THPR37

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URL	https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2024-THPR37
Title	Towards unlocking insights from logbooks using AI
Authors	A. Sulc Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin fuer Materialien und Energie GmbH A. Bien, D. Ratner, W. Hu SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory A. Eichler, F. Mayet, H. Tuennermann, J. Kaiser, R. Kammering, T. Wilksen Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron F. Rehm, V. Kain European Organization for Nuclear Research G. Hartmann Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH H. Hoschouer, J. St. John, K. Hazelwood Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory J. Maldonado Brookhaven National Laboratory T. Hellert Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Abstract	Electronic logbooks contain valuable information about activities and events concerning their associated particle accelerator facilities. However, the highly technical nature of logbook entries can hinder their usability and automation. As natural language processing (NLP) continues advancing, it offers opportunities to address various challenges that logbooks present. This work explores jointly testing a tailored Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) model for enhancing the usability of particle accelerator logbooks at institutes like DESY, BESSY, Fermilab, BNL, SLAC, LBNL, and CERN. The RAG model uses a corpus built on logbook contributions and aims to unlock insights from these logbooks by leveraging retrieval over facility datasets, including discussion about potential multimodal sources. Our goals are to increase the FAIR-ness (findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability) of logbooks by exploiting their information content to streamline everyday use, enable macro-analysis for root cause analysis, and facilitate problem-solving automation.
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Conference	15th International Particle Accelerator Conference
Series
Location	Nashville, TN
Date	19-24 May 2024
Publisher	JACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland
Editorial Board	Fulvia Pilat - Oak Ridge National Laboratory Wolfram Fischer - Brookhaven National Laboratory Robert Saethre - Oak Ridge National Laboratory Petr Anisimov - Los Alamos National Laboratory Ivan Andrian - Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A.
Online ISBN	978-3-95450-247-9
Online ISSN	2673-5490
Received	16 May 2024
Revised	16 May 2024
Accepted	16 May 2024
Issued	01 July 2024
DOI	10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2024-THPR37
Pages	3579-3582
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