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

Session1

Lectures

1 Welcome

Speaker: Mayda Velasco (Northwestern University (US))

2 Grand challenges of particle physics and cosmology (I)

Speaker: Marco Peloso (University of Minnesota)

10:30 Coffee

Session 2

3 Introduction to Particle Physics Detectors

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

12:30 Lunch

Session 3

Hands-on

4 Machine Learning

Speaker: Aggelos Katsaggelos (Northwestern University)

16:30 Coffee

Session 4

5 Applications and Techniques of Cryogenic Crystal Detectors

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

19:30 Dinner

Evening Welcome Drink: Music and drinks from Puerto Rico

Tuesday 12 July

Session1

Lectures

6 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

7 Grand challenges of particle physics and cosmology (II)

Speaker: Marco Peloso (University of Minnesota)

11:00 Coffee

Session 2

8 Applications and techniques of Silicon Detectors

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

12:30 Lunch

Session 3

Hands-on

9 Machine Learning

Speaker: Aggelos Katsaggelos (Northwestern University)

16:30 Coffee

Session 4

10 Montecarlo Simulation, Principles and Techniques of GEANT4

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

Lecture-V2.pdf

19:30 Dinner

Evening Colloquium

11 Grand challenges of Astrobiology

Speaker: Abel Mendez

Wednesday 13 July

Session 1

12 Advanced Statistics

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

11:00 Coffee

Session 2

13 Applications and Techniques of Silicon Detectors

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

12:30 Lunch

Session 3

Hands-on

14 Machine Learning

Speaker: Aggelos Katsaggelos (Northwestern University)

16:30 Coffee

Session 4

15 Montecarlo Simulation, Principles and Techniques of GEANT4

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

Lecture2.pdf

19:30 Dinner Banquet

Thursday 14 July

Session 1

16 Advanced Statistics

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

11:00 Coffee

Session 2

17 Applications and Techniques of Silicon Detectors

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

12:30 Lunch

Session 3

Hands-on

18 Machine Learning

Speaker: Aggelos Katsaggelos (Northwestern University)

16:30 Coffee

Session 4

19 Montecarlo Simulation, Principles and Techniques of GEANT4

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

Lecture3.pdf

19:30 Dinner

Evening Colloquium: Evening Colloqium

20 Dark Matter Colloqium

Speaker: Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano (Northwestern University)

Friday 15 July

Session 1

21 Advanced Statistics

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

11:00 Coffee

Session 2

22 Computational Techniques in Cosmology

Speaker: Salman Habib (Argonne National Lab)

12:30 Lunch

Session 3

Hands-on

23 Machine Learning

Speaker: Aggelos Katsaggelos (Northwestern University)

16:30 Coffee

Session 4

24 Montecarlo Simulation, Principles and Techniques of GEANT4

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

Lecture4.pdf

25 Medical Physics I

Speaker: George Coutrakon

19:30 Dinner

Saturday 16 July

09:00 Excursion Day

Sunday 17 July

Session 1

26 Machine Learning

Speaker: Aggelos Katsaggelos (Northwestern University)

11:00 Coffee

Session 2

27 Computational Techniques in Cosmology

Speaker: Salman Habib (Argonne National Lab)

12:30 Lunch

Session 3

Hands-on

28 Medical Physics II

Speaker: George Coutrakon

16:30 Coffee

Session 4

29 Applications and Techniques of Cryogenic and Nobel Gas Detectors

Speaker: Yann Guardincerri (Fermilab)

18:00 Dinner

Evening Colloquium

30 Grand Challenges in Neutrino Physics

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

Monday 18 July

Session 1

31 Advanced Statistics

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

11:00 Coffee

Session 2

32 Computational Techniques in Cosmology

Speaker: Salman Habib (Argonne National Lab)

12:30 Lunch

Session 3

Hands-on

33 Intersection between atmospheric science and cosmic rays

Speaker: Sergio Dasso (IAFE - CONICET - UBA)

16:30 Coffee

Session 4

34 Applications and Techniques of Cryogenic and Nobel Gas Detectors

Speaker: Yann Guardincerri (Fermilab)

35 Intersection between atmospheric science and cosmic rays

Speaker: Sergio Dasso (IAFE - CONICET - UBA)

19:30 Dinner

Tuesday 19 July

Session 1

36 Advanced Statistics

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

11:00 Coffee

Session 2

37 Computational Techniques in Cosmology

Speaker: Salman Habib (Argonne National Lab)

12:30 Lunch

Session 3

Hands-on

38 Intersection between atmospheric science and cosmic rays

Speaker: Sergio Dasso (IAFE - CONICET - UBA)

16:30 Coffee

Session 4

39 Application of Cryogenic and Nobel Gas Detectors

Speaker: Yann Guardincerri (Fermilab)