People
Academic staff (26)
Giacomo Bruno (CP3)
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...
Tom Claeys (GPP)
random matrix theory, integrable systems
Matrices aléatoires; Déterminants de Hankel, Toeplitz et Fredholm; Systèmes intégrables; Polynômes orthogonaux
random matrix theory, integrable systems
Matrices aléatoires; Déterminants de Hankel, Toeplitz et Fredholm; Systèmes intégrables; Polynômes orthogonaux
Eduardo Cortina Gil (CP3)
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 (CP3)
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 (CP3)
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 (CP3)
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 (CP3)
Phenomenological aspects of the fundamental interactions, gravity included.
Phenomenological aspects of the fundamental interactions, gravity included.
Jan Govaerts (CP3)
The fundamental interactions, their theories and their quantum unification
The fundamental interactions, their theories and their quantum unification
Marino Gran (MATH)
Research interests: categorical algebra, universal algebra, Galois and descent theory, non-abelian homology, Hopf algebras
Research interests: categorical algebra, universal algebra, Galois and descent theory, non-abelian homology, Hopf algebras
Christian Hagendorf (GPP)
Research interests: Exactly-solvable models in statistical mechanics, integrability and combinatorics.
Research interests: Exactly-solvable models in statistical mechanics, integrability and combinatorics.
Luc Haine (GPP)
I work in soliton theory and conformal field theory. My main results and research interests concern
- the Kovalevskaya-Painlevé property for integrable systems,
- equations defining abelian varieties and toric varieties,
- tau-functions and representations of the Virasoro and W-algebras.
I work in soliton theory and conformal field theory. My main results and research interests concern
- the Kovalevskaya-Painlevé property for integrable syste...
Pascal Lambrechts (MATH)
My work is in algebraic topology. My recent theme of research are
motivated by the study of moduli spaces coming from
differential topology, like spaces of smooth embeddings and of
diffeomorphisms, using manifold functor calculus, rational homotopy
theory, configuration spaces, operads of little disks, ...
My work is in algebraic topology. My recent theme of research are
motivated by the study of moduli spaces coming from
differential topology, like spaces of s...
Vincent Lemaitre (CP3)
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 (CP3)
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.
Timothée Marquis (MATH)
Research interests: Geometric group theory; Kac-Moody groups and algebras; Groups with a BN-pair, Coxeter groups and buildings; Infinite-dimensional Lie groups and algebras; Locally compact groups
Research interests: Geometric group theory; Kac-Moody groups and algebras; Groups with a BN-pair, Coxeter groups and buildings; Infinite-dimensional Lie groups...
Heiner Olbermann (MATH)
Mes intérets de recherche se trouvent dans le domaine des équations aux dérivées partielles. Surtout je travaille sur des questions en calcul des variations. En particulier, je m'intéresse à l'élasticité non-linéaire, et à des problèmes variationels qui contiennent en même temps des aspects physiques et géométriques.
Mes intérets de recherche se trouvent dans le domaine des équations aux dérivées partielles. Surtout je travaille sur des questions en calcul des variations. En...
Krzysztof Piotrzkowski (CP3)
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...
Augusto Ponce (MATH)
Partial differential equations; nonlinear analysis
Partial differential equations; nonlinear analysis
Christophe Ringeval (CURL)
Early universe cosmology, CMB, inflationary cosmology, topological defects, string cosmology, data analysis.
Early universe cosmology, CMB, inflationary cosmology, topological defects, string cosmology, data analysis.
Tim Van der Linden (MATH)
Research in homological algebra: study of homology and cohomology of non-algebraic objects using categorical methods, such as Galois theory of higher central extensions
Research in homological algebra: study of homology and cohomology of non-algebraic objects using categorical methods, such as Galois theory of higher central extensions
Jean Van Schaftingen (MATH)
I am working in mathematical analysis, on problems in the fields of partial differential equations, calculus of variations and function spaces, including endpoint L¹ estimates for differential operators, Sobolev mappings, Ginzburg-Landau functionals, vortices
in fluid dynamics, magnetic Sobolev spaces and semi-linear elliptic problems.
