Name: The 2026 IITB-CFNS-CTEQ School on Perturbative QCD for EIC
Start: 2026-02-08T20:00:00+05:30
End: 2026-02-15T11:00:00+05:30
Location: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

The 2026 IITB-CFNS-CTEQ School on Perturbative QCD for EIC

from Sunday, February 8, 2026 (8:00 PM) to Sunday, February 15, 2026 (11:00 AM)

Monday, February 2, 2026
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Friday, February 6, 2026
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Sunday, February 8, 2026

Monday, February 9, 2026

8:30 AM Registration & Welcome
Registration & Welcome
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: Lecture Room
9:00 AM Basics of QCD Perturbation Theory - Dave Soper (U Oregon)
Basics of QCD Perturbation Theory
- Dave Soper (U Oregon)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Lecture Room
10:00 AM Deep Inelastic Scattering - Amanda Cooper-Sarkar (University of Oxford)
Deep Inelastic Scattering
- Amanda Cooper-Sarkar (University of Oxford)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Lecture Room
11:00 AM Tea/Coffee
Tea/Coffee
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Lecture Room
11:30 AM Neutrinos/Astrophysics - Subir Sarkar (Oxford)
Neutrinos/Astrophysics
- Subir Sarkar (Oxford)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Lecture Room
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Lecture Room
2:00 PM Deep Inelastic Scattering - Amanda Cooper-Sarkar (University of Oxford)
Deep Inelastic Scattering
- Amanda Cooper-Sarkar (University of Oxford)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Lecture Room
3:00 PM EIC Introduction - Abhay Deshpande (Stony Brook University & CFNS)
EIC Introduction
- Abhay Deshpande (Stony Brook University & CFNS)
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Lecture Room
4:00 PM Tea/Coffee
Tea/Coffee
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Lecture Room
4:30 PM MC Tutorial - Tomas Jezo (U Muenster)
MC Tutorial
- Tomas Jezo (U Muenster)
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Lecture Room
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
9:00 AM Basics of QCD Perturbation Theory - Dave Soper (U Oregon)
Basics of QCD Perturbation Theory
- Dave Soper (U Oregon)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Lecture Room
10:00 AM EIC Introduction - Abhay Deshpande (Stony Brook University & CFNS)
EIC Introduction
- Abhay Deshpande (Stony Brook University & CFNS)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Lecture Room
11:00 AM Tea/Coffee
Tea/Coffee
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Lecture Room
11:30 AM Nuclear PDFs - Fredrick Olness (SMU Physics Department)
Nuclear PDFs
- Fredrick Olness (SMU Physics Department)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Lecture Room
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Lecture Room
2:00 PM Deep Inelastic Scattering - Amanda Cooper-Sarkar (University of Oxford)
Deep Inelastic Scattering
- Amanda Cooper-Sarkar (University of Oxford)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Lecture Room
3:00 PM Neutrinos/Astrophysics - Subir Sarkar (Oxford)
Neutrinos/Astrophysics
- Subir Sarkar (Oxford)
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Lecture Room
4:00 PM Tea/Coffee
Tea/Coffee
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Lecture Room
4:30 PM MC Tutorial - Tomas Jezo (U Muenster)
MC Tutorial
- Tomas Jezo (U Muenster)
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Lecture Room
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
9:00 AM Basics of QCD Perturbation Theory - Dave Soper (U Oregon)
Basics of QCD Perturbation Theory
- Dave Soper (U Oregon)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Lecture Room
10:00 AM EIC Introduction - Abhay Deshpande (Stony Brook University & CFNS)
EIC Introduction
- Abhay Deshpande (Stony Brook University & CFNS)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Lecture Room
11:00 AM Tea/Coffee
Tea/Coffee
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Lecture Room
11:30 AM SM Tests - Krishna Kumar (UMass Amherst)
SM Tests
- Krishna Kumar (UMass Amherst)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Lecture Room
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Lecture Room
2:00 PM Precision Theory - V. Ravindra (ICTS)
Precision Theory
- V. Ravindra (ICTS)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Lecture Room
3:00 PM Next Generation Methods - Anurag Tripathi (Harish-Chandra)
Next Generation Methods
- Anurag Tripathi (Harish-Chandra)
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Lecture Room
4:00 PM Tea/Coffee
Tea/Coffee
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Lecture Room
4:30 PM MC Tutorial - Tomas Jezo (U Muenster)
MC Tutorial
- Tomas Jezo (U Muenster)
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Lecture Room
6:30 PM Free Time
Free Time
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Room: Lecture Room

