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The Electron-Ion Collider will be a state-of-the-art QCD facility located at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). Its realization is led jointly by BNL and Jefferson Lab. The accelerator and a detector system will be constructed over the next ten years as a DOE construction project and with non-DOE in-kind contributions. The ePIC collaboration together with the EIC Project is designing the detector systems to meet the scientific goals as expressed in the NAS assessment (2018) and further described in the 2023 NSAC Long Range Plan.
The ePIC computing model is anticipated to reflect the tight integration among the detector elements, the join-responsibilities of BNL and Jefferson Lab as host Labs, and to allow for in-kind contributions to ePIC Software and Computing by international partners.
The EIC Resource Review Board (RRB) provides coordination among the different funding partners during the project's detector development, construction, and operations phases. Oversight of the ePIC Computing Model and resource contributions are included in this.
As the EIC is a partnership between BNL and Jefferson Lab, it is reflected in the creation of the EIC Computing and Software Joint Institute (ECSJI). The ECSJI was formed on October 1, 2023. This first step enables the resource planning needed to support the ePIC collaboration and fostering the international collaboration.
A committee of experts, the EIC Computing and Software Advisory Committee (ECSAC), has been formed to advise the host laboratories on the progress and status of computing and software for the ePIC collaboration. Reviews are expected to take place on a regular cadence, with a charge reflective of the EIC schedule, the stage of the ePIC experiment, and impending deadlines. This charge covers an assessment of the ePIC computing model in preparation for the November 2024 RRB meeting. The scope of this review also includes the organization of the newly formed ECSJI.