Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Associate Professor

Nanjing Normal University

Jan 2018 – Present Nanjing
 
 
 
 
 

Post-doctoral researcher

Monash University

Aug 2015 – Jan 2018 Melbourne
Particle theory group lead by Prof Csaba Balazs
 
 
 
 
 

Post-doctoral researcher

KBFI

Jan 2014 – Aug 2015 Tallinn
Particle theory group lead by Prof Martti Raidal
 
 
 
 
 

PhD student

Sheffield University

Sep 2009 – Sep 2013
Supervised by Prof Leszek Roszkowski

Recent Publications

Motivated by the fact that the Next-to-Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model is one of the most plausible models that can accommodate …
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We investigate Bayesian and frequentist approaches to resonance searches using a toy model based on an ATLAS search for the Higgs boson …
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We present BubbleProfiler, a C++ software package for finding field profiles in bubble walls and calculating the bounce action during …
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We investigate the impact of uncertainty in the velocity distribution of dark matter on direct detection experiments. We construct an …
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Searches for supersymmetric electroweakinos have entered a crucial phase, as the integrated luminosity of the Large Hadron Collider is …
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We present global analyses of effective Higgs portal dark matter models in the frequentist and Bayesian statistical frameworks. …
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We provide a small C++ library with Mathematica and Python interfaces for computing thermal functions, defined $$ J_\text{B/F}(y^2) …
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We present a Bayesian and frequentist analysis of the DAMPE charged cosmic ray spectrum. The spectrum, by eye, contained a spectral …
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The Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) recently released measurements of the electron spectrum with a hint of a narrow peak at about …
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We perform frequentist and Bayesian statistical analyses of Higgs- and Z-portal models of dark matter particles with spin 0, 1⁄2 …
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Recent & Upcoming Talks

Searches for supersymmetric electroweakinos have entered a crucial phase, as the integrated luminosity of the Large Hadron Collider is …
Aug 14, 2019 Weihai
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I discuss findings from my recent comparison of Bayesian and frequentist approaches to resonance searches (1902.03243). I introduce a …
Jul 31, 2019 Stockholm
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I discuss findings from my recent comparison of Bayesian and frequentist approaches to resonance searches (1902.03243). I introduce a …
Jul 15, 2019 Ghent
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I discuss findings from my recent comparison of Bayesian and frequentist approaches to resonance searches (1902.03243). I introduce a …
Jul 2, 2019 Manchester
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I discuss findings from my recent comparison of Bayesian and frequentist approaches to resonance searches (1902.03243). I introduce a …
Apr 21, 2019 Nanjing
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I discuss my recent comparison of Bayesian and frequentist approaches to a resonance-like feature in the spectrum measured by DAMPE and …
Apr 17, 2019 Nanjing Normal University
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I discuss my recent comparison of Bayesian and frequentist approaches to a resonance-like feature in the spectrum measured by DAMPE and …
Apr 16, 2019 Purple Mountain Observatory
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We investigate the impact of uncertainty in the velocity distribution of dark matter on direct detection experiments. We construct an …
Dec 10, 2018 Auckland University
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I present results from 1711.09912 of frequentist and Bayesian statistical analyses of Higgs- and Z-portal models of dark matter …
Jul 6, 2018 Seoul
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I present results from 1711.09912 of frequentist and Bayesian statistical analyses of Higgs- and Z-portal models of dark matter …
Jun 25, 2018 Nanjing Normal University
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Projects

Bayes factors

Anomalies in high-energy physics with Bayes factors

BayesFits (2009 - 2013)

Fits of SUSY models, such as the CMSSM, in light of LHC data.

Fine-tuning and naturalness

Fine-tuning in physics with Bayesian statistics

GAMBIT

I am a member of GAMBIT - The Global And Modular BSM Inference Tool - lead by Dr. Pat Scott.

Uncertainty in the Dark Matter Velocity Profile

Using Quantified Maximum Entropy to model uncertainty in the dark matter velocity profile.

Resources

Dark matter

Future colliders

General relativity and Cosmology

Jaynes

Typset copies of unpublished works and links.

Particle physics

Quantum Field Theory

Quantum mechanics

Statistics

Outreach & Teaching

  • I gave a talk about the LHC to high-school children from Melbourne
  • I have answered hundreds of questions at Physics Stack Exchange
  • I cosupervised a PhD student at Monash University, Giancarlo Pozzo
  • I supervised Michael Bardsley’s summer research project, resulting in a publication
  • I taught a statistics course at Tartu University

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