People
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Academic staff (29)
Anna Benecke (CP3)
I specialize in pileup mitigation and jet reconstruction, with expertise in the PUPPI algorithm and jet calibration, particularly in the boosted regime. My research in CMS has focused on high-energy jets for new physics searches. I currently serve as co-convener of the CMS Jet and MET subgroup and received the 2023 CMS Award for key contributions to boosted object development and subgroup leadership. While I’ve worked extensively on searches in the boosted regime, I’m now applying these skills to top quark physics. I’m also dedicated to outreach, organizing Physics Project Days and contributing to the Women in Physics conference. As one of Belgium’s Early Career Representatives to ECFA, I help advocate for the next generation of physicists.
I specialize in pileup mitigation and jet reconstruction, with expertise in the PUPPI algorithm and jet calibration, particularly in the boosted regime. My rese...
Office: E.246
Email: anna.benecke@uclouvain.be
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
Giacomo Bruno (CP3)
Experimental physicist doing research in gravitational-wave physics with the Virgo experiment at the EGO observatory and in particle physics with the CMS experiment at the LHC collider of the CERN laboratory. Also involved in the preparation of the future Einstein Telescope gravitational-wave facility.
On Virgo: activities in physics data analysis (quasi-monochromatic gravitational waves, stochastic gravitational wave background, and search for coincident gravotational wave and neutrino signals) and computing.
On Einstein Telescope: research and development on mirror suspension system and mitigation of Newtonian noise.
On CMS: searches for signals of physics beyond the Standard Model in the Higgs sector; development of a reconstruction algorithm for high-energy muons; operation of the Belgian Tier2 computing centre that is part of the World LHC Computing Grid.
Experimental physicist doing research in gravitational-wave physics with the Virgo experiment at the EGO observatory and in particle physics with the CMS experi...
Pierre-Emmanuel Caprace (MATH)
Christophe Charlier (GPP)
My research focuses on problems in mathematical physics, random matrix theory and integrable partial differential equations.
My research focuses on problems in mathematical physics, random matrix theory and integrable partial differential equations.
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...
Gauthier Durieux (CP3)
Phenomenology beyond the standard model at present and future colliders, top-quark and Higgs physics, effective field theories, on-shell amplitude techniques
Phenomenology beyond the standard model at present and future colliders, top-quark and Higgs physics, effective field theories, on-shell amplitude techniques
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.
Justin Janquart (CP3)
My research focuses on data analysis for gravitational waves, with a particular focus on gravitational lensing of gravitational waves, multi-messenger lensing, and data analysis solutions for next-generation detectors.
My research focuses on data analysis for gravitational waves, with a particular focus on gravitational lensing of gravitational waves, multi-messenger lensing,...
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, KM3NeT collaboration. Study of neutrino oscillations. From experimental constraints of PMNS parameters, mass ordering and search for sterile neutrinos.
Experimentalist, KM3NeT collaboration. Study of neutrino oscillations. From experimental constraints of PMNS parameters, mass ordering and search for sterile neutrinos.
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)
Calculus of Variations, Partial Differential Equations, applications in Materials Science
Calculus of Variations, Partial Differential Equations, applications in Materials Science
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...
Gwenhaël Wilberts Dewasseige (CP3)
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...
Research scientists (4)
Jérôme de Favereau (CP3)
Sharing my time between general computing development and support, managing the CP3 tech team and supporting scientific projects, especially the CMS tracker upgrade.
Sharing my time between general computing development and support, managing the CP3 tech team and supporting scientific projects, especially the CMS tracker upgrade.
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...
Aaron Goodwin-Jones (CP3)
I'm passionate about developing experimental apparatus for fundamental tests of physics. In particular, I am interested in exploiting higher-order optical modes and optimal wavefront control strategies to minimize the self-noise in our gravitational-wave detectors.
I'm passionate about developing experimental apparatus for fundamental tests of physics. In particular, I am interested in exploiting higher-order optical modes...
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)
Research project coordinators (1)
My work revolves around three main activities :
- Administrative Coordinator of the Institute (CAI)
- Research Project Coordinator: support of 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.
- Researcher: developement of MadDM numerical tools and dark matter phenomenology
My work revolves around three main activities :
- Administrative Coordinator of the Institute (CAI)
- Research Project Coordinator: support of researchers in...
Physicists, engineers and computer scientists (6)
Pavel Demin (CP3)
Research engineer working on Delphes software for fast simulation of detector response, data acquisition systems for physics experiments, CP3 computing cluster.
