Final examination and Award

The final examination held annually at the end of September in one of the three partner universities.

By successfully completing the degree program, candidates have demonstrated that they have learned advanced technical knowledge, skills and methods that are required for scientific work and for scientifically-oriented professional activity and that enable them to critically new scientific findings and use them in professional practice.
With the Master’s thesis, candidates should demonstrate that they can independently work on a problem setting in physics according to scientific methods and within a given period of time.

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Examination Regulation

Fourth Graduation Session – September 28/29, 2026

The fourth Master’s degree session was held in Bologna on September 28, 2025 at Department of Physics and Astronomy “Augusto Righi” of the University of Bologna. The Degree Award Ceremony was held a day later in the historical setting of Bolognini Hall in the Convent of San Domenico-

The 25 students enrolled in the academic year 2024/2025 discussed their theses prepared during the fourth semester of internship.

Student	Thesis Title	Institution	Supervisor
Hamza M. Haddad	“Fast simulation of calorimeter showers for future circular collider experiments using generative machine learning”	University of Bologna, Italy	Prof. Lorenzo Rinaldi Dr. Luca Clissa
Rama Alkaddah	“Searching For Solar Plasmon Axion”	TU Dortmund, Germany	Dr. Jaime Ruz Armendáriz Prof. Dr. Julia K. Vogel
Ghada Amer	“Axion Emission from the ANTARES Supergiant”	TU Dortmund, Germany	Dr. Jaime Ruz Armendáriz Prof. Dr. Julia K. Vogel
Koen Denekamp	“Amplitude Analysis in B->pD0Lambda at LHCb”	EPFL, Switzerland	Prof. Dr. Yunxuan Song Yiyang Ding
Giulio Giamello	“Development of FitQun software for the multi-ring reconstruction case in the Hyper-Kamiokande experiment”	INFN Siena, Italy	Prof. Paolo Maestro Prof. Annarita Margiotta
Nikita Gladin	“Measurement of antitriton production in proton-proton collisions at the LHC Run 3 with ALICE”	University of Bologna, Italy	Prof. Francesca Bellini
Eric Tizian Goeke	“Development of quantum algorithms for large scale logistics data analysis”	Purdue University, USA	Prof. Dr. Andreas Jung
Muhammad Hassan	“Cosmic strings with time-dependent tension”	University of Bologna, Italy	Francisco Manuel Soares Verissimo Gil Pedro
Afaldy Hayeeteh	“Comprehensive Analysis of Random Telegraph Signal Noise (RTN) Using a Physics-Informed Machine Learning Framework on Advanced 3-dimensional NAND Memory Devices”	IMEC, Belgium
Cem Kurt	“Measurement of the LPM effect through radio flashes from in-ice neutrino interactions”	TU Dortmund, German
Andrea Kutufà	“Simulation of rare neutrino-interactions to interpret the ultra-high neutrino event in the KM3Net Detector”	IFIC Valencia, Spain	Dr. Júlia Tena Vidal Prof. Dr. Maurizio Spurio
Ephrem Alemu Mehammed	“ttH analysis with two light leptons and one hadronically decaying tau lepton with Run-2 and particle Run-3 ATLAS data”	CTU, Czech Republic
Juan Minguez Laguna	“Adapting analysis tools in ATLAS to use modern file formats for data analysis with the focus on dataset joints”	CERN, Switzerland	Dr. Tomas Dado Prof. Kevin Kröninger
Veronica Mungai	“Black holes as laboratories for Dark Matter axion trapping and detection prospects”	TU Dortmund, Germany	Dr. Jaime Ruz Armendáriz Prof. Julia Vogel
Nour Nasrallah	“Reactor Antineutrino Flux Modeling Using IAEA PRIS Data and Comparison with Neutrino Experiments”	IAEA, Austria	Dr. Shin Whan Kim Prof. Christian Glaser
Mireya Pando Poblador	“Sensitivity to the rare decay Ks to muon-antimuon at FCC-ee”	CERN, Switzerland	Dr. Michele Selvaggi
Gleb Pastushchuk	“New dark matter tests with cosmic-ray upscattering”	University of Bologna, Italy	Filippo Sala
Sebastián de Jesús Quirós Araya	“An analytic and numerical analysis of the energy loss for a particle in radial fall into a Schwarzschild black hole”	INFN, Italy
Md Rounak Jahan Raj	“Fit Studies in the HH → bbyy Analysis with the ATLAS”	DESY, Germany	Dr. Klaus Mönig Prof. Kevin Kröninger
Dolapo Rojugbokan	“Testing statistical methods for a top quark mass measurement”	TU Dortmund, Germany	Dr. Andrea Knue
Sakshi	“Search for the astrophysical origin of the KM3-230213A event”	University of Naples, Italy
Anastasiia Semeniuk	“Estimating the detection prospects for neutrinos from NGC 1068 with KM3NeT/ARCA”	INFN, Bologna	Dr. Giulia Illuminati Dr. Francesco Carenini
Riana Shaba	“Tagging Pile-up Jets Using Machine Learning with Run 2+3 Data of the ATLAS Experiment”	CERN, Switzerland
Reham Tariq	“Measurement of the production of (anti)deuteron in proton-Oxygen collisions using ALICE data”	University of Bologna, Italy	Prof. Francesca Bellini Prof. Angelo Carbone
Ekta Thakur	“Feasibility studies for searcher with D0->Pi0Pi0 decays at LHCb”	CERN, Switzerland	Dr. Serena Maccolini Dr. Dominik Mitzel

