Since 2013, I have been conducting cutting-edge research in the CMS experiment at CERN, utilizing one of the largest and most complex particle detectors in the world. As part of this international collaboration, I have contributed to the measurements of Higgs boson properties, searches for new physics, the development of simulation and analysis software, the alignment of the CMS tracker, and the design of the MIP Timing Detector. In addition to having co-authored multiple publications in prestigious particle physics journals, I am also one of the lead-developers of the JHUGen Monte Carlo event generator and matrix element library package, used widely in Higgs boson properties analyses at the LHC. Please kindly see https://spin.pha.jhu.edu if you are interested to learn more about its capabilities. I also have interesting ideas for particle detector instrumentation to solve challenges in quantum error correction used in quantum computing. You may find a discussion of these ideas in my recent paper on the Journal of Instrumentation (postprint: https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.00577). I am also working with colleagues at Fermilab to reduce neural network complexity in error decoding applications. I have a strong background in physics, mathematics, statistics, and advanced computer programming. I have a PhD in Physics from The Johns Hopkins University, and two BS degrees in Physics and in Molecular Genetics from the University of Rochester. I also have extensive experience in particle detector design, deep learning, and heterogeneous computing, including distributed computing and GPU acceleration. I am passionate about advancing our understanding of the fundamental nature of the universe and applying my skills to solve challenging and meaningful problems.
Ulascan Sarica
Postdoctoral researcher at University of California at Santa Barbara and Fermilab LPC Junior Distinguished Researcher
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Johns Hopkins University
Ph. D., Physics and Astronomy / December, 2018
University of Rochester
B.S., Physics / May, 2013
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University of California at Santa Barbara
Postdoctoral researcher / October, 2018 — Present
My research primarily focuses on the CMS experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider. The topics include the measurements of Higgs boson properties, and searches for new physics, i.e., dimuon events with b quark jets, displaced dimuons events through scouting triggers, and searches for SUSY top squark candidates. I have also been involved with GEANT4 detector simulation efforts of the CMS MIP Timing Detector (MTD) currently planned for installation for high-luminosity LHC data taking.
Johns Hopkins University
Graduate student researcher / September, 2013 — October, 2018
I worked in the CMS experiment at the LHC on the measurements of Higgs boson properties and the alignment of the CMS tracker system. During this time, I developed various software tools for Monte Carlo event simulation and matrix element techniques, data analysis, and particle tracking in CMS.
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