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Dimitrios Sidiropoulos Kontos
Research Particle Physicist/Software Engineer
Riga
Summary
A physicist with academic experience in the field of experimental particle physics and data analysis who is also a programming enthusiast. The candidate's focus on goals and duties constitutes personal commitment to successfully respond to any demanding task.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
Researcher PhD Candidate
Riga Technical University
10.2022 - Current
- Gained extensive knowledge in data entry, analysis and reporting.
- Research Subject : " Study of the b-fragmentation function at the CMS experiment. "
Secretary
Foreign Languages School ALFA
11.2019 - 08.2022
- Accounting Duties.
- Tech Support (mainly organizing online classes during the Covid-19 pandemic).
- Responded to emails and other correspondence to facilitate communication and enhance business processes.
Researcher PhD Candidate
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
11.2018 - 10.2019
- Research subject : Search for dark Z bosons with lepton
pairs. - The project involved working in the CMS collaboration at
CERN on important and highly visible CMS analyses in
search for new "dark" Z bosons that decay into lepton
pairs. - Came in contact with state of the art analysis involving
track reconstruction of low transverse momentum electron
pairs.
Experimental Particle Physics Intern
CERN
06.2018 - 08.2018
- 2-month internship at CERN - worked on project titled "Machine Learning (ML) techniques for precision Higgs physics, exploiting the Higgs Boson decays into two photons", to develop quark-vs-gluon jet tagging techniques using a ML approach.
Teacher's Assistant
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
09.2014 - 01.2015
- Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small group assistance.
- Assessed student assignments to check quality and completeness for Bachelor's level course "Introduction to Astronomy".
Education
Summer Student - Experimental Particle Physics
CERN
Geneva, Switzerland 06.2018 - 08.2018
Master of Science - Particle Physics
Lund University
Lund, Sweden 01.2016 - 05.2018
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece 09.2009 - 07.2015
Skills
C
Python
ROOT
VS Code
Machine Learning
Scientific writing
Analytical thinking
Methodology selection
Data modeling
Statistical methodologies
Software
Presentation Design
Adaptable
Problem-Solving
Critical Thinking
Project Management
Time Management
Timeline
Researcher PhD Candidate
Riga Technical University
10.2022 - Current
Secretary
Foreign Languages School ALFA
11.2019 - 08.2022
Researcher PhD Candidate
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
11.2018 - 10.2019
Experimental Particle Physics Intern
CERN
06.2018 - 08.2018
Summer Student - Experimental Particle Physics
CERN
06.2018 - 08.2018
Master of Science - Particle Physics
Lund University
01.2016 - 05.2018
Teacher's Assistant
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
09.2014 - 01.2015
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
09.2009 - 07.2015
Languages
Greek
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
French
Limited Working
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Conferences/Seminars
14/10/2025 - 16/10/2025 - Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania
- 5th CERN Baltic Conference
The scope of CBC 2025 included the presentation of the most recent results of the Baltic scientific community in CERN-related fields of research, as well as dedicated sessions for the discussion of national and regional level scientific policy, higher education and industry engagement topics.
Featured talk in the conference titled : "Study of the b fragmentation function and the dead cone effect in bottom quark jets from ttbar decays in proton proton collisions at sqrt(𝒔)=𝟏𝟑.𝟔𝑻𝒆𝑽 at the CMS experiment".
07/08/2023 - 11/08/2023 - Palanga, Lithuania
- 3rd Baltic School of High-Energy Physics and Accelerator Technologies 2023
The School focused on the fundamental aspects of high-energy physics theory as well as the current cutting-edge experimental research. In addition, the relevant technologies, including particle detectors and accelerators, together with corresponding applications that were coveredby world-renowned experts.
09/10/2023 - 18/10/2023 - DESY institute, Hamburg, Germany
- 1st CMS Physics Object and Data Analysis School (PO & DAS) 2023
CMSDAS is designed to help CMS physicists from across the collaboration to learn, or to learn more, about CMS analysis and thereby to participate in significant ways in any physics analysis including future discoveries. Participated in multiple exercises and lectures related to Experimental Particle Physics. Also participated at a long PAG 3-day project titled "Top mass measurement in Run 2" - group award for Best Project Work and Presentation at the end of the school for this project.
