CERN openlab Workshop on Compute Platforms and Software

Thursday Mar 23, 2017, 9:30 AM → 6:00 PM Europe/Zurich

513/1-024 (CERN)

Maria Girone (CERN), Alberto Di Meglio (CERN)

During this workshop we will discuss future challenges in HEP on Compute Platforms and Software with the aim of identifying potential areas of work for the next three-year phase of CERN openlab (phase VI).

9:30 AM → 9:35 AM Welcome and Workshop Goals

workshop_CP&S.pptx

9:35 AM → 10:05 AM Computational challenges towards HL-LHC

Speaker: Vincenzo Innocente (CERN)

HEP@OPL0317.pdf

10:05 AM → 11:05 AM Statements from the LHC experiments on software modernisation needs: Alice, LHCb, ATLAS, CMS

Speakers: David Rohr (CERN), Elizabeth Sexton-Kennedy (Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (US)), Graeme Stewart (University of Glasgow (GB)), Marco Clemencic (CERN), Walter Lampl (University of Arizona (US))

ALICE 2017-03-23 OpenLab Workshop Software Modernizations.pdf

atlas-challenges.pdf

lhcb-software-modernisation.pdf

OLsoft&platCMS.pdf

11:05 AM → 11:25 AM Coffee break

11:25 AM → 11:55 AM Discussion and feedback from industry

Speaker: All

11:55 AM → 12:15 PM The evolution of the simulation software and its implications on platforms

Speaker: John Apostolakis (CERN)

Simulation-Apostolakis-Openlab-23march17.pptx

12:15 PM → 12:35 PM The evolution of the analysis ecosystem and its implications on platforms

Speaker: Axel Naumann (CERN)

OpenlabMarch2017AnalysisOutlookNaumann.pdf

12:35 PM → 1:05 PM Discussion and feedback from industry

Speaker: All

1:05 PM → 2:10 PM Lunch break

2:10 PM → 2:25 PM (quasi) real-time connectivity requirements

Speaker: Niko Neufeld (CERN)

openlab-ws-03-17-realtime-connectivity.pptx

2:25 PM → 2:45 PM The role of Heterogeneous computing and accelerators in HEP data processing

Speaker: Niko Neufeld (CERN)

openlab-ws-03-17-heterogeneous-computing.pdf

openlab-ws-03-17-heterogeneous-computing.pptx

2:45 PM → 3:05 PM Online data processing in ALICE: requirements, design and technology

Speaker: Mr Barthelemy Von Haller (CERN)

openlab.pdf

openlab.pptx

3:05 PM → 3:20 PM Discussion and Feedback from Industry

Speaker: All

3:20 PM → 3:40 PM Coffee break

3:40 PM → 4:00 PM Requirements and impact of Machine Learning in HEP data processing

Speaker: Maurizio Pierini (CERN)

OpenLab_ComputingPlatformWorkshop_March_2017.pdf

4:00 PM → 4:20 PM Discussion and Feedback from Industry

Speaker: All

4:20 PM → 4:45 PM Wrap-up