ATLAS+CMS “away days” “Computers in the search for the Higgs Boson”

for JCSS

Ian Fisk (Simons Foundation) + Norman McCubbin (RAL) 9th October 2014

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“away days”: wrap-up

• Not as much engagement as hoped for, but still worthwhile….

• Report:– Section 1 (Introduction): good discussion on draft “physics”

section, and how to merge with “computing” bit. Items for further work identified.

– Section 2 (Overview). Next iteration of text and figures done (and in svn). This section is just about in “draft minus 1” state.

– Section 3: (Data production: on-line) Some text is in svn. More work needed. (A planned trip to CERN by one author had to be cancelled..)

– Section 4: (Simulation): Contact with authors, and commitment to get going!

– Section 5: (Off-line processing) See report from David Rousseau.

ATLAS+CMS:JCSS 9 Oct 2014

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“away days”: wrap-up

• Report:– Section 6 (Management and organisation of distributed data):

‘Mining’ CHEP 2013 contributions. Need to check if all identified authors can and will be able to contribute.

– Section 7 (Distributed analysis): Some text in svn. Needs more work. (Can all authors contribute?)

– Section 8 (Project management and tools): some text in svn, and discussions this week for next steps. Need new CMS author.

– Section 9 (Outlook): needs work!

• We need sustained, continuing effort (but it’s not 100% fulltime), but I think these “away days” have provided an “impulse”.

• LET’S DO IT!

ATLAS+CMS:JCSS 9 Oct 2014