts (DE))
    • 09:00 13:00
      TU-4: WP7.1 Parallel - Project 7.1a Meeting 40/S2-A01 - Salle Anderson

      40/S2-A01 - Salle Anderson

      CERN

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      Conveners: Jan Troska (CERN), Jeffrey Prinzie (KU Leuven (BE)), Szymon Kulis (CERN)
      • 09:00
        DRD7.1a project meeting Introduction 10m

        DESY (Pradeep Kalavakuru) - 30mins
        Pisa (Fabrizio Palla - 10mins
        CERN (Jan Troska) - 30 mins

        Discussion

        Speaker: Jan Troska (CERN)
      • 09:10
        Monolithic Electronic-Photonic IC for Data Transmission 30m

        Developments at DESY

        Speaker: Pradeep kalavakuru (DESY)
      • 09:40
        Update from Pisa 15m
        Speaker: Fabrizio Palla (Universita & INFN Pisa (IT))
      • 09:55
        Developments at CERN 35m
        Speaker: Jan Troska (CERN)
      • 10:30
        Discussion and AOB 30m
    • 13:00 14:00
      Lunch 1h 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      CERN

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    • 14:00 17:00
      TU-12: WP7.1 Parallel 13/3-005

      13/3-005

      CERN

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      Convener: Michael Karagounis (Fachhochschule Dortmund Univ. of Applied Sciences and Arts (DE))
    • 14:00 18:05
      TU-13: WP7.6a Parallel 13/2-005

      13/2-005

      CERN

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      Conveners: Iain Sedgwick (Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB)), Marlon B. Barbero (CPPM, Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3 (FR)), Michele Caselle (KIT - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (DE)), Walter Snoeys (CERN)
    • 14:00 18:00
      TU-14: WP7.4 Parallel 40/S2-A01 - Salle Anderson

      40/S2-A01 - Salle Anderson

      CERN

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      Conveners: Giulio Borghello (CERN), Manuel Dionisio DA ROCHA ROLO (INFN), Oscar Augusto De Aguiar Francisco (The University of Manchester (GB))
    • 17:00 19:00
      TU-12: WP7.1 Parallel 13/3-005

      13/3-005

      CERN

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      Convener: Elizabeth Locci (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST) (KR))
      • 17:00
        Introduction to the DRD7.1c project 15m
        Speaker: Elizabeth Locci (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST) (KR))
      • 17:15
        Uppsala contribution 20m
        Speaker: Richard Brenner (Uppsala University (SE))
      • 17:35
        Tel-Aviv contribution 10m
        Speakers: Richard Brenner (Uppsala University (SE)), Yan Benhammou (Tel Aviv University (IL))
      • 17:45
      • 18:00
        IHEP recent progress 10m
        Speakers: Jun Hu (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)), Jun Hu
      • 18:10
        Activities of the Noise and Tetrahertz Electronics group at Vilnius University 20m
        Speaker: Kestutis Ikamas (Vilnius University (LT))
      • 18:30
        Discussion 30m
        Speakers: Elizabeth Locci (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST) (KR)), Fabrizio Palla (Universita & INFN Pisa (IT)), Prof. Fairouz Malek (LPSC-Grenoble, CNRS -UGA, France and Stellenbosch University, SA), Gain Kim (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST) (KR)), Richard Brenner (Uppsala University (SE)), Yan Benhammou (Tel Aviv University (IL)), cedric dehos
    • 09:00 10:00
      WE-1: DRD7 Opening Plenary 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      CERN

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      Conveners: Angelo Rivetti (INFN - National Institute for Nuclear Physics), Frank Simon (KIT - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (DE))
    • 10:00 10:30
      Coffee break 30m 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      CERN

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    • 10:30 12:30
      WE-2: DRD7, WP7.1 Plenary - Data density and power efficiency 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      CERN

