HEP Software Foundation India - IUCAA Joint Computing Workshop
from
Monday, April 20, 2026 (6:30 AM)
to
Friday, April 24, 2026 (11:59 PM)
Monday, April 20, 2026
8:00 AM
Breakfast: Breakfast
Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: 1st Floor/Chittaranjan-Bldg. - Akashganga Hsg. Complex
9:00 AM
Workshop Inaugural Session: Address to workshop participants and resource persons by the Director, IUCAA
Address to workshop participants and resource persons by the Director, IUCAA
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Room: Lecture Hall/Bhaskara-3
9:15 AM
CWB Lecture 1
-
Marek Szczepanczyk
(
ITP, University of Warsaw, Poland
)
CWB Lecture 1
Marek Szczepanczyk
(
ITP, University of Warsaw, Poland
)
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Lecture Hall/Bhaskara-3
10:00 AM
CWB Lecture + Hands-on Session 1
-
Tanmaya Mishra
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
Marek Szczepanczyk
(
ITP, University of Warsaw, Poland
)
CWB Lecture + Hands-on Session 1
Tanmaya Mishra
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
Marek Szczepanczyk
(
ITP, University of Warsaw, Poland
)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Lecture Hall/Bhaskara-3
Hands-on Sessions Materials is available at ~tanmaya.mishra/O4/SEARCHES/OFFLINE/BBH/LH/BKG/O4_K07_C00_LH_BBH_BKG_tst2 on Sarathi
11:00 AM
Tea/Coffee Break: Tea/Coffee Break
Tea/Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Bhaskara-3/Foyer-[Open Space]
11:30 AM
CWB Hands-on Session 1 (Contd.)
-
Marek Szczepanczyk
(
ITP, University of Warsaw, Poland
)
Tanmaya Mishra
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
CWB Hands-on Session 1 (Contd.)
Marek Szczepanczyk
(
ITP, University of Warsaw, Poland
)
Tanmaya Mishra
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Lecture Hall/Bhaskara-3
1:00 PM
Lunch Break: Lunch Break
Lunch Break
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: 1st Floor/Chittaranjan-Bldg. - Akashganga Hsg. Complex
2:00 PM
Enhancing cWB with XGBoost
-
Tanmaya Mishra
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
Enhancing cWB with XGBoost
Tanmaya Mishra
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Lecture Hall/Bhaskara-3
3:30 PM
Tea/Coffee Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Bhaskara-3/Foyer-[Open Space]
4:00 PM
CWB Hands-on Session 2
-
Marek Szczepanczyk
(
ITP University of Warsaw Poland
)
Tanmaya Mishra
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
CWB Hands-on Session 2
Marek Szczepanczyk
(
ITP University of Warsaw Poland
)
Tanmaya Mishra
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Lecture Hall/Bhaskara-3
Hands-on Sessions Materials is available at ~tanmaya.mishra/O4/SEARCHES/OFFLINE/BBH/LH/SIM/O4_K07_LH_BBH_SIM_PLP_Aug2024_IUCAA_tst2 on Sarathi
5:30 PM
Snack Break: Snack Break
Snack Break
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Bhaskara-3/Foyer-[Open Space]
8:00 PM
Dinner: Dinner
Dinner
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Room: 1st Floor/Chittaranjan-Bldg. - Akashganga Hsg. Complex
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
8:00 AM
Breakfast: Breakfast
Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: 1st Floor/Chittaranjan-Bldg. - Akashganga Hsg. Complex
9:00 AM
PyCBC Lecture 1
-
Max Trevor
(
University of Maryland USA
)
Rahul Dhurkunde
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
PyCBC Lecture 1
Max Trevor
(
University of Maryland USA
)
Rahul Dhurkunde
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Lecture Hall/Bhaskara-3
11:00 AM
Tea/Coffee Break: Tea/Coffee Break
Tea/Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Bhaskara-3/Foyer-[Open Space]
11:30 AM
PyCBC Lecture 2
-
Max Trevor
(
University of Maryland USA
)
Rahul Dhurkunde
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
PyCBC Lecture 2
Max Trevor
(
University of Maryland USA
)
Rahul Dhurkunde
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Lecture Hall/Bhaskara-3
1:00 PM
Lunch Break: Lunch Break
Lunch Break
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: 1st Floor/Chittaranjan-Bldg. - Akashganga Hsg. Complex
2:00 PM
PyCBC Hands-on Session 1
-
Max Trevor
(
University of Maryland USA
)
Rahul Dhurkunde
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
Johann Fernandes
(
IIT Bombay
)
PyCBC Hands-on Session 1
Max Trevor
(
University of Maryland USA
)
Rahul Dhurkunde
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
Johann Fernandes
(
IIT Bombay
)
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Lecture Hall/Bhaskara-3
Hands-on Sessions materials is available at ~rahul.dhurkunde/offline_search_example/ on Sarathi
3:30 PM
Tea/Coffee Break: Tea/Coffee Break
Tea/Coffee Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Bhaskara-3/Foyer-[Open Space]
