Monica Verducci - Dipartimento di Fisica

Dott. Monica Verducci
CERN Associate – CERN Geneva
ai sensi e per gli effetti degli artt. 46 e 47 del D.P.R. 28 dicembre 2000, n. 445 e sotto la propria personale
responsabilità dichiara nel proprio Curriculum Vitae:
+ EXPERIENCES
2005-2008
CERN Fellowship. Coordinators: Prof. Richard Hawkings and Dr. Markus Elsing
2008-2009
INFN PostDoc Contract at Rome and CERN inside the Atlas Group.
Coordinators: Prof. Carlo Dionisi and Prof. Guido Ciapetti
2009-2010
Research Associate Position at the University of Wuerzburg (Germany)
Reference Person: Prof. Thomas Trefzger (at CERN Dr. Ludovico Pontecorvo).
2010-2014
Research Associate Professor Position at the University of Washington,
Seattle (USA) Reference Person: Prof. Gordon Watts and Prof. Henry Lubatti
(CERN)
2014
2013-2014
2014-2015
2015
Research Associate Contract at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” Rome,
Italy.
Professor on contract at the University of Campus BioMedico Rome. Course
of ”Fisica e Matematica”, in the Laurea of “Tecniche di radiologia Medica per
Immagini e Radioterapia”, Medicine Faculty
CERN Associate Project Contract at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland.
+ EDUCATION
2001
Degree in Physics, University of Rome La Sapienza
Coordinators: Prof. Claudio Luci and Dr. Aleandro Nisati
2005
Ph.D. in Physics, University of Rome Tre
Coordinators: Prof. Filippo Ceradini and Dr. Ada Farilla
2009
INFN Qualification R5: Experimental Physics
INFN Qualification R5: Software and Electronics Technician
2014
Italian National “Abilitazione” as Associate Professor (Fascia II) in the
sector 02/A1 Fisica Sperimentale delle Interazioni Fondamentali
+ TASKS (CHARGES)
Since 2007
2007
Atlas Muon Software Database Task Leader: Coordination of the overall
operation inside the Muon Software Systems concerning the Database issues.
Muon Software task Force: Muon Software and Muon Data Base
Operational tasks.
Since 2010
Atlas Muon Overall Database Task Leader: Coordination of the overall
operation inside the Muon Database.
Since 2010
Member of Muon Steering Group: Management group of the Muon
Spectrometer activities.
2014
Contact Editor and Analysis Team Member: Search for pair-produced long-lived
neutral particles decaying to jets in the ATLAS hadronic calorimeter in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 8
TeV (PLB)
Analysis Team Member: Higgs Papers (Higgs in ZZ into four leptons and
Combination)
2015
Contact Editor and Analysis Team Member: Measurement of the dijet cross-
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section of b-jets in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector (PRD)
+ COMMISSIONS OF TRUST
2013 -ongoing
Reviewer (ATLAS TALKS, ATLAS NOTES), CERN, Switzerland
2010-ongoing
Evaluator (ATLAS QUALIFICATION), CERN, Switzerland
+ FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
2002-2005
Scholarship for Ph.D, University of Rome Tre, Italy
2005-2008
CERN Fellowship, CERN, Switzerland
2008-2009
INFN Fellowship, University of Rome “La Sapienza” Rome, Italy.
