WP4: Brainstorming meeting Geneva 19 th March 2009 Outcome of the meeting Including follow-up sessions Session participants

WP4: Brainstorming meeting Geneva – 19th March 2009

Outcome of the meetingIncluding follow-up sessions

Session participants

Technology Transfer

Purpose of WP4

GEN A) Establish a genuine partnership / collaboration amongst TT Network nodes• 1: Bridging the gap between TT Network and industry

Be an attractive partner for industry Enlarging the Kt & TT Offer Making offer more visible

• 2: KT & TT/IP practices and tools Exchange experience and practices Improve capabilities amongst TT Network members

GEN B) Develop the image of the HEP community as a source of knowledge

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Scope

In (More than the implementation of WP1, WP2 & WP3):• Fine tuning strategy and plan definition• Producing prototyping & implementing models, tools and practices

Out (Normal activity of the TT Network):• Communication of internal projects• Active recruitment of new TT Network members

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Goals

Intermediate goal:• Strategic plan for the rest of the project taking into account funding issues and setting priorities

Final goals:• 1: Adoption of the IP charter (principles)• 2: Use of a common KT & TT/IP practices and tools (as far as possible)• 3: Use of a concerted communication strategy for the TT Network as a whole:

Including policy and tools

• 4: Generate a HEP brand including Filing of a trade mark, Protocol (value and meaning associated to the trade mark), Corporate identity

• 5: Network is supported by community building tools including: Web-site, Mobility and training programme

• 6: Develop collaborative push and pull model• 7: Develop collaborative scouting model• 8: Network support for spin-offs/ start-ups

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Low Medium HighTT NetworkGeneva, April 19, 2009

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Financial constraintsActivities that can be supported by the TT Network according to financial constraints:• Low financing

1: Adoption of the IP charter 6: Development of a collaborative push and pull model 7: Development of a collaborative scouting model 5: Network is supported by community building tools (rather modest financing in the validation phase of the

project)

• Medium financing, in addition to the above 3: Use of a concerted communication strategy for the TT Network 4: Generation of a HEP brand

Implementation proposal of the above on a pilot case seems financially achievable• Goals excluded:

2: Usage of a common KT & TT/IP practices and tools 8: Network support for spin-offs/start-up

• Which could be addressed at a later stage when network financing is consolidated.

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Implementation proposal

It is proposed to address all final goals (except: 2 & 8) on a practical case that will be used as a pilot to develop and validate tools and methods:

• HEP specific technology• Important and visible case with recognized TT potential• Very good illustration of HEP collaborative spirit• Complex enough to address final goals• General enough to trigger interest amongst TT Network members to validate/consolidate the results

on other cases

Mobility and training (Part of point 5) deserves a dedicated brainstorming session to:• Understand TT Network nodes needs• Establish a programme of work taking into consideration financial constraints

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MPGD-Pilot

First pilot case: Micro Pattern Gaseous Detectors• Large collaborative R&D efforts from HEP community (RD-51, about 50 institutions

involved, not only HEP institutes, important interest from industry); Good case to define a collaborative scouting model

• Evidence for patent pooling (GEM, micromegas, front-end readout, software, etc.) Very good case for the development of a collaborative push and pull model First data to test community building tools; specify value and meaning of a HEP brand Test of concerted communication strategy

• Important and very visible case currently addressed by members of the TT Network individually

• TT Network member institutes participating in RD-51 CEA, CERN, CNRS, DESY, INFN NTU

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Pilot (Outline of milestone plan, estimated duration 1 year)Main milestones• The key issues (Background IP, access issues, etc.) and problems for MPGD tech transfer are

identified• The reflection on branding is finished and documented• Acronym, logo, communication strategy• The reflection on (collaborative) scouting is finished and documented• MPGD patent pooling opportunities and benefit have been assessed• The external concerted communication strategy is defined and agreed

Acronym, logo, communication strategy, set of www templates for Technology, pooling, products and services

• The Web database (tool for push) is populated with MPGD data (including pooling)• The collaborative pull mechanisms are in place

Network concerted response to industrial needs

• TTN communication is in place (push, concerted and brand-based)• The IP charter has been validated for RD 51 collaboration• Conclusions from pilot and recommendations for full scale implementation available

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Other Pilot candidates?

Although operating with limited resources and currently with no external financing, the TT Network should address all the important TT issues of the HEP community and not restrict its activities to one case.

Requirement for other pilot cases to complement first pilot:• HEP Technology is very pertinent for future R&D projects

Important R&D needs from HEP Important (potential) impact of technology to industry (At the supplier level, integration in products) Commitment from:

– Technical experts– TT Nodes

• Timely involvement of the TT Network Foster collaboration among Institutions Develop a concerted communication with industry to protect the interests of the HEP community and

enhance attractiveness for industry

• Contribute to the HEP branding

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Possible pilot on silicon strip sensors? (D. Gregorio)

Background information (Dante Gregorio)

Status and needs from CMS and ATLAS experiments for SLHC upgrade- Several market surveys are foreseen for the upgrade of the ATLAS and CMS detectors,

depending on the type of sensors and their location (Inner Detectors and Outer Detectors). Each of these require different technical characteristics, quantities and will address different company profiles;

- It is expected that, with the delay in the start-up of the LHC machine the market survey for pre-production, qualification and large-scale production of silicon strip sensors for ATLAS and CMS Inner Detectors will not be launched until 2010;

- Following a preparatory meeting with potential members of a consortium of silicon strip manufacturers, experts from ATLAS and CMS and some ILOs from CERN Member states, it was recommended that a network be set up allowing participating institutes of ATLAS and CMS and industry to discuss, identify and help define the future needs of the ATLAS and CMS silicon sensor community.

- It is, at this stage, premature to set up a consortium of silicon strip sensor manufacturers.

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Possible pilot on silicon strip sensors? (cont.)

RD-50: Development of Radiation Hard Semiconductor Devices for Very High Luminosity Colliders

Spokepersons: M. Moll/CERN & C. Bruzzi/INFN TT Network institutes involved in RD-50:

– INFN– JSI/Slovenia– CERN– PSI

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TT Network Kick-off Meeting – Updated versionGeneva, April 10, 2008

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Second pilot implementation strategy

Proposal to TT Network management board (June 09)• Seek interest and backing of key stakeholders

ATLAS and CMS experiments RD-50 and other HEP institutes with strong expertise in silicon strip detectors

• Communicate findings to TTN and opportunities for a pilot case

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An implementation programme based on Pilot cases will be submitted for approval at the next meeting of the TT Network collaboration board at the end of June.

• First pilot: Micro Pattern Gaseous Detectors• In a later stage, if supported by the key stakeholders: Si Strip Sensors• Second pilot: if committed people identified: SiPM

Progress report to be delivered to Council in September at its European session.

Summary

The TT has the opportunity to address three of the key technologies of the HEP community.


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WP4: Brainstorming meeting Geneva 19 th March 2009 Outcome of the meeting Including follow-up sessions Session participants