Name: Beauty 2026 @Maastricht
Start: 2026-06-01T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-05T18:00:00+02:00
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Beauty 2026 @Maastricht

from Monday, 1 June 2026 (09:00) to Friday, 5 June 2026 (18:00)

Monday, 1 June 2026

12:00 Registration
Registration
12:00 - 12:45
12:45 Welcome - Keri Vos (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL)) Marcel Merk (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))
Welcome
- Keri Vos (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))
- Marcel Merk (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))
12:45 - 13:00
13:00 The Flavour Physics Landscape - Olcyr Sumensari (IJCLab)
The Flavour Physics Landscape
- Olcyr Sumensari (IJCLab)
13:00 - 13:35
13:35 CP violation in B decays - Kristof Antoon M De Bruyn (University of Groningen)
CP violation in B decays
- Kristof Antoon M De Bruyn (University of Groningen)
13:35 - 14:05
14:05 Measurements of time-dependent b-hadron properties in LHCb - Lucas Arthur Foreman (The University of Manchester (GB))
Measurements of time-dependent b-hadron properties in LHCb
- Lucas Arthur Foreman (The University of Manchester (GB))
14:05 - 14:25
14:25 Tea Break
Tea Break
14:25 - 14:55
14:55 Time-dependent CPV measurements at Belle II - Cecilia Antonioli
Time-dependent CPV measurements at Belle II
- Cecilia Antonioli
14:55 - 15:15
15:15 Nonleptonic B decays - Marta Burgos Marcos (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))
Nonleptonic B decays
- Marta Burgos Marcos (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))
15:15 - 15:45
15:45 Hadronic B-meson decays at Belle II - Ansu Johnson (Indian Institute of Technology Madras)
Hadronic B-meson decays at Belle II
- Ansu Johnson (Indian Institute of Technology Madras)
15:45 - 16:05
16:05 Recent results in charmless b-hadron decays at LHCb - Edoardo Mariani (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR), LPNHE, Sorbonne Université)
Recent results in charmless b-hadron decays at LHCb
- Edoardo Mariani (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR), LPNHE, Sorbonne Université)
16:05 - 16:25
16:25 Small Break
Small Break
16:25 - 16:50
16:50 Violation of fundamental symmetries in B and D decays at CMS - Riccardo Manzoni (ETH Zurich (CH))
Violation of fundamental symmetries in B and D decays at CMS
- Riccardo Manzoni (ETH Zurich (CH))
16:50 - 17:10
17:10 Recent lifetime measurements in ATLAS - Dvij Mankad (Weizmann Institute of Science (IL))
Recent lifetime measurements in ATLAS
- Dvij Mankad (Weizmann Institute of Science (IL))
17:10 - 17:30
17:30 B mesogenesis - Miguel Escudero Abenza (CERN)
B mesogenesis
- Miguel Escudero Abenza (CERN)
17:30 - 18:00
18:10 Practical info - Keri Vos (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))
Practical info
- Keri Vos (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))
18:10 - 18:30
18:30 Welcome drinks at Maastricht Town Hall
Welcome drinks at Maastricht Town Hall
18:30 - 20:00
Room: Hall
Tuesday, 2 June 2026
09:00 Standard Model uncertainties of B -> K(*) ell+ ell-, angular distributions - Danny van Dyk (Durham University & IPPP)
Standard Model uncertainties of B -> K(*) ell+ ell-, angular distributions
- Danny van Dyk (Durham University & IPPP)
09:00 - 09:30
