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, 10 August 2026 (08:00) to Friday, 14 August 2026 (14:00)

Monday, 10 August 2026
08:00 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))
08:00 - 09:00
Also allowing time for access to the lab
09:00 Level up your python - Henry Fredrick Schreiner (Princeton University)
Level up your python
- Henry Fredrick Schreiner (Princeton University)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30 Coffee/Tea Break
Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 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 - 12:30
12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 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)
13:30 - 15:00
15:00 Coffee/Tea Break
Coffee/Tea Break
15:00 - 15:30

15:30 Workshop Participant Introductions
Workshop Participant Introductions
15:30 - 16:30

16:30 Tours
Tours
16:30 - 18:00

18:00 Evening Plans
Evening Plans
18:00 - 20:00
Tuesday, 11 August 2026
09:00 Tools to write better code - Henry Fredrick Schreiner (Princeton University)
Tools to write better code
- Henry Fredrick Schreiner (Princeton University)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30 Coffee/Tea Break
Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 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 - 12:30
12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 CI/CD & Testing - Michel Hernandez Villanueva (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
CI/CD & Testing
- Michel Hernandez Villanueva (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
13:30 - 15:00
15:00 Coffee/Tea Break
Coffee/Tea Break
15:00 - 15:30

15:30 Scientific Communication: Scientific Communication
Scientific Communication
15:30 - 18:00

18:00 Evening Plans - Port Jefferson
Evening Plans - Port Jefferson
18:00 - 20:00
Wednesday, 12 August 2026
09:00 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))
09:00 - 10:30
10:30 Coffee/Tea Break
Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 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 - 12:30
12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 Containers - Michel Hernandez Villanueva (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
Containers
- Michel Hernandez Villanueva (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
13:30 - 15:00
15:00 Coffee/Tea Break
Coffee/Tea Break
15:00 - 15:20

15:20 Beach Excursion & Social Event
Beach Excursion & Social Event
15:20 - 20:00
Thursday, 13 August 2026
09:00 Introduction to Deep Learning - Michelle Kuchera (Davidson College)
Introduction to Deep Learning
- Michelle Kuchera (Davidson College)
09:00 - 10:30
10:30 Coffee/Tea Break
Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 Advanced Deep Learning - Michelle Kuchera (Davidson College)
Advanced Deep Learning
- Michelle Kuchera (Davidson College)
11:00 - 12:30
12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 C++ Programming - Scott Snyder (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
C++ Programming
- Scott Snyder (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
13:30 - 15:00
15:00 Coffee/Tea Break
Coffee/Tea Break
15:00 - 15:30
15:30 DOE Perspective & Career Panel: DOE Perspective & Career Panel
DOE Perspective & Career Panel
15:30 - 17:00
Contributions

15:30 DOE Perspective + Q/A - Jeremy Love (U.S. Department of Energy)

15:50 Career Panel
17:00 Evening Plans - Networking Event
Evening Plans - Networking Event
17:00 - 19:00
Friday, 14 August 2026
09:00 Debugging - Scott Snyder (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
Debugging
- Scott Snyder (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
09:00 - 10:30
10:30 Coffee/Tea Break
Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 - 11:00

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

12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 13:30

13:30 Departure
Departure
13:30 - 14:00