Research
I am a doctoral student in the group of Prof. Jenny Thomas at UCL, currently working on the CHIPS experiment. I am also a researcher at Institute of Experimental & Applied Physics at CTU Prague, taking part (among others) in the ATLAS experiment at CERN and the Medipix3 Collaboration. The aim of my research is to better understand spatially or time-related datasets, usually originating from high energy physics experiments, using machine learning methods.
Previously, I obtained two master’s degrees in Computer Science. One from Charles University specialized in software systems, and other from Czech Technical University specialized in artificial intelligence (with minor in computer vision).
My ORCID is 0000-0003-4306-0209. I also have a GitHub account. Below you can find a complete list of my published works and other relevant materials.
Talks
Here are materials from past talks and lectures starting with the most recent ones. If you are looking for a presentation I gave in relation to a particular paper, you may also want to review the list of publications further down this page.
2020
Acquisition Software: Status Overview.
September 22, 15:30 at IEAP Timepix Analysis Group Meeting, Online (Zoom).
Presentation delivered by L. Meduna and P. Mánek.
BibTeX • slidesApplications of Machine Learning and Computer Vision in Analysis of Timepix3 Data.
September 16, 11:15 at IEAP Workshop on Detectors and Software, Online (Zoom).
BibTeX • slides • animated presentationAcquisition Software: Status Overview.
June 23, 14:30 at IEAP Timepix Analysis Group Meeting, Online (Zoom).
Presentation delivered by L. Meduna and P. Mánek.
BibTeX • slidesSurrogate Modelling of the Tritium Breeding Ratio.
June 22, 12:00 at UCL CDT DIS Lunch Seminar, Online (Zoom).
Presentation delivered by P. Mánek and G. Van Goffrier.
BibTeX • slides • open-source softwareModelling fusion at UKAEA: Mid-project report.
March 6, 15:00 at UCL DIS Industry Group Project Mid-term Review, Garwood LT, UCL South Wing.
Presentation delivered by P. Mánek and G. Van Goffrier.
BibTeXParticle classification and 3D $\gamma$-imaging with Timepix3.
February 27, 18:00 at UCL Physics Postgraduate Society, E7 UCL Physics Building.
BibTeX • slides • invitation poster
2019
Study of noisy pixel appearance and thermal neutron fluxes with Timepix3 in ATLAS.
July 8, 10:15 at 21st International Workshop on Radiation Imaging Detectors.
Presentation delivered by C. L. Ramírez.
BibTeX • slidesRandomized Computer Vision Approaches for Pattern Recognition in Timepix and Timepix3 Detectors.
April 4, 09:00 at Connecting the Dots and Workshop on Intelligent Trackers, Instituto de Física Corpuscular (IFIC), València, Spain.
BibTeX • slidesTimepix3 Compton Camera: Design & First Results.
February 13, 10:40 at Medipix3 Open Meeting, 6⁄2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin, CERN.
BibTeX • slides
2018
Radiation field characterization with the MoEDAL Timepix network.
December 18, 14:00 at 10th MoEDAL Collaboration Meeting, 60⁄6-015 - Room Georges Charpak (Room F), CERN.
Presentation delivered by B. L. Bergmann and P. Mánek.
BibTeX • slides • abstractA system for 3D localization of gamma sources using Timepix3-based Compton cameras.
December 6, 14:20 at IT Student Project of the Year Final Day.
BibTeX • slides • slides (in Czech) • slides (in Czech, 3min version)
2017
No talks given in the year 2017.
2016
- Interactive Visualization & Online Analysis of Timepix Data.
November 16, 09:45 at Medipix2 Open Meeting, 13-2-005, CERN.
BibTeX • slides
Publications
Here is exhaustive list of my published works starting with the most recent ones. Some items have auxiliary materials such as slides or posters attached. If you would like to read my work and cannot gain access you are welcome to contact me directly. In some cases, copyright agreements may allow me to only distribute my works through a private channel.
2020
Particle tracking and radiation field characterization with Timepix3 in ATLAS
T. R. V. Billoud, L. Meduna, B. L. Bergmann, P. Burian, C. Leroy, P. Mánek, S. Pospíšil and M. Suk
Proceedings of the International Hiroshima Symposium on the Development and Application of Semiconductor Tracking Detectors (HSTD12), February 2020.
BibTeX • posterSurrogate Modelling of the Tritium Breeding Ratio
G. Van Goffrier and P. Mánek
CDT DIS Note, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London. May 2020.
