Oct 3: The preprint End-To-End Optimization of the Layout of a Gamma Ray Observatory, led by several MODE members, is now online. arXiv:2310.01857
Sep 25: The preprint TomOpt: Differential optimisation for task- and constraint-aware design of particle detectors in the context of muon tomography is now online. arXiv:2309.14027
May 30: Several members of MODE (Aehle, Baydin, Gauger, Haack, Heinrich, Sagebaum, Vischia, Watts) will be present at Differentiable and Probabilistic Programming for Fundamental Physics, a long research workshop in Munich. Participants
May 25: The MODE white paper Toward the end-to-end optimization of particle physics instruments with differentiable programming has been published. Read
May 18: The first confirmed contributions to the Third MODE Workshop are published in the agenda: Indico
Mar 20: The Third MODE Workshop on Differentiable Programming for experiment design will take place at Princeton University. Registration and abstract submission are open: Indico
2022
Dec 8: The contribution by MODE (and collaborators) to the NuPECC Long Range Plan 2024 has been made public: Link
Nov 25: A MODE collaboration meeting was held, and seven new members were accepted. Indico
Sep 12–16: The Second MODE Workshop was held in Kolymbari, Crete, with 50 in-person and 36 online participants. Indico
May 20: Registration and abstract submission opened for the Second MODE Workshop. Indico
Mar 22: The MODE white paper Toward the End-to-End Optimization of Particle Physics Instruments with Differentiable Programming was uploaded to the arXiv. arXiv:2203.13818
Mar 10: The article neos: End-To-End-Optimised Summary Statistics for High Energy Physics was uploaded to the arXiv. arXiv:2203.05570
Mar 6: The article Deep Regression of Muon Energy with a K-Nearest Neighbor Algorithm was uploaded to the arXiv. arXiv:2203.02841
Feb 28: The article Differentiable Matrix Elements with MadJax was uploaded to the arXiv. arXiv:2203.00057
Feb 22: The article Calorimetric Measurement of Multi-TeV Muons via Deep Regression was published in EPJ C. Read
2021
Oct 21: Several new members joined MODE: Dr. Tasos Belias (GSI), Dr. Claudius Krause (Rutgers), Prof. Christian Glaser (Uppsala), Mr. Max Lamparth (TUM), Dr. Lukas Heinrich (CERN), Dr. Patrick Stowell (Durham), Prof. Haitham Zaraket (Lebanese University).
Sep 9: The first MODE workshop on automatic differentiation was a success, with over 100 participants.
Jul 22: External registrations opened for the first MODE workshop on automatic differentiation.
May 14: An organizational meeting of INFN researchers interested in MODE was held, leading to the creation of the MODE_INFN group.
Apr 25: ParticleBites published a post on MODE. Read
Apr 21: The APPEC website and newsletter featured an interview with the Scientific Coordinator of MODE. Read
Mar 30: The first MODE article was published in Nuclear Physics News International. DOI
Mar 10: The preprint of the MODE short article became available on INSPIRE. INSPIRE
Mar 1: The webpage for the first MODE Workshop was made public.
Feb 5: The preprint of the MODE short article was made public. PDF
Feb 5: Contact information for the Steering Board and institutional representatives was published.
2020
Dec 20: MODE submitted a short article to Nuclear Physics News International.
Dec 14: The Scientific Coordinator and Steering Board composition until December 31, 2022, were approved.
Nov 9: The MODE Statute was approved.
Oct 16: The kick-off meeting of the MODE Collaboration took place.
Sep 8: MODE decided to organize a workshop on Differentiable Programming for Design Optimization.
Sep 6: An open kick-off meeting of the JENAA group was announced. Indico