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August 20, Monday (Workshop, TSU) 10:00 - 19:00

Existing and Future Cooperation

Plenary opening session (10:00 - 11:00)

Welcome/Openning Address:

Alexander Tsiskaridze, Vice-Rector of TSU

Alexander Tevzadze, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport

Manana Mikaberidze, Director General of SRNSF

Hans Ströher, Director of IKP/FZ-Jülich: Scope of the Workshop

Plenary session 1 (11:00 - 13:30)
Convener: Alexander Tsiskaridze

Hans Ströher (IKP/FZ-Jülich) - Frontiers of Fundamental Physics
Jon Shah (INM/FZ-Jülich) - Medical Imaging (Hybrid MRI-PET)
Andreas Wahner (IEK/FZ-Jülich) - Atmospheric Chemistry: processes, air pollution, and climate impact
Bernd Neumaier (INM/FZ-Jülich) - Radiotracers for PET Applications

Plenary session 2 (15:00 - 16:30)
Convener: Hans Ströher

Akaki Rusetsky (Bonn) - Hadron physics in the era of big computres
Gergely Barnafoldi (Budapest) - Theoretical and experimental invetsigations of strongly interacting matter
Sabine Dues (ICS/FZ-Jülich) - Structural biochemistry projects (overview of ICS-6)

Awarding Ceremony (17:00 - 18:00)
Convener: Alexander Tsiskaridze

Prof. Ulf-G. Meissner (Bonn/FZ-Jülich), Public Lecture: Life on Earth - an Accident ?

19:30 Social program (TSU Welcome dinner, "Shadow of Metekhi" restaurant)

August 21, Tuesday (Workshop, TSU) 9:30 - 18:00

Existing and Future Cooperation

Plenary session 3 (9:00 - 13:00)
Convener: Andreas Wahner

Astrid Kiendler-Scharr (IEK/FZ-Jülich) - Climate change: current knowledge
Hendrik Elbern (IEK/FZ-Jülich) - Atmospheric models with data
Ghaleb Natour (ZEA/FZ-Jülich) - Technology for excellent scinece
Stefan van Waasen (ZEA/FZ-Jülich) - Advanced computing
Thomas Kress (RWTH Aachen) - High energy physics experiments at CERN
Harald Glueckler (ZEA/FZ-Jülich) - Spectrometer and detector construction/design/fabrication
Jörg Mauler (INM/FZ-Jülich) - MR spectroscopy
David Arutinov (ZEA/FZ-Jülich) - Development of a new PET-MRI prototype

Science at SMART|EDM_Lab

Parallel session 1 (14:30 - 18:00)
Convener: Mikheil Nioradze

Jörg Pretz (IKP/FZ-Jülich) - JEDI project at COSY/Jülich
Zurab Berezhiani (L'Aquila, Italy) - Puzzling neutron: window to new physics ?
Zara Bagdasarian (IKP/FZ-Jülich) - Neutrino hunters around the world
Vakhtang Kartvelishvili (Lancaster) - Quarkonium spectroscopy in ATLAS
Jambul Gegelia (IKP/FZ-Jülich, TSU) - Effective field theory and derivation of Salam-Weinberg model

Science at SMART|Atmo_Sim Lab

Parallel session 2 (14:30 - 18:00)
Convener: Bezhan Chankvetadze

Giorgi Jibuti (TSU) - Project overview: smart platform-sensors and drones
Ramaz Botchorishvili (TSU) - Project overview: numerical modelling, measurements and machine learning
Marine Arabidze (NEA, Georgia) - Air quality monitoring system in Georgia: challenges and perspectives
Hanno Scharr (IBG/FZ-Jülich) - Computer vision crash course (part 1, available on request)

Science at SMART|Medical (MRI + BioMed) Lab's

Parallel session 3 (14:30 - 18:00)
Conveners: Jon Shah and Bernd Neumaier

Ezequiel Farrher (INM/FZ-Jülich) - Quatitative MRI (Methods)
Elene Iordanishvili (INM/FZ-Jülich, GTU) - Quantitative MRI (Applications)
Jon Shah (INM/FZ-Jülich) - MR-PET
Mikheil Kelenjeridze (INM/FZ-Jülich, GTU) - Development of an MRI antenna array for MR-PET imaging
Swen Humpert (INM/FZ-Jülich) - 18F-labeled peptides for diagnosis of Alzeimer's disease