Third Graduation Session – September 29/30, 2025

The third Master’s degree session was held in Bologna on September 29, 2025 in the headquarters of the Department of Physics and Astronomy “Augusto Righi” of the University of Bologna. The Degree Award Ceremony was held a day later.

The 31 students enrolled in the academic year 2023/2024 discussed their theses prepared during the fourth semester of internship.

Student	Thesis Title	Institution	Supervisor
Marina Andress	“Using Neural Networks to Identify Pure Signal Regions for tqy Production at the ATLAS Experiment”	TU Dortmund, Germany	Dr. Andrea Knue
Emilio Apicella	“Data-driven background estimation in the search for Higgs boson pair production in the HH – bbbb channel with the ATLAS experiment”	LPNHE, France	R.C. Camacho Toro M. Franchini
Angelo Arisi	“Studies for the Measurement of Quantum Correlations in Top Quark Pair Production with cms run 2 data”	Purdue University, USA
Edoardo Barbi	“Beam-Based Anomaly Detection in Accelerators Using Variational Autoencoders with Drift-Aware Continual Learning”	SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA
Ben Carew	“Event Reconstruction of the HyperKamiokande Detector”	LPNHE, France	Dr Vladimir Gligorov Dr Mathieu Guigue
Eduard Costa Reina	“Decay constants of B*c and Bc1 from QCD Sum Rules”	University of Cambridge, GB	Dr. Nico Gubernari Prof. Dr. Gudrun Hiller
Fabio Cufino	“Advancing Event Reconstruction Techniques for High-Energy Neutrino Physics Using Conventional and Deep Learning Approaches for the FASER Experiment at the CERN LHC”	ETH Zürich, Switzerland	Dr. Saúl Alonso-Monsalve Prof. Davide Sgalaberna Prof. Julien Donini
Jürgen Diverchy	“Study of rare baryonic-radiative decays at LHCb”	Laboratoire de Physique de Clermont, France	Dr. Olivier Deschamps
Niklas Düser	“Search for Single Top Quark Production in the s-channel with the ATLAS Experiment using Machine-Learning Techniques”	TU Dortmund, Germany	Dr. Andrea Knue
Josue Salvador Elizalde Palacios	“Exploring the potential of quantum observables to search for new physics, in boosted top-pair production”	University of Bologna, Italy	Dr. Federica Fabbri Dr. Andrea Knue
Melike Nur Erbek	“Testing TeV Scale Gravity Theories with Public Neutrino Oscillation Data”	Technische Universität München, Germany	Dr. Philipp Eller
Samuel Fanel	“Study of the B leptonic and semi-leptonic decays at the high luminosity Z factory FCC-ee”	Laboratoire de Physique de Clermont, France	Prof. Stephane Monteil Dr. Mykhailo Yeresko
Ajeesh Garg	“Advanced AI models for dose predictions in matRad”	TU Dortmund, Germany	Dr. Carsten Burgardt Prof. Dr. Armin Lühr
Simone Garnero	“Development of an RPC based photodetector with picosecond resolution”	KEK, Japan	Prof. Kodai Matsuoka Dr. Diego Tonelli
Marco Iamperi	“Design and Development of an animal phantom for Proton Therapy simulations and physical measurements”	TU Dortmund, Germany
