Andrea Barontini

Andrea Barontini

I am a PhD student in physics but also an amateur pianist and an even more amateur futsal player

Welcome to my personal site!

I am a Ph.D. student in Theoretical Physics at the University of Milan. Here I work on the evaluation of Parton Distribution Functions (PDF) through Neural Network techniques together with my supervisor Prof. Stefano Forte and the NNPDF collaboration.

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Research Work

The main field in which I worked is the estimation and the inclusion of theory errors, in the context of QFT theory predictions, in a Neural Network fit. I also worked in the realization of a set of tools to automatize the computation of such theory predictions, the Pineline. You can find more informations about my code projects in my Github Page .

In the three years of my Ph.D. I also worked on several other projects, such as:

  • Strong coupling precise evaluation with simulated data and theory errors.
  • Consistency test for Neural Network applications (closure tests).
  • Implementation of a more accurate scheme for Deep Inelastic Scattering (DIS) predictions, up to N3LO.

Detailed information about my reasearch work can be found in the list of my publications and in the list of my talks.

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Teaching activity

During my Ph.D. I was teaching assistant for several bachelor and master courses. My teaching activity consisted mostly in exercises lessons and tutoring.

I also supervised three master thesis, all focused on the topic of explainable AI. The main goal of these thesis was to obtain a more comprehensive understanding of the internal structure of a Neural Network through the design and the use of several diagnostic tools.

You can find a list of all my teaching activities here.

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Game Development

In my free time I love diving into new challenges and fields I don’t know, even just for the sake of learning. One of the fields I love the most to learn about is game development.

I am currently following the Coursera specialization called “Unity: Game Design and Development”, of which I have earned two out of four certificates. Following this course I started making my own games, which you can find in my Itch.io profile.

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CV

You can find my curriculum vitae here