Michael Schenk Email & Phone Number

Geneva, Switzerland

Geneva, Switzerland

Geneva Area, Switzerland

Contributor to the Particle Accelerators and Machine Learning Project (PACMAN) to explore, develop, and implement artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) solutions for optimizing particle accelerator operation and performance at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland.Responsibilities:• Develop machine learning (ML) model for Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle lossusing conditional deep convolutional generative adversarial… Show more Contributor to the Particle Accelerators and Machine Learning Project (PACMAN) to explore, develop, and implement artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) solutions for optimizing particle accelerator operation and performance at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland.Responsibilities:• Develop machine learning (ML) model for Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle lossusing conditional deep convolutional generative adversarial networks (c-DCGAN)• Realize ML model for particle transfer system and evaluate performance of reinforcement learning algorithms for automatic multi-parameter optimization• Supervise EPFL students for ML project on LHC datasets• Teaching assistant for introductory accelerator physics course Show less

Geneva, Switzerland

• Studied novel technique to improve particle beam stability in future colliders, analytically, numerically, and experimentally.• Proposed, organized, and carried out experiments at the CERN accelerators.• Realized data processing and visualization in Python and performed analysis of experiments demonstrating good agreement with models.• Authored three peer-reviewed articles and gave invited talks at international conferences.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Co-developed particle beam physics modules for multiparticle tracking code in Python

Bern, Switzerland

• Supervised undergraduate students during physics lab sessions

Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Implemented benchmark module in C++ for particle interactions in matter

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Accelerator Physics, Epfl Physics Thesis Distinction

Master'S Degree, Engineering Physics/Applied Physics, Summa Cum Laude

• Developed and operated prototype detector for charged particle track reconstruction and achieved record electron drift distance.

Bachelor'S Degree, Physics, Summa Cum Laude