Research engineer working on Delphes software for fast simulation of detector response, data acquisition systems for physics experiments, CP3 computing cluster.
François-Philippe Hocquet (CRC)
Cyclotron accelerator, Electron cyclotron resonance ions sources
Cyclotron accelerator, Electron cyclotron resonance ions sources
Professors emeriti (6)
Yves Felix (MATH)
topologie algébrique, homotopie rationnelle
topologie algébrique, homotopie rationnelle
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
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...
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
Postdocs (40)
Marco Abbadini (MATH)
I am interested in the connections between logic, algebra, order and topology that emerged starting with M. H. Stone’s celebrated representation theorem for Boolean algebras in 1936. The main topics of my research are Stone-like dualities and their applications, with a particular focus on MV-algebras and lattice-ordered groups.
I am interested in the connections between logic, algebra, order and topology that emerged starting with M. H. Stone’s celebrated representation theorem for Boo...
Chiara Animali (CURL)
My research focuses on theoretical cosmology, particularly the early universe and cosmic inflation.
My research focuses on theoretical cosmology, particularly the early universe and cosmic inflation.
Office: E.353
Email: chiara.animali@uclouvain.be
Hamid Basiri (CP3)
I am working on developing a hybrid subsurface imaging framework that combines cosmic-ray muon imaging (muography) with seismic tomography to monitor geological CO₂ storage. By uniting muography’s direct sensitivity to density with seismic elastic properties in a single joint-inversion workflow, I target sharper estimates of CO₂ saturation and earlier detection of geomechanical change. My work spans detector benchmarking, Monte Carlo modeling, and lab-to-field experiments to quantify sensitivity and validate at the reservoir scale, aiming for a practical, non-invasive, continuous monitoring approach that also extends to broader georesource and hazard imaging.
I am working on developing a hybrid subsurface imaging framework that combines cosmic-ray muon imaging (muography) with seismic tomography to monitor geological...
Office: E.153
Email: hamid.basiri@uclouvain.be
Oussama Bensaid (MATH)
Geometric group theory and the coarse geometry of spaces of non-positive curvature.
Geometric group theory and the coarse geometry of spaces of non-positive curvature.
Alice Biolchini (CP3)
My research focuses on the study of Mount Vesuvius through cosmic muon imaging, in collaboration with the INFN of Naples. In parallel, I contribute to the characterisation and related studies of the portable muon detector developed by the Muography group at Louvain-la-Neuve, with the goal of supporting its future upgrade.
My research focuses on the study of Mount Vesuvius through cosmic muon imaging, in collaboration with the INFN of Naples. In parallel, I contribute to the chara...
Office: E.153
Email: alice.biolchini@uclouvain.be
Rogan Clark (CP3)
PostDoc on the KM3NeT-ORCA experiment,
PostDoc on the KM3NeT-ORCA experiment,
Office: E.163
Email: rogan.clark@uclouvain.be
Arnaud Duvieusart (MATH)
I work on new applications of Categorical Galois Theory in Mal’tsev and semi-abelian categories, especially in relation to internal groupoids and crossed modules.
I work on new applications of Categorical Galois Theory in Mal’tsev and semi-abelian categories, especially in relation to internal groupoids and crossed modules.
Office: B.430
Luigi Favaro (CP3)
My research focus is on using modern machine learning techniques to enable new discoveries in High-Energy Physics. My work includes using generative networks for model-agnostic searches, fast detector simulation, and unfolding detector effects. I am also interested in uncertainty quantification and using predicted uncertainties in HEP.
My research focus is on using modern machine learning techniques to enable new discoveries in High-Energy Physics. My work includes using generative networks fo...
Office: E.253
Email: luigi.favaro@uclouvain.be
Christopher Flett (CP3)
My research focuses on the theory and phenomenology of quarkonium bound-state production in pQCD. Currently, I am developing my frameworks for exclusive heavy-quarkonium photo- and electro-production to better understand gluon parton distribution functions in protons and nuclei. I am also implementing quarkonium cross sections in the well-known event generator MadGraph5_aMC@NLO with the aim to provide an efficient, all-encompassing tool that anyone can use to simulate quarkonium production at colliders. These activities will ultimately facilitate the first global NRQCD phenomenological analyses comparing theory and experiment, and enable sound physics-case constructions for current (LHC@CERN, Belle-II@KEK, RHIC@BNL,…) and future (EIC@BNL, FCC@CERN, …) experimental programs.
