ETP welcomes Jan Kieseler as new professor in experimental particle physics

Prof. Dr. Jan Kieseler completed his PhD at the University of Hamburg and DESY before spending seven years at CERN, where he held positions as research fellow and staff scientist within the CMS experiment. He coordinated the physics studies for the HL-LHC upgrade and led the top-quark physics group, working on topics ranging from precision cross section measurements to searches for new physics. He was also instrumental in introducing artificial intelligence methods for jet identification and low-level particle reconstruction, particularly in high-granularity detectors. In parallel, he co-founded collaborative initiatives focused on detector optimisation using advanced computational techniques. At KIT, his team new team focuses on combining machine learning and modern computing infrastructures to improve reconstruction, enable intelligent detector design, and deepen our understanding of the top-Higgs sector.