Overview
The scientific meeting programme will feature a combination of interactive sessions designed to foster in-depth discussions and collaborations. Thematic workshops will be held, focusing on critical areas such as the development of cutting-edge technologies, advancements in specific instrumentation, exploration of potential mission areas, and other relevant topics. These workshops will leverage the expertise of specialists from a variety of facilities, ensuring a rich exchange of knowledge.
Additionally, the meeting will encourage innovation through sessions dedicated to generating ideas for new initiatives and partnerships. A dedicated User Experience Exchange session will provide an open platform for participants to share insights, challenges, and best practices. To showcase the latest research, a Poster Session is included, highlighting exciting scientific work, with awards for the best posters presented.
Outline of the Scientific Programme
Monday - 16 June 2025
- PRP Meeting (by invitation only)
Tuesday - 17 June 2025
- PRP Meeting (by invitation only)
- Swiss Hungarian Cooperation Programme – Launching ELI ALPS Cooperation project
- ELI Facilities Tours for User Meeting and other events participants
Wednesday - 18 June 2025
09:00 – 09:20 | Allen Weeks, ELI ERIC & Gábor Szabó, ELI ALPS | Welcome
09:20 – 09:35 | Katalin Varjú, ELI ALPS | Overview
09:35 – 09:55 | Daniele Margarone, ELI Beamlines | Overview
9:55 – 10:25 | Victor Malka, ELI NP | Overview
10:25 – 10:35 | Zita Váradi, ELI User Office | Overview
10:35 – 10:45 | Q&A
10:45 – 11:15 | Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:00 | Plenary – Keynote speaker:
Thomas Pfeifer, Max Planck Institut
12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch
13:00 – 15:00 | Highlights of experiments – Part 1
2 parallel sessions:
AMO and Physical Chemistry
Christopher Arrell, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) – Towards attosecond spectroscopy of liquids and solutes at ELI
Paris Tzallas, The Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH)
Vasileios Balos, IMDEA Nanoscience – Understanding the nonlinear mobility behavior of p- and n-doped Silicon
Cristian Medina Hernandez, Max Planck Institut
John Kennis , VU Amsterdam
Ion Acceleration, Overdense Plasma/Radiation, Applications
Marco Borghesi, Queen's University Belfast - Collimated delivery of laser-accelerated ions
Martina Salvadore, National Institute of Optics (Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, CNR-INO)
Norbert Kroo, Wigner Institute - High field nanoplasmonics for laser assisted nuclear fusion
Franziska Treffert, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - Bayesian optimization of Target Normal Sheath Acceleration proton yield at ELI-Beamlines
Ishay Pomerantz, Tel Aviv Global web icon - Direct laser acceleration of electrons at ELI
15:00 – 15:15 | Coffee Break
15:15 – 16:15 | Advancing S&T at ELI ALPS (poster session)
16:15 – 18:15 | Thematic workshops – Part 1
3 parallel sessions:
- Radiobiology with laser-driven sources
- Machine learning and AI applications in laser-matter interactions
- Strong field physics with MIR wavelengths
19:00 | Dinner TBA
Thursday - 19 June 2025
09:15 – 10:00 | Plenary – keynote speaker
Katalin Hideghety, ELI ALPS
10:00 – 12:00 | Highlights of experiments – Part 2
2 parallel sessions:
Material and Surface Science
Wolfgang Werner, Technische Universität Wien - K-space rabbit on graphite from outer space
Anna Karner, Graz University of Technology
Neil Moffat, Institut de Microelectrònica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM)
Morten Kildemo, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NNTU)
Electron Acceleration, Underdense Plasma/Radiation, Applications
Elias Gerstmayr, Queens University Belfast - All-optical self-aligned Compton source using a PW-scale laser-wake field accelerator and a plasma mirror
Alexander Pirozhkov, KPSI QST
Howard Milchberg, University of Maryland - Multi-GeV laser wakefield acceleration using meter-scale plasma waveguides
Kensuke Homma, Hiroshima University
12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch
13:00 – 14:00 | X-lites session
Presenters: Robert Kaindl (NSF CXFEL), TJ Ronningen (NSF NeXUS), and Jonathan Zuegel (LLE OPAL)
Title: The X-lites Global Network of Extreme Light Facilities and Researchers
Abstract:
X-lites is a global network connecting researchers, organizers, and staff of “extreme light” facilities and research networks. X-lites members have a common interest in the science and technology enabled by ultrafast, high-intensity, and high-spatial-resolution light sources. X-lites laser-driven user facilities in the US, Canada, and Europe serve networks of scientists with diverse capabilities that complement those of synchrotron and free electron-laser (FEL) facilities. X-lites enables users and staff of these facilities to collaborate, address shared challenges, and take advantage of shared opportunities. ELI ERIC is a founding member of X-lites. This talk will introduce X-lites and its three working groups—Early Career Development, Facilities and Users, or Science and Technology—that will support awards for international travel and collaboration.
14:00 – 14:45 | User Community Building - Structured discussion
14:45 – 15:00 | Coffee Break
15:00 – 17:00 | Thematic workshops – Part 2
3 parallel sessions:
- Advanced targetry for laser-matter interaction
- Laser-plasma and secondary source diagnostics
- Applications of structured laser pulse at relativistic intensities
17:00 - 19:00 | Interactive Poster Session and refreshment
Friday - 20 June 2025
09:15 – 10:00 | Plenary – keynote speaker
Kim Ta Phuoc, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
10:00 – 11:30 | Conclusions of Thematic workshops
11:30 – 12:00 | Poster awards and wrap up
12:00 – 13:00 | Coffee and light lunch
