Diego Figueiredo
Researcher at CERN
Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolDiego Figueiredo is an experimental particle physicist and researcher with 12 years of experience leading detector operations, DAQ coordination and front-end/back-end electronics development on the CMS experiment at CERN and INFN. He combines deep hardware expertise in VME, μTCA/ATCA and microcontrollers with hands-on SoC/ARM software and firmware development, plus production-grade skills in C++, Python, drivers and database systems. A PhD from Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro and a postdoc at INFN-Pisa, he has a track record of research grants and awards including the CMS/CERN Achievement Award and multiple national scholarships. Diego is also a big-data and operations specialist who bridges detector R&D, simulation and validation with practical online system administration and API-driven tooling. Based in Geneva, he brings a rare mix of frontline experiment operations, electronics design and software engineering that accelerates both commissioning and long-term maintainability of complex physics instruments.
12 years of coding experience
Postdoc, Experimental Particle Physics, Postdoc, Experimental Particle Physics at Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) - PisaDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Elementary Particle Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Elementary Particle Physics at Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Github Skills (20)
backbonejs10
ansible-collections9
cms9
edtech9
cockpit9
web-application7
telescope5
astronomy4
pixel4
python4
data-analysis3
java1
keyboard1
church1
alien1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
dfigueiredo/RootTools
Sep 2013 - Jun 2015
Contributions:35 commits, 3 pushes in 1 year 9 months
dfigueiredo/PPSMCProduction
Apr 2021 - Jan 2022
Contributions:41 commits, 32 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
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