Maria Grazia Pia, INFN Genova Training Genova 2-6 July 2001 Maria Grazia Pia INFN Genova

Maria Grazia Pia, INFN Genova Geant4 Training Kit Geant4 Training Kit Project at last year’s Workshop Based on the Training Requirements Document l Modular –Modules for each major Geant4 domain –Choice of modules at different levels of coverage and complexity l Flexible –Assemble modules to compose training courses matched to specific local requirements Training Kit delivered in December 2001

Maria Grazia Pia, INFN Genova Training milestone, 2000 For each module: Unit 1: Basic introductory course Unit 2: Computing School course, with hands-on exercises Unit 3: Academic-style lectures, with examples

Maria Grazia Pia, INFN Genova Contributions General: M. G. Pia Kernel : M. Asai Detector: J. Apostolakis, G. Cosmo Electromagnetic: P. Gumplinger, M. Maire, P. Nieminen, M.G. Pia, L. Urban Hadronic: J. P. Wellisch Parameterisation: M. Verderi Visualisation: S. Tanaka Persistency: Y. Morita AuthorsEditors Introductory course: S. Tanaka and H. Yoshida Computing School course: M. Asai Academic lectures: G. Cosmo and M.G. Pia

Maria Grazia Pia, INFN Genova

The Geant4 Collaboration Budker Inst. of Physics IHEP Protvino MEPHI Moscow Pittsburg University Budker Inst. of Physics IHEP Protvino MEPHI Moscow Pittsburg University Object Oriented Simulation Toolkit Editors: Gabriele Cosmo and Maria Grazia Pia Lectures on Geant4

Maria Grazia Pia, INFN Genova Experience in usage Course at INFN School of Detector Technologies l Torino, March 2001 l Based on Geant4 Academic Lectures (shortened version) Courses in Japan l Report at Geant4 review l Positive outcome Proposals l Geant4 course in Spain (organizer: Begona Quintana) l Medical Physics School in Archamps l Course at CERN? l Interest at NASA?

Maria Grazia Pia, INFN Genova Future improvements Complete missing modules Lecture notes (as speaker’s aids) for all modules Recorded course on the web Specialised courses l Geometry l CAD interface l Physics l Visualisation/[G]UI/analysis l Application in specific domains (LHC, space, neutrino experiments, radiation background, medical etc.) l etc.

Maria Grazia Pia, INFN Genova What is most needed Courses Feedback from students to improve the Training Kit Impact of courses to build user communities Education to advanced software engineering Perhaps common efforts with the AIDA gang?