Edgar Mata	“Reducing Lepton Contributions to Large-Radius Jet Reconstruction in Boosted Analyses via the Particle Flow Algorithm in ATLAS”	CERN, Switzerland	Dr. Chris M. Delitzsch Anubhav Gupta
Adwait Meppurath	“Search for Charged Higgs Bosons Decaying to a Neutral Higgs Boson with the ATLAS Detector at CERN”	Czech Technical University, Czechoslovakia	Dr. Andre Sopczak
Ahmet Neccar	“Incoherent Radiation as a Seed for Free Electron Laser”	INFN, Italy	Dr.Vittoria Petrillo
Asad Ahmad Noman	“A study of B0 lifetimes with Run-3 data of the LHCb experiment”	TU Dortmund, Germany	Prof. Dr. Johannes Albrecht Dr. Dominik Elsässer
Thomas Ogasa	“Optimization of Opposite-Side Flavor-Tagging Algorithms for the LHCb Upgrade”	TU Dortmund, Germany	Prof. Johannes Albrecht
David Okpaga	“Deep Learning Studies for the Measurement of the Top Quark Mass”	TU Dortmund, Germany	Dr. Andrea Knue Dr. Javier Jimenez Pena
Vinicius De Oliveira	“Scale Factors for Boosted Object Identification in Diboson Events at ATLAS”	TU Dortmund, Germany	Dr. Chris M. Delitzsch Simone Ruscelli
Alberto Saborido Patino	“NNLO QCD predictions for W boson production in association with jets and their use in PDF fits”	Max Planck Institute for Physics, Germany
Bastian Schuchardt	“Machine learning-based identification and mitigation of pile-up contributions in topoclusters in ATLAS”	TU Dortmund, Germany
Zahra Syeda Eman	“Updated Predictions for Cosmic-Ray Beryllium Isotopes”	University of Bologna, Italy	Prof. Nicolo Masi Prof. Alberto Oliva
Lorenzo Tincani	“Measurement of Sieverts’ constant in lithium-lead alloys”	ENEA, Italy
Niccolò Tonin	“Enhancing The Efficiency of Event Generation with MCMC and Machine Learning Techniques”	TU Dortmund, Germany	Prof. Cornelius Grunwald
Can Toraman	“Studies of systematic effects for measurements of oscillating B0s mesons at the LHCb experiment”	TU Dortmund, Germany
Jamson Ujang	“Validation of Machine-Learning Based Topocluster Calibration in ATLAS Using Data and Monte Carlo Simulation”	TU Dortmund, Germany	Dr. Chris M. Delitzsch
Ishaan Utkarsh	“Determination of the Discovery Potential of Leptoquarks Decaying into a Tau-Lepton and a Top-Quark Using the ATLAS Detector at CERN”	Czech Technical University, Czechoslovakia	Prof. Andre Sopczak
Pio Varrella	“Preliminary Amplitude Analysis of the D 0 – K +K – 0 decay at LHCb”	CERN, Switzerland	Dr. Federico Betti Prof. Angelo Carbone
Nicolai Weitkemper	“The Impact of Topo-Cluster Splitting on Boosted Object Identification in ATLAS”	CERN, Switzerland
Theodor Zies	“Measurement of strangeness production in pNe collisions at LHCb”	TU Dortmund, Germany	Prof. Johannes Albrecht Noah Behling Dr. Felix Riehn Chiara Lucarelli Saverio Mariani

Watch here the video dedicated to this important day:

Second Graduation Session – September 30, 2024

The second Master’s degree session was held in Bologna on September 30, 2024 in the headquarters of the Department of Physics and Astronomy “Augusto Righi” of the University of Bologna.

