Rok Pestotnik
Scientific Councilor at University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
Slovenia
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Top SchoolRok Pestotnik is a high-energy physicist and scientific councilor with three decades of experience translating particle-detection expertise into practical medical imaging solutions. As a professor at the University of Ljubljana and a long-time researcher at the Jožef Stefan Institute—plus a CERN fellowship—he leads an EIC Pathfinder consortium developing advanced photon- and Cherenkov-based detectors for high-timing healthcare applications. His work uniquely bridges large-scale HEP instrumentation and clinical needs, accelerating technology transfer that can make diagnostics faster and more accessible. Known for combining deep experimental know-how with consortium leadership, he focuses on deploying HEP-grade photon detectors in medicine and biology to deliver real-world impact.
14 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
Osnovna šola PrulePhD, High energy Phyisics, PhD, High energy Phyisics at Univerza v Ljubljani, Faculty of Mathematics and PhysicsGimnazija Bežigrad
English, Slovenian, Croatian, German, French
Github Skills (3)
nodejs5
javascript4
lodash4
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (2)
belle2/basf2
Mar 2012 - Jun 2018
Contributions:11 commits in 6 years 3 months
root-project/jsroot
Aug 2017 - Jan 2021
JavaScript ROOT
Contributions:1 comment, 3 issues in 3 years 5 months
lodashjavascriptgeneratorsnodejsroot
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