First MODE Workshop on Differentiable Programming
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Auditorium CYCL-01 (CP3, Louvain-la-Neuve)
Auditorium CYCL-01
CP3, Louvain-la-Neuve
CP3, Université catholique de Louvain,
Chemin du Cyclotron, 2, B1348 Louvain-la-Neuve,
Belgium
Google maps: https://goo.gl/maps/qwpBmVebZK3XNvEi7
Pietro Vischia
(Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL) (BE)),
Christophe Delaere
(Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL) (BE)),
Tommaso Dorigo
(Universita e INFN, Padova (IT)),
Andrea Giammanco
(Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL) (BE)),
Giles Chatham Strong
(Universita e INFN, Padova (IT)),
Carine Baras (secretariat)
(Université catholique de Louvain),
Carinne Mertens (secretariat)
(Université catholique de Louvain)
Description
Registrations are now closed.
In case of issues please contact Dr. Pietro Vischia at the email address below.
Overview of the sessions:
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Opening lecture:
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Atilim Gunes Baydin (University of Oxford): Differentiable programming applications to design optimization
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Confirmed keynote lectures
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Mikhail Belkin (Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute, UCSD): Generalization properties of neural networks through the prism of interpolation
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Adam Paszke (Google Brain): JAX for scientific computing
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- Applications in muon tomography
- Progress in Computer Science
- Applications and requirements for particle physics
- Applications and requirements in astro-HEP
- Applications and requirements for neutrino detectors
- Applications and requirements in nuclear physics experiments
- Discussion on the status and needs of the discipline (one parallel session per each of the other sessions)
Organizing Committee:
- Pietro Vischia (UCLouvain)
- Christophe Delaere (UCLouvain)
- Tommaso Dorigo (INFN-PD)
- Andrea Giammanco (UCLouvain)
- Giles Strong (INFN-PD)
- Carine Baras (secretariat) (UCLouvain)
- Carinne Mertens (secretariat) (UCLouvain)
Scientific Advisory Committee:
- Kyle Cranmer (New York U., HEP/ML)
- Julien Donini (U. Clermont Auvergne, HEP)
- Andrea Giammanco (U. Cath. Louvain, HEP/Muon Tomography)
- Atilim Gunes Baydin (Oxford U., CS)
- Piero Giubilato (U. Padova, hadron therapy)
- Gian Michele Innocenti (CERN, nuclear physics/ML)
- Michael Kagan (SLAC, HEP/CS)
- Riccardo Rando (. Padova, astro-HEP)
- Roberto Ruiz de Austri Bazan (IFIC Valencia, astro-HEP)
- Kazuhiro Terao (Columbia U., neutrino/ML)
- Andrey Ustyuzhanin (Higher School of Economics, Nat. Res. Univ. Moscow, CS)
- Christoph Weniger (U. Amsterdam, astro-HEP)
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This workshop is partially supported by the joint ECFA-NuPECC-APPEC Activities (JENAA). |
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This workshop is partially supported by National Science Foundation grant OAC-1836650 (IRIS-HEP). |
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Participants
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Registration and COVID-safe QR code check
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Welcome Lunch 1h
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13:30
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Introduction and goals of the WorkshopConvener: Tommaso Dorigo (Universita e INFN, Padova (IT))
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Opening and Keynote Lectures: Keynote Session: Differentiable Programming and Deep LearningConvener: Dr Pietro Vischia (Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL) (BE))
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13:55
Opening Lecture: Differentiable programming and design optimization 45mSpeaker: Atılım Güneş Baydin (University of Oxford)
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14:40
Discussion 10m
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14:50
Small break 5m
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14:55
Keynote Lecture: JAX for scientific computing 50mSpeaker: Dr Adam Paszke (Google Brain)
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15:45
Discussion 10m
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15:55
Keynote Lecture: Generalization Properties of Deep Neural Networks Through The Prism of Interpolation 50mSpeaker: Prof. Mikhail Belkin (Halicioğlu Data Science Institute, UCSD)
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16:45
Discussion 10m
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Coffee Break 30m
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Applications in Muon TomographyConvener: Andrea Giammanco (Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL) (BE))
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Machine Learning application to volcano eruption forecasting using muography 20mSpeaker: Laszlo Olah (Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HU))
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Discussion 5m
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Role of AI in the industrial applications of muon tomography 20mSpeaker: Pablo Martinez Ruiz Del Arbol (Universidad de Cantabria and CSIC (ES))
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18:10
Discussion 5m
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Material identification in nuclear waste drums using muon scattering tomography and multivariate analysis 20mSpeaker: Patrick Stowell (University of Sheffield)
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Discussion 5m
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TomOpt: PyTorch-based Differential Muon Tomography Optimisation 30mSpeaker: Giles Chatham Strong (Universita e INFN, Padova (IT))
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Discussion 10m
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Applications in Particle PhysicsConvener: Dr Pietro Vischia (Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL) (BE))
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Optimization of LHCb calorimeter 20mSpeaker: Alexey Boldyrev (NRU Higher School of Economics (Moscow, Russia))
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09:20
Discussion 5m
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09:25
CMS Open data application of INFERNO 20mSpeaker: Lukas Layer (Universita e INFN, Padova (IT))
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09:45
Discussion 5m
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Automatic Differentiation for error analysis in lattice QCD 20mSpeaker: Alberto Ramos Martinez (Univ. of Valencia and CSIC (ES))
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10:10
Discussion 5m
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Optimization of HEP accelerators 20mSpeaker: Auralee Linscott Edelen
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10:35
Discussion 5m
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10:40
