ePIC and EIC Physics Readiness Workshop (2nd edition)

Name: ePIC and EIC Physics Readiness Workshop (2nd edition)
Start: 2026-03-17T09:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-03-19T18:00:00+01:00
Location: University of Calabria, Physics Department & INFN Cosenza

17 Mar 2026, 09:00 → 19 Mar 2026, 18:00 Europe/Rome

Seminar Room (University of Calabria, Physics Department & INFN Cosenza)

Seminar Room

University of Calabria, Physics Department & INFN Cosenza

Via P. Bucci - Cubo 31C 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (Cosenza) Italy

Salvatore Fazio (University of Calabria and INFN-Cosenza), Marcealla Capua (University of Calabria & INFN Cosenza), Enrico Tassi (Universita della Calabria), Rachel Montgomery, Rosi Reed (Lehigh University)

Description

The scope of this workshop includes preparation and readiness of EIC focused physics analyses, impact studies and related activities for the upcoming ePIC preTDR and Early Science documents. We will also have the opportunity to discuss contributed topics outside of this scope. Everyone interested is welcome to attend!

We are very grateful to the Physics Department of the Univeristy of Calabria and to the Diffraction Association for supporting this event financially.

The 150€ FEE is waived for students and postdocs.

Participants

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Tuesday 17 March
- Day 1: Morning 1 - Introduction
  - 1
    
    Greetings by the Physics Department Director
    
    Speaker: Francesco Valentini (University of Calabria)
  - 2
    
    Greetings by the INFN Cosenza's coordinator
    
    Speaker: ENRICO TASSI (Universita della Calabria)
  - 3
    
    Greetings by the INFN National Representative for ePIC Italia
    
    Speaker: Domenico Elia (INFN Bari)
    
    20260317 D. Elia - ePIC INFN@Cosenza.pdf
  - 4
    
    Orientation
    
    Speaker: Salvatore Fazio (University of Calabria and INFN-Cosenza)
    
    Fazio_Orientation_2026_v1.5.pptx
  - 5
    
    Introduction by the PACs (10' + 5')
    
    Speakers: Rachel Montgomery, Salvatore Fazio (University of Calabria and INFN-Cosenza)
    
    PACUpdate-ePIC-ESRWorkshop-March2026.pdf
  - 6
    
    EIC running conditions and scenarios for the first 5 years (20' + 5')
    
    Speaker: Dr E. C. Aschenauer (BNL)
    
    EIC.in the1st.5years.pptx
  - 7
    
    ESR - Feedback from Refereees on structure/contents of the main document
    
    Speaker: John Lajoie (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
    
    Comments on ESR Initial Draft rev2.pdf
    
    Comments on ESR Initial Draft rev2.pptx
    
    Early Science Report - Comments on First Draft.pdf
  - 8
    
    Discussion on main document
- 11:00
  
  Coffee break
- Day 1: Morning 2 - THEORY
  - 9
    
    Opportunities with constraining vacuum and nuclear FFs (20'+5')
    
    Speaker: Maria Pia Zurita (UCM)
    
    ePIC_2026_Zurita_v3_.pdf
  - 10
    
    Opportunities in TMDs (20'+5')
    
    Speaker: Marco Radici (INFN - Sezione di Pavia)
    
    radici.pdf
  - 11
    
    Opportunities in gluon saturation (20'+5')
    
    Speaker: Michael Fucilla (Università della calabria)
    
    Talk_Fucilla_EIC_Readiness.pdf
  - 12
    
    Discussion on theory opportunities
- 13:00
  
  Lunch break
- Day 1: Afternoon 1 - ESR
  - 13
    
    ESR - The Inclusive appendix
    
    Speakers: Stephen Maple (University of Birmingham), Win Lin (Stony Brook University)
    
    Inclusive ESR Update 2026-03-17.pdf
  - 14
    
    ESR - feedback by referees on Inclusive
    
    Early Report-inclusive.pdf
  - 15
    
    Discussion - Inclusive
  - 16
    
    ESR - The SIDIS appendix
    
    Speakers: Anselm Vossen (member@duke.edu;faculty@duke.edu), Ralf Seidl (Tokyo University QNSI)
    