I am working in mathematical analysis, on problems in the fields of partial differential equations, calculus of variations and function spaces, including endpoi...
Pedro Vaz (MATH)
Knot theory and quantum topology,
Higher representation theory and its applications in low-dimensional topology,
Categorification of quantum algebras and its 2-representation theory.
Knot theory and quantum topology,
Higher representation theory and its applications in low-dimensional topology,
Categorification of quantum algebras and its...
Enrico Vitale (MATH)
Je participe à la recherche de l’équipe de théorie des catégories. Notre recherche se concentre sur l'algèbre catégorique: plus particulièrement, nous développons certains nouveaux aspects de la théorie des catégories utiles en algèbre homologique non abélienne, algèbre homotopique de dimension supérieur, algèbre universelle et algèbre topologique, théorie de la descente et théorie de Galois, théorie des algèbres de Hopf et des quandle.
Je participe à la recherche de l’équipe de théorie des catégories. Notre recherche se concentre sur l'algèbre catégorique: plus particulièrement, nous développo...
Research scientists (4)
Jérôme de Favereau (CP3)
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 (CP3)
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 (CP3, External)
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 (CP3)
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...
Research project coordination (1)
Chiara Arina (IRMP)
My activities support IRMP researchers in the identification of external funding for research projects, the coordination of responses to calls for funding, the contribution to project writing, the overall monitoring of projects in their different phases in close collaboration with the general services of the university, the development of interdisciplinary initiatives, and the promotion of the IRMP research results.
My activities support IRMP researchers in the identification of external funding for research projects, the coordination of responses to calls for funding, the...
Physicists, engineers and computer scientists (6)
Pavel Demin (CP3)
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...
Postdocs (39)
Wenyuan Ai (CP3)
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 (CP3)
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 (CP3)
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
Fathi Ben Aribi (MATH)
Geometric invariants of knots and 3-manifolds constructed from operators on infinite-dimensional spaces
Geometric invariants of knots and 3-manifolds constructed from operators on infinite-dimensional spaces
Office: B.430
Email: fathi.benaribi@uclouvain.be
Ankit Beniwal (CP3)
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 (CP3)
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 (CP3)
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 (CP3)
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 (CP3)
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 (CP3)
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...
Sébastien Clesse (CURL)
I'm interested by Cosmic Inflation, Primordial Black Holes as Dark Matter, Modified Gravity, cosmological constraints with future experiments (Euclid, SKA, CORE,...).
I'm interested by Cosmic Inflation, Primordial Black Holes as Dark Matter, Modified Gravity, cosmological constraints with future experiments (Euclid, SKA, CORE,...).
Disrael Dacunha (CURL)
I work on searches for physics beyond the standard model. Given that a
large class of models describing physics beyond the standard model predicts the appearance of topological
defects, I study the consequences of these phenomena in the large scale structure (LSS) of the universe. My
work involves performing numerical computations that simulate these effects to find optimal statistics that
extract the signal from the topological defects. The primary goal of this study is to favor or discard classes
of models that extend the standard model. I used various numerical computational
tools, such as N-Body simulation (CUBEP3M, Gadget, PKDGRAV3, and PICOLA) and data analysis (Curvelab, S2let).
I work on searches for physics beyond the standard model. Given that a
large class of models describing physics beyond the standard model predicts the appearan...
Office: E.353
Jacques Darné (MATH)
I am interested in applying categorical methods to the study of groups and filtrations on them. Precisely, by "groups", I mean mainly some infinite groups, often with a topological flavor, such as braid groups and their generalizations, or automorphisms of free group. And by "filtrations", I mean lower central series of groups, or filtrations similar to them.
I am interested in applying categorical methods to the study of groups and filtrations on them. Precisely, by "groups", I mean mainly some infinite groups, oft...
Office: B.429
Email: jacques.darne@uclouvain.be
Pieter David (CP3)
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
Pierre-Alain Jacqmin (MATH)
My main research interests lie in Category Theory, and more specifically in Categorical Algebra and Universal Algebra. My aim is to deeper understand algebraic categorical properties such as the Mal'tsev, unital or semi-abelian properties; in particular via some embedding theorems or preservation under the cofiltered limit completion. I am also interested in internal groupoids, weak equivalences and their bicategory of fractions as well as in finiteness spaces and generalized rings of power series.
