Name: Course on semiconductor radiation detectors
Start: 2026-07-13T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-17T17:30:00+02:00
Location: Facultat de Física

Course on semiconductor radiation detectors

from Monday, 13 July 2026 (08:00) to Friday, 17 July 2026 (17:30)

Monday, 13 July 2026

08:00 Registration
Registration
08:00 - 09:00
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
09:00 Welcome - Domènec Espriu (ICCUB)
Welcome
- Domènec Espriu (ICCUB)
09:00 - 09:10
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
09:10 Introduction to interactions of radiation with matter - Daniel Hynds
Introduction to interactions of radiation with matter
- Daniel Hynds
09:10 - 10:00
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
10:00 Classification of detectors - Daniel Hynds
Classification of detectors
- Daniel Hynds
10:00 - 10:50
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
10:50 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:50 - 11:10
Room: Pau Gargallo Hall
11:10 Signal conditioning, digitization and Time pick-off - Angelo Rivetti (INFN)
Signal conditioning, digitization and Time pick-off
- Angelo Rivetti (INFN)
11:10 - 12:00
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
12:00 Signal conditioning, digitization and Time pick-off - Angelo Rivetti (INFN)
Signal conditioning, digitization and Time pick-off
- Angelo Rivetti (INFN)
12:00 - 12:50
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
12:50 Lunch break
Lunch break
12:50 - 14:20
14:20 ADCs - Francesc Serra-Graells (IMB-CNM (CSIC))
ADCs
- Francesc Serra-Graells (IMB-CNM (CSIC))
14:20 - 15:10
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
15:15 TDCs - Sergio Gómez (UB)
TDCs
- Sergio Gómez (UB)
15:15 - 16:05
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
16:15 Coffee break
Coffee break
16:15 - 16:35
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
Tuesday, 14 July 2026
09:00 Neural networks for radiation detector processing - Marco Carminati (DEIB, Politecnico di Milano/INFN)
Neural networks for radiation detector processing
- Marco Carminati (DEIB, Politecnico di Milano/INFN)
09:00 - 09:50
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
09:55 Neural networks for radiation detector processing - Marco Carminati (DEIB, Politecnico di Milano/INFN)
Neural networks for radiation detector processing
- Marco Carminati (DEIB, Politecnico di Milano/INFN)
09:55 - 10:45
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
10:45 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:45 - 11:05
Room: Pau Gargallo Hall
11:05 Sensor integration and packaging - Perceval Coudrain (CEA/LETI)
Sensor integration and packaging
- Perceval Coudrain (CEA/LETI)
11:05 - 11:55
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
12:00 Sensor integration and packaging - Perceval Coudrain (CEA/LETI)
Sensor integration and packaging
- Perceval Coudrain (CEA/LETI)
12:00 - 12:50
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
12:50 Lunch break
Lunch break
12:50 - 14:20
14:20 CMOS image sensors - Renato Turchetta (imasenic)
CMOS image sensors
- Renato Turchetta (imasenic)
14:20 - 15:10
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
15:15 Hybrid Pixels Detectors - Rafael Ballabriga (CERN)
Hybrid Pixels Detectors
- Rafael Ballabriga (CERN)
15:15 - 16:05
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
16:15 Coffee break
Coffee break
16:15 - 16:35
Room: Pau Gargallo Hall

16:35 Poster session/industrial exhibition

16:35 - 18:00
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
09:00 Detectors in High Energy Physics - Carla Marin (ICCUB)
Detectors in High Energy Physics
- Carla Marin (ICCUB)
09:00 - 09:50
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
09:55 Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors - Walter Snoeys (CERN)
Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors
- Walter Snoeys (CERN)
09:55 - 10:45
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
10:45 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:45 - 11:05
Room: Pau Gargallo Hall
11:05 Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors - Walter Snoeys (CERN)
Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors
- Walter Snoeys (CERN)
11:05 - 11:55
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
12:00 Hybrid pixels Detectors, Photon counting CT readout electronics - Rafael Ballabriga (CERN)
Hybrid pixels Detectors, Photon counting CT readout electronics
- Rafael Ballabriga (CERN)
12:00 - 12:50
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
12:50 Lunch break
Lunch break
12:50 - 14:20
14:20 Applications in Quantum Science - Andrei Nomerotski (Czech Technical University)
Applications in Quantum Science
- Andrei Nomerotski (Czech Technical University)
14:20 - 15:10
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
15:15 Applications in Quantum Science - Andrei Nomerotski (Czech Technical University)
Applications in Quantum Science
- Andrei Nomerotski (Czech Technical University)
15:15 - 16:05
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
16:05 Coffee break
Coffee break
16:05 - 16:25
Room: Pau Gargallo Hall

