be.hep Solstice meeting

Thursday 19 Dec 2024, 09:30 → 18:15 Europe/Brussels

Salle Solvay (ULB)

Barbara CLERBAUX (IIHE), Christophe Delaere (UCLouvain), Didar Dobur (ULB), Fabio Maltoni (UCLouvain), Nick van Remortel (Universiteit Antwerpen), Pierre van Mechelen (Antwerpen), Steven Lowette (VUB)

The traditional be.hep Solstice meeting will take place on Thursday December the 19th at the ULB, salle Solvay (NO building 5th floor).

This winter edition will focus on very recent results from on-going experiments and start looking forward into the future of the field. In particular, we will outline the process that will bring to the update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics in 2026 which will see the involvement of whole high-energy physics community in Belgium and in Europe. One of the main goals of this exercise is to achieve a recommendation for the next flagship experiment to be undertaken at CERN. 

 

09:30 Welcome coffee

1 Recent results from NA62

Speaker: Joel Swallow (INFN Frascati)

2 AI for particle physics

Speaker: Gregor Kasieczka (Univ. of Hamburg)

3 Physics potential of the upgraded CMS detector

Speaker: André David (CERN)

4 Updated expectations of the HL-LHC physics legacy

Speaker: Steven Lowette (VUB)

12:20 Lunch break

5 The Updates of the European strategy process and plans for the BE community input

Speaker: Pierre van Mechelen (Antwerpen)

6 The Physics Preparation Group activities

Speaker: Fabio Maltoni (UCLouvain)

7 ECR report - future experiments from BE - the view of the Early Career Researchers

Speaker: Dr Kirill Skovpen (UGent)

8 Discussion