PhD in Physics @ UniPG – Cycle XLI Kick-off Meeting

Friday Dec 5, 2025, 9:25 AM → 12:20 PM Europe/Rome

Aula Riunioni 3° piano (Perugia)

Nicola Tomassetti (University of Perugia & INFN, Italy)

This meeting marks the start of the PhD Program in Physics at UniPG for Cycle XLI. During the event, the newly admitted PhD candidates will introduce themselves, their research projects and training plans for their coming 3 years. 

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9:25 AM → 9:35 AM Introduction and set up

Speaker: Nicola Tomassetti (University of Perugia & INFN, Italy)

Tomassetti_2025_Slides_PhDWelcomeMeeting_Cycle41_20Nov2025.pdf

9:35 AM → 9:47 AM Luca Pacioselli

PhD Project: Development, integration and optimization of high-rate data
analysis platforms for the HL-LHC phase.
Tutor: Daniele Spiga (INFN)

Speaker: Luca Pacioselli (University of Perugia, Italy)

kickoff_phd_pacioselli_anno0.pdf

9:48 AM → 10:00 AM Practical information for new PhD students

Speakers: Maria Elena Ascioti (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Claudio Brugnoni (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

Kickoff.pdf

10:00 AM → 10:12 AM Francesco Andreis

PhD Project: Study of the 26Al destruction processes at astrophysical energies.
Tutor: Sara Palmerini (UniPG)

Speaker: Francesco Andreis (University of Perugia, Italy)

Kickoff_Andreis.pdf

10:12 AM → 10:24 AM Arianna Codovini

PhD Project: Study of rare decays Σ+→p l+ l- with the LHCb experiment at CERN.
Tutors: Mauro Piccini (INFN)

Speaker: Arianna Codovini (University of Perugia, Italy)

KickOff_AriannaCodovini.pdf

10:24 AM → 10:36 AM Chiara Silvia Codovini

PhD Project: Search for forbidden B meson decays at the LHCb experiment at CERN.
Tutor: Monica Pepe (INFN)

Speaker: Chiara Silvia Codovini (University of Perugia, Italy)

KickOff_ChiaraSilviaCodovini.pdf

10:36 AM → 10:48 AM Riccardo Fornari

PhD Project: Spin Waves Properties in 3D Magnetic Nanostructures.
Tutors: Marco Madami (UniPG), Gianluca Gubbiotti (CNR-IOM)

Speaker: Riccardo Fornari (University of Perugia, Italy)

Fornari_XLI_kickoff.pdf

10:48 AM → 11:00 AM Francesca Fiore

PhD Project: Jet analysis in Vector Boson Scattering events with the CMS experiment at the LHC.
Tutors: Livio Fanò (UniPG), Valentina Mariani (UniPG)

Speaker: Francesca Fiore (University of Perugia, Italy)

Fiore_Kick_off.pdf

11:00 AM → 11:12 AM Zhizhong Li

PhD Project: Suspension Noise Mitigation Strategies for present
and 3rd Generation Gravitational Wave Detectors at the CAOS facility.
Tutor: Helios Vocca (UniPG)

Speaker: Zhizhong Li (University of Perugia, Italy)

kickoff_meeting.pdf

11:12 AM → 11:24 AM Lorenzo Lunghini

PhD Project: Impact of the environmental noise on the cosmological ambition of Virgo and Einstein Telescope.
Tutor: Michele Punturo (INFN)

Speaker: Lorenzo Lunghini (University of Perugia, Italy)

Slides_Kickoff_Meeting_Unipg_251205_Lunghini-Lorenzo.pdf

Slides_paused_Kickoff_Meeting_Unipg_251205_Lunghini-Lorenzo.pdf