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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

🚀 We are pleased to welcome Maria Girone, Head of CERN openlab, CERN (Switzerland), as keynote speaker at the Advanced Computing User Day. Maria is also 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐍’𝐬 𝐈𝐓 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. She has led major initiatives in High-Performance Computing and data technologies to support the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s most data-intensive scientific experiment. She played a 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 in building and operating the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid, and today she drives international R&D collaborations to prepare computing for the next generation of physics discoveries. With her 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞-𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 and global collaborations, Maria brings unique insights into how advanced computing powers some of the world’s most complex research challenges. 👉 Join us on 4 December in Jaarbeurs in Utrecht to hear her keynote and connect with the advanced computing community: https://lnkd.in/gc9jATkE

💻 CERN openlab summer student project spotlight! Meet Amélie Leconte, a CERN openlab summer student from Télécom SudParis, working on the project 'Unified TLS Certificate Automation Using Let’s Encrypt'. CERN’s Application Hosting service powers critical applications such as Single Sign-On, Access Control, EDH, IMPACT, and more. A key part of this system is the cluster of load balancers that connect users to applications across multiple Kubernetes clusters. 🔒 Currently, managing the security certificates for these applications requires manual steps. Amélie’s project tackles this challenge by developing a unified solution to automate certificate management, using Let’s Encrypt and Server Name Indication (SNI) to modernize the process. This work enhances both the security and scalability of CERN’s Application Hosting service, streamlining certificate management for Kubernetes and physical/virtual machines alike. #CERNopenlab #SummerStudentProgramme #CyberSecurity #CERN

⏪ Last week, the CERN openlab team visited Johnson & Johnson’s Basel Campus to meet part of the team behind Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine in Switzerland, explore their space, and exchange ideas on our ongoing joint project. CERN and Johnson & Johnson may work in different fields, from particle physics, HPC, and AI to healthcare, digital twins, and data science, but we face similar R&D challenges: managing complexity, scaling technology, and turning vast amounts of data into actionable insights. By working together, we’re learning from one another and developing new solutions that push boundaries in both science and healthcare. The visit ended with a visit to the Roche tower, the tallest building in Switzerland. 📢 Stay tuned for more updates soon on this exciting partnership! #CERNopenlab #Innovation #DigitalTwins #AI #HPC #DataScience CERN _________________________________________________ 🤝 A big thank you to the Johnson & Johnson and Roche teams for organising this visit and receiving the CERN openlab team.

💻 CERN openlab summer student project spotlight! Meet Bernard Tam, a CERN openlab summer student from the University of Sydney, working on the project 'AI-Enhanced Operator Assistance for UNICOS Applications'. UNICOS is a framework used to build control systems at CERN, a key tool for controlling the technical infrastructure that supports the accelerator complex. Bernard’s project explores how AI-driven assistants can support operators in real-time, reducing cognitive load and boosting efficiency. 🎯 From automated synoptic analysis to smart parameter tuning and real-time monitoring, the aim is to make operations more reliable, intuitive, and safe while transforming the way CERN teams interact with critical systems. #CERNopenlab #SummerStudentProgramme #AI #CERN

🎶💻 Science meets Art at the CERN openlab summer student programme! At CERN openlab, our summer students are more than just coders, data scientists, or physicists. They are creative, multi-talented individuals who bring diverse perspectives to science. 🎙️ Take Najla Sadek, for example. Alongside her work on the Next Generation Triggers project, Najla is also a classical musician. During her summer at CERN, she joined the CERN Music Club, spending evenings at the piano, singing, and connecting with others who share a passion for the arts. Her story is a reminder that creativity and science go hand in hand and innovation often happens where different disciplines meet. At CERN, we celebrate not only scientific discovery, but also the artistic spirit that inspires new ways of thinking. 🎥 Watch Najla’s video to see how she balances her love for science and music during her summer at CERN. #CERNopenlab #SummerStudentProgramme #Creativity #LifeAtCERN #CERN

⏪ Throwback to the 2025 CERN openlab lightning talks and certificate ceremony! A month ago, our summer students took the stage at the CERN openlab Lightning Talks, where they each had just five minutes to showcase two months of hard work, challenges, and discoveries. The event concluded with a certificate ceremony, followed by a networking session bringing together students, supervisors, and the CERN openlab team. 📸 But this time, the event was captured in a special way: through the students’ own eyes, using a disposable camera. The result? Unique analogue snapshots that bring a fresh perspective to an already exciting moment. These photos show the energy, creativity, and community spirit that made the 2025 CERN openlab summer student programme unforgettable. 🎞️ Here’s a glimpse of those analogue memories! #CERNopenlab #SummerStudentProgramme #LifeAtCERN #CERN  CERN

🎯 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

💻 A day in the life as a CERN openlab summer student! Meet Raisa Rahman Richi, a CERN openlab summer student from the Franklin & Marshall College working on the Next Generation Triggers project. Her research focuses on the energy efficiency and performance analysis of Monte Carlo event generators, crucial tools for simulating particle collisions in high-energy physics (#HEP). 📹 In this video, Raisa takes us through a typical day in her life as a summer student: from diving into her project work and attending lectures, to enjoying the unique international environment and student life at CERN. #CERNopenlab #SummerStudentProgramme #NextGenTriggers #LifeAtCERN #CERN #ScientificComputing