Fifth MODE Workshop on Differentiable Programming for Experiment Design

from Sunday, June 8, 2025 (9:00 AM) to Friday, June 13, 2025 (6:45 PM)
OAC conference center, Kolymbari, Crete, Greece.

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
Jun 8, 2025
Jun 9, 2025
Jun 10, 2025
Jun 11, 2025
Jun 12, 2025
Jun 13, 2025
AM
8:00 AM --- Breakfast at OAC (only for people with OAC accommodation) ---
9:00 AM
Registration (until 9:20 AM)
9:20 AM
Introduction (until 10:00 AM)
9:20 AM Welcome by the OAC - Antonis Kalogerakis, Head of the Institute of Theology & Ecology - Department of the OAC (Orthodox Academy of Crete) Dr Konstantinos Zompas, General Director of the OAC (Orthodox Academy of Crete)  
9:30 AM Welcome and Introduction to the Workshop - Dr Pietro Vischia (Universidad de Oviedo and Instituto de Ciencias y Tecnologías Espaciales de Asturias (ICTEA))  
10:00 AM
Keynote session -Dr Pietro Vischia (Universidad de Oviedo and Instituto de Ciencias y Tecnologías Espaciales de Asturias (ICTEA)) (until 11:00 AM)
10:00 AM Maritime Scene Understanding with Neural and Differentiable Computing - Sarah Barnes (Detusches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (German Aerospace Center))  
10:50 AM --- Discussion ---
11:00 AM --- Coffee break (included in the fee) ---
11:30 AM
Applications in Particle Physics - Tommaso Dorigo (INFN Padova, Luleå University of Technology, MODE Collaboration, Universal Scientific Education and Research Network) (until 1:00 PM)
11:30 AM Unsupervised Particle Tracking with Neuromorphic Computing - Tommaso Dorigo (INFN Padova, Luleå University of Technology, MODE Collaboration, Universal Scientific Education and Research Network) Fabio Cufino Emanuele Coradin  
11:55 AM --- Discussion ---
12:00 PM Constrained Optimization of Charged Particle Tracking with Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning - Tobias Kortus (University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU))  
12:25 PM --- Discussion ---
12:30 PM Differentiable Programming for LHCb Tracking Reconstruction at 30 MHz - Arantza Oyanguren (IFIC - Valencia) Arantza De Oyanguren Campos (Univ. of Valencia and CSIC (ES)) Jiahui Zhuo (Univ. of Valencia and CSIC (ES))  
12:55 PM --- Discussion ---
8:00 AM
Breakfast at OAC (only for people with OAC accommodation) (until 9:00 AM)
9:00 AM
Applications in Particle Physics -Prof. Pietro Vischia (Universidad de Oviedo and Instituto de Ciencias y Tecnologías Espaciales de Asturias (ICTEA)) (until 10:00 AM)
9:00 AM End-to-End Optimal Detector Design with Mutual Information Surrogates - Kinga Anna Wozniak (Universite de Geneve (CH))  
9:25 AM --- Discussion ---
9:30 AM Reinforcement Learning for Physics Instrument Design - Shah Rukh Qasim (University of Zurich (CH))  
9:55 AM --- Discussion ---
10:00 AM
Applications in Muon Tomography - Zahraa Zaher (until 10:30 AM)
10:00 AM Imaging Techniques in Muon Tomography - Konstantin Borozdin  
10:25 AM --- Discussion ---
10:30 AM --- Coffee break (included in the fee) ---
11:00 AM
Applications in Muon Tomography - Zahraa Zaher (until 12:00 PM)
11:00 AM From Light to Muons: Towards a Unified Framework for Physics-based 3D Scene Reconstruction - Felix Sattler (Detusches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (German Aerospace Center))  
11:25 AM --- Discussion ---
11:30 AM Gradient-descent-based reconstruction for muon tomography based on automatic differentiation in PyTorch - Jean-Marco Alameddine  
11:55 AM --- Discussion ---
8:00 AM
Breakfast at OAC (only for people with OAC accommodation) (until 9:00 AM)
9:00 AM
Methods and tools - Nicolas Gauger (University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU)) (until 10:30 AM)
9:00 AM Evaluating Two-Sample Tests for Validating Generators in Precision Sciences - Samuele Grossi (Università degli studi di Genova & INFN sezione di Genova)  
9:25 AM --- Discussion ---
9:30 AM Multiscale Inference of Structural Mechanics in Physical Systems - Stephen Casey (University of Miami)  
9:55 AM --- Discussion ---
