Justin Blair
Postdoctoral Researcher & Data Scientist
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJustin Blair is a postdoctoral researcher and data scientist with 13 years of experience applying advanced software and statistical methods to experimental physics, currently analyzing Large Hadron Collider data as part of the ALICE collaboration. He builds and maintains C++ and Python analysis pipelines that process hundreds of millions of particle collisions, developed novel calibration procedures that recovered 10% more usable detector data, and helped characterize a new exotic state of matter published in leading journals. His contributions to the prominent AliPhysics analysis repository include back-end development and enhanced hadron correlation tasks with kaon PID and efficiency corrections, reflecting hands-on open-source impact in the high-energy physics community. Justin also has a strong track record in image-processing pipelines at national lab scale, automating workflows that handled hundreds of terabytes for facility users. He mentors junior researchers and bridges collaborative teams across institutions, combining rigorous experimental technique with pragmatic software engineering. Based in San Francisco, he brings a rare blend of physics insight, production-grade coding, and data-quality innovation.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics at The University of Texas at AustinBachelor of Science (BS), Physics, Bachelor of Science (BS), Physics at Stanford University
Github Skills (9)
data-analysis10
c-language10
physics10
cprogramming-language10
gui-framework10
ui-framework10
exp9
experiment9
alice9
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
alisw/AliPhysics
Jan 2018 - Oct 2021
ALICE Analysis Repository
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Data Analysis
Back-end Developer & Data AnalysisContributions:15 commits, 13 PRs, 3 comments in 3 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Justin primarily worked on the `AliAnalysisTaskHadronPhiCorr` class, modifying its structure to handle vertex position and incorporating new histograms for Kaon PID and distribution. They added code to filter tracks and implement efficiency corrections using external functions. The contributions included significant changes to data analysis procedures within the physics context.
physicspythoncernanalysisalice
gyronaut/utaustin
Aug 2014 - Oct 2021
Contributions:233 commits, 138 pushes, 2 branches in 7 years 2 months
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