Farid Ould-Saada

Academic Interests

High energy particle physics, currently with ATLAS at LHC.  Beyond Standard Model: Supersymmetry (including Higgs) and Dark Matter, New symmetries (Gauge Bosons W', Z'), Extra dimensions (Graviton, Black-holes). Astro-particle Physics, Neutrino Physics. Distributed (Grid) Computing. Education & Outreach. More info.

Teaching

• FYS5555 Research-based Particle Physics 2019 - 
• FYS4555 Advanced Particle Physics 2018 - 
• FYS3510 Subatomic physics with astrophysics applications More about course
• FYS4560 Elementary particle physics More about course
• FYS2010 Physics in today´s research not lectured

Higher education and employment history

• 1978-1982: University of Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria, "DES" Theoretical physics
• 1982-1983: University of Orsay, France, "DEA" Nuclear and Particle physics
• 1983-1986: CEN Saclay, France, PhD in Particle physics. CELLO experiment at PETRA, DESY, Hamburg, Germany.
• 1986-1991: Research associate, Hamburg University, JADE experiment at PETRA and H1 experiment at HERA
• 1992-1999: University of Zurich, Switzerland. Crystal Barrel experiment at CERN; MUNU experiment at Bugey reactor, France; CMS experiment at CERN. University teaching.
• 1999-       : University of Oslo, Norway, HERA-B experiment at HERA; ATLAS experiment at LHC, CERN; EuroNuNet; SDI; NorLHC; Grid Computing at NorduGrid, NGN, KnowARC, NGIn, EMI, ARC4eInfrastructures, University teaching. Education & Outreach: IPPOG, IMC, ZPATH

Appointments

• Norwegian and UiO CERN-related High Energy Particle Physics (HEPP): Leader
• ATLAS Collaboration: Oslo Team Leader, Collaboration Board, International Computing Board, National contact physicist
• International Particle Physics Outreach Group (IPPOG): Norwegian representative, Masterclasses Steering Committee
• NorduGrid Collaboration: Board Chair
• Management Committee member, EuroNuNet Cost Action 
• Leader ARC4eInfrastructures project
• Leader ZPATH Research-based education Olav Thon project 
• NGIn Grid research and education: Project leader
• European Middleware Initiative: Collaboration Board and Executive CB
• Leader EU Horizon 2020 "EXERCISE" application submitted 11/2014 - Future Emerging Technologies

Cooperation

• RCN project High Energy Particle Physics
• ATLAS experiment at CERN
• NorduGrid collaboration
• European Middleware Initiative
• Nordunet3 project NGIn
• IPPOG Collaboration
• International Master Classes 
• EuroNuNet

Selected publications

Cristin.no

ATLAS PhD theses supervised on Searches for New Physics at LHC

Katarina Pajchel - Eirik Gramstad - Maiken Pedersen - Magnar Bugge - Vanja Morisbak - Knut Vadla - Simen Hellesund - Even Håland

More on my research areas and theses supervised at UiO

Student Projects

• Master student projects
  • searches for dark matter and new physics phenomena at LHC
  • software, distributed computing, data management, machine learning 
  • research-based education
  • Matter-antimatter asymmetry: CP violation in the Neutrino sector (EuroNuNet)
• ATLAS data-based bachelor student projects 
• Sharing LHC data and discoveries with high school students