Kyoungchul Kong
University of Kansas, KS·Physics
What is the universe made of beyond the known particles, and what is dark matter? Modern particle experiments produce huge, complex datasets, and finding signs of new physics in them is getting harder.
- Fields
Physics
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Computer Science
- Topics
theoretical particle physics
high energy physics
collider phenomenology
- Grants
- 1 known grant, through Jul 2028
What they work on
- Develop quantum algorithms for particle physics data analysis, collision event reconstruction and anomaly detection.
- Explore quantum sensing platforms based on superconducting qubits and trapped ions to study radiative decays of neutrinos and dark matter particles.
- Study top quark properties, Higgs boson interactions and beyond-Standard-Model signatures at the Large Hadron Collider, focusing on combinatorial reconstruction and CP violation in the Higgs-top sector.
- Investigate multi-component dark matter scenarios with numerical simulations and cosmological observables, connecting astrophysical measurements to laboratory searches for light dark matter.
More about the research
This theoretical physics program combines artificial intelligence, machine learning and quantum information science to get more discovery out of current and future experiments.
Why it matters
This basic science work aims to deepen understanding of fundamental particles, dark matter and the universe's evolution. It will produce AI and quantum computing tools that could help physicists at the LHC and future experiments interpret data and spot new physics. The methods may also inform advanced computing and quantum sensing technologies.
Known grants
From NIH and NSF research grants. Labs often have other funding we can't see.
Closest labs
Suyog Shrestha
Washington College, MD·Physics
Search ATLAS data from the Large Hadron Collider for new Higgs-like scalar particles that decay into two bottom quarks and two W bosons, in final states with one or two leptons, a decay channel ATLAS has not yet studied.
John Parsons
Columbia University, NY·Physics
Measure properties of the Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider to probe fundamental particles and possible links to dark energy.
Kaustubh Agashe
University of Maryland, MD·Physics
Develop frameworks in which Standard Model particles are composite and fused with supersymmetry, and test whether they resolve the electroweak and flavor hierarchy puzzles of the Standard Model.
The school
University of Kansas: 26 labs on PI Pages, $546M a year on research, 351 research doctorates a year.
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