Corfu2026 Workshop on Future Accelerators

from Sunday, 19 April 2026 (17:00) to Sunday, 26 April 2026 (12:00)
Mon Repos, Corfu

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
19 Apr 2026
20 Apr 2026
21 Apr 2026
22 Apr 2026
23 Apr 2026
24 Apr 2026
25 Apr 2026
AM
09:30
Future Projects and the HL-LHC (until 11:15)
09:30 Physics Motivations for future colliders - Christophe Grojean (DESY (Hamburg) and Humboldt University (Berlin))  
10:05 Updates from the ESPP 2026 - Jorge de Blas (Universidad de Granada (ES))  
10:40 HL-LHC experiments: physics potential - Predrag Milenovic (University of Belgrade (RS))  
11:15 --- Coffee Break ---
11:45
Future Projects and the HL-LHC (until 12:55)
11:45 Higgs boson pairs at a muon collider - Marin Mlinarevic (CEA Saclay (FR))  
12:20 Neutrino beams - Stefan Söldner-Rembold (Imperial College London)  
09:30
Future Projects and the HL-LHC (until 11:15)
09:30 HL-LHC experiments: Detector upgrades - Anthony Robert Timmins (University of Houston (US))  
10:05 Gaseous ionization detectors for inner detectors at a future e+e- collider - Junjie Zhu (University of Michigan (US))  
10:40 Muon collider - Fabrice Balli (Université Paris-Saclay (FR))  
11:15 --- Coffee Break ---
11:45
Future Projects and the HL-LHC (until 13:30)
11:45 High field magnet developments for the Future Circular Collider - Andrea Bersani (INFN Genova (IT))  
12:20 Use of modern machine learning methods at Next Generation Triggers at the HL-LHC - Giovanni Rupnik Boero (CERN / Universite de Geneve (CH))  
12:55 Classifying hadronic objects in ATLAS with ML/AI algorithms - Mr Stefan Kluth (Max Planck Society (DE))  
09:30
Future Projects and the HL-LHC (until 11:15)
09:30 Semiconductor detector developments for inner detectors at future e+e- and pp colliders - Marco Bomben (APC & Université Paris Cité, Paris (FR))  
10:05 Calorimeter developments for experiments at future e+e- and pp colliders - Roberto Ferrari (INFN Pavia (IT))  
10:40 Status of HL-LHC - Yannis Papaphilippou (CERN)  
11:15 --- Coffee Break ---
11:45
Future Projects and the HL-LHC (until 12:55)
11:45 Concepts for muon systems at future e+e- and pp colliders - Paolo Iengo (INFN)  
12:20 HL-LHC experiments: Trigger & DAQ at HL-LHC and Beyond - Thomas Matthew Critchley (Universite de Geneve (CH))  
09:30
Theory (until 11:15)
09:30 Higgs Physics: Status and Prospects - Georg Ralf Weiglein (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE))  
10:05 EW Physics: Status and Prospects - Juergen Reuter (DESY Hamburg, Germany)  
10:40 SMEFT and Global Fits: Status and Prospects - Alejo Nahuel Rossia (University of Padua and INFN Sezione di Padova) Alejo Rossia  
11:15 --- Coffee Break ---
11:45
Future Projects and the HL-LHC (until 12:55)
11:45 The FCC Projects - Emmanuel Tsesmelis (CERN)  
12:20 Higgs & EW at FCC - Suzanne GASCON-SHOTKIN (IPN Lyon/Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1) Susan Shotkin Gascon-Shotkin (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))  
09:30
Theory (until 11:15)
09:30 Theory calculations and techniques for Future Colliders - Samuel Abreu (CERN)  
10:05 EW Physics at Muon Collider - Nazar Bartosik (UPO e INFN Torino (IT))  
10:40 Flavor Physics at FCC - Joe Davighi  
11:15 --- Coffee Break ---
11:45
Theory (until 12:20)
11:45 Dark Matter at Future Colliders - Dr Venus Keus (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS))  
09:30
COST Actions (until 11:15)
09:30 Presentation of the MLQC4FC COST Action - Riccardo Torre (INFN e Universita Genova (IT))  
10:05 The COMETA Cost Action: Objectives and Synergies - Ilaria Brivio (University & INFN Bologna)  
10:40 Panel discussion - Riccardo Torre (Dipartimento di Fisica - Università di Pisa and INFN Sezione di Pisa)  
PM
17:30 --- Registration ---
12:55
Young scientists talk (until 13:25)
12:55 AI/ML for muon tagging with the ATLAS detector - Ema Maricic (CEA Paris-Saclay (FR) & Institute of Physics Belgrade (RS))  
13:25 --- Lunch Break ---
16:30
WG1 - Machine Learning Applications for Collider Physics - Valentina 🐧 Vecchio (University of Manchester) Prof. Pietro Vischia (Departamento de Física and ICTEA, Universidad de Oviedo) (until 17:50)
16:30 Machine Learning Applications for Collider Physics - Valentina 🐧 Vecchio (University of Manchester)  
17:10 ML for Future Colliders - Loukas Gouskos (Brown University (US))  
17:50 --- Coffee Break ---
18:20
WG1 - Machine Learning Applications for Collider Physics - Valentina 🐧 Vecchio (University of Manchester) Prof. Pietro Vischia (Departamento de Física and ICTEA, Universidad de Oviedo) (until 19:40)
