School on Machine Learning and AI Methods at LHC
Welcome to the School on Machine Learning and AI Methods at LHC
This school is designed for students interested in learning how modern machine learning and AI techniques are applied in particle physics in the experimental particle physics at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The School will take place in person at IBA University, Karachi, Pakistan from July 13 to July 17 2026. There is no registration fees.
The program combines introductory lectures, expert talks, and hands-on tutorials to provide participants with both the theoretical foundations and practical experience needed to understand and apply AI methods in high-energy physics. Topics include machine learning fundamentals, anomaly detection, generative AI, transformers, real-time inference, and FPGA deployment for low-latency applications.
The school consists of three main workshop days, complemented by two pre-school sessions covering the basics of particle physics and machine learning. Participants will also take part in practical exercises using real-world physics-inspired problems, including event classification, flavour tagging, jet substructure analysis, and model optimization for hardware deployment.
Whether you are new to machine learning or looking to explore its applications in fundamental physics research, this school offers an excellent opportunity to learn from leading researchers working at the intersection of AI and particle physics.
We encourage all interested participants to register and join us.
Speakers includes:
- Dr Ashfaq Ahmad (National Centre for Physics, Pakistan)
- Dr. Jackson Burzynski (Assistant Professor at University of Oklahoma, USA)
- Dr. Pietro Vischia (Senior Researcher, University of Oviedo, Spain)
- Dr. Vinicius Mikuni (Associate Professor at the Kobayashi-Maskawa Institute, Japan)
- Dr. Davide Fiacco (Postdoctoral Researcher at Université de Genève, Switzerland)
- Dr. Rizwan Qureshi (Associate Professor at Salim Habib University, Pakistan)
- Dr. Tommaso Dorigo (Researcher for the Italian institute for nuclear physics)
- Dr. Davide Fiacco (PostDoc at the ETH Zurich)
- Mr. Enrico Lupi (PhD Student at the ETH Zurich)
- Dr. Jesse Thaler (Professor at the MIT Department of Physics)
Organizing Committee
- Dr. Babar Qureshi (Professor at IBA University)
- Dr. Hamza Hanif (Affiliated researcher at MODE Collaboration)
- Mr. Muhammad Bilal Khan (PhD Candidate at University of Delaware)