My research focuses on the theory and phenomenology of quarkonium bound-state production in pQCD. Currently, I am developing my frameworks for exclusive heavy-q...
Office: E.358
Theo Heimel (CP3)
The main focus of my research is accelerating event generation for the High-Luminosity LHC and beyond using generative networks. In particular, the MadNIS project aims to make sampling hard-scattering events in MadGraph faster using neural importance sampling. Furthermore, I am interested in ML-based methods to extract more information from LHC data. This includes unfolding with generative networks, simulation-based inference, and combining machine-learned detector effects with theory knowledge in the matrix element method.
The main focus of my research is accelerating event generation for the High-Luminosity LHC and beyond using generative networks. In particular, the MadNIS proje...
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...
Matti Jansson (CP3)
Databases for gravitation wave data.
Databases for gravitation wave data.
Office: E.359
Email: karl.jansson@uclouvain.be
Priyanka Lamba (CP3)
My research in theoretical and phenomenological particle physics is driven by the goal of uncovering physics beyond the Standard Model through high-energy collider experiments. I work at the interface of collider phenomenology and quantum information, developing quantum observables constructed from multi-particle quantum correlations: such as entanglement, discord, and related density matrix-based measures as probes of fundamental interactions. I have studied their sensitivity to CP violation and effective field theory deformations in Higgs, electroweak, and heavy-fermion processes, with particular attention to the role of precision and higher-order effects.
My broader research trajectory includes earlier work on supersymmetric models, proton decay, flavor violation, axion physics, and low energy effective field theory descriptions of rare meson decays. Across these topics, my work is unified by a focus on connecting theoretical structures with phenomenological tests.
My research in theoretical and phenomenological particle physics is driven by the goal of uncovering physics beyond the Standard Model through high-energy colli...
Office: E.162
Zak Lawrence (CP3)
I'm a postdoctoral researcher working at UCLouvain on the CMS experiment at CERN. I study the interaction between the top quark and the Higgs boson in the multilepton decay channel. I'm also involved in work monitoring the condition of the CMS silicon strip tracker.
I'm a postdoctoral researcher working at UCLouvain on the CMS experiment at CERN. I study the interaction between the top quark and the Higgs boson in the multi...
Office: E.166
Email: zak.lawrence@uclouvain.be
Jeff Lazar (CP3)
Neutrino telescope simulation and novel BSM signatures.
Neutrino telescope simulation and novel BSM signatures.
Office: E.163
Email: jeffrey.lazar@uclouvain.be
Yuanzhen Li (CP3)
My name is Yuan-Zhen Li, and I am currently a postdoctoral fellow at UCLouvain.
My primary interest in physics is particle cosmology, particularly the application of the real-time Closed Time Path (CTP) formalism of non-equilibrium quantum field theory to the early universe. Key problems that I worked on include the origin of the matter-antimatter asymmetry of the universe, the production of Dark Matter, and the dynamics of neutrinos in the early universe.
My name is Yuan-Zhen Li, and I am currently a postdoctoral fellow at UCLouvain.
My primary interest in physics is particle cosmology, particularly the applicat...
Office: E.162
Email: yuanzhen.li@uclouvain.be
Jindrich Lidrych (CP3)
I am an experimental particle physicist, member of the CMS Collaboration at CERN. I am particularly interested in precision Standard Model measurements and Higgs physics.
I am an experimental particle physicist, member of the CMS Collaboration at CERN. I am particularly interested in precision Standard Model measurements and Higgs physics.
Office: E.164
Wenkui Liu (GPP)
I am interested in various topics in probability, random matrix and mathematical physics. I am currently working on asymptotic problems about random tilings.
I am interested in various topics in probability, random matrix and mathematical physics. I am currently working on asymptotic problems about random tilings.
Office: B.324
Email: wenkui.liu@uclouvain.be
Yang Ma (CP3)
My main research interest lies in elementary particle physics theory, focusing on high-energy collider physics as well as connections to astro-particle physics and cosmology. While the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics provides a remarkably successful description of elementary matter and forces, it fails to address a number of outstanding conceptual and empirical mysteries, such as the naturalness of electroweak scale, the strong CP problem, the nature of dark matter (DM), and the origin of neutrino masses. Clearly the SM must be extended and become part of a deeper structure that will explain these shortcomings, with new physics beyond the SM expected to emerge at some high energy scale. I aim to test the SM itself and search for possible new physics at high-energy colliders such as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and other future collider programs (ILC, CLIC, CEPC/SPPC, FCC-ee/hh, muon colliders, etc.)