4:00 PM
PyCBC Hands-on Session 2
-
Max Trevor
(
University of Maryland USA
)
Rahul Dhurkunde
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
Johann Fernandes
(
IIT Bombay
)
PyCBC Hands-on Session 2
Max Trevor
(
University of Maryland USA
)
Rahul Dhurkunde
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
Johann Fernandes
(
IIT Bombay
)
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Lecture Hall/Bhaskara-3
Hands-on Sessions Materials is available at ~johann.fernandes/HSF_workshop_nb/ on Sarathi
5:30 PM
Snack Break: Snack Break
Snack Break
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Bhaskara-3/Foyer-[Open Space]
7:30 PM
Dinner: Special Dinner
Special Dinner
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Room: 1st Floor/Chittaranjan-Bldg. - Akashganga Hsg. Complex
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
8:00 AM
Breakfast: Breakfast
Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: 1st Floor/Chittaranjan-Bldg. - Akashganga Hsg. Complex
9:00 AM
Bilby Lecture 1
-
Colm Talbot
(
Princeton University USA
)
Bilby Lecture 1
Colm Talbot
(
Princeton University USA
)
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Lecture Hall/Bhaskara-3
11:00 AM
Tea/Coffee Break: Tea/Coffee Break
Tea/Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Bhaskara-3/Foyer-[Open Space]
11:30 AM
Bilby Hands-on Session 1
-
Colm Talbot
(
Princeton University USA
)
Bilby Hands-on Session 1
Colm Talbot
(
Princeton University USA
)
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Lecture Hall/Bhaskara-3
[Hands-on Sessions Materials Available here:][1] [1]: https://github.com/ColmTalbot/HSFIndia2026/tree/main/single-event-inference
1:00 PM
Lunch Break: Lunch Break
Lunch Break
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: 1st Floor/Chittaranjan-Bldg. - Akashganga Hsg. Complex
2:00 PM
Bilby Lecture 2
-
Colm Talbot
(
Princeton University USA
)
Bilby Lecture 2
Colm Talbot
(
Princeton University USA
)
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Lecture Hall/Bhaskara-3
3:30 PM
Tea/Coffee Break: Tea/Coffee Break
Tea/Coffee Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Bhaskara-3/Foyer-[Open Space]
4:00 PM
Bilby Hands-on Session 2
-
Colm Talbot
(
Princeton University USA
)
Bilby Hands-on Session 2
Colm Talbot
(
Princeton University USA
)
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Lecture Hall/Bhaskara-3
[Hands-on session material available here:][1] [1]: https://github.com/ColmTalbot/HSFIndia2026/tree/main/population-inference
5:30 PM
Snack Break: Snack Break
Snack Break
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Bhaskara-3/Foyer-[Open Space]
8:00 PM
Dinner: Dinner
Dinner
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Room: 1st Floor/Chittaranjan-Bldg. - Akashganga Hsg. Complex
Thursday, April 23, 2026
8:00 AM
Breakfast: Breakfast
Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: 1st Floor/Chittaranjan-Bldg. - Akashganga Hsg. Complex
9:00 AM
Stochastic Background Lecture 1
-
Chia-Hsuan Hsiung
(
Tamkang University, Taiwan
)
Stochastic Background Lecture 1
Chia-Hsuan Hsiung
(
Tamkang University, Taiwan
)
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Lecture Hall/Bhaskara-3
11:00 AM
Tea/Coffee Break: Tea/Coffee Break
Tea/Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Bhaskara-3/Foyer-[Open Space]
11:30 AM
Stochastic Background Lecture 2
-
Chia-Hsuan Hsiung
(
Tamkang University, Taiwan
)
Stochastic Background Lecture 2
Chia-Hsuan Hsiung
(
Tamkang University, Taiwan
)
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Lecture Hall/Bhaskara-3
1:00 PM
Lunch Break: Lunch Break
Lunch Break
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: 1st Floor/Chittaranjan-Bldg. - Akashganga Hsg. Complex
2:00 PM
Stochastic Background Hands-on Session 1
-
Chia-Hsuan Hsiung
(
Tamkang University, Taiwan
)
Yogita Kumari
(
IUCAA, Pune
)
Stochastic Background Hands-on Session 1
Chia-Hsuan Hsiung
(
Tamkang University, Taiwan
)
Yogita Kumari
(
IUCAA, Pune
)
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Lecture Hall/Bhaskara-3
Overview of the O4 parameter estimation results, same materials in the lecture 1.
3:30 PM
Tea/Coffee Break: Tea/Coffee Break
Tea/Coffee Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Bhaskara-3/Foyer-[Open Space]
4:00 PM
Stochastic Background Hands-on Session 2
-
Chia-Hsuan Hsiung
(
Tamkang University, Taiwan
)
Yogita Kumari
(
IUCAA, Pune
)
Stochastic Background Hands-on Session 2
Chia-Hsuan Hsiung
(
Tamkang University, Taiwan
)
Yogita Kumari
(
IUCAA, Pune
)
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Lecture Hall/Bhaskara-3
Reivew of anisotropic O4 results, introduction and hand-on section for pygwb pipeline. same material in lecture 2.
