IceCube Bootcamp: Summer 2016

11 Jun 2016, 09:00 → 17 Jun 2016, 17:00 US/Central

Supernova (WIPAC, Madison)

Carlos Arguelles (o=mit,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu), Donglian Xu (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Kyle Jero (o=uwrf,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

IceCube bootcamp on basic software and analysis techniques. Pre-bootcamp: June 11-12. Beginner bootcamp: June 13-14. Advanced bootcamp: June 15-17

Saturday 11 June

Computing basics: Introduction to bash and python, pretty plotting

terminal, command lines, simple python modules and plottings

Conveners: Dr Alex Olivas (o=umd,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu), Dr Carlos Arguelles (o=mit,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu), Dr Donglian Xu (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Elim Cheung (o=umd,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu), James Bourbeau (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu), Kyle Jero (o=uwrf,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

1 introduction to python and shell

Speaker: James Bourbeau (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

Recordings Day 1 Part 1 Day 1 Part 2

Slides http://icecube.wisc.edu/~jbourbeau/bootcamp/Python_Introduction.html http://icecube.wisc.edu/~jbourbeau/bootcamp/Shell_Introduction.html

12:00 Lunch break

Introduction to numpy, scipy, and condor

Numpy, scipy, basic plotting with matplotlib and ipython notebook, submitting jobs on npx4

Conveners: Dr Alex Olivas (o=umd,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu), Dr Carlos Arguelles (o=mit,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu), Dr Donglian Xu (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Elim Cheung (o=umd,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu), Kyle Jero (o=uwrf,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

2 numpy, scipy, condor

Speaker: Kyle Jero (o=uwrf,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

Recordings Day 1 Part 3 Day 1 Part 4

Slides http://icecube.wisc.edu/~dschultz/docs/slides/condor.html#1 http://icecube.wisc.edu/~kjero/Bootcamp/2015/Notebooks/Python_Introduction.html

Sunday 12 June

Computing basics

Exercise on terminal, command lines, submitting jobs on a cluster, writing simple python modules and making pretty figures

Conveners: Dr Carlos Arguelles (o=mit,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu), Dr Donglian Xu (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Elim Cheung (o=umd,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

3 Pretty plotting

Speaker: Elim Cheung (o=umd,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

Recordings Day 2 Part 1

Slides

• cheat_sheet.pdf
• histograms.pdf
• introduction.pdf
• plot_distributions_template.py

4 Exercises:plotting, submitting jobs to condor..

Speaker: Austin Schneider (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

12:00 Lunch break

Flasher data analysis

Conveners: Prof. Dawn Williams (University of Alabama), Suruj Seunarine (o=uwrf,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

5 Flasher analysis

Speaker: Prof. Dawn Williams (University of Alabama)

Recordings Day 2 Part 2

Slides bootcamp16_flashers_williams.pdf bootcamp16_flashers_williams.pptx

15:35 Coffee break

6 Simulating flashers

Speaker: Suruj Seunarine (o=uwrf,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

Slides flasher_simulations.pdf

Monday 13 June

Introduction to WIPAC / IceCube

7 Welcome to WIPAC

Speaker: Dr Kael Hanson (University of Wisconsin)

Recordings Day 3 Part 1

8 Particle Astrophysics and Neutrinos

IceCube science

Speaker: Markus Ahlers (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

Recordings Day 3 Part 1

Slides Ahlers_Bootcamp2016.pdf

9 The IceCube Detector

Speaker: Dr Kael Hanson (University of Wisconsin)

Paper HS_-_Madison_Bootcamp_2016.pdf

Recordings Day 3 Part 1

Slides HANSON_-_Bootcamp_2016_Madison_-_IceCube_Introduction_rev_2.pptx Hitspool_Explorer_Notebook_HOWTO.pptx

11:00 Coffee break

Computer setup: VM

Conveners: Dr Alex Olivas (o=umd,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu), David Schultz (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu), Nils Irland (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

Visualizing IceCube Events: i3 files, dataio-pyshovel, steamshovel, etc

i3 files, dataio-pyshovel, steamshovel

Convener: Zachary Griffith (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

10 Visualizing IceCube Events: i3 files, dataio-pyshovel, steamshovel, etc

Recordings Day 3 Part 2

Slides viewing_i3_files.pdf

12:45 Lunch break

IceCube software

SVN, docs, install, trac, etc

Conveners: Dr Alex Olivas (o=umd,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu), David Schultz (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

11 SVN, docs

Speaker: Dr Alex Olivas (o=umd,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

Recordings Day 3 Part 3

Slides IceCube_Software.pdf

16:00 Coffee break

Exercises

Welcome Party - Madison Hostel - address below: https://www.hiusa.org/hostels/wisconsin/madison/madison

Tentative location: the hostel where most participants stay.

