Sebastian DITTMEIER

Deputy Task Lead for Task 1.2

I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Physikalisches Institut of Heidelberg University, where I work on trigger systems and real-time track reconstruction for high-energy physics experiments. I have been a member of the ATLAS collaboration since 2018, contributing to the Phase-II upgrade by developing firmware and algorithms for low-latency and high-throughput track reconstruction at the trigger level. Most recently, we have been exploring the use of graph neural networks implemented on FPGAs for this purpose. Within the NGT project, I am supporting the development of fast inference techniques for complex neural network architectures in online systems.

My research interests include high-speed data acquisition, low-latency hardware triggers, FPGA-based machine learning and wireless data transmission for particle tracking detectors. I am particularly interested in developing scalable, real-time systems that integrate detector technology with algorithm and firmware design to achieve the best possible physics performance. Outside of research, I enjoy running, playing chess and playing the ukulele.