Porzio, L.; Bajdel, M.; Montis, M.; Giacchini, M.; Vadilonga, S.; Smith, W.: EPICS Summer School: training future scientific control system experts. In: Kent Wootton ... [Ed.] : ICALEPCS 2025 : Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Accelerator and Large Experimental Physics Control Systems : Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago, IL, United States, from 20–26 September, 2025Geneve: JACoW, 2025. - ISBN 978-3-95450-255-4, p. TUMR005/434-436
10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-TUMR005
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Abstract:
The EPICS Summer School addresses the persistent demand for expertise in control systems for advanced scientific facilities by providing a crucial training platform for university students and young professionals. The highly successful inaugural event at BESSY II in Berlin offered an effective learning experience through a structured two-week program encompassing one week of foundational lectures and one week of practical application in a hands-on group project with real scientific hardware. This approach demonstrated a significant positive impact, empowering a new cohort from these groups with essential EPICS and distributed control system skills. In an effort to make the event sustainable, a collaborative framework has been established with other institutes, paving the way for a future where hosting the summer school cycles between facilities. This aims to make this training accessible to a wider audience of future scientific leaders, ensuring a continuous supply of skilled engineers capable of supporting and advancing groundbreaking scientific research across multiple facilities.