Training, Education and Outreach

Quick links

• Upcoming and recent events
• Training Modules and videos
• HSF Training Events

Introduction

The long-term sustainability of the research software ecosystem is particularly important for HEP, given that the HL-LHC and other facilities of the 2020s will be relevant through at least the 2030s. The IRIS-HEP Software Sustainability Core (SSC) focuses on activities which promote the long-term sustainability of the software. The SSC has primarily focused on Training, Education and Outreach.

To implement this vision, IRIS-HEP has developed a program to provide software training paths from a researcher’s first steps through more regular, active contribution along with its partners: HSF, FIRST-HEP and the Carpentries. In particular, it has developed an introductory HEP software curriculum and several software modules on techniques and methods for computing and data science. The training program has enabled HEP users to jump start their research and contribution to the field. The common efforts on training across HEP has helped build a strong sense of community.

Our efforts have established a platform from where we can scale and sustain our training efforts. Our training vision is reflected in the pyramid below.

Computational and Data Science for High Energy Physics (CoDaS-HEP) Summer School

IRIS-HEP team members help organize events, develop training material and participate as lecturers at all levels of this training vision. We organize and run the annual Computational and Data Science for High Energy Physics (CoDaS-HEP) summer school at Princeton and provide additional professional development for the most advanced students and postdocs by supporting connections with mentors through the IRIS-HEP Fellows Program. Integrated with this is a robust outreach program to engage local communities. This is essential to train STEM students in software at K-12 level by partnering with their teachers. These steps create a workforce capable of solving software challenges in general and those of HEP in particular.

Best Practices

IRIS-HEP continues to document, disseminate, and work towards community adoption of the best practices (from HEP and beyond) in the areas of software sustainability, including topics in software engineering, data/software preservation, and reproducibility. Of particular importance are best practices surrounding the modernization of the software development process for scientists.

Upcoming and Recent Training and Outreach Events

• 15 May - 16 May, 2021 - Arduino Micro Controller and C++ programming (STEM Teachers) (University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez (UPRM))
• 13 Feb - 14 Feb, 2021 - Machine Learning Basics for STEM teachers (Online (UPRM))
• 18 Jan - 22 Jan, 2021 - C++ Course and Hands-on Training (Virtual) -- 75 students.
• 2 Nov - 9 Nov, 2020 - ML + GPU Training (Online) -- 40 students.
• 12 Oct - 16 Oct, 2020 - C++ Course and Hands-on Training (Virtual) -- 48 students.
• 27 Jul - 30 Jul, 2020 - Virtual Docker Training (Online) -- 173 students.
• 15 Jul - 16 Jul, 2020 - UPRM STEM K-12 Workshop 2020 (University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez) -- 16 students.

[expand]

• 20 Jun - 20 Jun, 2020 - STEM. IRIS Quarknet UPRM June 2020 (Zoom) (University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez) -- 11 students.
• 17 Feb - 19 Feb, 2020 - Analysis Preservation Bootcamp (CERN) -- 70 students.
• 27 Nov - 29 Nov, 2019 - Software Carpentry Training at CERN (CERN) -- 60 students.
• 19 Aug - 23 Aug, 2019 - ATLAS Software Carpentries Training (LBNL) -- 40 students.
• 22 Jul - 26 Jul, 2019 - CoDaS-HEP 2019 (Princeton University) -- 50 students.
• 3 Jun - 4 Jun, 2019 - An introduction to programming for STEM teachers (University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez) -- 16 students.
• 6 May - 8 May, 2019 - Analysis Description Languages Workshop (Fermilab)
• 1 Apr - 2 Apr, 2019 - Software Carpentry Workshop (FNAL)
• 23 Jul - 27 Jul, 2018 - CoDaS-HEP 2018 (Princeton University)
• 10 Jul - 13 Jul, 2017 - CoDaS-HEP 2017 (Princeton University)

[/expand]

Links for more information:

• HSF Training Events: Check out ongoing training activities here.
  
• Community: Engage and find out more about the HSF training community here.
  
• Request or help organize training: Click here to request and organize a training.
• Selected training resources
  • All HSF training modules.
    
  • OSG 2020 Virtual School Pilot
  • HSF training videos on YouTube.
  • Software Carpentry lessons.
  • Most recent SIDIS/HSF C++ course lectures (Scroll to the end of the page to find them)
    

Questions/Ideas? Contact Sudhir Malik (sudhir.malik@upr.edu)