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The Standard Model of particle physics constitutes the most complete and experimentally validated description of particles and their interactions. However, overwhelming evidence suggests the theory is incomplete. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, located outside Geneva, Switzerland, opens an experimental gateway to probe new physics beyond the Standard Model, which could lead to a deeper understanding of the universe. My research centers on analyzing the proton-proton collisions produced by LHC and measured by the CMS Experiment. 

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At Princeton, I focus on searching for new physics through specialized triggers, which are algorithms that rapidly (in microseconds to milliseconds) determine which data to save for further processing vs. which to discard. I currently work on two dedicated trigger and analysis efforts -- for so-called long-lived particles (LLPs) and anomaly detection -- that employ unique detector reconstruction techniques and novel machine learning approaches. I am also involved in testing and evaluating silicon sensors for the next major CMS detector upgrade, with installation anticipated in 2026. 
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As a Ph.D. student at Columbia, I worked with the ATLAS Collaboration, another LHC experiment. There, I focused on electronics R&D for hardware upgrades, led detector operations activities, and analyzed billions of proton-proton collisions. My dissertation focused on a search for a never-before-studied detector signature (a displaced and delayed diphoton vertex) produced by an LLP that may arise in several BSM theories, including supersymmetry.