Hi, I'm
Mila Bileska
“Driven by curiosity and a love for discovery, I’m a proud student at Princeton’s Department of Physics, exploring the fundamental truths of our universe.”
About Me
Developing With a Passion While Exploring The World.
Student at Princeton University pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics with a minor in Computer Science. Interests
include high energy experiment, algorithms and technologies for beyond the Standard Model searches, development of
collider triggering systems, and machine learning for physics implementation. Affiliated with the CMS experiment at CERN
since January 2024.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
A review of non-Lorentz invariant variable speed of light theories August 2024
• Publisher: Classical and Quantum Gravity (IOP Science)
• Authorship: Solo-authored
Spectroscopy and modeling of 171Yb Rydberg states for high-fidelity two-qubit gates June 2024
• Publisher: arXiv (submitted to Physical Review X)
• Authorship: Co-authored
My CV
THEORETICAL PHYSICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE UNDERGRADUATE
Libraries
[Firmware: Xilinx Vitis, hls4ml, PetaLinux][Physics Research: CMSSW, alpaka, FastJet, Coffea, GSL,
LLAMA, MadGraph, mplhep, PyROOT, ROOT, SIMION, Uproot, awkward][Machine Learning: Keras,
QKeras, LightGBM, MXNet, PyTorch, Scikit, TensorFlow, XGBoost] [Data Processing and Visualization:
Graphviz, Matplotlib, OpenCV, Pandas, Pydot, SciPy, Tabulate, h5py]
Experience
AND PROJECTS
CERN, Switzerland
• Principal Investigator: Professor Isobel Ojalvo
• Role: Full-Time Intern and Independent Research Student
• Responsibilities: Optimized machine learning algorithms for implementation in the Level-1 Trigger system for
boostedH → b¯b jet identification, categorization, and anomaly detection.
• Contributions: Led the development and FPGA implementation of WOMBAT (Wide Object ML Boosted Algorithm
Trigger), a boosted jet clustering and triggering algorithm, succeeding the CICADA anomaly detection system.
• Skills Acquired: Advanced hardware and FPGA programming, comprehensive understanding of experimental data
acquisition and simulation via the CMSSW, and in-depth knowledge of high energy theory and experimental design.
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
• Principal Investigator: Professor Jeff Thompson
• Role: Full-Time Intern
• Publication: “Spectroscopy and Modeling of 171Yb Rydberg States for High-Fidelity Two-Qubit Gates”
• Responsibilities: Conducted Ytterbium spectroscopy to develop a refined multichannel quantum defect theory
(MQDT) model for enhancing two-qubit gate fidelity in quantum computing applications.
• Skills Acquired: Proficiency in experimental operations, robust theoretical understanding of atomic Rydberg
interactions/transitions, and laboratory teamwork, communication, and coordination abilities.
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
• Principal Investigator: Professor David J. McComas
• Role: Laboratory Assistant and Student
• Responsibilities: Assisted in the engineering and assembly of SWAPI, an instrument for NASA’s IMAP mission, and
concurrently developed an Absolute Beam Monitor with Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and Critical Design
Review (CDR) evaluations.
• Skills Acquired: Gained hands-on experience in experimental design and assembly and received clean room
training.
Skopje, North Macedonia
• Role: Junior Ambassador
• Responsibilities: Part of the founding team organizing events, conferences, and courses; facilitated connections
between high school and college students with MUNA.
• Current Involvement: Remote following 2023, in reduced capacity; efforts include training new ambassadors and
promoting outreach initiatives.
• Skills Acquired: Developed strong leadership and team management abilities; gained expertise in event planning
and project coordination; improved outreach, networking capabilities, and proficiency in remote collaboration.
Online
• Publication: Authored and published “Measuring Planck’s Constant Using Light Emitting Diodes” under the
mentorship of Professor Jenny Magnes.
• Objective: Developed an accessible and cost-efficient method for conducting university-level experiments in high
school laboratories.
• Achievements: Demonstrated a strong early commitment to experimental physics and a passion for science
education accessibility.
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