4th COMCHA School
from
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 (9:00 AM)
to
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 (11:59 PM)
Monday, April 6, 2026
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
9:00 AM
Opening
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
9:20 AM
A new computing era
-
Veronika Chobanova (UdC)
A new computing era
Veronika Chobanova (UdC)
9:20 AM - 9:50 AM
9:50 AM
Topical Lecture: Agustina infrastructure: Fostering scientific research with High Performance Computing
Agustina infrastructure: Fostering scientific research with High Performance Computing
9:50 AM - 10:40 AM
Contributions
9:50 AM
Agustina infrastructure: Fostering scientific research with High Performance Computing
-
Sergio Martínez
(
BIFI
)
10:40 AM
coffee break
coffee break
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
11:10 AM
Topical Lecture: Distributed Computing
Distributed Computing
11:10 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Artemisa
-
José E. García Navarro (IFIC)
Artemisa
José E. García Navarro (IFIC)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
lunch
lunch
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: cafeteria ciencias
2:30 PM
Machine Learning fundamentals I
-
Felipe Luan Souza de Almeida (UB)
Machine Learning fundamentals I
Felipe Luan Souza de Almeida (UB)
2:30 PM - 3:20 PM
3:20 PM
GPU programming I
-
Miguel Ángel Martínez del Amor (US)
GPU programming I
Miguel Ángel Martínez del Amor (US)
3:20 PM - 4:10 PM
4:10 PM
coffee break
coffee break
4:10 PM - 4:40 PM
4:40 PM
Hands on: Setup
Setup
4:40 PM - 5:10 PM
Contributions
4:40 PM
Hands on: Setup
-
Arantza Oyanguren
(
IFIC - Valencia
)
Luca Fiorini
(
IFIC - CSIC/UV
)
5:10 PM
Hands on: Artemisa
Artemisa
5:10 PM - 6:10 PM
6:10 PM
GPU programming II
-
Miguel Ángel Martínez del Amor (US)
GPU programming II
Miguel Ángel Martínez del Amor (US)
6:10 PM - 7:00 PM
7:00 PM
Team building
Team building
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Thursday, April 9, 2026
9:00 AM
Machine Learning fundamentals II
-
Felipe Luan Souza de Almeida (UB)
Machine Learning fundamentals II
Felipe Luan Souza de Almeida (UB)
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
9:50 AM
Hands on: Machine Learning I
Machine Learning I
9:50 AM - 10:40 AM
10:40 AM
coffee break
coffee break
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
11:10 AM
Topical Lecture: Perspectives on Building Research Software for High Energy Physics Experiments
Perspectives on Building Research Software for High Energy Physics Experiments
11:10 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM
GPU programming III
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
lunch
lunch
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Room: cafeteria ciencias
2:15 PM
About COMCHA
-
Luca Fiorini
(
IFIC - CSIC/UV
)
Arantza Oyanguren
(
IFIC - Valencia
)
About COMCHA
Luca Fiorini
(
IFIC - CSIC/UV
)
Arantza Oyanguren
(
IFIC - Valencia
)
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Aula 11
2:30 PM
Hands on: GPU programming I
GPU programming I
2:30 PM - 4:10 PM
4:10 PM
cofee break
cofee break
4:10 PM - 4:40 PM
4:40 PM
Hands on: GPU programming II
GPU programming II
4:40 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday, April 10, 2026
9:00 AM
Optimized programming
-
Jiahui Zhuo (IFIC)
Optimized programming
Jiahui Zhuo (IFIC)
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
9:50 AM
Hands on: Optimized programming
Optimized programming
9:50 AM - 10:40 AM
10:40 AM
coffee break
coffee break
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
11:10 AM
FPGA programming
-
Álvaro Navarro (CIEMAT)
FPGA programming
Álvaro Navarro (CIEMAT)
11:10 AM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
lunch
lunch
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: cafeteria ciencias
2:30 PM
Advanced AI in HEP : Neural Simulation Based Inference and Generative Models for detector simulation
-
David Rousseau
(
IJClab, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay
)
Advanced AI in HEP : Neural Simulation Based Inference and Generative Models for detector simulation
