Name: III International Geant4 and GPU programming school
Start: 2015-11-09T08:25:00+01:00
End: 2015-11-13T20:00:00+01:00
Location: Laboratori Nazionali del Sud of INFN, Catania, Italy

III International Geant4 and GPU programming school

from Monday, November 9, 2015 (8:25 AM) to Friday, November 13, 2015 (8:00 PM)

Monday, November 9, 2015

8:25 AM

8:25 AM - 8:55 AM
Room: Aula Azzurra

9:00 AM School Introduction
School Introduction
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Aula Azzurra

9:30 AM Fundamental concepts of GPGPU and of massively parallel computing with shared memory
Fundamental concepts of GPGPU and of massively parallel computing with shared memory
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Aula Azzurra

10:30 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Aula Azzurra

11:00 AM Introduction on OpenCL standard: platforms, device and kernel
Introduction on OpenCL standard: platforms, device and kernel
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra

12:00 PM First steps in the parallel computing world
First steps in the parallel computing world
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra

1:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra

3:00 PM Practical session
Practical session
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra

5:00 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra

5:30 PM Practical session
Practical session
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

9:00 AM Tools for the optimization: benchmarking and profiling
Tools for the optimization: benchmarking and profiling
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Aula Azzurra

9:30 AM Optimization on GPU. Using of dedicated hardware: local memory and texture
Optimization on GPU. Using of dedicated hardware: local memory and texture
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Aula Azzurra

10:30 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Aula Azzurra

11:00 AM Data parallelization vs saturation parallelization
Data parallelization vs saturation parallelization
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra

12:00 PM Apparently non-parallel problems: reduction and parallel scan
Apparently non-parallel problems: reduction and parallel scan
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra

1:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra

3:00 PM Practical session
Practical session
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra

5:00 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra

5:30 PM Practical session
Practical session
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
9:00 AM C++ basic concepts - Luciano Pandola (LNS)
C++ basic concepts
- Luciano Pandola (LNS)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Aula Azzurra
10:30 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Aula Azzurra
11:00 AM Geant4 simulation code: Monte Carlo basis and introduction to Geant4 - Giuseppe Cirrone (LNS)
Geant4 simulation code: Monte Carlo basis and introduction to Geant4
- Giuseppe Cirrone (LNS)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra
12:30 PM Geant4 simulation code: Geant4 installation and practical session - Francesco Romano (LNS)
Geant4 simulation code: Geant4 installation and practical session
- Francesco Romano (LNS)
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra
1:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra
3:00 PM Geant4 simulation code: Definition of the geometry and materials - Jan Pipek
Geant4 simulation code: Definition of the geometry and materials
- Jan Pipek
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra
4:00 PM Practical session
Practical session
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra

5:00 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra

5:30 PM Practical session
Practical session
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra
Thursday, November 12, 2015
9:00 AM Geant4 simulation code: generation of primary events, particles, processes - Antonella Tramontana (LNS)
Geant4 simulation code: generation of primary events, particles, processes
- Antonella Tramontana (LNS)
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: Aula Azzurra
9:45 AM Geant4 simulation code: generation of processes - Francesco Romano (LNS)
Geant4 simulation code: generation of processes
- Francesco Romano (LNS)
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Aula Azzurra
10:30 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Aula Azzurra

11:00 AM Practical session
Practical session
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra

1:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra
3:00 PM Geant4 simulation code: Physics models - Giuliana Giuseppina Milluzzo (LNS)
Geant4 simulation code: Physics models
- Giuliana Giuseppina Milluzzo (LNS)
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra
4:00 PM Practical session
Practical session
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra

5:00 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra
5:30 PM Geant4 simulation code: Interaction with the kernel - Jan Pipek
Geant4 simulation code: Interaction with the kernel
- Jan Pipek
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra
6:30 PM Practical session
Practical session
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra
Friday, November 13, 2015
9:00 AM Geant4 simulation code: Sensitive detector - Luciano Pandola (LNS)
Geant4 simulation code: Sensitive detector
- Luciano Pandola (LNS)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Aula Azzurra Scorer, Hits and Sensitive Detectors
10:30 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Aula Azzurra

11:00 AM Practical session
Practical session
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra

1:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra

2:00 PM Final examination
Final examination
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Aula Azzurra