Name: HEP 2014 - Conference on Recent Developments in High Energy Physics and Cosmology 8-10 May 2014, Chora, Island of Naxos, Greece
Start: 2014-05-08T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2014-05-10T23:00:00+02:00
Location: Naxos, Greece

HEP 2014 - Conference on Recent Developments in High Energy Physics and Cosmology 8-10 May 2014, Chora, Island of Naxos, Greece

from Thursday, May 8, 2014 (8:00 AM) to Saturday, May 10, 2014 (11:00 PM)

Monday, May 5, 2014
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Thursday, May 8, 2014

8:30 AM Registration
Registration
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM Opening - Theodoros Alexopoulos (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))
Opening
- Theodoros Alexopoulos (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
9:05 AM The ATLAS New Small Wheel Upgrade Project - Theodoros Alexopoulos (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))
The ATLAS New Small Wheel Upgrade Project
- Theodoros Alexopoulos (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))
9:05 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM Construction of Micromegas detectors for the ATLAS New Small Wheel - Dimos Sampsonidis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
Construction of Micromegas detectors for the ATLAS New Small Wheel
- Dimos Sampsonidis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
9:30 AM - 9:55 AM
9:55 AM The upgrade of the CMS Level-1 Trigger System - Christos Lazaridis (University of Wisconsin (US))
The upgrade of the CMS Level-1 Trigger System
- Christos Lazaridis (University of Wisconsin (US))
9:55 AM - 10:20 AM
10:20 AM Development of segmented microbulk Micromegas - Theodoros Geralis (Nat. Cent. for Sci. Res. Demokritos (GR))
Development of segmented microbulk Micromegas
- Theodoros Geralis (Nat. Cent. for Sci. Res. Demokritos (GR))
10:20 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM Asymptotic freedom of non-Abelian tensor gauge fields. Proton Structure and Tensor Gluons - George Savvidy (NCSR Demokritos)
Asymptotic freedom of non-Abelian tensor gauge fields. Proton Structure and Tensor Gluons
- George Savvidy (NCSR Demokritos)
11:15 AM - 11:40 AM
11:40 AM IAXO: A Swiss knife for the dark sector exploration - Georgios Fanourakis (Nat. Cent. for Sci. Res. Demokritos (GR))
IAXO: A Swiss knife for the dark sector exploration
- Georgios Fanourakis (Nat. Cent. for Sci. Res. Demokritos (GR))
11:40 AM - 12:05 PM
12:05 PM Recent QCD jet measurements at CMS - Panos Kokkas (University of Ioannina (GR))
Recent QCD jet measurements at CMS
- Panos Kokkas (University of Ioannina (GR))
12:05 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM The radio detection of extensive air showers : tackling the challenges of the next generation cosmic ray observatory - Lilian Martin (CNRS)
The radio detection of extensive air showers : tackling the challenges of the next generation cosmic ray observatory
- Lilian Martin (CNRS)
12:30 PM - 12:55 PM
12:55 PM ASTRONEU : a mutimessanger astrparticle physics project; Results and Progress report - Spyros Tzamarias (Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki (GR))
ASTRONEU : a mutimessanger astrparticle physics project; Results and Progress report
