Physics Event Generator Computing Workshop
from
Monday 26 November 2018 (09:00)
to
Wednesday 28 November 2018 (18:00)
Monday 26 November 2018
09:00
Welcome and Practicalities
-
Andrea Valassi
(
CERN
)
Graeme Stewart
(
CERN
)
Welcome and Practicalities
Andrea Valassi
(
CERN
)
Graeme Stewart
(
CERN
)
09:00 - 09:05
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
09:05
CWP Challenges and Workshop Aims
-
Elizabeth Sexton-Kennedy
(
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (US)
)
Graeme Stewart
(
CERN
)
CWP Challenges and Workshop Aims
Elizabeth Sexton-Kennedy
(
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (US)
)
Graeme Stewart
(
CERN
)
09:05 - 09:30
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
We review the challenges for the HEP field with an emphasis on Physics Generators as an introduction to the workshop's goals
09:30
Introduction to Generator Codes
-
Simon Platzer
(
University of Vienna (AT)
)
Introduction to Generator Codes
Simon Platzer
(
University of Vienna (AT)
)
09:30 - 10:00
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
10:00
ATLAS Needs and Concerns
-
Josh McFayden
(
CERN
)
ATLAS Needs and Concerns
Josh McFayden
(
CERN
)
10:00 - 10:20
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
10:20
CMS Needs and Concerns
-
Efe Yazgan
(
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
)
CMS Needs and Concerns
Efe Yazgan
(
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
)
10:20 - 10:40
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
10:40
Coffee
Coffee
10:40 - 11:10
Room: 4/2-011 - TH common room
11:10
LHCb Needs and Concerns
-
Philip Ilten
(
University of Birmingham (GB)
)
LHCb Needs and Concerns
Philip Ilten
(
University of Birmingham (GB)
)
11:10 - 11:30
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
11:30
Practical Computing Considerations
-
David Lange
(
Princeton University (US)
)
Practical Computing Considerations
David Lange
(
Princeton University (US)
)
11:30 - 11:50
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
11:50
Discussion
Discussion
11:50 - 12:15
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
12:15
Lunch
Lunch
12:15 - 13:15
13:15
Performance Optimisation Introduction
-
Servesh Muralidharan
(
CERN
)
Performance Optimisation Introduction
Servesh Muralidharan
(
CERN
)
13:15 - 13:45
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
13:45
Optimising Memory Use
-
Sebastien Ponce
(
CERN
)
Optimising Memory Use
Sebastien Ponce
(
CERN
)
13:45 - 14:15
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
14:15
Performance Discussion
Performance Discussion
14:15 - 15:00
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
15:00
Coffee
Coffee
15:00 - 15:30
Room: 4/2-011 - TH common room
15:30
Sherpa Status and Plans
-
Marek Schoenherr
(
CERN
)
Sherpa Status and Plans
Marek Schoenherr
(
CERN
)
15:30 - 15:53
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
15:53
Madgraph Status and Plans
-
Olivier Mattelaer
(
UCLouvain
)
Madgraph Status and Plans
Olivier Mattelaer
(
UCLouvain
)
15:53 - 16:16
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
16:16
PYTHIA 8 Status and Plans
-
Philip Ilten
(
University of Birmingham (GB)
)
PYTHIA 8 Status and Plans
Philip Ilten
(
University of Birmingham (GB)
)
16:16 - 16:38
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
16:38
Herwig Status and Plans
-
Peter Richardson
(
CERN & IPPP, Durham University
)
Herwig Status and Plans
Peter Richardson
(
CERN & IPPP, Durham University
)
16:38 - 17:00
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
17:00
POWHEG Status and Plans
-
Emanuele Re
(
CERN
)
POWHEG Status and Plans
Emanuele Re
(
CERN
)
17:00 - 17:20
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
17:20
Discussion
Discussion
17:20 - 18:00