09:30 Recent results in b->sll transitions at LHCb - Juan Jose Juan Castella (University of Cambridge (GB))
Recent results in b->sll transitions at LHCb
- Juan Jose Juan Castella (University of Cambridge (GB))
09:30 - 09:50
09:50 b->s Penguin results from Belle II - Rishabh Mehta (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research) RISHABH MEHTA
b->s Penguin results from Belle II
- Rishabh Mehta (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)
- RISHABH MEHTA
09:50 - 10:10
10:10 Rare decays at CMS - Szymon Slawinski (University of Warsaw (PL))
Rare decays at CMS
- Szymon Slawinski (University of Warsaw (PL))
10:10 - 10:30
10:30 Tea Break
Tea Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 The Plan B Z' Model and b->s transitions - Ben Allanach (University of Cambridge (GB))
The Plan B Z' Model and b->s transitions
- Ben Allanach (University of Cambridge (GB))
11:00 - 11:30
11:30 Recent results in rare b-hadron decays (excluding b->sll) at LHCb - Lukas Calefice (Universitat de Barcelona / ICCUB)
Recent results in rare b-hadron decays (excluding b->sll) at LHCb
- Lukas Calefice (Universitat de Barcelona / ICCUB)
11:30 - 11:50
11:50 CMS highlights on flavour physics - Chiara Basile (University of Florida (US))
CMS highlights on flavour physics
- Chiara Basile (University of Florida (US))
11:50 - 12:10
12:10 New HF excited states and LFV searches in ATLAS - Yue Xu (University of Washington (US))
New HF excited states and LFV searches in ATLAS
- Yue Xu (University of Washington (US))
12:10 - 12:35
12:35 Lunch
Lunch
12:35 - 13:30
13:30 Heavy Ion - Vincenzo Minissale
Heavy Ion
- Vincenzo Minissale
13:30 - 14:00
14:00 Results with light collision systems at the LHC and future perspectives - Shreyasi Acharya (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT))
Results with light collision systems at the LHC and future perspectives
- Shreyasi Acharya (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT))
14:00 - 14:20
14:20 HF production and properties: cross section and lifetimes at CMS - Lucas Karwatzki (Rheinisch Westfaelische Tech. Hoch. (DE))
HF production and properties: cross section and lifetimes at CMS
- Lucas Karwatzki (Rheinisch Westfaelische Tech. Hoch. (DE))
14:20 - 14:40
14:40 Quarkonium/QCD results at Belle II - Giulia Italia (INFN & Univ. Torino)
Quarkonium/QCD results at Belle II
- Giulia Italia (INFN & Univ. Torino)
14:40 - 15:00
15:00 Tea Break
Tea Break
15:00 - 15:30
15:30 Cross sections for heavy-flavour production in ATLAS - Yuxuan Zhang (Tsinghua University (CN)) Yuxuan Zhang
Cross sections for heavy-flavour production in ATLAS
- Yuxuan Zhang (Tsinghua University (CN))
- Yuxuan Zhang
15:30 - 15:50
15:50 recent ALICE heavy-flavour results and prospects for LHC Run4 and Run5 - Alessandro Grelli (Utrecht University (NL))
recent ALICE heavy-flavour results and prospects for LHC Run4 and Run5
- Alessandro Grelli (Utrecht University (NL))
15:50 - 16:10
16:10 B -> invisibles - Martin Novoa-Brunet (IFIC, U. Valencia, CSIC)
B -> invisibles
- Martin Novoa-Brunet (IFIC, U. Valencia, CSIC)
16:10 - 16:40
16:40 Dark matter results at Belle II - Rajesh Kumar Maiti (Austrian Academy of Sciences (AT))
Dark matter results at Belle II
- Rajesh Kumar Maiti (Austrian Academy of Sciences (AT))
16:40 - 17:00
17:00 Small break
Small break
17:00 - 17:15
17:15 Lightning talks and poster session
17:15 - 19:25
Contributions

