European Review of the Mantid Project

11 May 2020, 10:30 → 13 May 2020, 14:00 Europe/London

ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

Paul Butler (NIST)

The review of the use and development of the Mantid project at European Neutron Sources.

The Mantid project has been in continual development for over 11 years. It is a collaboratively developed framework with a defined project governance and official membership from ISIS, ORNL (SNS & HFIR), ESS, ILL. Contributions from, and partial use of Mantid from the following facilities that are not officially a member of the mantid project: FRMII, ANSTO and CSNS.

Mantid is a collaboratively developed and maintained framework which is now the chosen core framework for data reduction and ISIS, ILL and ESS. The framework is used on a number of instruments at FRMII. The decision to collaborate on a single framework by neutron facilities represents a high level choice by facility management to develop a sustainable open source framework for data reduction that is not at risk of single point failure.

As such the project represents a major international investment in scientific computing for neutron facilities. The project delivers mission critical software that forms a core component of the user operations at key neutron facilities in Europe and the United States. There is considerable interest from both the PMB and facility directors in ensuring that the investment made in the development of Mantid represents good scientific, operational and financial value. With strong support of facility management the project Management Board of Mantid have commissioned a review of the current status of the project. It has been decided that it would be best accomplished by undertaking reviews independently in Europe and the United States. This review will focus solely on the European aspect of Mantid. It is the right time to convene a group of experts to assess the current status of the project and the future direction in respect of a number of key areas:

1. Impact to science programme.
2. Project strategy.
3. Project Management and project governance.

 

Monday, 11 May

1 Registration

2 Registration and Lunch

3 Welcome and Introductions

Welcome from the Director of the ISIS Facility

Speaker: Prof. Robert McGreevy (ISIS)

4 Mantid Project Overview

Speaker: Dr Jonathan Taylor (ESS)

5 Coffee

6 Mantid Project Strategy

7 Project Management and Governance

Delivered by the Mantid PM

Speaker: Dr Nicholas Draper (Tessella)

8 Open Q/A Session with Panel

Speaker: Dr Paul Butler (NIST)

9 Panel Closed Session

Provides the opportunity for the panel to review material and talks from the first day and plan for the second day of the review. This session will be led by the chair of the review panel.

Speaker: Dr Paul Butler (NIST)

10 Close

Tuesday, 12 May

11 Panel Closed Session

Review and Planning

Speaker: Dr Paul Butler (NIST)

Facility Presentations: ISIS

Each facility will present realities of using Mantid and their engagement with the Mantid Project at their respective facilities.

Convener: Dr Lamar Moore (ISIS)

Facility Presentations: ORNL

Each facility will present realities of using Mantid and their engagement with the Mantid Project at their respective facilities.

Convener: Dr Andrei Savici (SNS)

12 Coffee

Facility Presentations: ILL

Each facility will present realities of using Mantid and their engagement with the Mantid Project at their respective facilities.

Convener: Dr Paolo Mutti (ILL)

Facility Presentations: ESS

Each facility will present realities of using Mantid and their engagement with the Mantid Project at their respective facilities.

Convener: Dr Jonathan Taylor (ESS)

13 Lunch

Panel Discusions: User Committee Discussion

Panel discussions led by panel chair surrounding the central themes of the charge with various groups.

Panel Discusions: Software Development Discussion

Panel discussions led by panel chair surrounding the central themes of the charge with various groups.

14 Coffee

Panel Discusions: Project Management Board Discussion

Panel discussions led by panel chair surrounding the central themes of the charge with various groups.

15 Panel Closed Session

Review and Creation of Advisory Documents.

Speaker: Dr Paul Butler (NIST)

16 Close

Wednesday, 13 May

17 Panel Closed Session

Creation of advisory documents.

Speaker: Dr Paul Butler (NIST)

18 Lunch

19 Feedback and Wrap-up

The panel provides feedback to the project. Advisory documents may not yet be complete by this stage.

Speaker: Dr Paul Butler (NIST)