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The Institute of Experimental Particle Physics (ETP) of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) investigates the fundamental puzzles of nature. Research focuses on international projects in elementary particle physics and astroparticle physics. Together with further institutes, we form the center of excellence KCETA.

June 3, 2026
KIT researchers have demonstrated that quantum-enhanced representations make existing ML models in particle physics and molecular chemistry measurably more accurate with virtually no increase in computational cost.
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June 3, 2026
Dr. Joscha Ahäuser has been appointed the new co-convener of the TOP PAG for the CMS experiment. In this role, he will, among other things, organize measurements of the properties of the top quark and studies of rare processes.
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June 1st, 2026
A team of KIT students has developed the first FPGA-based AI engine accelerator for graph neural networks in particle physics, designed to modernize the Belle II trigger system.
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