2026 European Edition of the International Workshop on the Circular Electron-Positron Collider (CEPC), Lisbon, Portugal
Pavilhão de Civil do Instituto Superior Técnico
Lisboa, Portugal

The workshop aims at gathering scientists from Europe and around the world to pursue international collaborations for the study of the CEPC physics potential and accelerator and detector optimization, deepen R&D work on critical technologies for future machines and experiments, and develop plans towards an Engineering Design Report (EDR) for the CEPC accelerator.
The workshop program consists of plenary sessions and parallel sessions. They will cover: Physics, Accelerator, Detectors, Computing, Tools and Performance developments relevant for future colliders. Talks are by invitation only, if you would like to give a talk please contact a member of the Scientific Programme Committee (SPC). The workshop encourages participation from early career scientists, especially from post-graduate students and postdocs.
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Registration 30m
Registration
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Opening Session VA4 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Convener: Margarida Nesbitt Rebelo (CFTP/IST/U. Lisboa)-
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Official welcome 20m
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Introduction from LOC 10m
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Plenary VA4 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Moderator: Franco Bedeschi
Convener: Joao Barreiro Guimaraes Da Costa (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))-
9:30 AM
Status of CEPC project and goals for the next 5 years 30mSpeaker: Xinchou Lou (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
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Highlights and Collaboration on CEPC Accelerator R&D 30mSpeaker: Jie Gao
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Coffee Break 30m
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Plenary VA4 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Moderator: Franco Bedeschi
Convener: Jim Virdee (Imperial College (GB))-
11:00 AM
The CEPC Reference Detector TDR 30mSpeaker: Joao Barreiro Guimaraes Da Costa (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
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FCC accelerator highlights and collaboration 30mSpeaker: Frank Zimmermann (CERN)
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Lunch 1h 30m
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Plenary VA4 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Moderator: Franco Bedeschi
Convener: Jie Gao-
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FCC collaboration building 30mSpeaker: Gregorio Bernardi (APC Paris CNRS/IN2P3)
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Plasma acceleration overview 30mSpeakers: Luis Miguel De Oliveira E Silva (Universidade de Lisboa (PT)), Prof. Luís Miguel De Oliveira e Silva
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Plasma acceleration plans in China 30mSpeaker: Wei Lu (Institute of High Energy Physics)
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Coffee Break 30m
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Plenary VA4 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Moderator: Franco Bedeschi
Convener: Gustavo Branco (Instituto Superior Tecnico)-
4:00 PM
Highlights of the HL-LHC Reach 30mSpeaker: Roberto Salerno (CNRS/IN2P3 - LLR, École polytechnique)
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Physics potential at e+e- colliders 30mSpeaker: Prof. Fabio Maltoni (Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL) (BE) and Università di Bologna)
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QCD Theoretical Calculations Challenges 30mSpeaker: Huasheng Shao (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))
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QED Theoretical Calculations Challenges 30mSpeaker: Alan Price (Jagiellonia University)
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Reception 1h 30m Atrium (Pavilhão de Civil)
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Ground Floor
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Accelerator VA4 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Convener: Frank Zimmermann (CERN)- 9:00 AM
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CEPC Accelerator EDR status and international collaborations 20mSpeaker: Jie Gao
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CEPC collider ring lattice studies in EDR 20mSpeaker: 王毅伟 wangyw
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CEPC booster and damping ring studies in EDR 20mSpeaker: Dr Dou Wang (IHEP)
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Detector: SiPM-1 VA6 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Convener: Dr Miao He (IHEP, CAS)-
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(Online) SiPM developments in DRD4 20mSpeaker: Rok Pestotnik (Jozef Stefan Institute (SI))
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SiPM development at FBK 20mSpeaker: Alberto Giacomo Gola (Fondazione Bruno Kessler (IT))
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Cherenkov-based TOF devices using SiPMs 20mSpeaker: Eugenio Nappi
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Physics VA5 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Convener: Margarida Nesbitt Rebelo (CFTP/IST/U. Lisboa)-
9:00 AM
Top measurements at the CEPC 20mSpeaker: Leyan Li (Peking University (CN))