18:20 EuCAIF: The European Coalition for AI in Fundamental Physics - Judith Katzy (DESY, HAMBURG) Judith Katzy (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE))  
18:50 The EPIGRAPHY Cost Action: Objectives and Synergies - Benedikt Maier (Imperial College (GB))  
19:20 Panel Discussion - Valentina 🐧 Vecchio (University of Manchester) Prof. Pietro Vischia (Departamento de Física and ICTEA, Universidad de Oviedo)  
20:00 --- Welcome Reception ---
13:30 --- Lunch Break ---
16:30
WG2 - Quantum Computing for Collider Physics - Simon Jonathan Williams (Institute of Particle Physics Phenomenology, University of Durham) Dr Theodota Lagouri (Yale University (US)) (until 17:45)
16:30 Quantum Computing and Quantum Observables for Collider Physics - Dr Theodota Lagouri (Yale University (US))  
17:10 Quantum, hybrid & ML-assisted optimization - Benedikt Maier (Imperial College (GB))  
17:45
Coffee Break (until 18:15)
18:15
WG2 - Quantum Computing for Collider Physics - Simon Jonathan Williams (Institute of Particle Physics Phenomenology, University of Durham) Dr Theodota Lagouri (Yale University (US)) (until 19:20)
18:15 Quantum simulation & theory applications - Steven Adam Abel (University of Durham (GB))  
18:50 Panel Discussion - Dr Theodota Lagouri (Yale University (US))  
20:00 Public Lecture (in Greek) - 2,500 years of exploration: from Democritus to CERN and Artificial Intelligence - Loukas Gouskos (Brown University (US))  
12:55
Young scientists talk (until 13:25)
12:55 Energy reconstruction algorithms with Machine Learning at the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter for the HL-LHC - Rui Wang (Univ. of Valencia and CSIC (ES))  
13:25 --- Lunch Break ---
16:30
WG4 - Computational Infrastructure and Resource Optimization - Olivier Mattelaer (UCLouvain) (until 18:10)
16:30 Introduction to WG4 - Olivier Mattelaer (UCLouvain)  
16:50 Ensemble regression on multiple GPUs - Tanjona Radonirina Rabemananjara (CERN) Dr Tanjona R. Rabemananjara (NIKHEF & VU Amsterdam)  
17:30 Porting Monte Carlo(s) on GPUs - Daniele Massaro (CERN) Mr Daniele Massaro (Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna / Université Catholique de Louvain)  
18:10 --- Coffee Break ---
18:40
WG4 - Computational Infrastructure and Resource Optimization - Olivier Mattelaer (UCLouvain) (until 19:15)
18:40 Panel discussion - Olivier Mattelaer (UCLouvain)  
12:55
Theory (until 13:30)
12:55 BSM at FCC - Tevong You (King's College London)  
13:30 --- Lunch Break ---
16:30
WG5 - Training, Outreach, and Public Engagement -Dr German Sborlini (Universidad de Salamanca e IUFFyM) Jelena Jovicevic (Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade (RS)) (until 18:10)
16:30 Introduction to WG5 - Jelena Jovicevic (Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade (RS))  
16:50 Best outreach practices in HEP and how to engage in the existing programs - Steven Goldfarb (University of Melbourne (AU))  
17:30 Smart Science for Curious Minds: Engaging School Students with Particle Physics - Anastasia Tezari (CERN)  
18:10 --- Free time - Corfu guided tour ---
20:00 --- Social Dinner - Greek Night ---
12:20
Young scientists talk (until 13:20)
12:20 Transforming Flavour Tagging with the ATLAS Detector: ML tools and calibration techniques - Michele D'Andrea (INFN and Università di Genova (IT))  
12:50 Reconstruction and Trigger Performance of the ATLAS Muon System - Romano Orlandini (Universita e INFN Roma Tre (IT))  
13:20 --- Lunch Break ---
16:30
WG3 - Theory-Experiment Interface by Humberto and Andrea -Dr Humberto Reyes-González (RWTH Aachen) Humberto Reyes-Gonzalez (RWTH Aachen) Andrea Coccaro (INFN Genova (IT)) (until 17:40)
16:30 The theory-experiment interface in the ML era of collider physics - Dr Humberto Reyes-González (RWTH Aachen) Humberto Reyes-Gonzalez (RWTH Aachen)  
17:10 Generative models for LHC and beyond - Luigi Favaro (Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL) (BE))  
17:40 --- Coffee Break ---
18:10
WG3 - Theory-Experiment Interface by Humberto and Andrea - Andrea Coccaro (INFN Genova (IT)) Dr Humberto Reyes-González (RWTH Aachen) Humberto Reyes-Gonzalez (RWTH Aachen) (until 19:40)
18:10 Reinterpretation with machine learning for present and future colliders - Krzysztof Rolbiecki (University of Warsaw) Krzysztof Rolbiecki (University of Warsaw)  
18:40 Lorentz-invariant networks - JONAS SPINNER Jonas Spinner  
19:10 Panel discussion - Dr Humberto Reyes-González (RWTH Aachen) Humberto Reyes-Gonzalez (RWTH Aachen) Andrea Coccaro (INFN Genova (IT))