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Bruce Yabsley is an Associate Professor at the University of Sydney, specializing in experimental particle physics with a focus on accelerator-based neutrino experiments and flavor physics. His current research centers on hidden flavors, particularly searches for exotic quarkonium-like mesons at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). He holds a Future Fellowship from the Australian Research Council and serves as a Chief Investigator at the Centre of Excellence for Particle Physics at the Terascale (CoEPP). Bruce's academic contributions align with the Faculty of Science's research strengths in the Fundamental Laws of Nature and the Generation of Materials. His notable projects include the measurement of B → πτν and the application of Graph Neural Networks for improved tagging and reconstruction analysis in semileptonic B-meson decays, as well as the search for Standard Model physics signatures using these networks. He has received numerous grants, including funding for the exploration of new physics associated with top-quarks at the Large Hadron Collider, spearheaded by collaborations with various academic institutions and researchers. Additionally, he has contributed significantly to the Belle II experiment and the probing of the structure of exotic mesons at the LHC, reflecting his extensive expertise in both theoretical and practical aspects of modern particle physics.
University of Sydney • Sydney, NSW, Australia
Teaching and researching in experimental particle physics.
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