Laserlab-Europe Conference

Monday 27 to Wednesday 29 May 2024
Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal

Laserlab-Europe map The Laserlab-Europe Conference will showcase results and access highlights from the Laserlab-Europe project, and will enhance dissemination and exploitation within the laser community and beyond. It will be an opportunity to bring together the participants in the project, in the expert groups of Laserlab-Europe AISBL as well as medical and industrial partners to discuss future joint activities.

The conference is fully open, also to participants from outside Laserlab-Europe. For interested companies, exhibition space will be provided. All participants and company representatives are invited to contribute to the discussions at the end of each session.

We look forward to meeting you in Lisbon.

Contact: Laserlab-Europe Office

Overview

Monday 27 May

08:30-10:00	Laserlab-Europe Access Board Meeting (internal event)
10:00-12:25	Session 1: Lasers for Catalysis
14:00-17:20	Session 2: Attoscience
17:30-18:30	Public Lecture by Nobel laureate Anne L’Huillier (Lund University)
19:30-	Working Dinner (internal event)

Tuesday 28 May

09:00-11:10	Session 3: Lasers in a multi-instrumental world
11:40-13:30	Session 4a: Lasers for Health - Lasers for Oncology
14:30-17:30	Session 4b: Lasers for Health - Lasers for Imaging and Diagnosing Life
17:30-19:30	City tour

Wednesday 29 May

09:00-10:30	Session 5: Lasers and laser-based instruments for the future
11:00-15:30	Laserlab-Europe AISBL General Assembly (internal event)
16:00-17:00	Lab tour at IST

Full Programme

Monday 27 May

08:30-10:00	Laserlab-Europe Access Board Meeting (internal event)
10:00-10:15	Welcome
10:15-12:25	Session 1: Lasers for Catalysis Introduction byMarius Horch (FU Berlin) Photocatalytic hydrogen generation and CO2 reduction using inorganic and organic photosensitisers. Using time resolved spectroscopy to aid in identifying the intermediates in the photocatalytic processes, Mary T Pryce (Dublin City University) Light-pulsed nanoscale heating for catalytic control, Sven Askes (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) Catalysis in the light of lasers, Johan Zetterberg (Lund Laser Center) Unveiling key intermediates in organocatalyzed reactions by IR ion spectroscopy, Davide Corinti (Sapienza Università di Roma) Discussion
14:00-17:20	Session 2: Attoscience Introduction by Marc Vrakking (Max Born Institute) Capturing coherent electron dynamics in chiral molecules, Vincent Wanie (DESY) Controlling high order harmonic focusing properties: spatial shaping to reduce XUV chromatic aberrations, Eric Constant (Institut Lumière Matière) Attosecond soft X-ray spectroscopy for studying many-body dynamics in condensed matter systems, Themistoklis Sidiropoulos (ICFO, Max Born Institute) 15:10-15:40 Coffee break Control of high harmonic XUV source wavefront, Amelle Zair (King's College) Towards a standard for laser pulse compressibility, Fabio Giambruno (Sphere Ultrafast Photonics) All-attosecond transient absorption spectroscopy using HHG, Bernd Schuette (Max Born Institute) Discussion
17:30-18:30	Public Lecture by Nobel laureate Anne L’Huillier (Lund University) Moderated by John Collier (Laserlab-Europe)
19:30-	Working Dinner (internal event)

Tuesday 28 May

09:00-11:10	Session 3: Lasers in a multi-instrumental world Introduction by Daniela Stozno (Laserlab-Europe) ReMade@ARI: Tailor-made Access Routes for Advancing Materials Development for a Circular Economy, Barbara Schramm (HZDR) RIANA: Research Infrastructure Access in NAnoscience & nanotechnology, Michael E. Stuckelberger (DESY) Lasers4EU: A multi-faceted approach for demand-driven fundamental and applied research, Sylvie Jacquemot (LULI) Recent developments in the applications of X-ray Free Electron Lasers, Majed Chergui (EPFL, Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste) Discussion
11:10-11:40	Coffee break
11:40-13:30	Session 4a: Lasers for Health - Lasers for Oncology Introduction by Dino Jaroszynksi (University of Strathclyde) Delineation of gastrointestinal tumour biopsies using a fibre-based autofluorescence lifetime imaging probeus, Riccardo Cicchi (LENS) Laser-driven, very-high energy, electrons (VHEE): a versatile tool for radiation biology, Alessandro Flacco (LOA) Preliminary results of radiobiology experiments by laser driven ionizing radiation beams, Emília Rita Szabó (ELI ALPS) Discussion
14:30-17:30	Session 4b: Lasers for Health - Lasers for Imaging and Diagnosing Life Introduction by Luis Arnaut (Coimbra Laser Lab) Photo(opto)-acoustic imaging and sensing in time and frequency domain for Life Sciences, Giannis Zacharakis (IESL-FORTH) Femtosecond pulses for Pathology, Frank van Mourik (Flash Pathology) Developing Photoactive Transition Metal Complexes Towards DNA Targeted Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Susan Quinn (University College Dublin) 15:40-16:10 Coffee break Optical Photothermal infrared imaging using free electron laser as pump source, Christoph Krafft (Leibniz IPHT) Immuno-OCT: Structural and molecular sensitive imaging in vivo at unprecedented resolution, Johannes F. de Boer (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) Discussion
17:30-19:30	City tour