2013
The High Energy and Particle Physics Prize 2013, to ATLAS and CMS
collaboration, for the discovery of a Higgs boson as predicted by the BroutEnglert-Higgs mechanism
+ MEMBERSHIPS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
2002-2009, 2014
2002-ongoing
Associated Member, INFN, Italy
Associated Member, CERN, Switzerland
2014-2015
Associated Member, SIF, Italy (Italian Society of Physics)
2010-2014
Funding Member, University of Washington, USA
+ ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
2006
Organizer and chair, Muon Software Tutorial, CERN, Switzerland
2011
Organizer and chair, Muon DB Workshop, CERN, Switzerland
2014
Organizer and chair, Muon DB Workshop, CERN, Switzerland
2011-2014
Co-chair, CaloRatio Analysis Meetings, CERN, Switzerland
Since 2009
Chair, dedicated Muon Software and DB Meetings, CERN, Switzerland
+ SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS
2009-2011
2010-2014
2011-2015
2010-2014
2013-2014
2 Master Students, 1 PhD Student
Department of Physics, University of Wuerzburg, Germany
2 PhD Students
Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle (USA)
2 PhD Students
Department of Physics, University of Bratislava, Slovakia
2 PhD Students for ATLAS Qualification
Department of Physics, University of Frieburg, Germany
1 PhD Student for ATLAS Qualification
Department of Physics, University of Dubna, Russia
MAIN RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Starting from my undergraduate studies, I have concentrated my activity on the ATLAS Experiment
at LHC. I started from the building of the Monitored Drift Chambers (BIL-MDT) of the muon
spectrometer and the writing of part of the muon tracking software. I participated on the hardware
assembly and test of these tracking chambers, designed to the muon precision momentum
measurement. I extensively participated on the development of the calibration and alignment
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software, in terms of the DB design and software architecture and optimization for the Muon
detectors, in particular for the MDT and RPC (Resistive Plate Chambers). And I collaborated to the
muon data quality assessment. In the muon spectrometer context, I have been playing a major role
in all aspects of its development, gaining few relevant and crucial management positions. As Muon
DB and Software DB Coordinator I'm currently coordinating more than 20 people acting in these
items. I was even involved in several physics analysis with muons in the final states using, first, only
simulated data and then, the data collected at LHC during all the data-taking 2010-2012. I leaded
the analysis of Z+bjet, dijets flavour estimation and Hidden Valley Higgs decays in displaced jets.
The Z+bjet and flavour jet estimation (b-flavour, gluon splitting and b-tagging) involved deep
knowledge of jet reconstruction algorithm and flavour estimation techniques (heavy and light quark
jets identification). I participated in new physics searches, as in the exotics model Hidden Valley,
which foresees a Higgs boson decaying into long lived particles, which end up in displaced jets or
muons. These signatures required non-standard techniques of time-of-life measurement and jet
reconstruction. In the case of decays in displaced jets, I used the electromagnetic and hadronic
calorimeters energies and topologies for the discrimination from the standard jets. The major
background identification, defined by QCD dijets, has been estimated using data-driven technique. I
am now involved in the Higgs Standard Model properties measurements (width and future prospects,
being one of the restricted authors of the H->ZZ* papers). This item is defined in a granted project I
presented for an experienced Post. Doc in the University of Rome “La Sapienza”.I'm active member
of the following ATLAS Physics Group: Exotics, Standard Model, Btagging, Muon Combined
Performance, Higgs.
Higgs Search
SM Higgs Search
H→ZZ(*)→4lepton
Hidden Valley Higgs
Standard Model Higgs search in the channel H→4leptons. Optimization of
the trigger efficiency and selection cuts, including fake rates analysis. Higgs
Width measurement combing on-shell with off-shell contributions. Several
publications on this item are available (several publications).
The Higgs Hidden Valley model. Identification and selection of the neutral long
lived HV particles (-pion) produced by Higgs boson decays. Definition of new
trigger menu and new selection criteria to identify displaced jets or displaced
muon clusters. ATLAS Internal Notes and publications PRL.
Standard Model and B-Tagging
Z+b-jet
Study dedicated to the Z boson production in association with a b-jet, and
cross section ratio measurement (Z+b-jet/Z+jet). Published.
Heavy flavour
estimation in muonjet
Study dedicated to the measurement of the flavour composition in events
with muon associated to jet, using the transverse momentum of the muon
with respect to the jet axis. ATLAS internal notes, a paper is under review.
