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Sanmay Ganguly is a distinguished physicist and an Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur. He has an extensive academic and research career, primarily focused on elementary particle physics and high-energy experiments. Dr. Ganguly earned his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Elementary Particle Physics from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, where he was actively involved in the CMS experiment. He completed his Master’s and PhD at TIFR, contributing significantly to particle physics research. His professional journey includes notable positions at prestigious global institutions. He worked as a Researcher CSD at LPC CNRS Clermont Ferrand, France, from 2015 to 2017, focusing on the ATLAS experiment. This was followed by a four-year tenure as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, where he continued his contributions to the ATLAS experiment. Subsequently, he served as a Project Assistant Professor at the University of Tokyo, Japan, from 2021 to 2023. Dr. Ganguly's current role at IIT Kanpur marks his return to India, where he continues to explore groundbreaking research in particle physics. He actively participates in international collaborations and has shared his expertise at forums such as the Vietnam School of Physics and the Dubrovnik conferences, focusing on advanced topics like Higgs boson production at LHC and future colliders. Dr. Ganguly’s work reflects his dedication to unraveling the mysteries of the universe through cutting-edge research and academic mentoring. His experience spans continents, encompassing collaborations with world-class physicists and institutions. Known for his enthusiasm for teaching and research, Dr. Ganguly remains an influential figure in the field of particle physics, inspiring the next generation of scientists and contributing to advancements in fundamental science.

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Assistant Professor

IIT Kanpur (Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur)

Nov-2023 to Present
Project Assistant Professor

University of Tokyo (UTokyo)

Jul-2021 to Oct-2023
Postdoctoral Researcher

Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS)

Aug-2017 to Jul-2021

Education

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai (TIFR, Mumbai)

Ph.D. in Elementary Particle Physics

Passout Year: 2015

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  • dott image January, 2020

Combined measurements of Higgs boson production and decay using up to 80 fb−1 of proton–proton collision data at √ s = 13 TeV collected with the...

Combined measurements of Higgs boson production cross sections and branching fractions are presented. The combination is based on the analyses of the Higgs boson decay modes , 𝑍⁢𝑍*, ...

  • dott image December, 2019

Electron and photon performance measurements with the ATLAS detector using the 2015–2017 LHC proton-proton collision data

This paper describes the reconstruction of electrons and photons with the ATLAS detector, employed for measurements and searches exploiting the complete LHC Run 2 dataset. An improved energy...

  • dott image September, 2018

Observation of Higgs boson production in association with a top quark pair at the LHC with the ATLAS detector

The observation of Higgs boson production in association with a top quark pair (tt H¯ ), based on the analysis of proton–proton collision data at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV record...

  • dott image October, 2017

Particle-flow reconstruction and global event description with the CMS detector

The CMS apparatus was identified, a few years before the start of the LHC operation at CERN, to feature properties well suited to particle-flow (PF) reconstruction: a highly-segmented tracke...

  • dott image October, 2017

Jet energy scale measurements and their systematic uncertainties in proton-proton collisions at √𝑠 =13  TeV with the ATLAS detector

Jet energy scale measurements and their systematic uncertainties are reported for jets measured with the ATLAS detector using proton-proton collision data with a center-of-mass energy of √...

  • dott image July, 2017

Jet reconstruction and performance using particle flow with the ATLAS Detector

This paper describes the implementation and performance of a particle flow algorithm applied to 20.2 fb−1 of ATLAS data from 8 TeV proton–proton collisions in Run 1 of the LHC. The alg...

Performance of the ATLAS trigger system in 2015

During 2015 the ATLAS experiment recorded 3.8 fb−1 of proton–proton collision data at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. The ATLAS trigger system is a crucial component of the experime...

  • dott image March, 2017

Electron efficiency measurements with the ATLAS detector using 2012 LHC proton–proton collision data

This paper describes the algorithms for the reconstruction and identification of electrons in the central region of the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). These algorithms...

  • dott image March, 2016

Event generator tunes obtained from underlying event and multiparton scattering measurements

New sets of parameters (“tunes”) for the underlying-event (UE) modelling of the pythia8, pythia6 and herwig++ Monte Carlo event generators are constructed using different parton distr...

  • dott image January, 2016

Observation of top quark pairs produced in association with a vector boson in pp collisions at √s = 8 TeV

Measurements of the cross sections for top quark pairs produced in association with a W or Z boson are presented, using 8 TeV pp collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1...

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