COFI Advanced Instrumentation and Analysis Techniques Summer School 2016

11 Jul 2016, 08:00 → 19 Jul 2016, 19:00 America/Puerto_Rico

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Anne Dabrowski (CERN), Mayda Velasco (Northwestern University (US)), Roger Rusack (University of Minnesota (US)), Sudhir Malik (University of Puerto Rico Department of Physics (PR))

COFI Advanced Instrumentation and Analysis Techniques Summer School 2016

Monday, 11 July

09:00 → 10:30 Session1

Lectures

09:00 Welcome

Speaker: Mayda Velasco (Northwestern University (US))

09:30 Grand challenges of particle physics and cosmology (I)

Speaker: Marco Peloso (University of Minnesota)

10:30 → 11:00 Coffee

11:00 → 12:30 Session 2

11:00 Introduction to Particle Physics Detectors

Speaker: Frank Hartmann (KIT - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (DE))

12:30 → 15:00 Lunch

15:00 → 16:30 Session 3

Hands-on

15:00 Machine Learning

Speaker: Aggelos Katsaggelos (Northwestern University)

16:30 → 17:00 Coffee

17:00 → 19:00 Session 4

17:00 Applications and Techniques of Cryogenic Crystal Detectors

Speaker: Prof. Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano (Northwestern University)

19:30 → 21:00 Dinner

21:00 → 22:00 Evening Welcome Drink: Music and drinks from Puerto Rico

Tuesday, 12 July

09:00 → 11:00 Session1

Lectures

09:00 Advanced Statistics

Speaker: Michael Henry Schmitt (Northwestern University (US))

Elementary probability theory

• Definitions: experiment, outcome, sample space, event
• Classical vs. Frequentist
• Kolmogorov's axioms

Conditional Probability

• Basic relation and definition
• Simple illustration with a die

Bayes Rule

• Derivation from set theory
• Illustration: Zika virus / pregnancy test
• Trick coin

Independence

10:00 Grand challenges of particle physics and cosmology (II)

Speaker: Marco Peloso (University of Minnesota)

11:00 → 11:30 Coffee

11:30 → 12:30 Session 2

11:30 Applications and techniques of Silicon Detectors

Speaker: Frank Hartmann (KIT - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (DE))

12:30 → 15:00 Lunch

15:00 → 16:30 Session 3

Hands-on

15:00 Machine Learning

Speaker: Aggelos Katsaggelos (Northwestern University)

16:30 → 17:00 Coffee

17:00 → 19:30 Session 4

17:00 Montecarlo Simulation, Principles and Techniques of GEANT4

Speaker: Andrea Dotti (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (US))

Lecture-V2.pdf

19:30 → 21:00 Dinner

21:00 → 22:00 Evening Colloquium

21:00 Grand challenges of Astrobiology

Speaker: Abel Mendez

Wednesday, 13 July

09:00 → 11:00 Session 1

09:00 Advanced Statistics

Speaker: Michael Henry Schmitt (Department of Physics and Astronomy)

11:00 → 11:30 Coffee

11:30 → 12:30 Session 2

11:30 Applications and Techniques of Silicon Detectors

Speaker: Frank Hartmann (KIT - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (DE))

12:30 → 15:00 Lunch

15:00 → 16:30 Session 3

Hands-on

15:00 Machine Learning

Speaker: Aggelos Katsaggelos (Northwestern University)

16:30 → 17:00 Coffee

17:00 → 18:30 Session 4

17:00 Montecarlo Simulation, Principles and Techniques of GEANT4

Speaker: Andrea Dotti (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (US))

Lecture2.pdf

19:30 → 22:30 Dinner Banquet

Thursday, 14 July

09:30 → 11:30 Session 1

09:30 Advanced Statistics

Speakers: Michael Henry Schmitt (Department of Physics and Astronomy), Michael Henry Schmitt (Northwestern University (US))

11:00 → 11:30 Coffee

11:30 → 12:30 Session 2

11:30 Applications and Techniques of Silicon Detectors

Speaker: Frank Hartmann (KIT - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (DE))

