Members
Academic staff (10)
Giacomo Bruno
Experimental physicist doing research with the CMS experiment at the LHC collider of the CERN laboratory and the Virgo laser interferometric antenna for gravitational wave detection at the EGO observatory.
On CMS: currently involved in searches for signals of physics beyond the Standard Model; development of calibration and reconstruction techniques; operation of the Belgian Tier2 computing centre that is part of the World LHC Computing Grid.
On Virgo: currently building up a research group at UCLouvain. Activities in physics data analysis (stochastic gravitational wave background), computing (redesign of Virgo computing model).
Experimental physicist doing research with the CMS experiment at the LHC collider of the CERN laboratory and the Virgo laser interferometric antenna for gravita...
Eduardo Cortina Gil
Experimental particle physics. I'm mainly involved inNA62 experiment at CERN: detector completion and radiative kaon decays. I'm also interested in detector development for future experiments: monolithic pixel detectors and fine granularity calorimetry.
Experimental particle physics. I'm mainly involved inNA62 experiment at CERN: detector completion and radiative kaon decays. I'm also interested in detector dev...
Céline Degrande
I am working on Effective Field Theory (EFT) at colliders mainly in top and electroweak sector. Recently, I have been focusing on the interplay between PDF and EFT fits and on the computation of NLO QCD corrections for the SMEFT.
I am the author of NLOCT and one of the FeynRules authors.
I am also investigating how the photon polarisation in cosmic rays can be used to probe BSM physics.
I am working on Effective Field Theory (EFT) at colliders mainly in top and electroweak sector. Recently, I have been focusing on the interplay between PDF and...
Christophe Delaere
Experimental particle physicist working on the performances and operation of the CMS detector, as deputy run coordinator. Also involved in the measurement of the Zb(b) cross-section and kinematical properties at LHC. The goal is to measure the process with early data to pave to road to searches for new physics with similar signatures.
Experimental particle physicist working on the performances and operation of the CMS detector, as deputy run coordinator. Also involved in the measurement of th...
Marco Drewes
I combine studies of the early universe with the results of laboratory experiments and astronomical observations to address fundamental questions in particle physics and cosmology.
I combine studies of the early universe with the results of laboratory experiments and astronomical observations to address fundamental questions in particle ph...
Jean-Marc Gérard
Phenomenological aspects of the fundamental interactions, gravity included.
Phenomenological aspects of the fundamental interactions, gravity included.
Jan Govaerts
The fundamental interactions, their theories and their quantum unification
The fundamental interactions, their theories and their quantum unification
Vincent Lemaitre
Experimentalist, CMS collaboration. Search for phenomena Beyond the Standard Model. In particular, in the scalar sector related to the electroweak symmetry breaking and in final states including top quarks. Also interested in the silicon tracker developments and construction for the next generation of experiments.
Experimentalist, CMS collaboration. Search for phenomena Beyond the Standard Model. In particular, in the scalar sector related to the electroweak symmetry brea...
Fabio Maltoni
I am interested in the phenomenology of the standard model and beyond, and particularly in collider physics.
I am interested in the phenomenology of the standard model and beyond, and particularly in collider physics.
Krzysztof Piotrzkowski
Experimentalist. Working on VIRGO - the antenna of gravitational waves (GW). Testing theories of gravity and studying sources of GW. Working on R&D for the 3rd generation GW antenna - the Einstein Telescope. Studying also high energy photon interactions at colliders as well as novel timing detectors with picosecond resolution. Outreach.
Experimentalist. Working on VIRGO - the antenna of gravitational waves (GW). Testing theories of gravity and studying sources of GW. Working on R&D for the 3rd...
Research scientists (4)
Jérôme de Favereau
CP3 website developement and maintenance, issue tracking system, general support, cluster maintenance, openstack deployement, CMS detector upgrade among other things...
CP3 website developement and maintenance, issue tracking system, general support, cluster maintenance, openstack deployement, CMS detector upgrade among other things...
