Computing in high-energy physics

Journal Article · Tue May 31 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Nuclear and Particle Physics Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2015.09.017· OSTI ID:1257466

Mount, Richard P. ^[1]

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1. SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)

I present a very personalized journey through more than three decades of computing for experimental high-energy physics, pointing out the enduring lessons that I learned. This is followed by a vision of how the computing environment will evolve in the coming ten years and the technical challenges that this will bring. I then address the scale and cost of high-energy physics software and examine the many current and future challenges, particularly those of management, funding and software-lifecycle management. Lastly, I describe recent developments aimed at improving the overall coherence of high-energy physics software.

• Research Organization: SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• Grant/Contract Number: AC02-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 1257466
• Journal Information: Nuclear and Particle Physics Proceedings, Vol. 273-275, Issue C; ISSN 2405-6014
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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computing
technology evolution
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software lifecycle