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👋 Hello, World! #

I’m a versatile professional with a Ph.D. in Physics. Currently based in Metro Vancouver, Canada. I’m passionate about leveraging my strong background in physics, mathematics, and programming to contribute to the rapidly evolving field of data science, robotics and quantum computing. I enjoy solving problems and learning new technologies.

🎓 Education #

Ph.D. in Physics, Northern Illinois University

Dissertation: Studies of Vector Boson Scattering in the semileptonic ZV channel with the CMS detector at $\sqrt{s}=13\space \text{TeV}$ https://cds.cern.ch/record/2823916/
M.Sc. in Physics, Panjab University
B.Sc. in Physics, Panjab University

💼 Experience #

Team Best Global Companies (1.5 years) #

Scientist, Research and Development #

Best Theratronics Ltd., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Nov 2023 – Jun 2024

Developed and debugged software for the cyclotron chemistry module in LabVIEW and FPGA.

Software Developer, Robotics #

Best Automation and Robotics, Loves Park, IL, USA
Dec 2022 – Sep 2023

Developed HMI in C++ for Linux based OS to control and manage brain lesion treatment device with patient and motion data.
Designed controls for the automated cyclotron mapper with servo motors, drives and multiple I/O.

Northern Illinois University (6 years) #

Graduate Research Assistant, Physics #

Fermilab (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory), Batavia, IL, USA
CERN (The European Organization for Nuclear Research), Geneva, Switzerland
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA
Jul 2017 – Aug 2022

Data Analysis

Strategically cleaned physics dataset from the CMS experiment which reduced dataset size by 80%.
Optimized analysis pipeline built over C++, Python and Bash (Linux) and reduced development cycle from 5 days to less than 24 hours.
Developed and deployed machine learning model, Gradient Boosted Decision Trees leading to improved signal selection by 15%.

Learn more about this project here.

Detector Instrumentation

Achieved $1.5 million in cost savings by optimizing materials for particle detector project.
Automated data acquisition using combination of Python and Bash (Linux) scripting which helped collect data continuously over weeks and improved the statistics of the results.
Developed custom automated scintillator tiles wrapping machine leading to faster, consistent and quality production of the tiles for the detector.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Physics #

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA
Aug 2016 – May 2017

Lead 100 and 200 level physics lab sessions with 1 hour lecture review.
Delivered comprehensive training on experiment analysis using MS Excel.

📚 Publications #

The CMS Collaboration, Evidence for WW/WZ vector boson scattering in the decay channel lvqq produced in association with two jets in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}=13\space \text{TeV}$ https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.05259
Dissertation: Studies of Vector Boson Scattering in the semileptonic ZV channel with the CMS detector at $\sqrt{s}=13\space \text{TeV}$ https://cds.cern.ch/record/2823916/