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# Software Licenses
 
# Software Licenses
 
# A.I. Hire
 
# A.I. Hire
# DOE FOA
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# DOE FOA (NLA?)
 
# SRO Activities
 
# SRO Activities
#* YR meeting Wed. ([https://bluejeans.com/407968302 https://bluejeans.com/407968302])
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#* YR meeting Wed.  
#* Next YR meeting in about 1 month. BNL and JLab will ongoing activities
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#** [https://indico.bnl.gov/event/8222/ https://indico.bnl.gov/event/8222/]
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#** [https://bluejeans.com/407968302 https://bluejeans.com/407968302]
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#* Next YR meeting in about 1 month. BNL and JLab will present ongoing activities
 
#* EPSCI SR0 meeting at 2pm (MS Teams)
 
#* EPSCI SR0 meeting at 2pm (MS Teams)
 
# JANA2
 
# JANA2
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=== Minutes: ===
 
=== Minutes: ===
  
Attendees: David L. (chair), Carl T., Nathan B., Thomas B., Vardan G.
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Attendees: David L.(chair), Carl T., Nathan B., Thomas B., Vardan G.
 
 
'''EPSCI wiki'''
 
* The EPSCI wiki is now live.
 
* Some organization and formatting done at top level
 
* New logo under construction
 
* Feel free to add
 
  
'''A.I. Hire'''
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== Software Licenses ==
* Six applicants already
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* Gitkraken and CLion licenses have been purchased and distributed to all group members
* More may be in system, just not moved to where I can see them
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* Nathan and Thomas missed the spam-like e-mail notifying them of their licenses for gitkraken, but found them during the meeting
* Hiring committee to be formed soon (will be small)
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* Everyone now has JLab-purchased CLion and gitkraken license good for the next year
  
'''DOE FOA'''
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== A.I. Hire ==
* Thomas and David continue to work with Naomi and David R. to develop proposal
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* 14 applications so far
* Will need to fund at least 2 postdocs since minimum funding amount it $300k
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* will form committee this week and start deciding who to invite for an interview
  
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== DOE FOA ==
'''Software Licenses'''
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* Rough draft complete and out for comments
* CLion x5 subscription pack is renewed
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* Will try finish off all auxiliary parts this week so it can be submitted next week
* Nathan and Thomas should contact Carl to get access to one of the 5
 
  
'''SRO Activities'''
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== SRO ==
* EIC SRO meeting at 11am today
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* There will be an EIC Yellow Report meeting on Wed.
* EPSCI SRO meeting at 2pm today
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** One on current reconstruction software options
* Lots of meeting. Need to close in on specific tasks that can be done
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** One on COMPASS SRO system being developed
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* There will be another EIC YR meeting in about 1 month
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** JLab and BNL will give presentations on current SRO activities
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** Not clear how this overlaps with the Stream Readout VI workshop May 13-15
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* Vardan has pared down his list of questions for TriDAS experts to 3 or 4
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** Available on SharePoint document
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** Will discuss at SRO meeting this afternoon before sending
  
No other topics so meeting ended early.
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== JANA2 ==
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* Working to meet milestones for LDRD FY20
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* Nathan will give 20-30 minute talk at EPSCI group meeting next week
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** Some focus on differences between JANA1 and JANA2
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* Nathan will also prepare slides on SRO features of JANA2 for Marco's meeting a week from Thursday
  
== Action Items ==
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== Legacy Software ==
* none
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* Carl gave update on new EVIO C++ development
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** Still climbing some of C++ learning curve
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** Ported Tree class from JAVA to C++ so the C++ implementation can be kept more consistent with Java implementation
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* Vardan gave an update on CODA support
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** FIPA-based intelligent agents
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** GUI component
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** COOL language for describing CODA state machine with new jcedit
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** Supporting JDK-11
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*Vardan also noted some work on porting CLARA to JDK-11
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** expected 15% performance improvement but did not see at first
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** resolved issue with incorrect JVM version running and now observe expected improvements
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** full benchmarking of CLAS12 code still needed
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* Thomas gave an update on MCWrapper
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** SLURM support now included
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** Now able to run standard GlueX container on JLab SciComp farm (was only used for offsite before)
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** Thomas is now JLab contact for OSG VO (used to be Sandy)

Latest revision as of 17:53, 13 April 2020

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Agenda:

  1. Previous meeting
  2. Software Licenses
  3. A.I. Hire
  4. DOE FOA (NLA?)
  5. SRO Activities
  6. JANA2
    • Quarterly report and FY20 milestones
  7. Legacy software support
  8. AOT

Minutes:

Attendees: David L.(chair), Carl T., Nathan B., Thomas B., Vardan G.

Software Licenses

  • Gitkraken and CLion licenses have been purchased and distributed to all group members
  • Nathan and Thomas missed the spam-like e-mail notifying them of their licenses for gitkraken, but found them during the meeting
  • Everyone now has JLab-purchased CLion and gitkraken license good for the next year

A.I. Hire

  • 14 applications so far
  • will form committee this week and start deciding who to invite for an interview

DOE FOA

  • Rough draft complete and out for comments
  • Will try finish off all auxiliary parts this week so it can be submitted next week

SRO

  • There will be an EIC Yellow Report meeting on Wed.
    • One on current reconstruction software options
    • One on COMPASS SRO system being developed
  • There will be another EIC YR meeting in about 1 month
    • JLab and BNL will give presentations on current SRO activities
    • Not clear how this overlaps with the Stream Readout VI workshop May 13-15
  • Vardan has pared down his list of questions for TriDAS experts to 3 or 4
    • Available on SharePoint document
    • Will discuss at SRO meeting this afternoon before sending

JANA2

  • Working to meet milestones for LDRD FY20
  • Nathan will give 20-30 minute talk at EPSCI group meeting next week
    • Some focus on differences between JANA1 and JANA2
  • Nathan will also prepare slides on SRO features of JANA2 for Marco's meeting a week from Thursday

Legacy Software

  • Carl gave update on new EVIO C++ development
    • Still climbing some of C++ learning curve
    • Ported Tree class from JAVA to C++ so the C++ implementation can be kept more consistent with Java implementation
  • Vardan gave an update on CODA support
    • FIPA-based intelligent agents
    • GUI component
    • COOL language for describing CODA state machine with new jcedit
    • Supporting JDK-11
  • Vardan also noted some work on porting CLARA to JDK-11
    • expected 15% performance improvement but did not see at first
    • resolved issue with incorrect JVM version running and now observe expected improvements
    • full benchmarking of CLAS12 code still needed
  • Thomas gave an update on MCWrapper
    • SLURM support now included
    • Now able to run standard GlueX container on JLab SciComp farm (was only used for offsite before)
    • Thomas is now JLab contact for OSG VO (used to be Sandy)