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Measuring CKM matrix at FCC-ee 20mSpeaker: Xunwu Zuo (EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne (CH))
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FCCee sensitivity to symmetry protected UVs: the case of charged lepton mixing 20mSpeaker: Guilherme Guedes
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DELIGHT 20mSpeaker: Rhitaja Sengupta (BCTP and Physikalisches Institut der Universität Bonn, Germany)
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Coffee Break 30m
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Accelerator VA4 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Convener: Jie Gao-
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FCC RF power sources and powering schemes 20mSpeaker: Chiara Marrelli (CERN)
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11:10 AM
High efficiency and high power klystron development in P-band and C-band in EDR 20mSpeaker: Dr Zusheng Zhou (Institute of High Energy Physics(IHEP))
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(Online) FCCee Booster magnets 20mSpeaker: Halil Deveci
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CEPC vacuum system optimization and NEG coating automatic fabrication line 20mSpeaker: Yongsheng Ma
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(Online) CEPC booster magnets and automatic production line status 20mSpeaker: Dr Wen Kang
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Detector 2: Silicon Tracking VA1 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Conveners: Wei Wei, Wei Wei (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))-
10:50 AM
DRD 3 overview 20mSpeaker: Gregor Kramberger (Jozef Stefan Institute (SI))
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11:10 AM
Tracking/vertexing R&D for e+e- colliders @CPPM&IPHC 20mSpeaker: Danwei Xu (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))
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CEPC Vertex Detector 20mSpeaker: Zhijun Liang (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
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Development of HVCMOS-based CEPC silicon inner tracker 20mSpeaker: Yiming Li (Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
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Detector: SiPM-2 VA6 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Convener: Dr Miao He (IHEP, CAS)-
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SiPM for CEPC calorimeters 20mSpeaker: Zhijun Liang (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
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SiPM non-linearity studies in beam tests with scintillating crystals 20mSpeaker: Zhiyu Zhao (Tsung-Dao Lee Institute (CN))
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ASPIDES: A CMOS SPAD and Digital SiPM Platform for High Energy Physics 20mSpeaker: Romualdo Santoro (Insubria University and INFN - MI)
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Physics VA5 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Convener: Sven Heinemeyer (CSIC (Madrid, ES))- 10:50 AM
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Future Collider Perspectives on Higgs CP Violation 20mSpeaker: Julia Manuela Cardoso Silva (The University of Edinburgh (GB))
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h95 at the CEPC 20mSpeaker: Prof. Pedro Ferreira (ISEL and CFTC-UL, Lisbon)
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Determination of kappa_lambda at CEPC 20mSpeaker: Murillo Vellasco (University of Bonn (DE))
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Lunch 1h 30m
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Accelerator VA4 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Convener: Wei Lu (Institute of High Energy Physics)-
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ERL Status at IJClab 20mSpeaker: Dr Walid KAABI
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CEPC SRF development in EDR 20mSpeaker: Peng Sha (IHEP)
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CEPC cryogenic system optimization in EDR 20mSpeaker: Rui Ge
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Detector 2: Electronics andTiming VA1 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Convener: Gregor Kramberger (Jozef Stefan Institute (SI))-
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CEPC chip development program 20mSpeaker: Jingbo Ye (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
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Development of Centimeter-Scale AC-LGAD for CEPC OTK System 20mSpeaker: Mei Zhao (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
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DMAPS with timing 20mSpeaker: Manuel Rolo (Universita e INFN Torino (IT))
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R&D of CEPC detector TDAQ 20mSpeaker: Dr Fei Li (Institute of High Energy Physics(IHEP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
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Detector: Calorimeter-1 VA6 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Convener: Tiziano Camporesi (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT))-
2:00 PM
CMS HGCal 20mSpeaker: Jean-Baptiste Sauvan (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))
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CEPC electromagnetic calorimeter R&D progress and highlights 20mSpeaker: Yong Liu (Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
