15th IDPASC Summer School
from
Monday, July 20, 2026 (8:00 AM)
to
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 (6:30 PM)
Monday, July 20, 2026
9:30 AM
Registration
Registration
(Registration)
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Auditorium
11:30 AM
Welcome to the IDPASC School
Welcome to the IDPASC School
(Welcome to the IDPASC School)
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Auditorium
Bertrand Laforge, Nuno Castro, and Mario Pimenta
12:00 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Auditorium
2:00 PM
Student Pitch Talks (5 minutes)
Student Pitch Talks (5 minutes)
(Student Pitch Talks (5 minutes))
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
25 std X 5 min All Students
5:30 PM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Auditorium
6:00 PM
Discussion on Pitch Talks & Group Photo
Discussion on Pitch Talks & Group Photo
(Discussion on Pitch Talks & Group Photo)
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Room: Auditorium
All Students + Lectures
7:30 PM
Welcome Cocktail (Ponta Negra)
Welcome Cocktail (Ponta Negra)
(Welcome Cocktail (Ponta Negra))
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
9:00 AM
Statistical Tools I - Uncertainties & Likelihoods
Statistical Tools I - Uncertainties & Likelihoods
(Statistical Tools I - Uncertainties & Likelihoods)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Auditorium
Martin Makler (CBPF)
10:30 AM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Auditorium
11:00 AM
Python for Physics – Basics & Data Handling
Python for Physics – Basics & Data Handling
(Python for Physics - Basics & Data Handling)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
Edmar Purcino (UFBA)
12:30 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
2:30 PM
Statistical Tools II - Model Fitting & Significance
Statistical Tools II - Model Fitting & Significance
(Statistical Tools II - Model Fitting & Significance)
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Auditorium
Martin Makler (CBPF)
4:00 PM
Coffee
Coffee
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
4:30 PM
Hands-On: Python + ROOT for Data Analysis
Hands-On: Python + ROOT for Data Analysis
(Hands-On: Python + ROOT for Data Analysis)
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
Edmar Purcino (UFBA) + Tutors
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
9:00 AM
Particle Physics I - The Standard Model
Particle Physics I - The Standard Model
(Particle Physics I - The Standard Model)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Auditorium
Oscar Éboli (IF, USP)
10:30 AM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Auditorium
11:00 AM
Astroparticle Physics I: Cosmic Rays & Neutrino Telescopes
Astroparticle Physics I: Cosmic Rays & Neutrino Telescopes
(Cosmology - The Early Universe)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
Arman Esmaili (PUC, RJ)
12:30 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
2:30 PM
Particle Physics II - Beyond the Standard Model
Particle Physics II - Beyond the Standard Model
(Particle Physics II - Beyond the Standard Model)
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Auditorium
Oscar Éboli (IF, USP)
4:00 PM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
4:30 PM
Astroparticle Physics II: Experimental Projects
Astroparticle Physics II: Experimental Projects
(Astroparticle Physics I - Cosmic Rays & Neutrino Telescopes)
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Auditorium
Arman Esmaili (PUC, RJ)
6:30 PM
Dinner
Dinner
(Dinner)
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
8:30 PM
Challenges in Particles and Astroparticles Physics
Challenges in Particles and Astroparticles Physics
(Challenges in Particles and Astroparticles Physics)
8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Room: Auditorium
Public Panel with the Invited Lecturers
Thursday, July 23, 2026
9:00 AM
Neutrino Physics - Oscillations & Mass Hierarchy
Neutrino Physics - Oscillations & Mass Hierarchy
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Auditorium
Renata Zukanovich Funchal (IF, USP)
10:30 AM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Auditorium
11:00 AM
Machine Learning I: Fundamentals & Applications in HEP
Machine Learning I: Fundamentals & Applications in HEP
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
Edmar Purcino (UFBA)
12:30 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
2:30 PM
Dark Matter I: Theory & Candidates
Dark Matter I: Theory & Candidates
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Auditorium
Carlos Yaguna (UPTC, Tunja)
4:00 PM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
4:30 PM
Hands-On: Intro to Machine Learning for Physics Data
Hands-On: Intro to Machine Learning for Physics Data
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
