Workshop on Basic Computing Services in the Physics Department - subMIT
Friday, 23 January 2026 -
08:55
Monday, 19 January 2026
Tuesday, 20 January 2026
Wednesday, 21 January 2026
Thursday, 22 January 2026
Friday, 23 January 2026
09:00
Refreshments
Refreshments
09:00 - 09:05
Room: 26-414 (Kolker room)
09:05
Introduction to the workshop
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Christoph Paus
(MIT)
Introduction to the workshop
Christoph Paus
(MIT)
09:05 - 09:10
Room: 26-414 (Kolker room)
09:10
SubMIT Project Overview
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David Walter
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
SubMIT Project Overview
David Walter
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
09:10 - 09:45
Room: 26-414 (Kolker room)
09:45
MCMCs: Using subMIT for early universe cosmology
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Sarah Geller
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
MCMCs: Using subMIT for early universe cosmology
Sarah Geller
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
09:45 - 10:05
Room: 26-414 (Kolker room)
10:05
Getting started on SubMIT: How to Interact with SubMIT
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Matthew Heine
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Getting started on SubMIT: How to Interact with SubMIT
Matthew Heine
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
10:05 - 10:25
Room: 26-414 (Kolker room)
10:25
A2rchi- An Open Source LLM Framework
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Mariarosaria D'Alfonso
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
A2rchi- An Open Source LLM Framework
Mariarosaria D'Alfonso
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
10:25 - 10:45
Room: 26-414 (Kolker room)
10:45
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:45 - 10:55
Room: 26-414 (Kolker room)
10:55
Modeling dark matter signals in cosmic 21cm radiation
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Tracy Slatyer
(MIT Physics Department)
Modeling dark matter signals in cosmic 21cm radiation
Tracy Slatyer
(MIT Physics Department)
10:55 - 11:25
Room: 26-414 (Kolker room)
about https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.26791
11:25
Tutorial: Containers for Portable Software Environments
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Luca Lavezzo
(MIT)
Tutorial: Containers for Portable Software Environments
Luca Lavezzo
(MIT)
11:25 - 11:45
Room: 26-414 (Kolker room)
11:45
CMS analyses using SubMIT
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Guillelmo Gomez-Ceballos
CMS analyses using SubMIT
Guillelmo Gomez-Ceballos
11:45 - 12:05
Room: 26-414 (Kolker room)
12:05
Lunch
Lunch
12:05 - 13:35
13:35
Tutorial: Batch Job / Workflow Management: HTCondor
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Jan Eysermans
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Tutorial: Batch Job / Workflow Management: HTCondor
Jan Eysermans
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
13:35 - 13:55
Room: 26-414 (Kolker room)
13:55
Machine learning quantum states of matter
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Ahmed Abouelkomsan
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Machine learning quantum states of matter
Ahmed Abouelkomsan
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
13:55 - 14:15
Room: 26-414 (Kolker room)
about https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.01863
14:15
Hacking on SubMIT
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Lina Necib
(Physics Department)
Hacking on SubMIT
Lina Necib
(Physics Department)
14:15 - 14:35
Room: 26-414 (Kolker room)
about the upcoming Gaia hackathon
14:35
Tutorial: Batch Job / Workflow Management: SLURM & Snakemake
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Alexander Avdoshkin
(MIT)
Tutorial: Batch Job / Workflow Management: SLURM & Snakemake
Alexander Avdoshkin
(MIT)
14:35 - 14:55
Room: 26-414 (Kolker room)
14:55
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
14:55 - 15:10
Room: 26-414 (Kolker room)
15:10
Virtual environment, conda, and best practices
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Marianne Moore
(MIT)
Virtual environment, conda, and best practices
Marianne Moore
(MIT)
15:10 - 15:30
Room: 26-414 (Kolker room)
15:30
Custom software on SubMIT: OpenMPI and Globus
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Xuejian(Jacob) Shen
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Custom software on SubMIT: OpenMPI and Globus
Xuejian(Jacob) Shen
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
15:30 - 15:50
Room: 26-414 (Kolker room)
15:50
Hands on: Computing hackathon & help desk
Hands on: Computing hackathon & help desk
15:50 - 16:30
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.
16:30
Open Discussion & Closing Remarks
Open Discussion & Closing Remarks
16:30 - 17:00
Room: 26-414 (Kolker room)