Geneva, Switzerland What you'll do
The Global Hardware Trigger is part of the upgrade to the Trigger and Data Acquisition that ATLAS plans to deploy for the High-Luminosity LHC programme (HL-LHC). It is a custom hardware, real-time data processing and filtering system, currently under construction, that uses fine-granularity detector information and will employ advanced pattern recognition algorithms.
These algorithms will be implemented on state-of-the-art field programmable gate array (FPGA) systems, which employ novel system-on-chip architectures capable of high-speed machine learning (ML) inference. You will join the CERN Data Processing team within the ATLAS Trigger Section as part of the Next Generation Trigger programme.
Your responsibilities
- Develop and maintain pipelines to streamline the end-to-end process of developing, optimising, and implementing ML algorithms into the Global firmware framework, and support the ATLAS Global community in using these pipelines.
- Contribute to Global hardware integration activities at CERN.
- Explore, develop, and optimise novel ML algorithms for Global, and play a leading role in developing the trigger menu and strategy for the start of the HL-LHC programme.
- Explore, develop, and optimise concepts of anomaly detection, trigger-level analysis, and data scouting in ATLAS using the Global system.
- Explore the potential and applicability of novel industry technologies (e.g., AMD AI Engines) to enhance the reach of the ATLAS Global system.
- This role includes team supervision responsibilities.
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Your profile
- Strong track record in developing novel ML algorithms, especially in the context of particle physics experiments.
- Strong background in computational statistics.
- Good level of knowledge of digital electronics for data acquisition.
- Your studies focused on PhD in Physics, Computer Science.
Your skills
- Modern C++ and Python programming techniques.
- Writing and testing algorithms for data processing and filtering.
- Knowledge of hardware description languages (HDL) or high-level synthesis (HLS) tools and concepts is highly desirable.
- Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.
Employment conditions
- Work during nights, Sundays and official holidays, when required by the needs of the Organization.
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Be sure to meet the eligibility criteria
- By the application deadline, you have a master’s degree with 2 to 6 years of professional experience since graduation or a PhD with a maximum of 3 years of professional experience since graduation. You are not eligible with only a bachelor’s degree.
- You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
- Please pay attention to the additional criteria and requirements for this specific position and mentioned above.
You will need these documents to complete your application
- Your CV (English or French)
- A copy of your most relevant diploma or a certificate of achievement from your school (if you don't yet have your paper diploma)
- Any document you consider relevant to your application
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