I currently work as a Scientific Associate in the Department of Theoretical Physics at CERN and a Senior Research Fellow at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies.

My academic experience spans research, teaching, doctoral and postdoctoral supervision, scientific leadership and international collaboration in particle physics and cosmology.

Work experience

• May 2026–present: Scientific Associate, Department of Theoretical Physics, CERN, Switzerland

• Jan 2022-present: Senior Research Fellow, DIAS, Ireland

• Jun 2020-Dec 2021: University Researcher, University of Helsinki, Finland

• Jul 2017-Jun 2020: Faculty Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Helsinki, Finland

• Jul 2014-Jul 2017: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Helsinki, Finland

• Feb 2016 & Apr 2017: Visiting researcher, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA 

• Apr 2013-Mar 2014: Leverhulme Visiting Fellow, University of Southampton, UK

Qualifications 

• April 2019: Title of Docent (Associate Professorship/Habilitation/Readership/Maître de Conférences) Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Finland

• Feb 2009-Feb 2014: PhD in Particle Physics, Department of Physics, Liege University, Belgium 

• Sep 2007-Aug 2008: MSc in Nanoscience, Department of Physics, Chalmers, Sweden

• Sep 2006-Aug 2007: MSc in Bio-nanotechnology, Department of Physics, TUDelft, Netherlands 

Pedagogical training

• Apr 2019: Academic Supervision and Supervisor Training (UP3.1)  

• Apr 2019: Constructive Alignment in Course Design (UP2.1) 

• Feb 2019: Assessment of learning and giving feedback (UP2.2) 

• Feb 2019: Learning in Higher Education (UP1)

All pedagogical training completed at the University of Helsinki, Finland

Teaching experience

Teaching at undergraduate, advanced and doctoral-level education in particle physics, physics beyond the Standard Model, Higgs physics and high-energy-physics research tools.

• Sep 2018–Jun 2019: Course Leader and Lecturer, advanced course in physics beyond the Standard Model (BSM) and high-energy physics (HEP) tools, University of Helsinki

• Nov 2019 & Nov 2020: Invited Lecturer, Introduction to the Physical Sciences, University of Helsinki

• May 2018: Invited Lecturer in Dark Matter, Solvalla Cosmology Summer School,  Espoo, Finland 

• Sep 2016–Jun 2018: Teaching Assistant, Undergraduate mathematical physics courses, University of Helsinki

• Sep 2015–Jun 2016: Teaching Assistant, Advanced course in Higgs physics, University of Helsinki

• Sep 2014–Jun 2015: Course Leader and Lecturer, Advanced course in physics beyond the Standard Model, University of Helsinki

• Sep 2012–June 2014: Physics Laboratory Demonstrator, University of Southampton, UK

I have developed lecture notes, online problem series and interactive teaching tools for advanced courses in scalar extensions of the Standard Model, physics beyond the Standard Model and high-energy-physics research methods.

Doctoral supervision 

• May 2022–present: Jasmine Thomson-Cooke, Main Supervisor, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

• September 2019–present: Sarah Farzand, Co-supervisor, University of Helsinki

• Jun 2018–Dec 2023: Kalle Ala-Mattinen, Co-supervisor, University of Helsinki

• Aug 2018–Sep 2021: Lauri Niemi, Co-supervisor, University of Helsinki

• Jan 2015–Nov 2019: Niko Koivunen, Co-supervisor, University of Helsinki

I have also supervised undergraduate and summer researchers, served on doctoral thesis committees and mentoring groups, and acted as a PhD dissertation pre-examiner and opponent.

Conference organization

• Feb 2026: Member of the organising committee, GenHET BSM Workshop, CERN, Switzerland

• Sep 2025: Member of the organising committee, Workshop on Tensions in Cosmology, Corfu, Greece

• Aug 2025-present: Member of the organising committee, SM and Beyond Workshop, Corfu, Greece

• Apr 2025-present: Member of the organising committee, Workshop on Future Accelerators, Corfu, Greece

• Sep 2024: Member of the organising committee, The 18th International Workshop on the Dark Side of the Universe (DSU2024), Corfu, Greece

• May 2024: Chair of the organising committee, The Cosmology, Astrophysics, Theory and Collider Higgs 2024 conference (CATCH22+2), Dublin, Ireland

• May 2022: Co-chair of the organising committee, Irish Theoretical Physics 2022, Dublin, Ireland

• Nov 2019: Programme and organising committee member, Particle Physics Day, Helsinki, FI

• May 2019: Chair of the organising committee, RISE Workshop, Helsinki, FI

• Nov 2018: Programme and organising committee member, Particle Physics Day, Jyvaskyla 

• Jun 2018: Local organising committee member, LISA Cosmology Working Group, Helsinki 

• Dec 2016: Local organising committee member, Helsinki Higgs Forum, FI

• Sep 2014: Local organising committee member, BUSSTEPP, Southampton, UK

• May 2014: Programme and local organising committee member, NExT Workshop, UK

• Apr 2014: Local organising committee member, IOP Meeting, RHUL, London, UK

• Oct 2013: Local organising committee member, NExT Physics Meeting, Southampton, UK