Vít Kučera
Project Associate
Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Top SchoolVít Kučera is a research-focused software engineer and experimental high-energy physicist with 12 years of experience building and optimising scientific software and CI infrastructure, currently supporting the ALICE experiment at CERN from Geneva. He combines deep C++ and Python expertise on Linux with a strong track record in backend development and system architecture for large-scale physics codebases, contributing notable refactors and precision improvements to the widely used AliceO2 and O2Physics projects. His work blends hands-on analysis (histogramming, event selection, MC matching) with infrastructure stewardship—recently maintaining CI pipelines that keep complex collaborations shipping reliably. A PhD-trained particle physicist, he pairs rigorous numerical care (e.g., promoting double precision and PDG integration) with practical coordination and system-administration experience accrued across academia and CERN.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Particle physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Particle physics at University of StrasbourgDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Particle physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Particle physics at Charles University
English, French, Czech
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Github Skills (19)
algorithms10
root-view10
c-language10
cer10
alice10
analyse10
exp10
physics10
document-root10
cprogramming-language10
data-analysis10
data-analytics9
performance-optimization9
optmization9
optimisation9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
AliceO2Group/O2Physics
Jul 2020 - Dec 2022
ALICE O2 Analysis repository
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & System Architect
Back-end Developer & System ArchitectContributions:2044 reviews, 73 commits, 622 PRs in 2 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Vít contributed to the ALICE O2 Analysis repository by adding explicit return types and improving the RecoDecay functions. They also focused on improving the existing code by adding new histograms for various analyses. Furthermore, the user integrated MC matching functions within the code and worked on improving the azimuth calculations and fixing compilation issues. Their work highlights a focus on improving the foundational code structure and analysis capabilities within the repository.
alice
alisw/AliPhysics
Apr 2014 - Nov 2022
ALICE Analysis Repository
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 100 commits, 16 PRs in 8 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Vít's commits primarily focus on adding and modifying histograms and event selection criteria within the ALICE physics analysis repository. They implemented new histograms related to event centrality re-weighting and refactored event selection logic. Additionally, the user fixed histogram binning and modified code related to the analysis of V0s in charged jets. The contributions suggest a focus on data analysis and the refinement of event processing steps.
physicspythoncernanalysisalice
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