arxiv ref: 1510.06690Title: Top physics at the LHCAuthors: V. Del Duca, E. LaenenNode: ETHFOMSupervisor: LaenenWork Packages: WP2: Predictions and simulations of signal and backgroundMilestones: M2.3.1 Validation of key Higgs background processes and evaluation of uncertainties derived from extrapolating them to signal regionsM2.3.2 Better control of theoretical uncertainties