INSIGHTS Workshop on Statistics, Machine Learning and Outreach at CERN

Name: INSIGHTS Workshop on Statistics, Machine Learning and Outreach at CERN
Start: 2018-09-17T10:10:00+02:00
End: 2018-09-21T18:00:00+02:00
Location: CERN

17 Sept 2018, 10:10 → 21 Sept 2018, 18:00 Europe/Zurich

CERN

Lorenzo Moneta (CERN), Sergei Gleyzer (University of Florida (US))

Description

First INSIGHTS (https://www.insights-itn.eu/) Workshop. The workshop at CERN will cover introductory topics in statistics, data analysis, machine learning and software development.

Most of the workshop will be open access to the public. There is no registration fee, however registration is required.

On Wednesday, September 19, there will be a joint Outreach Workshop together with the aMVA4NewPhysics Training Network (https://amva4newphysics.wordpress.com/), also open to the public.

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Webcast

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Monday 17 September
- 10:30 → 12:30
  
  Introduction/Opening: Introduction, INSIGHTS closed session 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
  
  503/1-001 - Council Chamber
  
  CERN
  
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  Conveners: Glen Cowan (Royal Holloway, University of London), Lorenzo Moneta (CERN), Sergei Gleyzer (University of Florida (US))
- 12:30 → 14:00
  
  Lunch 1h 30m
- 14:00 → 18:00
  Introduction to Software Development: Software Development 503/1-001 - Council Chamber
  
  503/1-001 - Council Chamber
  
  CERN
  
  162
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  Convener: Lorenzo Moneta (CERN)
  - 14:00
    
    Introduction to C++ 1h 30m
    
    Speaker: Wouter Verkerke (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))
    
    cpp_2018_short.pdf
    
    Recording
  - 15:30
    
    Coffee Break 15m
  - 15:45
    
    Introduction to Python 1h 30m
    
    Speaker: Graeme Stewart (CERN)
    
    bootstrap.txt
    
    presentation-insights.pdf
    
    Python Intro (github)
    
    Recording
Tuesday 18 September
- 09:00 → 12:30
  Introduction to Statistics and Machine Learning: Statistics and Machine Learning 6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin
  
  6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin
  
  CERN
  
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  Conveners: Glen Cowan (Royal Holloway, University of London), Sergei Gleyzer (University of Florida (US))
  - 09:00
    
    Introduction to Statistics I 1h 30m
    
    Speaker: Glen Cowan (Royal Holloway, University of London)
    
    cowan_cern_2018_1.pdf
    
    Recording
  - 10:30
    
    Coffee 30m
  - 11:00
    
    Introduction to Machine Learning I 1h 30m
    
    Speaker: Sergei Gleyzer (University of Florida (US))
    
    INSIGHTS_Sergei_Gleyzer_1.pdf
    
    Recording
- 12:30 → 14:00
  
  Lunch 1h 30m
- 14:00 → 18:00
  Statistical and Data Analysis Tools: Introduction to ROOT with Hands-on Session 6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin
  
  6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin
  
  CERN
  
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  Convener: Danilo Piparo (CERN)
  - 14:00
    
    Introduction to ROOT withs hands-on session 1h 30m
    
    Speaker: Danilo Piparo
    
    Exercises
    
    Form for temporary accounts
    
    Recording
    
    Slides
  - 15:30
    
    Coffe Break 30m
  - 16:00
    
    Introduction to ROOT with hands-on session (Part 2) 1h 30m
    
    Speaker: Danilo Piparo
Wednesday 19 September
- 09:00 → 18:00
  Outreach Workshop: Public Outreach Workshop/Event 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
  
  30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
  
  CERN
  
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  Conveners: Lorenzo Moneta (CERN), Luca Malgeri (CERN), Paris Sphicas (CERN/Athens), Sergei Gleyzer (University of Florida (US)), Tancredi Carli (CERN), Tommaso Dorigo (Universita e INFN, Padova (IT))
  - 09:00
    
    Introduction and goals of the workshop 10m
    
    Speaker: Tommaso Dorigo (Universita e INFN, Padova (IT))
    
    Recording
  - 09:10
    
    Outreach: Just do it 30m
    
    Speaker: Sascha Mehlhase (Ludwig Maximilians Universitat (DE))
    
    2018-09-19 INSIGHTS Workshop.pdf
    
    Recording
  - 09:40
    
    Engaging formats for science events 30m
    
    Discovering researchers and research inventing or adapting communication formats to be used in science events.
    From TVgames to improbable conversations some examples of outreach activities effectively used during science events such as science festival and the European Researchers' Night.
    
