Segev Benzvi
Associate Professor Of Physics
City of Rochester, New York, United States
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Top SchoolSegev Benzvi is an Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Rochester who blends two decades of programming and data-analysis experience with active research in astronomy and astrophysics. He has led technical and scientific efforts on multi-hundred-million-dollar high-energy astrophysics and cosmology experiments, translating complex instrumentation and large datasets into publishable science. Trained at Columbia (PhD) and the University of Chicago (BA), he has held research and faculty positions at Wisconsin–Madison and Rochester, developing both experimental hardware and analysis pipelines. Based in Rochester, NY, he is known for bridging hands-on code and leadership in large collaborations, often tackling the software and systems challenges that underlie modern observational campaigns.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics at Columbia University in the City of New YorkBachelor of Arts - BA, Physics, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Physics at University of Chicago
Github Skills (39)
targeting10
spectral10
modeling-tool9
astronomy9
data-files9
simulation9
python9
neutrino9
quality-assurance9
simulations9
icecube9
astrology9
supernova9
pipeline8
xspec8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
sybenzvi/PHYS403
Jan 2020 - Jan 2023
Contributions:6 commits, 2 PRs, 25 pushes in 2 years 11 months
DESI-UR/stronglens
Jun 2021 - Sep 2021
Strong lens candidate simulation and data analysis.
Contributions:25 commits, 2 PRs, 20 pushes in 3 months
data-analysissimulation
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