David Rousseau
(
IJClab, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay
)
2:30 PM - 4:10 PM
4:10 PM
coffee break
coffee break
4:10 PM - 4:40 PM
4:40 PM
Topical Lecture: AI in the industry
AI in the industry
4:40 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM
Topical Lecture: Lattice QCD
Lattice QCD
5:30 PM - 6:20 PM
8:00 PM
Social dinner
Social dinner
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
https://mercadopuertacinegia.com/
Saturday, April 11, 2026
9:00 AM
Hands on: FPGA
FPGA
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM
coffee break
coffee break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Differential programming
-
Pietro Vischia
(
Departamento de Física and ICTEA, Universidad de Oviedo
)
Differential programming
Pietro Vischia
(
Departamento de Física and ICTEA, Universidad de Oviedo
)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Hands on: Differential programming
Differential programming
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
4:00 PM
Social activity
Social activity
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Sunday, April 12, 2026
Monday, April 13, 2026
9:00 AM
Topical Lecture: Foundation models
Foundation models
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
9:50 AM
Real time analysis
-
Carla Marín (UB)
Real time analysis
Carla Marín (UB)
9:50 AM - 10:40 AM
10:40 AM
coffee break
coffee break
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
11:10 AM
Large Language Models (LLMs)
-
Cilicia Uzziel Pérez (URL)
Large Language Models (LLMs)
Cilicia Uzziel Pérez (URL)
11:10 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Hands on: Large Language Models (LLMs)
Large Language Models (LLMs)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
lunch
lunch
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: cafeteria ciencias
2:30 PM
Hands on: Real time analysis
Real time analysis
2:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Contributions
2:30 PM
Quantum computing
-
Miriam Lucio (IFIC)
3:20 PM
Quantum computing
-
Miriam Lucio Martinez
(
IFIC (CSIC-UV)
)
Quantum computing
Miriam Lucio Martinez
(
IFIC (CSIC-UV)
)
3:20 PM - 4:10 PM
4:10 PM
coffee break
coffee break
4:10 PM - 4:40 PM
4:40 PM
Hands on: Quantum computing
Quantum computing
4:40 PM - 6:10 PM
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
9:00 AM
Topical Lecture: ML for Rare Decay searches
ML for Rare Decay searches
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
9:50 AM
Topical Lecture: AI for applied science
AI for applied science
9:50 AM - 10:40 AM
10:40 AM
coffee break
coffee break
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
11:10 AM
ML for global fits
-
Jorge Alda (CAPA)
ML for global fits
Jorge Alda (CAPA)
11:10 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Hands on: ML for global fits
ML for global fits
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
lunch
lunch
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: cafeteria ciencias
2:30 PM
Modern bayesian inference
-
Bryan Zaldívar (IFIC)
Modern bayesian inference
Bryan Zaldívar (IFIC)
2:30 PM - 4:10 PM
4:10 PM
coffee break
coffee break
4:10 PM - 4:40 PM
4:40 PM
Hands on: Modern bayesian inference
Modern bayesian inference
4:40 PM - 6:30 PM
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
9:00 AM
Offline computing
-
Emma Torró (IFIC - Valencia)
Offline computing
Emma Torró (IFIC - Valencia)
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
9:50 AM
Hands on: Offline computing
Offline computing
9:50 AM - 10:40 AM
10:40 AM
coffee break
coffee break
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
11:10 AM
Simulations
-
Carlos Vico
(
Rice University
)
Simulations
Carlos Vico
(
Rice University
)
11:10 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Hands on: Simulations
Simulations
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
12:50 PM
Closure
-
Arantza Oyanguren
(
IFIC - Valencia
)
Closure
Arantza Oyanguren
(
IFIC - Valencia
)
12:50 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
lunch
lunch
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: cafeteria ciencias