17:15 Pitch: Searches for lepton flavour violation involving tau lepton in B decays at Belle and Belle II - Isaac-Paul CONSIGNY (CPPM)

17:20 Pitch: Improving the LHCb VELO simulation with data-driven cluster efficiencies - Mark Waterlaat (CERN & VU)

17:25 Pitch: An EFT on an EFT on an EFT - Jaime del Palacio Lirola (University of Siegen)

17:30 Pitch: Bc mesogenesis - Alexandre Verheyden

17:35 Pitch: Development of a Kinematic Over-Constraint Method for Pentaquark Search in $\Lambda_b^0$ Decays at LHCb in Run 3 - Sophia Pennuttis (Vilnius University (LT))

18:30 Poster: Quantum Emergence of Euclidean Regions and Implication for Fermionic Physics - Guus Beenen

18:35 Poster: Relativistic Binaries in Post-Newtonian Approximations: Full Derivation from the Einstein-Hilbert Action to a Coded Analytical Framework at 1PN Order - Sophia Berinski

18:45 Poster: Investigation of the Ricci flow equation as a dynamic constraint on the Einstein Field Equation - Lara Kropej

18:55 Poster: Bridging the Gap: Can a Single Z' Solve the B and D Anomalies - Marija Hrstic

19:05 Poster: Using machine learning for the analysis of semileptonic decays at LHCb - Francesco Cipollone
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
09:00 Rare charm decays - Eleftheria Solomonidi (Paul Scherrer Institute)
Rare charm decays
- Eleftheria Solomonidi (Paul Scherrer Institute)
09:00 - 09:30
09:30 Recent results in charm physics at BESIII (excluding strong-phase measurements) - Wenhan Shen (University of Chinese Academy of Science)
Recent results in charm physics at BESIII (excluding strong-phase measurements)
- Wenhan Shen (University of Chinese Academy of Science)
09:30 - 09:50
09:50 Charm physics at Belle II - Markus Reif
Charm physics at Belle II
- Markus Reif
09:50 - 10:10
10:10 Mixing and CPV in charm at LHCb - Paula Herrero Gascon (Heidelberg University (DE))
Mixing and CPV in charm at LHCb
- Paula Herrero Gascon (Heidelberg University (DE))
10:10 - 10:30
10:30 Tea Break
Tea Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 Recent results and prospects in charm strong-phase measurements at BESIII - Yu Zhang
Recent results and prospects in charm strong-phase measurements at BESIII
- Yu Zhang
11:00 - 11:20
11:20 Conventional spectroscopy of doubly heavy hadrons at LHCb - Yuhao Wang (School of Physics State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing)
Conventional spectroscopy of doubly heavy hadrons at LHCb
- Yuhao Wang (School of Physics State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing)
11:20 - 11:40
11:40 B -> D(*)taunu results at Belle and Belle II - Lin Wang (Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP))
B -> D(*)taunu results at Belle and Belle II
- Lin Wang (Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP))
11:40 - 12:00
12:00 Recent b->c tau nu results from Babar - Vincent Tisserand (LPC Clermont IN2P3/CNRS)
Recent b->c tau nu results from Babar
- Vincent Tisserand (LPC Clermont IN2P3/CNRS)
12:00 - 12:20
12:20 Conference Photo
Conference Photo
12:20 - 12:35

12:35 Explore the city and grab a nice lunch somewhere

12:35 - 13:45

15:00 Excursion

15:00 - 17:00

18:30 Transfer to Conference Dinner
Transfer to Conference Dinner
18:30 - 19:00

19:00 Conference Dinner
Conference Dinner
19:00 - 22:15

22:15 Transfer back to pick-up location inner city

22:15 - 22:45
Thursday, 4 June 2026
09:00 Spectroscopy (focus on exotics) - Tommaso Scirpa
Spectroscopy (focus on exotics)
- Tommaso Scirpa
09:00 - 09:30
09:30 Recent results on spectroscopy at LHCb (excluding B_c) - Yiming Li (Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
Recent results on spectroscopy at LHCb (excluding B_c)
- Yiming Li (Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
09:30 - 09:50
09:50 Recent results in spectroscopy at BESIII - Yanping Huang (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
Recent results in spectroscopy at BESIII
- Yanping Huang (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
09:50 - 10:10
10:10 Spectroscopy: new baryons, onia-associated production (triple Jpsi, Upsilon + Z etc) at CMS - Jinjing Gu (Tsinghua University (CN))
Spectroscopy: new baryons, onia-associated production (triple Jpsi, Upsilon + Z etc) at CMS
- Jinjing Gu (Tsinghua University (CN))
10:10 - 10:30
10:30 Tea Break
Tea Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 Tau physics at Belle II - Zuzana Mediankin Gruberova (Charles University)
Tau physics at Belle II
- Zuzana Mediankin Gruberova (Charles University)
11:00 - 11:20
11:20 Recent results from NA62 - Silvia Martellotti (INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (IT))
Recent results from NA62
- Silvia Martellotti (INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (IT))
11:20 - 11:40
11:40 Strange physics at LHCb - Marco Santimaria (INFN e Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (IT))
Strange physics at LHCb
- Marco Santimaria (INFN e Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (IT))
11:40 - 12:00
12:00 Results and prospects with KOTO - Bob Hsiung (National Taiwan University (TW))
Results and prospects with KOTO
- Bob Hsiung (National Taiwan University (TW))
12:00 - 12:20
12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 Semileptonic B decays, latest |V_xb| - Alexandre Carvunis Alexandre Carvunis (Università di Torino)
Semileptonic B decays, latest |V_xb|
- Alexandre Carvunis
- Alexandre Carvunis (Università di Torino)
13:30 - 14:00
14:00 Measurements of |V_cb| at Belle and Belle II - Markus Tobias Prim (University of Bonn (DE))
Measurements of |V_cb| at Belle and Belle II
- Markus Tobias Prim (University of Bonn (DE))
14:00 - 14:20
14:20 Inclusive decays in Lattice QCD - Christiane Gross
Inclusive decays in Lattice QCD
- Christiane Gross
14:20 - 14:50
14:50 Measurements of |V_ub| at Belle and Belle II - Jyotirmoi Borah (Fudan University)
Measurements of |V_ub| at Belle and Belle II
- Jyotirmoi Borah (Fudan University)
14:50 - 15:10
15:10 Tea Break
Tea Break
15:10 - 15:40
15:40 Measurements of CKM angle gamma in LHCb - Vincent Tisserand (LPC Clermont IN2P3/CNRS)
Measurements of CKM angle gamma in LHCb
- Vincent Tisserand (LPC Clermont IN2P3/CNRS)
15:40 - 16:00
16:00 Lattice QCD (focus on Charm and Beauty form factors, RD*, b- & c-quark masses) - William Jay William Jay (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)
Lattice QCD (focus on Charm and Beauty form factors, RD*, b- & c-quark masses)
- William Jay
- William Jay (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)
16:00 - 16:30
16:30 Recent results in semileptonic b-hadron decays at LHCb - Marta Calvi
Recent results in semileptonic b-hadron decays at LHCb
- Marta Calvi
16:30 - 16:50
16:50 Short break
Short break
16:50 - 17:00
17:00 Lightning talks and poster session
17:00 - 18:55
Contributions

