Category: News & Events
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Tackling Negative Weights in High-Energy Physics Simulations
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Last week, from May 5 to 8, researchers from across the high-energy physics community gathered at CERN to take on a thorny problem in modern event generation: negative weights. As computing demands rise with the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC), so too does the urgency to make Monte Carlo (MC) simulations more efficient. Negative weights—an artefact of…
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1st NGT Hackathon: a week of innovation and collaboration
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The 1st NGT Hackathon, held at CERN’s IdeaSquare from 7–11 April 2025, brought together more than 40 students and researchers from across the Next Generation Triggers (NGT) collaboration and other 15 institutes. Throughout the week, participants rolled up their sleeves to explore a range of hands-on topics, including writing their first coroutine, running generators on…
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European AI for Fundamental Physics Conference 2025
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The second edition of the European AI for Fundamental Physics Conference (EuCAIFCon 2025) will take place in Cagliari, Italy, from June 16 to June 20, 2025. This event serves as a platform for researchers across different fields of fundamental physics to explore the latest advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning and how they…
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1st NGT Hackathon – April 7-11, 2025 at CERN Ideasquare
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The first NGT Hackathon will take place from April 7 to April 11, 2025, at IdeaSquare, CERN. This event offers a hands-on opportunity for participants to collaborate, share knowledge, and explore new computing solutions in a focused, distraction-free environment. Participants will work in teams of 4-6 people, selecting one of the following challenges: This hackathon…
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Fast Machine Learning for Science Conference 2025
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The Fast Machine Learning for Science Conference 2025 will take place from September 1–5, 2025, at ETH Zurich, bringing together researchers and industry experts to explore the latest advancements in machine learning (ML) for scientific discovery. As experimental techniques advance, generating increasingly complex and high-resolution datasets, machine learning (ML) has quickly become a fundamental tool…
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Advancing Quantum Simulation and Computing for High-Energy Physics – TH Institute in collaboration with NGT
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The intersection of quantum simulation, quantum computation, and high-energy physics (HEP) is opening new frontiers in scientific discovery. This year, the CERN’S TH Institutes, organized in collaboration with CERN Quantum Technology Initiative (QTI) and NextGen Triggers (NGT), will bring together experts from these fields to explore how quantum technologies can revolutionize fundamental physics research. The…