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CHEP 2015: Discussing future challenges in HEP computing

The HEP software and computing communities organise a conference every 18 months with the location rotating between the US, Europe and Asia. This year's conference, CHEP2015, took place from 13-17 April and was organised by our Japanese colleagues…

SFT Activities during 2014

LS1 was an opportunity not only to upgrade detectors and accelerators but also the software used for analysis and data processing. The SFT team has worked closely throughout the year with software experts in the four LHC collaborations to prepare…

2014 Google Summer of Code students present their projects

From 23 to 26 October, the delegates from each successful participating organization in 2014 Google Summer of Code were invited to Google for a reunion, to greet, collaborate, and code. The CERN PH/SFT group was there as well, having participated…

HEP community discusses creation of a Software Foundation

A two-day workshop was held at CERN on April 3rd and 4th to discuss a new initiative for establishing a collaboration that would foster the further development of scientific software packages for use in HEP experimental programmes world-wide. The…

First beta release of ROOT 6

The ROOT team is proud to announce the first beta release of ROOT 6. This beta release is targeted at the LHC experiments' ongoing migration to ROOT 6. ROOT 6 is going to be a major update of the ROOT system. Notably the "good old" CINT C++…

The new Geant4 release 10.0

The new 2013 release of Geant4 is the first major release of the simulation toolkit since 2007. Release 10.0 incorporates many changes in almost all areas, including an evolved API for allowing efficient execution of simulation programs on modern…

Geant4: A powerful tool for Medical Applications

There have been rapid developments in recent years in using tools based on Monte Carlo (MC) simulation for medical physics applications. The challenges of more accurate estimations have led to the need for customised simulation tools and the use of…

CERN iOS application now available on the CERN App Store

Download the CERN iOS application from iTunes and the Apple store and enter to the world's largest laboratory. The new CERN application, developed by the SFT group in collaboration with the Educational Group, is now available online. The…

2013 Google Summer of Code students present their projects

On the 19th and 20th of September, Google Summer of Code students of the SFT group, presented their projects to their mentors and colleagues. The students connected through Vidyo to present their results and discuss the challenges that they faced…

SFT participates in 2013 Google Summer of Code

In 2013, CERN/SFT is participating in the Google Summer of Code (GSoC) for the third time, following previous years' great experiences. The group submitted proposals for a variety of projects, covering a wide range of their activities. More…

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