    2026_03_16_ePIC_SIDIS_earlyScience.pdf
  - 17
    
    ESR - feedback by referees on SIDIS
    
    Comment_ERSIDIS_slides.pdf
  - 18
    
    Discussion - SIDIS
- 16:00
  
  Coffee break
- Day 1: Afternoon 2 - ESR
  - 19
    
    ESR - The EDT appendix
    
    Speakers: Stephen Kay (University of York), Zhoudunming Tu (BNL)
    
    ESR_EDT_Appendix_Overview_Mar26.pdf
    
    ESR_EDT_Appendix.pdf
  - 20
    
    ESR - feedback by referees on EDT
    
    NdH_AJ_KK_remarks_EDT.pdf
  - 21
    
    Discussion - EDT
  - 22
    
    ESR - GLOBAL DISCUSSION
Wednesday 18 March
- Day 2: Morning 1 - HERA/LHC/EIC synergies
  - 23
    
    PDFs - Impact of LHC at the beginning of the EIC era (25' + 5')
    
    Speaker: ENRICO TASSI (Universita della Calabria)
    
    pdf-lhc-impact.pdf
  - 24
    
    Synergies between UPCs at the LHC and the EIC (25' + 5')
    
    Speakers: Charlotte Van Hulse, Charlotte Van Hulse
    
    earlyePIC_charlotte.pdf
  - 25
    
    Elastic e-p scattering at ePIC for Early Physics (25' + 5')
    
    Speaker: Mikhail Osipenko (INFN sez. di Genova)
    
    Elastic e-p scattering at ePIC for Early Physics-3.pdf
  - 26
    
    HERA to EIC - synergies and prospects (25' + 5')
    
    Speaker: Paul Newman (member@bham.ac.uk;staff@bham.ac.uk)
    
    Calabria.v3.pdf
- 11:00
  
  Cofee break
- Day 2: Morning 2 - PID and Jets simulation and reco
  - 27
    
    Simulation of the dRICH Aerogel and planned performance studies (25' + 5')
    
    Speaker: Luisa Occhiuto
    
    Presentazione_luisa.pdf
  - 28
    
    Holistic PID reconstruction (25' + 5')
    
    Speaker: Alexander Kiselev (BNL)
    
    ayk-2026-03-18-cosenza-eic-physics-readiness-workshop.v01.pdf
  - 29
    
    Jets reconstruction and control of systematics (25' + 5')
    
    Speaker: Brian Page (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
    
    jetRecoAndSys_physicsReadiness_2026-03-18_v0.pdf
- 13:00
  
  Lunch break
- Day 2: Afternoon 1 - ESR
  - 30
    
    ESR - The Hard Probes appendix
    
    Speakers: Rongrong Ma (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Dr Shyam Kumar (University and INFN Bari)
    
    Jets_HF_Studies_ES_ShyamKumar.pdf
  - 31
    
    ESR - feedback by referees on Hard Probes
    
    Speaker: Brian Page (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
    
    ESR Jet and HF Review Summary.pdf
  - 32
    
    Discussion - Hard Probes
  - 33
    
    BSM + EW - plan for impact studies
    
    Speakers: Zuhal Seyma Demiroglu (Stony Brook University), Zuhal Seyma Demiroglu (Stony Brook University)
    
    ePIC_BSMEW_Plans_Mar2026.pdf
  - 34
    
    LANL Group Report
    
    Speakers: Dr Yasser Corrales Morales (LANL), Dr Yasser Corrales Morales (LANL)
    
    EIC-Workshop_BSM-discussion-260318.pdf
  - 35
    
    BNL BSM/EW Physics Program
    
    Speakers: Jae Nam (Temple University), Jae Nam (Temple University)
    
    Nam_20260318.pdf
  - 36
    
    Discussion of BSM+EW for the full EIC
- 16:00
  
  Coffee break
- Day 2: Afternoon 2 - physics outreach
  - 37
    
    Intro to the outreach session (5')
    
    Speaker: Marta Ruspa (Univ Piemonte Orientale & INFN, Torino)
    
    Marta_introduction.pdf
  - 38
    
    The Masterclasses program for various experiments (15' + 5')
    
    Speaker: Annalisa De Caro (University and INFN Salerno)
    
    Annalisa_ePIC_ReadinessWorkshop2026_masterclass.pdf
  - 39
    
    Discussion - outreach ideas!
    
