Dr. Eckhard von Törne
Student Councellor for Bachelor of Science in Physics
Contact: Room 2.017, Nussallee 12, 53115 Bonn, Phone +49 228 73-3221, Email: evt@physik.uni-bonn.de
Office hour: mondays 14-15, participation via zoom is possible on request. Please check the German version of this page for more datails about student counselling.
Statistical Methods in Particle Physics
My current research focusses on statistical methods and machine learning in particle physics. I am member of the ATLAS collaboration.
Recent publications:
- "The Federation - A novel machine learning technique applied on data from the Higgs Boson Machine Learning Challenge", M. Mucha & EvT, contribution to ACAT2022
- "Self-Organizing Maps in high energy particle physics", K. Habermann & EvT, J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 2438 (2023) 012120
"Incorporation of systematic uncertainties in the training of multivariate methods", T. Alef, EvT, J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 1525 (2020) 012082 - "Medical Imaging Inspired Vertex Reconstruction at LHC ", S. Hageboeck, E.v.Toerne, J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 396 022021 (2012)
- "Overview of the ATLAS Higgs Measurements", E.v.Toerne, cds server
- "TMVA - Toolkit for Multivariate Data Analysis", A. Hoecker et al., https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0703039
Teaching
- Summer term 2024: Seminar on European Research (in German)
- Winter term 2023/24 Proseminar Präsentationstechnik
- Summer term 2023, Advanced Methods of Data Analysis (Master level, physics724)
- Winter term 2022/23, Statistical Methods of Data Analysis (Master level, physics716)
- Summer 2022 Proseminar Präsentationstechnik
- Summer 2021, Scientific Computing in Physics and Astronomy (Master level, physics 718)
CV
Position
· Lecturer, Physics Department Bonn and Bonn-Cologne Graduate School of Physics and Astronomy
· Student Counsellor (Fachstudienberater Physik)
· Member of the ATLAS Collaboration, CERN
Education
· Dr. in Physics (Ph.D.), University of Bonn (1998)
· Diploma in Physics, University of Bonn (1995)
Professional Experience
· 2006-present, Lecturer, Physics Department University of Bonn,
· 2002-2005, Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Kansas State University
· 1998-2002 Research Associate, Ohio State University
· 1994-1998 Graduate Assistant, University of Bonn
Awards
· Sofja Kovalevskaja Award, Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation (2004)