My main research interests lie in Category Theory, and more specifically in Categorical Algebra and Universal Algebra. My aim is to deeper understand algebraic...
Sandhya Jain (CP3)
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
Alexandre Lazarescu (GPP)
I am a post-doctoral researcher in the field of non-equilibrium
statistical physics, specialised in large deviation theory and
interacting particle models. I completed my PhD in 2013 at the
Institut de Physique Théorique (CEA Saclay), where I worked on the
large deviations of the Asymmetric Simple Exclusion Process (ASEP). I
then worked as a postdoc at the Instituut voor Theoretische Fysica (KU
Leuven) and the University of Luxembourg, and at the Centre de
Physique Théorique in Ecole Polytechnique, before coming to the GPP
group at IRMP. My topics of interests include large deviations and
hydrodynamic limits of interacting particle systems far from
equilibrium, exactly solvable models and their combinatorial
structure, quantum integrability methods (as applied to exactly
solvable driven interacting particle systems, such as the ASEP), and
more general properties of rare events in non-equilibrium statistical
models.
I am a post-doctoral researcher in the field of non-equilibrium
statistical physics, specialised in large deviation theory and
interacting particle models. I...
Nicolas Lurkin (CP3)
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 (CP3)
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 (CP3)
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 (CP3)
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
Chris Parkinson (CP3)
My research aims are to discover new physics in the rare decays of mesons. I have taken leading roles in data analysis at the LHCb and NA62 experiments, have developed trigger firmware implemented on FPGA devices, and CUDA algorithms implemented on GPUs. I have used machine learning to produce powerful event selection criteria, and developed fitting routines with statistical inference techniques to extract physics observables. I have also taken a loading role in detector operations, having been an NA62 run coordinator several times. I joined UCLouvain in April 2020 with a Marie Curie Individual Fellowship (project number 893101) to search for the Dark Neutrino using the large samples of kaon decays collected by NA62 between 2016 and 2018, and to improve the NA62 trigger in preparation for a new data-taking period set to begin in July 2021.
My research aims are to discover new physics in the rare decays of mesons. I have taken leading roles in data analysis at the LHCb and NA62 experiments, have de...
Office: E.166
Email: chris.parkinson@cern.ch
Magdalena Sieniawska (CP3)
I work on the continuous gravitational wave data analysis for the Virgo.
I work on the continuous gravitational wave data analysis for the Virgo.
Office: E.250
Idriss Tchoffo Nguefeu (MATH)
My research interests lie in category theory, mainly in categorical algebra and universal algebra. My aim is to study some categorical aspects of universal algebra. In particular, I investigate Goursat categories by extending some important results in commutator theory and completion theory well known in Mal’tsev categories. I also study some variations of the Shifting Lemma in order to characterize regular Mal’tsev and Goursat Categories.
My research interests lie in category theory, mainly in categorical algebra and universal algebra. My aim is to study some categorical aspects of universal alge...
Pietro Vischia (CP3)
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 (CP3)
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 (CP3)
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 (47)
Samip Basnet (CP3)
Imaging of large structures with cosmic-ray muons.
Imaging of large structures with cosmic-ray muons.
Office: E.150
Email: samip.basnet@uclouvain.be
Sandrine Brasseur (GPP)
The goal of my research is to contribute to the rigorous analysis of elliptic two-dimensional integrable models along their combinatorial line. Over the years, these statistical mechanics models have been shown to exhibit rich
analytic and algebraic structures, as well as surprising links to combinatorics. Yet, to this day, many of their aspects remain either conjectural or plainly unexplored. I focus my study on the eight-vertex model and related systems such as the 8VSOS model and the XYZ spin chain, as well as their higher-spin generalisations. One of my central aims is to address conjectures and open questions about the ground state of the XYZ spin chain along its combinatorial line for various boundary conditions. I am also interested in obtaining exact finite-size expressions for some interesting physical quantities. Ultimately, the analysis of their scaling limits for large systems will lead me to establish links with quantum field theory models in the continuum.