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Dual readout (crystals) 20mSpeaker: marcello campajola (INFN and University of Naples "Federico II")
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Allegro calorimeter project 20mSpeaker: Rute Pedro (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT))
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CEPC HCAL based on glass scintillators 20mSpeaker: Hengne Li (South China Normal University (CN))
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Physics VA5 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Convener: Manqi Ruan (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))- 2:00 PM
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BSM Higgs production at 1-loop 20mSpeaker: Sven Heinemeyer (CSIC (Madrid, ES))
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Coffee Break 30m Pavilhão de Civil do Instituto Superior Técnico
Pavilhão de Civil do Instituto Superior Técnico
Lisboa, Portugal
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Accelerator VA4 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Convener: Steinar Stapnes (University of Oslo (NO))-
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CEPC linac injector development in EDR and C3 technology development 20mSpeaker: Jingru Zhang (Institute of High Energy Physics)
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IHEP plasma accelerator test facility development status 20mSpeaker: Dr Dazhang LI (IHEP, CAS)
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Future 10TeV plasma e+e- linear collider perspectives 20mSpeaker: Wei Lu (Institute of High Energy Physics)
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Detector 2: PID, Mechanics, and Integration VA1 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Convener: Yanyan Gao (University of Edinburgh (GB))-
4:10 PM
Light-driven detector concept — power and data transmission 20mSpeaker: Mengqing Wu (Radboud University and Nikhef (NL))
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Status of the Cherenkov Detector for CEPC 20mSpeaker: Zhonghua Qin
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Key mechanical design of CEPC detector 20mSpeaker: Xiaoyan Ma (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
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Mu3e mechanics 15mSpeaker: Prof. Daniela Bortoletto (University of Oxford (GB))
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CEPC detector R&D future plan 20mSpeaker: Jianchun Wang (Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
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Detector: Calorimeter-2 VA6 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Convener: Yong Liu (Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)- 4:10 PM
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Dual readout (fibers) 20mSpeaker: Ruggero Turra (Università degli Studi e INFN Milano (IT))
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Towards a Homogeneous Calorimeter: Integrating EM and Hadron Detection with Glass Scintillators 20mSpeaker: Yuekun Heng
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(online) Q dots for calorimetry 20mSpeaker: Yacine Haddad (Universitaet Bern (CH))
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Towards an updated version of the SiW-ECAL for circular colliders 20mSpeaker: Yukun Shi (Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet, CNRS/IN2P3, École polytechnique)
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Physics VA5 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Convener: Sven Heinemeyer (CSIC (Madrid, ES))-
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Precision predictions in SMEFT 20mSpeaker: LIVIA,ELENA,GIORGIA MASKOS
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Amplitude e+e- in QED at 3-loop 20mSpeaker: Jonathan Ronca
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Two-loop fermionic corrections to fermion pair production 20mSpeaker: Ernest Wallace (University of Pittsburgh)
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Precision QCD/higher order calculations and phenomenology 20mSpeaker: Joao Pires (LIP - Laboratorio de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas (PT))
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Conference Dinner 2h Casa do Alentejo
Casa do Alentejo
Rua das Portas de Santo Antão 58, 1150-268 Lisboa
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Detector 2: GAS Detector VA6 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Convener: Paolo Giacomelli (Universita e INFN, Bologna (IT))-
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Drift chamber developments 20mSpeaker: Nicola De Filippis (Politecnico/INFN Bari (IT))
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RPC developments 20mSpeaker: Alberto Blanco Castro (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT))
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DRD 1 developments 20mSpeaker: Dr Maksym Titov (IRFU, CEA Saclay, Université Paris-Saclay (FR))
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CEPC Muon detector 20mSpeaker: Xiyang Wang (University of Oxford(GB))
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Joint MDI Session VA4 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Convener: Jianchun Wang (Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))-
9:00 AM
CEPC MDI backgrounds and mechanics integration 20mSpeaker: Haoyu Shi
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9:20 AM