Tuesday 14 June

Triggering, Filtering, and Transmission

triggering system, synchronization, online filtering and data transmission

Convener: John Kelley (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

12 Triggering, Filtering, and Transmission

Speaker: John Kelley (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

Recordings Day 4 Part 1

Slides Bootcamp-DOMnDAQ-2016.pdf

Modeling the South Pole ice

Convener: Dmitry Chirkin (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

13 Modeling the South Pole ice

Speaker: Dmitry Chirkin (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

Recordings Day 4 Part 1

Slides ice.pdf

10:30 Coffee break

Atmospheric neutrinos and muons

Convener: Logan Wille (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

14 Atmospheric neutrinos and muons

Speaker: Logan Wille (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

Recordings Day 4 Part 2

Slides AtmoNeu.pdf

IceTray framework

Frames, data I/O, table writing, hdf manipulation

Conveners: Dr Alex Olivas (o=umd,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu), David Schultz (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

15 IceTray

Speaker: Dr Alex Olivas (o=umd,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

Recordings Day 4 Part 2

Slides

• IceTray-free_I3File_Access.pdf
• Intro_to_OOP_in_Python_(Object_Oriented_Programming).pdf
• Modern_IceTray.pdf

12:30 Lunch break

IceTray framework

Frames, data I/O, table writing, hdf manipulation

Conveners: Dr Alex Olivas (o=umd,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu), David Schultz (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

16 IceTray

Recordings Day 4 Part 3

Group Photo

15:45 Coffee break

Exercise

writing i3 modules

Conveners: Dr Alex Olivas (o=umd,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu), David Schultz (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

17 IceTray Exercise

Recordings Day 4 Part 4

Computing Resources Tour

Getting to know your clusters (NPX4, cobalts, etc) in person.

Convener: Nils Irland (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

Wednesday 15 June

Simulation and Weighting

IceCube simulation chain, simprod scripts, ERROR BARS after weighting

Conveners: Dr Alex Olivas (o=umd,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu), Juan Carlos Diaz-Velez (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

18 Simprod

Speakers: Dr Alex Olivas (o=umd,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu), Juan Carlos Diaz-Velez (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

Recordings Day 5 Part 1

Slides Simulation_in_IceCube_2016.pdf

19 MC Weighting

Speaker: Kevin Ghorbani (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

Recordings Day 5 Part 1

Slides Weighting_v2.html

10:45 Coffee break

Distributed computing

condor, dagman, data storage, etc

Convener: Gonzalo Merino (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

20 Distributed computing

Speaker: Gonzalo Merino (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

Recordings Day 5 Part 1 Day 5 Part 2

Slides 20160615_Bootcamp_Grid.pdf

12:30 Lunch break

Event Reconstructions

First guess algorithms, tracks, cascades, double cascades

Convener: Dr Delia Tosi (UW Madison)

21 Event Reconstructions

Speaker: Dr Delia Tosi (UW Madison)

notebook http://icecube.wisc.edu/~kjero/Bootcamp/2015/Notebooks/Reconstruction_Introduction.html http://icecube.wisc.edu/~kjero/Bootcamp/2015/Notebooks/Specific%20IceCube%20Reconstructions.html

Recordings Day 5 Part 3

16:00 Coffee break

Exercises

submitting jobs, running simprod scripts, etc

Thursday 16 June

Introduction to physics analyses in IceCube

analysis chain, event selection/cuts, veto techniques

Conveners: Albrecht Karle (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu), Donglian Xu (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu), Moriah Tobin (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

22 Introduction to physics analyses in IceCube

Speaker: Dr Donglian Xu (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Recordings Day 6 Part 1

Slides Intro_IceCube_analyses.key Intro_IceCube_analyses.pdf

23 Introduction to physics analyses in IceCube-DeepCore

Speaker: Moriah Tobin (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

Recordings Day 6 Part 1

Slides DeepCoreAnalyses-Bootcamp2016.pdf

24 Veto Techniques

Speaker: Albrecht Karle (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

Recordings Day 6 Part 1

Slides selecting_events_and_diffuse_analysis.pdf

10:40 Coffee break

Statistics basics

maximium likelihood method, confidence interval, Wilk's theroem, error propagations, etc

Convener: Dmitry Chirkin (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

25 Statistics basics

Speaker: Dmitry Chirkin (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

Recordings Day 6 Part 1

12:30 Lunch break

Guided projects continued

Conveners: Mr Carlos Arguelles (o=mit,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu), David Schultz (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu), Donglian Xu (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu), Juan Carlos Diaz-Velez (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu), Kyle Jero (o=uwrf,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

26 Steamshovel artists

Speaker: David Schultz (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

27 Graduate student essentials

MC variables, weighting, simprod scripting, ..

Speaker: Kyle Jero (o=uwrf,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

28 Event Reconstruction

Speaker: Dr Donglian Xu (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Slides Event_Reconstruction.pdf

29 Advanced Statistics

Ensemble construction, limit setting, frequentist/bayesian, forward folding, unfolding, Brazilian plot, Asimov test, etc

Speaker: Dr Carlos Arguelles (o=mit,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

Slides

• exA.zip
• exB.zip
• Frequentist_likelihood.html
• statistics_projects_bootcamp.pdf

30 HESE veto

Speaker: Kevin Ghorbani (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

31 Simulations

Speakers: Dr Alex Olivas (o=umd,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu), Juan Carlos Diaz-Velez (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

Friday 17 June

Guided projects continued

Conveners: Dr Carlos Arguelles (o=mit,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu), David Schultz (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu), Dr Donglian Xu (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Juan Carlos Diaz-Velez (o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu), Kyle Jero (o=uwrf,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)

12:30 Lunch break

Surviving IceCube

Introduction to IceCube policies by Early Career Scientists representative Dr. Delia Tosi

Convener: Dr Delia Tosi (UW Madison)

32 Surviving IceCube

Speaker: Dr Delia Tosi (UW Madison)

Recordings Day 7 Part 1

Slides Bootcamp_2016_SurvivingIceCube.pdf

Presentations

33 Event Reconstruction

Slides event_reconstruction.pdf

15:30 Coffee break

Presentations & Closing ceremony