My main research interest lies in elementary particle physics theory, focusing on high-energy collider physics as well as connections to astro-particle physics...
Paul Malek (CP3)
I am an experimental particle physicist with strong interest in detector development. Currently I am part of the CMS collaboration at the LHC and working on the Phase-2 upgrade of the outer tracker. In my previous work I was involved in the R&D for a high precision time projection chamber (TPC) as a tracker for a potential detector at the planned linear e+e- collider ILC.
I am an experimental particle physicist with strong interest in detector development. Currently I am part of the CMS collaboration at the LHC and working on the...
Office: E.258
Email: paul.malek@uclouvain.be
Kohei Noda (GPP)
My research interest is two-dimensional Coulomb gases, Random Matrix Theory, and Mathematical Physics.
In particular, I research these topics using probability theory, potential theory, complex analysis, and (skew-)orthogonal polynomials.
My research interest is two-dimensional Coulomb gases, Random Matrix Theory, and Mathematical Physics.
In particular, I research these topics using probabilit...
Giuseppe Orsatti (GPP)
I'm working on soliton gas solutions of Integrable PDEs
I'm working on soliton gas solutions of Integrable PDEs
Office: 324
Christoph Raab (CP3)
Postdoc working on IceCube. My big topic is trying to do realtime astronomy with GeV neutrinos. But I'm generally interested in multi-messenger astronomy.
Postdoc working on IceCube. My big topic is trying to do realtime astronomy with GeV neutrinos. But I'm generally interested in multi-messenger astronomy.
Hidde Schönberger (MATH)
My main research areas are calculus of variations and partial differential equations. I work on problems motivated by modeling applications, such as materials science or image processing, and my focus lies on establishing existence results for solutions or minimizers, the convergence of parameter-dependent problems via Gamma-convergence and variational problems involving nonlocality.
My main research areas are calculus of variations and partial differential equations. I work on problems motivated by modeling applications, such as materials s...
Roy Soumen (CP3)
My research focuses on gravitational-wave astrophysics and fundamental physics with compact binaries. My work combines data analysis, waveform modeling, and tests of general relativity to explore how deviations from standard gravity or astrophysical environments can imprint on gravitational-wave signals.
My research focuses on gravitational-wave astrophysics and fundamental physics with compact binaries. My work combines data analysis, waveform modeling, and tes...
Office: E.166
Email: soumen.roy@uclouvain.be
Eemeli Tomberg (CURL)
My research concerns theoretical early universe cosmology, in particular cosmic inflation and primordial black holes.
My research concerns theoretical early universe cosmology, in particular cosmic inflation and primordial black holes.
Semra Turkcapar (CP3)
I am an experimental particle physicist and interested in detector developments. Currently I am working on the Phase-2 upgrades of the CMS Outer Tracker system at CERN.
I had a large range of experiences in many aspects of detector developments of the CMS HCAL Phase-1 upgrades including assembling, testing, installing, commissioning and operating state-of-the-art electronics such as SiPMs, PMTs, QIE ASIC chips and laser maintenance optical system. My PhD thesis is based on a SUSY search for R-Parity Violating (RPV) and Stealth Top Squark Decays.
I am an experimental particle physicist and interested in detector developments. Currently I am working on the Phase-2 upgrades of the CMS Outer Tracker system...
Office: E.258
Email: semra.turkcapar@uclouvain.be
PhD students (68)
Florent Afsa (MATH)
Homological Algebra and Categorical Algebra
Homological Algebra and Categorical Algebra
Office: B.422
Email: florent.afsa@uclouvain.be
Murad Ali (CP3)
Precision Indirect Constraints on Third-Generation Four-Quark Operators in the SMEFT Beyond Leading Order
Precision Indirect Constraints on Third-Generation Four-Quark Operators in the SMEFT Beyond Leading Order
Office: E.049
Email: murad.ali@uclouvain.be
Sébastien Antoine (GPP)
Currently studying attractive point processes over non-standard geometry
Currently studying attractive point processes over non-standard geometry
Office: B.304
Email: s.antoine@uclouvain.be
Waël Aoun (CP3)
I am interested in the fundamental aspects of field theories, as well as the way we use theory to make predictions. I intend to better understand how we can use EFTs to study the fingerprints that UV physics necessarily leaves at accessible energy scales. In practice I am working on improving the way we compute amplitudes and study their analytic structure.
I am interested in the fundamental aspects of field theories, as well as the way we use theory to make predictions. I intend to better understand how we can use...
