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Title: AI-assisted detector design for the EIC (AID(2)E)
Abstract

Artificial Intelligence is poised to transform the design of complex, large-scale detectors like ePIC at the future Electron Ion Collider. Featuring a central detector with additional detecting systems in the far forward and far backward regions, the ePIC experiment incorporates numerous design parameters and objectives, including performance, physics reach, and cost, constrained by mechanical and geometric limits.This project aims to develop a scalable, distributed AI-assisted detector design for the EIC (AID(2)E), employing state-of-the-art multiobjective optimization to tackle complex designs. Supported by the ePIC software stack and usingGeant4simulations, our approach benefits from transparent parameterization and advanced AI features.The workflow leverages the PanDA and iDDS systems, used in major experiments such as ATLAS at CERN LHC, the Rubin Observatory, and sPHENIX at RHIC, to manage the compute intensive demands of ePIC detector simulations. Tailored enhancements to the PanDA system focus on usability, scalability, automation, and monitoring.Ultimately, this project aims to establish a robust design capability, apply a distributed AI-assisted workflow to the ePIC detector, and extend its applications to the design of the second detector (Detector-2) in the EIC, as well as to calibration and alignment tasks. Additionally, we are developing advanced data science tools to efficiently navigate the complex, multidimensional trade-offs identified through this optimization process.

 
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Award ID(s):
2012430
PAR ID:
10530999
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
IOPScience
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Instrumentation
Volume:
19
Issue:
07
ISSN:
1748-0221
Page Range / eLocation ID:
C07001
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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