Advanced Statistical Tools at the Intersection of cosmology and High-Energy & Nuclear Physics

Workshop & School

December 4-7, 2023 Unidad de Seminarios "Dr. Ignacio Chávez", UNAM.

About

Statistical methods and machine learning are increasingly relevant in high energy physics, nuclear physics and cosmology, where large sets of complex data and analyses are the norm. This event is focused in the use of statistical tools with a multidisciplinary approach. The event includes a workshop and an advanced school (with projects) where researchers and students are expected to interact and find synergies between subfields.

Workshop

The workshop days would start with a short session of presentation in a jamboree style, followed by introductory session, followed by specific plenary talks and short talks. The speakers are expected to present their research with emphasis in the statistical methods accompanied by a brief description of problems where this methods are implemented and highlighting the open problems/questions to be faced. At the end of the day, a free discussion session is planned where the chair will guide the discussion over the open questions raised during the day.

Lectures/Projects

In the school days, the invited speakers will present a lecture where a particular statistical method is used. It is expected that the lectures will provide the theoretical framework for any participant to apply the methodology to its own domain.

Registration

Registration deadline: November 21, 2023
**Limited availability**

FAQ:

  • aurore@fisica.unam.mx
  • mmaganav@fisica.unam.mx

Invited Speakers/lecturers

  • Miguel Aragon (IA-UNAM Ensenada)
    • Talk: Statistics of the Cosmic Web
    • Lecture: Introduction to data analysis with neural networks
  • Modi Chirag (Flatiron Center)
    • Talk: Forward modeling approaches for Cosmology: simulation based inference and field level inference
    • Lecture: Hands on simulation-based inference
  • Sébastien Fromenteau (ICF-UNAM)
    • Lecture: Warming-up of Bayesian Inference and Machine learning
  • Will Handley (Kavli Institute for Cosmology, Cambridge)
    • Talk: Nested sampling: powering next-generation inference and machine learning tools for cosmology, particle physics and beyond
    • Lecture: Monte Carlo tools for cosmology and particle physics (with a contrastive focus on nested sampling)

  • William Jay (MIT)
    • Talk + Lecture: Bayesian techniques applied to problems in lattice QCD
  • Brandon Kriesten (Argonne National Lab)
    • Talk: Physics informed deep learning models for Generalized Parton Distributions
    • Lecture: Machine learning for inverse problems
  • Pavel Nadolsky (Southern MethodistUniversity)
    • Talk: Multivariate uncertainty quantification in the global analysis of hadron structure

Organizing Committee PIIF-IFUNAM

  • Aurore Courtoy (co-chair)
  • Marcos García
  • Myriam Mondragón

  • Mariana Vargas Magaña (co-chair)
  • Manfred Kraus

External Academic Advisors

  • Sébastien Fromenteau (ICF-UNAM)
  • Alberto Vázquez (ICF-UNAM)

Schedule

Time MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
09:30 - 09:45 Intro Course 1: Sebastien
"Warming-up of Bayesian Inference and Machine learning"
Spotlight talks Course 4: Miguel Aragon
"Introduction to data analysis with neural networks"
09:45 - 10:00
10:00 - 11:00 Will Handley
"Nested sampling: powering next-generation inference and machine learning tools for cosmology, particle physics and beyond"
Pavel Nadolsky
"Multivariate uncertainty quantification in the global analysis of hadron structure"
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Coffee
11:30 - 12:00 Chirag Modi
"Forward modeling approaches for Cosmology: simulation based inference and field level inference"
Coffee Will Jay
"Bayesian techniques applied to problems in lattice QCD"
Coffee
12:00 - 12:30 Course 2: Will Handley
"Monte Carlo tools for cosmology and particle physics (with a contrastive focus on nested sampling)"
Course 5: Will Jay
"Bayesian techniques applied to problems in lattice QCD"
12:30 - 13:30 Discussion 1:
Mariana & Will Chirag
Discussion 3:
Aurore & Pavel and Will
13:30 - 14:00 Lunch Lunch
14:00 - 15:00 Lunch Lunch
15:00 - 15:30 Miguel Aragon
"Statistics of the Cosmic Web"
Brandon Kriesten
"Physics informed deep learning models for Generalized Parton Distributions"
15:30 - 16:00 Course 3: Chirag Modi
"Hands on simulation-based inference"
Course 6: Brandon Kriesten
"Machine learning for inverse problems"
16:00 - 17:00 Discussion 2:
Sebastien & Miguel & Josue
Discussion 4:
Huziel & Brandon
17:00 - 17:30
17:30 - 18:00 Summary Discussion
Aurore & Mariana
COSMO COSMO QCD QCD