Profile

Result-oriented data scientist with 10 years experience in academic research in particle physics; large data-set analyzer with deep mathematical and statistical knowledge. Published >40 papers in peer-reviewed physics journals; invited speaker and organizer at international conferences.

Skills

‣ Analysis of large datasets in UNIX/Linux environment‣ Data mining and modeling‣ Development of internal tools and documentation for data analysis‣ Project management and leadership skills‣ Excellent written and oral communication skills‣ Ability to prioritize and run multiple tasks simultaneously and on a

deadline

Research Experience

My research in physics aims at the study of the building blocks of our world: the nucleons. The research projects I have worked on focus on the study of the internal structure of protons and neutrons in terms of nucleon constituents: quarks and gluons, and on how such never-observed constituents fragment into observed particles.

PHENIX experiment @BNL, Upton (NY), USA, 2011-presentProton structure studied in terms of not-valence quarks:‣ Co-Lead data analysis group of 5 PhD students for the extraction

of the signal of a rare decay from a large-background data sample.

‣ Used Likelihood methods to characterize background via Monte Carlo simulations to maximize signal and determined signal-to-background ratio via an Extended 2D Maximum Likelihood fit

‣ Estimated results impact on world data by including them in an existing neural network based global analysis

‣ Lead and coordinated project teams of up to 20 students during the production, testing, signal characterization and data taking of particle detectors.

BELLE experiment @KEK, Tsukuba, Japan, 2011-presentStudy of the fragmentation process from quark to particle:

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FRANCESCA GIORDANOData Scientist University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign

Department of Physics 1110 West Green Street Urbana, IL 61801-3080

Tel 0039 3470037732Email francescagiordano80@gmail.com

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AREAS OF EXPERTISE

‣ Statistical Modeling‣ Machine Learning‣ Multivariate Unfolding‣ Hypothesis & Compatibility

Testing Techniques

PERSONAL SKILLS

‣ Excellent Critical and Ana-lytical Skills

‣ Strong Numerical, Inter-pretative and Diagnostic Skills

‣ Ability to Manage Multiple Projects in Parallel

‣ Thrive in Deadline-Driven Environments

‣ Multilingual Communica-tor: Fluent in English and Italian; Basic Knowledge of French

TOOLS

‣ C, C++‣ Monte Carlo Simulations‣ Bash/C Shell Scripting‣ MySQL, pSQL‣ html, wikicode‣ MS office / Apple iWork‣ Latex‣ Cern Root‣ Versioning (CVS, Github)‣ Basic Knowledge: Python, R

‣ Analyzed the large BELLE data sample to extract signature modulations of a spin-orbit related fragmentation process

‣ Corrected data for noise via Monte Carlo simulation studies

‣ Study multiple data samples compatibility via 𝝌2 and t-tests

HERMES experiment @DESY, Hamburg, Germany, 2005-2011Proton structure in term of quarks:‣ Developed a multivariate unfolding procedure based on Monte Carlo simulation to determine

noise and experimental distortions and to disentangle and extract signal modulations via a 5D linear regression

‣ Extracted a full differential model of said signal via a multi-dimension least-squares fitting of data

Hadron spectroscopy:‣ developed an algorithm to reconstruct initial resonance states from daughter particles while

looking for an exotic hadron composed of 5 quarks; determined an upper limit for the cross-section for said exotic particle.

Appointments

Research Scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, 2011 - present Fellowship at DESY Synchrotron Laboratory, Hamburg, Germany, 2009 - 2011 PostDoctoral Position at Università degli studi di Ferrara, Italy, 2008

Education

PhD in Physics, Università degli studi di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy, 2008Major in Physics, Summa cum laude, Università degli studi di Ferrara, Italy, 2004

Selected publications- Cross section and transverse single-spin asymmetry of η mesons in p↑ + p collisions at √s = 200

GeV at forward rapidity, PHENIX Collaboration (A. Adare et al.), Phys.Rev. D90 (2014) 7, 072008 - Azimuthal distributions of charged hadrons, pions, and kaons produced in deep-inelastic scatter-

ing off unpolarized protons and deuterons, HERMES Collaboration (A. Airapetian et al.), Phys.Rev.D87:012010, 2013

- Precision measurement of charged pion and kaon multiplicities in electron-positron annihilation at Q = 10.52 GeV, BELLE Collaboration (M. Leitgab et al.), Phys. Rev. Lett. 111:062002, 2013

- Effects of transversity in deep-inelastic scattering by polarized protons, HERMES Collaboration (A. Airapetian et al.), Phys.Lett.B693:11-16, 2010

- Observation of the Naive-T-odd Sivers Effect in Deep-Inelastic Scattering, HERMES Collaboration (A. Airapetian et al.), Phys.Rev.Lett.103:152002, 2009

- Search for an Exotic S = -2, Q = -2 Baryon Resonance at a Mass near 1862 MeV in quasi-real Photoproduction, HERMES Collaboration (A. Airapetian et al.), Phys.Rev.D71:032004, 2005

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FRANCESCA GIORDANOData Scientist