Name: ISNET-11: Information and Statistics in Nuclear Experiment and Theory
Start: 2025-11-17T08:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-11-21T19:00:00+01:00
Location: ECT*

ISNET-11: Information and Statistics in Nuclear Experiment and Theory

from Monday, November 17, 2025 (8:00 AM) to Friday, November 21, 2025 (7:00 PM)

Monday, November 17, 2025

8:30 AM Registration
Registration
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
9:00 AM Welcome to the ECT* - Dionysios Triantafyllopoulos (ECT*, Italy)
Welcome to the ECT*
- Dionysios Triantafyllopoulos (ECT*, Italy)
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
9:15 AM ISNET Introduction - Amy Lovell (Los Alamos National Laboratory) Andreas Ekström (Chalmers University of Technology)
ISNET Introduction
- Amy Lovell (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
- Andreas Ekström (Chalmers University of Technology)
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
10:00 AM Post-Bayesian Inference - Jeremias Knoblauch (UCL)
Post-Bayesian Inference
- Jeremias Knoblauch (UCL)
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
10:45 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
11:15 AM Meeting nuclear challenges with RBM emulators - Richard Furnstahl (Ohio State University)
Meeting nuclear challenges with RBM emulators
- Richard Furnstahl (Ohio State University)
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
12:00 PM Bayesian Inference of QGP properties from the RHIC Beam Energy Scan Program - Chun Shen (Wayne State University)
Bayesian Inference of QGP properties from the RHIC Beam Energy Scan Program
- Chun Shen (Wayne State University)
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
12:45 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
12:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
2:00 PM Data-driven Approach for Interpolation of Sparse Data - Ryan Ferguson (University of Glasgow)
Data-driven Approach for Interpolation of Sparse Data
- Ryan Ferguson (University of Glasgow)
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
2:30 PM Uncertainty quantification for the nuclear equation of state in $\beta$-equilibrium - Hannah Göttling (TU Darmstadt)
Uncertainty quantification for the nuclear equation of state in $\beta$-equilibrium
- Hannah Göttling (TU Darmstadt)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
3:00 PM Emulators for Open Quantum Systems - Simin Wang (Fudan University)
Emulators for Open Quantum Systems
- Simin Wang (Fudan University)
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
3:45 PM Coffe break
Coffe break
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi

4:15 PM Discussion session
Discussion session
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
9:00 AM There Are No Stupid Questions (I) - Daniel Phillips (Ohio University) Richard Furnstahl (Ohio State University)
There Are No Stupid Questions (I)
- Daniel Phillips (Ohio University)
- Richard Furnstahl (Ohio State University)
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
9:45 AM Uncertainty quantification in nuclear reactions - Filomena Nunes (Michigan State University)
Uncertainty quantification in nuclear reactions
- Filomena Nunes (Michigan State University)
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
10:30 AM Coffe break
Coffe break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
11:00 AM The East Lansing Model: towards an optical potential for rare isotopes - Kyle Beyer (Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University)
The East Lansing Model: towards an optical potential for rare isotopes
- Kyle Beyer (Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University)
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
11:45 AM Truncation errors in many-body perturbation theory and inference of three-nucleon couplings from neutron-star data - Isak Svensson (TU Darmstadt)
Truncation errors in many-body perturbation theory and inference of three-nucleon couplings from neutron-star data
- Isak Svensson (TU Darmstadt)
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
12:30 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
1:45 PM Bayesian Analysis of the Coulomb Breakup of 19C - Quentin Bozet (JGU Mainz)
Bayesian Analysis of the Coulomb Breakup of 19C
- Quentin Bozet (JGU Mainz)
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
2:15 PM Hierarchical Bayesian Unfolding in the Oslo Method - Andreas Halkjelsvik Mjøs (University of Oslo)
Hierarchical Bayesian Unfolding in the Oslo Method
- Andreas Halkjelsvik Mjøs (University of Oslo)
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
2:45 PM Bayesian framework for model-data comparison with theoretical uncertainty quantification - Sunil Jaiswal (Ohio State University)
Bayesian framework for model-data comparison with theoretical uncertainty quantification
- Sunil Jaiswal (Ohio State University)
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
3:30 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi

