====== Luca Pacher - Wiki personal page =======
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//Don’t forget to have fun. Life is too short.//
====== Coordinates ======
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**Turin Office:** New building - 2nd floor, room B15 \\
**Phone:** +39.011.670.7434 \\
**E-mail:** [[luca.pacher@NOSPAMto.infn.it]] | [[luca.pacher@NOSPAMunito.it]] \\
**Skype:** pacher_luca
**CERN Office:** 13-2-017 \\
**Phone:** +41.22.76.72059 \\
**E-mail:** [[Luca.Pacher@NOSPAMcern.ch]] \\
**MailBox:** F22910
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**Academic CV** **{{:vlsi:personalpages:pacher:documents:pacher_cv.pdf|[PDF]}}** \\
====== Current position and memberships ======
* //Not a beginner, not yet a pro... (aiming to become a Cylon)//
* associated to INFN, Section of Turin
* member of the CMS experiment at CERN
* member of the CERN/RD53 collaboration
* member of the Italian CHIPIX65 INFN/CSN5 collaboration
====== About me ======
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**2011 - 2015** \\
Ph.D. student in Physics and Astrophysics, XXVII cycle, University of Turin, Italy \\
Thesis: //Development of Integrated Pixel Front-End Electronics in 65nm CMOS Technology for Extreme Rate and Radiation at HL-LHC//
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**2009-2011** \\
Postgraduate degree in Physics (2 years, Master of Science), University of Turin, Italy \\
Specialization in experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics \\
Thesis: //LePix: Monolithic Pixel Detector for LHC Tracking Systems// \\
Final grade: 110/110 magna cum laude
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**2006-2009** \\
Undergraduate degree in Physics (3 years, Bachelor of Science), University of Turin, Italy \\
Thesis: //Study and Characterization of a Solid State Photodetecor Based on APD// \\
Final grade: 110/110 magna cum laude
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**2001-2006** \\
Scientific Diploma, Liceo Scientifico Aldo Moro, Rivarolo Canavese (TO), Italy \\
Final grade: 100/100
====== Skills and interests ======
* analog and mixed-signal full-custom IC design (Cadence IC6.1.x environment, Spectre/HSpice)
* HDL languages (VHDL, Verilog/SystemVerilog)
* digital IC design (Cadence Incisive, RTL Compiler, Encounter Digital Implementation)
* physical verification (Cadence Assura and PVS, Mentor Calibre)
* system administration (RAID/LVM, X System, TCP/IP, OpenSSH, NFS, CVS/SVN, rsync)
* CAE tools installation and maintenance
* FLEXlm-based licensing
* design kit installation and maintenance
* Web design (HTML, TWiki/DokuWiki)
* software programming (C/C++, Python, ROOT/PyROOT)
* scripting (csh/bash, batch, TCL, SKILL/OCEAN)
* FPGA programming (Xilinx ISE)
* test engineering
* technical writing
* particle physics
* silicon detectors, tracking systems
===== Publications ======
//A Low-Power Low-Noise Synchronous Pixel Front-End Chain in 65 nm CMOS Technology with Local Fast ToT Encoding
and Autozeroing for Extreme Rate and Radiation at HL-LHC// [{{:vlsi:personalpages:pacher:documents:pacher_ieee_nss_2015_abstract_and_summary.pdf|Abstract and summary}}] \\
IEEE NSS/MIC 2015, San Diego, CA, US \\
//Design of a 10-bit segmented current-steering Digital-to-Analog Converter in CMOS 65nm technology for the bias of new generation readout chips in high radiation environment// \\
[[https://indico.cern.ch/event/357738/session/10/contribution/18]] \\
TWEPP 2015, Lisbon
//Pixel front-end with synchronous discriminator and fast charge measurement for the upgrades of HL-LHC experiments// \\
[[https://indico.cern.ch/event/357738/session/10/contribution/153]] \\
TWEPP 2015, Lisbon
//Radiation Tolerance of a Moderate Resistivity Substrate in a Modern CMOS Process// (2013) \\
[[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168900212011527]] \\
NIM A 718 347-349
//RD Collaboration Proposal: Development of Pixel Readout Integrated Circuits for Extreme Rate and Radiation// (2013)\\
[[http://cds.cern.ch/record/1553467]]
//CMS Technical Design Report for the Pixel Detector Upgrade// (2012)\\
[[https://cds.cern.ch/record/1481838]]
Authorship within the CMS Collaboration since Oct 2013, see
[[http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&ln=en&p=luca+pacher&of=hb&action_search=Search&sf=&so=d&rm=&rg=25&sc=0|Inspire]]
====== Conferences and workshops ======
* [[https://indico.cern.ch/event/378099/|
3rd RD53 Collaboration Meeting, CERN, Apr 22-24, 2015]]
* [[https://agenda.infn.it/conferenceTimeTable.py?confId=8902|
2nd CHIPIX65 annual collaboration meeting, Bari, Dec 3-4, 2014]]
* [[https://indico.cern.ch/event/334980/|
2nd RD53 Collaboration Meeting, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), Didcot, UK, Oct 15-18, 2014]]
* [[https://indico.cern.ch/event/296570/|
1st RD53 Collaboration Meeting, CERN, Apr 10-11, 2014]]
* [[http://www.panda.to.infn.it/|
