BND Graduate School 2026
from
Monday, 7 September 2026 (13:00)
to
Friday, 18 September 2026 (13:15)
Monday, 7 September 2026
14:00
Welcome and organizational information
-
Johannes Erdmann
(
RWTH Aachen University
)
Alexander Schmidt
(
RWTH Aachen (DE)
)
Welcome and organizational information
Johannes Erdmann
(
RWTH Aachen University
)
Alexander Schmidt
(
RWTH Aachen (DE)
)
14:00 - 14:15
14:15
Standard Model Physics
-
Monica Dunford
(
Heidelberg University (DE)
)
Standard Model Physics
Monica Dunford
(
Heidelberg University (DE)
)
14:15 - 15:30
15:30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Standard Model Physics
-
Monica Dunford
(
Heidelberg University (DE)
)
Standard Model Physics
Monica Dunford
(
Heidelberg University (DE)
)
16:00 - 17:30
Tuesday, 8 September 2026
09:00
Standard Model Physics
-
Monica Dunford
(
Heidelberg University (DE)
)
Standard Model Physics
Monica Dunford
(
Heidelberg University (DE)
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Future Colliders
-
Tevong You
(
King's College London
)
Future Colliders
Tevong You
(
King's College London
)
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Future Colliders
-
Tevong You
(
King's College London
)
Future Colliders
Tevong You
(
King's College London
)
14:00 - 15:30
15:30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Future Colliders
-
Tevong You
(
King's College London
)
Future Colliders
Tevong You
(
King's College London
)
16:00 - 17:30
Wednesday, 9 September 2026
09:00
Flavour Physics
-
Marco Gersabeck
(
Albert Ludwigs Universitaet Freiburg (DE)
)
Flavour Physics
Marco Gersabeck
(
Albert Ludwigs Universitaet Freiburg (DE)
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Flavour Physics
-
Marco Gersabeck
(
Albert Ludwigs Universitaet Freiburg (DE)
)
Flavour Physics
Marco Gersabeck
(
Albert Ludwigs Universitaet Freiburg (DE)
)
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Flavour Physics
-
Marco Gersabeck
(
Albert Ludwigs Universitaet Freiburg (DE)
)
Flavour Physics
Marco Gersabeck
(
Albert Ludwigs Universitaet Freiburg (DE)
)
14:00 - 15:30
15:30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Excursion Info
Excursion Info
16:00 - 16:10
16:10
Machine Learning in HEP
-
Ramon Winterhalder
(
Università degli Studi di Milano
)
Machine Learning in HEP
Ramon Winterhalder
(
Università degli Studi di Milano
)
16:10 - 17:30
Thursday, 10 September 2026
09:00
Machine Learning in HEP
-
Ramon Winterhalder
(
Università degli Studi di Milano
)
Machine Learning in HEP
Ramon Winterhalder
(
Università degli Studi di Milano
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Machine Learning in HEP
-
Ramon Winterhalder
(
Università degli Studi di Milano
)
Machine Learning in HEP
Ramon Winterhalder
(
Università degli Studi di Milano
)
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Fixed-Target Experiments
-
Kirill Skovpen
(
Ghent University (BE)
)
Fixed-Target Experiments
Kirill Skovpen
(
Ghent University (BE)
)
14:00 - 15:30
15:30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Fixed-Target Experiments
-
Kirill Skovpen
(
Ghent University (BE)
)
Fixed-Target Experiments
Kirill Skovpen
(
Ghent University (BE)
)
16:00 - 17:30
Friday, 11 September 2026
09:00
Introduction to Projects
-
Alexander Schmidt
(
RWTH Aachen (DE)
)
Nitish Kumar Kasaraguppe Veerappa Gowda
(
Rheinisch Westfaelische Tech. Hoch. (DE)
)
Philipp Soldin
Kirill Skovpen
(
Ghent University (BE)
)
Introduction to Projects
Alexander Schmidt
(
RWTH Aachen (DE)
)
Nitish Kumar Kasaraguppe Veerappa Gowda
(
Rheinisch Westfaelische Tech. Hoch. (DE)
)
Philipp Soldin
Kirill Skovpen
(
Ghent University (BE)
)
09:00 - 10:00
10:00
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:00 - 10:30
10:30
Project Work
Project Work
10:30 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Top-Quark Physics (Experiment)
-
Kirill Skovpen
(
Ghent University (BE)
)
Top-Quark Physics (Experiment)
