We are pleased to announce the kick-off workshop for "HICAPE - Hamburg International Center for Accelerators, Photonics and Entrepreneurship", taking place on 5 December 2025, 9am - 2pm at the FLASH seminar room.
The workshop is chaired by Robert Feidenhans'l, scientific director of the HICAPE initiative.
The aim of the event is to facilitate a platform for mutual exchange and in-depth discussions on future directions in photonics and accelerator research within the framework of HICAPE. Special emphasis will be placed on technology transfer and innovation.
Speakers and talks:
- Robert Feidenhans'l (HICAPE): Welcome
- Introductory talks:
- Wim Leemans (DESY): Hamburg : A unique place for Accelerators, Photonics and Entrepreneurship
- Francesca Calegari (DESY): HICAPE Embedment in PIER and the Graduate Schools
- Franz Kärtner (DESY): Photonics and Entrepreneurship
- Wolfgang Hillert (UHH): Accelerator R&D in Hamburg: A success story of an outstanding cooperation of Universität Hamburg and DESY
- Thomas Tschentscher (EuXFEL): Research with X-Ray Photons in HICAPE
- Arik Willner (Impossible Founders tbc): Impossible Founders - Fostering Deeptech Innovation in Hamburg
- Recent Highlights in Research:
- Andreas Maier (DESY): Laser Plasma Acceleration
- Patrik Rauert (DESY, previously EuXFEL): Lasing at European XFEL
- Ke Li (UHH): AI & Machine Learning
- Tais Gokhover (UHH): Free Electron Laser Science at UHH
Examples of Successful Deeptech Spin-Off Activities:
- Class 5 Photonics (Robert Riedel)
- WAIV-FTIR (Ekaterina Jung)