Edmar Purcino (UFBA) + Tutors
7:30 PM
Official Dinner
Official Dinner
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
Friday, July 24, 2026
9:00 AM
Particle Physics III: Collider Physics & Experimental Signatures
Particle Physics III: Collider Physics & Experimental Signatures
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Auditorium
Oscar Éboli (IF, USP)
10:30 AM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Auditorium
11:00 AM
Dark Matter II: Direct and Indirect Searches
Dark Matter II: Direct and Indirect Searches
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
Carlos Yaguna (UPTC, Tunja)
12:30 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
2:30 PM
Neutrino Physics: Recent Measurements and Perspectives
Neutrino Physics: Recent Measurements and Perspectives
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Auditorium
Renata Zukanovich Funchal (IF, USP)
4:00 PM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
4:30 PM
Hands-On Group Project Launch: Group Data Challenge
Hands-On Group Project Launch: Group Data Challenge
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
Tutors
Saturday, July 25, 2026
9:00 AM
Excursions
Excursions
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Room: Auditorium
Excursions
10:00 AM
Closed Session: Meeting of the IDPASC Executive Committee
Closed Session: Meeting of the IDPASC Executive Committee
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Auditorium
Sunday, July 26, 2026
9:00 AM
Beach day
Beach day
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Room: Auditorium
Monday, July 27, 2026
9:00 AM
Heavy-lon Collisions: QGP & Extreme Conditions
Heavy-lon Collisions: QGP & Extreme Conditions
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Auditorium
César Bernardes (SPRACE, NCC)
10:30 AM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Auditorium
11:00 AM
Experimental Techniques I: Detectors and Instrumentation
Experimental Techniques I: Detectors and Instrumentation
(Experimental Techniques I: Detectors and Instrumentation)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
Ana Amélia Machado (Unicamp)
12:30 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
2:30 PM
Experimental Techniques II: Trigger, DAQ & Analysis Chains
Experimental Techniques II: Trigger, DAQ & Analysis Chains
(Experimental Techniques II: Trigger, DAQ & Analysis Chains)
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Auditorium
Thiago Tomei (SPRACE, NCC)
4:00 PM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
4:30 PM
Hands-On Session: Accelerator Physics (Simulation Lab)
Hands-On Session: Accelerator Physics (Simulation Lab)
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
Gabriela Hoff & Tutors
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
9:00 AM
Cosmology: The Early Universe
Cosmology: The Early Universe
(Astrophysics I - Stellar Evolution & Compact Objects)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Auditorium
Raul Abramo (IF, USP)
10:30 AM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Auditorium
11:00 AM
Astrophysics I: Stellar Evolution & Compact Objects
Astrophysics I: Stellar Evolution & Compact Objects
(Gravitational Waves - Observations & Implications)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
Riccardo Sturani (IFT, Unesp)
12:30 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
2:30 PM
Astrophysics II: Cosmological Observables & Surveys
Astrophysics II: Cosmological Observables & Surveys
(Working Session: Group Project)
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Auditorium
Raul Abramo (IF, USP)
4:00 PM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
4:30 PM
Working Session: Group Project
Working Session: Group Project
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
All Lecturers & Tutors
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
9:00 AM
Gravitational Waves: Observations & Implications
Gravitational Waves: Observations & Implications
(Astrophysics II: Cosmological Observables & Surveys)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Auditorium
Riccardo Sturani (IFT, UNESP)
10:30 AM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Auditorium
11:00 AM
Examination & Discussion
Examination & Discussion
(Examination & Discussion)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
All
12:30 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
2:30 PM
Group Project Presentations
Group Project Presentations
(Group Project Presentations)
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
Student Groups
4:30 PM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Auditorium
5:00 PM
Round Table - Future of PASC Research & Career Paths
Round Table - Future of PASC Research & Career Paths
(Round Table - Future of PASC Research & Career Paths)
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
All lecturers