Kirill Skovpen
(
Ghent University (BE)
)
14:00 - 15:30
15:30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Top-Quark Physics (Theory)
-
Michal Wiktor Czakon
(
Rheinisch Westfaelische Tech. Hoch. (DE)
)
Top-Quark Physics (Theory)
Michal Wiktor Czakon
(
Rheinisch Westfaelische Tech. Hoch. (DE)
)
16:00 - 17:30
Saturday, 12 September 2026
09:00
Top-Quark Physics (Theory)
-
Michal Wiktor Czakon
(
Rheinisch Westfaelische Tech. Hoch. (DE)
)
Top-Quark Physics (Theory)
Michal Wiktor Czakon
(
Rheinisch Westfaelische Tech. Hoch. (DE)
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Top-Quark Physics (Theory)
-
Michal Wiktor Czakon
(
Rheinisch Westfaelische Tech. Hoch. (DE)
)
Top-Quark Physics (Theory)
Michal Wiktor Czakon
(
Rheinisch Westfaelische Tech. Hoch. (DE)
)
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 - 13:30
13:30
Excursion
Excursion
13:30 - 18:00
19:00
Dinner
Dinner
19:00 - 20:30
Sunday, 13 September 2026
09:00
Hands-on sessions (self-organised)
-
Alexander Schmidt
(
RWTH Aachen (DE)
)
Johannes Erdmann
(
RWTH Aachen University
)
Hands-on sessions (self-organised)
Alexander Schmidt
(
RWTH Aachen (DE)
)
Johannes Erdmann
(
RWTH Aachen University
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Coffee
Coffee
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Hands-on sessions (self-organised)
-
Alexander Schmidt
(
RWTH Aachen (DE)
)
Johannes Erdmann
(
RWTH Aachen University
)
Hands-on sessions (self-organised)
Alexander Schmidt
(
RWTH Aachen (DE)
)
Johannes Erdmann
(
RWTH Aachen University
)
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
NO LUNCH IN THE RESTAURANT (but you can order a la carte if you want)
NO LUNCH IN THE RESTAURANT (but you can order a la carte if you want)
12:30 - 12:50
14:00
Free time
Free time
14:00 - 18:00
19:00
Dinner
Dinner
19:00 - 20:30
Monday, 14 September 2026
09:00
Gravitational waves
-
Tjonnie Li
Gravitational waves
Tjonnie Li
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Gravitational waves
-
Tjonnie Li
Gravitational waves
Tjonnie Li
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Project Work
Project Work
14:00 - 18:30
Tuesday, 15 September 2026
09:00
Gravitational waves
-
Tjonnie Li
Gravitational waves
Tjonnie Li
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Dark Matter (Experiment)
-
Maxime Pierre
(
NIKHEF
)
Dark Matter (Experiment)
Maxime Pierre
(
NIKHEF
)
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Project Work
Project Work
14:00 - 18:30
Wednesday, 16 September 2026
09:00
Dark Matter (Experiment)
-
Maxime Pierre
(
NIKHEF
)
Dark Matter (Experiment)
Maxime Pierre
(
NIKHEF
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Dark Matter (Experiment)
-
Maxime Pierre
(
NIKHEF
)
Dark Matter (Experiment)
Maxime Pierre
(
NIKHEF
)
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Project Work
Project Work
14:00 - 18:30
Thursday, 17 September 2026
09:00
Dark Matter (Theory)
-
Felix Kahlhoefer
(
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
)
Dark Matter (Theory)
Felix Kahlhoefer
(
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Dark Matter (Theory)
-
Felix Kahlhoefer
(
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
)
Dark Matter (Theory)
Felix Kahlhoefer
(
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
)
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Dark Matter (Theory)
-
Felix Kahlhoefer
(
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
)
Dark Matter (Theory)
Felix Kahlhoefer
(
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
)
14:00 - 15:30
15:30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Project Work
Project Work
16:00 - 17:30
Friday, 18 September 2026
09:00
Project Presentations
Project Presentations
09:00 - 10:30
10:30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Project Presentations
Project Presentations
11:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 13:15