Generation of Calorimeter Showers with Normalizing Flows: CaloFlow 20mSpeaker: Claudius Krause (Rutgers University)
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Discussion 10m
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Coffee Break 20m
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Applications in Nuclear PhysicsConvener: Gian Michele Innocenti (CERN)
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DNN for distortion fluctuation calibration of ALICE TPC 20mSpeaker: Maja Kabus (Warsaw University of Technology (PL))
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11:55
Discussion 5m
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Neural networks for jet-energy subtraction in heavy-ion collisions 20mSpeaker: Laura Brittany Havener (Yale University (US))
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12:20
Discussion 5m
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Deep learning stochastic processes with QCD phase transition 20mSpeaker: Lingxiao Wang (Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies)
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Discussion 5m
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Machine Learning Applications for CBM at FAIR 20mSpeaker: Shahid Khan (University of Tuebingen)
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Discussion 5m
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In-medium heavy-quark interaction via deep learning 20mSpeaker: Shuzhe SHI (McGill University)
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Discussion 5m
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Lunch 50m
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Applications in AstroHEPConvener: Roberto Ruiz De Austri (Instituto de Fisica Corpuscular (ES))
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Cosmology in the machine learning era 20mSpeaker: Francisco Villaescusa-Navarro (OATS-INAF)
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Discussion 5m
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Gravitational Waves Detectors 20mSpeaker: Dr Mateusz Bawaj (Università degli Studi di Perugia)
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Discussion 5m
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Optimization of Optical and Radio Detectors for high-energy Neutrinos 20mSpeaker: Christian Glaser (RWTH Aachen)
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15:40
Discussion 5m
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Targeted dark matter substructure inference with differentiable strong lensing 20mSpeaker: Adam Coogan (University of Amsterdam)
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Discussion 5m
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Cherenkov Telescopes 20mSpeaker: Gernot Maier
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Discussion 5m
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Coffee Break and group photo 25m
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Applications in Neutrino DetectionConvener: Kazuhiro Terao (Columbia University)
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AI In Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay Searches 20mSpeaker: Corey Adams (Argonne National Laboratory)
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Discussion 5m
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Machine Learning Techniques for Water Cherenkov Event Reconstruction 20mSpeaker: Nick Prouse (Queen Mary University of London)
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Discussion 5m
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Scalable, End-to-End, Deep-Learning-Based Data Reconstruction Chain for 3D Particle Imaging Detectors 20mSpeaker: François Drielsma (Universite de Geneve (CH))
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Discussion 5m
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Dark matter and its ML-enhanced direct detection 20mSpeaker: Christopher Tunnell (Rice University)
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Discussion 5m
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P-ONE: Test Case for ML Based Detector Design 20mSpeaker: Christian Haack (III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University)
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Discussion 5m
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GENETIS: Evolving Antennas for Ultra-High Energy Neutrino Detection 15mSpeaker: Alexander Machtay (Ohio State University)
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Discussion 5m
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Social Dinner 2h
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Brainstorming, expressions of interest, definition of tasks and goals, whitepaperConveners: Andrea Giammanco (Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL) (BE)), Dr Pietro Vischia (Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL) (BE)), Tommaso Dorigo (Universita e INFN, Padova (IT))
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Coffee Break 30m
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Brainstorming, expressions of interest, definition of tasks and goals, whitepaper: (continued)Conveners: Andrea Giammanco (Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL) (BE)), Dr Pietro Vischia (Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL) (BE)), Tommaso Dorigo (Universita e INFN, Padova (IT))
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Lunch 1h
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Progress in Computer ScienceConvener: Atılım Güneş Baydin (University of Oxford)
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Gradient-based probabilistic inference in Pyro.ai 20mSpeaker: Dr Fritz Obermeyer (Broad Institute)
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Discussion 5m
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Efficient and modular implicit differentiation 20mSpeaker: Dr Mathieu Blondel (Google Brain)
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Discussion 5m
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Coffee Break 30m
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Progress in Computer Science: (continued)Convener: Atılım Güneş Baydin (University of Oxford)
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Neos: upstream optimization for downstream inference 20mSpeaker: Nathan Daniel Simpson (Lund University (SE))
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Discussion 5m
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CERN GRID on Kubernetes 20mSpeaker: Lukas Alexander Heinrich (CERN)
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Discussion 5m
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Quantum Machine Learning 20mSpeaker: Su Yeon Chang (EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne (CH))
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Discussion 5m
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Organization of Future Activities and Closing of the WorkshopConvener: Dr Pietro Vischia (Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL) (BE))
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