arxiv ref: 1802.02445Title: Second-order QCD effects in Higgs boson production through vector boson fusionAuthors: J. Cruz-Martinez, T. Gehrmann, E.W.N. Glover, A. HussNode: ETHIFJ-PANUDURESRs: ESR3Supervisor: GehrmannGloverWork Packages: WP2: Predictions and simulations of signal and backgroundMilestones: M2.1.1 Specialised codes for the SM-like Higgs boson scenarioM2.1.2 Better control of theoretical uncertainties for the SM-like Higgs boson scenario