The PhDiaFusion Summer School is a scientific event organized jointly by the Institute for Magnetic Fusion Research (IRFM) CEA and Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences (IFJ PAN). The School is addressed to undergraduate, graduate and PhD students with their tutors. It is held in a spirit of “master and apprentice” approach. Lectures supported by hands-on tutorials are given by eminent world-class experts in the field of plasma physics. PhD students have an opportunity to present their recent work and achievements. The best students’ contributions are awarded.
PhDiaFusion 2023: Artificial intelligence for plasma diagnostics and contrlled fusion
On June 19-23, 2023, the international conference “Summer School of Plasma Diagnostics:
PhDiaFusion 2023″ was held. This
year’s fifth edition under the theme: “Plasma diagnostics and real-time control with the
support of artificial intelligence” covered aspects of data processing, interpretation, validation
and real-time control of diagnostic data with emphasis on methods based on artificial
intelligence. The huge amount of data generated will require fast and efficient processes for
analyzing plasma parameters at reasonable computational costs.
The PhDiaFusion 2023 conference was organized at the Royal Castle in Niepołomice in a
stationary format. The conference was opened and given a welcome word by Dr hab. Dariusz
Bocian, Scientific and Technical Director at IFJ PAN. As in 2021, we were honored to host
Prof. Jean-Luc Schneider – Attaché for Science and University Cooperation of the French
Embassy in Poland, who presented a lecture highlighting the importance of existing PolishFrench cooperation and presented ideas and tools that can facilitate and deepen this
cooperation. He also represented the French Institute in Poland, from which the conference
received financial support.
The conference was attended by 49 people (from 8 European countries, as well as the US and
China), including 24 students, doctoral students and young scientists, who presented the
results of their work in short speeches. A total of 37 papers were presented, and the 3 best
speeches by young scientists were awarded with books sponsored by SPRINGER Publishing
House.
PhDiaFusion 2021:Neutrons diagnostics development for ITER, DEMO and IFMIF-DONES
On September 20-24, 2021, the international conference “Summer School of Plasma
Diagnostics: PhDiaFusion 2021″ was held. In 2021,
the fourth edition under the motto: “Neutron diagnostics development for ITER, DEMO and
IFMIF-DONES” was devoted to neutron diagnostics dedicated to the ITER and DEMO
reactors under construction and design, as well as the IFMIF-DONES neutron source
laboratory.
The event was organized in a hybrid form, the sessions took place at the Royal Castle in
Niepołomice while part of the presentations (about ¼) took place remotely. The opening
ceremony of the conference and a welcoming word was given by Prof. Bogdan Fornal, the
Scientific Director at IFJ PAN. We also had the honor of hosting Prof. Jean-Luc Schneider –
Attaché for Science and University Cooperation of the French Embassy in Poland, who
presented a lecture highlighting the importance of existing Polish-French cooperation and
presented ideas and tools that this cooperation can facilitate and deepen.
The conference was attended by 44 people (from 7 European countries), including 20 students
and doctoral students, who presented the results of their work in short speeches. A total of 30
papers were presented, and the 4 best speeches by young scientists were awarded with
distinctions and books sponsored by SPRINGER Publishing. The winner of the third prize
was KISD PhD student Mr. Jedrzej Walkowiak.
In the international group of young people, a nice touch was the presence of a large group of
students and doctoral students of the Technical University of Lodz, taking their first steps in
research work for the ITER reactor. It is hoped that Polish participation in this world’s largest
ITER project will gain young specialists.
PhDiaFusion 2019: Synthetic Diagnostics For Inferring Plasma Properties
The third edition of the PhDiaFusion Summer School took place in Niepołomiceon June 3-7, 2019 and was solely focused on synthetic diagnostics for plasma physics, including magnetic and inertial confinement.
PhDiaFusion 2019 has been offcially recognized as one of the events of the French-Polish
Scientific year.
PhDiaFusion 2017: Neutron and Gamma Diagnostics For Fusion Plasma
The third edition of the PhDiaFusion Summer School was organised in Podlesice (Eagle Nest Trial) o September 11-15, 2017. The main topic of the 2nd edition of the PhDiaFusion School was “Neutron and gamma diagnostics for fusion plasma”.
PhDiaFusion 2015: Soft X-ray Diagnostics For Fusion Plasma
The first edition of the school aimed to discuss advances in detection methods for thermonuclear fusion, treatment algorithms and physical interpretation. The comprehensive knowledge of diagnostic technique associated to their detailed and complex analysis is a real challange, absolutely necessary for the next generation to achieve ITER and DEMO goals. The school was held in Bezmiechowa (West region of Poland), 16 – 20 June, 2015.
