Alper Tezcan
2 1 Fellow at Cambridge Math Circle
Palaiseau, Île-de-France, France
Summary
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Top SchoolAlper Tezcan is a physics-and-mathematics double major at École Polytechnique with a 12-year track record bridging theoretical research and practical data engineering. He has contributed backend code to high-profile CERN-related projects (including CMS software) adapting workflows for heavy-ion data and implemented ML-based photon identification during CERN internships. His research spans Epoch of Reionization simulations, laser physics, and quantum computing, complemented by hands-on detector reconstruction work for Hyper-Kamiokande. Beyond research, he teaches mathematics to younger students at Cambridge Math Circle and is building startup-ready skills through the selective EWOR fellowship. A former national physics olympiad student, he combines deep analytical rigor with production-oriented software contributions and an uncommon habit of translating theoretical models into independent numerical simulations.
13 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BSc., Mathematics and Physics, Bachelor of Science - BSc., Mathematics and Physics at École PolytechniqueAugmented Mechanics 1&2, Augmented Mechanics 1&2 at Kadir Has ÜniversitesiSecondary School Diploma, Secondary School Diploma at İsmail Kaymak KolejiHigh School Diploma, STEM, High School Diploma, STEM at Bahcesehir High School for Science and Technology
English, Turkish, French
Github Skills (10)
configuration-management10
workflow-management10
c-language10
high-energy-physics10
cprogramming-language10
python10
profiling10
data-analysis9
github-ci3
githubaction-workflow3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
cms-sw/cmssw
Jul 2013 - Dec 2022
CMS Offline Software
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:209 reviews, 370 commits, 192 PRs in 9 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Alper primarily modified code related to photon and muon selection, along with modifications to miniAOD workflows specifically for heavy-ion data. They also adjusted the configuration of the relval validation workflows and included the addition of raw data workflow. Their contributions focused on adapting the software for the analysis of high-energy heavy-ion collisions within the CMS experiment's data processing framework. This involved modifying existing code to accommodate specific data characteristics.
cmshepcerncms-experimentc-plus-plus
cms-sw/cms-bot
Aug 2022 - Sep 2022
A few scripts to automate approval / testing process
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:7 commits, 6 PRs, 23 comments in 23 days
Contributions summary:Alper primarily worked on modifying configuration files related to workflow execution within the reco_profiling directory. They added new workflows and adjusted existing ones, including changes to the number of events, threads, and profiling steps. The modifications involved updating workflow names and parameters, such as the matrix and the inclusion of profiling tools. These changes likely aimed to adapt the workflows to various conditions.
testing
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