{"id":3191,"date":"2025-12-18T16:53:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thphys.uni-heidelberg.de\/aitp\/?page_id=3191"},"modified":"2026-02-12T14:50:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T13:50:28","slug":"sascha-diefenbacher","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thphys.uni-heidelberg.de\/aitp\/sascha-diefenbacher\/","title":{"rendered":"Sascha Diefenbacher"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7fc3d43a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Generative AI for LHC Physics<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I am thrilled to return to the Institute for Theoretical Physics at Heidelberg University to establish my own research group, generously funded by the Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg Stiftung. Our work will leverage generative AI to uncover new insights into particle physics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I work at the intersection of machine learning (ML) and high-energy physics. My research includes generative ML and surrogate models for fast detector simulation, aiming to replace or accelerate computationally expensive simulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thphys.uni-heidelberg.de\/index.php?lang=e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Institut f\u00fcr Theoretische Physik<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-heidelberg.de\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Universit\u00e4t Heidelberg<\/a><br>Philosophenweg 12<br>69120 Heidelberg, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Email: <a href=\"mailto:diefenbacher@thphys.uni-heidelberg.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">diefenbacher@thphys.uni-heidelberg.de<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/inspirehep.net\/authors\/1871637\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">INSPIRE-HEP \u2794<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=GI6iE4oAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Google Scholar \u2794<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-siegel-hintergrund-25-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-594587f7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News and Events<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Two PhD positions available<\/strong> in my group Interested candidates should email <strong><a><a href=\"mailto:diefenbacher@thphys.uni-heidelberg.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">diefenbacher@thphys.uni-heidelberg.de<\/a><\/a><\/strong> for details.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"955\" height=\"1274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thphys.uni-heidelberg.de\/aitp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LAMcFmXA-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thphys.uni-heidelberg.de\/aitp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LAMcFmXA-edited.png 955w, https:\/\/www.thphys.uni-heidelberg.de\/aitp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LAMcFmXA-edited-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.thphys.uni-heidelberg.de\/aitp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LAMcFmXA-edited-768x1025.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Generative AI for LHC Physics I am thrilled to return to the Institute for Theoretical Physics at Heidelberg University to establish my own research group, generously funded by the Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg Stiftung. 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