Save the date: June 20-22, 2024

Registration and Hotel Block now Open

NOTE: Detailed Timetable coming soon!

Software and computing have become drivers in Nuclear Physics (NP) due to the explosive growth of scientific data and exascale facilities. Exploitation of these opportunities requires new hardware architectures and new algorithmic approaches at exascale, including those based on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. 

New collaborative efforts have emerged to capitalize on such opportunities, bringing NP theorists and experimentalists together with data and computer scientists. A common focus of these collaborative efforts is the development of robust, large-scale Software Infrastructure frameworks to carry out their complex scientific programs. Such frameworks require long-term support; however, establishment of suitable support mechanisms is challenging. The curation and long-term preservation of data is an important related issue.

The 2023 NSAC Long Range Plan incorporates a vision for the future of advanced computing for NP research. This workshop will bring together NP computing practitioners to discuss the implementation of this vision, with a focus on identifying mechanisms to achieve long-term, sustainable Software Infrastructure. A key output of the workshop will be a White Paper documenting community consensus on critical research directions, concerns, and opportunities in this area.

The workshop program will cover a broad range of current software and computing projects in the Nuclear Physics domain. Discussions will include general issues such as the role of research vs. infrastructure software, development of common software ecosystems, software sustainability best practices, and workforce development. Consideration of new opportunities will be carried out in the context of existing and currently planned DOE and NSF programs that support advanced NP computing and cyber-infrastructure.

The program will be inclusive. Please contact the Organizing Committee co-chairs with proposals for presentations, to help ensure good coverage of current NP advanced computing projects.

The 2.5 day workshop will be held at Jefferson Lab on June 20-22, 2024, running all day on June 20-21 and ending at noon on June 22. Support for the workshop is provided by the DOE Office of Nuclear Physics to enable widespread community participation. Coverage of  local expenses will be available for some young scientists who are within five years of receiving their PhD.

For the most up-to-date travel guidelines, please reference https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/international-travel-during-covid19.html.

For additional questions please contact sanpc2024workshop@jlab.org