David Benoit
@dbenoit.bsky.social
Molecular Astrophysicist/Astrochemist in residence at @EAMilneCentre - quantum education consultant and black-opal advocate #quantumcomputing #ML #astrobiology @km3net.bsky.social
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Interested in molecular spectroscopy and MAchine Learning for Astrochemistry? I have a postdoc position open, deadline October 10! werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies... 🔭🧪 #ChemSky
Vacancy — Postdoc Position in Molecular and Material design
Looking for an interesting postdoctoral position in Molecular and Material design? Join us!
werkenbij.uva.nl
October 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Interested in molecular spectroscopy and MAchine Learning for Astrochemistry? I have a postdoc position open, deadline October 10! werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies... 🔭🧪 #ChemSky
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Deltakit's SDK is 🔥: Python library built on Stim simulator. Generate #QEC circuits, add realistic noise, simulate, decode, and analyze.
All from one lib!
deltakit.riverlane.com
All from one lib!
deltakit.riverlane.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Deltakit's SDK is 🔥: Python library built on Stim simulator. Generate #QEC circuits, add realistic noise, simulate, decode, and analyze.
All from one lib!
deltakit.riverlane.com
All from one lib!
deltakit.riverlane.com
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Big day for the matriarchy! 🥳 Huge congrats to the awesome Prof. Doughtery, lead on the Jupiter-bound ESA JUICE mission & STFC Exec Chair.
If anyone's confused on the astro royal hierarchy: Michele and I are the astro equivalents of 🇬🇧Westminster and 🏴Holyrood 🤗
ℹ️: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 👩🔬🔭🧪
If anyone's confused on the astro royal hierarchy: Michele and I are the astro equivalents of 🇬🇧Westminster and 🏴Holyrood 🤗
ℹ️: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 👩🔬🔭🧪
UK gets first female Astronomer Royal in 350 years
Prof Michele Dougherty is the first woman to be appointed to the influential post.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 30, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Big day for the matriarchy! 🥳 Huge congrats to the awesome Prof. Doughtery, lead on the Jupiter-bound ESA JUICE mission & STFC Exec Chair.
If anyone's confused on the astro royal hierarchy: Michele and I are the astro equivalents of 🇬🇧Westminster and 🏴Holyrood 🤗
ℹ️: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 👩🔬🔭🧪
If anyone's confused on the astro royal hierarchy: Michele and I are the astro equivalents of 🇬🇧Westminster and 🏴Holyrood 🤗
ℹ️: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 👩🔬🔭🧪
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CatAttack: Adding irrelevant facts about cats to math problems increases LLM errors by 300%.
arxiv.org/abs/2503.01781
arxiv.org/abs/2503.01781
Cats Confuse Reasoning LLM: Query Agnostic Adversarial Triggers for Reasoning Models
We investigate the robustness of reasoning models trained for step-by-step problem solving by introducing query-agnostic adversarial triggers - short, irrelevant text that, when appended to math probl...
arxiv.org
July 30, 2025 at 7:02 AM
CatAttack: Adding irrelevant facts about cats to math problems increases LLM errors by 300%.
arxiv.org/abs/2503.01781
arxiv.org/abs/2503.01781
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repost if your childhood started with a #Commodore computer.
May 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
repost if your childhood started with a #Commodore computer.
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🛠️⚛️💎 Still Time to Get Involved with Quantum Village @ DEF CON 33 💎⚛️🛠️
QV returns to DEF CON this Aug 8-10 at the Las Vegas Convention Centre. Feat. The Quantum CTF w/ real QPU access, hands-on hardware, open source sensing, policy, and creative coding...
QV returns to DEF CON this Aug 8-10 at the Las Vegas Convention Centre. Feat. The Quantum CTF w/ real QPU access, hands-on hardware, open source sensing, policy, and creative coding...
May 20, 2025 at 8:04 AM
🛠️⚛️💎 Still Time to Get Involved with Quantum Village @ DEF CON 33 💎⚛️🛠️
QV returns to DEF CON this Aug 8-10 at the Las Vegas Convention Centre. Feat. The Quantum CTF w/ real QPU access, hands-on hardware, open source sensing, policy, and creative coding...
QV returns to DEF CON this Aug 8-10 at the Las Vegas Convention Centre. Feat. The Quantum CTF w/ real QPU access, hands-on hardware, open source sensing, policy, and creative coding...
