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CSC 2026

48th CERN School of Computing
23 August – 5 September 2026
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom

The 48th CERN School of Computing (CSC 2026) is organized in collaboration with University of Liverpool.

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Additional details and applications will be available later this year.

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The two week programme consists of more than 50 hours of lectures and hands-on exercises, covering three main themes: physics computing, software engineering, and data technologies.

The School is aimed at postgraduate (minimum bachelor degree or equivalent) engineers and scientists, working at CERN or at other research institutes, with experience in particle physics, computing or related fields. We welcome applicants of all nationalities, and encourage all qualified persons to apply. Financial support may be available.

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CSC Latin America 2026

CERN School of Computing – Latin America
11 – 24 January 2026
Campus Lo Contador, UC Chile
Santiago, Chile

The CERN School of Computing Latin America 2026 is organized in collaboration with SAPHIR Millenium Institute and UC Chile.

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Additional details and applications are available in indico.

Please explore the indico events of past schools to gain insights into the topics and subjects that the school may include in its curriculum.

The two week programme consists of more than 50 hours of lectures and hands-on exercises, covering three main themes: physics computing, software engineering, and data technologies.

The School is aimed at postgraduate (minimum bachelor degree or equivalent) engineers and scientists, working at CERN or at other research institutes, with experience in particle physics, computing or related fields. We welcome applicants of all nationalities, and encourage all qualified persons to apply. Financial support may be available.

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tCSC 2025

18th Thematic CERN School of Computing on Scientific Software for Heterogeneous Architectures
5 – 11 October
MedILS
Split, Croatia

18th Thematic CERN School of Computing (tCSC 2025) is organized in collaboration with University of Split .

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The 18th Thematic CERN School of Computing (tCSC 2025) will take place on October 5-11, 2025. The theme of the school is “Scientific Software for Heterogeneous Architectures” – see the academic programme for more details.

This school is organized by CERN in collaboration with the Faculty of Science, University of Split. The school will take place in Split, Croatia, and be hosted at the Mediterranean Institute For Life Sciences (MEDILS) Conference Centre. The Centre is a historical renovated building situated in a wooded and landscaped park located on the Adriatic Sea coast, a few kilometers from the centre of Split.

Target Audience

The School is aimed at postgraduate (i.e. minimum of Bachelor degree or equivalent) students, engineers and scientists with a few years’ experience in particle physics, in computing, or in related fields. We welcome applications from all countries and nationalities.

Additional details and applications are available in indico.

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CSC 2025

46th CERN School of Computing
6 – 19 July 2025
Lund University
Lund, Sweden

The 46th CERN School of Computing (CSC 2025) is organized in collaboration with Lund University.

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Additional details and applications are available in indico.

Please explore the indico events of past schools to gain insights into the topics and subjects that the school may include in its curriculum.

The two week programme consists of more than 50 hours of lectures and hands-on exercises, covering three main themes: physics computing, software engineering, and data technologies.

The School is aimed at postgraduate (minimum bachelor degree or equivalent) engineers and scientists, working at CERN or at other research institutes, with experience in particle physics, computing or related fields. We welcome applicants of all nationalities, and encourage all qualified persons to apply. Limited financial support may be available.

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CSC 2024

45th CERN School of Computing
8 – 21 September 2024
DESY
Hamburg, Germany

The 45th CERN School of Computing (CSC 2024) is organized in collaboration with DESY.

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Additional details and registration are available in indico.

Please explore the indico events of past schools to gain insights into the topics and subjects that the school may include in its curriculum.

The two week programme consists of more than 50 hours of lectures and hands-on exercises, covering three main themes: physics computing, software engineering, and data technologies.

The School is aimed at postgraduate (minimum bachelor degree or equivalent) engineers and scientists, working at CERN or at other research institutes, with experience in particle physics, computing or related fields. We welcome applicants of all nationalities, and encourage all qualified persons to apply. Limited financial support may be available.

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CSC 2023

44th CERN School of Computing
20 August – 2 September 2023
University of Tartu
Estonia

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The 44th CERN School of Computing (CSC 2023) is organized in collaboration with University of Tartu and is hosted at the Delta Centre – a modern digital technology, analytical and economic thought center in the Nordic region.

Physics Computing

  • Introduction to Physics Computing
  • Data Science and Interactive Data Exploration
  • Data Analysis
  • Introduction to Machine Learning

Additional Lectures

  • Student lightning talks session

Software Engineering

  • Tools and Techniques
  • Software Design in the Many-Cores Era
  • Creating Secure Software

Data Technologies

  • Data Management
  • Data and Storage Technologies
  • Data Visualization

The two week programme consists of more than 50 hours of lectures and hands-on exercises, covering three main themes: physics computing, software engineering, and data technologies.

The School is aimed at postgraduate (minimum bachelor degree or equivalent) engineers and scientists, working at CERN or at other research institutes, with experience in particle physics, computing or related fields. We welcome applicants of all nationalities, and encourage all qualified persons to apply. Limited financial support may be available.

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CSC 2022

43rd CERN School of Computing
4 -17 September 2022
AGH / IFJ PAN
Kraków, Poland

Assuming a continuous positive evolution of the pandemic, the school will take place in Kraków, Poland

The 43rd CERN School of Computing (CSC 2022) is organized in collaboration with University of Science and Technology (AGH), together with Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences (IFJ PAN).