10:00 AM Differentiable Computation with Awkward Array and JAX - Saransh Chopra (Princeton University (US))  
10:25 AM --- Discussion ---
10:30 AM --- Coffee break (included in the fee) ---
11:00 AM
Applications in Muon Tomography - Zahraa Daher Zahraa Zaher (until 11:30 AM)
11:00 AM Deep Learning for Muographic Image Upsampling: Improvements and Experimental Data Validation - William O’Donnell  
11:25 AM --- Discussion ---
11:30 AM
Applications in Astro-HEP and Neutrino Physics - Christian Glaser (Uppsala University) Dr Christian Haack (ECAP, FAU Erlangen) (until 12:30 PM)
11:30 AM Optimization of the Future P-ONE Neutrino Telescope - Dr Christian Haack (ECAP, FAU Erlangen)  
11:55 AM --- Discussion ---
12:00 PM Optimization pipeline for in-ice radio neutrino detectors - Martin Langgård Ravn (Uppsala University)  
12:25 PM --- Discussion ---
8:00 AM
Breakfast at OAC (only for people with OAC accommodation) (until 9:00 AM)
9:00 AM
Applications in Astro-HEP and Neutrino Physics -Dr Christian Haack (ECAP, FAU Erlangen) Christian Glaser (Uppsala University) (until 10:30 AM)
9:00 AM A Differentiable Interferometer Simulator for the Computational Design of Gravitational Wave Dectectors - Jonathan Klimesch  
9:25 AM --- Discussion ---
9:30 AM Image reconstruction with proton computed tomography - Zsofia Jolesz (Wigner Research Centre for Physics)  
9:55 AM --- Discussion ---
10:00 AM Point-spread function design in optical microscopy by end to end optimization - Yoav Shechtman  
10:25 AM --- Discussion ---
10:30 AM --- Coffee break (included in the fee) ---
11:00 AM
Applications in Particle Physics - Tommaso Dorigo (INFN Padova, Luleå University of Technology, MODE Collaboration, Universal Scientific Education and Research Network) (until 1:00 PM)
11:00 AM Neuromorphic Readout for Hadron Calorimeters - Dr Alessandro Breccia (University of Padova) Alessandro Breccia  
11:25 AM --- Discussion ---
11:30 AM Hadron Identification Prospects With Granular Calorimeters - Dr Abhishek (National Institute of Science Education and Research, India)  
11:55 AM --- Discussion ---
12:00 PM Differentiable modeling for calorimeter simulation using diffusion models - Xuan Tung Nguyen (INFN and RPTU)  
12:25 PM --- Discussion ---
12:30 PM A Multiple Readout Ultra-High Segmentation Detector Concept For Future Colliders - Burak Bilki (Beykent University (TR), The University of Iowa (US))  
12:55 PM --- Discussion ---
7:45 AM --- Breakfast at OAC (only for people with OAC accommodation) ---
8:45 AM --- Departure day ---
PM
3:00 PM --- Arrival day ---
8:00 PM
Dinner at OAC (included in the fee) (until 9:30 PM)
1:00 PM --- Lunch at OAC (included in the fee) ---
2:00 PM
Free time (until 3:30 PM)
3:30 PM --- Coffee break included in the fee) ---
4:00 PM
Methods and tools - Lisa Kusch (TU Eindhoven) (until 5:30 PM)
4:00 PM Differentiable Programming in the Scikit-HEP Ecosystem - Mohamed Aly (Princeton University (US))  
4:25 PM --- Discussion ---
4:30 PM Differentiable Geant4: Incorporating Multiple Coulomb Scattering for Detector Optimization - Jeffrey Krupa (SLAC)  
4:55 PM --- Discussion ---
5:00 PM Surrogate models for faster automated design - Carlos Ruiz Gonzalez  
5:25 PM --- Discussion ---
5:30 PM --- Break with no coffee ---
6:00 PM
Applications in Astro-HEP and Neutrino Physics - Christian Glaser (Uppsala University) Dr Christian Haack (ECAP, FAU Erlangen) (until 7:00 PM)
6:00 PM Array Optimization for the Tau Air-Shower Mountain-Based Observatory - Jeffrey Lazar  
6:25 PM --- Discussion ---
6:30 PM Advancing Detector Calibration and Event Reconstruction in Water Cherenkov Detectors through Differentiable Simulation - Omar Alterkait  
6:55 PM --- Discussion ---
7:00 PM
Free time (until 8:00 PM)
8:00 PM --- Dinner at OAC (included in the fee) ---
12:00 PM
Methods and tools - Long Chen (RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau) (until 1:00 PM)
12:00 PM Scaling RooFit's Automatic Differentiation Capabilities to CMS Combine - Vassil Vasilev (Princeton University (US))  
12:25 PM --- Discussion ---
