Summary
Ilya Agapov is a physicist and accelerator specialist with over 20 years of experience spanning physics, engineering, and computing, and 11 years in professional roles at leading facilities like DESY, European XFEL and CERN. He designs and operates accelerator facilities, blending hands-on technical work with team and project management to deliver complex scientific infrastructure. Trained in mathematics and computer science at MSU and holding a PhD in Engineering/Applied Physics from Universität Rostock, he navigates both theoretical modeling and practical engineering implementation. Based in the Greater Hamburg Area, he brings a rare combination of deep domain expertise in accelerator physics and pragmatic systems-thinking applied to facility operations and control software.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Engineering Physics/Applied Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Engineering Physics/Applied Physics at Universität Rostock
Lomonosov Moscow State University