(Online) Luminosity detector 20mSpeaker: Ivanka Bozovic-Jelisavcic (University of Belgrade (RS))
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(online) Mechanics integration of the IR of FCCee 20mSpeaker: Manuela Boscolo (INFN e Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (IT))
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[online) Beam induced backgrounds sources at FCC-ee 20mSpeaker: Giulia Nigrelli (Sapienza Universita, INFN-LNF, CERN)
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Physics VA5 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Convener: Manqi Ruan (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))- 9:00 AM
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Fast Kalman tracking and vertexing in DELPHES 20mSpeaker: Franco Bedeschi (Universita & INFN Pisa (IT))
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(Online) EW physics at CEPC 20mSpeaker: Yong Du (TD Lee Institute)
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Quantum entanglement at higgs factory 20mSpeaker: Hao Zhang
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Coffee Break 30m Pavilhão de Civil do Instituto Superior Técnico
Pavilhão de Civil do Instituto Superior Técnico
Lisboa, Portugal
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Accelerator VA5 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Convener: Maria Enrica Biagini-
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APES development status 20mSpeaker: Tianmu Xin (Institute of High Energy Physics)
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(Online) CEPC polarization studies in EDR 20mSpeaker: Zhe Duan
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CEPC positron and polarized electron sources 20mSpeaker: Dr Xiaoping Li (IHEP)
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IBS and High field HTS SC dipole magnets study status 20mSpeaker: Qingjin Xu
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Joint Session with Physics and Detectors VA4 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Convener: Nuno Leonardo (IST/LIP)-
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Offline Software Development for CEPC Reference Detector (including CyberPFA) 20mSpeaker: Dr Weidong Li (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
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ARBOR 20mSpeaker: Manqi Ruan (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
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Key4HEP 20mSpeaker: Thomas Madlener (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY))
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Physics Performance of CEPC Reference Detector TDR 20mSpeaker: Mingshui Chen (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
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Detector geometry and event visualization for the CEPC RefDet 20mSpeaker: Zhengyun You (Sun Yat-Sen University (CN))
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Social Event 5h
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Plenary VA4 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Moderator: Franco Bedeschi
Convener: Tiziano Camporesi (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT))-
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Blue Sky Research 30mSpeaker: Peter Križan (Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana)
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LDG Sustainability WG: Environmental Impact and Considerations for Future Accelerator Facilities 30mSpeakers: Maksym Titov (CEA/IRFU,Centre d'etude de Saclay Gif-sur-Yvette (FR)), Dr Maksym Titov (IRFU, CEA Saclay, Université Paris-Saclay (FR))
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Coffee Break 30m
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Plenary VA4 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Moderator: Franco Bedeschi
Convener: Jianchun Wang (Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))-
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New detector technologies 30mSpeaker: Prof. Daniela Bortoletto (University of Oxford (GB))
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Flavour physics at FCC/CEPC 30mSpeakers: Gino Isidori (Unknown), Gino Isidori (University of Zurich (CH)), Gino Isidori (University of Zurich (CH))
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Lepton-Proton Colliders at the Energy Frontier: The LHeC Project at CERN 30mSpeaker: Nestor Armesto Perez
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Lunch 1h 30m
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Plenary VA4 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Moderator: Franco Bedeschi
Convener: Jie Gao- 2:00 PM
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Linear collider vision 30mSpeaker: Steinar Stapnes (University of Oslo (NO))
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Coffee Break 30m
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Plenary VA4 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Moderator: Franco Bedeschi
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Panel discussion 1h 30m
Moderator: Franco Bedeschi
Speakers: Brian Foster (University of Oxford (GB)), Prof. Daniela Bortoletto (University of Oxford (GB)), Mogens Dam (University of Copenhagen (DK)), Patricia Conde Muino (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT)), Yifang Wang -
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Closing 10mSpeaker: Margarida Nesbitt Rebelo (CFTP/IST/U. Lisboa)
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