BibTeX • open-source softwareRelative luminosity measurement with Timepix3 in ATLAS
B. L. Bergmann, T. R. V. Billoud, P. Burian, P. Broulím, C. Leroy, C. L. Ramírez, P. Mánek, L. Meduna, S. Pospíšil, A. Sopczak and M. Suk
Journal of Instrumentation, Volume 15, Issue 1, pp. C01039-C01039, January 2020.
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2019
Randomized Computer Vision Approaches for Pattern Recognition in Timepix and Timepix3 Detectors
P. Mánek, B. L. Bergmann, P. Burian, L. Meduna, S. Pospíšil and M. Suk
Proceedings of the Connecting the Dots and Workshop on Intelligent Trackers (CTD/WIT 2019), ePrint, arXiv:1911.02367, November 2019.
BibTeX • slidesReal-time Timepix3 data clustering, visualization and classification with a new Clusterer framework
L. Meduna, B. L. Bergmann, P. Burian, P. Mánek, S. Pospíšil and M. Suk
Proceedings of the Connecting the Dots and Workshop on Intelligent Trackers (CTD/WIT 2019), ePrint, arXiv:1910.13356, November 2019.
BibTeX3D reconstruction of particle tracks in a 2 mm thick CdTe hybrid pixel detector
B. L. Bergmann, P. Burian, P. Mánek and S. Pospíšil
The European Physical Journal C, Volume 79, Issue 2, pp. 165, February 2019.
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2018
A system for 3D localization of gamma sources using Timepix3-based Compton cameras
Master’s Thesis, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University. September 2018.
BibTeXPrecision Measurements of Induced Radioactivity and Absolute Luminosity Determination With TPX Detectors in LHC Proton–Proton Collisions at 13 TeV
A. Sopczak, B. Ali, J. Begera, B. L. Bergmann, T. R. V. Billoud, B. Biskup, P. Burian, D. Caforio, E. Heijne, J. Janeček, C. Leroy, P. Mánek, Y. Mora, S. Pospíšil, M. Suk and Z. Svoboda
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Volume 65, Issue 7, pp. 1371-1377, July 2018.
BibTeXDetermination of Luminosity With Thermal Neutron Counting Using TPX Detectors in the ATLAS Cavern in LHC Proton-Proton Collisions at 13 TeV
A. Sopczak, B. Ali, J. Begera, B. L. Bergmann, T. R. V. Billoud, B. Biskup, P. Burian, D. Caforio, E. Heijne, J. Janeček, C. Leroy, P. Mánek, Y. Mora, S. Pospíšil, T. Seidler, M. Suk and Z. Svoboda
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Volume 65, Issue 7, pp. 1378-1383, July 2018.
BibTeXMachine learning approach to ionizing particle recognition using hybrid active pixel detectors
Master’s Thesis, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University. June 2018.
BibTeXHelenOS USB 3.x Stack
O. Hlavatý, J. Hrach, J. Jindrák, P. Mánek and M. Staruch
Group Project Final Report, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University. March 2018.
BibTeX • open-source software • HelenOS pull request
2017
Precision Luminosity of LHC Proton–Proton Collisions at 13 TeV Using Hit Counting With TPX Pixel Devices
A. Sopczak, B. Ali, T. Asawatavonvanich, J. Begera, B. L. Bergmann, T. R. V. Billoud, P. Burian, I. Caicedo, D. Caforio, E. Heijne, J. Janeček, C. Leroy, P. Mánek, K. Mochizuki, Y. Mora, J. Pacík, C. Papadatos, M. Platkevič, Š. Polanský, S. Pospíšil, M. Suk and Z. Svoboda
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Volume 64, Issue 3, pp. 915-924. Also available as arXiv:1702.00711, March 2017.
BibTeXSoftware system for data acquisition and analysis operating the ATLAS-TPX network
P. Mánek, J. Begera, B. L. Bergmann, P. Burian, J. Janeček, Š. Polanský, S. Pospíšil and M. Suk
Proceedings of the 23th International Conference on Applied Electronics (APPEL 2017), September 2017.
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2016
Genetic programming in Swift for human-competitive evolution
Bachelor’s Thesis, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University. June 2016.
BibTeXInteractive Visualization System for Hybrid Active Pixel Detectors Within the ATLAS Experiment at CERN
Bachelor’s Thesis, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University. June 2016.
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