
Cristina Terrevoli contributed to the AliceO2Group/O2Physics repository by developing and refining data analysis workflows for high energy and particle physics. She enhanced DStar and Xic candidate selection processes, implementing advanced invariant mass calculations and dual-detector PID logic to improve signal purity and data integrity. Using C++ and leveraging her expertise in data processing and software engineering, Cristina fixed critical bugs, introduced QA-driven monitoring, and streamlined histogram management. Her work included refactoring analysis modules for maintainability and machine learning readiness, replacing hard-coded values with constants and simplifying data flows, which improved reproducibility and established a robust foundation for future analyses.

June 2025 monthly summary for AliceO2Group/O2Physics focused on code quality improvements and ML-readiness. Delivered a code cleanup and refactor of Xic analysis and HfTaskXic to remove PID track tables, replace magic numbers with constants, reorganize member variables, and update signatures to use aod::TracksWDca. Streamlined ML-oriented data processing by removing unnecessary MC prong acceptance checks and simplifying histogram/data filling logic. These changes establish a cleaner foundation for ML workflows, reduce technical debt, and improve maintainability and reproducibility of physics analyses.
June 2025 monthly summary for AliceO2Group/O2Physics focused on code quality improvements and ML-readiness. Delivered a code cleanup and refactor of Xic analysis and HfTaskXic to remove PID track tables, replace magic numbers with constants, reorganize member variables, and update signatures to use aod::TracksWDca. Streamlined ML-oriented data processing by removing unnecessary MC prong acceptance checks and simplifying histogram/data filling logic. These changes establish a cleaner foundation for ML workflows, reduce technical debt, and improve maintainability and reproducibility of physics analyses.
February 2025: O2Physics Xic candidate selection enhancements with dual-Detector PID and QA/monitoring improvements. Implemented AND logic for TPC and TOF PID, tuned histogram axes for eta/mass, and introduced a QA switch to enable step-wise histogramming for QA/monitoring. Fixed a Selector bug and tuned axis in the task, improving stability and reproducibility of the Xic selection workflow. Business value includes improved Xic signal purity, better observability, and faster QA validation for physics analyses.
February 2025: O2Physics Xic candidate selection enhancements with dual-Detector PID and QA/monitoring improvements. Implemented AND logic for TPC and TOF PID, tuned histogram axes for eta/mass, and introduced a QA switch to enable step-wise histogramming for QA/monitoring. Fixed a Selector bug and tuned axis in the task, improving stability and reproducibility of the Xic selection workflow. Business value includes improved Xic signal purity, better observability, and faster QA validation for physics analyses.
In November 2024, delivered essential stability and analytics enhancements for DStar workflows in the PWGHF module of O2Physics. Focused on correcting data processing in DStar track handling after data-structure updates and advancing invariant-mass analytics for DstarTrack candidates. These changes improve data integrity, reliability of physics signals, and enable more precise downstream analyses.
In November 2024, delivered essential stability and analytics enhancements for DStar workflows in the PWGHF module of O2Physics. Focused on correcting data processing in DStar track handling after data-structure updates and advancing invariant-mass analytics for DstarTrack candidates. These changes improve data integrity, reliability of physics signals, and enable more precise downstream analyses.
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