CERN openlab Overview CERN openlab Introduction Alberto Di Meglio

CERN: A UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT TO PUSH TECHNOLOGIES TO THEIR LIMITS CERN openlab Introduction20152

What is CERN? European Organization for Nuclear Research Founded in 1954 – Over 60 years of research 22 Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom, Romania Associate Members in the Pre-Stage to Membership: Brazil, Cyprus, Pakistan, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine Applicant States: Slovenia Observers to Council: India, Japan, Russia, United States of America, the European Commission and UNESCO Founded in 1954 – Over 60 years of research 22 Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom, Romania Associate Members in the Pre-Stage to Membership: Brazil, Cyprus, Pakistan, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine Applicant States: Slovenia Observers to Council: India, Japan, Russia, United States of America, the European Commission and UNESCO ~ 2300 staff ~ 2300 staff ~ 1050 other paid personnel ~ 1050 other paid personnel ~ users ~ users Budget ~1100 MCHF/year Budget ~1100 MCHF/year ~ 2300 staff ~ 2300 staff ~ 1050 other paid personnel ~ 1050 other paid personnel ~ users ~ users Budget ~1100 MCHF/year Budget ~1100 MCHF/year 2015CERN openlab Introduction3

CERN Structure 2015CERN openlab Introduction4 Beams (BE) Engineering (EN) Technology (TE) Physics (PH) Information Technology (IT) Finance, Procurements and Knowledge Transfer (FP) Human Resources (HR) General Infrastructure Services (GS)

IT Department Structure Computing Facilities Collaboration & Information Services Communication Systems Database Services Department Infrastructure Data & Storage Services Operating System & Infrastructure Services Platform & Engineering Services Support for Distributed Computing 2015CERN openlab Introduction5

IT Department 2015CERN openlab Introduction6

CERN openlab in a nutshell Alberto Di Meglio – CERN openlab A science – industry partnership to drive R&D and innovation with over a decade of success Evaluate state-of-the-art technologies in a challenging environment and improve them Test in a research environment today what will be used in many business sectors tomorrow Train next generation of engineers/employees Disseminate results and outreach to new audiences 7

The history of openlab I 2003 II 2006 III 2009 IV 2012 V 2015 CERN openlab Board of Sponsor 2013 Set- up CERN openlab Introduction8

Virtuous Cycle CERN requirements push the limit Apply new techniques and technologies Joint development in rapid cycles Test prototypes in CERN environment Produce advanced products and services A public-private partnership between the research community and industry 2015CERN openlab Introduction9

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) 2015CERN openlab Introduction10

LHC Schedule 2015CERN openlab Introduction11 First runLS1Second runLS2Third run LS3 HL-LHC ? … LHC startup 900 GeV 7 TeV L=6x10 33 cm -2 s -2 Bunch spacing = 50 ns Phase-0 Upgrade (design energy, nominal luminosity) 14 TeV L=1x10 34 cm -2 s -2 Bunch spacing = 25 ns Phase-1 Upgrade (design energy, design luminosity) 14 TeV L=2x10 34 cm -2 s -2 Bunch spacing = 25 ns Phase-2 Upgrade (High Luminosity) 14 TeV L=1x10 35 cm -2 s -2 Spacing = 12.5 ns FCC? 50 times more data than today in the next 10 years 50 PB/s out of the detectors 5 PB/day to be stored

Information Technology Research Areas CERN openlab Introduction Data acquisition and filteringComputing platforms, data analysis, simulationData storage and long-term data preservationCompute provisioning (cloud) Data analytics Networks Medical applications

A Solid Educational Program 13 › At CERN  Regular workshops  Special workshops  Requirements workshops  Training courses on hardware platforms  Parallel programming, etc. › Outside the lab:  CERN School of Computing in Portugal (August 2014)  Thematic CSC in Split (June 2014) › Summer student program › The ICE-DIP project Programs is highly structured, with different tiers and specializations – students, young researchers, professional researchers and experts - including summer student lectures as well as numerous invited talks at CERN 2015CERN openlab Introduction

Summer Student Program CERN openlab Introduction 14 In 2015  applicants  40 selected students  14 lectures  Visits to external labs and companies  Lightning talks session  Technical reports 2015

Started February 2013 Recruited 5 fellows Model can be extended to other areas (e.g. data analytics) CERN openlab Introduction152015

CERN openlab Structure CERN openlab Introduction Board of Sponsors (all sponsors represented) Mgmt team (Head, CTO, Comms, Admin) Project 1 (Project leader) Project 2 (Project leader) Project N (Project leader) CERN/IT Mgmt. (DHO, IT-EC Project Office, etc.), Legal, KT CERN Partner Contacts Head: Alberto Di Meglio CTO: Fons Rademakers Administration: Kristina Gunne Communications: Mélissa Gaillard, Andrew Purcell

Events › Technical workshop  5 th -6 th November  Project reports, technical discussions › Collaboration Board meeting  10 th -11 th March 2016  Board members › Open Day  8 th -9 th June 2016  Presentations, technology showcase, booths 2015CERN openlab Introduction17

Confidentiality agreements › Some of the work you do might be covered by NDAs › Usually the NDAs are signed between CERN and a company › They apply to all CERN personnel and users working on site › Do not share information without making sure you are allowed to 2015CERN openlab Introduction18

CERN openlab Introduction EXECUTIVE CONTACT Alberto Di Meglio, CERN openlab Head TECHNICAL CONTACT Fons Rademakers, CERN openlab CTO COMMUNICATION CONTACT Mélissa Gaillard, CERN openlab Communication Officer ADMIN CONTACT Kristina Gunne, CERN openlab Administration Officer