I am a physicist studying emerging phenomena in quantum chromodynamics (QCD) at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) using the ALICE detector. While the primary program of ALICE is focused on the studies of physical properties of quark-gluon plasma (QGP) -- a hot and dense medium composed of deconfined partons -- we also conduct extensive research in the area of high-energy parton production and their subsequent decay into jets of particles in proton-proton and proton-ion collisions. Jet production and jet structure are not only of fundamental interest in QCD and beyond Standard Model searches, but also, the understanding of their interaction with the QGP is regarded as one of the most promising tools for uncovering the microscopic structure of the this state of matter linked to the state of the early universe - miscroseconds after the Big Bang.
My interests also include exploration of QCD employing Machine Learning techniques and quantum computer simulations.
Current: Senior Scientist within Nuclear Science Division, Relativistic Nuclear Collisions Program at LBL
Ph.D. - Frankfurt University, Germany - 2005
Master of Science - Jagellonian University, Krakow, Poland - 2001
CV (including a list of selected publications): PDF - specific interest see LINK
INSPIRE entry: https://inspirehep.net/authors/1042179
Lead of ALICE group within the RNC program at LBL
ALICE-USA computing project
NSD's Advanced Computing Working Group
International Advisory Committee of Quark Matter, Initial Stages, Large Hadron Collider Physics conferences
ALICE Collaboration
Elected member of the ALICE Management Board (2023-2026)
Deputy Spokesperson of the ALICE Collaboration (2019-2022)
ALICE-USA National Coordinator (2018-2021)
Deputy Physics Coordinator of ALICE (2012-2015)