17:00 Pitch: A Theoretical Study of Non-leptonic Charm Decays - Yağmur Zubaroğlu

17:05 Pitch: Feasibility study of CP violation of hyperon decay at STCF - Mingyu Yu (Shandong University)

17:10 Pitch: B-physics triggers 2024-2025 - Adam Edward Barton (Lancaster University (GB))

17:15 Pitch: Particle Tracking using Quantum Computers - Xenofon Chiotopoulos (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))

17:20 Pitch: Quark-Hadron Duality Violations and Higher-Order 1/m_b Corrections in Inclusive Semileptonic B Decays - Rens Verkade

17:30 Pitch: Prospects of searches for invisible B-meson decays at FCC-ee - Ella Wood (University of Cambridge (GB))

17:35 Poster: Asessing Radiation Damage of the LHCb electromagnetic Calorimeter - Aleksandre Kiria

17:45 Poster: $B\to \pi \ell \nu$ and the search for New Physics - Joanna Wądołowska

17:55 Poster: Search for the Cabibbo-Suppressed Decay $B_c^+ \to B_s^0 K^+$ at LHCb - Clotilde Papot

18:05 Poster: Bc → τ ν and New Physics - Emma Small

18:15 Poster: Two is Company, Three is a Crowd: Heavy-Flavor Baryon Enhancement in PYTHIA 8 - Inaki Pardo Zambrana

18:30 Poster: Exploring CKM unitarity trhough Vcd with D-> pi decays - Jens Hieronymus
Friday, 5 June 2026
09:00 Hadronic methods for rare B decays on the Lattice - Felix Erben (CERN)
Hadronic methods for rare B decays on the Lattice
- Felix Erben (CERN)
09:00 - 09:30
09:30 Projections for ATLAS heavy-flavour measurements at the HL-LHC - Pavel Reznicek (Charles University (CZ))
Projections for ATLAS heavy-flavour measurements at the HL-LHC
- Pavel Reznicek (Charles University (CZ))
09:30 - 09:50
09:50 LHCb Upgrade II - Neville Harnew (University of Oxford (GB))
LHCb Upgrade II
- Neville Harnew (University of Oxford (GB))
09:50 - 10:10
10:10 CMS Phase II prospects - Kai-Feng Chen (National Taiwan University (TW))
CMS Phase II prospects
- Kai-Feng Chen (National Taiwan University (TW))
10:10 - 10:30
10:30 Tea break
Tea break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 Status of Belle II and SuperKEKB and future prospects - Martin Bessner (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE))
Status of Belle II and SuperKEKB and future prospects
- Martin Bessner (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE))
11:00 - 11:20
11:20 Status and prospects for the Super Tau Charm Facility - Yu Zhang
Status and prospects for the Super Tau Charm Facility
- Yu Zhang
11:20 - 11:40
11:40 Heavy-flavour prospects at FCC-ee - Matthew William Kenzie (University of Cambridge (GB))
Heavy-flavour prospects at FCC-ee
- Matthew William Kenzie (University of Cambridge (GB))
11:40 - 12:00
12:00 Summary Talk - Niels Tuning (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))
Summary Talk
- Niels Tuning (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))
12:00 - 12:35
12:35 Poster prize award and Closing - Keri Vos (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))
Poster prize award and Closing
- Keri Vos (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))
12:35 - 12:45
12:45 Lunch
Lunch
12:45 - 13:45