Hackathonino (IUPAP-WG14)

Hackathonino @ IPAC2026

The main objective is to foster collaboration between students, industry professionals and Research Infrastructures (Ris) by addressing real-world challenges.

Purpose

– This hackathon provides exposure to real design challenges and cutting-edge technologies
– Participants work closely with researchers and industry mentors, ensuring meaningful learning and engagement
– Activities are designed to build:
– Technical problem-solving skills
– Teamwork & collaboration
– Communication & presentation skills
– Insight into accelerator design and professional design tools

Register on Indico Page Here and Meet us on Sunday May 17 between 11 and 12 am !

The proposed IUPAP Hackathoninowilltake place during IPAC2026(17-22 May, 2026 in Deauville France) and serve as a proof of concept for an annual event held at IPAC conferences. It builds on IPAC’s unique environment, which already brings together academia and industry, and promote co-creation and innovation around shared industrial and scientific challenges. Organized under IUPAP WG14,with support from Accelerator Science and Technology Industry Permanent Forum (AIPF),  Big Science Sweden, CERN, MIT, and others, it will be coordinated closely with the IPAC organizing team.

Around 30–50 students will form multidisciplinary teams to address societal challenges using accelerator-based concepts and tools. The initiative offers strong impact with modest investment: participants will work on their own laptops, supported by mentoring from accelerator scientists at major research infrastructures and, where possible, industry experts. Over the first three days of IPAC2026, student teams will develop and present their solutions, with several winning teams receiving awards.

Hackathonino will focus on key accelerator-related themes, including, but not limited to, applications in Environment & Materials, Life Sciences, and Energy.

The event will highlight existing tools while enabling experimentation with industrial platforms such as ScandiNova, Kyma, Cosylab, EnergyFlow, Hopsworks(TBC), or datasets from ESS, MAX IV, or CERN.

–> in the meantime, Anyone is welcome to propose a Case Study or Challenge of interest by completing the form. and .doc.

Library by categories (TBC)

Library by categories (TBC)

Beam dynamics / collective effects ;

More to be added

RF / LLRF ;

Magnets / power converters ;

Diagnostics ;

Vacuum ;

Controls / operations

References

  1. Presentation of Hackathonino – DRAFT – 12 Jan 2026
  2. Call for Corporate Engagement
  3. Call for Case study / Challenges and .doc.
  4. Introduction of Hackathonino (IUPAP – WG14 Meeting#23)
  5. Call for Global Activities – Corporate Engagement (2025)
  6. Accelerators Engagement Ambassadors Initiative
  7. “Accelerators key to making our lives better’, says chair of physics union working group”, IUPAP-WG14 @ CERN Accelerating News, Dec. 10, 2025.
  8. CosyLab – Demo/Features ReqFlow
  9. I.FAST– and Challenged-based-Innovation (CBI)
  10. IUPAP-WG14 , incl. ICFA(sustainability)
  11. AI for Accelerator Technologies– & ARTIFACT
  12. AISSAI / CNRS
  13. STELLA project
  14. EuPRAXIA
  15. FASEM
  16. Sunstone (SESAME, ESRF) (Post)