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Winter 2011 Rotation Project Proposals
Prof. Lauren Tompkins' Stanford ATLAS group portal
Summer 2017 Student Project Proposals
Projects | Contact Person | Student | Location |
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Silicon sensor testing | Su Dong | SLAC | |
RCE readout developments | SLAC/CERN | ||
b-tagging: studying RNN | Michael Kagan | CERN | |
b-tagging: studying RNN based double b-tagging | Michael Kagan | CERN | |
tau tagging with 3D imaging and deep neural networks | Michael Kagan | CERN | |
Boosted H(->bb)+j: studying signal selection and impact of new physics | Michael Kagan | CERN | |
hh->4b: study using ML algorithms for selection | Michael Kagan | CERN | |
Boosted hh->4b study for high luminosity LHC | Michael Kagan | CERN | |
Quark/gluon tagging using deep convolutional neural networks | Francesco Rubbo, Ariel Schwartzman | SLAC | |
Forward pileup jet suppression using deep convolutional neural networks | Francesco Rubbo, Ariel Schwartzman | SLAC | |
New algorithms for primary vertex selection and reconstruction at high luminosity: addressing the challenge of vertex merging using new techniques and a timing detector | Ariel Schwartzman | SLAC | |
Double b-tagging reconstruction algorithms | Ariel Schwartzman | SLAC | |
Pileup jet suppression algorithms for the calorimeter phase 2 upgrade | Ariel Schwartzman | SLAC | |
Exploring the use of calorimeter timing information to improve the jet energy resolution | Ariel Schwartzman | SLAC | |
Track-based pileup suppression in the forward region | Ariel Schwartzman | SLAC | |
Neural network anti-kt jet finding for the phase 2 trigger upgrade | Ariel Schwartzman | SLAC | |
Improving the jet energy scale calibration using machine learning techniques | Ariel Schwartzman | SLAC | |
Implementation and study of a new technique for jet pileup mitigation at very high luminosity ("shrinking cone" algorithm) | Ariel Schwartzman | SLAC | |
Study of vertex pointing in Higgs to gamma gamma events at high luminosity | Ariel Schwartzman | SLAC | |
Search for New Physics in “untriggerable” final states at ATLAS | Francesco Rubbo | SLAC |
Summer 2016 Rotation Project Proposals
Projects Projects | Contact Person | Student | Location |
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Silicon sensor testing | Su Dong | SLAC | |
Pileup photon identification and rejection | F. Rubbo, A. Schwartzman | ||
Quark/gluon tagging using deep neural networks | F. Rubbo, A. Schwartzman | ||
Double-photon tagging for New Physics searches | F. Rubbo, A. Schwartzman | ||
Development of novel timing algorithms for pileup jet suppression | F. Rubbo, A. Schwartzman | Randy White | CERN |
Leveraging pileup as a zero bias trigger for New Physics searches | B. Nachman, F. Rubbo | SLAC | |
Geant4 simulation study of intrinsic limitation in calorimeter | Andrea Dotti, Charlie Young | SLAC | |
Rapidity gap measurements for Higgs physics | F. Rubbo | SLAC |
Summer 2014 Rotation Project Proposals
Projects | Contact person | Student | Location |
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Fuzzy jets | Ariel Schwartzman, Ben Nachman | Conrad Stansbury | SLAC/CERN |
Jet tree-structure analysis for W boson tagging | Ariel Schwartzman, Ben Nachman | Matt Solt | SLAC/CERN |
Jet-image reconstruction and tagging in ATLAS | Ariel Schwartzman, Michael Kagan | SLAC/CERN | |
Search for supersymmetric particles in high jet multiplicity events using new jet substructure observables | Ariel Schwartzman, Max Swiatlowski | SLAC | |
Subjet reconstruction and performance in ATLAS | Ariel Schwartzman, Ben Nachman | SLAC | |
Investigation of new jet algorithms for the high luminosity LHC upgrade | Ariel Schwartzman, Pascal Nef | SLAC | |
Topological vertex finding | Ariel Schwartzman, Qi Zeng | SLAC | |
Pileup mitigation with event combing | Ariel Schwartzman, Pascal Nef | Kareem Hegazy | SLAC |
Particle level pileup suppression with JVF filtering | Ariel Schwartzman, Pascal Nef | Marc Robbins | SLAC |
Optimization of pileup corrections | Ariel Schwartzman, Pascal Nef | Todd MacDonald | SLAC |
Identification of merged primary vertices in high pile-up environment | Ariel Schwartzman, Giacinto Piacquadio | SLAC/CERN | |
Optimization of WH to lnbb analysis at 14 TeV, optimization of top background rejection using jet substructure obs. | Giacinto Piacquadio | CERN | |