Office: E.358
Email: wael.aoun@uclouvain.be
Tommaso Armadillo (CP3)
I am working on the development of methods and tools to advance our ability to perform precision studies at colliders and apply them to key novel computations. In particular, we aim at introducing new techniques for two-loop integrals that are currently the bottleneck of next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) electroweak and use them to obtain predictions for Drell-Yan process at the LHC and for ZH production at future electron-positron colliders.
I am working on the development of methods and tools to advance our ability to perform precision studies at colliders and apply them to key novel computations....
Ony Aubril (MATH)
I study the categories of (right) preordered groups via different categorical approach (categorical Galois theory, internal structures, commutator theory).
I study the categories of (right) preordered groups via different categorical approach (categorical Galois theory, internal structures, commutator theory).
Office: B.404
Phone: (+32 10 4) 0650759706
Luca Beccatini (CP3)
Working on neural network surrogate models to approximate scattering amplitudes and High-Energy Physics event generation, like event unweighting.
Working on neural network surrogate models to approximate scattering amplitudes and High-Energy Physics event generation, like event unweighting.
Office: E.049
Email: luca.beccatini@uclouvain.be
Maria Bevilacqua (MATH)
Categorical algebra and Hopf algebra theory
Categorical algebra and Hopf algebra theory
Office: B.405
Charlotte Bragard (CP3)
My PhD research focuses on mitigating coating Brownian thermal noise, a dominant sensitivity limit in precision optical cavities used for gravitational-wave detectors and optical clocks. The approach exploits high-order Hermite–Gaussian modes to broaden the optical intensity profile on cavity mirrors, thereby reducing thermal noise. I aim to implement HG25,25 modes in optical clocks, enabling improved stability without cryogenic operation or crystalline coatings. In parallel, I will realize HG33 modes in the Einstein Telescope High-Frequency interferometers, the highest order compatible with the current mirror design, to reduce noise near 30 Hz and improve sensitivity to primordial black holes. The project leverages ultra-stable cavities, state-of-the-art atomic clocks, and frequency-comb readout to probe sub-femtometre displacements.
My PhD research focuses on mitigating coating Brownian thermal noise, a dominant sensitivity limit in precision optical cavities used for gravitational-wave det...
Office: E.065
Ricardo Cabrita (CP3)
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...
Office: E.066
Email: ricardo.cabrita@uclouvain.be
Francisco Casalinho (CP3)
This project is to study Higgs pair production in the bbtautau final state at CMS. The objectives of this study are: to measure the Higgs self-coupling constant, explore anomalous values of the Higgs couplings and new Higgs couplings using effective field theory parameterisation and study the Higgs pair production associated with a vector boson.
This project is to study Higgs pair production in the bbtautau final state at CMS. The objectives of this study are: to measure the Higgs self-coupling constant...
Office: E.146
François Cayphas (MATH)
I am working on developing a categorical Galois theory for MV-algebras.
I am working on developing a categorical Galois theory for MV-algebras.
Office: B.429
Laura Constant (MATH)
I am currently working on the bicategory of chain complexes of symmetric categorical groups. My first goal is to determine whether this bicategory is 2-abelian. More generally, I am investigating whether the bicategory of chain complexes of an 2-abelian bicategory is itself 2-abelian. Finally, I am studying whether this bicategory admits a model bicategory structure in the sense of Descotte.
I am currently working on the bicategory of chain complexes of symmetric categorical groups. My first goal is to determine whether this bicategory is 2-abelian....
Office: B. 428
Email: laura.constant@uclouvain.be
Robynn Corveleyn (MATH)
I am interested in a wide range of topics within geometric group theory and representation theory of (locally compact) groups. Currently my focus is on understanding the finite simple quotients of Kac-Moody-Steinberg groups and their relationship to high-dimensional expanders.
I am interested in a wide range of topics within geometric group theory and representation theory of (locally compact) groups. Currently my focus is on understa...
Maxime Culot (MATH)
Working in the area of homological algebra in a non-abelian context. More precisely, I am working a non-additive version of the left derived functors. This leads me to the study of homotopy of chain complex and a bit of model theory.
Working in the area of homological algebra in a non-abelian context. More precisely, I am working a non-additive version of the left derived functors. This lead...
Office: B.422
Email: maxime.culot@uclouvain.be
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
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.
