AUTOSPEC WP7 KICK-OFF MEETING

Wednesday 23 Sept 2026, 09:00 → 17:00 Europe/Madrid

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Briefing Room (ALBA Synchrotron)

Anastasia Molokova (ALBA)

The main goal of this meeting is to develop the overall design parameters and specifications of this new industrial service in close coordination with industry stakeholders, service providers, ILOs and facilities.

WP7 Objectives: to pilot an X-ray spectroscopy service for industrial users focusing on creating a sustainable quality assured technology platform (T7.1) including interoperable sample systems (T7.2), and common data workflows (T7.3) that may be uniformly adopted across European light sources.

The goal is a high-fidelity high-throughput X-ray spectroscopy service of highest quality, accessible across different facilities and effective in responding to industry needs for advanced materials research.

The main objective of this meeting is to start defining the specifications of the service allowing a synergistic approach.

The main sessions and discussions of the meeting will be held on 23 September 2026.
A social dinner is scheduled for the evening of 22 September 2026.

AUTOSPEC-WP7-KoM-v6.docx

09:00 → 09:10 ALBA Welcome to AUTOSPEC WP7 consortium

Speaker: Caterina Biscari

09:10 → 09:40 AUTOSPEC objectives and scope

Speakers: Alejandro Sánchez Grueso, Anna Kroner, Ennio Capria

09:40 → 10:40 Facility stakeholders’ (DESY, SESAME, SOLARIS, ELETTRA, EuXFEL, ULUND, HZB) presentation s

Facility stakeholders’ (DESY, SESAME, SOLARIS, ELETTRA, EuXFEL, ULUND, HZB) presentation (~ 10’) outlining:
1. the current state of the art at their facility
2. their objectives and ambitions within AUTOSPEC

10:40 → 11:15 Coffee break

(funded by LEAPS-TECH through ALBA-CELLS)

11:15 → 12:00 Facility stakeholders’ (ESRF, Diamond, ALBA) presentation

Facility stakeholders’ (ESRF, Diamond, ALBA) presentation (~ 15’) outlining:
1. the current state of the art at their facility, with focus on actual sample preparation and handling, sample holders, sample exchange systems, and smart workflows
2. their objectives and ambitions within AUTOSPEC
3. Possible cross-link with WP5 and WP6

12:00 → 13:00 Academic and industrial stakeholders’ (FINDEN, Johnson Matthey, Momentum Transfer and more tbc) presentation

Academic and industrial stakeholders’ (FINDEN, Johnson Matthey, Momentum Transfer and more tbc) presentation (~ 15’) outlining:
1. their activities and requirements
2. How to assure the alignment with real-world researchers and the effectiveness of the service for their applications.

13:00 → 14:00 Lunch break

LUNCH TIME (funded by LEAPS-TECH through ALBA-CELLS)

14:00 → 14:30 Wrap-up of the partners’ presentations, highlighting challenges and opportunities

Speaker: Anastasia Molokova (ALBA)

14:30 → 16:00 Joint debriefing session

Joint debriefing session to define (chaired by Ennio and Anna):
1. an initial action plan
2. a preliminary set of specifications
3. The challenges and mitigation risks strategies to ensure maintainability of the developed tools, reproducibility, consistency and sustainability across facilities

Conveners: Anna Kroner, Ennio Capria

16:00 → 17:00 Optional: visit of ALBA facility, specially X-ray spectroscopy BLs