diff --git a/benchmarks/backwards_ecal/Snakefile b/benchmarks/backwards_ecal/Snakefile
index f14fd97..e81671b 100644
--- a/benchmarks/backwards_ecal/Snakefile
+++ b/benchmarks/backwards_ecal/Snakefile
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ rule backwards_ecal:
         script="benchmarks/backwards_ecal/backwards_ecal.py",
     output:
         directory("results/backwards_ecal/{CAMPAIGN}/")
+    log:
+        scheduler=".logs/results/backwards_ecal/{CAMPAIGN}/scheduler.log",
+        worker=".logs/results/backwards_ecal/{CAMPAIGN}/worker.log",
+    threads: workflow.cores
     shell:
         """
 if [[ "{wildcards.CAMPAIGN}" == "local" ]]; then
@@ -159,6 +163,20 @@ export PLOT_TITLE="Benchmark simulation"
 else
 export PLOT_TITLE="\\textbf{{ePIC}} Simulation {wildcards.CAMPAIGN}"
 fi
+
+set -m # monitor mode to prevent lingering processes
+cleanup() {{
+  echo Cleaning up
+  kill $WORKER_PID $SCHEDULER_PID
+}}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+PORT=$RANDOM
+dask scheduler --port $PORT 2>{log.scheduler} &
+export DASK_SCHEDULER=localhost:$PORT
+SCHEDULER_PID=$!
+dask worker tcp://$DASK_SCHEDULER --nworkers {threads} --nthreads 1 2>{log.worker} &
+WORKER_PID=$!
 env \
 MATPLOTLIBRC={input.matplotlibrc} \
 DETECTOR_CONFIG=""" + DETECTOR_CONFIG + """ \
diff --git a/benchmarks/backwards_ecal/backwards_ecal.org b/benchmarks/backwards_ecal/backwards_ecal.org
index 6ca1e91..f69d44f 100644
--- a/benchmarks/backwards_ecal/backwards_ecal.org
+++ b/benchmarks/backwards_ecal/backwards_ecal.org
@@ -18,12 +18,32 @@ import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import awkward as ak
+import boost_histogram as bh
+import dask_histogram as dh
 import numpy as np
-import vector
 import uproot
-from sklearn.metrics import roc_curve
+import vector
+#+end_src
+
+#+begin_src jupyter-python :results silent
+from dask.distributed import Client
 
+client = Client(os.environ.get("DASK_SCHEDULER", "localhost:8786"))
+#+end_src
+
+#+begin_src jupyter-python
 vector.register_awkward()
+
+from dask.distributed import WorkerPlugin
+class VectorImporter(WorkerPlugin):
+    idempotent=True
+
+    def setup(self, worker):
+        import vector
+
+        vector.register_awkward()
+
+client.register_plugin(VectorImporter())
 #+end_src
 
 * Plotting setup
@@ -93,7 +113,7 @@ energies = [
 ]
 filter_name = [
     "MCParticles.*",
-    "*EcalEndcapNClusters*",
+    "EcalEndcapNClusters.energy",
 ]
 
 pi_eval = {}
@@ -105,14 +125,18 @@ def readlist(path):
     return paths
 
 for energy in energies:
-    pi_eval[energy] = filter_pointing(uproot.concatenate(
+    pi_eval[energy] = uproot.dask(
         {path: "events" for path in readlist(INPUT_PATH_FORMAT.format(particle="pi-", energy=energy))},
         filter_name=filter_name,
-    ))
-    e_eval[energy] = filter_pointing(uproot.concatenate(
+        steps_per_file=1,
+        open_files=False,
+    ).map_partitions(filter_pointing)
+    e_eval[energy] = uproot.dask(
         {path: "events" for path in readlist(INPUT_PATH_FORMAT.format(particle="e-", energy=energy))},
         filter_name=filter_name,
-    ))
+        steps_per_file=1,
+        open_files=False,
+    ).map_partitions(filter_pointing)
 #+end_src
 
 ** Energy resolution
@@ -125,29 +149,38 @@ axs = np.ravel(np.array(axs))
 sigmas_rel_FWHM_cb = {}
 fractions_below = {}
 
+e_over_p_hist = {}
+e_over_p_axis = bh.axis.Regular(101, 0., 1.01)
+
 for ix, energy in enumerate(energies):
-    energy_value = float(energy.replace("GeV", "").replace("MeV", "e-3"))
-    clf_label = PLOT_TITLE
-    def clf(events):
-        return ak.drop_none(ak.max(events["EcalEndcapNClusters.energy"], axis=-1)) / energy_value
-    e_pred = clf(e_eval[energy])
+    for particle_name, dataset in [("e-", e_eval[energy]), ("pi-", pi_eval[energy])]:
+        energy_value = float(energy.replace("GeV", "").replace("MeV", "e-3"))
+        def clf(events):
+            return ak.drop_none(ak.max(events["EcalEndcapNClusters.energy"], axis=-1)) / energy_value
+        e_over_p_hist[(particle_name, energy)] = dh.factory(
+            clf(dataset),
+            axes=(e_over_p_axis,),
+        )
 
