Thematic Summit on Physical Sciences & Engineering, Social Sciences & Humanities, and Energy
- When: 19–20 May 2026
- Where: Vanilla ApartHotel / SOLARIS Centre, Kraków, Poland
Goals:
- Fostering collaboration between Ukraine researchcommunity (users or members of RIs) and EU RIs
- Promoting integration of Ukrainian RIs into the ERA
- Sustainable reconstruction efforts
Agenda (1st day)
12:00 – 13:30 Arrival & Lunch Vanilla ApartHotel
13:30 – 14:45 OPENING PLENARY Vanilla ApartHotel
13:30 – 13:35 Welcome speech – Jakub Szlachetko, NSRC SOLARIS
13:35 – 13:45 Presentation of the RIFF project – Ondrej Hradil, MUNI
13:45 – 14:05 International coalition for science, research and innovation in Ukraine – Frederik Sondergaard, DG RTD EC
14:05 – 14:25 Role of the scientific diaspora in rebuilding Ukraine's research infrastructure – Yevheniia Polishchuk, USD
14:25 – 14:45 Research infrastructure ecosystem in Europe – Michał Młynarczyk, NSRC SOLARIS
14:45 – 15:15 Coffee break Vanilla ApartHotel
15:15 – 16:45 PARALLEL SESSIONS
PSE – Physical Sciences and Engineering SOLARIS Centre
Chair: Oksana Zaharko, PSI
15:15 – 15:30 Widening opportunities within Horizon Europe for Polish and Ukrainian researchers - Maria Szlachta NCP NCBR
15:30 – 15:45 Light4Ukraine: Integrating Ukrainian Synchrotron Initiatives into the European Research Infrastructure Landscape – Alexander Kordyuk, KAU
15:45 – 16:00 ELI ERIC as an example of a multi-site, intagrated, large scale research infrastructure – Nada Witzanyova & Anna Zymakova, ELI
16:00 – 16:15 Chornobyl Lava-Like Fuel-Containing Materials in the Focus of European Research Infrastructures: Characterization, Evolution, and Significance for High-Level Radioactive Waste Management – Igor Zhyganiuk, NASU
16:15 – 16:30 Research Infrastructures for the Future of Ukraine – Cassandra Waad, RILogistica
16:30 – 16:45 KIPT's Neutron Source as an example of Ukrainian research infrastructure in the PSE domain – Sergii Pugach, KIPT
ENE – Energy Vanilla ApartHotel
Chair: Andriy Lozynskyy, LPNU
15:15 – 15:30 Opening JRC Research Infrastructures in the Energy and Physical domains to Ukrainian Institutions – Fabio Taucer, JRC EC
15:30 – 15:45 Driving Sustainable Energy through International Research Collaboration: Ukraine in Focus – Anzhela Piatova, NTUU "KPI"
15:45 – 16:00 Microgrids and Hybrid AC/DC Grids for a Resilient Energy System in Critical Infrastructures – Justino Miguel Rodrigues, INESC
16:00 – 16:15 Resilience Energy Systems for Ukrainian Communities: A Smart Energy Systems Approach for War and Post-War Reconstruction – Volodymyr Voloshchuk, NTUU "KPI"
16:15 – 16:30 Creation of the "Centre of critical optoelectronic micro-/nano-technologies and expertise" - the progress of the NRFU project and outlook for the RI future development – Volodymyr Dzhagan, NASU
SSH – Social Sciences and Humanities Vanilla ApartHotel
Chair: Angelika Scheuer, GESIS
15:15 – 15:30 Growing Up in Digital Europe (GUIDE) – Seaneen Sloan, UCD & Gary Pollock, MMU
15:30 – 15:45 Bridging Ukrainian Translation Studies and European Research Infrastructures: Gaps, Needs, and Interoperability – Nataliia Hrytsiv & Nataliya Bondarchuk, LPNU
15:45 – 16:00 Information support for key social processes during martial law in Ukraine (based on NLL VNLU activities) – Yuliia Polovynchak, NPUV & Svitlana Zakirova, VNLU
16:00 – 16:15 Monitoring of the research infrastructure of Ukraine in the social and humanitarian sphere: experience and capabilities of "Innovative University” – Igor Lyman, UKR
