EuPRAXIA_PP General Meeting 2025

29 Oct 2025, 08:00 → 31 Oct 2025, 16:00 Europe/Prague

Dolní Břežany, Czech Republic (ELI Beamlines Facility)

PRE-REGISTRATION IS OPEN 

EuPRAXIA (European Plasma Research Accelerator with eXcellence In Applications) is a pan-European research initiative developing the world’s first user-ready plasma-based accelerator facility. It brings together over 40 leading institutes and universities from more than 15 countries, combining world-class expertise in:

·       Plasma wakefield acceleration (laser- and beam-driven)

·       High-gradient accelerator technologies

·       Free Electron Lasers (FELs) and secondary photon sources

·       Beam diagnostics, control systems, and digital infrastructure

·       Applications for materials science, medicine, and industry

EuPRAXIA’s mission is to deliver compact, cost-effective accelerator infrastructure that supports scientific excellence and innovation throughout Europe.

The EuPRAXIA_PP General Meeting 2025, hosted by ELI ERIC at ELI Beamlines Facility in Dolní Břežany, is the consortium’s central annual gathering to review progress of the EuPRAXIA_PP project with a special focus on the development of the Technical Design Reports (TDR) for both EuPRAXIA Pillars, and their implementation status.

The meeting will serve as a technical forum and strategic coordination platform, aligning scientific, engineering, and facility planning efforts across Europe. Special attention will be given to establishing collaboration between the EuPRAXIA National Nodes, technological clusters and EuPRAXIA pillars, as well as exploring various funding opportunities that support the implementation of the Project across both pillars.

The TDR effort spans a comprehensive system design, leveraging the diverse and complementary strengths of the EuPRAXIA collaboration. The General Meeting will ensure that these domains are technically aligned, interoperable, and collectively geared toward system-level validation at ELI Beamlines.

The meeting will also serve as a platform to coordinate responses to upcoming Horizon Europe, national, and bilateral funding calls, supporting the transition from design to demonstration. It is an opportunity to align strategic planning with funding frameworks and form the core of future proposals. Additionally, the collaboration will review plans towards the establishment of a succession of the current collaboration framework. 

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Link to EuPRAXIA CDR

Link to ESFRI 2021 Roadmap

This project has received funding from the European Commission Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement no. 101079773

 

Wednesday 29 October

08:15 → 09:00 Bus to DB

09:00 → 09:10 Opening

Speakers: Allen Weeks (The Extreme Light Infrastructure ELI ERIC), Roman Hvezda (The Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC)

09:10 → 09:40 Invited Talk 1: Photon Science at ELI ERIC

Speaker: Daniele Margarone (ELI-Beamlines, IoP-ASCR)

09:40 → 10:00 WP1 - EuPRAXIA Status

Speaker: Pierluigi Campana (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

10:00 → 10:20 WP15 - INFN - TDR for 1st pillar

Speakers: Cristina Vaccarezza (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Dr Riccardo Pompili (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

10:20 → 10:50 Coffee Break

10:50 → 11:10 WP16 - ELI Beamlines - TDR for 2nd pillar

Speaker: Dr Alexander Molodozhentsev (ELI-Beamlines)

11:10 → 11:30 Discussion WP1, WP15, WP16

Speakers: Dr Alexander Molodozhentsev (ELI-Beamlines), Cristina Vaccarezza (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Pierluigi Campana (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Rajeev Pattathil (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory), Dr Riccardo Pompili (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

11:30 → 11:50 WP2 - Dissemination and PR

Speakers: Carsten Peter Welsch, Susanna Bertelli (LNF)

11:50 → 12:20 WP3 & WP4 - Legal Framework, Financial model

Speakers: Andrea Ghigo (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Antonio Falone (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Arnd Specka (LLR - Ecole Polytechnique - CNRS/IN2P3)

12:20 → 12:40 WP5 - User Strategy and Services

Speakers: Dr Emiliano Principi, Francesco Stellato (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

12:40 → 13:00 Discussion WP2 --> WP5

Speakers: Andrea Ghigo (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Antonio Falone (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Arnd Specka (LLR - Ecole Polytechnique - CNRS/IN2P3), Carsten Peter Welsch, Dr Emiliano Principi, Francesco Stellato (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Susanna Bertelli (LNF)

13:00 → 14:00 LUNCH & Group Photo

14:00 → 14:20 WP6 - Membership Extension Strategy

Speakers: Andrea Mostacci (Sapienza), Brigitte CROS (LPGP-CNRS-UP11)

14:20 → 14:40 WP7 - E-needs and Data Policy

Speakers: Ricardo Fonseca (Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa), Stefano Pioli (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