B-tagging efficiency
B-tagging efficiency estimation using the System8 method. The B-tagging
efficiency for 2010 and 2011 have published and presented in conferences.
SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE TOPICS
Muon Tracking
Software for the reconstruction algorithm in the offline framework ATHENA (C++,
MOORE) has been developed.
Calibration and
Alignment model for
the Muon
Spectrometer
This work was dedicated to the support and the coordination of the COOL
Database implementation in the ATLAS software for the Muon subsystem.
Muon Data Quality
Collaboration to the development of the data quality framework (DQMF) on the
calibration stream, especially to the database interface package. Conference
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proceedings.
Monitored Drift Tube
(MDT) Hardware
Hardware tests of the MDT (Monitored Drift Chamber) system. Tests done on the
gas system and on the electronics front-end performed of the Barrel Inner Large
Chambers (BIL). Participation on the Test Beam held at CERN in 2004.
+ TEACHING EXPERIENCES
2004
“Laboratorio di calcolo” C++ course at University of Rome Tre, Physics
Department for undergraduate students. Teaching Assistant for Prof. Bussino and
D.Orestano.
2005
High School Teachers at CERN, The Bubble Chamber, support in laboratory,
coordinated by Dr. M. Cirilli (Cern); sessions dedicated to the High School teachers,
helped laboratory demonstrations and led discussions on the results.
2006
Tutorial at CERN: “Hands-on COOL”. Two sessions of the Tutorial dedicated to the
ATLAS Offline community. More than 30 persons followed the two sessions of the
lessons dedicated to the development of C++ code inside the ATHENA framework for
the access to the Database.
2008-2009
“Laboratorio di calcolo” C course at University of Rome “La Sapienza”,
Physics Department, for undergraduate students. Teaching Assistant for the Prof.
Organtini.
2009
Lectures on Particle and Nuclear Physics for undergraduate students:
Experimentellen Physik IV. Teaching Assistant for Prof. Trefzger in University of
Wuerzburg (Germany), Physics Department.
2010
Lectures on Advanced Particle Physics. Presso l’Universita’ di Wuerzburg
(Germania, Winter Semester 2009 in Inglese)
2013-2014
Directed (Professor in charge) and developed lectures on "Mathematics and
Physics" for undergraduate students held in the University of Campus BioMedico,
Department of Medicine and Radiology, in Rome (Italy).
2014-2015
2015-2016
2014-2015
Lectures on “Mathematics” for pre-undergraduate students held in the University of
“La Sapienza”, Department of Geology, in Rome (Italy). OFA Courses.
+ PUBBLICATIONS
Generated on 2015-05-12
455 papers found, 455 of them citeable (published or arXiv)
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Citeable
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455
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36,347
34,126
79.9
87.5
Renowned papers (500+)
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Famous papers (250-499)
11
11
Very well-known papers (100-249)
49
47
Well-known papers (50-99)
113
113
Known papers (10-49)
172
166
Less known papers (1-9)
73
44
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HEP
In addition, more than 30 ATLAS Notes as single author or with less than 10 authors.
+ INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS
More than 1000 presentations in the ATLAS Cern Meetings, Workshops on Physics and Software
Items.