The 9 students enrolled in the academic year 2022/2023 discussed their theses prepared during the fourth semester of internship.

Student	Thesis Title	Institution	Supervisor
Maxime Barthoux	“Study of EFT operators in the top quark sector with ATLAS, based on their CP properties“	Laboratoire de Physique de Clermont	Prof. Dr. Romain Madar
Alberto Bellavista	“Study of the simulations of the readout for the future LHCb Electromagnetic Calorimeter and characterization of photomultipliers“	University of Bologna	Prof. Angelo Carbone Dr. Loris Martinazzoli Prof. Marco Pizzichemi
Caroline Bonk	“Diamond RnD for Fast Diamond Readout”	TU Dortmund	Donata Osthues Dr. Dirk Wiedner
Nicolas Cartalade	“Search for new particles decaying to a pair of Higgs bosons with the ATLAS experiment“	Laboratoire de Physique de Clermont	Prof. Louis D’Eramo
Giulia Fazzino	“Suppressing pile-up contributions in the formation of topological clusters in ATLAS”	TU Dortmund	Dr. Chris Malena Delitzsch
Simon Jeannot	“The CONTUR tool and long-lived particles“	Laboratoire de Physique de Clermont	Prof. Dr. Louie Corpe
Joel Mainusch	“Analysis of B0s → μ+μ− Decays as a Tool for LHCb – Run 3 Data Validation”	TU Dortmund	Prof. Dr. Johannes Albrecht
Lorenzo Nisi	“Asymmetries in rare three-body charm decays with electrons at LHCb”	TU Dortmund	Dr. Dominik S. Mitzel Dr. Serena Maccolini
Lorenzo Valla	“Higgs boson properties and tau lepton identification at the s = 3 TeV Muon Collider”	LIP – Lisbon	Prof. Michele Gallinaro Prof. Maximiliano Sioli

Watch here the video dedicated to this important day:

First Graduation Session – September 29, 2023

The first Master’s degree session was held in Bologna on September 23, 2023 in the historical “Aula della Specola” inside Palazzo Poggi.

Students enrolled in the academic year 2021/2022 discussed their theses prepared during the fourth semester of internship at some of the partner institutions of the master.

Student	Thesis Title	Institution	Supervisor
Luca Balzani	“Study of charge asymmetries of charm decays using early data of LHCb Run 3”	TU Dortmund, Germany	Dr. Dominik Mitzel
Marco Colonna	“Study of rare semi-leptonic baryonic charm decays for a measurement of CP violation and angular asymmetries”	TU Dortmund, Germany	Dr. Dominik Mitzel
Ludovica De Gianni	“Simulations of highly radiative scenarios of the JT-60SA tokamak”	IRFM – CEA Cadarch, France	Prof. Guido Ciraolo
Elena Cuppini	“Search for vector-like leptons coupling to first and second generation leptons in multi-lepton final states with the ATLAS detector”	TRIUMF and UBC, Canada	Prof. Oliver Stelzer-Chilton
Sara Sacchi	“Optimization of advanced patterning techniques in semiconductor manufacturing using machine learning”	imec, Belgium	Prof. Bappaditya Dey
Simone Ruscelli	“Feasibility studies for the extraction of the efficiency of boosted W /Z identification algorithms in diboson events using 13 TeV pp collisions at ATLAS“	TU Dortmund, Germany	Dr. Chris Delitzsch