CAEN Educational

CAEN Experimental Nuclear Physics Workshop
2024-11-19 - 2024-11-20 | Universidad de Sevilla – Fisica, AVDA. REINA MERCEDES, S/N, SEVILLA, Andalusia, 41012, Spain
This workshop will offer a hands-on experience in experimental nuclear physics, providing participants with an in-depth look into both theoretical and practical aspects of the field. Attendees will be introduced to the equipment and techniques utilized by students in a Master’s level course, covering Geiger Muller detectors, NaI+PMT setups, oscilloscopes, pulser generators, and CAEN emulation and educational kits. A highlight of the workshop will include the use of the newly acquired CAEN gamma stream with digitizers for data analysis.
Participants will also explore advanced activities, such as alpha spectroscopy using radioactive sources and real beams at the CNA accelerator facility in Seville, with nuclear reaction data analysis facilitated by the ROOT software.
The workshop will feature interactive seminars, live demonstrations, and hands-on sessions, accommodating an audience of approximately 15-20 students, alongside new and seasoned professors.
Date and Time: November 19th and 20th, from 17:30h to 19:30h.

Australian Institute of Physics (AIP) Congress 2024
2024-12-02 - 2024-12-06 | Melbourne Convention Bureau, 271 Spring Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
The 25th Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP) will take place from December 2-5, 2024, at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, celebrating its 50th anniversary as Australia’s premier physics gathering. The event will feature plenary lectures, parallel sessions, poster presentations, industry exhibitions, and special events, co-located with the NFO-17, ANZCOP, and COMMAD conferences. Topics will span Astroparticle Physics, Quantum Science, Nanophotonics, and more. CAEN will participate in this event, joining other organizations and professionals from research, education, and industry to discuss the latest developments in physical sciences and technology.

ICARST 2025 - Applications of Radiation Science and Technology
2025-04-07 08:00 - 2025-04-11 17:00 (Europe/Rome) | Vienna, Vienna, Austria
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is organizing the Second International Conference on Applications of Radiation Science and Technology (ICARST-2022), following the success of the first ICARST in 2017 (ICARST-2017). Since the discovery of X-rays and radioactivity more than 100 years ago, different ways to artificially produce radiation and radioactive materials were found. The studies of ionizing radiation and radioactive materials has led to dramatic advances in radiation science and technology, and they are used for a wide range of procedures in industry, agriculture, and research. Radiation technologies have been promoted for their merit in addressing important human needs, such as improving industrial production and processes; better managing scarce freshwater resources; improving human health and food safety; preserving cultural heritages; and protecting our environment.

CAEN Winter School 2026
2026-03-02 - 2026-03-03 | CAEN SpA – Headquarter, Via della Vetraia 11, Viareggio, LU, 55049, Italy
In partnership with IMSci-Nu (Instrumentation and Measurement Science for Major Nuclear Research Facilities) School, CAEN S.p.A. is pleased to announce the organization of a Winter School.
The program will encompass both theoretical courses and hands-on demonstrations centered around the utilization of radiation detectors and nuclear measurement techniques across diverse fields.
The program aims to equip participants with a thorough comprehension of these principles and their practical applications, utilizing cutting-edge nuclear instrumentation equipment.

CAEN Summer School 2026
2026-07-20 - 2026-07-24 | CAEN SpA – Headquarter, Via della Vetraia 11, Viareggio, LU, 55049, Italy
The 5th International Summer School on Open FPGA for Nuclear and Scientific Applications will be held at the CAEN S.p.A. Headquarters from July 20 to July 24, 2026.
The program is structured around a balanced combination of theoretical lectures and hands-on laboratory sessions. It will start with the study of front-end electronics algorithms, including digital signal processing techniques commonly used in scientific and nuclear instrumentation, and an introduction to modern digitizers and FPGA-based systems.
Building on this theoretical background, the school will progressively focus on practical FPGA development using the SCI Compiler framework (https://www.sci-compiler.com/), guiding participants through the complete workflow of designing, implementing, and testing firmware for real-time data acquisition and processing.
During the hands-on sessions, each participant will be provided with their own experimental setup, allowing them to directly apply the concepts learned during the lectures. Students will develop complete processing chains—from signal acquisition and filtering to triggering, feature extraction, and data readout—while gaining practical experience in modular FPGA design, debugging, and performance optimization.
The school is targeted at students holding at least a Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Nuclear Engineering, or related fields, and is also open to PhD students and young professionals from industry who wish to deepen their expertise in FPGA programming and data acquisition systems.
