DIADEM Academy — Training course on synthetic data generation for supervised learning
📅 21–25 September 2026 | 📍 CNRS CAES Village, St-Pierre d'Oléron
This course develops an integrated approach to generating synthetic data for supervised learning, combining multi-scale material simulations (DFT, MD, XAS spectroscopy) with comprehensive digital twins of experimental X-ray and neutron facilities — including instrumental effects and experimental artefacts.
- Doctoral and post-doctoral students
- Teachers-researchers
- Researchers / research engineers
- English proficiency at B2 level (course delivered in English)
- Basic knowledge of X-ray and/or neutron instrumentation
- Familiarity with scientific data processing tools: Python, numerical computation, simulation
- Personal laptop with McStas and McXtrace pre-installed
| Day | Date | Session | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon 21 Sep | Afternoon | Introduction |
| 2 | Tue 22 Sep | Morning | Neutron and X-ray Sources & Detectors |
| 2 | Tue 22 Sep | Afternoon | Optics |
| 3 | Wed 23 Sep | Morning | Diffraction Samples |
| 3 | Wed 23 Sep | Afternoon | Spectroscopy Samples |
| 4 | Thu 24 Sep | Morning | Imaging Samples |
| 4 | Thu 24 Sep | Afternoon | AI Applications: Training |
| 5 | Fri 25 Sep | Full day | AI Applications: Inference |
- Duration: 5 days — 8 half-days (28 hours total)
- Modality: In-person (présentiel)
- Price: €700 (includes return shuttle to La Rochelle, 4 nights accommodation, meals 21st evening – 25th midday, bike hire)
- Optional group outing: €20 extra
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Peter Willendrup | Senior Research Engineer, DTU Physics / ESS DMSC — McStas lead developer since 2002, McXtrace co-developer since 2009 |
| Emmanuel Farhi | Head of Data Reduction and Analysis, SOLEIL Synchrotron — McStas/McXtrace contributor |
| José Robledo | Researcher, CONICET / Balseiro Institute, Argentina — AI & neutron science, ML for neutron data analysis |
Contact: Elodie ISTE
📞 05 87 50 23 32
📧 diadem-formationcontinuecontact@unilim.fr
🌐 https://formation.pepr-diadem.fr/les-formations