4:00 PM Discussion session
Discussion session
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
9:00 AM There Are No Stupid Questions (II) - Richard Furnstahl (Ohio State University) Daniel Phillips (Ohio University)
There Are No Stupid Questions (II)
- Richard Furnstahl (Ohio State University)
- Daniel Phillips (Ohio University)
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi Slides on GP diagnostics, particularly in the context of the use of GPs to assess EFT truncation-error uncertainty.
9:45 AM Bayesian Model Mixing, Bayesian Trees and Experimental Design - Matthew Pratola (Indiana University)
Bayesian Model Mixing, Bayesian Trees and Experimental Design
- Matthew Pratola (Indiana University)
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
10:30 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
11:00 AM Predictive nuclear structure modeling - Christian Forssén (Chalmers)
Predictive nuclear structure modeling
- Christian Forssén (Chalmers)
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
11:45 AM Uncertainty quantification for medium-mass nuclei and the nuclear equation of state - Achim Schwenk (TU Darmstadt)
Uncertainty quantification for medium-mass nuclei and the nuclear equation of state
- Achim Schwenk (TU Darmstadt)
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
12:30 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
1:45 PM Overestimation of Uncertainty with Bayesian Parameter Estimation - Nathan Carter (George Washington University)
Overestimation of Uncertainty with Bayesian Parameter Estimation
- Nathan Carter (George Washington University)
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
2:15 PM Uncertainties with low-resolution nuclear forces - Tom Plies (TU Darmstadt)
Uncertainties with low-resolution nuclear forces
- Tom Plies (TU Darmstadt)
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
2:45 PM Efficient Bayesian Model Combination With pybmc - Kyle Godbey (Facility for Rare Isotope Beams / Michigan State University)
Efficient Bayesian Model Combination With pybmc
- Kyle Godbey (Facility for Rare Isotope Beams / Michigan State University)
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
3:30 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
4:00 PM Quantifying statistical and systematic uncertainties in the Oslo method - Ann-Cecilie Larsen (University of Oslo)
Quantifying statistical and systematic uncertainties in the Oslo method
- Ann-Cecilie Larsen (University of Oslo)
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
4:45 PM Discussion session
Discussion session
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi

8:00 PM Workshop dinner restaurant DUE MORI - Trento
Workshop dinner restaurant DUE MORI - Trento
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
Thursday, November 20, 2025
9:00 AM There Are No Stupid Questions (III) - Daniel Phillips (Ohio University) Richard Furnstahl (Ohio State University)
There Are No Stupid Questions (III)
- Daniel Phillips (Ohio University)
- Richard Furnstahl (Ohio State University)
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
9:45 AM Nuclei and nuclear matter with neural-network quantum states - Alessandro Lovato (Argonne National Laboratory & INFN-TIFPA)
Nuclei and nuclear matter with neural-network quantum states
- Alessandro Lovato (Argonne National Laboratory & INFN-TIFPA)
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
10:30 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
11:00 AM Bridging language and numerics in nuclear data evaluation - Georg Schnabel (IAEA)
Bridging language and numerics in nuclear data evaluation
- Georg Schnabel (IAEA)
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
11:45 AM A data-driven approach to nuclear structure research and teaching - David Jenkins (University of York)
A data-driven approach to nuclear structure research and teaching
- David Jenkins (University of York)
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
12:30 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
1:45 PM Propagating optical model uncertainty through compound nucleus calculations - Samuel Sullivan (University of Surrey)
Propagating optical model uncertainty through compound nucleus calculations
- Samuel Sullivan (University of Surrey)
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
2:15 PM Microscopic constraints for the equation of state and structure of neutron stars: a Bayesian model mixing framework - Alexandra Semposki (Ohio University)
Microscopic constraints for the equation of state and structure of neutron stars: a Bayesian model mixing framework
- Alexandra Semposki (Ohio University)
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
2:45 PM Probing many-body nuclear correlations through multi-particle correlations in high-energy nuclear collisions - Giuliano Giacalone (CERN)
Probing many-body nuclear correlations through multi-particle correlations in high-energy nuclear collisions
- Giuliano Giacalone (CERN)
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
3:30 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
4:00 PM Model bias and parameter optimisation with the example of INCL/ABLA - Jason Hirtz (CEA Saclay)
Model bias and parameter optimisation with the example of INCL/ABLA
- Jason Hirtz (CEA Saclay)
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
4:45 PM Discussion session
Discussion session
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
Friday, November 21, 2025
9:00 AM Designing Computer Experiments for Calibration - Ozge Surer (Miami University)
Designing Computer Experiments for Calibration
- Ozge Surer (Miami University)
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
9:45 AM Microscopic Modeling and Data Evaluation of Nuclear Fission - Junchen Pei (Peking University)
Microscopic Modeling and Data Evaluation of Nuclear Fission
- Junchen Pei (Peking University)
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
10:30 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
11:00 AM Closing remarks - Daniel Phillips (Ohio University)
Closing remarks
- Daniel Phillips (Ohio University)
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
11:45 AM Discussion session
Discussion session
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi

12:45 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
12:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi

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