ATLAS Research at the Large Hadron Collider

Professor: Anyes Taffard

Description: Prof Taffard is an experimental Particle Physicist performing research with the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Her research focuses on searches for new physics using the Higgs boson as a new tool for discovery, as well as more exotics searches (https://sites.uci.edu/taffard/). All our analyses make use of Machine Learning. Students will get involved in either data analysis or trigger projects, depending on what matches best in term of interests and skillsets.

Preferred Qualifications: Applicants should have experience in programming (python and/or C++) as well as data analysis. Applicants should have interests in particle physics experiments and analysis of data from the LHC. Interests in learning how to use FPGA/GPUs are welcomed. The project will be scaled to the experience level of the student and provide sufficient background to effectively execute the project over the summer program.