Office: E.255
Email: antoine.depasse@uclouvain.be
Valentin Durupt (CP3)
Studying particle physics phenomenology at colliders, Standard Model and Beyond with Effective Field Theory framework. Specialising in the use of Quantum Information (QI) observables (such as entanglement) to study fundamental interactions and their interpretation as QI processes.
Studying particle physics phenomenology at colliders, Standard Model and Beyond with Effective Field Theory framework. Specialising in the use of Quantum Inform...
Office: E.049
Email: valentin.durupt@uclouvain.be
Khalil El Achi (CP3)
Working on the PSquad project, simulatiing and testing a detector for particle therapy dosimetry.
Working on the PSquad project, simulatiing and testing a detector for particle therapy dosimetry.
Office: E.147
Email: khalil.elachi@uclouvain.be
Vincent Ernst (CP3)
I am working on binary neutron star mergers for the Einstein Telescope and for LVK.
I am working on binary neutron star mergers for the Einstein Telescope and for LVK.
Office: E.255
Email: vincent.ernst@uclouvain.be
David Forsman (MATH)
My PhD-topic is to develop a non-abelian theory of spectral sequences. Double semi-simplicial groups have certain spectral sequences associated to them. The motivating question is how much can we generalize this to the semi-abelian context.
My PhD-topic is to develop a non-abelian theory of spectral sequences. Double semi-simplicial groups have certain spectral sequences associated to them. The mot...
Office: B.404
Email: david.forsman@uclouvain.be
Maximilien Forte (MATH)
I am a first year PhD student in Geometric Group Theory. I am currently working in the construction of t.d.l.c groups containing uniform lattices. Keywords : wall space, polyhedral complex, CAT(0) metric.
I am a first year PhD student in Geometric Group Theory. I am currently working in the construction of t.d.l.c groups containing uniform lattices. Keywords : wa...
Office: B.321
Logan Geenis (MATH)
My research focuses on the properties of (co)commutative Hopf algebras, with a view toward studying the tensor product.
My research focuses on the properties of (co)commutative Hopf algebras, with a view toward studying the tensor product.
Office: B.428
Email: logan.geenis@uclouvain.be
Felix Gideonse (GPP)
I research determinantal point processes, Riemann-Hilbert problems and orthogonal polynomials in order to study problems in integrable probability.
I research determinantal point processes, Riemann-Hilbert problems and orthogonal polynomials in order to study problems in integrable probability.
Office: B.334
Email: felix.gideonse@uclouvain.be
Lucy Grossman (MATH)
Projet principal actuel: une généralisation des théories de prétorsion aux catégories infinies.
Autres intérêts de recherche: structures supérieures et fondaments des mathématiques, K-théorie algébrique, physique mathématique.
Projet principal actuel: une généralisation des théories de prétorsion aux catégories infinies.
Autres intérêts de recherche: structures supérieures et fondam...
Office: B.402
Email: lucy.grossman@uclouvain.be
Axel Guerlus (CP3)
Working on SMEFT in top quark sector. More precisely, I am looking for observables sensitive to the SMEFT effects in processes involving top quarks, especially the production of four tops.
Working on SMEFT in top quark sector. More precisely, I am looking for observables sensitive to the SMEFT effects in processes involving top quarks, especially...
Office: E.165
Email: axel.guerlus@uclouvain.be
Oguz Guzel (CP3)
I am interested in the Higgs boson pair production at the LHC and the analysis of CMS data by making use of the data analysis techniques focused on machine learning.
I am interested in the Higgs boson pair production at the LHC and the analysis of CMS data by making use of the data analysis techniques focused on machine learning.
Rodrigue Haya Enriquez (MATH)
I investigate a cosimplicial space retrieving the homotopy type of embedding spaces. The main objective is to compute the rational cohomology of (framed) embedding spaces of small dimensional manifolds into euclidean spaces. Side questions are also on the menu, such as the invariance under change of smooth structure or a generalization to factorization homology.
I investigate a cosimplicial space retrieving the homotopy type of embedding spaces. The main objective is to compute the rational cohomology of (framed) embedd...
Office: B.405
Email: rodrigue.haya@uclouvain.be
Disha Hegde (CP3)
I work on developing joint detection methods for gravitational lensing of gravitational waves and light.
I work on developing joint detection methods for gravitational lensing of gravitational waves and light.
Office: E.149
Email: disha.hegde@uclouvain.be
Jef Heynen (CP3)
I analyze gravitational wave data searching for lensed gravitational waves.
I analyze gravitational wave data searching for lensed gravitational waves.
