LHCb Starterkit 2025

Name: LHCb Starterkit 2025
Start: 2025-12-01T08:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-12-05T18:00:00+01:00
Location: CERN

1 Dec 2025, 08:00 → 5 Dec 2025, 18:00 Europe/Zurich

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Alex Patrick Doheny (University of Warwick (GB)), Andreea-Irina Hedes (The University of Manchester (GB)), George Hallett (University of Warwick (GB)), James Connaughton (University of Warwick (GB)), Lea Dreyfus (Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM, Marseille, France), Lucas George Girardey (The University of Manchester (GB)), Miguel Fernandez Gomez (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (ES)), Piera Battista (Université Paris-Saclay (FR)), Rita De Sousa Ataide Da Silva (EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne (CH))

Description

The Starterkit is a five-day event in which you will learn the basics required to analyse LHCb data. It is a fully hands-on workshop and will take place in hybrid mode, both on ZOOM and at CERN. Demonstrators will be available during the lessons to offer individual help (whether in person or with breakout rooms on Zoom).

Join the Mattermost channel to ask questions!

The Starterkit will cover tools you'll use day to day during your PhD, including Bash, Git, snakemake and Python, as well as LHCb specific software, tasks and questions. The source material is already partially available on the first analysis steps site.

**IMPORTANT: There will be a registration fee of 20€/20CHF to be paid in cash for in-person attendees, but certificates and receipts will be extended.

If you sign up for the social event, there will be an additional 20€/20CHF charged, also in cash.

These fees do not include accommodation, and each participant is responsible for arranging their own lodging.**

BEFORE THE WORKSHOP:

Attendees should make sure to follow the course prerequisites before attending the workshop.

Until the workshop, new members to LHCb are invited to follow the content at the analysis-essentials and first-analysis-steps sites for Run 3 and/or for legacy data (Run 1&2).

Teachers & Helpers!

An official call for Teachers and Helpers will be coming shortly. In the meantime, anyone interested in becoming a helper is welcome to join the 2025 helpers Mattermost

Contact

lhcb-starterkit-organisers@cern.ch

Registration

Registration Starterkit 2025

Participants

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Surveys

Feedback Survey

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Miguel Fernandez Gomez

George Hallett

Join via phone

Monday 1 December
- Mon 1 Dec
- Tue 2 Dec
- Wed 3 Dec
- Thu 4 Dec
- Fri 5 Dec
- 09:30 → 09:50
  
  Welcome session 20m 13/2-005
  
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  Welcome to the Starterkit 2025!.pdf
- 09:50 → 10:10
  
  Welcome from the Spokesperson 20m 13/2-005
  
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  CERN
  
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  Speaker: Vincenzo Vagnoni (INFN Bologna (IT))
  
  LHCb Starterkit December 2025.pdf
- 10:10 → 10:30
  
  Coffee break 20m 13/2-005
  
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- 10:30 → 11:00
  
  Bash 30m 13/2-005
  
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  Speaker: Andreea-Irina Hedes (The University of Manchester (GB))
  
  BashLesson_Dec1_SK25.mp4
  
  shell-lesson-data.zip
  
  StarterKit_Bash.pdf
- 11:00 → 12:30
  
  Git and GitLab 1h 30m 13/2-005
  
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  Speaker: Ahmed Abdelmotteleb (University of Warwick (GB))
  
  Ahmed_Git_and_Analysis_Template_LHCb_Starterkit_1Dec2025.pdf
  
  Ahmed_Git_and_Analysis_Template_LHCb_Starterkit_1Dec2025.pptx
  
  git-cheat-sheet.pdf
  
  GitLesson_Dec1_SK25.mp4
- 12:30 → 13:30
  
  Lunch 1h 13/2-005
  
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- 13:30 → 14:00
  
  ROOT 30m 13/2-005
  
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  Speaker: Alex Patrick Doheny (University of Warwick (GB))
  
  command_line_root_SK_25.pdf
  
  ROOT and Python lesson GitLab Respository
  
  ROOTPython_Dec1_SK25.mp4
- 14:00 → 16:00
  
  Python 2h 13/2-005
  
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  https://gitlab.cern.ch/adoheny/python_and_root_starterkit2025_lesson
  
  Speaker: Alex Patrick Doheny (University of Warwick (GB))
  
  GitLab repository for lesson
- 16:00 → 16:20
  
  Coffee 20m 13/2-005
  
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  Simulations 1h 13/2-005
  
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  Speakers: Lea Dreyfus (Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM, Marseille, France), Spencer Collaviti (EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (CH))
  
  LHCb_Starterkit2025_Simulation_Redacted.pdf
  
  RapidSim minimal example
  
  RapidSim.pdf
  
  Simulation_Dec1_SK25.mp4
Tuesday 2 December
- Mon 1 Dec
- Tue 2 Dec
- Wed 3 Dec
- Thu 4 Dec
- Fri 5 Dec
- 09:30 → 09:50
  
  PC introduction 20m 13/2-005
  
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  Speaker: Fred Blanc (EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne (CH))
  
