
R. Chirco developed and enhanced core alignment and reconstruction features for the EMPHATICSoft/emphaticsoft repository, focusing on SSD and Millipede-II sensor calibration and data processing. Over four months, Chirco implemented C++ algorithms and Bash scripting to modernize alignment workflows, introduce sensor-signed-distance integration, and improve plotting and configuration management. The work included refactoring alignment tooling, adding data calibration scripts, and enhancing track reconstruction observability, all aimed at increasing calibration accuracy and reproducibility. Chirco’s contributions demonstrated depth in algorithm development and data analysis, delivering robust, traceable solutions that improved the reliability and scalability of physics data processing pipelines.

Month 2025-10: Delivered a feature to enhance Millipede-II convergence by introducing sensor-signed-distance integration. Refactored SingleTrackAlignment to compute signed distance from TrackSegment1 to all sensors, establishing physical connections that enable all parameters to converge. Added minor geometry service updates and track segment data filling to support the new workflow. This work improves calibration accuracy, reduces parameter drift, and accelerates convergence, delivering more reliable sensor fusion and better calibration metrics. No major bugs fixed this month.
Month 2025-10: Delivered a feature to enhance Millipede-II convergence by introducing sensor-signed-distance integration. Refactored SingleTrackAlignment to compute signed distance from TrackSegment1 to all sensors, establishing physical connections that enable all parameters to converge. Added minor geometry service updates and track segment data filling to support the new workflow. This work improves calibration accuracy, reduces parameter drift, and accelerates convergence, delivering more reliable sensor fusion and better calibration metrics. No major bugs fixed this month.
Month: 2025-09 — EMPHATICSoft/emphaticsoft. Focused on improving observability and tuning of track reconstruction; delivered instrumentation and a threshold tweak to potentially improve reliability, with one pre-merge commit prepared for integration.
Month: 2025-09 — EMPHATICSoft/emphaticsoft. Focused on improving observability and tuning of track reconstruction; delivered instrumentation and a threshold tweak to potentially improve reliability, with one pre-merge commit prepared for integration.
For 2025-08, EMPHATICSoft/emphaticsoft delivered key data tooling and algorithm enhancements that improve calibration accuracy, data visualization, and track reconstruction reliability. This work reduces manual data preparation, accelerates analysis workflows, and strengthens the end-to-end data pipeline, enabling more precise physics insights across multiple stations and sensors.
For 2025-08, EMPHATICSoft/emphaticsoft delivered key data tooling and algorithm enhancements that improve calibration accuracy, data visualization, and track reconstruction reliability. This work reduces manual data preparation, accelerates analysis workflows, and strengthens the end-to-end data pipeline, enabling more precise physics insights across multiple stations and sensors.
July 2025 Highlights: Implemented key alignment enhancements and foundational reconstruction capabilities, modernizing the workflow for SSD and Millipede-II alignment, and refactoring tooling to improve plotting, configurability, and reproducibility across the EMPHATICSoft pipeline. The work delivered measurable improvements in alignment accuracy, data processing consistency, and cross-station configurability, with traceable commits enabling efficient review and rollback if needed.
July 2025 Highlights: Implemented key alignment enhancements and foundational reconstruction capabilities, modernizing the workflow for SSD and Millipede-II alignment, and refactoring tooling to improve plotting, configurability, and reproducibility across the EMPHATICSoft pipeline. The work delivered measurable improvements in alignment accuracy, data processing consistency, and cross-station configurability, with traceable commits enabling efficient review and rollback if needed.
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