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Tracking the Elusive: 50 Years of High Precision Measurements with Luigi Rolandi

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Sala Stemmi (Pisa)

Sala Stemmi

Pisa

Piazza dei Cavalieri, 7, 56126 Pisa PI
Franco Ligabue (SNS & INFN-Pisa), Michael Joseph Morello (SNS & INFN-Pisa)
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Please join us to celebrate with Professor Luigi Rolandi as we honor his extraordinary career. From his early days at the University of Trieste to his impactful work at CERN, Gigi has been a key figure in experimental particle physics. He played a pivotal role in the ALEPH experiment, contributing to the design and construction of the apparatus that led to high-precision measurements of the Z boson and the determination of the number of neutrino families. In the late 1990s, he took on the ambitious challenge of the CMS Tracker Project joining the CMS Collaboration. His significant contributions to the construction and commissioning of the CMS experiment, along with his leadership in physical analyses, were crucial to the effort that culminated in the announcement of the Higgs boson discovery on July 4, 2012. In recent years, as a Full Professor of Experimental Physics at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, Gigi has come full circle—returning to the very institution where he was a talented student. There, he has dedicated himself to training a new generation of experimental physicists who now hold leading positions in the field. This conference is a tribute to his lasting legacy in science, mentorship, and discovery.

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GigiRolandi-Nov2025.pdf
Rolandi-Poster.pdf
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    • 9:30 AM → 11:00 AM
      Session 1 Sala Stemmi

      Sala Stemmi

      Pisa

      Piazza dei Cavalieri, 7, 56126 Pisa PI
      • 9:30 AM
        Welcome 10m
        Speakers: Franco Ligabue, Michael Joseph Morello
        morello_welcome.pdf
      • 9:40 AM
        Welcome by the deputy Director of Scuola Normale Superiore 10m
        Speaker: Prof. Tommaso Pizzorusso
      • 9:50 AM
        Welcome by the Director of INFN Sezione di Pisa 10m
        Speaker: Dr Paolo Spagnolo (INFN Sezione di Pisa)
      • 10:00 AM
        From Tau physics to sailing (or viceversa?) 25m
        Speaker: Prof. Anna Gregorio (Università degli Studi di Trieste)
        AnnaGregorio_Gigi.pdf
        AnnaGregorio_Gigi.pptx
      • 10:25 AM
        The Pioneers of FRAMM: From the Pion Radius to the Charm Lifetime 25m
        Speakers: Prof. Francesco Fidecaro (Università di Pisa), Prof. Maria Agnese Ciocci (Università di Siena)
        rolandiciocciFF.pdf
    • 11:00 AM → 11:30 AM
      Coffee break 30m Aula Bianchi

      Aula Bianchi

      Pisa

      Piazza dei Cavalieri, 7, 56126 Pisa PI
    • 11:30 AM → 1:00 PM
      Session 1 Sala Stemmi

      Sala Stemmi

      Pisa

      Piazza dei Cavalieri, 7, 56126 Pisa PI
    • 1:00 PM → 2:00 PM
      Lunch Aula Bianchi

      Aula Bianchi

      Pisa

      Piazza dei Cavalieri, 7, 56126 Pisa PI
    • 3:00 PM → 4:40 PM
      Session 2 Sala Stemmi

      Sala Stemmi

      Pisa

      Piazza dei Cavalieri, 7, 56126 Pisa PI
      • 3:00 PM
        Behind the scenes of Open Science 25m
        Speaker: Dr Salvatore Mele (CERN)
        Mele-OpenScience.pdf
      • 3:25 PM
        Memories from the genesis of the CMS Tracker 25m
        Speaker: Dr Duccio Abbaneo (CERN)
        Presentation_Duccio.pptx
      • 3:50 PM
        Unforgettable first years of CMS data taking 25m
        Speaker: Prof. Guenther Dissertori (ETH Zürich (Switzerland))
        Guenther_Disserori-Gigi-Nov2025.pdf
      • 4:15 PM
        From Despair to Discovery: The Hunt for the Higgs Boson 25m
        Speaker: Prof. Vivek Sharma (University of California at San Diego (USA))
        SharmaFinal.pdf
        SharmaFinal.pptx
    • 4:40 PM → 5:10 PM
      Coffee break 30m Aula Bianchi

      Aula Bianchi

      Pisa

      Piazza dei Cavalieri, 7, 56126 Pisa PI
    • 5:10 PM → 7:10 PM
      Session 2 Sala Stemmi

      Sala Stemmi

      Pisa

      Piazza dei Cavalieri, 7, 56126 Pisa PI
      • 5:10 PM
        The W mass measurement: Precision as Legacy and Promise (Ten Years of Learning with Gigi) 25m
        Speaker: Dr Elisabetta Manca (University of California at Los Angeles (USA))
        GigiSymposium_Elisabetta.pdf
      • 5:35 PM
        The Scuola Normale Superiore: students, students...and more students 10m
        Speaker: Prof. Riccardo Barbieri (Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa (Italy)))
        Riccardo_Barbieri_Gigi_7_11_2025.pdf
      • 5:45 PM
        The human side of the Lagrangian: Adventures in the Gigi Field 25m

        A light-hearted and affectionate journey through memories, stories, and small adventures shared by Gigi Rolandi’s students and colleagues. Beyond equations and experiments, we’ll explore the “human side of the Lagrangian” — the humor, curiosity, and generosity that shaped generations in the Gigi Field.

        Speaker: Olmo Cerri (Five Rings Capital, New York, USA)
        GigiAdventures_OlmoCerri.pdf
      • 6:10 PM
        A Short Greeting from Chicago 10m
        Speaker: Luciano Ristori (Fermilab)
      • 6:20 PM
        A Fairytale in Reverse (Una fiaba alla rovescia) 10m
        Speaker: Valentina Foà
        gigi-ENG.mp4
        gigi-IT.mp4
      • 6:30 PM
        Final greetings 10m
        Speaker: Luigi Rolandi (Classe di Scienze Matematiche e Naturali)
      • 6:40 PM
        Closing 10m
        Speakers: Franco Ligabue, Michael Joseph Morello
        morello_closing.pdf
    • 8:00 PM → 10:00 PM
      Social dinner Aula Bianchi

      Aula Bianchi

      Pisa

      Piazza dei Cavalieri, 7, 56126 Pisa PI