Applications are now open for The International School on Ultrafast X-ray and Attosecond Science 2026 June 1-5, 2026 on the Paris-Saclay Campus in France: https://evenium.events/ultrafast2026/home

The primary objective of this School is to offer a comprehensive overview of the fundamental concepts and essentials in ultrafast X-ray and attosecond science, encompassing various applications. The curriculum will address a wide range of subjects, including strong-field laser–matter interaction and high-order harmonic generation, nonlinear optics in hollow-core fibers, attosecond physics in condensed matter and at the nanoscale, ultrafast science at Free-Electron Lasers and non-adiabatic molecular dynamics simulation methods. Fundamentals in quantum optics will also be covered, in addition to a special invited lecture by Alain Aspect, Nobel Prize in Physics 2022.

The School will offer a high-profile training opportunity for newcomers in the field, master and PhD students, as well as postdocs and early-carreer researchers, and a chance to discover the laboratories of Paris-Saclay University in the area of the Sciences of Light. Distinguished lecturers will each deliver lectures on a general topic, scheduled on two different days. In addition, they will also give a seminar delving into their own research, thus giving insight into current hot research topics.

To foster interaction and collaboration, the program includes shared meals, extensive poster sessions, and informal discussions. A dedicated cultural afternoon in Paris will round out the week.

Confirmed Speakers

• Rebecca Boll, Small Quantum Systems, European XFEL, Germany
• Christian Brahms, Laboratory of Ultrafast Physics and Optics, Heriot-Watt University, UK
• Lea Maria Ibele, Institute of Radical Chemistry, CNRS / Aix-Marseille University, France
• Michael Krüger, Department of Physics and Solid State Institute, Technion, Israel
• Yann Mairesse, Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications, CNRS / University of Bordeaux, France
• Martin Schultze, Institute of Experimental Physics, Graz University of Technology, Austria
• Christopher Westbrook, Laboratoire Charles Fabry, Institut d’Optique Graduate School, France

Special Invited Lecture

• Alain Aspect, 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics
  Laboratoire Charles Fabry, Institut d’Optique Graduate School (Augustin Fresnel Chair), France

Applications
Detailed information on application requirements and deadlines is available on the event website: https://evenium.events/ultrafast2026/home