- Spyros Tzamarias (Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki (GR))
12:55 PM - 1:20 PM
1:20 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
1:20 PM - 2:55 PM
2:55 PM CAST achievements and perspectives - Konstantin Zioutas (University of Patras (GR))
CAST achievements and perspectives
- Konstantin Zioutas (University of Patras (GR))
2:55 PM - 3:25 PM
3:25 PM Electron reconstruction and identification performances with the ATLAS detector - Lydia Iconomidou-Fayard (Universite de Paris-Sud 11 (FR))
Electron reconstruction and identification performances with the ATLAS detector
- Lydia Iconomidou-Fayard (Universite de Paris-Sud 11 (FR))
3:25 PM - 3:50 PM
3:50 PM The RF system of the ASTRONEU EAS array - Ioannis Gkialas (Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki (GR))
The RF system of the ASTRONEU EAS array
- Ioannis Gkialas (Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki (GR))
3:50 PM - 4:15 PM
4:15 PM ASTRONEU contribution to Supernova detection with a Spherical Proportional Counter - Ioannis Katsioulas (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
ASTRONEU contribution to Supernova detection with a Spherical Proportional Counter
- Ioannis Katsioulas (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM Coffe break
Coffe break
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM ATLAS NSW Electronics Layout - George Iakovidis (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))
ATLAS NSW Electronics Layout
- George Iakovidis (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM
5:15 PM Performance studies of micromegas chambers for the ATLAS new small wheel - Konstantinos Ntekas (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))
Performance studies of micromegas chambers for the ATLAS new small wheel
- Konstantinos Ntekas (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM Low pT muon reconstruction efficiencies with the ATLAS detector - Stefanos Leontsinis (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))
Low pT muon reconstruction efficiencies with the ATLAS detector
- Stefanos Leontsinis (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))
5:30 PM - 5:45 PM
5:45 PM Employment and operation of the ASTRONEU EAS array - Georgios Bourlis (Hellenic Open University School of Science & Technology)
Employment and operation of the ASTRONEU EAS array
- Georgios Bourlis (Hellenic Open University School of Science & Technology)
5:45 PM - 6:00 PM
6:00 PM ASTRONEU contribution to environmental studies - Antonios Papaikonomou (Institute for Astroparticle Physics (GR))
ASTRONEU contribution to environmental studies
- Antonios Papaikonomou (Institute for Astroparticle Physics (GR))
6:00 PM - 6:15 PM
6:15 PM ASTRONEU contribution to KM3Net - Apostolos Tsirigotis (Hellenic Open University (HOU))
ASTRONEU contribution to KM3Net
- Apostolos Tsirigotis (Hellenic Open University (HOU))
6:15 PM - 6:40 PM
6:40 PM Accurate simulation of the ASTRONEU EAS array with HOURS - Antonios Leisos (Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki (GR))
Accurate simulation of the ASTRONEU EAS array with HOURS
- Antonios Leisos (Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki (GR))
6:40 PM - 7:05 PM
7:05 PM

