AID2E Bi-Weekly General Meeting

Date: March 24, 2026

Summary

• The meeting focused on progress in the AID2E framework, with emphasis on holistic optimization of EPIC sub-detectors. Integration of components such as B0, Tracker, and dRICH is underway, with EPIC integration expected to be completed by the end of the week.

• Plans for benchmarking were reviewed, including the use of test functions and exploration of LLM-based support for optimization initialization and job monitoring.

• The importance of maintaining human oversight in the optimization loop was highlighted, avoiding full automation.

• The team discussed the structure of the upcoming paper, covering framework design philosophy, optimization strategies, and benchmarking results. The first holistic optimization run is targeted within the next week.

Action Items

• Derek

  • Complete integration of BIC and EPIC interfaces into the AID2E framework by the end of the week.
  • Provide a working example for reference.

• Baptiste & Derek

  • Schedule a meeting this week to coordinate integration of B0 and BIC with the new scanner.
  • Align on implementation strategy moving forward.

• Karthik (and relevant contributors)

  • Define closure test cases for Phase 2, particularly for LLM-related applications.
  • Prepare for detailed discussion in the next technical meeting.

• All

  • Review and provide feedback on the Overleaf draft (structure, licensing, figures).
  • Share comments via Slack or during the next technical meeting.

• Next Technical Meeting Lead

  • Facilitate discussion on benchmarking strategy:
  • Identify which existing stress-test plots can be reused.
  • Determine if new runs are required under the updated AID2E framework.

Technical Notes

• The planned holistic optimization includes ~35 design parameters and 3–4 objectives.

• Previous stress tests (December) explored design spaces of sizes 10, 20, 50, and 100 with 3–5 parameters. These were not performed using the current AID2E framework.

• The team agreed that existing results may be reused unless framework changes justify rerunning benchmarks. Integration of PandaRunner is expected to require new tests.

Ongoing Work

• Continue standardizing problem definitions and workflow integration across all sub-detector repositories within the AID2E framework.