Expanding our Horizons
from
Thursday, August 27, 2026 (8:00 AM)
to
Friday, September 4, 2026 (6:00 PM)
Monday, August 24, 2026
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Thursday, August 27, 2026
9:00 AM
Introduction & Context
-
Srini Rajagopalan
(
Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)
)
Introduction & Context
Srini Rajagopalan
(
Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)
)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: 60/6-015 - Room Georges Charpak (Room F)
10:00 AM
Break
Break
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM
Beyond the Standard Model Physics
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Sophie Alice Renner
(
University of Glasgow (GB)
)
Beyond the Standard Model Physics
Sophie Alice Renner
(
University of Glasgow (GB)
)
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: 60/6-015 - Room Georges Charpak (Room F)
11:15 AM
Break
Break
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Introduction to Accelerators
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Foteini Asvesta
(
CERN
)
Introduction to Accelerators
Foteini Asvesta
(
CERN
)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: 60/6-015 - Room Georges Charpak (Room F)
12:30 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Silicon Detectors for Future Colliders
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Walter Snoeys
(
CERN
)
Silicon Detectors for Future Colliders
Walter Snoeys
(
CERN
)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: 60/6-015 - Room Georges Charpak (Room F)
3:00 PM
Break
Break
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
3:15 PM
Machine-Detector Interface - EIC
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Andrii Natochii
(
Brookhaven National Laboratory
)
Machine-Detector Interface - EIC
Andrii Natochii
(
Brookhaven National Laboratory
)
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Room: 60/6-015 - Room Georges Charpak (Room F)
4:15 PM
Discussion Session
Discussion Session
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Room: 60/6-015 - Room Georges Charpak (Room F)
Friday, August 28, 2026
9:00 AM
Beyond the Standard Model Physics
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Sophie Alice Renner
(
University of Glasgow (GB)
)
Beyond the Standard Model Physics
Sophie Alice Renner
(
University of Glasgow (GB)
)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
10:00 AM
Break
Break
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
10:15 AM
Introduction to Accelerators
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Foteini Asvesta
(
CERN
)
Introduction to Accelerators
Foteini Asvesta
(
CERN
)
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
11:15 AM
Break
Break
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
11:30 AM
Calorimetry for Future Colliders
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Stephane Monteil
(
Université Clermont Auvergne (FR)
)
Calorimetry for Future Colliders
Stephane Monteil
(
Université Clermont Auvergne (FR)
)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
12:30 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Machine-Detector Interface - FCC
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Fabrizio Palla
(
Universita & INFN Pisa (IT)
)
Machine-Detector Interface - FCC
Fabrizio Palla
(
Universita & INFN Pisa (IT)
)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
3:00 PM
Break
Break
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
3:15 PM
CERN Tours: Visits to SM18, AD, Data centre
CERN Tours: Visits to SM18, AD, Data centre
3:15 PM - 5:45 PM
Consult: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1704142/
6:00 PM
Drinks at R1 (on your own) Friday evening social events at R1 are popular amongst early career researchers. Enjoy
Drinks at R1 (on your own) Friday evening social events at R1 are popular amongst early career researchers. Enjoy
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
Saturday, August 29, 2026
9:00 AM
Electroweak Physics
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Alessandro Vicini
(
Università degli Studi e INFN Milano (IT)
)
Electroweak Physics
Alessandro Vicini
(
Università degli Studi e INFN Milano (IT)
)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
10:00 AM
Break
Break
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
10:15 AM
Circular Accelerators
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Tor Raubenheimer
(
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory - On Leave (US)
)
Circular Accelerators
Tor Raubenheimer
(
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory - On Leave (US)
)
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
11:15 AM
Break
Break
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
11:30 AM
Gas Detectors for Future Colliders
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Riccardo Farinelli
(
INFN Bologna (IT)
)
Gas Detectors for Future Colliders
Riccardo Farinelli
(
INFN Bologna (IT)
)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
12:30 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Machine-Detector Interface - SuperKEKB
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Hiroyuki Nakayama
Machine-Detector Interface - SuperKEKB
Hiroyuki Nakayama
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
3:00 PM
Break
Break
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
3:15 PM
Future Accelerator Technologies
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Tor Raubenheimer
(
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory - On Leave (US)
)
Future Accelerator Technologies
Tor Raubenheimer
(
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory - On Leave (US)
)
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
4:15 PM
Discussion Session
Discussion Session
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
7:00 PM
Dinner. Please register for dinner before August 20, 2026 here: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1661010/registrations/131023/
Dinner. Please register for dinner before August 20, 2026 here: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1661010/registrations/131023/
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
Sunday, August 30, 2026
9:00 AM
Free day. Explore the neighborhood.
Free day. Explore the neighborhood.