7:05 PM - 8:05 PM

DIBOSON Thalis meeting
DIBOSON Thalis meeting
7:05 PM - 9:05 PM
7:05 PM - 11:35 PM
Contributions

7:35 PM Design of the L1DDC readout boards - Panagiotis Gkountoumis (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))

7:55 PM Design of the MM gas system - Stavros Maltezos (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))

8:15 PM Gas studies for the NSW micromegas - Efstathios Karentzos (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))

8:35 PM DCS of the MM - Theodoros Alexopoulos (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))

8:50 PM 3D representation of the MM - Paraschos Moschovakos (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))

9:10 PM Simulating Micromegas detectors - George Iakovidis (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))

9:30 PM Tracking studies with the micromegas detector - Stefanos Leontsinis (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))

9:50 PM μTPC studies of micromegas - Konstantinos Ntekas (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))
8:00 PM Το CERN - Μια Πύλη για την Επιστήμη και την Τεχνολογία.
Το CERN - Μια Πύλη για την Επιστήμη και την Τεχνολογία.
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Room: Αμφιθέατρο Ιάκωβος Καμπανέλης
Friday, May 9, 2014
9:00 AM ATLAS status and most recent results - Beate Heinemann (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (US))
ATLAS status and most recent results
- Beate Heinemann (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (US))
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
9:40 AM Dark Matter, LHC searches and the Higgs sector with an eye to the LHC Run 2, future upgrades and future DM experiments - Marco Battaglia (University of California,Santa Cruz (US))
Dark Matter, LHC searches and the Higgs sector with an eye to the LHC Run 2, future upgrades and future DM experiments
- Marco Battaglia (University of California,Santa Cruz (US))
9:40 AM - 10:05 AM
10:05 AM Recent Higgs Results from CMS - Michail Bachtis (CERN)
Recent Higgs Results from CMS
- Michail Bachtis (CERN)
10:05 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Recent ATLAS Higgs physics results - Konstantinos Nikolopoulos (University of Birmingham (GB))
Recent ATLAS Higgs physics results
- Konstantinos Nikolopoulos (University of Birmingham (GB))
10:30 AM - 10:55 AM
10:55 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:55 AM - 11:25 AM
11:25 AM Mass hierarchy and physics beyond the Standard Theory - Ignatios Antoniadis (CERN)
Mass hierarchy and physics beyond the Standard Theory
- Ignatios Antoniadis (CERN)
11:25 AM - 11:55 AM
11:55 AM Searches and measuements using final states with boosted bbbar resonances in ATLAS - Nikos Konstantinidis (University College London (UK))
Searches and measuements using final states with boosted bbbar resonances in ATLAS
- Nikos Konstantinidis (University College London (UK))
11:55 AM - 12:20 PM
12:20 PM Exotic Searches in CMS - Georgios Daskalakis (Nat. Cent. for Sci. Res. Demokritos (GR))
Exotic Searches in CMS
- Georgios Daskalakis (Nat. Cent. for Sci. Res. Demokritos (GR))
12:20 PM - 12:45 PM
12:45 PM Run I results for the H->4l channel in the ATLAS experiment - Eleni Mountricha (Brookhaven National Laboratory - BNL (US))
Run I results for the H->4l channel in the ATLAS experiment
- Eleni Mountricha (Brookhaven National Laboratory - BNL (US))
12:45 PM - 1:10 PM
1:10 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
1:10 PM - 2:40 PM
2:40 PM Primordial non-Dirac monopole gives first exact Geon - NIKOLAOS BATAKIS (University of Ioannina)
Primordial non-Dirac monopole gives first exact Geon
- NIKOLAOS BATAKIS (University of Ioannina)
2:40 PM - 3:05 PM
3:05 PM Relic Neutrinos in Cosmology. Prospects of Their Detection by Nuclear Absorption - Ioannis Vergados (University of Ioannina)
Relic Neutrinos in Cosmology. Prospects of Their Detection by Nuclear Absorption
- Ioannis Vergados (University of Ioannina)
3:05 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM Anisotropic Gauge/Gravity Dualities and their Applications to QGP - Dimitrios Giataganas (U)
Anisotropic Gauge/Gravity Dualities and their Applications to QGP
- Dimitrios Giataganas (U)
3:30 PM - 3:55 PM
3:55 PM Models of Inflation in New-minimal Supergravity - Fotis Farakos
Models of Inflation in New-minimal Supergravity
- Fotis Farakos
3:55 PM - 4:20 PM
4:20 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
4:20 PM - 4:50 PM
4:50 PM Third generation SUSY searches at CMS - Niki Saoulidou (University of Athens (GR))
Third generation SUSY searches at CMS
- Niki Saoulidou (University of Athens (GR))
4:50 PM - 5:15 PM
5:15 PM Searches for supersymmetry in the single-lepton final state with the CMS detector - Loukas Gouskos (Univ. of California Santa Barbara (US))
Searches for supersymmetry in the single-lepton final state with the CMS detector
- Loukas Gouskos (Univ. of California Santa Barbara (US))
5:15 PM - 5:40 PM
5:40 PM Inclusive SUSY searches with CMS - Konstantinos Theofilatos (ETH Zurich)
Inclusive SUSY searches with CMS
- Konstantinos Theofilatos (ETH Zurich)
5:40 PM - 6:05 PM
6:05 PM Search for Supersymmetry through the three lepton plus missing transverse momentum decay channel with the ATLAS detector - Athina Kourkoumeli-Charalampidi (Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki (GR))
Search for Supersymmetry through the three lepton plus missing transverse momentum decay channel with the ATLAS detector
- Athina Kourkoumeli-Charalampidi (Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki (GR))
6:05 PM - 6:20 PM
6:20 PM Echo from the Big Bang - Dimitri Nanopoulos (Center for Particle Physics (CPP))
Echo from the Big Bang
- Dimitri Nanopoulos (Center for Particle Physics (CPP))
6:20 PM - 7:00 PM
7:00 PM

