Computational and data science research to enable discoveries in fundamental physics
IRIS-HEP is a software institute funded by the National Science Foundation. It is developing state-of-the-art software cyberinfrastructure required for the challenges of data intensive scientific research at the High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) at CERN, and other planned HEP experiments of the 2020’s. These facilities are discovery machines which aim to understand the fundamental building blocks of nature and their interactions. Full Overview
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“2025 IRIS-HEP Fellows Program is open for applications”
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The IRIS-HEP Fellows program provides funding support for selected individuals to spend several months working closely with a mentor on an HEP software R&D topic relevant to the Institute. Find out more about opportunities with the IRIS-HEP Fellows program. Current fellows include:
Jun – Sep, 2023
Jul – Sep, 2024
Mar – Jul, 2025