Develop statistical technique not to profile specific uncertainties in profile likelihood fit | Giacinto Piacquadio | CERN | |
Optimization of secondary/tertiary vertex finders for b-tagging after IBL insertion | Giacinto Piacquadio | CERN | |
Use of Deep Neural Network techniques to enhance cluster reconstruction | Michael Kagan, Giacinto Piacquadio | CERN | |
NLO generator studies to understand W+jet (+bb) production as background for Higgs to bb searches | Giacinto Piacquadio | Matt Solt | CERN |
b-tagging calibration in boosted topologies using gluon>bb jets | Ariel Schwartzman, Qi Zeng, Michael Kagan | Zihao Jiang | SLAC/CERN |
Giacinto Piacquadio, Katie Malone, Su Dong | Scott Reid | CERN/SLAC | |
Muon CSC Readout with RCE/ATCA | Su Dong | Kareem Hegazy | SLAC |
Pixel/IBL detector commissioning tests and readout development | Martin Kocian, Michael Kagan | Zihao Jiang, Matt Solt | CERN |
Cooling Project for a Possible High-Eta Muon Detector | Charlie Young, Marco Oriunno | Leonardo Pirozzi | SLAC |
Pixel sensor test beam and analysis | Philippe Grenier | SLAC | |
Standalone Geant4 Simulation for High-Eta Muon Detection with Iron-Core Toroids | Charlie Young, Tatsumi Koi | SLAC/CERN |
Summer 2013 Projects (was proposed and assigned not using this page)
Summer 2012 Rotation Project Proposals
Projects | Contact person | Student | Location |
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Ben Nachman | CERN | ||
Ben Nachman, Qi Zeng | CERN | ||
| CERN | ||
Qi Zeng, Ben Nachman | CERN | ||
| SLAC/CERN | ||
b-Jet tagging in boosted jets and jet substructure |
| SLAC/CERN | |
Topological vertex reconstruction |
| SLAC/CERN | |
Jet-vertex identification at high luminosity |
| SLAC/CERN | |
Search for new physics in high multiplicity final state using jet substructure |
| SLAC/CERN | |
Search of Higgs decaying to bbar pairs using jet substructure techniques | Ben Nachman | SLAC/CERN | |
| CERN/SLAC |
Fall 2011 Rotation Project Proposals
Projects | Contact person | Student |
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Tim Wiser | ||
Advanced Clustering/Tracking Algorithms in the Pixel Detector |
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Summer 2011 Rotation Project Proposals
Projects | Contact Person | Student | Location |
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Xinlu Huang | SLAC | ||
Studying the ATLAS Interaction Region with LHC Beam Instrumentation | Danjie Wenren | CERN | |
Xinlu Huang | SLAC |
Spring 2011 Rotation Project Proposals
Projects | Contact Person | Student | Location |
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Advanced Tracking Algorithms using the ATLAS Pixel Detector 2 |
| SLAC | |
Martin Kocian | Kurt Barry | SLAC |
Winter 2011 Rotation Project Proposals
Projects | Contact Person | Student | Location |
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Andy Haas |
| SLAC | |
Andy Haas |
| SLAC | |
Kurt Barry | SLAC |
Fall 2010 Rotation Project Proposals
Projects | Contact Person | Student | Location |
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Philippe Grenier |
| SLAC | |
Jim Black | SLAC | ||
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| SLAC | ||
Martin Kocian |
| SLAC | |
Jet Pull Study | Andy Haas |
| SLAC |
Study of cosmic muon backgrounds in calorimeter | Andy Haas | Kurt Barry | SLAC |
Summer 2010 Rotation Projects
Projects | Contact Person | Student | Location |
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Jet energy offset correction for pile up | Ariel Schwartzman | Spencer Gessner | CERN |
Jet Substructure Study | Ariel Schwartzman | Max Swiatlowski | CERN |
Pixel optical link longevity tests | Charlie Young | Katie Malone | CERN |
Beam spot Z position jitter effect | Charlie Young | Spencer Gessner | CERN |
Pixel occupancy data truncation study | Tim Nelson | Max Swiatlowski | CERN |
Per Hansson | Per Dahlback (CERN) | CERN | |
DSP tile programming in RCE | Martin Kocian | Jesse Sherer | SLAC |
High Speed I/O board testing | Martin Kocian/Dave Nelson | Lawrence Carlson (Fresno State) | SLAC |
Philippe Grenier |
| CERN/SLAC | |
Andy Haas |
| SLAC | |
Andy Haas |
| SLAC | |
Andy Haas |
| SLAC | |
Charlie Young |
| CERN/SLAC |
Past Rotation Projects
For any general questions regarding the SLAC ATLAS program or choices of the rotation projects, please contact Prof. Dong Su (sudong@slac.stanford.edu)