IRIS Collaboration Meeting- IRIS: A Decade of Discovery & Collaboration

Name: IRIS Collaboration Meeting- IRIS: A Decade of Discovery & Collaboration
Start: 2026-01-13T11:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-14T23:50:00+00:00
Location: University of Cambridge

13 Jan 2026, 11:30 → 14 Jan 2026, 23:50 Europe/London

University of Cambridge

Institute of Astronomy University of Cambridge Madingley Road Cambridge CB3 0HA

Andrew Sansum (STFC, Scientific Computing Department), Jonathan Hays (Queen Mary)

Description

The IRIS Collaboration Meeting will take place on 13th - 14th January 2026 at The University of Cambridge. Registration will start at approximately 11.30am on 13th January with a Networking Lunch provided.

Please Register - Here

Directions - Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0HA

Map of the IoA Site

Map of the IoA within Cambridge

IoA on the scrollable University of Cambridge Map

Arriving by Road

The Institute of Astronomy main entrance is situated on Madingley Rise which joins Madingley Road opposite J. J. Thompson Avenue.

Parking is available at the Park and Ride, which is less than 10 mins walk away from IoA, along Madingley Road, and also nearby street parking is available along Clerk Maxwell Road.

Maps - Madingley Road - Cambridge park & ride

A disabled parking space is available immediately outside the main entrance.

Arriving by Public Transport

There are two bus routes from the city centre that stop close to the Institute of Astronomy.

The Whippet U (Universal) (discounted fares for University Card holders) and the Stagecoach Citi 4 services both run down Madingley Road.

For the U service, alight at the William Gates Building stop at the entrance to JJ Thomson Avenue and cross Madingley Road to access Madingley Rise and the Institute of Astronomy.

For the Citi 4 service, alight at Bulstrode Gardens on Madingley Road and walk down Madingley Road to cross over at the junction with JJ Thomson Avenue. Then proceed to Madingley Rise and the Institute of Astronomy.

Arriving by Rail

General information about UK train services is available at the National Rail Enquiries website. In general, trains are quicker but more expensive than coaches.

Stagecoach Cambus runs services between Cambridge rail station and the city centre, or take a taxi from the queue just outside the station.

There are regular train connections to Cambridge from London. Trains depart from King's Cross or Liverpool Street stations in London. The journey time of the faster King's Cross trains (Cambridge Cruiser trains) is about 45 minutes, while the other trains are slower and take around 70 minutes, or longer.

Maps of the London underground are available on the TFL website.

Accommodation

We will not be providing accommodation, but please find link to view accommodation in Cambridge Colleges - Unique B&B accommodation in Cambridge colleges | University Rooms

Workshop Dinner

There will be a Workshop Dinner taking place on 13th January 2026 at 7:00pm - Details to Follow

Tuesday 13 January
- Tue 13 Jan
- Wed 14 Jan
- 11:30 → 13:00
  
  Registration & Networking Lunch 1h 30m
  
  Networking Lunch - 12 pm
- 13:00 → 15:05
  Session One
  - 13:00
    
    Intro 5m
    
    Speaker: Jonathan Hays (Queen Mary)
  - 13:05
    
    Welcome from Cambridge 20m
    
    Speaker: Nicholas Walton (University of Cambridge)
  - 13:25
    
    IRIS State of Union 20m
    
    Speaker: Jonathan Hays (Queen Mary)
  - 13:45
    
    Security Update 20m
    
    Speaker: David Crooks (Science and Technology Facilities Council)
  - 14:05
    
    Talk about Impact - TBC 15m
    
    Speaker: Deniza Chekrygina (Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC))
  - 14:20
    
    TBC 15m
    
    Speaker: Sophie King (QMUL)
  - 14:35
    
    Marking Homework from Strategy - TBC 15m
  - 14:50
    
    Science Talk From Cambridge 15m
- 15:05 → 15:30
  
  Refreshment Break 25m
- 15:30 → 16:50
  Session Two
  - 15:30
    
    Astro Intro 10m
    
    Speaker: Nicholas Walton (University of Cambridge)
  - 15:40
    
    CASU 5m
    
    Speaker: Alireza Molaeinezhad (University of Cambridge)
  - 15:45
    
    Euclid / WFAU 10m
    
    Speaker: Mark Holliman (School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Edinburgh)
  - 15:55
    
