Conferences – QCD theory

Conferences, workshops and schools in 2023

XXIX The Cracow Epiphany Conference , 16.-19.1.2023, Cracow, Poland
Participants: V. Guzey, H. Mäntysaari, Y. Tawabutr
Contributed talks: V. Guzey: ”Exclusive heavy vector meson photoproduction on nuclei in NLO QCD” and ”Inclusive and diffractive dijet photoproduction at EIC in NLO QCD”,
H. Mäntysaari: ”Diffractive scattering at NLO in the dipole picture”
Y. Tawabutr: ”Small-x Quark and Gluon Helicity Contribution to the Proton Spin Puzzle” and ”Asymptotic Behavior of Parton Helicity at Small x”
Intersection of nuclear structure and high-energy nuclear collisions, INT Workshop , 23.1.-24.2.2023, Seattle, WA, USA
Participant: P. Singh
Invited talk: P. Singh: ”Impact of small-x evolution of nuclear deformations and application to isobar collisions”
Emergent topics in relativistic hydrodynamics, chirality, vorticity and magnetic field , 2.-5.2.2023, Bhubaneswar, India
Participant: Y. Kanakubo
Invited talk: Y. Kanakubo: ”Interplay between core and corona from small to large colliding systems”
The 8th International Conference on Physics and Astrophysics of Quark Gluon Plasma , 7.-10.2.2023, Puri, Odisha, India
Participant: Y. Kanakubo
Invited talk: Y. Kanakubo: ”Dynamical core-corona modeling”
International Workshop on QCD Challenges from pp to AA collisions , 7.-10.2.2023, Padova, Italy
Participants: Y. Kanakubo, P. Paakkinen
Invited talk: Y. Kanakubo: ”Interplay between equilibrated and non-equilibrated components with dynamical initialization framework”
Organization: P. Paakkinen: ”Initial-state and ultra-peripheral”
FNHP2023 Frontiers in Nuclear and Hadronic Physics , 27.2.-10.3.2023, Florence, Italy
Participants: D. Avramescu, C. Casuga, J. Peuron, P. Singh
Lectures: T. Lappi: ”Small x-physics and Glasma dynamics in ultra-relativistic collisions”
Fysiikan Alumnipäivä (Physics Alumni Day) , 10.3.2023, Jyväskylä, Finland
Invited talks: K.J. Eskola: ”Kvarkkiaineen tutkimuksen huippuyksikkö” (Center of Excellence in Quark Matter research),
H. Hirvonen: ”Using machine learning to speedup the heavy-ion collision simulations”
Organization: I. Helenius: member of the Organisation Committee
The 11th International Conference on Hard and Electromagnetic Probes of High-Energy Nuclear Collisions , 26.-31.3.2023, Aschaffenburg, Germany
Participants: D. Avramescu, K. J. Eskola, V. Guzey, J. Peuron
Invited talk: V. Guzey: ”UPCs as probes of partonic structure–exclusive and inclusive processes”
Contributed talks: D. Avramescu: ”Simulating hard probes in the early-stages of heavy-ion collisions”,
K. J. Eskola: ”Exclusive quarkonium photoproduction in nucleus-nucleus UPCs at the LHC in NLO QCD”,
J. Peuron: ”heavy quark momentum diffusion coefficient in the hydrodynamizing plasma from effective kinetic theory”
Organization: K.J. Eskola: member of the IAC
DIS2023: XXX International Workshop on Deep-Inelastic Scattering and Related Subjects , 27.-31.3.2023, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Participants: P. Duwentäster, H. Hänninen, A. Le, H. Mäntysaari, J. Penttala, Y. Tawabutr, M. Tevio, M. Utheim
Contributed talks: P. Duwentäster: ”Global fits of PDFs with non-linear corrections”,
H. Hänninen: ”Diffractive deep inelastic scattering at NLO in the dipole picture: the q\bar{q}g contribution”,
A. Le: ”Single inclusive diffraction: from HERA to the future EIC”,
H. Mäntysaari: ”Proton structure functions at NLO in the dipole picture with massive quarks”,
J. Penttala: ”Diffractive structure functions at next-to-leading order in the dipole picture”,
Y. Tawabutr: ”Single-Inclusive Particle Production from pA Collision at Next-to-Leading Order”,
M. Tevio: ”Collider physics with no PDFs”,
M. Utheim: ”Towards electron-ion event generation in Pythia”
The 9th Asian Triangle Heavy-Ion Conference , 24.-27.4.2023, Hiroshima, Japan
Participant: Y. Kanakubo
Invited talk: Y. Kanakubo: ”QGP in small systems”
Physics Opportunities at an Electron-Ion Collider 2023 , 2.-6.5.2023, São Paulo, Brazil
Participant: P. Paakkinen
Invited talk: P. Paakkinen: ”Heavy quarks and dijets as a probe of nuclear partons from LHC pA to $\gamma$A collisions in UPCs and at EIC”
HIP-preparation group meeting 29.5.2023, Jyväskylä, Finland
Invited talk: K.J. Eskola: ”Kvarkkiaineen tutkimuksen huippuyksikkö” (Center of Excellence in Quark Matter research)
Color Glass Condensate at the electron-ion collider , 15.-19.5., ECT*, Trento, Italy
Participants: A. Le, T. Lappi, J. Penttala, Y. Tawabutr
Invited talks: A. Le: ”Inclusive diffraction from non-linear evolutions: analytical and numerical predictions”,