  20251202_PC_Intro.pdf
  
  PC_Dec2_SK25.mp4
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  ECGD introduction 20m 13/2-005
  
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  Speaker: Piera Battista (Université Paris-Saclay (FR))
  
  ECGD_Dec2_SK25.mp4
  
  Starterkit ECGD.pdf
- 10:10 → 10:30
  
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  zfit 2h 13/2-005
  
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  Speaker: Raphael van Laak (EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne (CH))
  
  Github repo link
  
  zfit_Dec2_SK25.mp4
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  Lunch 1h 13/2-005
  
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  DaVinci (Run1+2) 2h 13/2-005
  
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  Speaker: Piera Battista (Université Paris-Saclay (FR))
  
  DaVincirun12.pdf
  
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- 15:30 → 15:50
  
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  From collision to physics 1h 13/2-005
  
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  Speaker: Janina Nicolini (CERN)
  
  CollisionsToPhysics_Dec2_SK25.mp4
  
  StarterkitDataflow_2025.pdf
Wednesday 3 December
- Mon 1 Dec
- Tue 2 Dec
- Wed 3 Dec
- Thu 4 Dec
- Fri 5 Dec
- 09:30 → 10:50
  
  Minimal daVinci 1h 20m 13/2-005
  
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  Speaker: George Hallett (University of Warwick (GB))
  
  2025 SK Davinci Part1.pdf
  
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  MinimalDaVinci_Run3_Dec3_SK25.mp4
- 10:50 → 11:10
  
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  DaVinci run3 50m 13/2-005
  
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  Speaker: George Hallett (University of Warwick (GB))
  
  2025 SK Davinci Part2.pdf
  
  DaVinci_Run3_Part1_Dec3_SK25.mp4
  
  Gitlab Link
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  Lunch 1h 13/2-005
  
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  DaVinci run3 1h 30m 13/2-005
  
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  Speaker: George Hallett (University of Warwick (GB))
  
  2025 SK Davinci Part3.pdf
  
  DaVinci_Run3_Part2_Dec3_SK25.mp4
  
  Gitlab Link
- 14:30 → 14:50
  
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  Analysis Productions 1h 10m 13/2-005
  
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  Speaker: James Connaughton (University of Warwick (GB))
  
  AnalysisProductions_Dec3_SK25.mp4
  
  Analysis Productions.pdf
- 16:00 → 18:00
  
  Tours 2h 13/2-005
  
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  Speakers: Alex Patrick Doheny (University of Warwick (GB)), Dylan Houston (University of Glasgow (GB)), George Hallett (University of Warwick (GB)), James Connaughton (University of Warwick (GB)), Lucas George Girardey (The University of Manchester (GB))
Thursday 4 December
- Mon 1 Dec
- Tue 2 Dec
- Wed 3 Dec
- Thu 4 Dec
- Fri 5 Dec
- 09:30 → 10:30
  
  Contributing to LHCb software 1h 13/2-005
  
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  Speakers: Andy MORRIS, Andy Morris (Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM, Marseille, France)
  
  LHCbSoftware_Dec4_SK25.mp4
  
  Software Stack Starterkit 2025.pdf
- 10:30 → 10:50
  
  Coffee 20m 13/2-005
  
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  LHCb Triggers 1h 10m 13/2-005
  
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  Speakers: Andreea-Irina Hedes (The University of Manchester (GB)), James Connaughton (University of Warwick (GB))
  
  LHCbTrigger_Dec4_SK25.mp4
  
  LHCb Triggers.pdf
  
  StarterKit_HLT1.pdf
- 12:00 → 13:00
  
  Lunch 1h 13/2-005
  
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  LHCb Triggers 1h 50m 13/2-005
  
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  Speakers: Andreea-Irina Hedes (The University of Manchester (GB)), James Connaughton (University of Warwick (GB))
  
  Moore Gitlab Repo
  
  Moore Handson.pdf
  
  Repo TriggerCalib HandsOn
  
  StarterKit_Hands_on_TriggerCalib.pdf
  
  TriggerCalib_Dec4_SK25.mp4
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  Coffee 20m 13/2-005
  
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  Snakemake 1h 13/2-005
  
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  Speaker: Anni Kauniskangas (EPFL)
  
  GMT20251204-141949_Recording_1600x720.mp4
  
  LHCb_Starterkit_2025_Snakemake.pdf
  
  Practical exercise - repo
- 19:00 → 23:00
  
  Dinner 4h 14/5-022
  
  14/5-022
  
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Friday 5 December
- Mon 1 Dec
- Tue 2 Dec
- Wed 3 Dec
- Thu 4 Dec
- Fri 5 Dec
- 10:30 → 12:30
  
  Q&A + exercises 2h 13/2-005
  
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  Speakers: George Hallett (University of Warwick (GB)), James Connaughton (University of Warwick (GB)), Lucas George Girardey (The University of Manchester (GB))
  
  LHCb_StarterKit24_dv_Run3_Exercise.pdf
- 12:30 → 13:30
  
  Lunch 1h 13/2-005
  
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  Q&A - exercises 3h 13/2-005
  
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  Speaker: George Hallett (University of Warwick (GB))

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