Office: E.149
Email: jef.heynen@uclouvain.be
Majid Hussain (CP3)
I am an experimental particle physicist with a strong interest in detector development and its commissioning. Currently, I am involved in the CMS Phase-II upgrade for the Outer Tracker.
I am an experimental particle physicist with a strong interest in detector development and its commissioning. Currently, I am involved in the CMS Phase-II upgra...
Office: E.148
Email: majid.hussain@uclouvain.be
Karlijn Kruiswijk (CP3)
I am a PhD student in astrophysics, and a member in the IceCube collaboration. My PhD thesis is on on low energy (MeV-GeV) neutrinos from Gamma-Ray Burst populations. For this I work on improving the detection and reconstruction of low energy neutrinos, and look at properties of the electromagnetic spectra of Gamma-Ray Bursts to categorize them.
I am a PhD student in astrophysics, and a member in the IceCube collaboration. My PhD thesis is on on low energy (MeV-GeV) neutrinos from Gamma-Ray Burst popula...
Office: E.257
Alex Loué (MATH)
I am interested in various aspects of discrete groups, with a focus on groups acting on low-dimensional objects. I study properties such as hyperbolicity, Kazhdan’s property (T), and residual finiteness. I am currently investigating finite quotients of 2-dimensional euclidean buildings.
I am interested in various aspects of discrete groups, with a focus on groups acting on low-dimensional objects. I study properties such as hyperbolicity, Kazhd...
Office: B.325
Email: alex.loue@uclouvain.be
Matteo Maltoni (CP3)
Working on SMEFT operators phenomenology
Working on SMEFT operators phenomenology
Email: matteo.maltoni@uclouvain.be
Sébastien Mattenet (MATH)
Did my masters thesis in topos theory.
Currently writing about Lyapunov theory in categorical terms, specifically the converse lyapunov theorem that a system with an equilibrium point must have a corresponding "energy function" (lyapunov fucntion, ie a function that decrease on trajectory and "sufficiently" smooth) that serve as a certificate for the stability.
Did my masters thesis in topos theory.
Currently writing about Lyapunov theory in categorical terms, specifically the converse lyapunov theorem that a system w...
Office: Euler a1.01
Jonathan Mauro (CP3)
Developing analysis tools for low-energy neutrinos in KM3NeT and IceCube and searching for sub-GeV neutrinos from solar flares
Developing analysis tools for low-energy neutrinos in KM3NeT and IceCube and searching for sub-GeV neutrinos from solar flares
Emile Moyaux (CP3)
Building theoretical neutrino energy distributions (NEDs) over a wide energy range for various astrophysical transient events. The final goal of my thesis is to build mock NEDs from these theoretical distributions, which will help us identifying transient astrophysical sources in both archival and future data.
Building theoretical neutrino energy distributions (NEDs) over a wide energy range for various astrophysical transient events. The final goal of my thesis is to...
Office: E.366
Email: emile.moyaux@uclouvain.be
Charly Nys (GPP)
arctic curve in aztec houses
arctic curve in aztec houses
Office: B.327
Email: charly.nys@uclouvain.be
Leonardo Ricca (CP3)
Looking for multi-messenger astrophysical events involving gravitational waves and neutrinos. Member of Virgo and IceCube collaborations.
Looking for multi-messenger astrophysical events involving gravitational waves and neutrinos. Member of Virgo and IceCube collaborations.
Office: E.366
Email: leonardo.ricca@uclouvain.be
Nicolas Robert (GPP)
My research is currently focused on spatial phase separation occurring in some statistical models. This phenomenon appears when boundary conditions induce macroscopic effects on the system, resulting in the formation of several regions with distinct behaviours. These regions are separated by interfaces generally referred to as "arctic curves".
My research is currently focused on spatial phase separation occurring in some statistical models. This phenomenon appears when boundary conditions induce macro...
Per Arne Sevle Myhr (CP3)
I'm working on a novel search for sub-GeV neutrinos from transient astrophysical events using the IceCube Neutrino Observatory.
I'm working on a novel search for sub-GeV neutrinos from transient astrophysical events using the IceCube Neutrino Observatory.
Office: E.149
Email: per.myhr@uclouvain.be
Guillaume Suchet-bernard (CP3)
My current work consist in the automation of the one-loop renormalization of the electroweak sector in the SMEFT.
I am also interested in gauge invariance in both the SM and GR and in non-local effects.
My current work consist in the automation of the one-loop renormalization of the electroweak sector in the SMEFT.
I am also interested in gauge invariance in b...