T. Lappi: ”Hot spots in a proton”,
J. Penttala: ”Diffractive structure functions at next-to-leading order in the dipole picture”,
Y. Tawabutr: ”All-NLO Forward Single-Inclusive Particle Production in pA Collisions”
Exploring Quark-Gluon Plasma through soft and hard probes , 29.-31.5., Belgrade, Serbia
Participants: J. Auvinen, Y. Kanakubo, T. Lappi
Invited talks: Y. Kanakubo: ”Interplay between core and corona from small to large colliding systems”,
T. Lappi: ”Transport coefficients in the pre-equilibrium stage”
Organization: J. Auvinen: Convener of a session Flow
The 7th edition of the International Conference on the Initial Stages in High-Energy Nuclear Collisions , 19.-23.6.2023, Copenhagen, Denmark
Participants: J. Auvinen, D. Avramescu, C. Casuga, K. J. Eskola, V. Guzey, I. Helenius, H. Hirvonen, Y. Kanakubo, A. Le, H. Mäntysaari, H. Niemi, J. Penttala, J. Peuron, P. Singh, Y. Tawabutr
Invited talks: K. J. Eskola (contributed, upgraded): ”NLO pQCD predictions for exclusive J/Psi and Upsilon photoproduction in A+A UPCs at the LHC”,
V. Guzey: ”Dynamic mechanisms for shadowing”,
Y. Kanakubo: ”Signals of collectivity from single (or few) scattering”
Contributed talks: D. Avramescu: ”Flash talk: Simulating heavy quarks and jets in the Glasma”,
H. Hirvonen: ”Deep learning for flow observables in ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions”,
Y. Kanakubo: ”Interplay between core and corona from small to large colliding systems with dynamical initialization”,
P. Singh: ”Understanding the deformed nuclear structure across different energy scales”
Posters: J. Auvinen: ”Effect of initial state on high-pT, v2, v3 and v4 in a dynamical energy loss framework”,
D. Avramescu: ”Simulating heavy quarks and jets in the Glasma”,
C. Casuga: ”Inferring the initial condition for the BK evolution”,
I. Helenius: ”Photon-ion collisions with Pythia 8”,
H. Hirvonen: ”Hydrodynamic description of heavy ion collisions using the EKRT model with dynamical decoupling”,
A. Le: ”Single inclusive diffraction: from HERA to the future EIC”,
H. Mäntysaari: ”Exclusive vector meson production as a probe of nuclear geometry at high energy”,
J. Penttala: ”Diffractive structure functions at next-to-leading order in the dipole picture”,
J. Peuron: ”Heavy quark diffusion coefficient during hydrodynamization – non-equilibrium vs. equilibrium”,
Y. Tawabutr: ”Single-Inclusive Particle Production from pA Collision at Next-to-Leading Order”
Organization: T. Lappi: member of the Organization Committee
Hólmganga: CLASH Workshop 2023 , 26.-30.6.2023, Helsingborg, Sweden
Participants: Y. Kanakubo, T. Lappi, P. Singh, J. Peuron, M. Utheim
Organization: Y. Kanakubo: Convener of a parallel session Particle Production & Freezeout
T. Lappi: Convener of a parallel session CGC & Lund strings
P. Singh: Co-convener of a parallel session CGC & Lund strings
J. Peuron: member of the Organization Committee + Convener of a summary session + Co-convener of a parallel session CGC & Lund strings
Short-Distance nuclear structure and PDFs , 17.-21.7.2023, ECT*, Trento, Italy
Participant: P. Duwentäster
Invited Talk: P. Duwentäster: ”Recent updates to nCTEQ nuclear PDFs”
HIP theory program meet, 18.8.2023, Helsinki, Finland
Participants: J. Auvinen, D. Avramescu, C. Casuga, P. Duwentäster, P. Estivill, T. Lappi, K.J. Eskola, H. Hirvonen, J. Kerkis, H. Mäntysaari, H. Niemi, P. Paakkinen, J. Penttala, Y. Tawabutr, M. Tevio
Invited Talks: H. Hirvonen: ”Deep learning for flow observables in ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions”
H. Mäntysaari: ”Phases of Strongly Interacting Matter”
M. Tevio: ”Collider physics with no PDFs”
XXXth International Conference on Ultra-relativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions, Quark Matter 2023 , 3.-9.9.2023, Houston, Texas, USA
Participants: H. Hirvonen, Y. Kanakubo, M. Kuha, T. Lappi, H. Mäntysaari, P. Paakkinen, J. Peuron, P. Singh
Invited talks: H. Mäntysaari: ”Initial State Physics”,
Y. Kanakubo: ”Collective Dynamics – theoretical overview”
Contributed talks: T. Lappi: ”Hot spots in a proton”,
P. Paakkinen: ”Illuminating the impact-parameter dependence of UPC dijet photoproduction”,
J. Peuron: ”Heavy quark momentum diffusion coefficient during hydrodynamization via effective kinetic theory ”,
P. Singh: ”Assessing the deformed nuclear structure at various energy scales”
Posters: H. Hirvonen: ”Deep learning for flow observables in ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions”,
M. Kuha: ”MC-EKRT event generator for initializing 3+1 D hydrodynamics”
Organization: K.J. Eskola: member of the IAC