Speakers
Description
The interdisciplinary research area of physics at the Lamarr Institute leverages advanced mathematical and machine learning methods to deepen our understanding of nature. By combining simulation-based approaches with sophisticated data analysis techniques, this area addresses fundamental questions across diverse physics domains. This presentation will introduce the research area, its objectives, and collaboration opportunities within Lamarr.
A key strength of this area is access to massive high-quality datasets and use cases from experiments spanning radio to gamma-ray astronomy, as well as astroparticle and particle physics. These datasets pose no privacy concerns and are complemented by highly precise simulations of the same experiments that provide reliable ground truth for training and testing machine learning models. Experiments such as LHCb at CERN (particle physics), the Einstein Telescope (gravitational waves), the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, the Cherenkov Telescope Array (gamma rays), and the Square Kilometer Array (radio waves) offer rich use cases for applying machine learning methods to real-world problems.
We will showcase examples of these use cases while highlighting ongoing collaborations within Lamarr and outlining new opportunities for partnership. Additionally, we will provide an overview of past successes—such as the deep-learning-based detection of neutrinos from the galactic disk or contributions to recently founded NRW Excellence Clusters with Lamarr researchers.
Spotlight Talk: Unfolding the Charm of Atmospheric Muons
The session will conclude with a spotlight presentation by Pascal Gutjahr on an ongoing research project in the IceCube subgroup in the Lamarr physics area. This collaborative work by L. Witthaus and P. Gutjahr builds on the same deep learning approach that allowed to detect neutrinos from the galactic disc. In this study, stopping and through-going muons in the IceCube detector are utilized to investigate the dominantly pion and kaon-induced atmospheric muon spectrum over a wide energy range up to the highest energies, leading towards the measurement of heavy meson decays.
| Area Presenter | Wolfgang Rhode |
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| Spotlight Presenter | Pascal Gutjahr |