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Including registration details, academic programme, application procedure and deadlines:

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The two week programme consists of more than 50 hours of lectures and hands-on exercises, covering three main themes: physics computing, software engineering, and data technologies.

Academic programme

Physics Computing

  • Introduction to Physics Computing
  • Data Analysis
  • Machine Learning
  • Data Science tools for interactive exploration

Software Engineering

  • Software Design in the Many-Cores Era
  • Tools and Techniques
  • Creating Secure Software

Data Technologies

  • Data Management
  • Data and Storage Technologies
  • Data Visualization

Additional lectures

  • Heterogeneous Programming
  • When Internet history meets philosophy
  • Future of the Universe and of Humanity

Optional CUDA training

  • Fundamentals of Accelerated Computing with CUDA C/C++

Students who pass the final examination will receive a diploma from CSC, as well as 6 ECTS credits from AGH / IFJ PAN.

The School is aimed at postgraduate (minimum bachelor degree or equivalent) engineers and scientists, working at CERN or at other research institutes, with experience in particle physics, computing or related fields. We welcome applicants of all nationalities, and encourage all qualified persons to apply. Limited financial support may be available.

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tCSC security 2022

Thematic CERN School of Computing (tCSC security 2022)
19-25 June 2022
MEDILS – Split, Croatia

Assuming a continuous positive evolution of the pandemic, the school will take place in Split, Croatia

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tCSC security 2022

This school is organized by CERN in collaboration with the University of Split. Assuming a positive evolution of the pandemic, the school will take place in Split, Croatia, and be hosted at the Mediterranean Institute For Life Sciences (MEDILS) Conference Centre. The Centre is a historical renovated building situated in a wooded and landscaped park located on the Adriatic Sea coast, a few kilometres from the centre of Split. (However, if the pandemic situation doesn’t allow traveling or physical presence, the school will be moved to online format.)

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tCSC 2022

10th Thematic CERN School of Computing
1-7 May 2022
IES Carg̬se, Corsica РFrance

Assuming a continuous positive evolution of the pandemic, the school will take place at IES Cargèse, Corsica – France

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More information including registration details, academic programme information, organisation, application procedure and deadlines.

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The 10th Thematic CERN School of Computing (tCSC 2022) will take place on 1-7 May 2022. The programme will focus on Scientific Software for Heterogeneous Architectures, covering areas ranging from computer architectures to parallel and optimised software, and heterogeneous programming (CPU, GPU, HPC etc.). Academic programme :

Technologies and Platforms

  • Introduction to efficient computing
  • Hardware evolution and heterogeneity
  • Data-oriented design
  • Summary and future technologies overview

Parallel and Optimised Scientific Software

  • Writing parallel software
  • Modern programming languages for HEP
  • Optimizing existing large codebase
  • Practical vectorization

Programming for Heterogeneous Architectures

  • Scientific computing on heterogeneous architectures
  • Programming for GPUs
  • Performant programming for GPUs
  • Design patterns and best practices

Additional lectures

  • Preparing for the HL-LHC computational challenge
  • Student presentations session

Provided the health situation allows it, the school will be hosted at the Institut d’Études Scientifiques de Cargèse (IESC). The Institute is located on the west coast of the French island of Corsica, 50 km north of Ajaccio and its international airport. (However, if the pandemic situation doesn’t allow traveling or physical presence, the school will be moved to online format.)

The School is aimed at postgraduate students, engineers and scientists with a few years’ experience in particle physics, computing or related fields. We welcome applications from all nationalities and encourage everyone who is qualified to apply. Limited financial support may be available.

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tCSC autumn 2021

9th thematic CERN School of Computing
10-16 October 2021
MEDILS
Split, Croatia

Assuming a continuous positive evolution of the pandemic, the school will take place in Split, Croatia

School information on Indico

More information including registration details, academic programme information, organisation, application procedure and deadlines.

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The 9th thematic CERN School of Computing (tCSC) theme is “Scientific Software for Heterogeneous Architectures”

tCSC Autumn 2021 is organized in collaboration with the University of Split Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture (FESB) and is hosted at the Mediterranean Institute For Life Sciences (MedILS) Conference Centre. The Centre is a historical building situated in a wooded and landscaped park, located on the Adriatic Sea coast, a few kilometers from the center of Split.

Academic programme

Technologies and Platforms

  • Introduction to efficient computing
  • Data-oriented design
  • Hardware evolution and heterogeneity
  • Summary and future technologies overview

Parallel and Optimised Scientific Software

  • Writing parallel software
  • Modern programming languages for HEP
  • Optimizing existing large codebase
  • Practical vectorization

Programming for Heterogeneous Architectures

  • Scientific computing on heterogeneous architectures
  • Programming for GPUs
  • Performant programming for GPUs
  • Design patterns and best practices

Additional lectures

  • Preparing for the HL-LHC computational challenge
  • Future of the Universe and of Humanity
  • Student presentations session

The School is aimed at postgraduate (minimum bachelor degree or equivalent) students, engineers and scientists with few years experience in particle physics, computing or related fields. We welcome applicants of all nationalities and encourage all qualified persons to apply. Limited financial support may be available.

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