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Dr. Thiago Sogo Bezerra is a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the University of Sussex, specializing in experimental particle physics with a focus on neutrino research. His academic journey began with a PhD at Tohoku University in Japan (2013), followed by a JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship (2013-2015), and a position as CNRS Researcher at Subatech Laboratory in France (2015-2019). He joined the University of Sussex in 2020 and was promoted to Senior Research Fellow in October 2022.
Dr. Bezerra maintains active leadership roles across multiple major international collaborations:
- NOvA (2022-present): Developing data-driven models for cosmic ray backgrounds and introducing KDE-based methods to improve oscillation fits
- CLOUD (2023-present): Co-coordinating Simulation, Software, and Reconstruction for a surface neutrino detector with unprecedented signal-to-background ratio
- LiquidO (2015-present): Developing novel opaque scintillator technology for antineutrino detection
- Previous significant contributions to DUNE (2020-2022), SNO+ (2020-2022), and JUNO (2015-2020)
His research bridges fundamental neutrino physics with innovative detector development, spanning from precise measurements of neutrino oscillation parameters to the development of novel detection technologies that could revolutionize neutrino observation. Dr. Bezerra's work spans theoretical analysis, experimental design, and practical implementation across multiple detector technologies.
Dr. Bezerra has received significant recognition for his contributions to particle physics:
- Young Scientist Award from the Physical Society of Japan for his PhD work on the Double Chooz experiment
- JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship (2013-2015)
- Alan Turing Institute Postdoctoral Enrichment Award (2022) for supernova trigger studies
His research is supported by grants including 'Preparing liquid argon neutrino detectors to observe a supernova burst' from the Alan Turing Institute (2022). Dr. Bezerra has presented his work at numerous international conferences, including the European Physical Society Conference on High Energy Physics and the International Workshop on Weak Interactions and Neutrinos, establishing himself as a leading voice in neutrino physics.
Within the Experimental Particle Physics research group at Sussex, Dr. Bezerra leads efforts to advance neutrino detection capabilities, particularly through the development of novel technologies that address longstanding challenges in the field, such as background reduction and signal identification in neutrino experiments.
