23–28 Aug 2026
America/Los_Angeles timezone

Automation strategy and status at European XFEL

TUP06
25 Aug 2026, 16:00
2h
Poster Presentation Session 10: Electron Diagnostics, Timing, Synchronization, and Controls Tuesday Poster Session

Speaker

Matthias Scholz (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY)

Description

Modern FEL operation increasingly relies on advanced software tools, automation, and data-driven optimization methods. At the European XFEL, a strategy is being developed to improve operational efficiency, overall FEL performance, and to reduce the dependence on experts during non-standard operation modes.

Recent developments include automated scanning and tuning procedures, the use of large language models for improved documentation and access to various knowledge bases, as well as operator support via chat-based interfaces, and agentic AI systems for performance optimization.

In addition, efforts are ongoing to combine individual optimization tools and software services in order to automate larger and more complex operational workflows.

This paper summarizes the overall concept, the current implementation status, and first experiences with AI- and machine-learning-related tools in daily accelerator operation.

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Authors

Frank Mayet (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY) Matthias Scholz (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY)

Co-author

Mr Sven-Jannik Woehnert (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY)

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