    EIC_Outreach ePIC Workshop 2026-0318 Final Updated.pdf
    
    laura.pptx
    
    Rachel.pdf
    
    Sean.pptx
- 17:30
  
  Bus Trasfer
  
  Bus will have two pick up points: the campus (Workshop venue) and the area of the hotels
- 18:30
  
  Promenade tour of the city of Cosenza
- 40
  
  Social Dinner (self supported)
- 22:30
  
  Bus Trasfer back to hotels and campus
Thursday 19 March
- Day 3: Morning 1 - Machine Background + reports by ECRs
  - 41
    
    DVCS studies - update and plans (20' + 5')
    
    Speaker: Oliver Jevons (staff@gla.ac.uk;member@gla.ac.uk)
    
    ePIC_PRWCalabria_OJevonsDVCS.pdf
  - 42
    
    Suppression of the incoherent contribution to the differential cross section of phi production in e+Au collisions (20' + 5')
    
    Speaker: Maci Kesler (Kent State University)
    
    DiffractivePhi_PhysicsReadiness_March2026.pdf
  - 43
    
    Probing gluon saturation with dihadron correlations (20' + 5')
    
    Speaker: Gabriel Garcia (BNL)
    
    EIC_Readiness_2_GGarcia.pdf
  - 44
    
    Discussion
- 11:00
  
  Cofee break
- Day 3: Morning 2 - TDR & NIM A
  - 45
    
    TDR - plans and timelines (25' + 5')
    
    Speaker: Silvia Dalla Torre (INFN, Trieste)
    
    ePIC-preTDR-CD2_BNL_Jan_2026_DallaTorre.pdf
  - 46
    
    Discussion - TDR readiness
  - 47
    
    NIM A special issue (10' + 5')
    
    Speaker: John Lajoie (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
    
    Plans for the NIMA Special Issue.pptx
  - 48
    
    Discussion on NIM A special issue
- 13:00
  
  Lunch
- Day 3: Joint Session with S&C
  - 49
    
    PID Reconstruction Update
    
    Speaker: Chandradoy Chatterjee (INFN Trieste)
    
    Chatterjee_PIDReco_update
  - 50
    
    Discussion
  - 51
    
    Particle Flow and Electron Finder Algorithms: Update
    
    Speaker: Dr Derek Anderson (Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility)
    
    EpicPFAndEIDStatus_eicPhysReadinessWS.d18m3y2026.v0.pdf
  - 52
    
    Muon Finder Algorithm: Update
    
    Speaker: Stephen Kay (University of York)
    
    MuonTaskForce_PhysicsReadiness_Meeting_19-03-26.pdf
  - 53
    
    Discussion
  - 54
    
    Mini-tutorial on background data structure and analysis
    
    Speaker: Dmitry Romanov (Jefferson lab)
    
    2026-03-18 Mini-tutorial on background data structure and analysis.pptx
  - 55
    
    Background effects in Tracking and Vertex reconstruciton
    
    Speaker: Shujie Li (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
    
    ShujieLi_early_science_2026_background_v1.pdf
  - 56
    
    Discussion: Machine Backgrounds in Physics Analyses
    
    Speaker: Dmitrii Kalinkin (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
    
    Discussion_ Machine Backgrounds in Physics Analyses.pdf
- 16:00
  
  Cofee break
- Day 3: Joint Session with S&C
  - 57
    
    Simulation Campaign Update
    
    Speaker: Sakib Rahman (NPPS-BNL)
    
    ePIC Simulation Campaign Update
  - 58
    
    Rucio
    
    Speaker: Stephen Kay (University of York)
    
    Rucio Tutorial