11–16 oct. 2026
Fuseau horaire Europe/Paris

Organization

Organizing bodies

Role Entity
Organizing institution GANIL
Funder AISSAI (AI for Science, Science for AI)
Computing resources IDRIS / Jean-Zay

Committees

Scientific Committee (5–7 members)

  • Francesca Bugiotti
  • Barbara Dalena
  • Valérie Gautard
  • Hardien Vroydland
  • Hayg Guler
  • Damien Minenna
  • Adnan Ghribi
    Role
  • Defines and validates challenge tracks
  • Reviews participant applications and assembles teams
  • Oversees scientific quality of the event

Local Organizing Committee

  • Sabrina Lecerf
  • Adnan Ghribi
  • TBD (INRIA/IDRIS)
    Role
  • Venue, logistics, accommodation, travel and grants
  • Jean-Zay account provisioning and technical setup
  • Communication and website

Challenge Coordinators (one per challenge track)

  • Curates datasets and prepares baselines
  • Coordinates with data providers
  • Acts as primary mentor and referee for their group

Logistics overview

  • Venue: Rooms for plenary sessions + 3 dedicated parallel workspaces
  • Computing: Jean-Zay allocation (interactive + batch), accounts pre-created, test runs validated before Day 1
  • Data: Curated datasets prepared and tested in advance; baseline notebooks provided; data usage and IP policy agreed before the event (open by default where possible)
  • Network: Sufficient bandwidth for remote HPC access from the venue
  • Accommodation: On-site or nearby; managed centrally for grant recipients
  • Attendance: Free of charge for all accepted participants
  • Travel grants: Limited grants covering travel and accommodation — priority to PhD students, postdocs, and early-career scientists

Artistic programme

Resident artists will be embedded in the event throughout the week:

  • Briefing session before the hackathon to understand the scientific context
  • Daily observation of and interaction with teams
  • Final deliverable: illustrated comic panels documenting the event (digital + printable format)