Nicholas Smith

I am a postdoctoral research associate at Fermilab and am a member of the Compact Muon Solenoid experiment. I joined the Fermilab CMS group in 2018, with a focus on probing the properties of the Standard Model Higgs boson using novel analysis techniques and working in computing operations and R&D. My current research includes: searching for deviations in high transverse momentum Higgs boson production rates via the all-hadronic bb and cc decay modes; building novel physics analysis frameworks using the scientific python ecosystem and the latest commercial distributed computing technologies as part of the Coffea project; and co-leading the CMS computing operations group as we commission the new Rucio data management software and continually improve our workflow management system.