Name: MCnet Summer School 2025
Start: 2025-06-08T12:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-06-13T15:15:00+01:00
Location: No location set

Monday, June 9, 2025

7:30 AM Breakfast
Breakfast
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:45 AM Admin: Welcome
Welcome
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Contributions

8:45 AM Welcome - Andy Buckley (University of Glasgow (GB))
9:00 AM Lectures: Introduction to MC event generators 1
Introduction to MC event generators 1
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Contributions

9:00 AM Intro I - Enrico Bothmann (CERN)
10:00 AM Break
Break
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Lectures: Parton showers 1
Parton showers 1
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Contributions

10:30 AM Showers I - Melissa Corona van Beekveld (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))
11:30 AM Lectures: Introduction to MC event generators 2
Introduction to MC event generators 2
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Contributions

11:30 AM Intro II - Enrico Bothmann (CERN)
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM Lectures: MC-event analysis
MC-event analysis
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Contributions

1:30 PM Analysis - Andy Buckley (University of Glasgow (GB))
2:30 PM Tutorials: Herwig/Pythia/Sherpa hands-on
Herwig/Pythia/Sherpa hands-on
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Contributions

2:30 PM Sherpa - Alan Price Alan Price

2:30 PM Pythia - Leif Lönnblad (Lund University (SE))

2:30 PM Herwig - Aidin Masouminia (IPPP, Durham University) Siddharth Sule (The University of Manchester (GB))
3:30 PM Coffee available
Coffee available
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM Tutorials

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

6:30 PM Dinner
Dinner
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

8:00 PM Discussion

8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday, June 10, 2025

7:30 AM Breakfast
Breakfast
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
9:00 AM Lectures: Neutrino interactions
Neutrino interactions
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Contributions

9:00 AM Neutrinos - Joanna Sobczyk
10:00 AM Break
Break
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Lectures: Parton showers 2
Parton showers 2
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Contributions

10:30 AM Showers II - Melissa Corona van Beekveld (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))
11:30 AM Lectures: Electroweak physics 1
Electroweak physics 1
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Contributions

11:30 AM EW I - Alessandro Vicini (Università degli Studi e INFN Milano (IT))
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM Lectures: Introduction to MC event generators 3
Introduction to MC event generators 3
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Contributions

1:30 PM Intro III - Enrico Bothmann (CERN)
2:30 PM Tutorials: DIY parton shower 1, neutrino MC, MadGraph+reinterpretation 1
DIY parton shower 1, neutrino MC, MadGraph+reinterpretation 1
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Contributions

2:30 PM Writing a Parton Shower (Part I) - Stefan Hoeche (Fermilab)

2:30 PM Neutrino MC - Joanna Sobczyk

2:30 PM Reinterpretation with MadGraph+Rivet+Contur (Part I) - Daniele Massaro (CERN) Ramon Winterhalder (Università degli Studi di Milano)
3:30 PM Coffee available
Coffee available
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM Tutorials

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

6:30 PM Dinner
Dinner
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

8:00 PM Discussion

8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

9:00 PM Social

9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday, June 11, 2025

7:30 AM Breakfast
Breakfast
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
9:00 AM Lectures: Machine learning
Machine learning
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Contributions

9:00 AM ML - Gabriel Facini (University of London (GB))
10:00 AM Break
Break
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Lectures: ME/PS matching & merging 1
ME/PS matching & merging 1
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Contributions

10:30 AM M&M I - Stefan Hoeche (Fermilab)
11:30 AM Lectures: High-performance computing & GPUs
High-performance computing & GPUs
11:30 AM - 12:20 PM
Contributions

11:30 AM HPC - Max Knobbe (University of Göttingen)
12:20 PM Social: MCnet School photo
MCnet School photo
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM

12:40 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:40 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM Lectures: ME/PS matching & merging 2
ME/PS matching & merging 2
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Contributions

1:30 PM M&M II - Stefan Hoeche (Fermilab)
2:30 PM Tutorials: DIY parton shower 2, machine-learning, GPU programming, MadGraph+reinterpretation 2
DIY parton shower 2, machine-learning, GPU programming, MadGraph+reinterpretation 2
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Contributions

2:30 PM Machine Learning - Gabriel Facini (University of London (GB))

2:30 PM Computing on GPUs - Max Knobbe (Fermilab)

2:30 PM Reinterpretation with MadGraph+Rivet+Contur (Part II) - Martin Habedank (University of Glasgow)

2:30 PM Writing a Parton Shower (Part II) - Stefan Hoeche (Fermilab)
3:30 PM Coffee available
Coffee available
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM Tutorials

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

6:25 PM Dinner
Dinner
6:25 PM - 7:25 PM

8:00 PM Discussion

8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Thursday, June 12, 2025

7:30 AM Breakfast
Breakfast
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
9:00 AM Lectures: Electroweak physics 2
Electroweak physics 2
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Contributions

9:00 AM EW II - Alessandro Vicini (Università degli Studi e INFN Milano (IT))
10:00 AM Break
Break
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Lectures: High-energy corrections
High-energy corrections
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Contributions

10:30 AM HEJ - Jennifer Smillie (Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics, Edin. U.)
11:30 AM Lectures: Epidemic modelling
Epidemic modelling
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Contributions

11:30 AM Pandemic - Kevin Fong (UCL)
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM Social: Excursion: Wallace Monument & Dumyat / Stirling Castle
Excursion: Wallace Monument & Dumyat / Stirling Castle
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

7:00 PM Social: Banquet and ceilidh
Banquet and ceilidh
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Friday, June 13, 2025

7:30 AM Breakfast
Breakfast
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
9:30 AM Lectures: Heavy-ion MC
Heavy-ion MC
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Contributions

9:30 AM Heavy Ion - Leif Lönnblad (Lund University (SE))
10:30 AM Break
Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Lectures: Data-science and policy
Data-science and policy
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Contributions

11:00 AM Policy & Data - Sarah Boutle (University of Glasgow (GB))
12:00 PM Discussion: Careers panel Q&A
Careers panel Q&A
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
12:45 PM Admin: Farewell
Farewell
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM
Contributions

12:45 PM Farewell - Andy Buckley (University of Glasgow (GB))
1:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM Departures
Departures
1:30 PM - 3:15 PM