CURRICULUM VITAE
Sylvie Braibant
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Associate Professor of Experimental Physics of Fundamental Interactions and Applications
Department of Physics and Astronomy “Augusto Righi”
University of Bologna
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2419-7971
Institutional webpage: https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/sylvie.braibant/en
Email: sylvie.braibant@unibo.it
SCIENTIFIC PROFILE
Experimental particle physicist with more than 35 years of experience in high-energy physics at CERN, LEP, and LHC experiments. Expertise includes Higgs boson physics, precision electroweak measurements, searches for supersymmetry, and physics beyond the Standard Model, detector R&D, and future collider studies.
Former CERN Fellow and CERN Staff Physicist, with long-term participation in the OPAL, DELPHI, and CMS collaborations. Active contributor to physics performance studies (Higgs and long-lived particles at the FCC-ee future collider
Extensive experience in detector operations, data analysis, statistical methods, scientific coordination, software development, and supervision of graduate students. Co-author of approximately 1000 publications in major international journals.
CURRENT AND PREVIOUS POSITIONS
2004–present: Associate Professor, University of Bologna, Italy
1997–2004: Staff Physicist, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
1994–1997: Research Associate, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
1991–1993: Teaching Assistant and Researcher, University of Mons-Hainaut, Belgium
1989–1991: CERN Fellow, Experimental Physics Division
1985–1988: Doctoral Research Fellow (IRSIA fellowship), University of Mons-Hainaut, Belgium
MAIN SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS
• Higgs boson physics and Higgs precision measurements at LEP and LHC.
• Searches for supersymmetry and new physics beyond the Standard Model.
• Precision electroweak measurements and combined analyses.
• Detector R&D for silicon tracking systems and radiation monitoring.
• Development of software tools for detector control, data analysis, visualization, and statistical interpretation including software development and detector performance studies at the FCC-ee
• Participation in future collider studies for the Higgs boson analysis, exotic (long-lived and electroweak physics.
• Coordination of physics activities and collaborative scientific programs within large international collaborations.
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS AND NETWORKS
Long-standing participation in major international collaborations in particle physics:
• CMS Collaboration (LHC, CERN)
• DELPHI Collaboration (LEP, CERN)
• OPAL Collaboration (LEP, CERN)
Collaborative activities include Higgs precision measurements, searches for new physics, detector development, electroweak analyses, and future collider studies. Active involvement in international scientific networks contributing to the development of future accelerator projects and precision Higgs physics programs.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES AND PHD SUPERVISION
Professor of Physics at the University of Bologna since 2004, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in physics.
Supervision of several Master’s and PhD students at the University of Bologna and co-supervision of a PhD student at the University of California at Riverside.
Previous teaching activities include laboratory instruction, exercise classes, examination organization, and preparation of teaching materials in general physics and computing.
LEADERSHIP, COORDINATION, AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Extensive experience coordinating scientific activities within large international collaborations, including:
• Organization of working group activities and scientific meetings
• Coordination of collaborative analysis programs
• Definition of publication and conference strategies
• Supervision of young researchers and students
• Detector operation and maintenance responsibilities
• Development and implementation of radiation protection and monitoring systems
EDITORIAL AND REFEREE ACTIVITY
Referee for major international journals in particle physics and contributor to the peer-review process for experimental high-energy physics publications.
SCIENTIFIC OUTPUT
• Co-author of approximately 800 peer-reviewed publications
• Author/co-author of around 30 internal technical reports
• Author of conference proceedings and international conference reports
• Invited speaker and conference rapporteur at numerous international conferences
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
1. Higgs physics opportunities at FCC.
2. A special Higgs challenge: measuring the Higgs boson mass and production cross section with ultimate precision at FCC-ee.
3. Precision electroweak measurements on the Z resonance.
4. Searches for supersymmetry at LEP.
5. Higgs boson searches with the DELPHI detector.
6. Silicon detector studies for CMS.
7. Searches for new physics in e⁺e⁻ collisions at LEP.
8. Future collider studies for Higgs precision physics.
9. Detector R&D and radiation monitoring systems.
10. Electroweak and Higgs combined analyses.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Operating systems: Unix/Linux, Windows, MacOS
Programming languages: C++, object-oriented programming
Software and applications: ROOT, LaTeX, Word, PowerPoint
Extensive experience in scientific software development, detector control systems, and statistical data analysis.
LANGUAGES
French: native speaker
English: fluent
Italian: fluent
