Name: Computational HEP Traineeship Summer School 2026
Start: 2026-08-10T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-08-14T14:00:00-05:00
Location: BNL

Computational HEP Traineeship Summer School 2026

from Monday, August 10, 2026 (8:00 AM) to Friday, August 14, 2026 (2:00 PM)

Monday, August 10, 2026
8:00 AM Introduction - Jason Nielsen (University of California,Santa Cruz (US)) Tulika Bose (University of Wisconsin Madison (US)) Verena Ingrid Martinez Outschoorn (University of Massachusetts (US))
Introduction
- Jason Nielsen (University of California,Santa Cruz (US))
- Tulika Bose (University of Wisconsin Madison (US))
- Verena Ingrid Martinez Outschoorn (University of Massachusetts (US))
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Also allowing time for access to the lab
9:00 AM Level up your python - Henry Fredrick Schreiner (Princeton University)
Level up your python
- Henry Fredrick Schreiner (Princeton University)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Coffee/Tea Break
Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM ScikitHEP - Andres Rios Tascon (Cornell University) Andres Rios Tascon (Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (US))
ScikitHEP
- Andres Rios Tascon (Cornell University)
- Andres Rios Tascon (Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (US))
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM Parallel Processing - Andres Rios Tascon (Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (US)) Andres Rios Tascon (Cornell University) William Axel Leight (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
Parallel Processing
- Andres Rios Tascon (Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (US))
- Andres Rios Tascon (Cornell University)
- William Axel Leight (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM Coffee/Tea Break
Coffee/Tea Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM Workshop Participant Introductions
Workshop Participant Introductions
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

4:30 PM Tours
Tours
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

6:00 PM Evening Plans
Evening Plans
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
9:00 AM Tools to write better code - Henry Fredrick Schreiner (Princeton University)
Tools to write better code
- Henry Fredrick Schreiner (Princeton University)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Coffee/Tea Break
Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Agentic AI - Andres Rios Tascon (Cornell University) Henry Fredrick Schreiner (Princeton University) Andres Rios Tascon (Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (US))
Agentic AI
- Andres Rios Tascon (Cornell University)
- Henry Fredrick Schreiner (Princeton University)
- Andres Rios Tascon (Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (US))
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM CI/CD & Testing - Michel Hernandez Villanueva (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
CI/CD & Testing
- Michel Hernandez Villanueva (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM Coffee/Tea Break
Coffee/Tea Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM Scientific Communication: Scientific Communication
Scientific Communication
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM

6:00 PM Evening Plans - Port Jefferson
Evening Plans - Port Jefferson
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
9:00 AM LLMs and Prompt Enginering - Mohammad Atif (Brookhaven National Laboratory) Kriti Chopra (Brookhaven National Laboratory) Meifeng Lin (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
LLMs and Prompt Enginering
- Mohammad Atif (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
- Kriti Chopra (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
- Meifeng Lin (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Coffee/Tea Break
Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM RAG, API and extending tools - Meifeng Lin (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)) Mohammad Atif (Brookhaven National Laboratory) Kriti Chopra (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
RAG, API and extending tools
- Meifeng Lin (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
- Mohammad Atif (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
- Kriti Chopra (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM Containers - Michel Hernandez Villanueva (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
Containers
- Michel Hernandez Villanueva (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM Coffee/Tea Break
Coffee/Tea Break
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM

3:20 PM Beach Excursion & Social Event
Beach Excursion & Social Event
3:20 PM - 8:00 PM
Thursday, August 13, 2026
9:00 AM Introduction to Deep Learning - Michelle Kuchera (Davidson College)
Introduction to Deep Learning
- Michelle Kuchera (Davidson College)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Coffee/Tea Break
Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Advanced Deep Learning - Michelle Kuchera (Davidson College)
Advanced Deep Learning
- Michelle Kuchera (Davidson College)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM C++ Programming - Scott Snyder (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
C++ Programming
- Scott Snyder (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM Coffee/Tea Break
Coffee/Tea Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM DOE Perspective & Career Panel: DOE Perspective & Career Panel
DOE Perspective & Career Panel
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Contributions

3:30 PM DOE Perspective + Q/A - Jeremy Love (U.S. Department of Energy)

3:50 PM Career Panel
5:00 PM Evening Plans - Networking Event
Evening Plans - Networking Event
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday, August 14, 2026
9:00 AM Debugging - Scott Snyder (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
Debugging
- Scott Snyder (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Coffee/Tea Break
Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM Big Picture Talks: Computing in HEP Outlook
Computing in HEP Outlook
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM Departure
Departure
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM