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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8:30 AM
Registration
Registration
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Opening Session VA4 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Pavilhao de Civil
Floor 1Convener: Margarida Nesbitt Rebelo (CFTP/IST/U. Lisboa)-
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Official welcome
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Introduction from LOC
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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))-
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Status of CEPC project and goals for the next 5 yearsSpeaker: Xinchou Lou (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
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Highlights and Collaboration on CEPC Accelerator R&DSpeaker: Jie Gao
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10:30 AM
Coffee Break
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Plenary VA4 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Moderator: Franco Bedeschi
Convener: Jim Virdee (Imperial College (GB))-
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The CEPC Reference Detector TDRSpeaker: Joao Barreiro Guimaraes Da Costa (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
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FCC accelerator highlights and collaborationSpeaker: Frank Zimmermann (CERN)
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12:30 PM
Lunch
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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 buildingSpeaker: Gregorio Bernardi (APC Paris CNRS/IN2P3)
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Plasma acceleration overviewSpeakers: 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 ChinaSpeaker: Wei Lu (Institute of High Energy Physics)
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3:30 PM
Coffee Break
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Plenary VA4 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Moderator: Franco Bedeschi
Convener: Gustavo Branco (Instituto Superior Tecnico)-
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Highlights of the HL-LHC ReachSpeaker: Roberto Salerno (CNRS/IN2P3 - LLR, École polytechnique)
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Physics potential at e+e- collidersSpeaker: Prof. Fabio Maltoni (Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL) (BE) and Università di Bologna)
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QCD Theoretical Calculations ChallengesSpeaker: Huasheng Shao (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))
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QED Theoretical Calculations ChallengesSpeaker: Alan Price (Jagiellonia University)
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6:30 PM
Reception Atrium (Pavilhão de Civil)
Atrium
Pavilhão de Civil
Ground Floor
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8:30 AM
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Accelerator VA4 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Convener: Frank Zimmermann (CERN)- 15
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CEPC Accelerator EDR status and international collaborationsSpeaker: Jie Gao
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CEPC collider ring lattice studies in EDRSpeaker: 王毅伟 wangyw
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CEPC booster and damping ring studies in EDRSpeaker: 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 DRD4Speaker: Rok Pestotnik (Jozef Stefan Institute (SI))
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SiPM development at FBKSpeaker: Alberto Giacomo Gola (Fondazione Bruno Kessler (IT))
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Cherenkov-based TOF devices using SiPMsSpeaker: Eugenio Nappi
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Physics VA5 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Convener: Margarida Nesbitt Rebelo (CFTP/IST/U. Lisboa)-
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Top measurements at the CEPCSpeaker: Leyan Li (Peking University (CN))
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Measuring CKM matrix at FCC-eeSpeaker: Xunwu Zuo (EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne (CH))
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FCCee sensitivity to symmetry protected UVs: the case of charged lepton mixingSpeaker: Guilherme Guedes
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DELIGHTSpeaker: Rhitaja Sengupta (BCTP and Physikalisches Institut der Universität Bonn, Germany)
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10:20 AM
Coffee Break
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Accelerator VA4 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Convener: Jie Gao- 27
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High efficiency and high power klystron development in P-band and C-band in EDRSpeaker: Dr Zusheng Zhou (Institute of High Energy Physics(IHEP))
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(Online) FCCee Booster magnetsSpeaker: Halil Deveci
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CEPC vacuum system optimization and NEG coating automatic fabrication lineSpeaker: Yongsheng Ma
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(Online) CEPC booster magnets and automatic production line statusSpeaker: 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))-
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DRD 3 overviewSpeaker: Gregor Kramberger (Jozef Stefan Institute (SI))
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Tracking/vertexing R&D for e+e- colliders @CPPM&IPHCSpeaker: Danwei Xu (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))
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CEPC Vertex DetectorSpeaker: Zhijun Liang (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
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Development of HVCMOS-based CEPC silicon inner trackerSpeaker: 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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Pavilhao de Civil
Floor 1Convener: Dr Miao He (IHEP, CAS)-
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SiPM for CEPC calorimetersSpeaker: Zhijun Liang (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
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SiPM non-linearity studies in beam tests with scintillating crystalsSpeaker: Zhiyu Zhao (Tsung-Dao Lee Institute (CN))
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ASPIDES: A CMOS SPAD and Digital SiPM Platform for High Energy PhysicsSpeaker: 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))- 40
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Future Collider Perspectives on Higgs CP ViolationSpeaker: Julia Manuela Cardoso Silva (The University of Edinburgh (GB))
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Determination of kappa_lambda at CEPCSpeaker: Murillo Vellasco (University of Bonn (DE))
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12:30 PM
Lunch
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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 IJClabSpeaker: Dr Walid KAABI
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CEPC SRF development in EDRSpeaker: Peng Sha (IHEP)
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CEPC cryogenic system optimization in EDRSpeaker: 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 programSpeaker: Jingbo Ye (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
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Development of Centimeter-Scale AC-LGAD for CEPC OTK SystemSpeaker: Mei Zhao (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
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R&D of CEPC detector TDAQSpeaker: 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))-