16:35 Industrial talks
Industrial talks
16:35 - 18:00
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas

18:00 Social event: Barcelona walking tour
Social event: Barcelona walking tour
18:00 - 20:00
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas

20:00 Social dinner
Social dinner
20:00 - 22:00
Thursday, 16 July 2026
09:00 Single Photon Avalanche Diodes - Edoardo Charbon (EPFL)
Single Photon Avalanche Diodes
- Edoardo Charbon (EPFL)
09:00 - 09:50
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
09:55 Cryogenic CMOS Electronics - Edoardo Charbon (EPFL)
Cryogenic CMOS Electronics
- Edoardo Charbon (EPFL)
09:55 - 10:45
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
10:45 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:45 - 11:05
Room: Pau Gargallo hall
11:05 Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs) - Alberto Gola (Fondazione Bruno Kessler) Carina Trippl (EPFL)
Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs)
- Alberto Gola (Fondazione Bruno Kessler)
- Carina Trippl (EPFL)
11:05 - 11:55
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
12:00 Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs) - Alberto Gola (Fondazione Bruno Kessler) Carina Trippl (EPFL)
Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs)
- Alberto Gola (Fondazione Bruno Kessler)
- Carina Trippl (EPFL)
12:00 - 12:50
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
12:50 Lunch break
Lunch break
12:50 - 14:20
14:20 Superconducting Nanowires Single Photon Detectors (SNSPD) - Boris Kohrz (University of Geneva)
Superconducting Nanowires Single Photon Detectors (SNSPD)
- Boris Kohrz (University of Geneva)
14:20 - 15:10
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
15:15 Superconducting Nanowires Single Photon Detectors (SNSPD) - Boris Kohrz (University of Geneva)
Superconducting Nanowires Single Photon Detectors (SNSPD)
- Boris Kohrz (University of Geneva)
15:15 - 16:05
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
16:15 Coffee break
Coffee break
16:15 - 16:35
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
Friday, 17 July 2026
09:00 Introduction to fast timing applications in medical physics (basic principles) - Dennis Schaart (Delft Uiversity of Technology)
Introduction to fast timing applications in medical physics (basic principles)
- Dennis Schaart (Delft Uiversity of Technology)
09:00 - 09:50
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
09:55 Electronics for Fast Detectors - David Gascon Fora (ICCUB. Universitat de Barcelona)
Electronics for Fast Detectors
- David Gascon Fora (ICCUB. Universitat de Barcelona)
09:55 - 10:45
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
10:45 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:45 - 11:05
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
11:05 Photon counting CT with scintillators - Dennis Schaart (Delft Uiversity of Technology)
Photon counting CT with scintillators
- Dennis Schaart (Delft Uiversity of Technology)
11:05 - 11:55
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
12:00 Neutron Detection - Carlos Granja (ADVACAM)
Neutron Detection
- Carlos Granja (ADVACAM)
12:00 - 12:50
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
12:50 Lunch break
Lunch break
12:50 - 14:20
14:20 Applications in space of radiation detectors - Carlos Granja (ADVACAM)
Applications in space of radiation detectors
- Carlos Granja (ADVACAM)
14:20 - 15:10
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
15:10 State of the art in PET, trends - Gerard Ariño-Estrada (U. of California Davis, IFAE)
State of the art in PET, trends
- Gerard Ariño-Estrada (U. of California Davis, IFAE)
15:10 - 16:00
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas
16:00 Closing talk - David Gascon Fora (ICCUB. Universitat de Barcelona) Rafael Ballabriga (CERN)
Closing talk
- David Gascon Fora (ICCUB. Universitat de Barcelona)
- Rafael Ballabriga (CERN)
16:00 - 16:05
Room: Aula Magna Enric Casassas

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