Andrea Giammanco
Experimental particle physicist. Interested in data analysis, simulations, phenomenology, non-HEP applications of HEP techniques (and vice versa). Active in "muography" (i.e. imaging with cosmic muons). Member of the CMS collaboration at the LHC, of the MURAVES muography experiment, and of the DELPHES project. Former member of ALEPH at LEP.
Experimental particle physicist. Interested in data analysis, simulations, phenomenology, non-HEP applications of HEP techniques (and vice versa). Active in "mu...
Olivier Mattelaer
Responsible software maintenance and development of MadGraph5_aMC@NLO (including most of the associated package and plugin)
Responsible software maintenance and development of MadGraph5_aMC@NLO (including most of the associated package and plugin)
Joris van Heijningen
Experienced instrumental researcher that has worked in nuclear physics, particle physics and gravitational waves (GWs). I have worked at CERN, SLAC and the Virgo and KAGRA gravitational wave observatories. The highlight of my Ph.D. has been the development of an accelerometer with an interferometric readout which is the world’s most sensitive inertial sensor from 8-100 Hz to date. Additionally, I have taught undergraduate (particle physics) and postgraduate (GW instrumentation) courses. Finally, I have benefited from the timing of the first detection of GWs, which gave ample opportunities for outreach. In my case, that led to many public seminars and a national TV appearance in The Netherlands. I now work on cryogenic inertial sensing and vibration isolation for the E-TEST project. For Advanced Virgo and future GW detectors, I lead a mode matching and cavity control project using phase cameras and other sensing solutions.
Experienced instrumental researcher that has worked in nuclear physics, particle physics and gravitational waves (GWs). I have worked at CERN, SLAC and the Virg...
Physicists, engineers and computer scientists (2)
Pavel Demin
I'm working for the CMS experiment. My current responsibilities: developing physics analysis software for CMS; heavy flavor jet tagging based on electron identification; enabling computing GRID at UCLouvain/CP3.
I'm working for the CMS experiment. My current responsibilities: developing physics analysis software for CMS; heavy flavor jet tagging based on electron identi...
Andres Tanasijczuk
Computing support, Grid computing, CMS Remote Analysis Builder software.
Computing support, Grid computing, CMS Remote Analysis Builder software.
Postdocs (25)
Wenyuan Ai
My research focuses on phase transitions as well as its applications in the early universe and electroweak vacuum metastability. I am also interested in nonequilibrium quantum field theory and black hole physics.
My research focuses on phase transitions as well as its applications in the early universe and electroweak vacuum metastability. I am also interested in nonequi...
Office: E.253
Email: wenyuan.ai@uclouvain.be
Rafael Aoude
My interests are in the effective description of the Standard Model of particle physics and Gravity. I work in SMEFT phenomenology and in the use of modern methods for scattering amplitudes to understand Effective Field Theories for BSM particle physics and General Relativity.
My interests are in the effective description of the Standard Model of particle physics and Gravity. I work in SMEFT phenomenology and in the use of modern meth...
Office: E.256
Email: rafael.aoude@uclouvain.be
Francesca Badaracco
My research focuses on modern control strategies for the Einstein Telescope mirror suspensions and on a cryogenic inertial sensor. I am also interested in the active noise mitigation related to the gravity fluctuations which affect both the current 2nd generation detectors as well as the future 3rd generation detectors (the so-called Newtonian noise).
My research focuses on modern control strategies for the Einstein Telescope mirror suspensions and on a cryogenic inertial sensor. I am also interested in the a...
Office: E.358
Ankit Beniwal
My research primarily focuses on the phenomenology of simple/popular dark matter models, and their phenomenological implications on direct, indirect, and collider search experiments. I’m also interested in mechanisms that generate the observed baryon asymmetry and neutrino masses. I'm a member of the GAMBIT community which is well-known for performing global statistical fits of popular beyond-the-Standard-Model theories.
