Name: 4th COMCHA School
Start: 2026-04-08T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-04-15T23:59:00+02:00
Location: CAPA - Universidad de Zaragoza

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
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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

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