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View article: Scalable multi-task learning for particle collision event reconstruction with heterogeneous graph neural networks
Scalable multi-task learning for particle collision event reconstruction with heterogeneous graph neural networks Open
The growing luminosity frontier at the Large Hadron Collider is challenging the reconstruction and analysis of particle collision events. Increased particle multiplicities are straining latency and storage requirements at the data acquisit…
View article: Human-in-the-loop reinforcement learning for data quality monitoring in particle physics experiments
Human-in-the-loop reinforcement learning for data quality monitoring in particle physics experiments Open
Ensuring data integrity via data quality monitoring (DQM) is critical in large-scale particle physics experiments. This traditionally relies on labor-intensive manual inspection or static machine learning models, which are adequate for sta…
View article: Physics instrument design with Reinforcement Learning
Physics instrument design with Reinforcement Learning Open
We present a case for the use of Reinforcement Learning (RL) for the design of physics instruments as an alternative to gradient-based instrument-optimization methods. Its applicability is demonstrated using two empirical studies. One is l…
View article: Replacing detector simulation with heterogeneous GNNs in flavour physics analyses
Replacing detector simulation with heterogeneous GNNs in flavour physics analyses Open
Driven by the increasing volume of recorded data, the demand for simulation from experiments based at the Large Hadron Collider will rise sharply in the coming years. Addressing this demand solely with existing computationally intensive wo…
View article: Statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular events in people with HIV: target trial and modelling study
Statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular events in people with HIV: target trial and modelling study Open
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness and benefit-harm balance of various statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in people with HIV. Design Target trial and modelling study. Setting North American AIDS Cohort Collab…
View article: Playing the devil's advocate to bound hidden systematic uncertainties
Playing the devil's advocate to bound hidden systematic uncertainties Open
View article: Tecnologias Digitais e Didática da Matemática: aspectos teóricos e metodológicos
Tecnologias Digitais e Didática da Matemática: aspectos teóricos e metodológicos Open
View article: Physics Instrument Design with Reinforcement Learning
Physics Instrument Design with Reinforcement Learning Open
We present a case for the use of Reinforcement Learning (RL) for the design\nof physics instrument as an alternative to gradient-based\ninstrument-optimization methods. It's applicability is demonstrated using two\nempirical studies. One i…
View article: Human-in-the-loop Reinforcement Learning for Data Quality Monitoring in Particle Physics Experiments
Human-in-the-loop Reinforcement Learning for Data Quality Monitoring in Particle Physics Experiments Open
Data Quality Monitoring (DQM) is a crucial task in large particle physics experiments, since detector malfunctioning can compromise the data. DQM is currently performed by human shifters, which is costly and results in limited accuracy. In…
View article: FunTuple: A New N-tuple Component for Offline Data Processing at the LHCb Experiment
FunTuple: A New N-tuple Component for Offline Data Processing at the LHCb Experiment Open
View article: Status and prospects of the LHCb experiment
Status and prospects of the LHCb experiment Open
We discuss the status and prospects of the Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment, one of the four large detectors based at the LHC. The physics programme of the experiment is discussed by highlighting the status of rare b -quark d…
View article: GNN for Deep Full Event Interpretation and Hierarchical Reconstruction of Heavy-Hadron Decays in Proton–Proton Collisions
GNN for Deep Full Event Interpretation and Hierarchical Reconstruction of Heavy-Hadron Decays in Proton–Proton Collisions Open
View article: FunTuple: A new N-tuple component for offline data processing at the LHCb experiment
FunTuple: A new N-tuple component for offline data processing at the LHCb experiment Open
The offline software framework of the LHCb experiment has undergone a significant overhaul to tackle the data processing challenges that will arise in the upcoming Run 3 and Run 4 of the Large Hadron Collider. This paper introduces FunTupl…
View article: The DL Advocate: playing the devil’s advocate with hidden systematic uncertainties
The DL Advocate: playing the devil’s advocate with hidden systematic uncertainties Open
We propose a new method based on machine learning to play the devil’s advocate and investigate the impact of unknown systematic effects in a quantitative way. This method proceeds by reversing the measurement process and using the physics …
View article: The DL Advocate: playing the devil’s advocate with hidden systematic uncertainties
The DL Advocate: playing the devil’s advocate with hidden systematic uncertainties Open
