The 9th EIROforum School on Instrumentation (ESI 2026) will take place from 1–5 June 2026 and will be hosted by ILL and EMBL at the EPN Campus in Grenoble, France.

ESI is a biennial event, jointly organised by the Instrumentation Working Group of the EIROforum organisations, which aims to teach the basic principles of instrumentation to young researchers, scientists and engineers, mainly from the EIRO organisations. A fraction of the places are reserved for particularly talented (PhD) students from outside the EIRO organisations who work on instrumentation topics.

The scientific programme of ESI addresses all aspects of instrumentation related to the missions of the EIROforum organisations.

Keynote talk

• AI’s impact on Development & Operation at large Research Infrastructures

Scientific programme

• Instrument design principles and development lifecycle
• Mechanics, vacuum, and cryogenics
• Optical design and manufacturing
• Electronics and control systems
• Scientific Detectors and radiation damage
• Data acquisition and synchronization
• Machine Learning and Data Processing
• Hands on / Practical Sessions
• Visits to the EMBL labs and ESRF beamlines
• Project day on System Design

Please visit https://www.eiroforum.org/esi2026 for more information and to apply for participation.