PPTAP Computing & Software Roadmap Workshop

Europe/London
Neil Chue Hong, Tim Scanlon (UCL)
Description

The STFC Particle Physics Technology Advisory Panel:

https://stfc.ukri.org/about-us/how-we-are-governed/advisory-boards/pptap/

which is producing a coherent UK R&D roadmap covering the areas of accelerators, detectors and Software & Computing (S&C), has produced a short survey and is organising a mini workshop to gather further input from the community on the S&C aspects of the roadmap. The survey and mini workshop, which cover the areas of S&C R&D needs, funding structure, training and synergies, build upon the PPTAP community-wide questionnaire and fact-finding discussions carried out earlier this year.

The aim of the survey is to gain a better understanding of the S&C aspects of the roadmap. Based on the initial questionnaire/discussions, we have identified areas where additional information and input would be useful to gauge the overall thoughts of the community. The link to the survey can be found below and will close on Friday 16th July 2021:

https://edinburgh.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/pptap-computing-and-software-survey

In addition, we will also be holding a virtual mini workshop on the afternoons of the 19th-20th July 2021, where the key points that will be outlined in the S&C roadmap, along with open points that need to be finalised, will be discussed. A provisional timetable can be found here:

https://indico.stfc.ac.uk/event/331/

  • Day 1 will feature presentations from experiments, infrastructure and external experts to provide a more detailed overview of the S&C R&D requirements, challenges and synergies.
  • Day 2 will have sessions to discuss cross-cutting points for the UK Software & Computing R&D roadmap.

If you have an interest in helping to shape the S&C aspects of the R&D roadmap, we hope you will be able to complete the short survey and join the workshop. If you plan to attend any of the workshop, please do register (the button is just below this description) to allow us to send connection details and please also advertise the workshop to your groups and colleagues.

Registration
Participants
    • 12:59 13:00
      Zoom Details: Day 1

      Join Zoom Meeting:
      https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86492875208?pwd=UFdNc1ZkSm4zN3FSTEVUK3ZWU1Q0UT09

      Meeting ID: 864 9287 5208
      Passcode: 712316

      Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdXrm3GdAJ

      Collaborative Notes - Day 1: https://bit.ly/PPTAPSoftwareComputingNotesDay1
      Collaborative Notes - Day 2: https://bit.ly/PPTAPSoftwareComputingNotesDay1

    • 13:00 13:30
      Introduction: Day 1 - Requirements, Challenges and Synergies
      Conveners: Neil Chue Hong, Tim Scanlon (UCL)
      • 13:00
        Introduction to PPTAP 10m
        Speaker: Prof. Paula Chadwick (Durham University)
      • 13:15
        Welcome and aims of workshop 5m
        Speaker: Tim Scanlon (UCL)
      • 13:25
        Previous roadmaps and white papers 5m

        A summary of the previous work that has fed into the PPTAP work.

        Speaker: Neil Chue Hong
    • 13:30 15:50
      Challenges, Requirements and UK's Strengths

      Presenting the computing and software challenges and requirements from experiments and infrastructures.

      Conveners: Prof. Davide Colling (Imperial College London), Prof. Davide Costanzo (University of Sheffield)
    • 15:50 16:00
      Break 10m
    • 16:00 16:20
      Synergies: Benefits to UK / International Perspective

      How HEP software & computing benefits from/contributes to other areas and how it should/can collaborate with other areas.

      Conveners: Graeme Stewart (CERN), Dr Josh McFayden (University of Sussex)
    • 16:20 17:15
      Synergies: Interactions with other areas

      How HEP software & computing benefits from/contributes to other areas and how it should/can collaborate with other areas.

      Convener: Prof. Mark Wilkinson (University of Leicester)
      • 16:20
        Synergies with industry 10m
        Speaker: Dr Jonny Smith (Hartree Centre)
      • 16:30
        Synergies with astronomy 10m
        Speaker: Dr Jeremy Yates (UCL)
      • 16:40
        R&D synergies with other areas (Q&A) 10m
        Speakers: Dr James Hetherington (UCL), Neil Chue Hong (University of Edinburgh)
      • 16:50
        Discussion: Synergies with industry and other areas 25m
        Speaker: Dr Tim Scanlon (UCL)
    • 12:59 13:00
      Zoom Details: Day 2

      Join Zoom Meeting:
      https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86492875208?pwd=UFdNc1ZkSm4zN3FSTEVUK3ZWU1Q0UT09

      Meeting ID: 864 9287 5208
      Passcode: 712316

      Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdXrm3GdAJ

      Collaborative Notes - Day 1: https://bit.ly/PPTAPSoftwareComputingNotesDay1
      Collaborative Notes - Day 2: https://bit.ly/PPTAPSoftwareComputingNotesDay1

    • 13:00 13:10
      Introduction: Day 2 - Roadmap Discussion Points
      Conveners: Neil Chue Hong (University of Edinburgh), Tim Scanlon (UCL)
    • 13:10 14:45
      S&C Roadmap: R&D Roadmap

      Discussions on how to frame the PPTAP Software & Computing Roadmap response, looking at key areas identified by previous roadmaps, reports and interviews with the community. The two main topics will be the balance between incremental and innovative R&D (including hardware accelerators and blue-skies R&D) and the role of research technical professionals (including RSEs).

      Conveners: Neil Chue Hong, Tim Scanlon (UCL)
      • 13:10
        S&C R&D Roadmap Discussion Points 40m
        Speakers: Neil Chue Hong, Tim Scanlon (UCL)
      • 13:50
        Break 10m
      • 14:00
        S&C R&D Roadmap Discussion Points 40m
        Speakers: Neil Chue Hong, Dr Tim Scanlon (UCL)
    • 14:45 15:00
      Break 15m
    • 15:00 16:00
      S&C Roadmap: Research Technical Professionals

      Discussions on how to frame the PPTAP Software & Computing Roadmap response, looking at key areas identified by previous roadmaps, reports and interviews with the community. The two main topics will be the balance between incremental and innovative R&D (including hardware accelerators and blue-skies R&D) and the role of research technical professionals (including RSEs).

      Conveners: Neil Chue Hong, Dr Tim Scanlon (UCL)
    • 16:00 16:15
      Break 15m
    • 16:15 16:55
      Skills, Training and Career Progression

      This session will focus on two main areas: the skills/training necessary to full exploit and partake in the S&C R&D necessary to fulfil the goals of the field, and a discussion on what career structure is necessary to provide the best environment for researchers in the S&C area to flourish.

      Conveners: Neil Chue Hong, Dr Tim Scanlon (UCL)
    • 16:55 17:00
      Workshop wrap and next steps 5m