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

MCnet Summer School 2025

from Sunday, 8 June 2025 (12:00) to Friday, 13 June 2025 (15:15)

Monday, 2 June 2025
Tuesday, 3 June 2025
Wednesday, 4 June 2025
Thursday, 5 June 2025
Friday, 6 June 2025
Saturday, 7 June 2025
Sunday, 8 June 2025

15:00 Arrivals
Arrivals
15:00 - 18:30

18:30 Dinner
Dinner
18:30 - 19:30

19:30 Bar available
Bar available
19:30 - 22:30

Monday, 9 June 2025

07:30 Breakfast
Breakfast
07:30 - 08:45
08:45 Admin: Welcome
Welcome
08:45 - 09:00
Contributions

08:45 Welcome - Andy Buckley (University of Glasgow (GB))
09:00 Lectures: Introduction to MC event generators 1
Introduction to MC event generators 1
09:00 - 10:00
Contributions

09:00 Intro I - Enrico Bothmann (CERN)
10:00 Break
Break
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 Lectures: Parton showers 1
Parton showers 1
10:30 - 11:30
Contributions

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

11:30 Intro II - Enrico Bothmann (CERN)
12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 Lectures: MC-event analysis
MC-event analysis
13:30 - 14:30
Contributions

13:30 Analysis - Andy Buckley (University of Glasgow (GB))
14:30 Tutorials: Herwig/Pythia/Sherpa hands-on
Herwig/Pythia/Sherpa hands-on
14:30 - 15:30
Contributions

14:30 Sherpa - Alan Price Alan Price

14:30 Pythia - Leif Lönnblad (Lund University (SE))

14:30 Herwig - Aidin Masouminia (IPPP, Durham University) Siddharth Sule (The University of Manchester (GB))
15:30 Coffee available
Coffee available
15:30 - 16:00

16:00 Tutorials

16:00 - 17:30

18:30 Dinner
Dinner
18:30 - 19:30

20:00 Discussion

20:00 - 21:00
Tuesday, 10 June 2025

07:30 Breakfast
Breakfast
07:30 - 08:45
09:00 Lectures: Neutrino interactions
Neutrino interactions
09:00 - 10:00
Contributions

09:00 Neutrinos - Joanna Sobczyk
10:00 Break
Break
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 Lectures: Parton showers 2
Parton showers 2
10:30 - 11:30
Contributions

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

11:30 EW I - Alessandro Vicini (Università degli Studi e INFN Milano (IT))
12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 Lectures: Introduction to MC event generators 3
Introduction to MC event generators 3
13:30 - 14:30
Contributions

13:30 Intro III - Enrico Bothmann (CERN)
14:30 Tutorials: DIY parton shower 1, neutrino MC, MadGraph+reinterpretation 1
DIY parton shower 1, neutrino MC, MadGraph+reinterpretation 1
14:30 - 15:30
Contributions

14:30 Writing a Parton Shower (Part I) - Stefan Hoeche (Fermilab)

14:30 Neutrino MC - Joanna Sobczyk

14:30 Reinterpretation with MadGraph+Rivet+Contur (Part I) - Daniele Massaro (CERN) Ramon Winterhalder (Università degli Studi di Milano)
15:30 Coffee available
Coffee available
15:30 - 16:00

16:00 Tutorials

16:00 - 17:30

18:30 Dinner
Dinner
18:30 - 19:30

20:00 Discussion

20:00 - 21:00

21:00 Social

21:00 - 22:00
Wednesday, 11 June 2025

07:30 Breakfast
Breakfast
07:30 - 08:45
09:00 Lectures: Machine learning
Machine learning
09:00 - 10:00
Contributions

09:00 ML - Gabriel Facini (University of London (GB))
10:00 Break
Break
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 Lectures: ME/PS matching & merging 1
ME/PS matching & merging 1
10:30 - 11:30
Contributions

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

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

12:40 Lunch
Lunch
12:40 - 13:30
13:30 Lectures: ME/PS matching & merging 2
ME/PS matching & merging 2
13:30 - 14:30
Contributions

13:30 M&M II - Stefan Hoeche (Fermilab)
14:30 Tutorials: DIY parton shower 2, machine-learning, GPU programming, MadGraph+reinterpretation 2
DIY parton shower 2, machine-learning, GPU programming, MadGraph+reinterpretation 2
14:30 - 15:30
Contributions

14:30 Machine Learning - Gabriel Facini (University of London (GB))

14:30 Computing on GPUs - Max Knobbe (Fermilab)

14:30 Reinterpretation with MadGraph+Rivet+Contur (Part II) - Martin Habedank (University of Glasgow)

14:30 Writing a Parton Shower (Part II) - Stefan Hoeche (Fermilab)
15:30 Coffee available
Coffee available
15:30 - 16:00

16:00 Tutorials

16:00 - 17:30

18:25 Dinner
Dinner
18:25 - 19:25

20:00 Discussion

20:00 - 21:00
Thursday, 12 June 2025

07:30 Breakfast
Breakfast
07:30 - 08:45
09:00 Lectures: Electroweak physics 2
Electroweak physics 2
09:00 - 10:00
Contributions

09:00 EW II - Alessandro Vicini (Università degli Studi e INFN Milano (IT))
10:00 Break
Break
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 Lectures: High-energy corrections
High-energy corrections
10:30 - 11:30
Contributions

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

11:30 Pandemic - Kevin Fong (UCL)
12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 13:30

13:30 Social: Excursion: Wallace Monument & Dumyat / Stirling Castle
Excursion: Wallace Monument & Dumyat / Stirling Castle
13:30 - 17:30

19:00 Social: Banquet and ceilidh
Banquet and ceilidh
19:00 - 23:00
Friday, 13 June 2025

07:30 Breakfast
Breakfast
07:30 - 09:00
09:30 Lectures: Heavy-ion MC
Heavy-ion MC
09:30 - 10:30
Contributions

09:30 Heavy Ion - Leif Lönnblad (Lund University (SE))
10:30 Break
Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 Lectures: Data-science and policy
Data-science and policy
11:00 - 12:00
Contributions

11:00 Policy & Data - Sarah Boutle (University of Glasgow (GB))
12:00 Discussion: Careers panel Q&A
Careers panel Q&A
12:00 - 12:45
12:45 Admin: Farewell
Farewell
12:45 - 13:00
Contributions

12:45 Farewell - Andy Buckley (University of Glasgow (GB))
13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 13:30

13:30 Departures
Departures
13:30 - 15:15