Short Biography
I am a multi-disciplinary researcher with a deep background in physics and neuroscience. I believe that fundamental laws of physics and mathematical models will provide breakthroughs in our understanding and management of dementia in the same way as it transformed other fields, such as meteorology or aerospace, decades ago.
I studied fluid and solid mechanics in a graduate engineering school and obtained a PhD in high energy density physics. I worked in a semi industrial context as the principal investigator for experimental campaigns on the Laser Megajoule facility (permanent position at the CEA – France). I coordinated work from several teams and used complex multi-physics, multi-code simulations to both design and interpret experiments reproducing ‘mini stars’ in the laboratory.
A fruitful encounter with neurosurgeon Eric Schmidt convinced me that current mathematical modelling capabilities, combined with existing neuroimaging technologies, provide an unprecedented opportunity to better understand brain ageing. Since 2018, I have immersed myself in neuroscience. I developed several modelling tools to predict fluid dynamics, solid deformation and fluid-structure interaction in the brain and demonstrated the potential of my transdisciplinary approach. I am now building an interdisciplinary research project about the mechanical determinants of neurodegeneration .
Research experience
The core of my research project relies on an original interdisciplinary approach to brain aging combining mechanical and clinical approaches.
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2018-present Biomechanical approach of brain aging
ALZHEIMER'S PHYSICS RCN funded post-doctoral fellow at Mathematics department, University of Oslo - Oslo NO
BRAINMICROFLOW ERC funded post-doctoral fellow at IMFT - Toulouse FR
FLUIBRAIN post-doctoral fellow at INSERM ToNIC - Toulouse FR -
2014-2017 High energy density physics - Megajoule Laser facility
CEA - Paris
Semi-private research project - confidencial -
2011-2013 Hydrodynamics of inertial confinement fusion
CELIA Bordeaux & LLE Rochester
PhD project -
2011 Instabilities in inertial confinement fusion
CEA - Paris
Master 2 project -
2010 FE simulation of pelvic mobilities
INSERM U703 / École Centrale de Lille LML-UMR 8107
Master 1 project
Selected Publications
For a complete list of publications, please follow the link bellow or see my CV.
Selected Awards
Merit award
2010 – Award for my study in biomechanics (INSERM, EC Lille) – 4000€
Oscar waquet prize
2011 – Award for being first ranked at the Ecole des Mines de Douai school – 2500 €
Best poster award
2012 – Fusion Science Center Award for Excellence in Poster Presentation
Best poster award
2014 – European Physical Society best poster award