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SUMMARY:1st SMART Workshop
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DESCRIPTION:A CNRS International Research Project (IRP)\, entitled SMART (
 Search for Missing energy And Rare Decays with Tagging)\, has recently bee
 n awarded for the period 2027–2031. This five-year programme establishes
  a structured framework for strengthening and expanding the long-standing 
 scientific collaboration between CPPM (CNRS/IN2P3\, Aix-Marseille Universi
 ty) and partner institutions in India: IIT Hyderabad\, IIT Madras\, IISER 
 Mohali\, IIT Bhubaneswar and IIT Jodhpur.\nThe project is centred on the p
 hysics programme of the Belle II experiment\, with a particular focus on B
 -meson decays involving missing energy and neutrinos\, which provide sensi
 tive probes of the Standard Model and potential new physics.\nA major obje
 ctive is to develop improved B-meson tagging strategies by combining hadro
 nic\, semileptonic and inclusive approaches\, supported by advanced machin
 e-learning techniques. These developments will be accompanied by detailed 
 studies of hadronic B-meson decays\, with the aim of improving their model
 ling and enhancing the efficiency and sensitivity of rare-decay measuremen
 ts.\nThe scientific programme will address several complementary topics\, 
 including:\n\nDevelopment and optimisation of innovative B-meson tagging t
 echniques\, including cascade-tagging strategies and graph neural networks
 .\nStudies of hadronic B-meson decays\, providing essential input for impr
 oving tagging performance and background modelling.\nSearches for decays i
 nvolving missing energy: sensitive to physics beyond the Standard Model\, 
 notably B→Kττ\, but also semi-leptonic decays\, as B→D**lnu.\nJoint 
 development of analysis tools and methodologies within the Belle II collab
 oration.\n\nBeyond its scientific objectives\, SMART will promote sustaine
 d exchanges of researchers and students\, collaborative training activitie
 s\, workshops and the development of new research initiatives.\nThe award 
 of this IRP represents an important institutional milestone\, recognising 
 the maturity and scientific productivity of collaborations established ove
 r many years\, already resulting in more than ten joint scientific publica
 tions. It provides a valuable opportunity to consolidate these partnership
 s\, strengthen the involvement of young researchers and enhance the intern
 ational visibility and impact of the participating teams.\nThis workshop i
 n Hyderabad will provide an opportunity to discuss the scientific programm
 e\, identify common priorities and define concrete activities and mileston
 es for the first years of the SMART project.\n\nhttps://indico.in2p3.fr/ev
 ent/41330/
URL:https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/41330/
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