24 - 26 November, 2026
Introduction
The Experimental High Energy Physics (EHEP) department at the National Centre for Physics (NCP), Islamabad is organizing a workshop aimed at providing a platform for the Pakistani high-energy physics community, particularly young students and researchers, to learn and discuss the latest developments on tracking detector technologies and their applications in high-energy physics experiments. The EHEP department is actively involved in the Phase-II upgrade project of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) tracker. CMS is one of the experiments conducted at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's largest accelerator located at CERN. NCP is one of six certified centers for silicon sensors qualification and one of the eight centers for silicon module assembly and testing. It is also the only center responsible for TB2S ladder assembly and qualification within the CMS tracker collaboration.
The CMS tracker will precisely measure the trajectories and momenta of charged particles resulting from proton-proton collisions at the center of the CMS experiment. This workshop will also delve into recent progress and future prospects of tracking detectors.
Topics
- Silicon Detectors: Physics and Principle
- Tracking Detectors at LHC and their Performance
- CMS Phase-2 Tracker Upgrade Project
- CMS Tracker Mechanics and Ladder Assembly
- Silicon Strip and Pixel Detectors
- CMS Tracker 2S Detector Assembly and Testing
- Gas Electron Multiplier as a Tracking Detector
- Resistive Plate Chambers as a Tracking Detector
Special Activities
- Popular talk on Tracking Detectors
- Exp. HEP labs visit
- Demonstration on Silicon Detector Assembly
Directors
| Qaisar Ahsan (NCP, Pakistan) | Muhammad Aftab Rafiq (NCP, Pakistan) | Ashfaq Ahmad (NCP, Pakistan) |
Advisory Committee
| Duccio Abbaneo (CERN, Switzerland) | Andrea Venturi (INFN, Italy) | Ulrich Heintz (Brown, USA) |
Tentative Speakers
| Francesco Moscatelli (INFN, Italy) | Christophe Delaere (UCL, Belgium) | Leticia Braga Da Ros (DESY, Germany) |
| Oliver Pooth (RWTH, Germany) | Viktor Veszpremi (Wigner RCP, Hungary) | Sally Seidel (University of New Mexico, USA) |
| Ashfaq Ahmad (NCP, Pakistan) | Imran Malik Awan (NCP, Pakistan) | Stefan Maier (KIT, Germany) |
| Saleh Muhammad (NCP, Pakistan) | Muhammad Irfan Asghar (NCP, Pakistan) | Imdad Ali (NCP, Pakistan) |
Scientific Committee
| Saleh Muhammad | Imran Malik Awan | Muhammad Irfan Asghar |
Administrative Committee
| Muhammad Kamran Saadat | Malik Zia-ud-Din Kasi | Ali Ahmad |
| Tanzeel Murtaza |
Technical Coordinator
Saleh Muhammad (NCP, Pakistan)
E-mail:
Tel: +92 51 2077477
Participation
The graduate/undergraduate students, faculty members, scientists, engineers from universities and R&D organizations are encouraged to apply. Partial travel support may be provided to selected candidates.
Workshop Poster
To download the workshop poster, click here.
How to apply
Online application form can be accessed here. Submit online application form not later than September 20, 2025
Registration fee
- Local Students: 1000 PKR
- Outstation Students: 2000 PKR
- Local Employees/Professionals: 2000 PKR
- Outstation Employees/Professionals: 4000 PKR
For Further Queries, Please Contact:
Collaborations & Academic Activities Department (CAAD)
National Centre for Physics
Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-2077348
Fax: +92-51-2077342
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Website: www.ncp.edu.pk