My research primarily focuses on the phenomenology of simple/popular dark matter models, and their phenomenological implications on direct, indirect, and collid...
Agni Bethani
My research interests revolve around Higgs physics and searches for physics beyond the Standard Model (SM). I am an expert in searches for Higgs pair production at the LHC. I was a member of CMS during my PhD, and after 5 years in ATLAS I returned to CMS in July 2019. While in ATLAS I lead the HH->bbττ analysis. Currently, in CMS, I am working on the HH->bbWW channel. As we gather more data at the LHC and improve our analysis techniques, the sensitivity to the Higgs pair production increases. The HH decays studies can constrain several SM parameters, with the Higgs self-coupling being the most important one. Therefore I am interested in the Effective Field Theory interpretation of the HH results. In parallel, I am contributing the flavour-tagging group in CMS. I am also interested in science communication, outreach and the representation of women and minorities in science.
My research interests revolve around Higgs physics and searches for physics beyond the Standard Model (SM). I am an expert in searches for Higgs pair production...
Office: E.260
Email: agni.bethani@uclouvain.be
Elvis Camilo Ferreira
I am developing a thin film niobium actuator for the cryogenic superconducting inertial sensor (CSIS) in collaboration with Dr. J.V. van Heijningen and under a Beware project. My previous experience relies on the development of criogenic niobium transducers for the Mario Schenberg gravitational waves (GW) detector and studies about a multi-nested pendula with geometric antisprings as a passive vibration isolation system for interferometric GW detectors.
I am developing a thin film niobium actuator for the cryogenic superconducting inertial sensor (CSIS) in collaboration with Dr. J.V. van Heijningen and under a...
Office: E.362
Email: elvis.camilo@uclouvain.be
Claudio Caputo
I am an experimental particle physicist, member of the CMS collaboration. I am particularly interested in precision measurements of the Higgs boson and searches for new physics.
I am an experimental particle physicist, member of the CMS collaboration. I am particularly interested in precision measurements of the Higgs boson and searches...
Office: E.146
Email: claudio.caputo@uclouvain.be
Marina Cermeño
My research has focused on DM phenomenology in astrophysical scenarios, more in particular about the interaction of Dark Matter inside dense objects, such as Neutron Stars and White Dwarfs, and possible measurable consequences from indirect new signals arising from them. Now, I'm also studying how circular polarisation of photons can arise from the interaction of DM with cosmic rays and how this can be used to probe BSM physics.
My research has focused on DM phenomenology in astrophysical scenarios, more in particular about the interaction of Dark Matter inside dense objects, such as Ne...
Office: E.162
Email: marina.cermeno@uclouvain.be
Andrew Cheek
My research has focused predominantly on the phenomenology of particle dark matter (DM). Incorporating multiple experimental techniques and looking for novel measurements that could help differentiate between particle models. I have developed RAPIDD, a software to quickly and accurately approximates direct detection of dark matter. I am interested in combining solutions to the dark matter problem with other outstanding problems with the Standard Model.
My research has focused predominantly on the phenomenology of particle dark matter (DM). Incorporating multiple experimental techniques and looking for novel me...
Pieter David
Experimental particle physicist, member of the CMS collaboration. Constraining new physics (in an EFT framework) in the production of top quarks together with bosons, and contributing to strip tracker calibration and software development.
Experimental particle physicist, member of the CMS collaboration. Constraining new physics (in an EFT framework) in the production of top quarks together with b...
Office: E.164
Email: pieter.david@uclouvain.be
Sandhya Jain
Experimental high energy physicist working with the CMS experiment at the LHC. Currently involved in phase-2 outer tracker R & D activities and exploring physics possibilities with upgraded CMS detector at the HL-LHC. Profound background in physics analysis and in the CMS data analysis framework. Important responsible for performing SEU tests and analysis for the CMS outer tracker FE ASIC Concentrator Integrated Circuit (CIC) for Phase-II upgrades. Worked on key aspects within test beam activities for tracker as well as Endcap Calorimeter (HGCal) for Phase-II CMS detector. Performed system tests for High Granularity Calorimeter (HGCal).
