AID2E General Meeting

Date: April 21, 2026

Announcements

• CHEP Conference
  • Approximately one month remaining for preparation.
  • DOE is limiting international travel.
  • April 24: Notification of acceptance.
  • Tentative plan to accept and potentially cancel later if needed.

General Updates

AID2E Phase I

• Ax–PyMOO Coupling (Karthik)

  • Detailed discussion on integrating Ax with PyMOO.
  • Ax coupling has been rewritten to align with the latest version.
  • Previous compatibility issues have been resolved.

• BIC Development (Derek)

  • Updates on BIC efforts.
  • Transitioning BIC problem to a multi-objective formulation.

• ePIC Stack (Baptiste)

  • Continued work on the Far Forward region within the AID2E framework.

• PanDA Runner Issue (Wen)

  • Identified issues with integrating PanDA Runner within the Ax framework.

• PanDA + BIC MOBO Integration (Amit)

  • Ongoing integration of PanDA Runner into Derek’s BIC MOBO framework.

AID2E Phase II

• PanDA MCP Server (Amit)
  • Progress on developing the PanDA MCP server.
  • Experimentation with open-source LLMs.
  • Proof of concept expected in upcoming technical meetings.

AOB

• No additional items discussed.