CSC2012 will take place in Uppsala, Sweden from 13 - 24 August.
The school will cover three main themes: Data Technologies, Base Technologies and Physics Computing. It will also cover:
- Bridging Grids and Clouds with virtualization technology
- Simplifying LHC-physics analysis with virtual machines
- Building reliable storage services from unreliable hardware
- Data storage for high-energy physics
- Writing code for tomorrow’s hardware, today
- Hacking your own code
- Commonalties of 'code injection' and 'integer overflow'
- Data formats for high-energy physics
- Statistical methods in physics-data analysis
The focus is on delivering knowledge rather than know-how, which can be achieved through training at home institutes.
Students can take a final exam. Successful participants will receive the highly recognized CSC Diploma as well as formal Certificate of Credits awarded by Uppsala University.
Networking and socialization is the other goal of CSCs. One vehicle for social networking is the CSC Sport Programme which proposes two to three hours of sport every afternoon to those who are interested.
François Fluckiger, CSC Director