15/03/2022 - 18/03/2022
- ReGeneration, Finalist
Participated in the 14th general cycle of the ReGeneration Soft & Business skills training program
08/11/2021 – 20/12/2021
- skg.code Job Simulation course
Worked as a member of a 4-member team at the front end to develop an e-health portal in the form of an android application. Participated in soft skills sessions.
https://github.com/DimitrisSidiropoulos/MyDoctor
16/10/2019 – 18/10/2019 – IIHE institute, VUB & ULB universities, Brussels, Belgium
- IRN Terascale@Brussels conference
Research group dedicated to the experimental and theoretical search for new physics at the TeV scale. The seminar included a variety of lectures on cutting edge research in that field.
02/09/2019 – 13/09/2019 – Spa, Belgium
- 2019 Belgian Dutch German Graduate School in Particle Physics
Intended primarily for experimental high energy physicists preparing a PhD in particle physics.
28/01/2019 – 01/02/2019 – National Institute of Nuclear Physics of Pisa (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, INFN Pisa)
- 2019 CMS Data Analysis School
Group award for Best Project Work and Presentation at the end of the school for the project titled: "Search for a high mass scalar decaying into WW bosons in the di-leptonic channel (X → WW → 2l2ν)
Publications
- Sidiropoulos–Kontos, Dimitrios, "Monte Carlo production of proton - proton collision events using the ATLAS@ Home framework", Lund University, 2018.
Conferences/Seminars
14/10/2025 - 16/10/2025 - Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania
- 5th CERN Baltic Conference
The scope of CBC 2025 included the presentation of the most recent results of the Baltic scientific community in CERN-related fields of research, as well as dedicated sessions for the discussion of national and regional level scientific policy, higher education and industry engagement topics.
Featured talk in the conference titled : "Study of the b fragmentation function and the dead cone effect in bottom quark jets from ttbar decays in proton proton collisions at sqrt(𝒔)=𝟏𝟑.𝟔𝑻𝒆𝑽 at the CMS experiment".
07/08/2023 - 11/08/2023 - Palanga, Lithuania
- 3rd Baltic School of High-Energy Physics and Accelerator Technologies 2023
The School focused on the fundamental aspects of high-energy physics theory as well as the current cutting-edge experimental research. In addition, the relevant technologies, including particle detectors and accelerators, together with corresponding applications that were coveredby world-renowned experts.
09/10/2023 - 18/10/2023 - DESY institute, Hamburg, Germany
- 1st CMS Physics Object and Data Analysis School (PO & DAS) 2023
CMSDAS is designed to help CMS physicists from across the collaboration to learn, or to learn more, about CMS analysis and thereby to participate in significant ways in any physics analysis including future discoveries. Participated in multiple exercises and lectures related to Experimental Particle Physics. Also participated at a long PAG 3-day project titled "Top mass measurement in Run 2" - group award for Best Project Work and Presentation at the end of the school for this project.
15/03/2022 - 18/03/2022
- ReGeneration, Finalist
Participated in the 14th general cycle of the ReGeneration Soft & Business skills training program
08/11/2021 – 20/12/2021
- skg.code Job Simulation course
Worked as a member of a 4-member team at the front end to develop an e-health portal in the form of an android application. Participated in soft skills sessions.
https://github.com/DimitrisSidiropoulos/MyDoctor
16/10/2019 – 18/10/2019 – IIHE institute, VUB & ULB universities, Brussels, Belgium
- IRN Terascale@Brussels conference
Research group dedicated to the experimental and theoretical search for new physics at the TeV scale. The seminar included a variety of lectures on cutting edge research in that field.
02/09/2019 – 13/09/2019 – Spa, Belgium
- 2019 Belgian Dutch German Graduate School in Particle Physics
Intended primarily for experimental high energy physicists preparing a PhD in particle physics.
28/01/2019 – 01/02/2019 – National Institute of Nuclear Physics of Pisa (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, INFN Pisa)
- 2019 CMS Data Analysis School
Group award for Best Project Work and Presentation at the end of the school for the project titled: "Search for a high mass scalar decaying into WW bosons in the di-leptonic channel (X → WW → 2l2ν)