7:30 PM Conference Dinner
Conference Dinner
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Room: Gulmohar Banquet Hall
Thursday, February 12, 2026
9:00 AM Basics of QCD Perturbation Theory - Dave Soper (U Oregon)
Basics of QCD Perturbation Theory
- Dave Soper (U Oregon)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Lecture Room
10:00 AM Nuclear PDFs - Fredrick Olness (SMU Physics Department)
Nuclear PDFs
- Fredrick Olness (SMU Physics Department)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Lecture Room
11:00 AM Tea/Coffee
Tea/Coffee
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Lecture Room
11:30 AM SM Tests - Krishna Kumar (UMass Amherst)
SM Tests
- Krishna Kumar (UMass Amherst)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Lecture Room
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Lecture Room

2:00 PM Free Afternoon
Free Afternoon
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Lecture Room
5:00 PM Colloquium - Abhay Deshpande (Stony Brook University & CFNS)
Colloquium
- Abhay Deshpande (Stony Brook University & CFNS)
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
Room: P.C.Saxena Auditorium P.C.Saxena Auditorium
Friday, February 13, 2026
9:00 AM TMDs - Cristian Pisano (U. of Cagliar)
TMDs
- Cristian Pisano (U. of Cagliar)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Lecture Room
10:00 AM Lattice QCD - Nilmani Mathur (TIFR)
Lattice QCD
- Nilmani Mathur (TIFR)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Lecture Room
11:00 AM Tea/Coffee
Tea/Coffee
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Lecture Room
11:30 AM Phenomenology - Asmita Mukherjee (IIT Bombay)
Phenomenology
- Asmita Mukherjee (IIT Bombay)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Lecture Room
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Lecture Room
2:00 PM Precision Theory - V. Ravindra (ICTS)
Precision Theory
- V. Ravindra (ICTS)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Lecture Room
3:00 PM Next Generation Methods - Anurag Tripathi (Harish-Chandra)
Next Generation Methods
- Anurag Tripathi (Harish-Chandra)
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Lecture Room
4:00 PM Tea/Coffee
Tea/Coffee
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Lecture Room
4:30 PM Lattice Tutorial - Padmanath Madanagopalan (IMSC)
Lattice Tutorial
- Padmanath Madanagopalan (IMSC)
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Lecture Room
Saturday, February 14, 2026
9:00 AM TMDs - Cristian Pisano (U. of Cagliar)
TMDs
- Cristian Pisano (U. of Cagliar)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Lecture Room
10:00 AM Lattice QCD - Nilmani Mathur (TIFR)
Lattice QCD
- Nilmani Mathur (TIFR)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Lecture Room
11:00 AM Tea/Coffee
Tea/Coffee
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Lecture Room
11:30 AM Phenomenology - Asmita Mukherjee (IIT Bombay)
Phenomenology
- Asmita Mukherjee (IIT Bombay)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Lecture Room
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Lecture Room
2:00 PM Precision Theory - V. Ravindra (ICTS)
Precision Theory
- V. Ravindra (ICTS)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Lecture Room
3:00 PM Next Generation Methods - Anurag Tripathi (Harish-Chandra)
Next Generation Methods
- Anurag Tripathi (Harish-Chandra)
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Lecture Room
4:00 PM Tea/Coffee
Tea/Coffee
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Lecture Room
4:30 PM Lattice Tutorial - Padmanath Madanagopalan (IMSC)
Lattice Tutorial
- Padmanath Madanagopalan (IMSC)
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Lecture Room
Sunday, February 15, 2026

8:00 AM Departure from hostel and key return by 11am
Departure from hostel and key return by 11am
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Lecture Room

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