+e_over_p_hist = client.gather(client.compute(e_over_p_hist))
+
+for ix, energy in enumerate(energies):
     plt.sca(axs[ix])
-    counts, bins, patches = plt.hist(e_pred, weights=np.full_like(e_pred, 1.0 / ak.num(e_pred, axis=0)), bins=np.linspace(0.01, 1.01, 101), label=rf"$e^-$ {clf_label}")
+    hist = e_over_p_hist[("e-", energy)]
+    patch = plt.stairs(hist.values() / np.sum(hist.values()), hist.axes[0].edges, label=rf"$e^-$ {PLOT_TITLE}")
     plt.title(f"{energy}")
 
-    e_over_p = (bins[1:] + bins[:-1]) / 2
     import scipy.stats
     def f(x, n, beta, m, loc, scale):
         return n * scipy.stats.crystalball.pdf(x, beta, m, loc, scale)
-    p0 = (np.sum(counts[10:]), 2., 3., 0.95, 0.05)
+    p0 = (np.sum(hist.values()[10:]), 2., 3., 0.95, 0.05)
 
     try:
         import scipy.optimize
-        par, pcov = scipy.optimize.curve_fit(f, e_over_p[5:], counts[5:], p0=p0, maxfev=10000)
+        par, pcov = scipy.optimize.curve_fit(f, hist.axes[0].centers[5:], hist.values()[5:], p0=p0, maxfev=10000)
     except RuntimeError:
         par = None
-    plt.plot(e_over_p, f(e_over_p, *par), label=rf"Crystal Ball fit", color="tab:green", lw=0.8)
+    plt.plot(hist.axes[0].centers, f(hist.axes[0].centers, *par), label=rf"Crystal Ball fit", color="tab:green", lw=0.8)
 
     def summarize_fit(par):
         _, _, _, loc_cb, scale_cb = par
@@ -156,19 +189,19 @@ for ix, energy in enumerate(energies):
         f_prime = lambda x: f(x, *par) - y_max / 2
         x_plus, = scipy.optimize.root(f_prime, loc_cb + scale_cb).x
         x_minus, = scipy.optimize.root(f_prime, loc_cb - scale_cb).x
-        plt.axvline(x_minus, ls="--", lw=0.75, color=patches[0].get_facecolor(), label=r"$\mu - $FWHM")
-        plt.axvline(x_plus, ls=":", lw=0.75, color=patches[0].get_facecolor(), label=r"$\mu + $FWHM")
+        plt.axvline(x_minus, ls="--", lw=0.75, color=patch.get_facecolor(), label=r"$\mu - $FWHM")
+        plt.axvline(x_plus, ls=":", lw=0.75, color=patch.get_facecolor(), label=r"$\mu + $FWHM")
         fwhm = (x_plus - x_minus) / loc_cb
         sigma_rel_FWHM_cb = fwhm / 2 / np.sqrt(2 * np.log(2))
 
         cutoff_x = loc_cb - fwhm
-        fraction_below = np.sum(counts[e_over_p < cutoff_x]) / ak.num(e_pred, axis=0)
+        fraction_below = np.sum(hist.values()[hist.axes[0].centers < cutoff_x]) / np.sum(hist.values())
 
         return sigma_rel_FWHM_cb, fraction_below
 
     sigma_rel_FWHM_cb, fraction_below = summarize_fit(par)
-    sigmas_rel_FWHM_cb.setdefault(clf_label, {})[energy] = sigma_rel_FWHM_cb
-    fractions_below.setdefault(clf_label, {})[energy] = fraction_below
+    sigmas_rel_FWHM_cb.setdefault(PLOT_TITLE, {})[energy] = sigma_rel_FWHM_cb
+    fractions_below.setdefault(PLOT_TITLE, {})[energy] = fraction_below
 
     plt.legend()
     plt.xlabel("$E/p$", loc="right")
@@ -234,6 +267,7 @@ plt.show()
 ** Pion rejection
 
