1st Mini-Workshop on "Theoretical advances in the Matrix Element Methods"

Europe/Brussels
CYCL.01 (Auditoire Charles de la Vallee Poussin) (Cyclotron)

CYCL.01 (Auditoire Charles de la Vallee Poussin)

Cyclotron

Chemin du Cyclotron 2 B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
Description
Last 8 TeV run at the LHC has written a new page in the history of particle physics. This year data will be scrutinized is great detail and preparation will start for the next step beyond 10 TeV. In this context, more and more experimentalists as well as theorists, are getting interested in methods that maximize the information that we can gather from the LHC data. Multivariate analyses, boosted decision tree, Neural Networks are just a few of the currently widely employed techniques. The idea of this two-day meeting to gather the experts of the matrix element method (MEM) and focus on the latest developments/ideas/improvements and on its applications to LHC physics. Among the main topics: 1. Methods: w/ or wo/ transfer functions, momenta reshuffling, shower deconstruction. 2. Going higher orders : using merged samples, extension to NLO. 3. New aims: from measurements to event selection, to BSM searches,... Participation: By invitation only. Organizers: John Campbell, Fabio Maltoni, Tilman Plehn
Participants
  • Abideh Jafari
  • Alexandre Mertens
  • Anna Cimmino
  • Arnaud Pin
  • Bettina Oexl
  • Camille Beluffi
  • Christoph Englert
  • Christophe Delaere
  • Ciaran Williams
  • David Lopez-Val Lopez-Val
  • Efe Yazgan
  • Fabio Maltoni
  • Florencia Canelli
  • Giacomo Bruno
  • Ginette Tabordon
  • Guillaume Garcia
  • Jesus Vizan
  • John Campbell
  • Jorgen D'Hondt
  • Joseph McCartin
  • Karen De Causmaecker
  • Kelly Beernaert
  • Kentarou Mawatari Mawatari
  • Kirtimaan Mohan
  • Kyle Cranmer
  • Marco Zaro
  • Matthias Komm
  • Michael Spannowksy
  • Michele Selvaggi
  • Myeonghun Park
  • Nick van Remortel
  • Oleg Brandt
  • Olivier Mattelaer
  • Pavel Jez
  • Peter Schichtel
  • Petra Van Mulders
  • Pierre Artoisenet
  • Priscila de Aquino
  • Roberto Castello
  • Sara Alderweireldt
  • Shannon Crucy
  • Sten Luyckx
  • Suzan Basegmez
  • Tilman Plehn
  • Vincent Lemaitre
  • Xavier Janssen Janssen
    • 1
      Registration
    • 2
      Welcome
      Speaker: Prof. Fabio Maltoni (UCL)
    • 3
      The wisdom of the matrix element methods
      Speaker: Florencia Canelli (University of Zurich)
      Slides
    • 10:00
      Coffee break
    • 4
      The statistical fundaments of the MEM and maximum significance
      Speaker: Kyle Cranmer (NYU)
      Slides
    • 5
      Experimental aspects of the MEM using the example of mtop
      Speaker: Dr Oleg Brandt (University of Goettingen)
      Slides
    • 12:30
      Lunch
    • 6
      MadWeight and application to tth
      Speaker: Mr Pierre Artoisenet (Nikhef)
      Slides
    • 7
      VBF with higgs in gamma gamma
      Speaker: Englert Christoph (IPPP)
      Slides
    • 16:00
      Cofee Break
    • 8
      Higgs characterization with the MEM
      Speaker: Myeonghun Park (CERN)
      Slides
    • 9
      Discussion
      Speaker: Tilman Plehn (Heidelberg)
    • 19:30
      Dinner

      Dinner at MadZebu restaurant in LLN

    • 10
      Effective treatment of extra radiation at LO MEM
      Speaker: Mr Olivier Mattelaer (CP3)
      Slides
    • 11
      MEM at NLO
      Speaker: Ciaran Williams (FNAL)
      Slides
    • 12
      Discussion
      Speaker: Mr Pierre Artoisenet (Nikhef)
    • 10:30
      Coffee Break
    • 13
      Stop searches
      Speaker: Dr Petra Van Mulders (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
      Slides
    • 14
      Differential MEM
      Speaker: Mr Arnaud Pin (CP3)
      Slides
    • 15
      Higgs characterization
      Speaker: Alexandre Mertens (CP3)
      Slides
    • 12:30
      Lunch
    • 16
      Event selection with via the MEM : b charge identification in ttbar events
      Speaker: Dr Michele Selvaggi (UCL)
      Slides
    • 17
      Studies with the MEM
      Speaker: Suzan Basegmez (UCL)
      Slides
    • 18
      Discussion on the statistics
      Speaker: Prof. Jorgen D'Hondt (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
      Slides
    • 16:00
      Coffee Break
    • 19
      Deconstruction in boosted objects
      Speaker: Michael Spannowsky (IPPP)
      Slides
    • 17:00
      Farewell