The new analysis framework at the ALICE experiment

The ALICE experiment is one of the main detectors at the CERN Large Hadron Collider. Currently, the online/offline software of the experiment is being re-developed under the name O2 as part of the ALICE upgrade aiming at an increased data-taking rate by a factor 100 compared to today. This includes the implementation of a new Analysis Framework for physics data analysis. The aim is to provide an efficient data processing with an object-like, user-friendly API, making it easier for the users to migrate from the old software framework and taking implicit advantage of vectorisation and parallelisation. The solution is based on Apache Arrow for data representation, allowing for integration with other tools like Python Pandas. Current progress and the advantages of the approach taken are presented.