7:00 PM - 8:10 PM

9:00 PM Conference Dinner
Conference Dinner
9:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Saturday, May 10, 2014
9:00 AM Full tracking online in ATLAS with the FTK upgrade: status, plans, expected performance and AUTh's involvement - Kostas Kordas (Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki (GR))
Full tracking online in ATLAS with the FTK upgrade: status, plans, expected performance and AUTh's involvement
- Kostas Kordas (Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki (GR))
9:00 AM - 9:25 AM
9:25 AM Search for light neutral higgs Bosons - Jehad O A MOUSA AYSHA (University of Cyprus (CY))
Search for light neutral higgs Bosons
- Jehad O A MOUSA AYSHA (University of Cyprus (CY))
9:25 AM - 9:50 AM
9:50 AM Muon and Neutrino Energy Estimation for KM3NeT - Evangelia Drakopoulou (Nat. Cent. for Sci. Res. Demokritos (GR))
Muon and Neutrino Energy Estimation for KM3NeT
- Evangelia Drakopoulou (Nat. Cent. for Sci. Res. Demokritos (GR))
9:50 AM - 10:05 AM
10:05 AM Search for high mass Higgs in the channel H → ZZ → llqq, with ATLAS - Stylianos Angelidakis (University of Athens (GR))
Search for high mass Higgs in the channel H → ZZ → llqq, with ATLAS
- Stylianos Angelidakis (University of Athens (GR))
10:05 AM - 10:20 AM
10:20 AM A short overview of the ILO's office activity for the period 1996-2014 - Michele Barone (Nat. Cent. for Sci. Res. Demokritos (GR))
A short overview of the ILO's office activity for the period 1996-2014
- Michele Barone (Nat. Cent. for Sci. Res. Demokritos (GR))
10:20 AM - 10:35 AM
10:35 AM Measurement of the weak phase φs in Bs→J/ψφ decays with the 2011 LHCb data. - Vasileios Syropoulos (NIKHEF (NL))
Measurement of the weak phase φs in Bs→J/ψφ decays with the 2011 LHCb data.
- Vasileios Syropoulos (NIKHEF (NL))
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:50 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM The response of an autonomous underwater telescope to high energy neutrinos for the observation of Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) - Konstantia Balasi (Nat. Cent. for Sci. Res. Demokritos (GR))
The response of an autonomous underwater telescope to high energy neutrinos for the observation of Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs)
- Konstantia Balasi (Nat. Cent. for Sci. Res. Demokritos (GR))
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM Background suppression for the KM3NeT Neutrino Telescope - Konstantinos Pikounis (NCSR Demokritos)
Background suppression for the KM3NeT Neutrino Telescope
- Konstantinos Pikounis (NCSR Demokritos)
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM
11:40 AM Gas flow studies on Micromegas Detectors for the NSW Upgrade - Efstathios Karentzos (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))
Gas flow studies on Micromegas Detectors for the NSW Upgrade
- Efstathios Karentzos (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))
11:40 AM - 11:55 AM
11:55 AM Particle Flow for High Granularity Calorimetry for the CMS Upgrade - Andreas Psallidas (Nat. Cent. for Sci. Res. Demokritos (GR))
Particle Flow for High Granularity Calorimetry for the CMS Upgrade
- Andreas Psallidas (Nat. Cent. for Sci. Res. Demokritos (GR))
11:55 AM - 12:20 PM
12:20 PM Supersymmetry searches with the Jet-Gamma Balance (JGB) method in CMS - Ariadni Antonaki (Nat. Cent. for Sci. Res. Demokritos (GR))
Supersymmetry searches with the Jet-Gamma Balance (JGB) method in CMS
- Ariadni Antonaki (Nat. Cent. for Sci. Res. Demokritos (GR))
12:20 PM - 12:45 PM
12:45 PM Helac-Phegas validation against standard ATLAS MC generators for ZZ+jets - Despoina Sampsonidou (Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki (GR))
Helac-Phegas validation against standard ATLAS MC generators for ZZ+jets
- Despoina Sampsonidou (Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki (GR))
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Contributions

1:00 PM Studies of H--> 4l with the ATLAS detector - Dimitris Fassouliotis (University of Athens (GR))

1:10 PM Studies of H-->llqq with the ATLAS detector - Stylianos Angelidakis (University of Athens (GR))