The goal of my research is to contribute to the rigorous analysis of elliptic two-dimensional integrable models along their combinatorial line. Over the years,...
Florian Bury (CP3)
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 (CP3)
R&D for a portable cosmic muon detector
R&D for a portable cosmic muon detector
Clémentine Dassy (CP3)
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 (CP3)
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
Bryan Debin (GPP)
Spatial phase transitions (Arctic curves) in two-dimensional statistical models on a lattice, such as the six-vertex model or the dimer model.
Spatial phase transitions (Arctic curves) in two-dimensional statistical models on a lattice, such as the six-vertex model or the dimer model.
Antoine Depasse (CP3)
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 (CP3)
Experimentalist, working on CMS Tracker Phase 2 Upgrade.
Experimentalist, working on CMS Tracker Phase 2 Upgrade.
Hesham El Faham (CP3)
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
Gabriel Glesner (GPP)
Orthogonal and circular ensembles in Random Matrix Theory, Asymptotic analysis of Toeplitz determinants and applications to physics
Orthogonal and circular ensembles in Random Matrix Theory, Asymptotic analysis of Toeplitz determinants and applications to physics
Khawla Jaffel (CP3)
** 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...
Cristian Joana (CURL)
Study of non-linear dynamics from gravitational backreactions in the early Universe, production of compact objects and primordial gravitational waves. Applications of numerical general relativity to cosmology.
Study of non-linear dynamics from gravitational backreactions in the early Universe, production of compact objects and primordial gravitational waves. Applicati...
Alina Kleimenova (CP3)
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 (CP3)
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...
Guillermo Andres Lopez Cafaggi (MATH)
the study of diferents aspects of the semi-abelian categories, the relation between localizations and torsion theories as well as the homological aspects inpired by well known constructions for the abelian case.
the study of diferents aspects of the semi-abelian categories, the relation between localizations and torsion theories as well as the homological aspects inpire...
Office: B.017
Email: guillermo.lopez@uclouvain.be
Matteo Maltoni (CP3)
Working on SMEFT operators phenomenology
Working on SMEFT operators phenomenology
Office: E.165
Email: matteo.maltoni@uclouvain.be
Laboni Manna (CP3)
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 (CP3)
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 (CP3)
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
Aline Michel (MATH)
The goal of the research is to explore the exactness properties of the category of preordered groups and of preordered abelian groups, with particular attention to non-additive torsion theories in these categories. We will then develop a new approach to non-abelian homology of preordered groups. A generalization of some of these results to preordered semi-abelian algebras will also be considered.
The goal of the research is to explore the exactness properties of the category of preordered groups and of preordered abelian groups, with particular attention...
Gilles Parez (GPP)
J’étudie l’intrication quantique dans des systèmes à N corps quantiques. En particuliers, je me concentre sur des systèmes dits « intégrables », pour lesquels des calculs exacts sont possibles.
I study entanglement in N body quantum systems. I focus on so-called integrable systems, whose mathematical structures allow one to perform exact calculations.
J’étudie l’intrication quantique dans des systèmes à N corps quantiques. En particuliers, je me concentre sur des systèmes dits « intégrables », pour lesquels d...
François Renaud (MATH)
My PhD research concerns higher categorical Galois theory in the context of certain algebraic structures of interest called quandles (a notion of symmetry which is used in knot theory and geometry). The category of quandles is algebraic by nature, but features interesting geometrical properties. This provides an interesting context for the study and illustration of higher categorical Galois theory and related meaningful notions of homotopy. Key words: higher categorical Galois theory, racks and quandles, centrality, commutators, higher coverings.
My PhD research concerns higher categorical Galois theory in the context of certain algebraic structures of interest called quandles (a notion of symmetry which...
Léo Schelstraete (MATH)
I work on the interplay between knot theory and higher representation theory. More precisely, I'm interested in an invariant of knots called odd Khovanov homology, which can be thought as a categorification of the Jones polynomial. I try to understand it through the categorification of (the representation theory of) quantum algebras.
