ELI Ultrafast Science Workshop
Thursday | 12 February 2026
Preliminary Agenda:
9:00-10:30 | XFEL Laboratory Tour - limited to 30 spots, in the order of registration
10:00 | Registration and Welcome Coffee
10:30 - 12:00 | Morning Session
Welcome | Introduction
10:30-11:30 | Overview of Unique Capabilities Enabled by ELI in the Ultrafast Science field, Leo Gizzi, ELI / Katalin Varjú, ELI ALPS Facility
11:30-12:00 | The EuXFEL infrastructure and Science, Thomas Tschentscher, European XFEL
12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch Break / Poster Session Introducing ELI Capabilities
13:30 - 17:00 | Afternoon Session
Application Areas | Potential Cooperation Areas | Discussion
13:30-15:00 | Ultrafast Science talks – existing collaborations
Contributions by:
Matthias Kübel, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Benjamin Stadtmüller, University of Augsburg
Andrea Trabattoni, DESY, Leibniz University Hannover
Sebastian Hartweg, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Rüdiger Schmidt-Grund, Technische Universität Ilmenau
Peter Hegemann, Humboldt University of Berlin
15:00 - 15:30 | Coffee Break
15:30-17:00 | Potential for new collaborations
Contributions by:
Balázs Major, ELI ALPS Facility
Jakob Andreasson, ELI Beamlines Facility
Francesca Calegari, DESY, University of Hamburg
Marc Vrakking, Max-Born Institute
Giuseppe Sansone, University of Freiburg, Politecnico Milano
Márkus Ilchen, CFEL, University of Hamburg
Kai Rossnagel, DESY, Kiel University
17:15 | Wrap-up/Discussion
Speakers and Invited Guest Dinner
