LIP Summer Internships - Lectures and Tutorials

4 Jun 2025, 09:00 → 9 Jul 2025, 23:30 Europe/Lisbon

Francisco Neves (LIP Coimbra), Helena Santos (LIP), Inês Ochoa (LIP), Luis Margato (Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas), Raul Sarmento (LIP), Sofia Andringa (LIP)

LIP Lisbon: see session details

LIP Coimbra: 

• 4/Jun - 2/Jul: Sala E.2, Physics Department, University of Coimbra, Coimbra
• 9/Jul: Sala E2 (2º andar), Physics Department, University of Coimbra, Coimbra

LIP Minho: Sala do LIP, Campus de Gualtar, University of Minho, Braga

 

Zoom link (para todas as palestras e tutoriais): https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/93028254015?pwd=dEmQiggylxSLaBO4a0WIRIN41usT57.1

 

 

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Wednesday 4 June

Introduction to particle physics and detectors

For those in Lisbon:
Seminar Room (3rd floor) - LIP
Av. Prof Gama Pinto nº 2, Lisboa

1 Welcome to LIP and instructions

Speaker: Sofia Andringa (LIP)

2 Detectors

Speaker: Alberto Blanco (LIP)

10:30 Coffee Break

3 Introduction to Particle Physics

Speaker: João Varela (LIP)

12:30 Lunch

Tour of LIP

Wednesday 11 June

Particles and simulation

For those in Lisbon:
Room V0.03 (Alameda -- Pavilhão de Civil), IST
Av. Rovisco Pais
1049-001 Lisboa

QUIZ TIME!

Quiz on the internal structure of particles: https://quizizz.com/join?gc=77496423

Quiz on QCD and heavy ion physics: https://quizizz.com/join?gc=79813431

Quiz on Monte Carlo Simulations: https://quizizz.com/join?gc=73393388

4 The internal structure of particles

Speaker: Elmar Biernat

5 QCD and heavy ion physics

Speaker: Liliana Apolinário (LIP)

10:30 Coffee break

6 Simulations

Speaker: Bernardo Tomé (LIP)

12:30 Lunch

Tutorials: Day 1

For those in Lisbon:
Seminar Room (3rd floor) - LIP
Av. Prof Gama Pinto nº 2, Lisboa

7 Introduction to C++

For those in Lisbon:
Room V0.03 (Alameda -- Pavilhão de Civil), IST
Av. Rovisco Pais
1049-001 Lisboa

Speakers: Kai Jenkins (LIP-Coimbra), Sandro Saltão (LIP-Coimbra)

Wednesday 18 June

LHC and Machine Learning

For those in Lisbon:
Seminar Room (3rd floor) - LIP
Av. Prof Gama Pinto nº 2, Lisboa

QUIZ TIME!

Intro to the LHC: https://quizizz.com/join?gc=87715407
New Physics @ LHC: https://quizizz.com/join?gc=69659686
Machine Learning: https://quizizz.com/join?gc=81615676

8 Introduction to LHC physics

Speaker: Nuno Leonardo (LIP)

9 Probing the Standard Model and beyond at the LHC

Speaker: Nuno Castro (LIP and University of Minho)

10:30 Coffee break

10 Machine learning in particle physics

Speaker: Rute Pedro (LIP)

12:30 Lunch

Tutorials: Day 2 (parallel sessions: choose one)

For those in Lisbon:
Seminar Room (3rd floor) - LIP
Av. Prof Gama Pinto nº 2, Lisboa

11 Python tools in high-energy physics

For those in Lisbon: Library (4th floor)

Speaker: Maura Barros

12 ROOT basics

For those in Lisbon: LIP-ECO room (2nd floor)

Speaker: Guilherme Pereira (LIP)

Wednesday 25 June

Astroparticles, dark matter and neutrinos

For those in Lisbon:
Seminar Room (3rd floor) - LIP
Av. Prof Gama Pinto nº 2, Lisboa

QUIZ Time!

Astroparticle Physics: https://quizizz.com/join?gc=75336063

Dark Matter: https://quizizz.com/join?gc=98670041

Neutrinos: https://quizizz.com/join?gc=85202432

13 Astroparticle Physics

Speaker: Raul Sarmento (LIP)

14 Dark matter

Speaker: Paulo Brás (LIP)

10:30 Coffee break

15 Neutrinos

Speaker: Valentina Lozza (LIP)

12:30 Lunch

Tutorials: Day 3 (parallel sessions: choose one)

For those in Lisbon:
Seminar Room (3rd floor) - LIP
Av. Prof Gama Pinto nº 2, Lisboa

16 Machine learning

For those in Lisbon: Library (4th floor)
For those in Braga: LIP-Minho secondary meeting room

Speakers: Fernando Souza, Maria Gabriela Jordão Oliveira (LIP-Minho and University of Minho)

17 ROOT intermediate

For those in Lisbon: LIP-ECO room (2nd floor)
For those in Braga: LIP-Minho main meeting room

Speakers: Alexandra Fernandes, Francisco Neves (LIP Coimbra)

Wednesday 2 July

Health and dosimetry

For those in Lisbon:
Seminar Room (3rd floor) - LIP
Av. Prof Gama Pinto nº 2, Lisboa

QUIZ TIME!
Particles and Health: https://quizizz.com/join?gc=67824606

18 Dosimetry

Speaker: Jorge Sampaio (LIP / FCUL)

19 Particles and health

Speaker: Hugo Simões (LIP Coimbra)

10:30 Coffee break

11:00 Long lunch break

Tutorials: Day 4 (parallel sessions: choose one)

For those in Lisbon:
Seminar Room (3rd floor) - LIP
Av. Prof Gama Pinto nº 2, Lisboa

20 Data analysis and fitting with ROOT

For those in Lisbon: Library (4th floor)

Speakers: Alessio Boletti (LIP, Lisboa (PT)), Guilherme Soares (Universidade de Lisboa, IST (PT)), Henrique Legoinha (IST/LIP)

21 Simulation using TOPAS

For those in Lisbon: Seminar Room (3rd floor)

Speaker: Joana Antunes (LIP/FCUL)

Wednesday 9 July

Meeting with LIP PhD students

Opportunity to discuss about life as PhD students in particle physics

For those in Lisbon:
Seminar Room (3rd floor) - LIP
Av. Prof Gama Pinto nº 2, Lisboa

10:30 Coffee break

Radiation in space and society

For those in Lisbon:
Seminar Room (3rd floor) - LIP
Av. Prof Gama Pinto nº 2, Lisboa

QUIZ TIME!
Radiation environment in space: https://quizizz.com/join?gc=97926492

22 Radiation environment in space

Speaker: Luísa Arruda (LIP)

23 Social Physics

Speaker: Lilia Perfeito (LIP)

12:30 Lunch break

Tutorials

For those in Lisbon:
Seminar Room (3rd floor) - LIP
Av. Prof Gama Pinto nº 2, Lisboa

24 Science communication and writing

Speaker: Dr Pamela Teubig (LIP)