View article: GNN for Deep Full Event Interpretation and hierarchical reconstruction of heavy-hadron decays in proton-proton collisions
GNN for Deep Full Event Interpretation and hierarchical reconstruction of heavy-hadron decays in proton-proton collisions Open
The LHCb experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is designed to perform high-precision measurements of heavy-hadron decays, which requires the collection of large data samples and a good understanding and suppression of multiple back…
View article: GNN for Deep Full Event Interpretation and hierarchical reconstruction of heavy-hadron decays in proton-proton collisions
GNN for Deep Full Event Interpretation and hierarchical reconstruction of heavy-hadron decays in proton-proton collisions Open
The LHCb experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is designed to perform high-precision measurements of heavy-hadron decays, which requires the collection of large data samples and a good understanding and suppression of multiple back…
View article: Dataset of paper "GNN for Deep Full Event Interpretation and hierarchical reconstruction of heavy-hadron decays in proton-proton collisions"
Dataset of paper "GNN for Deep Full Event Interpretation and hierarchical reconstruction of heavy-hadron decays in proton-proton collisions" Open
DFEI dataset The full description can also be found in README.md. The dataset was used in the paper “GNN for Deep Full Event Interpretation and hierarchical reconstruction of heavy-hadron decays in proton-proton collisions”. The p…
View article: Dataset of paper "GNN for Deep Full Event Interpretation and hierarchical reconstruction of heavy-hadron decays in proton-proton collisions"
Dataset of paper "GNN for Deep Full Event Interpretation and hierarchical reconstruction of heavy-hadron decays in proton-proton collisions" Open
DFEI dataset The full description can also be found in README.md. The dataset was used in the paper “GNN for Deep Full Event Interpretation and hierarchical reconstruction of heavy-hadron decays in proton-proton collisions”. The p…
View article: Statins for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in People Living with HIV: A Target Trial and Benefit Harm Balance Modelling Study
Statins for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in People Living with HIV: A Target Trial and Benefit Harm Balance Modelling Study Open
View article: Durability of immune response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) as compared to healthcare workers (HW)
Durability of immune response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) as compared to healthcare workers (HW) Open
View article: A general effective field theory description of b → sℓ+ℓ− lepton universality ratios
A general effective field theory description of b → sℓ+ℓ− lepton universality ratios Open
View article: RooHammerModel: interfacing the HAMMER software tool with HistFactory and RooFit
RooHammerModel: interfacing the HAMMER software tool with HistFactory and RooFit Open
Recent B -physics results have sparkled great interest in the search for beyond-the-Standard-Model (BSM) physics in b ⟶ cℓν̅ transitions. The need to analyse in a consistent manner big datasets for these searches, using high-statistics Mont…
View article: Universal approximation of credit portfolio losses using Restricted Boltzmann Machines
Universal approximation of credit portfolio losses using Restricted Boltzmann Machines Open
We introduce a new portfolio credit risk model based on Restricted Boltzmann Machines (RBMs), which are stochastic neural networks capable of universal approximation of loss distributions. We test the model on an empirical dataset of defau…
View article: Time Resolution of an Irradiated 3D Silicon Pixel Detector
Time Resolution of an Irradiated 3D Silicon Pixel Detector Open
We report on the measurements of time resolution for double-sided 3D pixel sensors with a single cell of 50 μm × 50 μm and thickness of 285 μm, fabricated at IMB-CNM and irradiated with reactor neutrons from 8 ×1014 1MeV neq/cm2 to 1.0 ×10…
View article: Technical design of the phase I Mu3e experiment
Technical design of the phase I Mu3e experiment Open
View article: Commissioning of a High Pressure Time Projection Chamber with Optical Readout
Commissioning of a High Pressure Time Projection Chamber with Optical Readout Open
The measurements of proton–nucleus scattering and high resolution neutrino–nucleus interaction imaging are key in reducing neutrino oscillation systematic uncertainties in future experiments. A High Pressure Time Projection Chamber (HPTPC)…
View article: A High Pressure Time Projection Chamber with Optical Readout
A High Pressure Time Projection Chamber with Optical Readout Open
Measurements of proton-nucleus scattering and high resolution neutrino-nucleus interaction imaging are key to reduce neutrino oscillation systematic uncertainties in future experiments. A High Pressure Time Projection Chamber (HPTPC) proto…
View article: Hunting for B+ → K+τ+τ− imprints on the B+ → K+μ+μ−dimuon spectrum
Hunting for B+ → K+τ+τ− imprints on the B+ → K+μ+μ−dimuon spectrum Open
View article: A prototype for the SHiP timing detector
A prototype for the SHiP timing detector Open