Workshop on Basic Computing Services in the Physics Department - subMIT

Name: Workshop on Basic Computing Services in the Physics Department - subMIT
Start: 2026-01-23T08:55:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-23T17:00:00-05:00
Location: No location set

Friday 23 Jan 2026, 08:55 → 17:00 America/New_York

26-414 (Kolker room)

Description

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

Contact

submit-help@mit.edu

- 1
  Session 1 26-414 (Kolker room)
  
  26-414 (Kolker room)
  
  TBA
  - a) Refreshments
  - b) Introduction to the workshop
    
    Speaker: Christoph Paus (MIT)
  - c) SubMIT Project Overview
    
    Speaker: David Walter (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  - d) User contribution 1
    
    Speaker: Sarah Geller (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  - e) Getting started on subMIT: How to Interact with subMIT
    
    Speaker: Matthew Heine (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
    
    subMIT_Workshop_2026.pdf
  - f) A2rchi- An Open Source LLM Framework
    
    Speaker: Mariarosaria D'Alfonso (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
- 10:30
  
  Coffee Break 26-414 (Kolker room)
  
  26-414 (Kolker room)
- 2
  Session 2 26-414 (Kolker room)
  
  26-414 (Kolker room)
  
  TBA
  - a) Tutorial: Virtual environment, conda, and best practices
    
    Speaker: Marianne Moore (MIT)
  - b) User contribution 3
    
    about https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.26791
    
    Speaker: Tracy Slatyer (MIT Physics Department)
  - c) Tutorial: Containers for Portable Software Environments
    
    Speaker: Luca Lavezzo (MIT)
  - d) CMS analyses using SubMIT
    
    Speaker: Guillelmo Gomez-Ceballos (staff@mit.edu)
- 12:00
  
  Lunch
- 3
  Session 3 26-414 (Kolker room)
  
  26-414 (Kolker room)
  
  TBA
  - a) Tutorial: Batch Job / Workflow Management: HTCondor
    
    Speaker: Jan Eysermans (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  - b) User contribution 5
    
    about https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.01863
    
    Speaker: Ahmed Abouelkomsan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  - c) User contribution 6
    
    Gaia hackathon
    
    Speaker: Lina Necib (Physics Department)
  - d) Tutorial: Batch Job / Workflow Management: SLURM & Snakemake
    
    Speaker: Alexander Avdoshkin (MIT)
- 15:00
  
  Coffee Break 26-414 (Kolker room)
  
  26-414 (Kolker room)
- 4
  Session 4 26-414 (Kolker room)
  
  26-414 (Kolker room)
  
  TBA
  - a) Custom software on SubMIT: OpenMPI and Globus
    
    Speaker: Xuejian(Jacob) Shen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  - b) Hands on: Computing hackathon & help desk
    
    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.
- 5
  
  Open Discussion & Closing Remarks 26-414 (Kolker room)
  
  26-414 (Kolker room)