12:30 PM Bringing Automatic Differentiation to CUDA with Compiler-Based Source Transformations - Christina Koutsou (Princeton University (US))  
12:55 PM --- Discussion ---
1:00 PM --- Lunch at OAC (included in the fee) ---
2:00 PM
Free time (until 3:30 PM)
3:30 PM --- Coffee break (included in the fee) ---
4:00 PM
Free time (until 8:00 PM)
8:00 PM --- Dinner at OAC (included in the fee) ---
12:30 PM --- Free time ---
1:00 PM --- Lunch at OAC (included in the fee) ---
2:00 PM
Free time (until 3:30 PM)
3:30 PM --- Coffee break (included in the fee) ---
4:00 PM
Keynote session - Lisa Kusch (TU Eindhoven) (until 5:00 PM)
4:00 PM Automatic Differentiation by Source Transformation - Laurent Hascoet (INRIA)  
4:50 PM --- Discussion ---
5:00 PM Common activities and tasks with calls for collaborators - Dr Pietro Vischia (Universidad de Oviedo and Instituto de Ciencias y Tecnologías Espaciales de Asturias (ICTEA))  
5:30 PM
Wine Tasting and Poster Session (until 7:00 PM)
5:30 PM Advancing Detector Calibration and Event Reconstruction in Water Cherenkov Detectors through Differentiable Simulation - Omar Alterkait  
5:30 PM Bias Reduction Using Expectation Maximization in the Optimization of an AI-Assisted Muon Tomography System - Marta de la Puente Santos  
5:30 PM Bringing Automatic Differentiation to CUDA with Compiler-Based Source Transformations - Christina Koutsou (Princeton University (US))  
5:30 PM Design of an Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescope array layout with differential programming - Cyril Alispach (Universite de Geneve (CH))  
5:30 PM Design optimization of hadronic calorimeters for future colliders - Bruno Jorge De Matos Rodrigues (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (PT))  
5:30 PM Differentiable detector simulation of a liquid argon time projection chamber using JAX - Yifan Chen (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (US))  
5:30 PM Discriminating Hadronic Showers with Deep Neural Networks in a High-Granularity Calorimeter - Mr Abhishek (National Institute of Science Education and Research, Jatni, 752050, India)  
5:30 PM Hadron Identification Prospects With Granular Calorimeters - Dr Abhishek (National Institute of Science Education and Research, India)  
5:30 PM Image reconstruction with proton computed tomography - Zsofia Jolesz (Wigner Research Centre for Physics)  
5:30 PM Neuromorphic Readout for Hadron Calorimeters - Alessandro Breccia Dr Alessandro Breccia (University of Padova)  
5:30 PM Towards end-to-end optimization of a Muon Collider Calorimeter - Federico Nardi (Universita e INFN, Padova (IT) - LPC Clermont)  
5:30 PM Using End-to-End Optimized Summary Statistics to Improve IceCube's Measurement of the Galactic Neutrino Flux - Oliver Janik  
7:00 PM
Free time (until 8:00 PM)
8:00 PM --- Gala dinner and Cretan dances (at OAC, included in the fee) ---
1:00 PM --- Lunch at OAC (included in the fee) ---
2:00 PM
Free time (until 3:30 PM)
3:30 PM --- Coffee break (included in the fee) ---
4:00 PM
Applications in Particle Physics - Tommaso Dorigo (INFN Padova, Luleå University of Technology, MODE Collaboration, Universal Scientific Education and Research Network) (until 4:30 PM)
4:00 PM Towards end-to-end optimization of a Muon Collider Calorimeter - Federico Nardi (Universita e INFN, Padova (IT) - LPC Clermont)  
4:25 PM --- Discussion ---
4:30 PM
Applications in Astro-HEP and Neutrino Physics - Christian Glaser (Uppsala University) Dr Christian Haack (ECAP, FAU Erlangen) (until 5:30 PM)
4:30 PM Experimental validation of a DDPG-based approach for Fabry-Perot optical cavity locking control - Mr Andrea Svizzeretto (University of Perugia)  
4:55 PM --- Discussion ---
5:00 PM Artificial Scientific Discovery for New Quantum Experiments - Dr Xuemei Gu (Friedrich Schiller University Jena)  
5:25 PM --- Discussion ---
5:30 PM
Closing session (until 5:55 PM)
5:30 PM Proceedings  
5:35 PM Poster awards  
5:40 PM Data challenge awards  
5:45 PM Workshop closing  
5:55 PM --- Free time ---
8:00 PM --- Dinner at OAC (included in the fee) ---