19:30 Dinner at Hotel "Tbilisi Orion"

August 22, Wednesday, Social program: Excursion to Khaketi (Sighnaghi-Tsinandali-Mosmieri)

August 23, Thursday (School Part at TSU) 9:30 - 18:00

Ongoing projects at SMART|EDM_Lab

Parallel session 4 (9:30 - 13:00)
Convener: Hans Ströher

Irakli Keshelashvili (IKP/FZ-Jülich) - Work in Jülich (overview)
David Mchedlishvili (TSU) - Work in Tbilisi (overview)
Fabian Müller (IKP/FZ-Jülich) - Polarimetry for srEDM measurements
David Arutinov (ZEA/FZ-Jülich) - 3D chip (introductory lecture)
Dito Shergelashvili (TSU, PhD) - Polarimeter electronics and data readout
Otari Javakhishvili (AUG, Master) - Power supply developments for polarimeter
Giorgi Kvantrishvili (TSU, Master) - Axion search: plans at COSY

Practical for students

Parallel session 5 (14:30 - 18:00)
Convener: Hans Ströher

Detlev Gotta (IKP/FZ-Jülich) - Detector Physics
Giorgi Macharashvili (HEPI TSU) - Detector Simulations

Ongoing projects at SMART|Atmo_Sim Lab

Parallel session 6 (9:30 - 13:00)
Convener: Astrid Kiendler-Scharr

Robert Wegener (IEK/FZ-Jülich) - Diurnal and annual cycle of Nitrogen Oxides
Iulia Gensch (IEK/FZ-Jülich) - The hydrocarbon clock: a tool to distinguish between mixing and reaction during the atmospheric transport
Tako Janelidze (IEK/FZ-Jülich) - Novel adjoint advection schemes for Atmospheric Chemistry
Ketevan Kharaishvili (TSU) - Current projects at AtmoSim_lab
Ana Dolidze (TSU) - Studying advection schemes of EURAD-IM model
Robert Wegener (IEK/FZ-Jülich) - Introduction to atmospheric modelling (lecture)

Practical for students

Parallel session 7.1 (14:30 - 18:00)
Convener: Giorgi Jibuti

Robert Wegener (IEK/FZ-Jülich) - Atmospheric modeling

Parallel session 7.2 (14:30 - 18:00)
Convener: Ramaz Botchorishvili

Hanno Scharr (IBG/FZ-Jülich) - Computer vision crash course (part 2, available on request)

Work Planed for SMART|Medical_Lab's

Parallel session 8 (9:30 - 13:00)
Convener: Revaz Shanidze

Jon Shah (INM/FZ-Jülich) - Simultaneous Multimodal Imaging at 3T and 9.4T in Humans: Recent Advances
Bernd Neumaier (INM/FZ-Jülich) - SMART|BIOMARKER_lab in cooperation with TSU
Tamar Khechiashvili (INM/FZ-Jülich, GTU) - My experience in Jülich as a PhD
Ana Gogishvili (INM/FZ-Jülich, GTU) - My experience in Jülich as a Master student
Bernd Neumaier (INM/FZ-Jülich) - Application of Radioactive Imaging Agents as Powerful Tools in Clinical Practice
Beka Bochorishvili (RICM/Georgia, TSU) - Physics of radiation therapy

Parallel session 9 (14:30 - 19:00)
Convener: Revaz Shanidze

Revaz Shanidze (TSU) - Nuclear Medicine Physics in TSU
Giorgi Gavashelishvili (RMC/Georgia) - Cyclotron production of radiopharmaceuticals for PET
Maia Topeshashvili (RICM/Georgia, TSU) - Quality control and quality assurance in radiotherapy

Students presentations:

David Katsadze (TSU) - The ability to use the sustainable suspension of silver nanoparticles in medicine
Otari Gokhadze (TSU) - Influence of some food additive 'cocktail' on white rats organism
Medea Abramishvili (TSU) - Radioisotops for nuclear medicine in Georgia
Mariam Abuladze (Free Uni, TSU) - Geant4 in nuclear medicine physics
Tea Avaliani (TSU) - Brachytherapy treatment planning
Nino Batselashvili (TSU) - Teletherapy treatment planning

19:30 Social program (Banquet of the workshop, "Kopala" restaurant)

August 23, Thursday (School Part at AUG) 9:30 - 18:00

Program for Agricultural University of Georgia (AUG):

