UKLFT is the STFC-funded Virtual Centre for UK Lattice Field Theory. It currently comprises 35 academics from 10 different UK institutions. Its mission is to:
- organise an Annual Meeting with topical talks with speakers from both within the UK and beyond, and a poster/5 minute seminar session to assist younger researchers to introduce their work
- organise training, ranging from hackathon-style events focussed on the mastery of new architectures or coding techniques, to workshops for reviews and case studies of new algorithms or analysis techniques such as Machine Learning
- provide T&S support for early career researchers to visit other UK groups to exchange techniques, master code, and foster collaboration
- fund short-term visitors from overseas, both to extend existing collaborations and to travel to other UK groups to make fresh contacts
The UKLFT Virtual Centre is currently managed by a Board comprised as follows:
- Gert Aarts (Swansea)
- Chris Bouchard (Glasgow)
- Vincent Drach (Plymouth)
- Jonathan Flynn (Southampton)
- Simon Hands (Liverpool, chair)
- Tony Kennedy (Edinburgh)
- Arttu Rajantie (Imperial)
- Christopher Thomas (Cambridge)
Other virtual centres: Fundamental Physics UK, Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology