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S. Popa

Physics and Astronomy · Indiana University

Mid career · publishing since 2013

Publications

642

Citations

14,542

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

14

Publishing since 2013

Research summary
AI-generated

S. Popa works in physics and engineering with a focus on radiation sensing and detector electronics, often connected to high-energy particle physics facilities such as CERN. Recent work involves designing FPGA-based (reconfigurable hardware) sensors for cosmic and space radiation, using artificial intelligence to classify radiation-induced errors in memory chips, and developing electronics for particle detectors. Additional projects apply machine learning to remote sensing tasks like soil and satellite image analysis.

Radiation sensor design and detector electronicsFPGA-based hardware acceleratorsAI/machine learning for radiation event classificationParticle detector instrumentation (e.g., CERN experiments)Remote sensing and image-based estimation

Publication activity has grown over the last decade, rising from one or two papers per year in the late 2010s to a steady output of roughly five to seven per year since 2022.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 950 mid career Physics and Astronomy PIs within our index
Citations: 14,542cohort median 1,187
h-index: 57cohort median 15
Publications / year (recent): 7.2cohort median 3.4

Typically publishes in teams of ~4 · 46% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 17 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.2/year recently
2017: 1 publication17182019: 2 publications192020: 5 publications202021: 1 publication212022: 12 publications12222023: 6 publications232024: 6 publications242025: 5 publications252026: 7 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Springer theses×7
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)×5
  • Journal of Instrumentation×4
  • Electronics×2
  • Anatomical Science International×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 27, 2026.

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