Call for applications - Joint ICTP-IAEA School on FPGA-based SoC and its Applications to Nuclear and Scientific Instrumentation

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Joint ICTP-IAEA School on FPGA-based SoC and its Applications to Nuclear and Scientific Instrumentation   ICTP, Trieste, Italy
14 Nov - 2 Dec 2022

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Deadline for applications: 18 Sep 2022

Dear Colleague,

     We are pleased to announce the Joint ICTP-IAEA School on FPGA-based SoC and its Applications to Nuclear and Scientific Instrumentation, to be held at ICTP (Trieste, Italy) from 14 Nov to 2 Dec 2022. This is an ICTP-IAEA Hybrid Meeting. You can submit your application for participation in presence or online.

We would greatly appreciate it if you pass this information on to your colleagues who may benefit from this activity.

The school will cover key aspects of fully-programmable Systems-On-Chip (SoC) technology and its applications to scientific instrumentation. The aim is to familiarize participants with professional software design tools and hardware platforms through tutorials and project examples in the field of nuclear applications.  

Traditional FPGA devices have been utilized in many nuclear instruments for the past few decades, allowing multiple and parallel processing of signals from radiation detectors and other sensors. These features make instruments more compact by reducing number of required processors and minimizing complexity of analog electronics for signal processing. Modern SoC integrate the software programmability of processors with the hardware configurability of FPGAs in a single chip.

In the first two weeks, participants will carry out hands-on activities with software automation tools and hardware setups. Programming at FPGA level as well as processor level will be performed and interfacing with a wide variety of modular platforms will be undertaken. In the third week, participants will do projects and build embedded instruments for nuclear applications. In addition, they will be introduced to an open-source SoC-FPGA firmware platform, providing a well-tested interface with a control computer.

Topics:

• Systems-on-Chip: Architecture and Design Methodology
• Hardware/Software Interface
• Design Automation Tools
• VHDL for FPGA Design, Modeling, and Logic Synthesis
• Embedded C Language Programming
• High Level Synthesis
• Real-time Data Acquisition, Processing, and Transmission
• Digital Pulse Processing Techniques
• FPGA for Acceleration of AI Algorithms
• Laboratory Sessions for Hands-On Training and Experimentation

Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries.

 

Scientists, technologists, teachers and advanced students from countries that are members of the United Nations, UNESCO or IAEA may attend the Workshop.

 For more information about the Workshop, online application form, secretary, and other relevant aspects please visit regularly the workshop website:
Joint ICTP-IAEA School on FPGA-based SoC and its Applications to Nuclear and Scientific Instrumentation | (smr 3765) (14 November 2022 - 2 December 2022)

With best regards,

Andres Cicuttin

School Co-Director
ICTP Multidisciplinary Laboratory
Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
Via Beirut 31,
34100, Trieste, Italy