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The Internet Archive is under fire again. We could lose the Wayback Machine.. maybe even the whole website and all of its preservation. This is NOT about piracy. This is clearly pure greed from corporate companies, and the lawsuit amount is absolutely ridiculous. Stand up.
📢 The Internet Archive needs your help.
At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
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At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
🧵⬇️
April 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The Internet Archive is under fire again. We could lose the Wayback Machine.. maybe even the whole website and all of its preservation. This is NOT about piracy. This is clearly pure greed from corporate companies, and the lawsuit amount is absolutely ridiculous. Stand up.
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Please help us get the word out: our 6 wk astrophysics 🧪🔭summer research program for international MSc students is open for application! Note this is aimed at students from disadvantaged regions or under-represented groups in astro! I will host one position on black holes ⚫️!
aspire.science.uva.nl
aspire.science.uva.nl
ASPIRE
aspire.science.uva.nl
February 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Please help us get the word out: our 6 wk astrophysics 🧪🔭summer research program for international MSc students is open for application! Note this is aimed at students from disadvantaged regions or under-represented groups in astro! I will host one position on black holes ⚫️!
aspire.science.uva.nl
aspire.science.uva.nl
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Thanks to everyone who followed the #KM3NeT_UHE #RecordNeutrino result announcement on the 12th of February 2025! It was a big success with thousands of views from all over the world: locally & online
Webinar recording➡️ www.youtube.com/live/2jgyZlB...
More info➡️ www.km3net.org/observation-...
Webinar recording➡️ www.youtube.com/live/2jgyZlB...
More info➡️ www.km3net.org/observation-...
February 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Thanks to everyone who followed the #KM3NeT_UHE #RecordNeutrino result announcement on the 12th of February 2025! It was a big success with thousands of views from all over the world: locally & online
Webinar recording➡️ www.youtube.com/live/2jgyZlB...
More info➡️ www.km3net.org/observation-...
Webinar recording➡️ www.youtube.com/live/2jgyZlB...
More info➡️ www.km3net.org/observation-...
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A new paper is out!📜🔔
The sample shown in the plot of 17 potential blazar associations in the 99% CL region of KM3-230213A is presented. Among them, the three most interesting candidates are highlighted in the paper.
Go have a look more in detail here: arxiv.org/abs/2502.08484
The sample shown in the plot of 17 potential blazar associations in the 99% CL region of KM3-230213A is presented. Among them, the three most interesting candidates are highlighted in the paper.
Go have a look more in detail here: arxiv.org/abs/2502.08484
February 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
A new paper is out!📜🔔
The sample shown in the plot of 17 potential blazar associations in the 99% CL region of KM3-230213A is presented. Among them, the three most interesting candidates are highlighted in the paper.
Go have a look more in detail here: arxiv.org/abs/2502.08484
The sample shown in the plot of 17 potential blazar associations in the 99% CL region of KM3-230213A is presented. Among them, the three most interesting candidates are highlighted in the paper.
Go have a look more in detail here: arxiv.org/abs/2502.08484
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"We had to convince ourselves that it wasn’t something strange or weird with the telescope”
How @km3net.bsky.social discovered the most energetic neutrino ever (a mini 🧵)
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How @km3net.bsky.social discovered the most energetic neutrino ever (a mini 🧵)
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Record-breaking neutrino is most energetic ever detected
Although still under construction, the sea-floor KM3NeT detector spotted a neutrino 20 times more powerful than any previously detected.
www.nature.com
February 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM
"We had to convince ourselves that it wasn’t something strange or weird with the telescope”
How @km3net.bsky.social discovered the most energetic neutrino ever (a mini 🧵)
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How @km3net.bsky.social discovered the most energetic neutrino ever (a mini 🧵)
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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We’re extremely happy that the news is finally out!
See here a visualization of the highest energy neutrino ever observed which triggered more than 35% of the active light sensors in our KM3NeT detector
#KM3NeT_UHE #RecordNeutrino
Full paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
See here a visualization of the highest energy neutrino ever observed which triggered more than 35% of the active light sensors in our KM3NeT detector
#KM3NeT_UHE #RecordNeutrino
Full paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We’re extremely happy that the news is finally out!