Wednesday 29 May

09:00-10:30	Session 5: Lasers and laser-based instruments for the future Introduction by Sébastien Le Pape (LULI) Laser Drivers for Inertial Confinement Fusion, Mariastefania De Vido (Central Laser Facility) Manipulation of laser-based secondary sources for enhanced EUV and x-rays, Marta Fajardo (Instituto Superior Técnico) Discussion
10:30-11:00	Cofee break
11:00-15:30	Laserlab-Europe AISBL General Assembly (internal event) The agenda has been distributed separately to members of the Laserlab-Europe AISBL
16:00-17:00	Lab tour at IST

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Committees

Scientific Committee

Andrea Bassi (JRA ALTIS)
Daniela Stozno / Ramona Landgraf (Laserlab-Europe Office)
Goncalo Figueira (Local Organising Committee)
Lucia Gardini (JRA ALTIS)
Marc Vrakking (Management Board)
Marta Fajardo (IST)
Rodrigo Lopez-Martens (JRA PRISES)
Rosa Romero (Industrial Advisory Committee)
Rosa Weigand (User Representative/Access Board)
Sylvie Jacquemot (Laserlab-Europe Coordinator)

Local Organising Committee

The conference is hosted by Instituto Superior Técnico and organised by the Group for Lasers and Plasmas, Institute for Plasmas and Nuclear Fusion.

Goncalo Figueira (Chair)
Luís O. Silva
Marta Fajardo
Cláudia Romão
Susana Muiños

Registration

Registrations to this event are now closed.

Venue

Venue: IST Congress Center (Centro de Congressos do Instituto Superior Técnico), University campus in Alameda, Lisbon. GPS: 38º44’15,54’’ N, 9º08’24,93’’ W

Located in the IST Alameda campus, the Congress Centre has excellent accessibility, either by metro, bus or train. Recommended hotels are within 5-10 min. walking distance. The Centre can be acessed directly from the street through an open gate or by going into the Civil Eng. Building when inside the IST campus.

The lectures will take place in the large auditorium, while the internal events will take place in an adjacent room. The IST campus is very conveniently located in the town, at a close distance from its historical centre and from the airport, being served by a nearby metro station (Saldanha, at the crossing of the Red and the Yellow lines).

Getting there from the Airport

Humberto Delgado Airport (IATA: LIS), informally Lisbon Airport, is an international airport located about 20 minutes away from the city centre of Lisbon. You may use either the metro, the bus or taxi/Uber to reach IST.

Metro - The Lisbon Airport has a Metro (subway) station with a direct line to the city centre. The 'Aeroporto – Saldanha' line takes you to downtown Lisbon in about 20 minutes. Single fare price is €1.80 and a 24h Network Pass costs €6.80. The closest metro stations to the Congress Center are ‘Campo Pequeno’, ‘Alameda’ and ‘Saldanha’. https://www.metrolisboa.pt/en/

Buses - Several bus lines stop at the airport arrivals terminal, taking you to different parts of the city. However, please note that the maximum baggage size allowed in these buses is 50x40x20cm. If your baggage exceeds this size, you must take the airport's specific buses (Aerobus and Airport Shuttle). https://www.carris.pt/en/
Taxi - You can always find a taxi at the airport, normally queueing outside the departures and arrivals terminals. As the city centre is very close by, taxis are a rather affordable transportation option, even with the luggage fees that may be charged separately by the driver. Depending on traffic, the journey to the city centre is quick, costing between 10 and 15 euros, including luggage fees. If you choose this mean of transportation, make sure the meter is turned on at the beginning of the journey and always ask for a receipt/invoice. Please exert usual precautions and ensure that the driver is taking an adequate path. If you prefer to take an Uber from the airport, once you are in Arrivals, head to Park P2 and follow the directions.