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2nd NICOS Collaboration Meeting 2026 at PSI

2–5 Mar 2026
PSI
Europe/Zurich timezone

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  1. 1. Welcome
    03/03/2026, 08:45
  2. 2. General status report PSI
    Raphael Anton Müller (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
    03/03/2026, 09:30
  3. 3. General status report ESS
    Vincent Hardion
    03/03/2026, 09:50
  4. 4. General status report MLZ
    Georg Brandl, Jens Krüger
    03/03/2026, 10:10
  5. 5. NICOS Collaboration - Governance Agreement
    Dr Kohlbrecher Joachim (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
    03/03/2026, 11:00
  6. 20. Small Presentations- Session Moderator
    Dr Konstantin Kholostov (JCNS)
    03/03/2026, 13:30

    Konstantin kindly offered to moderate the session

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  7. 21. Synoptic panels in NICOS - presentation and demonstration
    Hanno Perrey (ESS), Vincent Hardion (ESS)
    03/03/2026, 13:30

    At ESS, we have a first prototype of Synoptic panels in NICOS, which allow to present a visual and interactive overview of the experiment and the status of the various components inside a zoomable SVG.

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  8. 22. To Kafka or not to kafka? - Presentation and Discussion
    Dimitrious Amellos (ESS)
    03/03/2026, 13:50

    What are the experiences of facilities either using or not using kafka?

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  9. 23. Managing user Scripts - Presentation and Discussion
    Vincent Hardion (ESS)
    03/03/2026, 14:10

    How can user scripts be shared, version controlled and deployed? Is anyone keeping a library of such scripts available to (new) users?

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  10. 24. Deployment - Presentation and Discussion
    Edward Wall (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
    03/03/2026, 14:30

    How is NICOS deployed at other facilities? What are experiences and ideas for improvement?

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  11. 19. Parallel Session - ESS merging into community
    Vincent Hardion (ESS)
    03/03/2026, 15:30

    20min of Presentation (Vincent)
    40min of Discussion

    @hardion: If available, Vincent could present a rough timeline for the merging of the ESS branch into the community NICOS. Of particular interest: What is needed when from MLZ/FZJ and PSI to enable this merge?

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  12. 9. Parallel Session - NICOS Packaging
    Hanno Perrey (ESS)
    03/03/2026, 15:30

    20min of Presentation (Hanno)
    40min of Discussion

    @hperrey: Based on Hannos presentation on 27.01.2026, we could have a more in-depth presentation including slides for documentation?
    Based on packaging, discussion about deployment and experiences (GB, EF)

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  13. 7. Conclusion of the day
    03/03/2026, 16:30
  14. 8. Welcome Dinner
    03/03/2026, 19:00
  15. 10. Check-in
    04/03/2026, 08:30
  16. 11. Testing and validation strategies and MLZ digital twins
    Alexander Söderqvist (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut), Konstantin Kholostov (JCNS), Stefan Mathis (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
    04/03/2026, 09:00

    Testing and validation strategies

    What are strategies to test and validate NICOS at facilities before deploying at beamlines? For example, do you have a process in place that you follow before major releases, Python version changes or other changes that could have unexpected side-effects? Have you developed dedicated hardware of software platforms to run such tests on? "Testing" refers more...

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  17. 12. Site Tour SINQ
    Alexander Söderqvist (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut), Edward Wall (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut), Raphael Müller (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut), Stefan Mathis (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
    04/03/2026, 10:30

    The tour will take us through the SINQ instrumentation. Specifically, we will have the opportunity to talk to scientists,ask questions and get Feedback @ Instruments CAMEA and ZEBRA.

    Start SINQ Tour WBBC/111 @ 10.30

    1. CAMEA @11.00h (20min)
    2. ZEBRA @11.45h (20min)

    End PSI West Entrance @ 12.30

    (We continue lunch together right after the tour)

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  18. 13. Philosophy of NICOS / How to write "idiomatic" NICOS code
    Jens Krüger (MLZ)
    04/03/2026, 13:30

    Presentation and Discussion

    • Why are the current interface classes a good base
    • Why are there "do" methods for usermethods
    • Why new usermethods should have a good reason to exist
    • Using good parameter types for easier life
    • Using the correct valuetype for devices
    • Dry run and what "hardware_access" means
    • Mixins and inheritance
    • Parameter overrides
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  19. 14. Future of NICOS Version 4 and following discussion of Proposal of features
    Georg Brandl
    04/03/2026, 15:30

    Future of NICOS - version 4? (GB)

    What parts should be kept / rewritten / exchanged?
    Simplification of protocol zoo
    Who can contribute manpower and on what timescale?
    Browser based?

    ->Presentation of NICOS Future -> Georg

    Followed by discussion of and proposal of features

    timestamping measurements (Vincent)
    dynamic devices (e.g. SECoP) (AZ)
    cross-service logging...

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  20. 15. Closure
    04/03/2026, 16:30
  21. 17. Check-out PSI
    04/03/2026, 16:45
  22. 16. Afterwork gathering (optional)
    04/03/2026, 17:30
  23. 18. NICOS - Open Discussion with PSI Scientific Users
    Dr Jens Krüger
    05/03/2026, 09:00

    This will be guided by Jens Krüger and PSI Controls.
    There should be an open discussion about "Nicos - lessons to be learned with PSI Scientific Users.

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  24. 6. Topics?

    There are reservations for the rooms WBBC/111, WBBC/101 and WBBC/103

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