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      Conveners: Jan Troska (CERN), Jeffrey Prinzie (KU Leuven (BE)), Szymon Kulis (CERN)
      • 10:30
        WP7.1 Introduction 6m
        Speakers: Jan Troska (CERN), Jeffrey Prinzie (KU Leuven (BE)), Szymon Kulis (CERN)
      • 10:36
        7.1.a Silicon Photonics Transceiver Development 38m
        Speaker: Jan Troska (CERN)
      • 11:14
        7.1.b Powering Next Generation Detector Systems 38m
        Speakers: Michael Karagounis (Fachhochschule Dortmund Univ. of Applied Sciences and Arts (DE)), Stefano Michelis (CERN)
      • 11:52
        7.1.c Wireless Allowing Data and Power Transmission (WADAPT) 38m
        Speaker: Richard Brenner (Uppsala University (SE))
    • 12:30 14:00
      Lunch 1h 30m 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      CERN

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    • 14:00 15:30
      WE-3: DRD7, WP7.2 Plenary - Intelligence on the detector 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      CERN

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      Conveners: Davide Ceresa (CERN), Francesco Crescioli (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))
    • 15:30 16:00
      Coffee break 30m 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      CERN

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    • 16:00 18:00
      WE-4: DRD7, WP7.3 Plenary - 4D and 5D techniques 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      CERN

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      Conveners: Marek Idzik (AGH University of Science and Technology (PL)), Sophie Baron (CERN)
      • 16:00
        Introduction 10m
        Speaker: Sophie Baron (CERN)
      • 16:10
        Summary of 7.3a: ASICs and IP blocks 20m
        Speakers: Marek Idzik (AGH University of Science and Technology (PL)), Marek Idzik (AGH University of Krakow (PL))
      • 16:30
        Summary of 7.3b: Simulation & Mitigation Techniques 20m
        Speaker: Louis D'Eramo (LPCA - CNRS/IN2P3 (FR))
      • 16:50
        Summary of 7.3c: Timing Distribution Techniques 20m
        Speaker: Dr Javier Galindo Guarch (Aragon Institute of Technology Itainnova (ES))
      • 17:10
        Discussion 20m
    • 09:00 10:45
      TH-1: DRD7, WP7.4 Plenary - Extreme environments 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      CERN

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      Conveners: Giulio Borghello (CERN), Manuel Dionisio DA ROCHA ROLO (INFN), Oscar Augusto De Aguiar Francisco (The University of Manchester (GB))
      • 09:00
        Introduction to WG7.4 5m
        Speakers: Giulio Borghello (CERN), Manuel Rolo (Universita e INFN Torino (IT))
      • 09:05
        Understanding Cryogenic Device Physics for Future Electronics in Ultra-low-temperature Environments 25m
        Speaker: Dr Hung-Chi Han (EPFL)
      • 09:30
        Project 7.4.a "Device modelling and Development of Cryogenic CMOS PDKs and IP" 40m
        Speakers: Alicja Michalowska-Forsyth, Luca Castellani (INFN Torino), Manuel Rolo (Universita e INFN Torino (IT))
      • 10:10
        DRD7.4b - Extreme environments: radiations 35m
        Speaker: Giulio Borghello (CERN)
    • 10:45 11:15
      Coffee break 30m 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      CERN

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    • 11:15 12:30
      TH-2: DRD7, WP7.5 Plenary - Backend systems and COTS components 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      CERN

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      Conveners: Alex Keshavarzi (University of Manchester), Conor Fitzpatrick (The University of Manchester (GB)), Federico Alessio (CERN), Niko Neufeld (CERN), Yun-Tsung Lai
    • 12:30 14:00
      Lunch 1h 30m 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      CERN

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    • 14:00 15:30
      Social event, the science gateway science gateway

      science gateway

    • 15:30 16:00
      If attending the Collaboration Board meeting: walk back to building 30 30m 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      CERN

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    • 16:00 18:00
      TH-3: DRD7 Collaboration Board meeting 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

      CERN

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      link to CB agenda: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1588733/

      Conveners: Prof. Attilio Andreazza (Università degli Studi e INFN Milano (IT)), Cristina Fernandez Bedoya (CIEMAT - Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tec. (ES))