Machine learning as a technique for physics analysis

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Laboratory for Nuclear Science, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA

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Published online: 17 April 2026

Abstract

High-energy experimental facilities such as the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are collecting more data and making more complex measurements than ever before. Machine learning has proven to be a valuable tool for these efforts that can be used throughout the pipeline from data collection to analysis. Such techniques will become necessary at future facilities such as the Electron Ion Collider (EIC) and the High Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC). These proceedings summarize a selection of recent developments on the use of machine learning as a technique for physics analysis and provide an outlook for future use.