See here a visualization of the highest energy neutrino ever observed which triggered more than 35% of the active light sensors in our KM3NeT detector
#KM3NeT_UHE #RecordNeutrino
Full paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
See here a visualization of the highest energy neutrino ever observed which triggered more than 35% of the active light sensors in our KM3NeT detector
#KM3NeT_UHE #RecordNeutrino
Full paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The #KM3NeT_UHE #RecordNeutrino results were published in @Nature today!
In case you've missed our exciting news:
Paper➡️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
News item➡️ www.km3net.org/observation-...
Press release➡️ www.km3net.org/km3net-detec...
Popular version➡️ www.km3net.org/the-observat...
In case you've missed our exciting news:
Paper➡️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
News item➡️ www.km3net.org/observation-...
Press release➡️ www.km3net.org/km3net-detec...
Popular version➡️ www.km3net.org/the-observat...
February 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The #KM3NeT_UHE #RecordNeutrino results were published in @Nature today!
In case you've missed our exciting news:
Paper➡️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
News item➡️ www.km3net.org/observation-...
Press release➡️ www.km3net.org/km3net-detec...
Popular version➡️ www.km3net.org/the-observat...
In case you've missed our exciting news:
Paper➡️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
News item➡️ www.km3net.org/observation-...
Press release➡️ www.km3net.org/km3net-detec...
Popular version➡️ www.km3net.org/the-observat...
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“It’s the first time astronomy at this energy is possible,” says Paschal Coyle of KM3NeT. 🔭🧪 @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
Record-setting neutrino opens ‘new energy window on the universe’
Scientists say the source of a high-energy particle that zipped through the Mediterranean Sea in 2023 is a mystery
www.science.org
February 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
“It’s the first time astronomy at this energy is possible,” says Paschal Coyle of KM3NeT. 🔭🧪 @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
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Ready...? Set... GO!
Tune in: www.youtube.com/live/2jgyZlB... to hear about our record-breaking results!
The event starts at 16:50 CET
Tune in: www.youtube.com/live/2jgyZlB... to hear about our record-breaking results!
The event starts at 16:50 CET
February 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Ready...? Set... GO!
Tune in: www.youtube.com/live/2jgyZlB... to hear about our record-breaking results!
The event starts at 16:50 CET
Tune in: www.youtube.com/live/2jgyZlB... to hear about our record-breaking results!
The event starts at 16:50 CET
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📢Today is the day!
🗓️ Tune in at 16:50 CET to hear about some exciting KM3NeT results presented: www.youtube.com/live/2jgyZlB...
🔗Details can be found on our website: www.km3net.org/km3net-webin...
🗓️ Tune in at 16:50 CET to hear about some exciting KM3NeT results presented: www.youtube.com/live/2jgyZlB...
🔗Details can be found on our website: www.km3net.org/km3net-webin...
February 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
📢Today is the day!
🗓️ Tune in at 16:50 CET to hear about some exciting KM3NeT results presented: www.youtube.com/live/2jgyZlB...
🔗Details can be found on our website: www.km3net.org/km3net-webin...
🗓️ Tune in at 16:50 CET to hear about some exciting KM3NeT results presented: www.youtube.com/live/2jgyZlB...
🔗Details can be found on our website: www.km3net.org/km3net-webin...
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🔔Tomorrow we will publish new KM3NeT results in Nature!
🗓️ Join us Wednesday 12th of Feb, at 16:50 CET to hear about these results in a live webinar:
www.youtube.com/live/2jgyZlB...
🔗Stay tuned for more details: www.km3net.org/km3net-webin...
🗓️ Join us Wednesday 12th of Feb, at 16:50 CET to hear about these results in a live webinar:
www.youtube.com/live/2jgyZlB...
🔗Stay tuned for more details: www.km3net.org/km3net-webin...
From the deep cosmos to the deep sea: new results from the KM3NeT neutrino telescope
YouTube video by KM3NeTneutrino
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🔔Tomorrow we will publish new KM3NeT results in Nature!
🗓️ Join us Wednesday 12th of Feb, at 16:50 CET to hear about these results in a live webinar:
www.youtube.com/live/2jgyZlB...
🔗Stay tuned for more details: www.km3net.org/km3net-webin...
🗓️ Join us Wednesday 12th of Feb, at 16:50 CET to hear about these results in a live webinar:
www.youtube.com/live/2jgyZlB...
🔗Stay tuned for more details: www.km3net.org/km3net-webin...
