Cedric Hernalsteens
Senior Fellow at Université libre de Bruxelles
Geneva, Geneva, Belgium
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Top SchoolCedric Hernalsteens is a senior fellow and accelerator physicist with a decade of experience at CERN and in industry, specializing in proton therapy R&D and beam physics. He bridges physics, engineering and computer science to develop data-driven numerical models and disruptive gantry technologies for next-generation radiation therapy, leading a research group in collaboration with Université Libre de Bruxelles and IBA. His background spans hands-on beam commissioning, advanced beam dynamics simulations and teaching accelerator courses, reflecting both operational and academic leadership. Notably, he combines practical proton synchrotron commissioning experience with system-level design work on proton therapy upgrades—a blend that shortens the path from simulation to clinical hardware.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) - Dissertation not completed, Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) - Dissertation not completed, Physics at Ecole polytechnique fédérale de LausanneMaster's degree, Engineering Physics/Applied Physics, Magna cum laude, Master's degree, Engineering Physics/Applied Physics, Magna cum laude at Université libre de Bruxelles
English, French, Spanish, Dutch
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Github Skills (145)
tuple10
python10
accelerator10
bitrix10
oop10
python-interface10
bootstrapping10
physics10
jupyter-notebook10
simulation10
particle10
modeling10
sarif9
qt9
pandas9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
chernals/MAD-X
Dec 2017 - Aug 2020
Legacy MAD-X repository
Contributions:8 pushes, 5 branches in 2 years 8 months
madmad-x
ULB-Metronu/envs
Sep 2018 - Jun 2020
Contributions:9 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
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