CV
Basics
| Name | Michael Chadolias |
| Label | Astroparticle Physicist |
| mchadolias@gmail.com | |
| Phone | +30 69 4220 1140 |
| Url | https://mchadolias.github.io |
Education
Work
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2023.08 - 2024.10 Master Thesis Student
Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics (ECAP)
Conducted first feasibility study on tau neutrino appearance using ANTARES simulated data
- Developed scalable pipeline to convert 500k+ ANTARES Monte Carlo event files (20% faster processing, 35% storage reduction)
- Analyzed 200+ oscillation scenarios with SWIM software
- Compared tau appearance potential between ANTARES and KM3NeT/ORCA
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2022.11 - 2023.04 Graduate Research Assistant
Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics (ECAP)
Co-developed and tested modules within a Snakemake-based MC production pipeline for ORCA events
- Achieved 25% CPU workload reduction through SLURM optimization
- Performed testing and diagnostics on NHR@FAU cluster
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2021.11 - 2022.01 Undergraduate Research Assistant
National Centre of Scientific Research Demokritos (NCSR)
Studied reconstruction quality of simulated events for KM3NeT/ORCA6 configuration
- Analyzed νμ interaction topologies across key metrics
- Assisted in optical module integration and component testing
Volunteer
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2023.10 - 2023.10 Neutrino Group Volunteer
Long Night of Sciences, FAU Erlangen
Presented neutrino detection concepts to 1100+ visitors at ECAP
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2021.03 - 2021.03 Volunteer
AUTH - CERN Masterclass
Guided high school students through ATLAS event identification exercises
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2017.11 - 2019.06 Group Coordinator
PATh (Physicists of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
Organized conference for undergraduate physics research and facilitated student lab visits
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2017.05 - 2019.05
Skills
| Programming | |
| Python | |
| C/C++ | |
| Bash | |
| SQL |
| Frameworks & Tools | |
| ROOT | |
| SWIM | |
| TensorFlow | |
| PyTorch | |
| GraphNet | |
| JAX | |
| OscProb | |
| nuSQuIDS |
| Computing Methods | |
| HPC (SLURM, UNIX) | |
| Snakemake | |
| Git | |
| CI/CD | |
| Docker | |
| Apptainer |
Languages
| Greek | |
| Native |
| English | |
| C2 |
| German | |
| B2 |
| Italian | |
| A1 |
Interests
| Research Interests | |
| Astroparticle physics | |
| Particle Physics | |
| Neutrino physics | |
| Data science & AI | |
| Statistical & Computational methods |
| Hobbies | |
| Chess | |
| Basketball | |
| Hiking | |
| D&D | |
| Book-club |
References
| PD. Dr. Thomas Eberl | |
| FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg - ECAP |
| Dr. Rodrigo Gracia-Ruiz | |
| FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg - ECAP |
| Dr. Ekaterini Tzamariudaki | |
| NCSR Demokritos |
Projects
- 2019.03 - 2021.12
SpaceDot - AcubeSAT Project
Student-led team at AUTH selected for ESA's 'Fly Your Satellite' program (3rd iteration)
- Led trajectory subsystem and co-authored ESA proposal
- Modeled space environment with OMERE and FASTRAD (basis for bachelor's thesis)