Seokju Chung

Profile

Welcome! I am a graduate student at Columbia University. My background is in experimental particle physics, with a focus on neutrino experiments.

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Research

My research centers on developing anomaly detection and machine learning techniques for rare searches in neutrino physics.

• Developing real-time AI models for data analysis in liquid argon detectors
• Real-time Anomaly Detection (RAD) in Fundamental Physics — in collaboration with the CMS group at Princeton University for real-time anomaly detection in particle physics.
• I am a member of the SBND experiment at Fermilab
• Searching for neutral current (NC) Delta radiative decay at SBND — a rare single-photon process predicted by the Standard Model. I am developing the cross section measurement for final states with photons.

Before joining Columbia University

Prior to my graduate studies, I worked on detector development and data analysis for rare event searches. I contributed to the SUB-Millicharge ExperimenT (SUBMET), focusing on monitoring systems and background studies. I also worked on the Silicon Tracker with International Education Objective (SiTrInEO) Project

Publications

• Real-time Anomaly Detection for Liquid Argon Time Projection Chambers, JINST 21, P06030 (2026) [JINST]

For a complete list of publications, refer to INSPIRE HEP.

Conference Talks & Posters

Talks

• Real-time Anomaly Detection for Liquid Argon Time Projection Chambers, NPML 2025 [Slides]
• Real-time anomaly detection on Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber wire data, AD4HEP Workshop [Slides]
• Millicharged Particles at the Short Baseline Near Detector at Fermilab, APS Global Physics Summit [Slides]
• Real-Time AI Triggering for Liquid Argon Time Projection Chambers, CPAD 2024 [Slides]
• Real-time Anomaly Detection for Charge-based Triggering in LArTPCs, New Perspectives 2024 [Slides]

Posters

• Shower Reconstruction for Cross-section Measurements with Photon(s) in the Final State at SBND, Neutrino 2026 [Poster]
• Real-time Anomaly Detection for Liquid Argon Time Projection Chambers, NPML 2025 [Poster]
• Intelligent Triggers for Rare Event Detection in Liquid Argon Detectors, 58th Annual Users and Affiliates Meeting 2025 [Poster]
• Real-time Anomaly Detection AI for Particle Physics Experiments, Data Science Day 2024 [Poster]

Before joining Columbia University

• Background study for SUB-Millicharge ExperimenT (SUBMET), Korean Physical Society 2023 Spring Meeting [Slides]
• Status of SUB-Millicharge ExperimenT (SUBMET), Twelfth workshop of the LLP Community [Slides]
• Monitoring system for SUBMET, Korean Physical Society 2022 Fall Meeting [Slides]

Awards & Honors

• URA Visiting Scholars Program (2026)
• Korean Government Scholarship Program for Study Overseas (2023–2025)

Travel Support

• Travel Support Connecting the Dots (2025)
• Travel Support NPML 2025 (2025)
• URA Visiting Scholars Program for 2025 Users & New Perspectives Meeting (2025)
• URA Visiting Scholars Program (2025)
• Arts and Sciences Graduate Council Student Travel Grant (2025)
• URA Visiting Scholars Program (2024)

Before joining Columbia University

• National Scholarship for Science and Engineering (2016-2022)

Teaching

• PHYSUN1292 - GENERAL PHYSICS II LAB (Spring 2024)
• PHYSUN1291 - GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB (Fall 2023)

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