12:30 → 15:00 Lunch

15:00 → 16:30 Session 3

Hands-on

15:00 Machine Learning

Speaker: Aggelos Katsaggelos (Northwestern University)

16:30 → 17:00 Coffee

17:00 → 19:00 Session 4

17:00 Montecarlo Simulation, Principles and Techniques of GEANT4

Speaker: Andrea Dotti (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (US))

Lecture3.pdf

19:30 → 21:00 Dinner

21:00 → 22:00 Evening Colloquium: Evening Colloqium

21:00 Dark Matter Colloqium

Speaker: Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano (Northwestern University)

Friday, 15 July

09:00 → 11:00 Session 1

09:00 Advanced Statistics

Speaker: Michael Henry Schmitt (Department of Physics and Astronomy)

11:00 → 11:30 Coffee

11:30 → 12:30 Session 2

11:30 Computational Techniques in Cosmology

Speaker: Salman Habib (Argonne National Lab)

12:30 → 15:00 Lunch

15:00 → 16:30 Session 3

Hands-on

15:00 Machine Learning

Speaker: Aggelos Katsaggelos (Northwestern University)

16:30 → 17:00 Coffee

17:00 → 19:00 Session 4

17:00 Montecarlo Simulation, Principles and Techniques of GEANT4

Speaker: Andrea Dotti (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (US))

Lecture4.pdf

18:00 Medical Physics I

Speaker: George Coutrakon

19:30 → 21:00 Dinner

Saturday, 16 July

09:00 → 17:00 Excursion Day

Sunday, 17 July

10:00 → 11:00 Session 1

10:00 Machine Learning

Speaker: Aggelos Katsaggelos (Northwestern University)

11:00 → 11:30 Coffee

11:30 → 12:30 Session 2

11:30 Computational Techniques in Cosmology

Speaker: Salman Habib (Argonne National Lab)

12:30 → 15:30 Lunch

15:30 → 16:30 Session 3

Hands-on

15:30 Medical Physics II

Speaker: George Coutrakon

16:30 → 17:00 Coffee

17:00 → 18:00 Session 4

17:00 Applications and Techniques of Cryogenic and Nobel Gas Detectors

Speaker: Yann Guardincerri (Fermilab)

18:00 → 20:00 Dinner

20:00 → 21:00 Evening Colloquium

20:00 Grand Challenges in Neutrino Physics

Speakers: Robert Plunkett (Fermilab), Robert Plunkett (Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (US))

Monday, 18 July

09:00 → 11:00 Session 1

09:00 Advanced Statistics

Speaker: Michael Henry Schmitt (Department of Physics and Astronomy)

11:00 → 11:30 Coffee

11:30 → 12:30 Session 2

11:30 Computational Techniques in Cosmology

Speaker: Salman Habib (Argonne National Lab)

12:30 → 15:00 Lunch

15:00 → 16:30 Session 3

Hands-on

15:00 Intersection between atmospheric science and cosmic rays

Speaker: Sergio Dasso (IAFE - CONICET - UBA)

16:30 → 17:00 Coffee

17:00 → 19:30 Session 4

17:00 Applications and Techniques of Cryogenic and Nobel Gas Detectors

Speaker: Yann Guardincerri (Fermilab)

18:00 Intersection between atmospheric science and cosmic rays

Speaker: Sergio Dasso (IAFE - CONICET - UBA)

19:30 → 21:00 Dinner

Tuesday, 19 July

09:00 → 11:00 Session 1

09:00 Advanced Statistics

Speakers: Michael Henry Schmitt (Department of Physics and Astronomy), Michael Henry Schmitt (Northwestern University (US))

11:00 → 11:30 Coffee

11:30 → 12:30 Session 2

11:30 Computational Techniques in Cosmology

Speaker: Salman Habib (Argonne National Lab)

12:30 → 15:00 Lunch

15:00 → 16:30 Session 3

Hands-on

15:00 Intersection between atmospheric science and cosmic rays

Speaker: Sergio Dasso (IAFE - CONICET - UBA)

16:30 → 17:00 Coffee

17:00 → 19:00 Session 4

17:00 Application of Cryogenic and Nobel Gas Detectors

Speaker: Yann Guardincerri (Fermilab)