Simone Tentori (CP3)
I study particle physics phenomenology in colliders, both SM and BSM, with particular attention to top-philic interaction and light new states.
I study particle physics phenomenology in colliders, both SM and BSM, with particular attention to top-philic interaction and light new states.
Office: E.152
Email: simone.tentori@uclouvain.be
Julien Touchèque (CP3)
Phenomenology of CP violation in weak bosons pair production and single top quark processes with the Standard Model Effective Field Theory.
Phenomenology of CP violation in weak bosons pair production and single top quark processes with the Standard Model Effective Field Theory.
Office: E.165
Benoît Van Vaerenbergh (MATH)
My research focuses on geometric analysis, with a particular emphasis on Sobolev mappings between manifolds in the context of calculus of variations.
My research focuses on geometric analysis, with a particular emphasis on Sobolev mappings between manifolds in the context of calculus of variations.
Nathan Vanbeneden (GPP)
Exact results in physical systems with finite or infinite number of particles.
Exact results in physical systems with finite or infinite number of particles.
Office: B.327
Stavros Venikoudis (CP3)
My research is focused on Stochastic Gravitational Wave Backgrounds with the LIGO-Virgo laser interferometric detectors. Specifically, I work on the development of techniques aimed to disentangle, in case of detection of an SGWB signal, the different contributions to the SGWB and determine their distributions on the sky. Also, I work on the investigation of possible correlations in time and frequency of SGWBs from cosmological sources, such as cosmic strings after relaxing the assumption of stationarity.
My research is focused on Stochastic Gravitational Wave Backgrounds with the LIGO-Virgo laser interferometric detectors. Specifically, I work on the development...
Office: E.146
Zeqiang Wang (CP3)
I am currently engaged in research on future collider projects, including the Future Circular Collider (FCC-ee) and the muon collider. My work focuses on g-2 and tau-related studies, as well as investigations into the electron Yukawa coupling.
I am currently engaged in research on future collider projects, including the Future Circular Collider (FCC-ee) and the muon collider. My work focuses on g-2 an...
Valentin Weber (CP3)
I am currently working on light hidden sector Dark Matter (including sterile neutrinos and ALPs). The main focus of this work lies on the Dark Matter production in the early universe, in particular on the computation of thermal corrections to the product during freeze-in. I want to make more reliable predictions for the relic density in such models, which can be tested in experiments.
I am currently working on light hidden sector Dark Matter (including sterile neutrinos and ALPs). The main focus of this work lies on the Dark Matter production...
Leon Winter (MATH)
I am working on open problems regarding Sobolev mappings (valued in a manifold), in particular on their trace theory. The set of all Sobolev mappings is in general not a vector space and its study is therefore very different from a vector valued Sobolev space. Most of the linear constructions which work wonders in the vector valued case (e.g. by convolution) cannot be used in the manifold valued case.
I am working on open problems regarding Sobolev mappings (valued in a manifold), in particular on their trace theory. The set of all Sobolev mappings is in gene...
Office: B.325
Email: leon.winter@uclouvain.be
Zahraa Zaher (CP3)
Machine-learning optimization of experiments in fundamental and applied physics.
Machine-learning optimization of experiments in fundamental and applied physics.
Morgane Zeoli (CP3)
My work is orientated toward gravitational wave (GW) instrumentation. It focuses on cryogenic passive and active inertial sensing of low-vibration seismically isolated cryogenic test-masses.
My work is orientated toward gravitational wave (GW) instrumentation. It focuses on cryogenic passive and active inertial sensing of low-vibration seismically i...
Office: d.025
Email: morgane.zeoli@uclouvain.be
Master students (12)
Diogo Ferreira de Almeida (CP3)
Search for tau neutrinos using multi-PMT sensors
Search for tau neutrinos using multi-PMT sensors
Romain Gorski (CP3)
Master student studying AGN (Active Galaxy Nuclei) using electromagnetic, neutrinos and gravitational waves data. The main objective is to search for correlations and space-time coincidence between those three. To do so, I make use of computational and data analysis (plus an ounce of machine learning) methods.
Master student studying AGN (Active Galaxy Nuclei) using electromagnetic, neutrinos and gravitational waves data. The main objective is to search for correlatio...
Office: E. Lannoye
Technical staff (16)
Administrative staff (6)
Visitors (10)
Abhishek Chauhan (CP3)
Collaborating with Andrea Giammanco's muography team.
Collaborating with Andrea Giammanco's muography team.
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
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@cern.ch
Interns (3)
Guests (4)
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)
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