CERN School of Computing on IT Services 2026

from Monday, 9 November 2026 (08:30) to Friday, 13 November 2026 (18:45)


        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
9 Nov 2026
10 Nov 2026
11 Nov 2026
12 Nov 2026
13 Nov 2026
AM
08:40 --- Welcome coffee ---
09:00 Welcome address from the IT department head - Simone Campana (CERN)  
09:15 Opening Session - Alberto Pace (CERN)  
09:45 Opening Lecture: The need for IT Service in accelerator and particle physics - Sebastien Ponce (CERN)  
10:45 --- Break and school photo ---
11:15 Database Services (part 1 of 4) - Introduction to DBoD  
08:45 Modern Application Development & Deployment  
10:15 --- Break ---
10:45 Creating and managing websites at CERN  
08:45 Core compute services (part 2 of 2)  
10:15 --- Break ---
10:45 Configuration & Infrastracture as Code - Mr Daniel Juarez (CERN)  
08:45 Services for Machine Learning applications (part 1 of 3)  
09:45 Lightning talks  
10:15 --- Break ---
10:45 Services for Machine Learning applications (part 2 of 3)  
11:45 Database Services (part 3 of 4) - Oracle Database  
08:45 Data Analysis Techniques using SWAN and REANA (part 2 of 3)  
09:45 Data Analysis Techniques using SWAN and REANA (part 3 of 3)  
10:45 --- Break ---
11:15 Database Services (part 4 of 4) - DBoD maintenance exercises  
PM
12:15 --- Lunch ---
13:30 Storage (part 1 of 2) and pre-requisites  
14:30 Storage (part 2 of 2)  
15:30 --- Break ---
16:00 Project Management and documentation  
17:00 Student self presentation  
18:00 --- Welcome drink at the hotel ---
12:15 --- Lunch ---
13:30 Core compute services (part 1 of 2)  
15:00 --- Coffee ---
15:15 --- Transport to UN ---
16:00 --- Social Activity - Visit to the United Nations in Geneva ---
18:30 --- Social Dinner ---
12:15 --- Lunch ---
13:30 Database Services (part 2 of 4) - DBoD maintenance exercises  
14:30 Data Analysis Techniques using SWAN and REANA (part 1 of 3)  
15:30 --- Break ---
16:00 Authentication and authorization  
17:00 Authentication and authorization (Excercises)  
12:15 --- Lunch ---
13:30 Services for Machine Learning applications (part 3 of 3)  
14:30 Introduction to registry.cern.ch and Kubernetes  
15:30 --- Break ---
16:00 Deploying applications (part 1 of 2)  
17:00 Deploying applications (part 2 of 2)  
12:15 --- Lunch ---
13:30 Application security  
15:00 --- Self Assessment ---
16:30 --- Break ---
16:45 Closing Session - Alberto Pace (CERN)