Name: SIAPS: Swiss Innovation for Astrophysics and Planetary Science
Start: 2026-01-20T09:20:00+01:00
End: 2026-01-22T17:28:00+01:00
Location: Universal Postal Union, Bern

SIAPS: Swiss Innovation for Astrophysics and Planetary Science

from Tuesday, 20 January 2026 (09:20) to Thursday, 22 January 2026 (17:28)

Monday, 19 January 2026
Tuesday, 20 January 2026

09:20 Registration & Coffee
Registration & Coffee
09:20 - 10:00
10:00 Welcome address - Francesco Pepe (University of Geneva)
Welcome address
- Francesco Pepe (University of Geneva)
10:00 - 10:20
10:20 Big-data handling, embedded software: Project/mission "needs"
Project/mission "needs"
10:20 - 12:00
Contributions

10:20 Euclid data challenges - Stéphane Paltani (University of Geneva)

10:45 SKA-CH data challenges - André Csillaghy (FHNW)

11:10 ET telescope data challenges - Paul Laycock (University of Geneva)

11:35 ESO "complex" data handling - Michael Sterzick (ESO)
12:00 Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:30
13:30 Big-data handling, embedded software: "solutions"
"solutions"
13:30 - 14:54
Contributions

13:30 ESDI - Jennifer Wadsworth

13:42 CHEOPS Ground Segment - Adrien Deline (University of Geneva)

13:54 DACE web platform for the NCCR PlanetS data sharing and analysis - Nicolas Buchschacher (University of Geneva)

14:06 Scalable Data Management for Planetary Science - Daniel Ribeiro (GeoDataSolution)

14:18 AI & HPC in Astronomy: Software For Ground, Space, and Beyond - Laszlo Etesi (Ateleris)

14:30 AI on modern HPC platforms - Tomasz Kacprzak (FHNW)

14:42 Optimising observational campaigns through AI - Sara Marques (University of Bern)
14:54 coffee + posters
coffee + posters
14:54 - 15:30
15:30 Big-data handling, embedded software: "solutions"
"solutions"
15:30 - 16:42
Contributions

15:30 EULER observation software - Mathurin Chritin (University of Geneva)

15:42 SW Framework for highly efficient on-board data and AI processing - Klaus Buchheim (Klepsydra)

15:54 Moonshot - How to deliver high-quality flight software on time - Jakob Wanner (Source Engineers GmbH)

16:06 Spacetek’s Modular Instrument-Controller System for Space Exploration - Juerg Jost (Spacetek)

16:18 Optical downlink for data could change the way of architecting science missions - Elisabetta Rugi Grond (Thales Alenia Space -CH)

16:30 Multi-band radio-astronomy receiver: Optical high speed data acquisition - Alberto Dassatti (REDS - HES-SO)
18:15 .: Welcome Apero dinatoire
Welcome Apero dinatoire
18:15 - 21:30
Wednesday, 21 January 2026
09:00 Opto-mechanics, precision mechanisms, vacuum & cryo: Project/mission "needs" - Ground
Project/mission "needs" - Ground
09:00 - 10:30
Contributions

09:00 ANDES, Ristretto and the road to the PCS - Nicolas Blind (University of Geneva)

09:20 The European Solar Telescope - Svetlana Berdyugina

09:40 MOSAIC, BlueMUSE - Jean-Paul Kneib (EPFL)

10:00 ESO Instrumentation: technology challenges and opportunities for industry - Michele Cirasuolo (ESO)
10:30 coffee + posters
coffee + posters
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 Opto-mechanics, precision mechanisms, vacuum & cryo: Project/mission "needs" - Space
Project/mission "needs" - Space
11:00 - 12:20
Contributions

11:00 ESA, opportunities for Swiss industry - Deborah Mueller (Space eXchange Switzerland)

11:20 Space Hardware development at the Departement of Astrophysics UniGE - Enrico Bozzo

11:40 ARRAKIHS: Exploring the low surface brightness Universe - Rebekka Coles-Bieri

12:00 ESA L4 Mission to Enceladus: Technology Development Challenges - Sven Wittig (ESA)
12:20 lunch
lunch
12:20 - 13:40
13:40 Opto-mechanics, precision mechanisms, vacuum & cryo: "solutions"
"solutions"
13:40 - 15:16
Contributions

13:40 SwissILO - Swiss industry presence at conferences in relation with ESO and SKA - Michel Hubner

13:52 Extreme Adaptive Optics for Exoplanetary Science: First Light of an Unmodulated Three-Sided Pyramid Wavefront Sensor - Muskan Shinde (University of Geneva)

14:04 The Programmable Liquid-crystal Active Coronagraphic Imager for the 4-m DAG telescope (PLACID) instrument: A joint UBE and HEIG-VD success story - Jonas Kuhn (University of Bern)

14:16 DD4AO: On-Sky Performance of a Novel Data-Driven AO Control Strategy - Isaac Dinis (University of Geneva)

