About Me

Hi! My name is Alex, and I am a Physics PhD Student at UC San Diego. I am most interested in fundamental physics. I currently study applications of machine learning for use in experimental rare nuclear event searches. In my freetime, I enjoy reading classical Russian literature and popular science books.

Education

• University of California, San Diego: Physics (PhD 2029)
• Duke University: Physics (BS 2024)
• Duke Pratt School of Engineering: Electrical and Computer Engineering (BSE 2024)

Research

I currently work under Professor Aobo Li at UCSD Rare Labs. We investigate applications of machine learning for use in the KamLAND-Zen experiment. I previously worked under Professor Kate Scholberg at Duke University, where we studied the Neutrino Mass Hierarchy Problem.

Preprints

Migala, A., Ku, E., Li, Z., & Li, A. (2024). Real-time Position Reconstruction for the KamLAND-Zen Experiment using Hardware-AI Co-design. https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.02991

Talks

American Physical Society Global Summit 2025

6th Joint Meeting of the APS Division of Nuclear Physics and the Physical Society of Japan

Teaching Experience

• [UCSD] Electricity and Magnetism Lab (1BL)
• [Duke] Fundamentals of Electrical and Computer Engineering Lab (ECE110L)
• [Duke] Modern Physics and Optics Lab (PHYS 164)

Industry Experience

• Charles Schwab: Client Service and Support Apprentice
• Enterprise Holdings: Customer Experience Representative