From d8e52545ed585f133447498c6c5f17f61aea90bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Devon Bontrager <139504713+dbontr@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2026 16:26:53 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] dbontr Fellowship profile Update --- _fellows/2026/dbontr.md | 43 ++++++++++++++++++ .../team/fellows-2026/Devon-Bontrager.jpg | Bin 0 -> 10438 bytes 2 files changed, 43 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _fellows/2026/dbontr.md create mode 100644 assets/images/team/fellows-2026/Devon-Bontrager.jpg diff --git a/_fellows/2026/dbontr.md b/_fellows/2026/dbontr.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a366083ad --- /dev/null +++ b/_fellows/2026/dbontr.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +--- +layout: fellow +pagetype: fellow +shortname: dbontr +permalink: /fellows/dbontr.html +fellow-name: Devon Bontrager +title: Devon Bontrager - IRIS-HEP Fellow +active: True +dates: + - start: 2025-05-19 + end: 2025-08-25 + - start: 2026-06-08 + end: 2026-08-28 +photo: /assets/images/team/fellows-2025/Devon-Bontrager.jpg +institution: University of Kansas +e-mail: devonlbontrager@ku.edu + +projects: + - project_title: Cooperative Track Building with Heuristic and Quantum Acceleration + project_goal: > + This project aims to explore novel ways to improve track reconstruction performance for the HL-LHC through three innovations: (1) cooperative track building where parallel hypotheses share quality metrics and prune weaker candidates; (2) adaptation of underexplored heuristic methods including Ant Colony Optimization, Particle Swarm Optimization, Simulated Annealing, Genetic Algorithms, best-first A*/Hungarian matching; and (3) a quantum-parallel proof of concept using QUBO-based seed selection on quantum devices. The unified Python framework developed during the project will benchmark trade-offs in speed, accuracy, and resource consumption, and highlight the potential of hybrid classical–quantum pipelines for real-time, high-accuracy tracking in high-pileup environments. + mentors: + - Dr. Liv Vage (Princeton) + proposal: /assets/pdf/fellows-2025/USA019-proposal-Devon-Bontrager.pdf + - project_title: Quantum Simulation Modules for HEP Event Generation + project_goal: > + Recent studies indicate that quantum simulators, both analog and digital, can probe non-perturbative phenomena and real-time dynamics that are difficult to access with classical lattice techniques, with clear relevance for high-energy physics. This project explores how such advances can be translated into practical components for HEP event generation and detector simulation workflows. 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