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...
Gwenhaël De Wasseige
I am an astroparticle physicist using neutrinos as messengers to probe high-energy phenomena in our Universe. I am working with the IceCube and KM3NeT experiments located at the South Pole and in the Mediterranean Sea, respectively. My main research interest is to combine neutrinos with other messengers, such as photons or gravitational waves, to study transient sources e.g., compact binary mergers, gamma ray bursts, solar flares,...
I am an astroparticle physicist using neutrinos as messengers to probe high-energy phenomena in our Universe. I am working with the IceCube and KM3NeT experimen...
Office: E.263
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 performance and operation of the CMS detector, on the upgrade of its silicon strip tracker for HL-LHC, and on the search for an extended Higgs sector. I am currently the UCLouvain CMS group leader.
Experimental particle physicist working on the performance and operation of the CMS detector, on the upgrade of its silicon strip tracker for HL-LHC, and on the...
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.
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
Research engineer. Work on Delphes software for fast detector response simulation, data acquisition systems for physics experiments, CP3 computing cluster.
Research engineer. Work on Delphes software for fast detector response simulation, data acquisition systems for physics experiments, CP3 computing cluster.
Andres Tanasijczuk
Computing support, Grid computing, CMS Remote Analysis Builder software.
Computing support, Grid computing, CMS Remote Analysis Builder software.
Postdocs (23)
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
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
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
Haolin Li
I am interested in various aspects of effective field theories, including the construction of operator basis, applications in neutrino physics and collider physics
I am interested in various aspects of effective field theories, including the construction of operator basis, applications in neutrino physics and collider physics
Office: E.156
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...
Jamie McDonald
I have worked on various topics at the intersection of early universe cosmology, particle physics and astroparticle physics, these include leptogenesis, curved space QFT, inflation, superradiance, axions/ALPs and axion dark matter in particular in the context of compact objects, e.g. neutron stars. My work at CP3 focuses principally on neutrinos.
I have worked on various topics at the intersection of early universe cosmology, particle physics and astroparticle physics, these include leptogenesis, curved...
Office: E.149
Email: jamie.mcdonald@uclouvain.be
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.257
Magdalena Sieniawska
I work on the continuous gravitational wave data analysis for the Virgo Project. My scientific interests cover gravitational radiation theory, detection methods and the neutron stars' equation of state.
I work on the continuous gravitational wave data analysis for the Virgo Project. My scientific interests cover gravitational radiation theory, detection methods...
Office: E.250
Jishnu Suresh
My primary research focuses on the searches for stochastic gravitational-wave background -SGWB (origin of such a background could be cosmological or astrophysical) using the data from LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA (LVK) detectors. We have placed the most stringent bounds on the energy density of SGWBs using the latest observational data along with the (first) upper limit maps of the gravitational-wave sky at every frequency bin. We expect that the current efforts will make significant progress in the coming years and result in the first detection of SGWBs.
I am also interested in understanding some aspects of the alternative theories of gravity. In the past, I have worked on black hole thermodynamic aspects of these theories in a newly developed framework called Geometrothermodynamics.
My primary research focuses on the searches for stochastic gravitational-wave background -SGWB (origin of such a background could be cosmological or astrophysic...
Office: E.256
Email: jishnu.suresh@uclouvain.be
Pietro Vischia
My main research interest is in statistics and machine learning; I am currently working on developing algorithms that 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 that employ resampling techniques to the proble...
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...
Ramon Winterhalder
I work on the intersection of particle physics and machine learning. My research aims to fully establish data-driven techniques in high-energy physics and to enhance standard simulation methods with (generative) neural networks.
I work on the intersection of particle physics and machine learning. My research aims to fully establish data-driven techniques in high-energy physics and to en...
Office: E.250
PhD students (26)
Marwa Al Moussawi
Imaging of large structures with cosmic-ray muons.
Imaging of large structures with cosmic-ray muons.
Office: E.147
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...
Ricardo Cabrita
I am working in Gravitational Wave Interferometer instrumentation. Working in the optics lab to test the use of Phase Cameras (PC) for mode matching mitigation in optical cavities and also collaborating with the Phase Camera group at Virgo, contributing with optical simulations and trying to understand the PC generated amplitude and phase maps.
I am working in Gravitational Wave Interferometer instrumentation. Working in the optics lab to test the use of Phase Cameras (PC) for mode matching mitigation...
Email: ricardo.cabrita@uclouvain.be
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.256
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
Indirect searches of physics beyond the Standard Model (SM), in particular, the top-quark interactions within the Standard Model Effective Field Theory (SMEFT)
Indirect searches of physics beyond the Standard Model (SM), in particular, the top-quark interactions within the Standard Model Effective Field Theory (SMEFT)
Office: E.359
Yannis Georis
Working on potential explanations for the origin of Baryonic and Dark matter. I focus on extensions of the Standard Model with "light" particles, e.g. particles having a mass at the MeV to TeV scale for which thermal corrections are crucial.
Working on potential explanations for the origin of Baryonic and Dark matter. I focus on extensions of the Standard Model with "light" particles, e.g. particles...
Office: E.254
Email: yannis.georis@uclouvain.be
Khawla Jaffel
** Search for heavy resonance decaying into H/A -> Z A/H -> ll bb **
I am a Ph.D. student working on beyond the Standard Model (BSM) physics. Addressing the question of whether additional scalar resonance exists, searching for a signature consisting of two b-tagged jets and two opposite-charge, same flavor leptons originating from Z bosons in one of the simplest extensions of the Standard Model (SM), the Two Higgs Doublet Model (2HDM).
** Search for heavy resonance decaying into H/A -> Z A/H -> ll bb **
I am a Ph.D. student working on beyond the Standard Model (BSM) physics. Addressing the...
Jan Jerhot
My current research focuses on ALP phenomenology, specifically simulations of processes involving ALPs at fixed-target experiments. I'm planning to search for ALPs at NA62 experiment when data taken in beam dump mode will be available. I'm also interested in modern amplitude methods, namely soft bootstrap in EFTs.
My current research focuses on ALP phenomenology, specifically simulations of processes involving ALPs at fixed-target experiments. I'm planning to search for A...
Matteo Maltoni
Working on SMEFT operators phenomenology
Working on SMEFT operators phenomenology
Office: E.165
Email: matteo.maltoni@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.
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
Andres Vasquez
Physics Beyond the Standard Model, Higgs phenomenology.
Physics Beyond the Standard Model, Higgs phenomenology.
Office: E.165
Email: andres.vasquez@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 (6)
Luigi Cimmino
I am a Physicist, PhD, among the pioneers of modern Muography. Passionate about hardware stuff and electronics, I delight in the construction of Muon trackers equipped wit h SiPMs. I am fascinated by new technologies, recent developments in the field of Artificial Intelligence and theories that manipulate time.
I am a Physicist, PhD, among the pioneers of modern Muography. Passionate about hardware stuff and electronics, I delight in the construction of Muon trackers e...
Office: E.148
Phone: (+32 10 4) +39388158472
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
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...
Office: E.248
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
Master students (3)
Technical staff (5)
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 (5)
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.
Krzysztof Piotrzkowski
Experimentalist. Studying high energy photon interactions at colliders as well as novel timing detectors with picosecond resolution. Working on R&D for the 3rd generation GW antenna - the Einstein Telescope.
Experimentalist. Studying high energy photon interactions at colliders as well as novel timing detectors with picosecond resolution. Working on R&D for the 3rd...
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