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.

2022

• A new easily scalable readout system for distributed photomultiplier detector networks.
  April 6, 13:45 at 65th High Energy Particle Physics and Astroparticle Physics Annual Conference, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, United Kingdom.
  BibTeX • slides

2021

• Improved algorithms for determination of particle directions in space with Timepix3.
  Date to be announced at 22nd International Workshop on Radiation Imaging Detectors, Online (Zoom). Pending acceptance.
  BibTeX • abstract

• Nuclear waste monitoring and hazard detection software for Timepix3 detector network.
  Date to be announced at 22nd International Workshop on Radiation Imaging Detectors, Online (Zoom). Pending acceptance.
  Presentation delivered by L. Meduna.
  BibTeX • abstract

• Radiation field characterization and particle tracking with Timepix3 in ATLAS and MoEDAL.
  Date to be announced at 5th International Conference on Technology and Instrumentation in Particle Physics, Online (Zoom).
  Presentation delivered by B. L. Bergmann.
  BibTeX

• Comprehensive optimization strategies for Compton imaging applications based on hybrid pixel detectors.
  Date to be announced at 7th International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications, Clarion Congress Centre, Prague, Czech Republic.
  Presentation delivered by M. Pichotka.
  BibTeX

• Multi-platform software suite for data acquisition and analysis with hybrid pixel detectors of the Timepix family.
  Date to be announced at 7th International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications, Clarion Congress Centre, Prague, Czech Republic.
  Presentation delivered by P. Mánek and L. Meduna.
  BibTeX

2020

• Timepix3 Single-layer Compton Camera: Progress Update.
  November 4, 15:30 at IEAP Timepix Analysis Group Meeting, Online (Zoom).
  BibTeX • slides

• Acquisition Software: Status Overview.
  November 4, 15:30 at IEAP Timepix Analysis Group Meeting, Online (Zoom).
  Presentation delivered by L. Meduna and P. Mánek.
  BibTeX • slides • software download

• Acquisition Software: Status Overview.
  October 26, 15:30 at IEAP ATLAS-TPX3 Upgrade Meeting, Online (Zoom).
  Presentation delivered by L. Meduna and P. Mánek.
  BibTeX • slides

• 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 • slides

• Applications 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 presentation

• Acquisition Software: Status Overview.
  June 23, 14:30 at IEAP Timepix Analysis Group Meeting, Online (Zoom).
  Presentation delivered by L. Meduna and P. Mánek.
  BibTeX • slides

• Surrogate 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 software

• Modelling 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.
  BibTeX

• Particle 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, Orthodox Academy of Crete, Kolymbari, Greece.
  Presentation delivered by C. L. Ramírez.
  BibTeX • slides

• Randomized 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 • slides

• Timepix3 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 • abstract

• A 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.

2022

• Low-latency NuMI trigger for the CHIPS-5 neutrino detector
  P. Mánek, S. Bash, J. Cesar, G. Deuerling, T. Dodwell, S. Germani, E. Niner, A. Norman, J. Thomas, J. Tingey and N. Wilcer
  Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Volume 1030, Issue , pp. 166513. Also available as arXiv:2109.10174, February 2022.
  BibTeX

• Improved algorithms for determination of particle directions in space with Timepix3
  P. Mánek, B. L. Bergmann, P. Burian, D. Garvey, L. Meduna, S. Pospíšil, P. Smolyanskiy and E. White
  Journal of Instrumentation, Volume 17, Issue 1, pp. C01062. Also available as arXiv:2111.00624, January 2022.
  BibTeX

2021

• Timepix3 detector network for nuclear waste monitoring
  B. Biskup, B. L. Bergmann, P. Broulím, P. Burian, M. Malich, P. Mánek, L. Meduna, Y. Mora, M. Pichotka, L. Pušman, P. Rubovič, T. Slavíček and P. Smolyanskiy
  Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA 2021), November 2021.
  BibTeX

• Method for fast determination of the angle of ionizing radiation incidence from data measured by a Timepix3 detector
  F. Lehner, J. Roth, O. Hupe, M. Kassubeck, B. L. Bergmann, P. Mánek and M. Magnor
  Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems, Volume 10, Issue 1, pp. 63-70, March 2021.
  BibTeX

2020

• Towards A Distributed Scalable Water Cherenkov Detector
  P. Mánek
  CDT DIS Note, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London. November 2020.
  BibTeX • poster

• 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 • poster

• Surrogate 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 software

• Relative 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.
  BibTeX

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 • slides

• Real-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.
  BibTeX

• 3D 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.
  BibTeX

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.
  BibTeX

• Precision 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.
  BibTeX

• Determination 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.
  BibTeX

• Machine learning approach to ionizing particle recognition using hybrid active pixel detectors
  Master’s Thesis, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University. June 2018.
  BibTeX

• HelenOS 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.
  BibTeX

• Software 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.
  BibTeX

2016

• Genetic programming in Swift for human-competitive evolution
  Bachelor’s Thesis, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University. June 2016.
  BibTeX

• Interactive 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.
  BibTeX