María Vieites Díaz Born in Ribadeo (Lugo) Spain, 11/06/1991 Phone: (0034) 699708732 Curriculum Vitae maria.vieites.diaz@cern.ch CV Last Revision: October 2015

EDUCATION 2014-present: Ph.D in Nuclear and Particle Physics, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC). Research topic: Search for CP violation in B0(s) mesons decays into light vector mesons at the LHCb experiment. Degree expected in October 2017. 2013-2014: Master in Nuclear and Particle Physics and its Technological and Medical Applications, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Average academic record: 9.88 / 10. • Master Thesis: Search and polarisation analysis of the B0→ρ0K*(892)0 decay at the LHCb experiment. Supervised by Dr. Antonio Romero Vidal (USC) and Dr. Cibrán Santamarina Ríos (USC). 2009-2013: Bachelor of Science in Physics, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Average academic record: 8.56 / 10.

+ + • Bachelor Thesis: Study of b quark decays at LHCb (B →μ νμ). Supervised by Dr. Cibrán Santamarina Ríos (USC).

AWARDS 2013: Bachelor Thesis awarded with the “IX Linguistic Quality Awards” in Galician language on the field of science, issued by the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Awarded with 300€. 2012-2013: “Beca de colaboración” (Study Fellowship) at the Particle Physics department of the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Awarded with 2700€. 2008-2009: Secondary School “Matrícula de Honor” (Honours), distinction awarded to the best 5% students. In the Spanish system, with this distinction, tuition fees are waived in the first year of university.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2015, 1st March – present: Research Assistant at USC (Spain). Particle Physics Department, LHCb experiment: “Analysis of B meson decays into light vector mesons”. 2014, 22n d June – 29th August: Summer Student at CERN (Geneva). LHCb experiment: “Search for H →bb decay in LHCb”. Supervised by Dr. Xabier Cid Vidal (CERN) and Dr. Frederic Teubert (CERN). 2013-2014, 4th November – 21st June: Research Assistant at USC (Spain). Particle Physics Department, LHCb experiment: “Analysis of B meson decays into light vector mesons”. 2013, 16th July – 5th September: Summer Student at DESY (Hamburg). CMS experiment: “Measurement of the Top Quark Mass from tt Events with Additional Jets”. Supervised by Dra. Carmen Diez Pardos (DESY). 2012-2013, 1st November – 30th June: “Beca de colaboración” of the Ministry of Science and Competitivity (Study Fellowship) at the Particle Physics Department of the USC.

STAYS 2015, 6th July – 29th July: European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva (Switzerland). Funded by the High Energy Physics Group of Santiago de Compostela (GAES). 2014, 22nd June – 29th August: European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva (Switzerland). Funded by the Laboratory Summer Student program. 2013, 16th July – 5th September: Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg (Germany). Funded by the Laboratory Summer Student program 2013, 15th June – 15th July: European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva (Switzerland). Funded by the High Energy Physics Group of Santiago de Compostela (GAES).

SCHOOLS ATTENDED 2015, July 13th – 15th: 60th LHCb Analysis and Software week, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva (Switzerland). 2015, June 22nd – 24th: 26th RD50 Workshop, Santander (Spain). 2015, April 20th – 24th: 59th LHCb Analysis and Software week, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva (Switzerland). 2015, April 22nd: LHCb Data Manager Training, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva (Switzerland). 2015, February 8th – 20th: Fifth IDPASC School (International Doctorate Network in Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology), LPNHE-APC, Paris (France). 2014, January 29th – 31st: Workshop: New Worlds in Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology, Universidade do Minho, Braga (Portugal). 2014, January 20th – 28th: Fourth IDPASC School, Universidade do Minho, Braga (Portugal). 2013, November 25th – 27th: V CPAN Days, Santiago de Compostela (Spain). 2012, August 4th – 10th: XXVII International Conferences of Physics Students, Utrecht (The Netherlands). 2012, July 16th – 20th: “Frontiers of photonics and laser technologies", USC summer school, Santiago de Compostela (Spain). 2011, August 11th – 18th: XXVI International Conferences of Physics Students, Budapest (Hungary).

PRESENTATIONS Status and Updates of the B0→ρ0K*(892)0 analysis, M. Vieites Díaz, BnoC Angular Analysis Working Group Meeting, LHCb Collaboration, CERN, 10th July 2015 Analysing data at the CMS experiment of the LHC, J. García Pardiñas and M. Vieites Díaz, CMS Masterclass, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (Spain), 26th March 2015 Search for CP violation in the LHCb experiment at CERN, M. Vieites Díaz, III Youth Researchers Meeting, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (Spain), 26th March 2015 Status Report on the B0→ρ0K*(892)0 analysis, M. Vieites Díaz, BnoC Angular Analysis Working Group Meeting, LHCb Collaboration, CERN, 25th March 2015 DUT (July 2014) Threshold Scan, M. Vieites Díaz, VELO Testbeam Analysis Meeting, 5th February 2015 Search for H →bb decay in LHCb, M. Vieites Díaz, Exotica Working Group Meeting, LHCb Collaboration, CERN. Three talks on 7th August 2014, 28th August 2014 and 23rd October 2014. Search and polarisation analysis of the B0→ρ0K*(892)0 decay at the LHCb experiment, M.Vieites Díaz, BnoC Working Group Meeting, LHCb Collaboration, CERN, 31st July 2014 Analysing data at the ATLAS experiment of the LHC, J. García Pardiñas and M. Vieites Díaz, ATLAS Masterclass, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (Spain), 17th March 2014 Preliminary analysis of the B0→ρ0K*(892)0, M. Vieites Díaz, 4th IDPASC School (Students' Session), Braga (Portugal), 20th January 2014

+ + Search for B →μ νμ decay at LHCb, M. Vieites Díaz, Very Rare Decays Working Group Meeting, LHCb Collaboration, CERN, 16th October 2013 Top mass measurement from differential tt+jet rate, M. Vieites Díaz, Top Quark Mass Working Group Meeting, CMS Collaboration, CERN, 30th August 2013

PUBLICATIONS Member of the LHCb Collaboration since June 2013. 109 citeable papers (published or arXiv) on 13th October 2015.

COMPUTING SKILLS Three years experience with ROOT, Python and C++ in high energy physics research projects. Experience in Unix and Windows based systems.

LANGUAGES Galician: Native Language Spanish: Native Language English: Excellent: CEFR B2 level (advanced) issued by the Spanish Official Language School. Exam iBT TOEFL, February 2014: 102 / 120 French: Good: CERF A2 level (basic) and completed the first course of B1 level issued by the Spanish Official Language School.