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
Tuesday 27 November 2018
09:00
High-multiplicity multi-jet merging with HPC technology
-
Holger Schulz
(
Fermilab
)
High-multiplicity multi-jet merging with HPC technology
Holger Schulz
(
Fermilab
)
09:00 - 09:25
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
09:25
A novel workflow of generator tunings in HPC for LHC new physics searches
-
Xiangyang Ju
(
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (US)
)
A novel workflow of generator tunings in HPC for LHC new physics searches
Xiangyang Ju
(
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (US)
)
09:25 - 09:50
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
09:50
Adaptive multi-channel integration with MPI
-
Simon Brass
(
University of Siegen
)
Simon Braß
(
Universität Siegen
)
Adaptive multi-channel integration with MPI
Simon Brass
(
University of Siegen
)
Simon Braß
(
Universität Siegen
)
09:50 - 10:15
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
10:15
Discussion
Discussion
10:15 - 10:30
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
10:30
Coffee
Coffee
10:30 - 11:00
Room: 4/2-011 - TH common room
11:00
Optimising Generator Usage
-
Marek Schoenherr
(
CERN
)
Stefan Hoeche
(
SLAC
)
Andy Buckley
(
University of Glasgow (GB)
)
Optimising Generator Usage
Marek Schoenherr
(
CERN
)
Stefan Hoeche
(
SLAC
)
Andy Buckley
(
University of Glasgow (GB)
)
11:00 - 12:00
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
12:00
Photos and Tauola Status and Plans
-
Zbigniew Andrzej Was
(
Polish Academy of Sciences (PL)
)
Photos and Tauola Status and Plans
Zbigniew Andrzej Was
(
Polish Academy of Sciences (PL)
)
12:00 - 12:15
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
12:15
EvtGen Status and Plans
-
Michal Kreps
(
University of Warwick (GB)
)
EvtGen Status and Plans
Michal Kreps
(
University of Warwick (GB)
)
12:15 - 12:30
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
NNLO / N^3LO calculations with NNLOJet
-
Alexander Yohei Huss
(
CERN
)
NNLO / N^3LO calculations with NNLOJet
Alexander Yohei Huss
(
CERN
)
14:00 - 14:25
Room: 31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre
14:25
NNLO calculations with Matrix
-
Marius Wiesemann
(
CERN
)
NNLO calculations with Matrix
Marius Wiesemann
(
CERN
)
14:25 - 14:50
Room: 31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre
14:50
NNLO calculations with MCFM
-
Tobias Neumann
(
Illinois Tech / Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
)
NNLO calculations with MCFM
Tobias Neumann
(
Illinois Tech / Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
)
14:50 - 15:15
Room: 31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre
15:15
Coffee
Coffee
15:15 - 15:45
Room: 31/3-009 - IT Amphitheatre Coffee Area
15:45
Beyond Current Paradigms
-
Simon Platzer
(
University of Vienna (AT)
)
Beyond Current Paradigms
Simon Platzer
(
University of Vienna (AT)
)
15:45 - 16:05
Room: 31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre
16:05
Overflow Discussion, Closeout and Planning
-
Stefano Frixione
(
INFN
)
Overflow Discussion, Closeout and Planning
Stefano Frixione
(
INFN
)
16:05 - 17:00
Room: 31/3-004 - IT Amphitheatre
Wednesday 28 November 2018
09:00
Hackathon - Morning Session (NOTE CHANGED LOCATION!)
-
Servesh Muralidharan
(
CERN
)
Graeme Stewart
(
CERN
)
Hackathon - Morning Session (NOTE CHANGED LOCATION!)
Servesh Muralidharan
(
CERN
)
Graeme Stewart
(
CERN
)
09:00 - 12:30
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Hackathon - Afternoon Session (NOTE CHANGED LOCATION!)
-
Servesh Muralidharan
(
CERN
)
Graeme Stewart
(
CERN
)
Hackathon - Afternoon Session (NOTE CHANGED LOCATION!)
Servesh Muralidharan
(
CERN
)
Graeme Stewart
(
CERN
)
14:00 - 17:30
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium