Workshop on Basic Computing Services in the Physics Department - subMIT
26-414 (Kolker room)
The SubMIT analysis facility is for anyone in the Physics Department and is a set of servers that provide interactive access to substantial storage at high speeds, enabling sophisticated data analyses with very fast turnaround times. Additionally, it seamlessly integrates massive processing resources for large-scale tasks by connecting to a set of powerful batch processing systems.
This one day workshop will provide an overview and updates on the status and plans for the system and project, as well as topical presentations on a range of use cases.
Additionally, there will be tutorial sessions. Bring your laptop to run the examples in real-time or just sit back and listen to the accompanying instructional talk.
More information on the subMIT project as well as user documentation is available at https://submit.mit.edu
The workshop will take place in the Kolker Room (26-414) and a Zoom connection will be available at https://mit.zoom.us/j/95287651103 (requires MIT touchstone)
Refreshments will be provided during coffee breaks!
Please fill out our pre-workshop survey so we organize tutorials and talks on the topics you want to hear: https://mit.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3C5UzavYOz8h6uy
Please fill out our survey after attending: https://forms.gle/UNkCtCTAnsTfAF1V8
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09:00
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Refreshments 5m 26-414 (Kolker room)
26-414 (Kolker room)
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09:05
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Introduction to the workshop 5m 26-414 (Kolker room)
26-414 (Kolker room)
Speaker: Christoph Paus (MIT) -
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09:45
SubMIT Project Overview 35m 26-414 (Kolker room)
26-414 (Kolker room)
Speaker: David Walter (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) -
09:45
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MCMCs: Using subMIT for early universe cosmology 20m 26-414 (Kolker room)
26-414 (Kolker room)
Speaker: Sarah Geller (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) -
10:05
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10:25
Getting started on SubMIT: How to Interact with SubMIT 20m 26-414 (Kolker room)
26-414 (Kolker room)
Speaker: Matthew Heine (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) -
10:25
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10:45
A2rchi- An Open Source LLM Framework 20m 26-414 (Kolker room)
26-414 (Kolker room)
Speaker: Mariarosaria D'Alfonso (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) -
10:45
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10:55
Coffee Break 10m 26-414 (Kolker room)
26-414 (Kolker room)
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10:55
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11:25
Modeling dark matter signals in cosmic 21cm radiation 30m 26-414 (Kolker room)
26-414 (Kolker room)
about https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.26791
Speaker: Tracy Slatyer (MIT Physics Department) -
11:25
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11:45
Tutorial: Containers for Portable Software Environments 20m 26-414 (Kolker room)
26-414 (Kolker room)
Speaker: Luca Lavezzo (MIT) -
11:45
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CMS analyses using SubMIT 20m 26-414 (Kolker room)
26-414 (Kolker room)
Speaker: Guillelmo Gomez-Ceballos -
12:05
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Lunch 1h 30m
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13:35
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Tutorial: Batch Job / Workflow Management: HTCondor 20m 26-414 (Kolker room)
26-414 (Kolker room)
Speaker: Jan Eysermans (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) -
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14:15
Machine learning quantum states of matter 20m 26-414 (Kolker room)
26-414 (Kolker room)
about https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.01863
Speaker: Ahmed Abouelkomsan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) -
14:15
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14:35
Hacking on SubMIT 20m 26-414 (Kolker room)
26-414 (Kolker room)
about the upcoming Gaia hackathon
Speaker: Lina Necib (Physics Department) -
14:35
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Tutorial: Batch Job / Workflow Management: SLURM & Snakemake 20m 26-414 (Kolker room)
26-414 (Kolker room)
Speaker: Alexander Avdoshkin (MIT) -
14:55
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15:10
Coffee Break 15m 26-414 (Kolker room)
26-414 (Kolker room)
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Virtual environment, conda, and best practices 20m 26-414 (Kolker room)
26-414 (Kolker room)
Speaker: Marianne Moore (MIT) -
15:30
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15:50
Custom software on SubMIT: OpenMPI and Globus 20m 26-414 (Kolker room)
26-414 (Kolker room)
Speaker: Xuejian(Jacob) Shen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) -
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16:30
Hands on: Computing hackathon & help desk 40m 26-414 (Kolker room)
26-414 (Kolker room)
Bring your questions, problems, or ideas related to the analysis computing facility. In this interactive session, the team will provide one-on-one help with configuration issues, troubleshooting, workflow optimization, and practical demonstrations. You can also explore useful tools and tips in a hands-on setting.
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16:30
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Open Discussion & Closing Remarks 30m 26-414 (Kolker room)
26-414 (Kolker room)
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09:05