BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum
Date: Monday, April 5, 2021
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific Time
Location: Participate remotely using this Zoom link
An ML Control System for the Fermilab Booster
Speaker: Christian Herwig, Fermilab
Abstract: We describe a method for precisely regulating the gradient magnet power supply (GMPS) at the Fermilab Booster accelerator complex using a neural networks (NN). Preliminary results are demonstrated by training a surrogate machine-learning model on historical accelerator data, and using the surrogate model in turn to train the NN for its regulation task. We additionally show how the NNs that will be deployed for control purposes may be compiled to execute on field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). This capability is important for operational stability in complicated environments such as an accelerator facility.
The BIDS Machine Learning and Science Forum meets biweekly to discuss current applications across a wide variety of research domains in the physical sciences and beyond. These active sessions bring together domain scientists, statisticians, and computer scientists who are either developing state-of-the-art methods or are interested in applying these methods in their research. This Forum is organized by BIDS Faculty Affiliate Uroš Seljak (professor of Physics at UC Berkeley), BIDS Research Affiliate Ben Nachman (Physicist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), Vanessa Böhm and Ben Erichson. All interested members of the UC Berkeley and Berkeley Lab communities are welcome and encouraged to attend. To receive email notifications about upcoming meetings, or to request more information, please contact berkeleymlforum@gmail.com.