    GAIA Core 5m
    
    Speaker: Patrick Burgess (IRIS IAM)
  - 16:00
    
    GAIA DMP 5m
    
    Speaker: Nigel Hambly
    
    IRIS-decadal-Astroscience-DMP.pdf
  - 16:05
    
    JBCA 5m
    
    Speaker: Robert Beswick (University of Manchester)
  - 16:10
    
    Ligo 5m
    
    Speaker: Duncan Macleod (Cardiff University)
  - 16:15
    
    LSST-UK 5m
    
    Speaker: George Beckett (University of Edinburgh)
  - 16:20
    
    Plato 5m
    
    Speaker: Dominic Ford (University of Cambridge)
  - 16:25
    
    SKAO 5m
    
    Speaker: Rosie Bolton (SKAO)
  - 16:30
    
    SKA UKSRC 5m
    
    Speaker: Robert Beswick (University of Manchester)
  - 16:35
    
    Astro Discussion 15m
Wednesday 14 January
- Tue 13 Jan
- Wed 14 Jan
- 09:00 → 11:00
  Session Three
  - 09:00
    
    Particle Physics Introl 10m
    
    Speaker: Peter Clarke (School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh.)
  - 09:10
    
    Darkside 5m
    
    Speaker: Andrew McNab (University of Manchester)
  - 09:15
    
    Dune 5m
    
    Speaker: Daniel Traynor (Queen Mary)
  - 09:20
    
    JlabClas12-TBC 5m
    
    Speaker: Dr Bryan McKinnon (University of Glasgow)
  - 09:25
    
    LZ (XLZD Intro) 10m
    
    Speaker: Daniela Bauer (IRIS IAM)
  - 09:35
    
    Microboone 5m
    
    Speaker: Andrew McNab (University of Manchester)
  - 09:40
    
    Jetscape 5m
    
    Speaker: Dr Jaime Norman (University of Liverpool)
  - 09:45
    
    Particle Physics Discussion 20m
  - 10:05
    
    Nuclear Physics Intro 10m
    
    Speaker: Shaun de Witt (IRIS IAM)
  - 10:15
    
    FairMast 5m
    
    Speaker: Larisa Dorman-Gajic (UKAEA)
  - 10:20
    
    Jintrac 5m
    
    Speaker: Emmi Tholerus (UKAEA)
  - 10:25
    
    CVMFS 5m
    
    Speaker: Adam Parker (UKAEA)
  - 10:30
    
    Nuclear Physics Discussion 20m
- 11:00 → 11:30
  
  Refreshments Break 30m
- 11:30 → 13:00
  Session Four
  - 11:30
    
    Facilities Intro 10m
    
    Speaker: Paul Quinn (STFC)
  - 11:40
    
    CLF-Other 5m
    
    Speaker: Rajeev Pattahil (STFC)
  - 11:45
    
    CCP4 5m
    
    Speaker: Ville Uski (IRIS IAM)
  - 11:50
    
    Diamond 10m
    
    Speaker: Chris Reynolds (Diamond Light Source)
  - 12:00
    
    ISIS 10m
    
    Speaker: Franz Lang
  - 12:10
    
    DAaaS 5m
    
    Speaker: Jeremy Spencer (STFC)
  - 12:15
    
    ScIML 5m
    
    Speaker: Jaehoon Cha (STFC)
  - 12:20
    
    CLF-Octopus 5m
    
    Speaker: Dan Rolfe (STFC)
  - 12:25
    
    Discussion 20m
- 13:00 → 14:00
  
  Lunch 1h
- 14:00 → 16:00
  Session Five
  - 14:00
    
    Technology development: intro, overview and discussion: Ceph, Digital Assets, FTS, Openstack 10m
    
    Speaker: Tom Dack (UKRI STFC Scientific Computing)
  - 14:10
    
    Ceph 5m
    
    Speaker: Tom Byrne (UKRI STFC - RAL)
  - 14:15
    
    IAM 5m
    
    Speaker: Donald Chung (STFC)
  - 14:20
    
    Accounting 5m
    
    Speaker: Adrian Coveney (STFC UKRI)
  - 14:25
    
    FTS 5m
    
    Speaker: Rose Cooper (STFC)
  - 14:30
    
    Security Policies / Communites 5m
    
    Speaker: David Crooks (Science and Technology Facilities Council)
  - 14:35
    
    Providers intro 10m
    
    Speaker: Alastair Basden (University of Durham)
  - 14:45
    
    RAL Cloud 5m
    
    Speaker: Martin Summers (STFC)
  - 14:50
    
    Cambridge 5m
    
    Speaker: Wojchiech Turek
  - 14:55
    
    Imperial 5m
    
    Speaker: Dan Whitehouse
  - 15:00
    
    GridPP 5m
    
    Speaker: Samuel Skipsey (GridPP / University of Glasgow)
  - 15:05
    
    Somerville 5m
    
    Speaker: Mark Holliman (School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Edinburgh)
    
    Mholliman-Somerville2026.pptx
  - 15:10
    
    Discussion 30m

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