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📢 Big news coming up!
🗓️ Join us Wednesday 12th of Feb, at 16:50 CET to hear about some exciting KM3NeT results!
🔗 Details can be found on our website: www.km3net.org/km3net-webin...
🗓️ Join us Wednesday 12th of Feb, at 16:50 CET to hear about some exciting KM3NeT results!
🔗 Details can be found on our website: www.km3net.org/km3net-webin...
February 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
📢 Big news coming up!
🗓️ Join us Wednesday 12th of Feb, at 16:50 CET to hear about some exciting KM3NeT results!
🔗 Details can be found on our website: www.km3net.org/km3net-webin...
🗓️ Join us Wednesday 12th of Feb, at 16:50 CET to hear about some exciting KM3NeT results!
🔗 Details can be found on our website: www.km3net.org/km3net-webin...
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Do you think #Titan is the best moon? Do you like chemical modelling? Come and work with me at @api.uva.nl to model hydrocarbon chemistry on Titan! I have an opening for a postdoc! more details below. #Hiring #PlanetaryScience #AstroSky werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Vacancy — Postdoctoral position in Modelling Titan's atmosphere
Applications are invited for a postdoctoral (PD) position at the Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API) at the University of Amsterdam Netherlands (UvA) to work with assistant professor Alessan...
werkenbij.uva.nl
February 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Do you think #Titan is the best moon? Do you like chemical modelling? Come and work with me at @api.uva.nl to model hydrocarbon chemistry on Titan! I have an opening for a postdoc! more details below. #Hiring #PlanetaryScience #AstroSky werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Vacancy — Postdoctoral position in Modelling Titan's atmosphere
Applications are invited for a postdoctoral (PD) position at the Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API) at the University of Amsterdam Netherlands (UvA) to work with assistant professor Alessan...
werkenbij.uva.nl
January 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Do you think #Titan is the best moon? Do you like chemical modelling? Come and work with me at @api.uva.nl to model hydrocarbon chemistry on Titan! I have an opening for a postdoc! more details below. #Hiring #PlanetaryScience #AstroSky werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
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Today #quantum arXiv selection: Diffusion-enhanced optimization of VQE, fault-tolerant state preparation, modified conjugate quantum natural gradient, quantum sensor of non-stationary and non-Markovian environment, Q-MAML, and fast quantum chemistry.
More details and links below:
More details and links below:
January 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Today #quantum arXiv selection: Diffusion-enhanced optimization of VQE, fault-tolerant state preparation, modified conjugate quantum natural gradient, quantum sensor of non-stationary and non-Markovian environment, Q-MAML, and fast quantum chemistry.
More details and links below:
More details and links below:
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New book on "Advances in Quantum Computer Music" released by World Scientific today!
www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...
A long awaited second part to 2022's "Quantum Computer Music" book.
Featuring 9 chapter by several authors that gathered at ISQCMC Berlin back in 2023 (isqcmc.org).
www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...
A long awaited second part to 2022's "Quantum Computer Music" book.
Featuring 9 chapter by several authors that gathered at ISQCMC Berlin back in 2023 (isqcmc.org).
January 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
New book on "Advances in Quantum Computer Music" released by World Scientific today!
www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...
A long awaited second part to 2022's "Quantum Computer Music" book.
Featuring 9 chapter by several authors that gathered at ISQCMC Berlin back in 2023 (isqcmc.org).
www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...
A long awaited second part to 2022's "Quantum Computer Music" book.
Featuring 9 chapter by several authors that gathered at ISQCMC Berlin back in 2023 (isqcmc.org).
Reposted by David Benoit
Interested in automated ML potential fitting? Please check out our preprint and code 🎉.
#compchemsky #chemsky
#compchemsky #chemsky
Meet autoplex – our approach to automated ML potential fitting, built jointly with @molecularxtal.bsky.social & team in Berlin! In this preprint, we focus on exploring structures and training potential models "from scratch" with the help of automated workflows: arxiv.org/abs/2412.16736
An automated framework for exploring and learning potential-energy surfaces
Machine learning has become ubiquitous in materials modelling and now routinely enables large-scale atomistic simulations with quantum-mechanical accuracy. However, developing machine-learned interato...
arxiv.org
January 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Interested in automated ML potential fitting? Please check out our preprint and code 🎉.
#compchemsky #chemsky
#compchemsky #chemsky