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
Monday, August 31, 2026
9:00 AM
QCD Physics
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Giovanni Stagnitto
(
INFN e Universita Genova (IT)
)
QCD Physics
Giovanni Stagnitto
(
INFN e Universita Genova (IT)
)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
10:00 AM
Break
Break
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
10:15 AM
Circular Accelerators
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Tor Raubenheimer
(
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory - On Leave (US)
)
Circular Accelerators
Tor Raubenheimer
(
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory - On Leave (US)
)
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
11:15 AM
Break
Break
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
11:30 AM
Energy Calibration, Polarization and Monochromatization (EPOL)
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Jacqueline Keintzel
(
CERN
)
Energy Calibration, Polarization and Monochromatization (EPOL)
Jacqueline Keintzel
(
CERN
)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
12:30 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Software for Physics
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Brieuc Francois
(
CERN
)
Software for Physics
Brieuc Francois
(
CERN
)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
3:00 PM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
3:30 PM
Software Tutorials: Generators, Fast Simulation and Analysis
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Brieuc Francois
(
CERN
)
Birgit Stapf
(
CERN
)
Juraj Smiesko
(
CERN
)
Benedikt Wach
(
EP-FCC
)
Software Tutorials: Generators, Fast Simulation and Analysis
Brieuc Francois
(
CERN
)
Birgit Stapf
(
CERN
)
Juraj Smiesko
(
CERN
)
Benedikt Wach
(
EP-FCC
)
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
9:00 AM
Flavour Physics
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Gino Isidori
(
University of Zurich (CH)
)
Flavour Physics
Gino Isidori
(
University of Zurich (CH)
)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
10:00 AM
Break
Break
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
10:15 AM
AI for Physics
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Maurizio Pierini
(
CERN
)
AI for Physics
Maurizio Pierini
(
CERN
)
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
11:15 AM
Break
Break
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
11:30 AM
Energy Calibration, Polarization and Monochromatization (EPOL)
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Jacqueline Keintzel
(
CERN
)
Energy Calibration, Polarization and Monochromatization (EPOL)
Jacqueline Keintzel
(
CERN
)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
12:30 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Physics at FCC-hh
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Sarah Louise Williams
(
University of Cambridge (GB)
)
Physics at FCC-hh
Sarah Louise Williams
(
University of Cambridge (GB)
)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
3:00 PM
Break
Break
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
3:15 PM
Muon Collider: Detector Challenges
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Donatella Lucchesi
(
Universita e INFN, Padova (IT)
)
Muon Collider: Detector Challenges
Donatella Lucchesi
(
Universita e INFN, Padova (IT)
)
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
4:15 PM
Discussion Session
Discussion Session
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
9:00 AM
Flavour Physics
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Gino Isidori
(
University of Zurich (CH)
)
Flavour Physics
Gino Isidori
(
University of Zurich (CH)
)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
10:00 AM
Break
Break
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
10:15 AM
Energy Calibration
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Josh Bendavid
(
CERN
)
Energy Calibration
Josh Bendavid
(
CERN
)
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
11:15 AM
Break
Break
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
11:30 AM
RICH detectors for Future Colliders
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Fulvio Tessarotto
(
Universita e INFN Trieste (IT)
)
RICH detectors for Future Colliders
Fulvio Tessarotto
(
Universita e INFN Trieste (IT)
)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
12:30 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Software for Physics
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Brieuc Francois
(
CERN
)
Software for Physics
Brieuc Francois
(
CERN
)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
3:00 PM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
3:30 PM
Software Tutorials: Full Simulation and Reconstruction
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Brieuc Francois
(
CERN
)
Jacopo Fanini
(
CERN & Université Paris-Saclay
)
Andreas Loeschcke Centeno
(
CERN
)
Andrea De Vita
(
CERN & Università di Padova
)
Software Tutorials: Full Simulation and Reconstruction
Brieuc Francois
(
CERN
)
Jacopo Fanini
(
CERN & Université Paris-Saclay
)
Andreas Loeschcke Centeno
(
CERN
)
Andrea De Vita
(
CERN & Università di Padova
)
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
Thursday, September 3, 2026
9:00 AM
PDFs, EIC & FCC-hh
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Valerio Bertone
(
C.E.A. Paris-Saclay
)
PDFs, EIC & FCC-hh
Valerio Bertone
(
C.E.A. Paris-Saclay
)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
10:00 AM
Break
Break
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
10:15 AM
Detector Simulation
-
Anna Zaborowska
(
CERN
)
Detector Simulation
Anna Zaborowska
(
CERN
)
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
11:15 AM
Break
Break
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
11:30 AM
Physics Performance
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Michele Selvaggi
(
CERN
)
Physics Performance
Michele Selvaggi
(
CERN
)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
12:30 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Detector Design
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Charlie Young
(
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (US)
)
Detector Design
Charlie Young
(
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (US)
)
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
3:15 PM
Break
Break
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
3:30 PM
CERN Tours: Visits to ATLAS and ALICE
CERN Tours: Visits to ATLAS and ALICE
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Consult: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1704146/
Friday, September 4, 2026
9:00 AM
EIC Accelerator
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Tatiana Pieloni
(
EPFL
)
EIC Accelerator
Tatiana Pieloni
(
EPFL
)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
10:00 AM
Break
Break
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
10:15 AM
Detector Simulation
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Anna Zaborowska
(
CERN
)
Detector Simulation
Anna Zaborowska
(
CERN
)
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
11:15 AM
Break
Break
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
11:30 AM
Physics Performance
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Michele Selvaggi
(
CERN
)
Physics Performance
Michele Selvaggi
(
CERN
)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
12:30 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Closing
-
Michelangelo Mangano
(
CERN
)
Closing
Michelangelo Mangano
(
CERN
)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: 503/1-001 - Council Chamber