Seminar 2005 Roma Tre
University
1.“b quark production in association with a Z boson at the LHC: a selection
study with three muons in the ATLAS Spectrometer”, March 2005,
RomaTre
ATLAS Physics Workshop
(Rome) 2005
2.“Measurements with Z+b”, June 2005, ATLAS Physics Workshop (Rome)
Conference IFAE 2005
Catania (Italy)
3.“Studio della Produzione Z+b ad LHC”, IFAE 2005 April, Incontri di Fisica
ATLAS & CMS Workshop
2005, Bari (Italy)
4.“ATLAS and CMS Computing Model”, October 2005, Bari, Terzo Workshop
Seminar 2005,
Roma Tre University
5.“Mdt Conditions Database with COOL”, December 2005, Roma Tre
Conference IFAE 2006
Pavia (Italy)
6.“Vector Boson Production Associated with Jets at LHC (ATLAS)”, IFAE 2006
Workshop LHC
2006, Frascati (Italy)
7.“Produzione di Z associata ai jets a LHC (ATLAS)”, October 2006, Frascati,
Conference IPRD06
2006 Siena (Italy)
8.“Atlas Conditions Database and Calibration Stream”, October 2006, Siena,
Conference 10th ICATPP
2007 Como (Italy)
9.“Atlas Conditions Database Experience with the LCG COOL Project”, 10th
Seminar 2008
Granada University (Spain)
10.“ATLAS prospects with the very first LHC data”, July 2008, Granada,
(Invited by Standard Model Conveners (Plenary Talk)
delle Alte Energie Catania (“Study of Z+b Production at LHC”)
della Fisica di Atlas e CMS (Invited Talk by A.Dell'Acqua)
Università (Invited by A.Passeri)
April Incontri di Fisica delle Alte Energie – Pavia
Workshop sui Monte Carlo, la Fisica e le Simulazioni a LHC, (Invited by
P.Azzi e F.Piccinini)
10th Topical Seminar on Innovative Particle and Radiation Detectors
IPRD06
ICATPP, Conference on Astroparticle, Particle, Space Physics, Detector and
Medical Physics Applications, Como 2007
Seminar in the Granada University,Spain (invited by M.Masip and I.J.Illana)
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Conference IEEE
2008 Dresden (Germany)
11.“The ATLAS Conditions Database Model for the Muon Spectrometer ”, IEEE
Conference ACAT08
2008 Erice (Italy)
12.“MDT data quality assessment at the Calibration centre for the ATLAS
Conference ACAT08
2008 Erice (Italy)
13.“The ATLAS Conditions Database Model for the MuonSpectrometer”,
Conference ICCMSE
2009 Rhodes (Greece)
14.“The Muon Conditions Data Management: Database Architecture and
Conference 11th ICATPP
2009 Como (Italy)
15.“The Muon Conditions Data Management: Database Architecture and
Seminar 2010
University of Wuerzburg
(Germany)
16.“Studies on heavy flavour estimation in the muon inclusive cross section
Conference DISCRETE
2010 Rome (Italy)
17. “Hidden Valley Search at ATLAS”, DISCRETE 2010, Symposium on
Conference EW Moriond
2013 La Thuile (Italy)
18.“Search for EWKino production and long-lived particles at the
Seminar 2014
LNF Frascati (Italy)
19.“Long Lived Particles Searches in SUSY and BSM in the ATLAS
experiment”, Frascati Spring Institute 2014, HUNTING FOR SUSY AT LHC,
14-14 March 2014, LNF, Italy
20.“Ricerca dei decadimenti in coppie di jets di particelle neutre a lunga vita
media nel calorimetro adronico dell'esperimento ATLAS a s√=8 TeV.”, Pisa,
22-26 September 2014, 100th Congresso Italiano della Fisica (Italian
Congress).
21.“Ricerca di leptonjets prodotti dal decadimento di particelle neutre a lunga
vita con l'esperimento ATLAS al LHC.” Pisa, 22-26 September 2014, 100th
Congresso Italiano della Fisica (Italian Congress).