14:28 Configurable Slit Unit for the MIRMOS (Multi-Object Spectrometer for Infra-Red Exploration) instrument - Peter Spanoudakis (CSEM SA)

14:40 Robotic optical fiber positioner modules - Malak Galal (EPFL) Maxime Rombach (EPFL)

14:52 A robotic mirrors positioner for the MOSAIC instrument - Maxime Rombach (EPFL)

15:04 High-precision manufacturing for ground and space applications - Thomas Liebrich (RhySearch)
15:16 Group Photo
Group Photo
15:16 - 15:26

15:26 coffee + posters
coffee + posters
15:26 - 15:45
15:45 Opto-mechanics, precision mechanisms, vacuum & cryo: "solutions"
"solutions"
15:45 - 17:21
Contributions

15:45 Opto-mechanical solutions for telescope and optical benches - Antonio Casciello (Thales Alenia Space -CH)

15:57 Motorized Mounts for the Folding Mirrors of the VLT's BlueMUSE Instrument - Gloria Bai He Mellinand (EPFL Astrobots)

16:09 Space Rotating Mechanism for the CXBe Mission - Hancheng Li (University of Geneva)

16:21 3D-printed Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) for space applications - Gabriele Paciotti (HES-SO)

16:33 An overview of the Nulling Interferometer Cryogenic Experiment (NICE) - Jonah Hansen (ETHZ)

16:45 Detector unit for astronomical applications at UNIGE - Ludovic Genolet (University of Geneva)

16:57 METIS Cryostat for ELT - Emilie Bouzerand (ETHZ)

17:09 Vibration-free gas bearing turbo compressors and expanders for cryogenic applications - Patrik Fröhlich (Celeroton AG)
18:30 .: Informal Cocktail - sponsored by Spacetek Technology AG , at Grosse Schanze: https://www.grosseschanze.ch/
Informal Cocktail - sponsored by Spacetek Technology AG , at Grosse Schanze: https://www.grosseschanze.ch/
18:30 - 22:00
Thursday, 22 January 2026
09:00 Sensing and detectors, Photonics: Project/mission "needs"
Project/mission "needs"
09:00 - 10:15
Contributions

09:00 ESO detector technologies - Naidu Bezawada (ESO)

09:25 ESA Clocks, detectors, and optical communications for Space Science Missions - Sinda Mejri (ESA)

09:50 ESA Photonics for Space Science Missions - Iain Mckenzie (ESA)
10:15 coffee + posters
coffee + posters
10:15 - 10:45
10:45 Sensing and detectors, Photonics: Project/mission "needs"
Project/mission "needs"
10:45 - 12:00
Contributions

10:45 LISA sensing and detectors - Domenico Giardini Luigi Ferraioli (ETHZ)

11:10 LIFE mission overview and technology development needs - Judy Lai-Norling (ETHZ) Jonah Hansen (ETHZ)

11:35 Possible remote sensing instruments for the next decades - Nicolas Thomas
12:00 Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:30
13:30 Sensing and detectors, Photonics: "solutions"
"solutions"
13:30 - 14:42
Contributions

13:30 THz Time Domain Spectroscopy for In-Situ Space Exploration - Linus Stöckli (University of Bern)

13:42 Spacetek’s Detector High Speed Digitizer System for Space Exploration - Konstantin Luchinkov (Spacetek Technology AG)

13:54 Advancements in Optical Readout Technologies: Test Mass Sensing and Laser-Frequency Stabilization Techniques for Optical Compact Interferometry - Victor Huarcaya (University of Bern)

14:06 Laser controller electronics, optical amplifiers, optical fibers solutions for data / signal transmissions - Stefan Schulze Walewski

14:18 Industrial Optical Atomic Clock for Science - Fabien Droz (Rolex Quantum SA)

14:30 High repetition rate laser frequency combs for calibration of VIS and NIR spectrographs. - Ewelina Obrzud (CSEM SA)
14:42 coffee + posters
coffee + posters
14:42 - 15:10
15:10 Sensing and detectors, Photonics: "solutions"
"solutions"
15:10 - 16:10
Contributions

15:10 Superconducting nanowire detector development towards astronomy applications - Boris Korzh (University of Geneva)

15:22 Nano to pico degree resolution optical astronomy: in quantum physics we trust ! - Roland Walter (University of Geneva)

15:34 Glass micro-components for photonic and opto-mechanical systems - Rolando Ferrini (FEMTOprint SA)

15:46 Integrated InGaAs/InP Waveguides for Low-Loss Astrophotonics between 4-18 μm - David Eglin (ETHZ)

15:58 Quantum Mini-Magnetometer qmM - Joseph Moerschell (HES-SO Valais-Wallis)
16:15 Concluding remarks - Stephane Paltani (University of Geneva) Juerg Jost (Spacetek) Nicolas Thomas (University of Bern) Samuel Leveque (ESO)
Concluding remarks
- Stephane Paltani (University of Geneva)
- Juerg Jost (Spacetek)
- Nicolas Thomas (University of Bern)
- Samuel Leveque (ESO)
16:15 - 16:40