14:40 → 15:10 WP8 - Theory & Simulations - Contribution to TDR

Speakers: Henri Vincenti, Jorge Vieira (Instituto Superior Técnico)

15:10 → 15:40 WP9 - RF, Magnets and Beamline Components - Contribution to TDR

Speakers: Federico Nguyen (ENEA), Sergey Antipov

15:40 → 16:10 Discussion WP6 --> WP9

Speakers: Andrea Mostacci (Sapienza), Brigitte CROS (LPGP-CNRS-UP11), Federico Nguyen (ENEA), Henri Vincenti, Jorge Vieira (Instituto Superior Técnico), Ricardo Fonseca (Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa), Sergey Antipov, Stefano Pioli (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

16:10 → 16:40 Coffee Break

16:40 → 16:50 End of first day

17:00 → 18:30 BOFS (restricted)

17:00 → 18:30 ELI BL TOUR (Laser Halls / Experimental Halls)

18:30 → 20:00 BBQ Party

20:00 → 20:45 Bus to Hotel

Thursday 30 October

08:15 → 09:00 Bus to DB

09:00 → 09:30 Invited Talk 2- PACRI and EuPRAXIA-TDR

Speaker: Gerardo D'Auria (Elettra)

09:30 → 10:00 Invited Talk 3 - Sustainability at Large Research Infrastructures

Speaker: Roberto Losito

10:00 → 10:20 The STFC/EPAC LPA program

Speaker: Rajeev Pattathil (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)

10:20 → 10:50 Coffee Break

10:50 → 11:20 WP10 - Plasma Components & Systems - Contribution to TDR

Speakers: Kevin Cassou (IJClab - CNRS/IN2P3), Dr Rob Shalloo (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY))

11:20 → 11:50 WP11 - Applications (Photon BT, User stations, Betatron BL, Position) - Contribution to TDR

Speakers: Enrica Chiadroni (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Gianluca Sarri

11:50 → 12:10 Discussion on WP10 --> WP11

Speakers: Enrica Chiadroni (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Gianluca Sarri, Kevin Cassou (IJClab - CNRS/IN2P3), Dr Rob Shalloo (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY))

12:10 → 12:40 WP 12 - Laser Technology and Liaison to Industry - Contribution to TDR

Speakers: Dr Leonida Antonio Gizzi (CNR - INO, and INFN - Sez. di Pisa), Paul Crump

12:40 → 13:10 WP13 - Diagnostics - Contribution to TDR

Speakers: Prof. Alessandro Cianchi (Tor Vergata University and INFN), Rasmus Ischebeck

13:10 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 14:30 WP14 - Transformative Innovation Paths - Contribution to TDR

Speakers: Bernhard Hidding, Prof. Stefan Karsch (LMU München)

14:30 → 14:50 Discussion on WP12 --> WP14

Speakers: Prof. Alessandro Cianchi (Tor Vergata University and INFN), Bernhard Hidding, Dr Leonida Antonio Gizzi (CNR - INO, and INFN - Sez. di Pisa), Paul Crump, Rasmus Ischebeck, Prof. Stefan Karsch (LMU München)

14:50 → 15:10 Free for discussion (possible topic: Involvement of National Nodes in EuPRAXIA pillar's development)

Speakers: Massimo Ferrario (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Pierluigi Campana (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Roman Hvezda (The Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC)

15:10 → 15:40 Break

15:40 → 15:45 End of second day

15:45 → 17:45 Collaboration Board (restricted)

18:00 → 18:45 Bus to Hotel

19:45 → 21:45 Social Dinner

Friday 31 October

08:15 → 09:00 Bus to DB

09:00 → 09:30 Invited Talk 4 - China LPA-based FEL program

Speaker: Ke Feng

09:30 → 10:00 TRL issue-1: High power Laser - 5J / 25 fsec / 100 Hz at ELI Beamlines

Speaker: Tyler Green (ELI - Beamlines)

10:00 → 10:30 TRL issue-2: High quality e-beam for 1GeV- FEL - Required Modelling and plasma-source R&D

Speakers: Bernhard Hidding, Jorge Vieira (Instituto Superior Técnico), Kevin Cassou (IJClab - CNRS/IN2P3)

10:30 → 11:00 Cofee Break

11:00 → 11:40 LPA Brain Storm Meeting

Speaker: AA.VV.

11:40 → 12:10 Wrap-Up / Collaborative Efforts

Speakers: Pierluigi Campana (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Roman Hvezda (The Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC)

12:10 → 12:30 Closing

Speaker: Allen Weeks (The Extreme Light Infrastructure ELI ERIC)

12:30 → 13:30 Lunch

13:30 → 14:30 Bus to Hotel / Departure to Airport (on request)