The Muographers' Conference Series
Cosmic-ray muons are omnipresent elementary particles continuously produced in Earth’s atmosphere. Advances in particle physics instrumentation and methodology have enabled the development of muography — also known as muon tomography or muon radiography — a passive and non-destructive imaging technique used to explore the internal structure of large natural and human-made objects.
An international community has emerged to fully exploit the potential of this technique across academic and industrial sectors and to promote its societal applications. The Muographers Conference Series has been held regularly since the late 2000s, providing a platform for participants from all around the world to present new discoveries and innovations, and to discuss future directions in muography. In recent years, the conferences have taken place in Ghent, Belgium (2021), Tokyo, Japan (2022), Naples, Italy (2023), and Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA (2024).
Muographers 2026
The Muographers 2026 will be held between 1-5 June 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. This event will consist of a workshop, a symposium (both hybrid), and a school (in person). The event will feature plenary sessions, a poster session and an exhibition of scientific equipment.
Main Topics:
Next-generation instrumentation in muography (detectors, artificial muon sources)
Data processing and simulation methods (tracking, imaging, inversion, machine learning)
Fundamental and applied research using muography (Earth science, physics, archaeology)
Industrial and societal applications of muography (infrastructure monitoring, geotechnics, mining applications, nuclear safety and security, border control, positioning, navigation, timing)
Education, outreach, and art (muography challenge, high school projects, muography art)
Keynote Speakers:
Kunihiro Morishima (Nagoya University);
Trancedi Botto (Muon Vision Inc.);
Haruo Miyadera (Toshiba Corporation);
Sarah Barnes (German Aerospace Center);
Marcello Rossetti Conti (INFN-Milano);
Roberto Versaci (ELI Beamlines Facility, The Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC);
Konstantin Borozdin (Sandia Research Center, Decision Sciences);
Germano Bonomi (University of Brescia, INFN Pavia);
Ignacio Lázaro Roche (Laboratoire Souterrain à Bas Bruit CNRS);
Hiroyuki K. M. Tanaka (The University of Tokyo, International Muography Research Organization, International Virtual Muography Institute);
Jacques Marteau (Muodim SAS, Institut de Physique des 2 Infinis de Lyon);
Gergő Hamar (HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics).
Important Deadlines:
Abstract submission: 11:59 PM CET on 16 March 2026
End of early registration: 11:59 PM CET on 1 May 2026
Local Organizing Committee (HUN-REN Wigner RCP):
László Oláh (chair)
László Balázs
Gergő Hamar
Gergely Surányi
József Gábor Szűcs
International Advisory Committee:
Germano Bonomi (Uni. of Brescia, Italy)
Cristina Cârloganu (TYL / CNRS & KEK, Japan)
Andrea Giammanco (UCLouvain, Belgium)
Jacques Marteau (UCB Lyon, CNRS, France)
Kunihiro Morishima (Nagoya University, Japan)
Christopher Morris (LANL, USA)
Giulio Saracino (Uni. of Naples Federico II, Italy)
Hiroyuki Tanaka (Uni. of Tokyo, Japan)
Michael Tytgat (VUB, Belgium)
Dezső Varga (HUN-REN Wigner RCP, Hungary)
Jaap Velthuis (Uni. of Bristol, UK)
Supporters of Muographers 2026:
HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics
HUN-REN Hungarian Research Network
National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDIO)
Los Alamos National Laboratory
International Virtual Muography Institute (VMI)
