1. IceCube Institutional Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU)
    2. Scope of Work
  1. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
    1. Catherine de Clercq
    2. Faculty:
    3. Scientists/post-docs:
    4. Ph.D. Students:
    5. Diploma/Master Students:
    6. Computing Resources
    7. IIHE (ULB-VUB)

Last updated: April 27, 2017

 


IceCube Institutional Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU)


Scope of Work

 

Labor Cat.
Names
WBS L3
Tasks
WBS 2.1
WBS 2.2
WBS 2.3
WBS 2.4
WBS 2.5
WBS 2.6
Grand Total
       
Program Coordination
Detector Maintenance & Operations
Computing & Data Management
Data Processing & Simulation
Software
Calibration
 
KE Van Eijndhoven Nick Reconstruction IcePack analysis software tools
 
 
 
 
 0.25
 
0.25
    Engineering and R&D Support self-veto techniques for Icecube-Gen2
0.25
 
 
 
   
0.25
Van Eijndhoven Nick total  
0.25
 
 
 
 
 
0.25
 
0.50
De Clercq Catherine Administration Institutional Lead
0.20
 
 
 
 
 		  
0.20
De Clercq Catherine total  
0.20
 
 
 
 
 
 
 		  
0.20
    PO
De Vries, Krijn
Engineering and R&D Support Radio/radar detection for IceCube-Gen2
0.25
 
 
 
   
0.25
De Vries, Krijn Total   
0.25
 
 
     
0.25
Jan Lünemann Engineering and R&D Support self-veto techniques for Icecube-Gen2
0.25
         
0.25
  Jan Lünemann Total  
0.25
         
0.25
VUB PO Detector Monitoring Detector Monitoring
 
0.06
 
 
 
 
0.06
  VUB PO Total  
 
0.06
       
0.06
GR De Wasseige, Gwenhael Real-Time Alerts Optimization of hitspooling for SN and solar flares  
0.10
       
0.10
  Education and Outreach Education and Outreach
0.10
         
0.10
 
  IceTop operations Commissioning of snow sensor  
0.50
       
0.50
De Wasseige, Gwenhael, Total  
0.10
0.60
       
0.70
Maggi, Giuliano Reconstruction muon track reconstruction in IceCube and DeepCore        
0.25
 
0.25
  Maggi, Giuliano Total  
 
 
   
0.25
 
0.25
  VUB GR Detector Monitoring Detector Monitoring
 
0.06
 
 
 
 
0.06
  VUB GR Total  
 
0.06
 
 		      
0.06
VUB Total  
1.05
0.72
   
0.50
 
2.27
 

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Vrije Universiteit Brussel



Catherine de Clercq
Ph.D Scientists (Faculty Scientist/Post Doc Grads): 4 (2 2 2)
 

Note: Gen-2 contributions not relevant to IceCube M&O are highlighted in blue (Total: 0.75 FTE)


Faculty:

Catherine de Clercq  Institutional Lead

Nick Van Eijndhoven  IceCube analysis software tools (IcePack framework),

GEN2 geometry optimization

 

 


Scientists/post-docs:

De Vries, Krijn R&D on radio/radar detection

Analysis topics: GRB/AGN analysis

Jan Lünemann Optimization of the geometry and the track reconstruction, and GEN2 geometry optimization

Analysis topics: Development of a hybrid reconstruction for EHE (GZK) events using the In-Ice part of IceCube and the radio detectors


Ph.D. Students:

Maggi Giuliano Muon track reconstruction in IceCube and DeepCore

                  Analysis topics: AGN analysis

 Thesis topic: Search for high-energy neutrinos from dust-obscured Active Galactic Nuclei

Gwenhael De Wasseige – Optimization of hitspooling for SN and solar flares, Education and Outreach, commissioning of the IceTop Snow Sensors

Analysis topics: Solar flares

 Thesis topic: Search for neutrinos from solar flares


Diploma/Master Students:
 



Computing Resources



IIHE (ULB-VUB)
 

2016
2017
  CPU Cores GPU Cards CPU Cores GPU Cards
IceCube   14 Up to 1000 14
PINGU        
Gen2        

 
The computing resources in the table are provided by the IIHE (ULB-VUB), i.e. by ULB and VUB together.
The 14 GPU cards are presently used for the production of MC samples for the collaboration. The jobs are launched centrally. From our side we cannot see whether the jobs run for IceCube, PINGU or Gen2.
The CPU cores are used for the production of MC samples by the collaboration. In the course of 2017 up to a max of 1000 cores might be made available.
 
The person to contact for technical information is Samir, samir.amary@ulb.ac.be

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