16:15 – 16:30 CLARIN ERIC – a Broadly Open European Language Technology Infrastructure – Maciej Piasecki, PWR
16:30 – 16:45 Community building and strategy development: Organizing research infrastructures in SSH. An example from Austria – Matthias Reiter-Pazmandy, BMFWF
17:00 – 18:30 POSTER SESSION AND DINNER, MATCHMAKING, TOUR OF SOLARIS SOLARIS Centre
Agenda (2nd day)
9:30 – 11:00 PARALLEL SESSIONS
PSE – Physical Sciences and Engineering SOLARIS Centre
Chair: Sergii Pugach, KIPT
9:30 – 9:45 CERIC and opportunities for collaboration with Ukraine – Ornela De Giacomo & Andrew Harrison, CERIC-ERIC
9:45 – 10:00 Designing Dynamically Governed Infrastructural Clusters for Science, Energy, and Society: A Ukrainian Pilot for European Transformation – Yevhen Len, NASU
10:00 – 10:15 VR-Geometry – Bridge to STEAM: Innovative Engineering Graphics – Andrii Nesvidomin, NUBIP
10:15 – 10:30 NEPHEWS project – support Programmes for Ukrainian researchers – Piotr Piwowarczyk, NSRC SOLARIS
10:30 – 10:45 JIVE ERIC offerings towards Ukrainian science – Agnieszka Slowikowska, JIVE
10:45 – 11:00 A Next‑Generation Ukrainian Scientific Infrastructure Platform in Engineering Sciences - Andrii Dreus, DNU
ENE – Energy Vanilla ApartHotel
Chair: Andriy Lozynskyy, LPNU
9:30 – 9:45 The EU accession of Ukraine: opportunities and challenges in the energy sector – Gilles Lepesant, CEFRES
9:45 – 10:00 Creating New Laboratories at The Faculty Of Chemistry Ivan Franko National University Of Lviv – Grygoriy Dmytriv, LNU
10:00 – 10:15 Experiences and Lessons Learned from the European RI Projects ERIGrid, ERIGrid 2.0, and RISEnergy – Strasser Thomas, AIT
10:15 – 10:30 Cross-border cooperation between Ukraine and the EU countries in the energy sector – Iryna Yaremak, NUNG
10:30 – 10:45 Polish research networks and universities as potential hubs for developing cooperation and building a research network in Ukraine in the energy sector – Jacek Kozyra, RU
10:45 – 11:00 Advanced fuel processing and green transformation of metallurgical industries: integrating Ukrainian research into the European energy transition – Denys Miroshnychenko, NTUU "KPI"
SSH – Social Sciences and Humanities Vanilla ApartHotel
Chair: Nina Chala, UKMA
9:30 – 9:45 ESS ERIC - Angelika Scheuer, GESIS
9:45 – 10:00 Strengthening Social and Humanities Sciences Research Infrastructures in Ukraine: Pathways for Integration into the European Research Area – Yevheniia Yakusheva, KHAI
10:00 – 10:15 Promotion of Research Infrastructure in innovation ecosystem – Nina Chala & Kateryna Pichyk, UKMA
10:15 – 10:30 Gender Equality on the Institutional Level: A Case study of the official documents and websites of the Ukrainian Government and Institutions – Serhii Omelchuk & Alla Tsapiv, KSU
10:30 – 10:45 Empowering Ukraine’s Sustainable Post-war Recovery Through Human Capital and Digital Transformation – Marianna Kichurchak, LNU
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break Vanilla ApartHotel
11:30 – 12:30 CLOSING PLENARY Vanilla ApartHotel
Conclusions & next steps in the involvement of the Ukrainian research community in the EU Research Infrastructure landscape
11:30 – 11:50 Oksana Zaharko, PSI – Summary and conclusions
11:50 – 12:10 Andriy Lozynskyy, LPNU – Summary and conclusions
12:10 – 12:30 Angelika Scheuer, GESIS – Summary and conclusions
12:30 – 13:30 NETWORKING & LUNCH Vanilla ApartHotel
