CV
PERSONAL DATA
born on September 1, 1978 in France, married, 2 children
RESEARCH POSITIONS
2008 - Permanent researcher at CEA Saclay, Irfu/SPP, France
2006 - 2008 Postdoctoral fellowship at CEA Saclay, Irfu/SPP, France
2005 - 2006 Teaching and research assistant, University Montpellier 2, LUPM, France
RESEARCH INTEREST
Astroparticle Physics, Cosmology, High Energy Astrophysics
Dark matter: direct/indirect detection, collider searches, distribution in the universe
Galactic Centre, dwarf satellite galaxies, galaxy clusters, dark matter clumps
EDUCATION
2017 “Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches” (HDR), Université Paris-Sorbonne, ongoing :
Dark matter searches in the very-high-energy gamma-ray universe
2002 – 2005 PhD in Physics, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, done at LPSC, France, supervisor D.
Santos: Direct detection of non-baryonic dark matter with helium 3
2001 – 2002 Master (DEA) in Subatomic Physics and Astroparticles, University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble
Master thesis: Supersymmetric dark matter detection with helium 3, supervisor D. Santos
SUPERVISION OF PHD AND MASTER STUDENTS
2016 – Lucia Rinchiuso, PhD thesis, University Paris Saclay, France
2013 – 2016 Valentin Lefranc, PhD thesis, University Paris Sud, Paris 11, France
Dark matter searches and study of the Galactic Centre with H.E.S.S. 2, and upgrade of the
H.E.S.S. -1 cameras
Currently, statistics research scientist at See-d, France, associate research scientist at LMBA
2009 – 2012 Aion Viana, PhD thesis, University Paris Diderot, Paris 7, France
Indirect searches of dark matter and the Galactic Center at very high energy with H.E.S.S.
Currently, postdoctoral fellowship at MPIK, Heidelberg, Germany
2005 – 5 Master students
PHD JURY COMMITTEE
2015 Examinator, PhD committee jury of Q. Riffard, LPSC, University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
2015 PhD advisor, PhD committee jury of V. Lefranc, CEA Irfu/SPP, University Paris Sud, France
2012 PhD advisor, PhD committee jury of A. Viana, CEA Irfu/SPP, University Paris Diderot, France
2012 Examinator, PhD committee jury of J. Billard, LPSC, University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2012 – 2015 Teaching assistant, Master 2 NPAC, Lab work, University Paris Sud, France
2005 – 2006 Teaching assistant, Experimental Physics, Electronics, University Montpellier 2, France
2002 – 2005 Teaching assistant, Thermodynamics, Nuclear Physics, Fluid Mechanics, Electricity,
Radioactivity, University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble 1, France
PEER REVIEWING
- Reviewing for international journals: The Astrophysical Journal, Astroparticle Physics, Classical and
Quantum Gravity
- Grant reviewing for the National Research Foundation of South Africa in 2008
- Internal Reviewer for papers and conference talks in the CTA consortium
- Internal Reviewer for papers in the H.E.S.S. collaboration
RESPONSIBILITIES
2015 – 2016 Coordinator of the “dark matter and fundamental physics” Working Group of CTA
2014 – Organizer of the scientific seminars of the Particle Physics Division, CEA Saclay
2012 – 2015 Member of the Speaker Bureau and Publication Office of CTA, dark matter expertise
2012 – 2015 Member of the Scientific committee of the “Rencontres de l’Irfu”
2008 – Coordinator of the Dark Universe group of the GDR Terascale with M. Cirelli
2007 – 2008 Coordinator of the French Monte Carlo simulations for H.E.S.S. 2 experiment
2006 – PI of several observation proposals with the H.E.S.S.
MEMBERSHIPS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
2008 – French Society for Physics (SFP), Field and Particle Division;
French Society for Astronomy and Astrophysics (SF2A)
2002 – GDR Terascale dedicated to the experimental/theoretical search for new physics at TeV scale
OUTREACH
2016 International and national press releases on the Galactic Center Pevatron discovery
2016 Latin American Webinar in Physics: The inner 300 parsec of the Galactic Centre by H.E.S.S.
2014 – Outreach contact at Particle Physics Division of Irfu for Astroparticle and Cosmology
2014 – Member of the Scientific and Editorial board of the outreach journal of CEA/Irfu Scintillations
COMMITTEE MEMBER
2017 13th Rencontres du Vietnam, Exploring the Dark Universe, Scientific program committee, Vietnam
2015 “Le Noir et La lumière", Fields and Particule Division of « Société Française de Physique »,
Scientific program committee, 60 participants, Paris, France
2015 GDR Terascale meeting, Local organizing committee, CEA Saclay, France
2010 GDR Terascale meeting, Local organizing committee, CEA Saclay, France
2010 TeV Particle Astrophysics 2010, Local organizing committee, Paris, France
2008 Tango in Paris, Scientific program committee, France