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Mathematics and computation

Mathematics and computation

The past, present and future of computing in high-energy physics

26 Nov 2019 Tushna Commissariat
This article first appeared in the 2019 Physics World Focus on Computing under the headline "Open to new ideas"

Federico Carminati is the chief innovation officer at CERN openlab, a public–private partnership that facilitates collaborations between CERN and computing firms. He spoke to Tushna Commissariat about how particle physics has shaped (and been shaped by) computing trends such as big data and machine learning

Federico Carminati addresses an audience at a quantum computing workshop hosted by CERN openlab.
Emerging challenges Federico Carminati addresses an audience at a quantum computing workshop hosted by CERN openlab. (Courtesy: CERN/Andrew Purcell)
One of the main computing tasks at CERN is to sort through huge numbers of particle collisions and i

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