Experimental high energy physicist working with the CMS experiment at the LHC. Currently involved in phase-2 outer tracker R & D activities and exploring physic...
Office: E.258
Email: sandhya.jain@uclouvain.be
Raveendrababu Karnam
Muon radiography: R&D of a portable muoscope, and data analysis for the MURAVES experiment.
Muon radiography: R&D of a portable muoscope, and data analysis for the MURAVES experiment.
Office: E.150
Nicolas Lurkin
I am responsible for the development of the analysis framework and the Run Control of the NA62 experiment. My current research project is the search for new physics in the decay of the charged kaon into a pion and a pair of positrons, and the use of machine learning techniques to be applied for the principal research goal of the NA62 experiment, the measurement of the branching ratio of the K+-> pi+nunu decay.
My main areas of expertise are precision Standard Model measurements, searches for new physics in Kaon decays and development of slow control systems. I was previously involved in the NA62-RK experiment at CERN.
I am responsible for the development of the analysis framework and the Run Control of the NA62 experiment. My current research project is the search for new phy...
Andrew Miller
I work as part of the LIGO/Virgo collaborations to develop data analysis techniques to detect gravitational waves from isolated neutron stars, depleting boson clouds around black holes, inspiraling primordial black holes, and the stochastic gravitational-wave background. I am also interested in searches for dark matter that interacts directly with gravitational-wave interferometers. In my spare time, I enjoy playing volleyball, travelling, reading, and hiking.
I work as part of the LIGO/Virgo collaborations to develop data analysis techniques to detect gravitational waves from isolated neutron stars, depleting boson c...
Office: E.255
Email: andrew.miller@uclouvain.be
Kuntal Mondal
I have done my Ph.D. in measurement of properties of Higgs boson decaying to two photons using data recorded by CMS in the year 2016. I have also worked for CMS EGamma group and CMS Tracking POG and DQM group. Apart from that I have done CMS Tracker DQM Offline Shiftleadership and central online DQM shifts.
I have done my Ph.D. in measurement of properties of Higgs boson decaying to two photons using data recorded by CMS in the year 2016. I have also worked for CMS...
Isabel Oldengott
My research focuses on the intersection between particle physics and cosmology. By applying Monte Carlo methods on cosmological data of e.g. the cosmic microwave background or the large scale structure of the Universe I constrain theories of physics beyond the standard model. I am particularly interested in aspects of neutrino physics like non-standard interactions or large lepton asymmety but I also have a strong interest in the even less understood particle content of the Universe, namely dark matter.
My research focuses on the intersection between particle physics and cosmology. By applying Monte Carlo methods on cosmological data of e.g. the cosmic microwav...
Office: E.353
Pietro Vischia
My main research interest is in statistics and machine learning; I am currently working on developing algorithms which employ resampling techniques to the problem of anomaly detection, and on the problem of expressing the expected statistical significance in an approximate way in searches for new signals.
I am a founding member, as well as member of the Steering Board, of the MODE Collaboration, In MODE we aim at deploying a pipeline for machine-learning informed optimization of experiment and detector design.
I am a member of the CMS Collaboration, where I work as a statistics advisor (CMS Statistics Committee) and to experimental measurements in top-Higgs physics (ttH observation and top-Higgs coupling constraints in an EFT framework) and in Standard Model precision measurements (WZ, also constraining the triboson coupling in an EFT framework).
My main research interest is in statistics and machine learning; I am currently working on developing algorithms which employ resampling techniques to the probl...
Sébastien Wertz
Experimentalist with the CMS collaboration. Searches for non-resonant new physics in the llbb+MET topology (hh and ttbar processes). Also involved in the development of new tools easing the use of the Matrix Element Method.
