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👏 That’s a wrap for the 2025 CERN openlab summer student programme! How do you capture a summer of science, collaboration, and discovery in just one word? Some of our students gave it a try and their answers say it all! But it’s not only about what the students experience. This programme also makes a difference for CERN teams and supervisors, who highlight how the students’ energy, creativity, and fresh ideas contribute directly to advancing CERN’s work. Watch the video to hear the supervisors perspective on the importance of programmes such as the CERN openlab summer student one. 🙌 A big thank you to all the students, supervisors, and everyone who made this edition possible! 📅 Applications for the 2026 CERN openlab summer student programme will open around November 2025. Keep an eye on our website and LinkedIn for more details! #CERNopenlab #SummerStudentProgramme #LifeAtCERN #STEM #CERN Natalia Diana Szczepanek Daniele Massaro, PhD Amine Lahouel Thomas James

🔌 🔋 Join us for CERN's Virtual Thematic Day on Electromechanical Power Supply Equipment🔋 🔌 CERN’s large-scale research facilities depend on high-performance electromechanical power supply equipment to ensure smooth and efficient operations. This Thematic Industry Day connects CERN technical experts with industry specialists to discuss forthcoming opportunities for the design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of: ✔️ Power transformers ✔️ Busbars and racks ✔️ Switchgears ✔️ Disconnectors ✔️ Distribution panels and assemblies ✔️ Other low- and medium-voltage supply components 💡The event will also provide insights on CERN’s procurement procedures. In the afternoon session, participants will have the chance to join B2B meetings, connecting with CERN’s technical and procurement teams, as well as networking with other companies in the field. 📅Date: 15th October, 10AM (CET) 🌍 Location: Virtual If your company is based in a CERN Member or Associate Member State and specialises in design, supply, installation, testing, or commissioning of this equipment, this is a great opportunity to engage with CERN! 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/dNfXSj26 💻 Register for the B2B meetings here: https://lnkd.in/dHHB-PUA

🎯 CERN openlab summer student project spotlight! This summer, Francisco Resende from the Technical University of Munich is contributing to the upgrade of the ATLAS experiment for the High-Luminosity LHC, the most ambitious upgrade of the experiment yet. As part of the Next Generation Trigger Project he is exploring ways to increase in particular the performance of the muon trigger system, even beyond the original plans for the upgrade.   📈 With the CERN HL-LHC delivering unprecedented data rates, ATLAS needs to significantly improve how it selects muon tracks at the first-level trigger. For the first time, this will include muon tracking data from precision monitored drift-tube (MDT) chambers. Francisco’s project explores how machine learning can be integrated into this real-time environment to boost the experiment’s discovery potential. His work includes: 🔸 Developing and training neural network models to improve muon reconstruction 🔸 Optimising algorithms for deployment on FPGA devices 🔸 Comparing ML-based approaches with the baseline analytic algorithm in terms of trigger efficiency and muon momentum resolution By bridging AI techniques and high-speed detector electronics, Francisco’s research aims to make ATLAS even more capable of capturing rare and exciting physics events in the high-luminosity era. #CERNopenlab #SummerStudentProgramme #ATLASexperiment #MachineLearning #FPGA #ScientificComputing #CERN #NextGenTriggers #HiLumiLHC ATLAS Collaboration