Program
NSS Program & Topics
The IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium (NSS)
The IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium (NSS) brings together the very large and diverse international community of ionizing radiation detector scientists and engineers. We look forward to welcoming you in the beautiful city of Granada in 2026!
The NSS 2026 program incorporates the latest developments in detector technology and materials, new instrumentation techniques, their implementation in high energy and nuclear physics, astrophysics, accelerators, nuclear security, and many other applications in various types of radiation environments. The program will also include emerging fields and current hot topics in nuclear science instrumentation.
Interdisciplinary state-of-the-art developments will be included in the joint sessions with the MIC and RTSD. Special topic workshops will cover areas of specific interests and short courses will be offered on a variety of traditional and novel topics of interest to the NSS community.
NSS Topics
Authors are invited to submit papers describing their original, unpublished work on one of the topics below:
- Gas detectors
- Scintillator detectors
- Semiconductor detectors
- Photodetectors
- Analog and digital circuits
- DAQ, front-end and electronics
- AI and ML for radiation detection
- Computational methods, modeling and data analysis
- Neutron and gamma-ray detectors and applications, including security, dosimetry and other related applications
- Nuclear, HEP and astrophysics detectors
- Synchrotron, FEL and XFEL detectors
- Novel detectors and associated technologies
MIC Program & Topics
The IEEE Medical Imaging Conference (MIC)
The IEEE Medical Imaging Conference (MIC) is a leading international scientific meeting to discuss the latest physics, engineering, and mathematical innovations in medical imaging with a particular focus on applications of ionizing radiation.
Medical imaging in nuclear medicine and radiology as well as molecular imaging is a continuously growing field where technical advances in detectors, instrumentation, computational methods, and integrated systems pave the way towards advances in clinical detection, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring as well as clinical research into the underlying mechanisms of disease and treatment. In recent years, there has been increased interest in applications of machine learning, AI, and other rapidly emerging areas of research, and innovations in these areas continue to play an increasing role in medical imaging.
MIC is an opportunity for students, post-doctoral fellows, and junior and senior researchers from around the world to come together to share their new ideas and results of innovations and scientific endeavors.
The scientific program of the MIC consists of oral and poster sessions, plenary sessions, and a student award session. Regular sessions will be complemented by Short Courses and specialized workshops covering timely topics in medical imaging and therapy.
MIC Topics
Authors are invited to submit papers describing their original, unpublished work on one of the topics below:
- New radiation detector technologies for medical imaging
- Simulation and modeling of medical imaging systems
- Multi-modality imaging systems including applications
- High resolution imaging systems (organ-dedicated, small animal systems)
- X-ray imaging systems (CT, spectral CT, photo-counting CT)
- Advanced tomographic reconstruction techniques
- Quantitative imaging, image assessment and standardization
- Signal and data processing
- Kinetic modeling, molecular connectivity analysis and radiomics
- Theranostics, Imaging and dosimetry in therapy (particle, radiopharmaceutical, surgery)
- Total body imaging systems including applications
- Novel applications of AI in radiation-based medical imaging
- Emerging applications, new concepts
RTSD Program & Topics
Room Temperature Semiconductor Detector Conference (RTSD)
The Room Temperature Semiconductor Detector Conference (RTSD) represents the largest forum of scientists and engineers developing compound semiconductor radiation detectors and imaging arrays operable at room temperature.
Room-temperature semiconductor radiation detectors are finding increasing applications in such diverse fields as medicine, homeland security, radiography, astrophysics and environmental monitoring. The objective of this conference is to provide a forum for discussion of the state of the art for room-temperature-operating detector technology based on compound semiconductors, including materials improvement, material and device characterizations, fabrication, electronic readout, system development and applications. To provide a comprehensive review, oral and poster presentations representing a broad spectrum of research and development activities emphasizing compound semiconductor detectors or imaging devices are sought.
RTSD Topics
- Compound Semiconductor Materials for Radiation Detection
- Organic and Perovskite Materials for Radiation Detection
- Crystal Growth, Materials and Defect Characterization
- Properties of Electrical Contacts and Device Fabrication Technology
- Radiation Damage, Long-Term Stability and Environmental Effects
- Pixel, Strip, Frisch-Grid and Discrete Semiconductor Detectors
- Detector/ASIC Hybridization, Interconnects and Electronics
- Scintillator/Semiconductor Array Hybrids
- Compound Semiconductor Neutron Detectors
- 3D Photon Tracking Detectors and Image Reconstruction Technology
- Use of AI/ML tools for Analysis of Detector Signals and Decision Making
- Spectrometer Systems for Homeland Security, Nuclear Inspections, Safeguards, Portal Monitoring, and Other Uses
- Imaging Systems based on Compound Semiconductor Detectors for Medical, Astrophysics, Non-Destructive Testing, Cargo Monitoring, Environmental Monitoring and Other Uses
Workshops
Workshop 1: AI in Nuclear Sciences and Nuclear Medical Imaging – Review and future expectations
- Date: Sunday, November 8, 2026
- Time: to be announced...
- Location: to be announced...
- Capacity: ~150 paticipants
- Organizer: Jean-Baptiste Michaud, Université de Sherbrooke
Summary
In many nuclear sciences and medical imaging applications, AI has come a long way and in some instances it has (almost!) become the gold standard. The workshop will outline the major milestone in the last 10 years, the current hot topics and issues, and discuss where future breakthroughs could come from and what our collective priorities should be for the next 10 years.
If you are interested in co-organizing or pre-submitting a paper/topic/panellist, please contact JB email.
Workshop 2: Digital SiPM and SPAD-based sensors
- Date: Sunday, November 8, 2026
- Time: to be announced...
- Location: to be announced...
- Capacity: ~150 paticipants
- Organizers: Serge Charlebois, Cathrine Pepin, Stefan Gundacker, Claudio Bruschini
Summary
Digital SiPMs and SPAD-based devices see increased development activity with the potential of improving photon-counting systems. The main NSS program reports on technology performance and application use of available technologies.
The goal of the workshop is to provide a place where upcoming/future technologies can be described by their developers, development roadmaps can be disclosed, and application niches or markets are aimed for.
This is not the type of communication easily accepted in the main program.
Tentative topics for the workshop structure:
- Roadmap presented by technology developers (short talks)
- Discussion/debate on collaboration and funding strategies to bring these technologies to use
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We will invite spin-offs that commercialize SPAD based detectors to attend the event and participate in the discussion/debate.
Contact
Serge Charlebois, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada
Catherine Pepin, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada
Stefan Gundacker, ÖAW, Austria
Claudio Bruschini, EPFL, Switzerland