(Further) SMART|Engineering_Lab

Participants:

School of Engineering and Technology
Department of Chemistry
Department of Biology
FZ-Jülich guests: Ghaleb Natour, Harald Glueckler, Stefan van Waasen, Sabine Dues
Lonza Cologne GmbH: Claus-Dietmar Pein (director of the compnany)

Welcome session:

Welcome address by Vakhtang Lejava, Rector of AUG
Signing of the Internship Agreement/Declaration between AUG-ZEA (-1,-2)
Tour in the Kakha Bendukidze campus AUG/FUT
Visiting laboratories, research facilities, library and museum

Presentations by Students

Parallel session 10 (12:00 - 17:00)
Convener: Zaza Metreveli

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Giorgi Gvasalia, Beqa Sanodze (AUG) - Turbo Jet Engine
Davit Togonidze, Mirian Bezhitadze (AUG) - Robotic Arm

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Avtandil Lomidze (AUG) - Shape parameter for radial basis functions
Aleksandre Kalandadze (AUG) - Coupled Horn-Shunk & Lucas-Kannade for images
Rati Chkhetia (AUG) - Vehicle type, quantity and velocity from video

Department of Chemistry

Nodar Dumbadze (AUG) - Synthesis of novel ion-conducting mat's for fuel cell applicator
Tamar Khatisashvili, Elene Gabodze (AUG) - Green Chemistry

Department of Biology

Nato Kuljanishvili (AUG) - In vitro testing of in silico designed cationic antimicrobial peptides

19:30 Social program (Banquet of the workshop, "Kopala" restaurant)

August 24, Friday (School Part at TSU) 9:30 - 18:00

Introductory Information: Hans Ströher (IKP/FZ-Jülich) - How to prepare presentations ?

Presentations by Students

Students session 1 (9:40 - 11:00)
Convener: Ramaz Botchorishvili

Giga Aptsiauri, Salome Shekiladze (TSU) - Processing measurements using deep learning
Salome Kakhaia, Mariam Razmadze (TSU) - Shape parameter for radial basis functions
Tamaz Sepiashvili, Mari Jananashvili (TSU) - Coupled Horn-Schunck and Lukas-Kanade for image processing
Giorgi Svanadze, David Jokhadze (TSU) - Vehicle type, quantity and velocity from video
Pavle Tsoskolauri (TSU) - The first measurements at station locations

Students session 2 (11:30 - 13:00)
Convener: Bezhan Chankvetadze

Tamar Khatiashvili (TSU) - Nitrous oxides pollution in Tbilisi
Mariam Maisuradze (TSU) - Contamination gradients for air pollutants in time
Nana Khundadze (TSU) - Contamination gradients for air pollutants in space
Natia Porchkidze (ISU) - GCR and climate change

Students session 3 (14:15 - 15:30)
Convener: David Mchedlishvili

Tamar Zakareishvili (TSU) - Studies of ATLAS hadronic calorimeter response
Gogita Papalashvili (TSU) - Neutrino research at intermediate energies with KM3NeT/ORCA
Revaz Beradze (TSU) - Physics beyond SM and precision tests of the neutron beta-decay
Alexandre Gurchumelia (TSU) - Physical applications of the non-compact G2
Mariam Chitishvili (TSU) - Study of metastable vacuum decay with gravity
Goga Suknidze (TSU) - Axion search experiments
Lado Razmadze (TSU) - Quantization of massless superparticle
Sopiko Kurdadze (ISU) - Rock lizards-Gene flow and hybridization within species of „mixtra“

Students session 4 (15:30 - 16:30)
Convener: Ketevan Kotetishvili

Tatia Gonashvili (GTU) - Radiotherapy techniques
Natia Beriashvili (GTU) - Medical imaging technologies
Richard Kibler (GTU) - PET/MRI
David Sebua, Elene Lortkipanidze (GTU) - Radiation therapy
Zurab Saralidze (GTU) - Nuclear process in medicine

Summarizing the students presentations (17:00 - 18:00)
Convener: Astrid Kiendler-Scharr

Awarding Ceremony of the Internship Certificates

Concluding remarks:

Germany - Hans Ströher, Andro Kacharava
Georgia - Manana Mikaberidze, Giorgi Sharvashidze

Science at Multidisciplinary SMART|Labs in Georgia

2018

Workshop Program