Name: UK HEP Forum 2026: "Will the LLM revolution uncover the secrets of the Universe?"
Start: 2026-11-23T20:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-25T19:05:00+00:00
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UK HEP Forum 2026: "Will the LLM revolution uncover the secrets of the Universe?"

from Monday, November 23, 2026 (8:00 PM) to Wednesday, November 25, 2026 (7:05 PM)

Monday, November 23, 2026

8:00 PM Dinner
Dinner
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Tuesday, November 24, 2026

10:00 AM Registration and coffee
Registration and coffee
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM

10:25 AM Welcome
Welcome
10:25 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM HEP: the big questions - Gavin Salam (University of Oxford and All Souls College)
HEP: the big questions
- Gavin Salam (University of Oxford and All Souls College)
10:30 AM - 11:05 AM
11:15 AM Collider anomalies, tensions, and opportunities - Sara Alderweireldt (University of Edinburgh)
Collider anomalies, tensions, and opportunities
- Sara Alderweireldt (University of Edinburgh)
11:15 AM - 11:50 AM
12:00 PM Noncollider anomalies, tensions, and opportunities - Juri Smirnov
Noncollider anomalies, tensions, and opportunities
- Juri Smirnov
12:00 PM - 12:35 PM
12:45 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
2:00 PM Introduction to LLMs - Pontus Stenetorp (UCL/BritLLM)
Introduction to LLMs
- Pontus Stenetorp (UCL/BritLLM)
2:00 PM - 2:35 PM
2:45 PM LLMs in industry
LLMs in industry
2:45 PM - 3:20 PM

3:30 PM Student talks: 1
1
3:30 PM - 4:05 PM

4:05 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
4:05 PM - 4:35 PM

4:35 PM Student talks

4:35 PM - 5:10 PM
5:10 PM Proving theorems using LLMs - Sven Krippendorf (University of Cambridge)
Proving theorems using LLMs
- Sven Krippendorf (University of Cambridge)
5:10 PM - 5:45 PM
5:55 PM AI and QCD - Daniel Maitre (IPPP)
AI and QCD
- Daniel Maitre (IPPP)
5:55 PM - 6:30 PM
6:40 PM LLMs and AI and phenomenology - Tilman Plehn (Heidelberg University)
LLMs and AI and phenomenology
- Tilman Plehn (Heidelberg University)
6:40 PM - 7:15 PM
7:30 PM Dinner
Dinner
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Wednesday, November 25, 2026

9:00 AM Hotel checkout

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:15 AM LLMs: research tool or research assistant? - Veronica Sanz
LLMs: research tool or research assistant?
- Veronica Sanz
9:15 AM - 9:50 AM
10:00 AM LLMs and scientific integrity - Joseph Tooby-Smith
LLMs and scientific integrity
- Joseph Tooby-Smith
10:00 AM - 10:35 AM
10:45 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:45 AM - 11:10 AM

11:10 AM Will the LLM bubble burst?
Will the LLM bubble burst?
11:10 AM - 11:45 AM
11:55 AM Computing, grid and sustainability - Alastair Dewhurst (STFC)
Computing, grid and sustainability
- Alastair Dewhurst (STFC)
11:55 AM - 12:30 PM
12:40 PM Transformers for low-energy neutrino triggers in Hyper-Kamiokande - Saúl Alonso-Monsalve
Transformers for low-energy neutrino triggers in Hyper-Kamiokande
- Saúl Alonso-Monsalve
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM
1:05 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:05 PM - 2:05 PM
2:05 PM What can LHC triggers learn from LLMs? - Benedikt Maier
What can LHC triggers learn from LLMs?
- Benedikt Maier
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM
2:30 PM Using LLMs for physics analysis - Caterina Doglioni
Using LLMs for physics analysis
- Caterina Doglioni
2:30 PM - 3:05 PM
3:15 PM Future of LLMs in HEP - Daniel Murnane
Future of LLMs in HEP
- Daniel Murnane
3:15 PM - 3:50 PM
4:00 PM Farewell
Farewell
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM

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