22.“Searches on long-lived particles in the ATLAS experiment”, 8-10 April 2015
Università di Roma Tor Vergata, IFAE (Italian Congress)
23.“Search for pair produced long-lived neutral particles decaying in the
ATLAS hadronic calorimeter in pp collisions at √s = 8 TeV ”, May 2015,
Universita' di Roma La Sapienza, Rome Italy
Conference SIF 2014
Pisa, (Italy) 2014
Conference SIF 2014
Pisa, (Italy) 2014
Conference IFAE
Rome, 2015 (Italy)
Seminar 2015
Rome, 2015 (Italy)
2008, Dresden (Germany) October 2008
experiment at LHC”, ACAT08, Erice (Italy) November 2008
ACAT08, Erice (Italy) November 2008
Software Infrastructure” , ICCMSE 2009 Seventh International Conference
o f Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering, Rhodes (Greece)
September 2009
Software Infrastructure”, 11th ICATPP, Conference on Astroparticle,
Particle, Space Physics, Detector and Medical Physics Applications ,Como
(Italy) October 2009
at ATLAS”, Seminar at Wuerzburg University (Germany), October 2010
prospects in the physics of discrete symmetries, Rome (Italy), December
2010
LHC”,Rencontres de Moriond EW Interactions and Unified Theories, March
2-9, 2013 at La Thuile, Italy
+ ITALIAN SEMINARS
1.“Second Level Trigger for Muons of Low Transverse Momentum in the ATLAS Experiment ”,
March 2002, Roma Tre
2.“La scoperta e le proprietà del Leptone Tau”, July 2002, Roma Tre (Ph.D. Seminar in Italian
“Discovery of Lepton Tau”)
3.“La ricerca del Bosone Higgs al LEP”, July 2002, Roma Tre, (Ph.D. Seminar in Italian “The search of
Higgs Boson at LEP”)
4.“L’Esperimento LSND, Liquid Scintillator Neutrino Detector”, July 2002, RomaTre, (Ph.D Seminar in
Italian “LSND Experiment: Liquid Scintillator Neutrino Detector”)
5.“La violazione di CP nel sistema dei Mesoni B”, October 2002, Roma Tre, (Ph.D Seminar in Italian “CP
violation in the system of B Mesons”)
6.“Rivelazione e Tracciamento di Muoni nell’Esperimento ATLAS al Large Hadron collider”,
November 2002, RomaTre, (Ph.D. Seminar in Italian “Reconstruction and tracking of the Muons in the ATLAS
Experiment”)
7.“Rivelazione e Tracciamento di Muoni Nell’Esperimento ATLAS al Large Hadron collider ”,
November 2003, Roma Tre, (Ph.D. Seminar in Italian “Reconstruction and tracking of the Muons in the ATLAS
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Experiment at LHC”)
8.“b quark production in association with a Z boson at the LHC: a selection study with three
muons in the ATLAS Spectrometer”, November 2004, Roma Tre, (Ph.D. Seminar in Italian)
9.“Second Level Trigger for Muons of Low Transverse Momentum in the ATLAS Experiment ”,
March 2002, Roma Tre
10.“La scoperta e le proprietà del Leptone Tau”, July 2002, Roma Tre (Ph.D. Seminar in Italian
“Discovery of Lepton Tau”)
11.“La ricerca del Bosone Higgs al LEP”, July 2002, Roma Tre, (Ph.D. Seminar in Italian “The search of
Higgs Boson at LEP”)
12.“L’Esperimento LSND, Liquid Scintillator Neutrino Detector”, July 2002, RomaTre, (Ph.D Seminar in
Italian “LSND Experiment: Liquid Scintillator Neutrino Detector”)
13.“La violazione di CP nel sistema dei Mesoni B”, October 2002, Roma Tre, (Ph.D Seminar in Italian
“CP violation in the system of B Mesons”)
14.“Rivelazione e Tracciamento di Muoni nell’Esperimento ATLAS al Large Hadron collider”,
November 2002, RomaTre, (Ph.D. Seminar in Italian “Reconstruction and tracking of the Muons in the ATLAS
Experiment”)
15.“Rivelazione e Tracciamento di Muoni Nell’Esperimento ATLAS al Large Hadron collider”,
November 2003, Roma Tre, (Ph.D. Seminar in Italian “Reconstruction and tracking of the Muons in the ATLAS
Experiment at LHC”)
16.“b quark production in association with a Z boson at the LHC: a selection study with three
muons in the ATLAS Spectrometer”, November 2004, Roma Tre, (Ph.D. Seminar in Italian)
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