INFN School of Statistics 2024

12 mag 2024, 08:30 → 18 mag 2024, 15:00 Europe/Rome

Hotel Ariston, Paestum

The INFN School of Statistics intends to provide an overview of statistical methods and tools used in particle, astro-particle and nuclear physics. 
This School is targeted towards physicists interested in data analysis ranging from PhD students to senior physicists willing to extend their knowledge and skills in the field of statistical methods. The School takes place in Paestum (Salerno, Italy) from 13th to 17th of May 2024. 

For further information, please contact infnstat2024_at_na.infn.it.

Previous editions:

• INFN School of Statistics 2022
• INFN School of Statistics 2019
• INFN School of Statistics 2017
• INFN School of Statistics 2015
• INFN School of Statistics 2013

 

This school is co-funded by INFN, INFN - Sezione di Napoli, University "Federico II", Naples, and by the Department of Physics of University "Federico II", Naples.

 

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Group photo

domenica 12 maggio

19:00 → 20:00 Registration

20:00 → 21:30 Dinner

lunedì 13 maggio

08:15 → 08:55 Registration

08:55 → 09:00 Welcome

Relatori: Alberto Orso Maria Iorio (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Prof. Luca Lista (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II)

INFN School of Statistics 2024 Welcome.pdf

09:00 → 10:30 Probability Theory

Relatore: Harrison Prosper (Florida State University)

handout01.pdf

10:30 → 11:00 Coffe break

11:00 → 12:30 Probability Theory

Relatore: Harrison Prosper (Florida State University)

handout02.pdf

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 15:30 Parameter Estimation

Relatore: Glen Cowan (Royal Holloway University of London)

cowan_paestum24_1.pdf

15:30 → 16:00 Coffe break

16:00 → 17:30 Hypothesis Testing for Discovery

Relatore: David van Dyk

vandyk - model-selection.pdf

20:00 → 21:30 Dinner

martedì 14 maggio

09:00 → 10:30 Parameter Estimation

Relatore: Glen Cowan (Royal Holloway University of London)

cowan_paestum24_2.pdf

10:30 → 11:00 Coffe break

11:00 → 12:30 Hypothesis Testing for Discovery

Relatore: David van Dyk

bump-hunting.pdf

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 15:30 Systematic Uncertainties and Nuisance Parameters

Relatore: André David

20240514 INFN SOS systematics.pdf

15:30 → 16:10 Coffe break

16:10 → 17:40 Systematic Uncertainties and Nuisance Parameters

Relatore: André David

20:00 → 21:30 Dinner

mercoledì 15 maggio

09:00 → 10:30 Machine Learning

Relatore: Emanuele Aliverti (University of Padova)

EA-ML-intro-INFN.pdf

10:30 → 11:00 Coffe break

11:00 → 12:30 Machine Learning

Relatore: Emanuele Aliverti (University of Padova)

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 20:00 Excursion

20:30 → 22:30 Dinner

giovedì 16 maggio

09:00 → 09:30 Introduction to confidence intervals

Relatore: Glen Cowan (Royal Holloway University of London)

cowan_paestum24_3.pdf

09:30 → 10:30 What problem do you have?

Interactive session where students propose problems that are discussed with the lecturers from previous sessions.

Relatore: Mario Pelliccioni (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

Questionnaire.pdf

10:30 → 11:00 Coffe break

11:00 → 12:30 What problem do you have?

Interactive session where students propose problems that are discussed with the lecturers from previous sessions.

Relatore: Mario Pelliccioni (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 15:30 Systematic Uncertainties in Small Scale Precision Experiments

Relatore: Francesco Renga (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

renga_INFNStat2024.pdf

15:30 → 16:00 Coffe break

16:00 → 17:30 Software tools hands-on session

Relatore: Mario Pelliccioni (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

INFNstat_2024.pdf

Twiki

20:00 → 21:00 Dinner

venerdì 17 maggio

09:00 → 10:30 Software tools hands-on session

Relatore: Mario Pelliccioni (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

10:30 → 11:00 Coffe break

11:00 → 12:30 Software tools hands-on session

Relatore: Mario Pelliccioni (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

12:30 → 14:00 Departure