Erik Pillon

Mathematician, Physics enthusiast, Pizza lover


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Erik Pillon

Hi, and thanks for passing by! I’m a Backend Developer with a background in pure Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. As a former scientist and actual software developer with a passion for science and technology, I have spent the last several years developing software applications and tools that help scientists and researchers to collect, visualize and understand data.
In my free time I like to read everything that goes from pop science to philosophy, economics and history (check out my blog); I'm a great Ferrari fan and I love analyzing GP data (check out F1 Analytics and let me know what you think)

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In my previous life as researcher, I focused on the development of efficient numerical techniques based on the rigorous mathematical threatment of non-abelian gauge structures underlying non-adiabatic phenomena in physics and chemistry, namely the (molecular) Aharonov-Bohm effect. You can find an accessible introduction to my work in this article.
Alongside my doctoral studies, I took part to several science communcation projects, both online and offline. I've been writing pop science articles since 2016 on Mathone.it, on my Facebook pages (Phi6 Passion and La Gaia Scienza) and on the platform Quora. More recently, I joined the PhD Students Association LuxDoc, where I also had the pleasure of serving many roles in the committee board. As President, I had the opportunity of supervising and co-organize several outreaching activities that involved either Private and Public Stakeholders, from the Luxembourgish ScienceSlam to the "3 Minutes Thesis" Competition. Feel free to visit my Projects page for further details.