Simon Thor Email & Phone Number

Geneva, Switzerland

Particle physics PhD student at ETH Zürich, based at CERN. I work with particles known as neutrinos, which are some of the least understood particles in the universe and a key to new physics. I am part of the FASER collaboration, which is the first experiment to detect neutrinos from a particle collider.

Stockholm, Sverige

I am part of two research projects: one about space physics and another about particle physics. The current space physics research I do is on aurora, specifically a type of aurora known as transpolar arcs. I have published three papers and presented my results at numerous national and international conferences.The particle physics research I conduct is about dark matter detection at the ATLAS detector at CERN. I run simulations of a dark matter model using C++. A manuscript is in… Show more I am part of two research projects: one about space physics and another about particle physics. The current space physics research I do is on aurora, specifically a type of aurora known as transpolar arcs. I have published three papers and presented my results at numerous national and international conferences.The particle physics research I conduct is about dark matter detection at the ATLAS detector at CERN. I run simulations of a dark matter model using C++. A manuscript is in preparation. Show less

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Teaching assistant for the Introduction to Programming course (course code DD1331) at my university. I mainly assess students' code submissions and give advise and help.

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

I work on using machine learning and data science to detect insurance fraud. Collaborating and discussing with colleagues is a crucial part of my job. I therefore put a lot of effort into making it easy to understand my findings, via intuitive and interactive visualizations.

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

As a MATLAB student ambassador, I organize seminars at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, hold coding competitions, and share tips and interesting projects related to MATLAB and Simulink.

Geneva, Switzerland

Internship at CERN, the largest particle physics research facility in the world. During this summer student programme, I mainly contributed to the LHCb simulation software stack, specifically the LbMCSubmit program. I also participated in workshops, lectures on particle physics, and visits to various facilities at CERN.I worked twice as fast as anticipated and therefore finished the project in half the time. I therefore worked and finished a second project: where I used LbMCSubmit to… Show more Internship at CERN, the largest particle physics research facility in the world. During this summer student programme, I mainly contributed to the LHCb simulation software stack, specifically the LbMCSubmit program. I also participated in workshops, lectures on particle physics, and visits to various facilities at CERN.I worked twice as fast as anticipated and therefore finished the project in half the time. I therefore worked and finished a second project: where I used LbMCSubmit to perform tuning on Pythia at LHCb. The results and code I developed from both of my projects are currently actively being used at LHCb. Based on my work ethic and the large impact of my work, I was awarded the LHCb Moritz Karbach summer student prize. More information about the award: https://lhcb.web.cern.ch/Collaboration_prizes/2022_Moritz_Karbach_summer_student_prize.xhtml Show less

Google Summer of Code is an international program where university students receive a stipend (worth $2700) from Google to contribute to open source software during the summer. I contributed to Rivet: a tool used by particle physicists to analyze simulated particle collision events. The goal of this project was to improve the plotting functionality of Rivet by using matplotlib in Python. Rivet is developed by MCNet, which in turn is an organization under the CERN-HSF umbrella organization… Show more Google Summer of Code is an international program where university students receive a stipend (worth $2700) from Google to contribute to open source software during the summer. I contributed to Rivet: a tool used by particle physicists to analyze simulated particle collision events. The goal of this project was to improve the plotting functionality of Rivet by using matplotlib in Python. Rivet is developed by MCNet, which in turn is an organization under the CERN-HSF umbrella organization that administers high energy physics-related software projects. Show less

Boston, Usa

One of the world's most prestigious international summer research internships for high school students. I conducted research at the Center for Theoretical Physics, MIT. My research focused on the difference between quark and gluon jets in high energy particle collisions, as well as the performance of the new Jet Topics algorithm used for identifying these differences. I mainly used C++ and Python.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Elementary Particle Physics

Civil Engineering, Engineering Physics

Engineering physics degree with a master's in subatomic and astrophysics

Master Thesis, Elementary Particle Physics

Master thesis on tau lepton polarization and its effects on detecting tau neutrinos at the IceCube experiment on the south pole. I work.

Exchange Studies, Elementary Particle Physics

As a special research student, I work on a research project where I simulate a particle collider called the International Linear Collider.

Gymnasieexamen, Naturvetenskap Inriktning Naturvetenskap

Activities and Societies: Kungsholmen's Young Scientists' Society