5:30 PM
Snack Break: Snack Break
Snack Break
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Bhaskara-3/Foyer-[Open Space]
7:30 PM
Banquet Dinner Venue: The White House Hotel, Aundh, Pune (Map URL: https://maps.app.goo.gl/qsJRnfsCUMXA7fN78?g_st=aw ): Banquet Dinner
Banquet Dinner
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Friday, April 24, 2026
8:00 AM
Breakfast: Breakfast
Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: 1st Floor/Chittaranjan-Bldg. - Akashganga Hsg. Complex
9:00 AM
Hackathon Session 1
-
Colm Talbot
(
Physics Department, Princeton University, USA
)
Chia-Hsuan Hsiung
(
Tamkang University, Taiwan
)
Yogita Kumari
(
IUCAA, Pune
)
Johann Fernandes
(
IIT Bombay
)
Hackathon Session 1
Colm Talbot
(
Physics Department, Princeton University, USA
)
Chia-Hsuan Hsiung
(
Tamkang University, Taiwan
)
Yogita Kumari
(
IUCAA, Pune
)
Johann Fernandes
(
IIT Bombay
)
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Lecture Hall/Bhaskara-3
11:00 AM
Tea/Coffee Break: Tea/Coffee Break
Tea/Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Bhaskara-3/Foyer-[Open Space]
11:30 AM
Hackathon Session 2
-
Chia-Hsuan Hsiung
(
Tamkang University, Taiwan
)
Colm Talbot
(
Physics Department, Princeton University, USA
)
Marek Szczepanczyk
(
ITP, University of Warsaw, Poland
)
Rahul Dhurkunde
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
Tanmaya Mishra
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
Yogita Kumari
(
IUCAA, Pune
)
Johann Fernandes
(
IIT Bombay
)
Hackathon Session 2
Chia-Hsuan Hsiung
(
Tamkang University, Taiwan
)
Colm Talbot
(
Physics Department, Princeton University, USA
)
Marek Szczepanczyk
(
ITP, University of Warsaw, Poland
)
Rahul Dhurkunde
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
Tanmaya Mishra
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
Yogita Kumari
(
IUCAA, Pune
)
Johann Fernandes
(
IIT Bombay
)
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Lecture Hall/Bhaskara-3
1:00 PM
Lunch Break: Lunch Break
Lunch Break
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: 1st Floor/Chittaranjan-Bldg. - Akashganga Hsg. Complex
2:00 PM
Hackathon Session 3
-
Yogita Kumari
(
IUCAA, Pune
)
Johann Fernandes
(
IIT Bombay
)
Rahul Dhurkunde
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
Chia-Hsuan Hsiung
(
Tamkang University, Taiwan
)
Colm Talbot
(
Physics Department, Princeton University, USA
)
Tanmaya Mishra
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
Marek Szczepanczyk
(
ITP, University of Warsaw, Poland
)
Hackathon Session 3
Yogita Kumari
(
IUCAA, Pune
)
Johann Fernandes
(
IIT Bombay
)
Rahul Dhurkunde
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
Chia-Hsuan Hsiung
(
Tamkang University, Taiwan
)
Colm Talbot
(
Physics Department, Princeton University, USA
)
Tanmaya Mishra
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
Marek Szczepanczyk
(
ITP, University of Warsaw, Poland
)
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Lecture Hall/Bhaskara-3
Simulate for real-life situation of analyzing O4a data.
3:30 PM
Tea/Coffee Break: Tea/Coffee Break
Tea/Coffee Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Bhaskara-3/Foyer-[Open Space]
4:00 PM
Hackathon Session 4
-
Yogita Kumari
(
IUCAA, Pune
)
Johann Fernandes
(
IIT Bombay
)
Rahul Dhurkunde
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
Chia-Hsuan Hsiung
(
Tamkang University, Taiwan
)
Colm Talbot
(
Physics Department, Princeton University, USA
)
Tanmaya Mishra
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
Marek Szczepanczyk
(
ITP, University of Warsaw, Poland
)
Hackathon Session 4
Yogita Kumari
(
IUCAA, Pune
)
Johann Fernandes
(
IIT Bombay
)
Rahul Dhurkunde
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
Chia-Hsuan Hsiung
(
Tamkang University, Taiwan
)
Colm Talbot
(
Physics Department, Princeton University, USA
)
Tanmaya Mishra
(
ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK
)
Marek Szczepanczyk
(
ITP, University of Warsaw, Poland
)
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Lecture Hall/Bhaskara-3
5:30 PM
Snack Break: Snack Break
Snack Break
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Bhaskara-3/Foyer-[Open Space]
8:00 PM
Dinner: Dinner
Dinner
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Room: 1st Floor/Chittaranjan-Bldg. - Akashganga Hsg. Complex