Note to self: a brief and likely incomplete list of FTK projects that I worked on:
- Transition from space points to raw hits (with Kohei Yorita)
- Implementation of two-dimensional pixel superstrips
- Advanced grid infrastructure, dq2 dataflow management
- Branch of PandaTools for FTK jobs
- Bank production (with Alberto) on the grid: without subregion inefficiency
- Python wrappers that automate bank production and FTK simulation:
- PBS and threaded job submission scripts
- SS-shifted architecture
- Split architecture, also known as "Option B" (with Constantinos Melachrinos)
- Text-based and root-based track and region lookup
- Empiric linearity studies, including FTK simulation with halved B-layer
- Minimum pT for FTK simulation studies (increase from 1 GeV to 1.5 or 2.0 GeV)
- hashmap-based implementation of AM that works with arbitrarily small superstrips
- HOLA card firmware, testing, and commissioning
- Automatic Trigger Validation shift software
Note to self: here is a list of useful windows programs that can be downloaded for free:
- PDFCreator installs a virtual printer that creates PDF documents from any application that supports printing
- VLC - a media player that plays/converts all non-DRM and non-RealMedia formats. Also includes an excellent video streaming server
- OpenOffice - complete replaces Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
- Chrome - an extremely fast web browser from Google that is well integrated with their online offerings
- utorrent - lightweight but highly configurable bit-torrent client
- TrueCrypt - encrypted file containers
- Putty - quick ssh access from Windows
- Xming - X-server for windows. Unfortunately, I sometimes find it buggy on Windows 7 with Putty:-(
- Winscp - SFTP client
- VirtualBox - my favorite virtualization solution
- Notepad++ - programming editor with syntax highlighting and tabs
- Windows PowerShell - replaces "cmd" on windows
- unxutils - port of common GNU linux utilities to windows (ls, grep, find, etc)
- FastStone Image Viewer - image viewer with basic batch processing capabilities
- Paint.Net - replaces Photoshop for most purposes
- FormatFactory - convert between video formats
- 7-Zip - archiver/unarchiver that includes support for 7zip and rar
- CCleaner - simple junk cleaner