Experimentalist with the CMS collaboration. Searches for non-resonant new physics in the llbb+MET topology (hh and ttbar processes). Also involved in the develo...
Wang Yi
My research focuses on optical instrumentations for gravitational wave detectors. I especially have interest in thermal noise suppression in cryogenic gravitational wave detectors.
My research focuses on optical instrumentations for gravitational wave detectors. I especially have interest in thermal noise suppression in cryogenic gravitati...
Office: E.362
Email: y.wang@uclouvain.be
PhD students (26)
Samip Basnet
Imaging of large structures with cosmic-ray muons.
Imaging of large structures with cosmic-ray muons.
Office: E.150
Email: samip.basnet@uclouvain.be
Florian Bury
Experimental particle physicist with the CMS experiment. I am interested in machine learning with an emphasis on neural networks, the matrix element method and how to combine them in an efficient way to make it suitable for LHC analyses. I am also working on di-Higgs production in the llbb channel and involved in the tracker upgrade simulation for CMS-Phase II.
Experimental particle physicist with the CMS experiment. I am interested in machine learning with an emphasis on neural networks, the matrix element method and...
Ishan Darshana
R&D for a portable cosmic muon detector
R&D for a portable cosmic muon detector
Clémentine Dassy
I'm working on trajectories of charged particles in electromagnetic knots in vacuum. The next step is to translate these electromagnetic knots into gravitational knots to understand the discrepancy between the theoretical and the observed velocity curves of galaxies.
I'm working on trajectories of charged particles in electromagnetic knots in vacuum. The next step is to translate these electromagnetic knots into gravitationa...
Office: E.253
Federico De Lillo
Involved in the search for a stochastic gravitational wave background (SGWB), with particular interest in anisotropies and cosmological components, within the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) collaboration as a Virgo member.
Involved in the search for a stochastic gravitational wave background (SGWB), with particular interest in anisotropies and cosmological components, within the L...
Office: E.254
Antoine Depasse
Searches for gravitational waves signal emitted by ultralight boson clouds around rotating black holes with the LIGO-Virgo laser interferometers.
Searches for gravitational waves signal emitted by ultralight boson clouds around rotating black holes with the LIGO-Virgo laser interferometers.
Suat Donertas
Experimentalist, working on CMS Tracker Phase 2 Upgrade.
Experimentalist, working on CMS Tracker Phase 2 Upgrade.
Hesham El Faham
Phenomenology of top quark and heavy ions physics at the LHC. CMS analysis interpretation.
Phenomenology of top quark and heavy ions physics at the LHC. CMS analysis interpretation.
Office: E.359
Email: hesham.elfaham@uclouvain.be
Khawla Jaffel
Search for heavy resonance decaying into Z+A/H.
Search for heavy resonance decaying into Z+A/H.
Alina Kleimenova
PhD student in experimental physics. I'm working on searches for long-lived exotic particles at the NA62 experiment at CERN.
PhD student in experimental physics. I'm working on searches for long-lived exotic particles at the NA62 experiment at CERN.
Office: E.257
Andrew Lifson
I am a PhD student who is interested in scattering amplitudes and collider phenomenology. I have experience in spinor-helicity methods, jet substructure and Monte Carlo event generators. In Louvain I am working on the MadGraph event generator.
I am a PhD student who is interested in scattering amplitudes and collider phenomenology. I have experience in spinor-helicity methods, jet substructure and Mon...
Matteo Maltoni
Working on SMEFT operators phenomenology
Working on SMEFT operators phenomenology
Office: E.165
Email: matteo.maltoni@uclouvain.be
Laboni Manna
As a mcnet short student, I'm working on madGraph5_aMC@NLO to allow the code to simulate deep inelastic collision (electron on protron) at NLO accuracy.
As a mcnet short student, I'm working on madGraph5_aMC@NLO to allow the code to simulate deep inelastic collision (electron on protron) at NLO accuracy.