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CMS HGCalSpeaker: Jean-Baptiste Sauvan (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))
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CEPC electromagnetic calorimeter R&D progress and highlightsSpeaker: Yong Liu (Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
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Dual readout (crystals)Speaker: marcello campajola (INFN and University of Naples "Federico II")
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Allegro calorimeter projectSpeaker: Rute Pedro (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT))
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CEPC HCAL based on glass scintillatorsSpeaker: 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))- 59
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BSM Higgs production at 1-loopSpeaker: Sven Heinemeyer (CSIC (Madrid, ES))
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3:40 PM
Coffee Break 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 developmentSpeaker: Jingru Zhang (Institute of High Energy Physics)
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IHEP plasma accelerator test facility development statusSpeaker: Dr Dazhang LI (IHEP, CAS)
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Future 10TeV plasma e+e- linear collider perspectivesSpeaker: 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))-
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Light-driven detector concept — power and data transmissionSpeaker: Mengqing Wu (Radboud University and Nikhef (NL))
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Status of the Cherenkov Detector for CEPCSpeaker: Zhonghua Qin
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Key mechanical design of CEPC detectorSpeaker: Xiaoyan Ma (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
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Mu3e mechanicsSpeaker: Prof. Daniela Bortoletto (University of Oxford (GB))
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CEPC detector R&D future planSpeaker: 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)- 74
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Dual readout (fibers)Speaker: Ruggero Turra (Università degli Studi e INFN Milano (IT))
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Towards a Homogeneous Calorimeter: Integrating EM and Hadron Detection with Glass ScintillatorsSpeaker: Yuekun Heng
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(online) Q dots for calorimetrySpeaker: Yacine Haddad (Universitaet Bern (CH))
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Towards an updated version of the SiW-ECAL for circular collidersSpeaker: 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 SMEFTSpeaker: LIVIA,ELENA,GIORGIA MASKOS
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Amplitude e+e- in QED at 3-loopSpeaker: Jonathan Ronca
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Two-loop fermionic corrections to fermion pair productionSpeaker: Ernest Wallace (University of Pittsburgh)
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Precision QCD/higher order calculations and phenomenologySpeaker: Joao Pires (LIP - Laboratorio de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas (PT))
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8:00 PM
Conference Dinner 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 developmentsSpeaker: Nicola De Filippis (Politecnico/INFN Bari (IT))
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RPC developmentsSpeaker: Alberto Blanco Castro (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT))
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DRD 1 developmentsSpeaker: Dr Maksym Titov (IRFU, CEA Saclay, Université Paris-Saclay (FR))
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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))- 89
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(Online) Luminosity detectorSpeaker: Ivanka Bozovic-Jelisavcic (University of Belgrade (RS))
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(online) Mechanics integration of the IR of FCCeeSpeaker: Manuela Boscolo (INFN e Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (IT))
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[online) Beam induced backgrounds sources at FCC-eeSpeaker: 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))- 93
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Fast Kalman tracking and vertexing in DELPHESSpeaker: Franco Bedeschi (Universita & INFN Pisa (IT))
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(Online) EW physics at CEPCSpeaker: Yong Du (TD Lee Institute)
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Quantum entanglement at higgs factorySpeaker: Hao Zhang
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10:20 AM
Coffee Break 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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Pavilhao de Civil
Floor 1Convener: Maria Enrica Biagini-
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APES development statusSpeaker: Tianmu Xin (Institute of High Energy Physics)
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(Online) CEPC polarization studies in EDRSpeaker: Zhe Duan
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CEPC positron and polarized electron sourcesSpeaker: Dr Xiaoping Li (IHEP)
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IBS and High field HTS SC dipole magnets study statusSpeaker: 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)Speaker: Dr Weidong Li (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
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ARBORSpeaker: Manqi Ruan (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
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Physics Performance of CEPC Reference Detector TDRSpeaker: Mingshui Chen (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
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Detector geometry and event visualization for the CEPC RefDetSpeaker: Zhengyun You (Sun Yat-Sen University (CN))
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2:00 PM
Social Event
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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 ResearchSpeaker: Peter Križan (Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana)
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LDG Sustainability WG: Environmental Impact and Considerations for Future Accelerator FacilitiesSpeakers: 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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10:30 AM
Coffee Break
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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 technologiesSpeaker: Prof. Daniela Bortoletto (University of Oxford (GB))
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Flavour physics at FCC/CEPCSpeakers: 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 CERNSpeaker: Nestor Armesto Perez
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12:30 PM
Lunch
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Plenary VA4 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Moderator: Franco Bedeschi
Convener: Jie Gao- 113
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Linear collider visionSpeaker: Steinar Stapnes (University of Oslo (NO))
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3:30 PM
Coffee Break
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Plenary VA4 (Pavilhao de Civil)
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Floor 1Moderator: Franco Bedeschi
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Panel discussion
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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ClosingSpeaker: Margarida Nesbitt Rebelo (CFTP/IST/U. Lisboa)
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