Exploratory meeting on enabling AI in HEP experiment and theory: software/tools, operations, wider engagement and skills capacity

Tuesday 1 Oct 2024, 10:30 → 18:15 Europe/London

E3/E7 (University College London)

Alex Tapper (Imperial College London), Biagio Lucini, Davide Costanzo (University of Sheffield (GB)), Monica D'Onofrio (University of Liverpool (GB)), Rhiannon Susan Jones (University of Sheffield (GB)), Timothy Paul Scanlon (UCL)

In the context of the Swift-HEP and ExaTEPP programmes' new working group on Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) and Emerging Technologies, we will hold a first exploratory half-day meeting on October 1st at UCL. This meeting  will discuss the scope and aims of the group, with a focus on barriers/needs/opportunities in terms of enabling AI in HEP experiments/theory, and how to best engage with future funding opportunities in this area.

The agenda is in development, but we expect to include contributions/discussion in areas such as:

• Briefings on:

• STFC AI strategy

• ECFA AI strategy

• Funding opportunities beyond STFC

• Discussion of key topics in terms of enabling AI for HEP (barriers/needs/opportunities):

• Software

• AI/ML-Ops

• Knowledge exchange within and beyond HEP

• Industry and wider engagement

• Other issues/challenges

• Discussion on the scope/aims of the group and next steps. 

Please let us know if you would like to attend and how you will contribute to the meeting and group, by registering below.

In-person attendance will be limited, so if we go over-capacity, we will give priority to invited speakers and people who propose concrete contributions to the agenda. Online attendance will also be possible for all those interested in participating in the discussion. Please register by the 10th September if you wish for your contribution to be considered for the agenda (talk/discussion).

Monica D’Onofrio, Rhiannon Jones, Biagio Lucini, Tim Scanlon & Alex Tapper

11:00 Tea/Coffee

Introduction and Briefings

1 Introduction

Speakers: Alex Tapper (Imperial College London), Biagio Lucini, Monica D'Onofrio (University of Liverpool (GB)), Rhiannon Susan Jones (University of Sheffield (GB)), Dr Timothy Paul Scanlon (UCL)

intro_exploratoryAI_011024.pdf

2 STFC's AI Strategy

Speaker: Mark Wilkinson

STFC AI Strategy - PP AI meeting UCL.pdf

3 ECFA AI Strategy

Speaker: Monica D'Onofrio (University of Liverpool (GB))

ECFA_AI_Strategy_DOnofrio.pdf

4 SciML Briefing

Speaker: Dr Jeyan Thiyagalingam (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Science and Technology Facilities Council)

AI4S_STFC_HEP_UCL.pdf

5 AI Funding Opportunities

Speaker: Davide Costanzo (University of Sheffield (GB))

AI-swifthep20241001.pdf

12:30 Lunch

Fast-ML

Conveners: Alex Martynwood (UCL), David Sankey (Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB)), Sudarshan Paramesvaran (University of Bristol (GB))

6 FastML Discussion

Speakers: Alex Martynwood (UCL), David Sankey (Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB)), Sudarshan Paramesvaran (University of Bristol (GB))

Exploratory meeting on enabling AI in HEP_ Fast-ML_FPGA Discussion.pdf

Skills/Training, Capacity Building and Knowledge Exchange

Conveners: ANDY BLAKE (Lancaster University), Andrew Blake, Dominic Bevan Brailsford (Lancaster University (GB)), Eduardo Rodrigues (University of Liverpool (GB)), Gurtej Kanwar (University of Edinburgh), Dr Timothy Paul Scanlon (UCL)

7 Skills/Training, Capacity Building and Knowledge Exchange

Speaker: Dr Timothy Paul Scanlon (UCL)

Exploratory meeting on enabling AI in HEP_ Capacity Building, Knowledge Exchange and Skills_Training.pdf

15:00 Tea/Coffee

Industry and Wider Engagement

Convener: Dr Gabriel Facini (University of London (GB))

8 Industry, AI and HEP

Speaker: Dr Gabriel Facini (University of London (GB))

UCL_AIinHEP_IndustryEngagement.pdf

Software, Hardware and AI/ML-Ops

Conveners: Andrew Chappell (University of Warwick (GB)), Benedikt Maier (Imperial College (GB)), Leigh Howard Whitehead (University of Cambridge (GB)), Dr Luke Kreczko (University of Bristol (GB)), Mark Hodgkinson (University of Sheffield (GB)), Samuel Van Stroud (UCL)

9 Software, Hardware and AI-Ops

Speakers: Andrew Chappell (University of Warwick (GB)), Benedikt Maier (Imperial College (GB)), Leigh Howard Whitehead (University of Cambridge (GB)), Dr Luke Kreczko (University of Bristol (GB)), Mark Hodgkinson (University of Sheffield (GB)), Samuel Van Stroud (UCL)

AI in HEP_ Software, Hardware and AI_ML-Ops.pdf

Wrap-Up

Conveners: Alex Tapper (Imperial College London), Biagio Lucini, Monica D'Onofrio (University of Liverpool (GB)), Rhiannon Susan Jones (University of Sheffield (GB)), Dr Timothy Paul Scanlon (UCL)

10 Wrap-Up

Speakers: Biagio Lucini, Davide Costanzo (University of Sheffield (GB)), Monica D'Onofrio (University of Liverpool (GB)), Rhiannon Susan Jones (University of Sheffield (GB)), Dr Timothy Paul Scanlon (UCL)

wrapup_exploratoryAI_011024.pdf

17:15 Close