I work on the interplay between knot theory and higher representation theory. More precisely, I'm interested in an invariant of knots called odd Khovanov homolo...
Office: B.429
Lancelot Semal (MATH)
I try to answer questions in this field : unitary representations of locally compact groups
I try to answer questions in this field : unitary representations of locally compact groups
Office: B.321
Email: lancelot.semal@uclouvain.be
Florence Sterck (MATH)
I work on interactions between two research fields of mathematics: categorical algebra and the theory of Hopf algebras.The main idea of my research is the application of semiabelian concepts to obtain a deeper understanding of Hopf algebra theory.
I work on interactions between two research fields of mathematics: categorical algebra and the theory of Hopf algebras.The main idea of my research is the appli...
Julien Touchèque (CP3)
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 (CP3)
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
Paúl Ubillús (MATH)
My areas of interest are Analysis, PDEs and Calculus of Variations. I am particularly dedicated to the study of the renormalized energy associated to the Ginzburg-Landau equations in the superconductivity model.
My areas of interest are Analysis, PDEs and Calculus of Variations. I am particularly dedicated to the study of the renormalized energy associated to the Ginzbu...
Corentin Vienne (MATH)
Research in categorical algebra, in particular semi-abelian categories. We are studying consequences of categorical conditions, such as action representability, in varieties of non-associative algebras.
Research in categorical algebra, in particular semi-abelian categories. We are studying consequences of categorical conditions, such as action representability,...
Valentin Weber (CP3)
Currently working on thermal quantum field theory.
Currently working on thermal quantum field theory.
Office: E.254
Email: valentin.weber@uclouvain.be
Daniel Zimmer (MATH)
The goal of my research is to investigate the topology of spaces of embeddings, using tools from algebraic topology ; more precisely, I investigate cosimplicial models for such spaces built using the calculus of functors.
The goal of my research is to investigate the topology of spaces of embeddings, using tools from algebraic topology ; more precisely, I investigate cosimplicial...
Office: B.432
Phone: (+32 10 4) 7 3169
Visitors (13)
Luigi Cimmino (CP3)
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.261
Phone: (+32 10 4) +39388158472
Yves Felix (MATH)
topologie algébrique, homotopie rationnelle
topologie algébrique, homotopie rationnelle
André Füzfa (CURL)
Professor at FUNDP, working in theoretical cosmology: interpretations of dark energy, observational constraints from structure formation, Hubble diagram, CMB, ... and on complex systems in general relativity: dynamical systems, multi-physics N-body simulations, numerical relativity.
Professor at FUNDP, working in theoretical cosmology: interpretations of dark energy, observational constraints from structure formation, Hubble diagram, CMB, ....
Phone: (+32 10 4) 7 3217
Waltraud Lederle (MATH)
I am interested in totally disconnected, locally compact groups in the context of geometric group theory.
I am interested in totally disconnected, locally compact groups in the context of geometric group theory.
Michele Lucente (CP3)
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 (CP3)
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 (CP3)
Physics Beyond the Standard Model, Higgs phenomenology.
Physics Beyond the Standard Model, Higgs phenomenology.
Office: E.165
Email: andres.vasquez@uclouvain.be
Michel Willem (MATH)
nonlinear partial differential equations, global analysis, calculus of variations,
functional analysis, real analysis, history of mathematics
nonlinear partial differential equations, global analysis, calculus of variations,
functional analysis, real analysis, history of mathematics
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Administrative staff (7)
Christine Thielens (CP3)
Cellule Logistique et Comptable (CLC)
Cellule Logistique et Comptable (CLC)
Guests (8)
Jean-Pierre Antoine (GPP)
mathematical physics : coherent states, wavelet analysis, partial inner product spaces (see GPP website)
mathematical physics : coherent states, wavelet analysis, partial inner product spaces (see GPP website)
Thierry Delbar (CP3)
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 (CP3, CSR)
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 (CP3)
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
Patricia Radelet-de Grave (External collaborator)
History of mathematics and physics
History of mathematics and physics