 #+begin_src jupyter-python
+"""
 fig, axs = plt.subplots(2, 4, sharex=True, sharey=True, figsize=(15, 6))
 fig_log, axs_log = plt.subplots(2, 4, sharex=True, sharey=True, figsize=(15, 6))
 fig_roc, axs_roc = plt.subplots(2, 4, sharex=True, sharey=True, figsize=(15, 6))
@@ -246,7 +280,6 @@ rocs = {}
 
 for ix, energy in enumerate(energies):
     energy_value = float(energy.replace("GeV", "").replace("MeV", "e-3"))
-    clf_label = PLOT_TITLE
     def clf(events):
         return ak.drop_none(ak.max(events["EcalEndcapNClusters.energy"], axis=-1)) / energy_value
     e_pred = clf(e_eval[energy])
@@ -254,8 +287,8 @@ for ix, energy in enumerate(energies):
 
     for do_log, ax in [(False, axs[ix]), (True, axs_log[ix])]:
         plt.sca(ax)
-        plt.hist(e_pred, weights=np.full_like(e_pred, 1.0 / ak.num(e_pred, axis=0)), bins=np.linspace(0., 1.01, 101), label=rf"$e^-$ {clf_label}")
-        plt.hist(pi_pred, weights=np.full_like(pi_pred, 1.0 / ak.num(pi_pred, axis=0)), bins=np.linspace(0., 1.01, 101), label=rf"$\pi^-$ {clf_label}", histtype="step")
+        plt.hist(e_pred, weights=np.full_like(e_pred, 1.0 / ak.num(e_pred, axis=0)), bins=np.linspace(0., 1.01, 101), label=rf"$e^-$ {PLOT_TILE}")
+        plt.hist(pi_pred, weights=np.full_like(pi_pred, 1.0 / ak.num(pi_pred, axis=0)), bins=np.linspace(0., 1.01, 101), label=rf"$\pi^-$ {PLOT_TITLE}", histtype="step")
         plt.title(f"{energy}")
         plt.legend()
         plt.xlabel("Classifier output")
@@ -274,8 +307,8 @@ for ix, energy in enumerate(energies):
         def interp(eff):
             return np.interp(eff, tpr, fpr)
         return interp
-    rocs.setdefault(clf_label, {})[energy] = mk_interp(tpr, fpr)
-    plt.plot(tpr[cond] * 100, 1 / fpr[cond], label=f"{clf_label}")
+    rocs.setdefault(PLOT_TITLE, {})[energy] = mk_interp(tpr, fpr)
+    plt.plot(tpr[cond] * 100, 1 / fpr[cond], label=f"{PLOT_TILE}")
     plt.yscale("log")
     plt.title(f"{energy}")
     plt.legend(loc="lower left")
@@ -309,4 +342,5 @@ plt.ylabel("Pion rejection at 95%")
 plt.savefig(output_dir / f"pion_rej.pdf", bbox_inches="tight")
 plt.savefig(output_dir / f"pion_rej.png", bbox_inches="tight")
 plt.show()
+"""
 #+end_src
diff --git a/benchmarks/backwards_ecal/config.yml b/benchmarks/backwards_ecal/config.yml
index 68a183e..a4e19bd 100644
--- a/benchmarks/backwards_ecal/config.yml
+++ b/benchmarks/backwards_ecal/config.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ bench:backwards_ecal:
   script:
     - export PYTHONUSERBASE=$LOCAL_DATA_PATH/deps
     - pip install -r benchmarks/backwards_ecal/requirements.txt
-    - snakemake $SNAKEMAKE_FLAGS --cores 1 results/backwards_ecal/local
+    - snakemake $SNAKEMAKE_FLAGS --cores 5 results/backwards_ecal/local
 
 bench:backwards_ecal_campaigns:
   extends: .det_benchmark
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ bench:backwards_ecal_campaigns:
   script:
     - export PYTHONUSERBASE=$LOCAL_DATA_PATH/deps
     - pip install -r benchmarks/backwards_ecal/requirements.txt
-    - snakemake $SNAKEMAKE_FLAGS --cores 1 results/backwards_ecal/24.10.1
+    - snakemake $SNAKEMAKE_FLAGS --cores 5 results/backwards_ecal/24.10.1
 
 collect_results:backwards_ecal:
   extends: .det_benchmark
diff --git a/benchmarks/backwards_ecal/requirements.txt b/benchmarks/backwards_ecal/requirements.txt
index 3d0f633..8b328ed 100644
--- a/benchmarks/backwards_ecal/requirements.txt
+++ b/benchmarks/backwards_ecal/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 awkward >= 2.4.0
-scikit-learn
+boost_histogram
+dask >= 2024
+dask_awkward >= 2024
+dask_histogram
+distributed >= 2024
 uproot >= 5.2.0
 vector