    Speaker: Dr Leonardo Alfonsi (Psiquadro)
    
    CERN_set2018_Alfonsi.pdf
    
    CERN_set2018_Alfonsi.pptx
    
    Recording
  - 10:10
    
    How Did the Higgs Boson Become a Rock Star? 30m
    
    Speaker: Arnaud Marsollier (CERN)
    
    HiggsRockCERN2018.pdf
    
    HiggsRockCERN2018.pptx
  - 10:40
    
    coffee break 20m
  - 11:00
    
    Measuring the impact of the Higgs 30m
    
    Speaker: Jonathan Butterworth (University College London (UK))
    
    higgs-impact.pdf
    
    higgs-impact.pptx
    
    Recording
  - 11:30
    
    Our Universe in a Box 30m
    
    Speaker: Claire Lee (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
    
    20180919_OutreachWorkshop2018.pdf
    
    Recording
  - 12:00
    
    Physics Outreach: Why? & How? 30m
    
    Speaker: Steven Goldfarb (University of Melbourne (AU))
    
    GoldfarbOutreach-20180919.pdf
    
    GoldfarbOutreach-20180919.pptx
    
    Recording
  - 12:30
    
    Escaping the echo chamber 30m
    
    Speaker: Dr Patrick Koppenburg (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))
    
    Koppenburg-180919.pdf
    
    Recording
  - 13:00
    
    lunch 1h 30m
  - 14:30
    
    Science divulgation at a literature festival 30m
    
    Speaker: Dr Matteo Polettini
    
    Recording
    
    Scienceground_Presentazione-Cern-correct-2.pdf
  - 15:00
    
    The Art and Science initiative 30m
    
    Speaker: Dr Dario Menasce (Universita & INFN, Milano-Bicocca (IT))
    
    Recording
    
    WorkshopCERN.pptx
  - 15:30
    
    Just for the kick of it - learning by playing 30m
    
    Speaker: Joao Antunes Pequenao (CERN)
    
    INSIGHTS_Sept2018.pdf
    
    Recording
  - 16:00
    
    coffee break 20m
  - 16:20
    
    Abolish Outreach! 30m
    
    Speaker: James Beacham (Ohio State University (US))
    
    Beacham_AbolishOutreach_CERN_2018Sept19.pdf
    
    Recording
  - 16:50
    
    Panel session and conclusions 40m
    
    THis session is chaired by Athina Zampara, PO of the INSIGHTS and AMVA4NewPhysics networks. All speakers are invited to a round-table discussion of the outreach actions described during the day
    
    Speakers: Sergei Gleyzer (University of Florida (US)), Tommaso Dorigo (Universita e INFN, Padova (IT))
    
    Recording
- 19:00 → 20:00
  A Capella Science event: A CAPELLA SCIENCE 500/1-001 - Main Auditorium
  
  500/1-001 - Main Auditorium
  
  CERN
  
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  - 19:00
    
    A CAPELLA SCIENCE event 1h
    
    Speaker: Tim Blais
    
    Recording
Thursday 20 September
- 09:00 → 12:30
  Introduction to Statistics and Machine Learning: Statistics and Machine Learning II 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr
  
  40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr
  
  CERN
  
  100
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  Conveners: Glen Cowan (Royal Holloway, University of London), Sergei Gleyzer (University of Florida (US))
  - 09:00
    
    Introduction to Statistics II 1h 30m
    
    Speaker: Glen Cowan (Royal Holloway, University of London)
    
    cowan_cern_2018_2.pdf
  - 10:30
    
    Coffee Break 30m
  - 11:00
    
    Introduction to Machine Learning II 1h 30m
    
    Speaker: Sergei Gleyzer (University of Florida (US))
    
    INSIGHTS_Sergei_Gleyzer_2.pdf
- 12:30 → 14:00
  
  Lunch 1h 30m
- 14:00 → 18:00
  Hands-on Tutorials: Machine Learning Tutorials 40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr
  
  40/S2-B01 - Salle Bohr
  
  CERN
  
  100
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  Conveners: Lorenzo Moneta (CERN), Sergei Gleyzer (University of Florida (US))
  
  TMVA_tutorial INSIGHTS.pdf
  - 14:00
    
    Introduction to Machine Learning Tools in ROOT 1h 30m
    
    Speakers: Lorenzo Moneta (CERN), Sergei Gleyzer (University of Florida (US))
    
    TMVA_tutorial INSIGHTS.pdf
  - 15:30
    
    Coffe Break 30m
  - 16:00
    
    Tutorial (TMVA, Keras, PyKeras) 1h 30m
    
    githhub repository
Friday 21 September
- 09:00 → 12:30
  Introduction to Statistics and Machine Learning: Statistics and Machine Learning III 222/R-001
  
  222/R-001
  
  CERN
  
  200
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  Conveners: Glen Cowan (Royal Holloway, University of London), Sergei Gleyzer (University of Florida (US))
  - 09:00
    
    Introduction to Statistics 1h 30m
    
    Speaker: Glen Cowan (Royal Holloway, University of London)
    
    cowan_cern_2018_3.pdf
    
    Recording
  - 10:30
    
    Coffee Break 30m
  - 11:00
    
    Machine Learning III 1h 30m
    
    Speaker: Sergei Gleyzer (University of Florida (US))
    
    INSIGHTS_Sergei_Gleyzer_3.pdf
    
    INSIGHTS_Sergei_Gleyzer_3.pptx
    
    Recording
- 12:30 → 14:00
  
  Lunch 1h 30m
- 14:00 → 18:00
  Statistical and Data Analysis Tools: Introduction to Roofit and Roostats 222/R-001
  
  222/R-001
  
  CERN
  
  200
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  Conveners: Lorenzo Moneta (CERN), Wouter Verkerke (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))
  - 14:00
    
    Introduction to RooFit and Rootats 1h 30m
    
    Speaker: Wouter Verkerke (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))
    
    insights-roofitstats-intro-v3.pdf
  - 15:30
    
    Coffe Break 30m
  - 16:00
    
    RooFit and RooStata tutorial 1h

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