Email: laboni.manna@uclouvain.be
Luca Mantani
I work on LHC phenomenology, in particular how to detect new interactions among SM and interpret them via the SMEFT.
I work on LHC phenomenology, in particular how to detect new interactions among SM and interpret them via the SMEFT.
Office: E.256
Email: luca.mantani@uclouvain.be
Daniele Massaro
My research is focused on astroparticle physics, in particular on dark sector, neutrinos and dark matter.
I am working on dark sector phenomelogy, studying new beyond Standard Model models scenarios trying to explain problems, such as dark matter or neutrino masses, according the several experimental constraints.
I am also active in the development of the tool "MadDM", which is an automated numerical tool for the computation of dark matter observables for generic new physics models.
My research is focused on astroparticle physics, in particular on dark sector, neutrinos and dark matter.
I am working on dark sector phenomelogy, studying new...
Email: daniele.massaro@uclouvain.be
Ahmet Ilker Topuz
Simulations for muography. Co-supervision with Tartu University.
Simulations for muography. Co-supervision with Tartu University.
Office: E.148
Julien Touchèque
Phenomenology of CP violation in weak bosons and top quark processes with Effective Field Theory.
Phenomenology of CP violation in weak bosons and top quark processes with Effective Field Theory.
Office: E.165
Tu Thong Tran
I study Electroweak couplings of the top quark in the production of top - anti top pair in association with a vector boson (W, Z)
I study Electroweak couplings of the top quark in the production of top - anti top pair in association with a vector boson (W, Z)
Office: E.164
Email: tu.tran@uclouvain.be
Valentin Weber
Currently working on thermal quantum field theory.
Currently working on thermal quantum field theory.
Office: E.254
Email: valentin.weber@uclouvain.be
Visitors (5)
Michele Lucente
I work on extensions of the Standard Model of particle physics aimed at accounting for the observed neutrino masses and flavour mixing, the origin of the baryon asymmetry of the Universe and the nature of dark matter.
I am currently developing a new computer tool (MadbaM) devoted to precision computations of the baryon asymmetry of the Universe in beyond the Standard Model realisations.
I work on extensions of the Standard Model of particle physics aimed at accounting for the observed neutrino masses and flavour mixing, the origin of the baryon...
Email: michele.lucente@uclouvain.be
Artur Shaikhiev
Search for rare decays/new particles. Interested in Monte Carlo simulation of physics experiments
Search for rare decays/new particles. Interested in Monte Carlo simulation of physics experiments
Email: artur.shaikhiev@uclouvain.be
Andres Vasquez
Physics Beyond the Standard Model, Higgs phenomenology.
Physics Beyond the Standard Model, Higgs phenomenology.
Office: E.165
Email: andres.vasquez@uclouvain.be
Master students (2)
Technical staff (4)
Antoine Deblaere
Electronician
Electronician
Michael Jonckman
Administrative staff (3)
Stéphanie Landrain
Carinne Mertens
Providing secretarial support to CP3.
Providing secretarial support to CP3.
Christine Thielens
Cellule Logistique et Comptable (CLC)
Cellule Logistique et Comptable (CLC)
Guests (4)
Thierry Delbar
Production and collection of Li8 and B8 nuclei to be used for the production of neutrino beams (project EuroNu)
Production and collection of Li8 and B8 nuclei to be used for the production of neutrino beams (project EuroNu)
Phone: (+32 10 4) 7 3202
Email: thierry.delbar@uclouvain.be
Ghislain Grégoire
Experimentalist. Detection of radiations (nearly all types ...). Design, simulation, construction, setup and operation of radiation detectors.
Experimentalist. Detection of radiations (nearly all types ...). Design, simulation, construction, setup and operation of radiation detectors.
René Prieels
Energy issues: analysis of the energy future based mainly on the physical capabilities of all resources available.
Energy issues: analysis of the energy future based mainly on the physical capabilities of all resources available.
Email: rene.prieels@uclouvain.be