International Workshop on Real time, self triggered front end electronics for multichannel detectors, Torino, Italy, Nov 27-28, 2013]]
* [[https://agenda.infn.it/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=7036|
Workshop su elettronica VLSI nell'INFN, Padova, Italy, Nov 13, 2013]]
* Il bosone di Higgs a Stoccolma, Torino, Oct 22, 2013
* [[http://www.sif.it/attivita/congresso/xcix|
XCIX Congresso Nazionale Societa' Italiana di Fisica, Trieste, Italy, September 27, 2013]] [{{:vlsi:personalpages:pacher:documents:pacher_sif2013.pdf|Talk}}]
* [[https://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=208595|
ATLAS and CMS 65 nm pixel ASIC meeting, CERN, November 26-27, 2012]]
* [[http://cms.pg.infn.it/?q=node/577|
Tracker Italian Workshop, Perugia, Italy, March 26-27, 2012]]
====== International schools and training Workshops ======
* Analog and Mixed Signal ASIC design Training Workshop on a 65nm CMOS process, CERN, Jan 14-16, 2015
* [[http://www.msc.stfc.ac.uk/msc/Training_Courses/CourseList.cfml|Introduction to Analogue and Mixed Signal IC Design, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), Didcot, UK, Jun 30 - Jul 4, 2014]]
* [[http://www.msc.stfc.ac.uk/msc/Training_Courses/CourseList.cfml|Comprehensive Digital IC Implementation and Signoff using Cadence tools, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), Didcot, UK, Mar 31 - Apr 5, 2014]]
* [[http://formazione.to.infn.it/2013/elettronica/index.html|
DATA driven FEE for time and energy measurement with highly segmented detector, Turin, Italy, Nov 25-27, 2013]]
* [[http://www.eurodots.org/Courses-17.asp|
Low-Power Analog IC Design course at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, Jul 1-5, 2013]]
* [[https://espace.cern.ch/learncms/AnalysisSchoolPisaJan12/SitePages/Home.aspx|
CMS Data Analysis School (DAS) Pisa, Italy, Jan 23-27, 2012]]
====== Phd stuffs ======
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__**2014**__
* [[http://www.gsr.unito.it|XXIV Giornate di Studio sui Rivelatori, Torino, Oct 28-31, 2014]]
* [[http://www.msc.stfc.ac.uk/msc/Training_Courses/CourseList.cfml|Introduction to Analogue and Mixed Signal IC Design, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), Didcot, UK, Jun 30 - Jul 4, 2014]]
* [[http://www.msc.stfc.ac.uk/msc/Training_Courses/CourseList.cfml|Comprehensive Digital IC Implementation and Signoff using Cadence tools, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), Didcot, UK, Mar 31 - Apr 5, 2014]]
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__**2013**__
* [[http://formazione.to.infn.it/2013/elettronica/index.html|
DATA driven FEE for time and energy measurement with highly segmented detector, Torino, Nov 25-27, 2013]]
* [[http://www.gsr.unito.it|XXIII Giornate di Studio sui Rivelatori, Torino, Oct 22-25, 2013]]
* Il bosone di Higgs a Stoccolma, Torino, Oct 22, 2013
* [[http://www.eurodots.org/Courses-17.asp|Low-Power Analog IC Design course at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, Jul 1-5, 2013]] [{{:vlsi:personalpages:pacher:documents:pacher_lausanne2013_exam.pdf|Final exam}}|{{:vlsi:personalpages:pacher:documents:pacher_lausanne2013_course_evaluation.pdf|Course evaluation}}]
* Elettronica digitale [M. Greco, 6 credits|{{:vlsi:personalpages:pacher:documents:pacher_digel2013_followup.pdf|Follow up presentation}}]
* Calorimetry in particle physics experiments [R. Arcidiacono, 4 credits|{{:vlsi:personalpages:pacher:documents:pacher_calorimetry2013_followup.pdf|Follow up presentation}}]
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__**2012**__
* [[http://formazione.to.infn.it/2012/higgs/|Understanding the Higgs, Torino, Nov 28, 2012]]
* [[http://www.gsr.unito.it|XXII Giornate di Studio sui Rivelatori, Torino, Jun ??, 2012]]
* Elettronica digitale [A. Grasso, 6 credits]
* Microelettronica [A. Rivetti, 6 credits]
* Mixing and CP Violation [F. Bianchi, 3 credits]
* [[https://espace.cern.ch/learncms/AnalysisSchoolPisaJan12/SitePages/Home.aspx|CMS Data Analysis School (DAS) Pisa, Italy, Jan 23-27, 2012]]
====== Teaching assistance (TA) ======
See also __[[vlsi:personalpages:pacher:didattica|Didattica]]__ .
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__**2013/2014**__\\
* 6 ore (lezione frontale + esercitazioni con simulatore circuitale LTSpice), Esperimentazioni II (M. Chiosso)
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__**2012/2013**__\\
* 30 ore (lezione frontale + laboratorio, esperienza LePix), Laboratorio Fisica Nucleare e Subnucleare II (M. Costa)
* 5 ore (esercitazioni con simulatore circuitale PSpice), Elettronica (E. Menichetti)
* 4 ore (lezione frontale + esercitazioni con simulatore circuitale PSpice), Esperimentazioni II (M. Chiosso)
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__**2011/2012**__\\
* 6 ore (esercitazioni con simulatore circuitale PSpice), Microelettronica (A. Rivetti)
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Last update: Jun 23, 2015
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