1:20 PM QCD data driven background estimate, for Higgs searches in the monophoton + MET final state - Iasonas Topsis Giotis (Nat. Cent. for Sci. Res. Demokritos (GR))

1:35 PM Search for W' with the ATLAS detector - Dimitris Fassouliotis (University of Athens (GR))

1:45 PM Motivation for single Leptoquark searches at LHC - Theodora Papadopoulou (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))

2:00 PM Outreach activities - Christine Kourkoumelis (University of Athens (GR))
2:45 PM Performance studies of the Micromegas Level-1 Trigger Logic of the ATLAS New Small Wheel - Ourania Sidiropoulou (Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki (GR))
Performance studies of the Micromegas Level-1 Trigger Logic of the ATLAS New Small Wheel
- Ourania Sidiropoulou (Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki (GR))
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM The VMM1 Micromegas readout ASIC - Preparation for the neutron irradiation - Athina Kourkoumeli-Charalampidi (Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki (GR))
The VMM1 Micromegas readout ASIC - Preparation for the neutron irradiation
- Athina Kourkoumeli-Charalampidi (Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki (GR))
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
3:15 PM Status of the WZ 8 TeV analysis - Dimitrios Iliadis (Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki (GR))
Status of the WZ 8 TeV analysis
- Dimitrios Iliadis (Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki (GR))
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM PDF constraints and extraction of the strong coupling constant from the inclusive jet cross section at 7 TeV with the CMS experiment - Giannis Flouris (University of Ioannina (GR))
PDF constraints and extraction of the strong coupling constant from the inclusive jet cross section at 7 TeV with the CMS experiment
- Giannis Flouris (University of Ioannina (GR))
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
3:45 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
4:15 PM Searching for Unknown Particles in 2-Dimensional Mass Space - Georgios Anagnostou (Nat. Cent. for Sci. Res. Demokritos (GR))
Searching for Unknown Particles in 2-Dimensional Mass Space
- Georgios Anagnostou (Nat. Cent. for Sci. Res. Demokritos (GR))
4:15 PM - 4:40 PM
4:40 PM Cross section studies for t\bar{t}+N jets final states - Theodoros Diakonidis (Nat. Cent. for Sci. Res. Demokritos (GR))
Cross section studies for t\bar{t}+N jets final states
- Theodoros Diakonidis (Nat. Cent. for Sci. Res. Demokritos (GR))
4:40 PM - 5:05 PM
5:05 PM Search for Multijet Resonances in the 8-jet Final State at CMS - Evangelos Paradas (University of Ioannina (GR))
Search for Multijet Resonances in the 8-jet Final State at CMS
- Evangelos Paradas (University of Ioannina (GR))
5:05 PM - 5:20 PM
5:20 PM Inclusive jet and dijet cross section measurements at 7 TeV and 8TeV with the CMS experiment - Emmanouil Ioannis Chaniotakis (University of Athens (GR))
Inclusive jet and dijet cross section measurements at 7 TeV and 8TeV with the CMS experiment
- Emmanouil Ioannis Chaniotakis (University of Athens (GR))
5:20 PM - 5:35 PM
6:55 PM

6:55 PM - 9:25 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Contributions

7:00 PM TTbar+NJets Cross-Sections Prospects & Plans - Georgios Daskalakis (Nat. Cent. for Sci. Res. Demokritos (GR))

7:10 PM Ttbar+NJets Cross-Sections Progress Report - Eleftherios Elmalis (Nat. Cent. for Sci. Res. Demokritos (GR))

7:20 PM Extension of Chern-Simons forms - Spyros Konitopoulos (NCSR Demokritos)

7:30 PM Measurement of alpha (strong) - Georgios Filios (NCSR demokritos)

7:40 PM Micromegas Instrumentation Detector design & Electronics - Chryssa Vassou (NCSR Demokritos)

7:50 PM Instrumentation studies and data analysis for CMS - Athanasios Kalamaris (Nat. Cent. for Sci. Res. Demokritos (GR))

8:00 PM Round table discussion - Georgios Savvidis (Nat. Cent. for Sci. Res. Demokritos (GR))