Unraveling QCD using hard probes in proton-proton and heavy-ion data
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Salle de Conference
LLR
Zoom: https://cern.zoom.us/j/64458678005?pwd=bzRZcWNYZit3aHNuSlVRMXViQmUwdz09
Understanding the dynamics of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) across different energy regimes remains a central challenge of high-energy physics. Hard probes such as jets and heavy flavor hadrons are powerful tools to test QCD predictions and to characterize the strongly interacting matter created in heavy-ion collisions. In this talk, I will present recent advances from experimental studies at the LHC, with an emphasis on how precision measurements in both proton-proton and heavy-ion systems shed light on parton dynamics, hadronization, and medium-induced effects. Highlights will include new results on heavy-flavor production, jet substructure and quenching phenomena, and novel probes at forward rapidity. These studies provide complementary insights into the role of cold and hot QCD matter effects, helping to bridge the gap between perturbative calculations and the emergent properties of the quark–gluon plasma. Finally, I will provide an outlook on upcoming opportunities with Run 3 data, and the prospects for a deeper understanding of QCD in the high-luminosity era.