Curriculum

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Professional experience

Current

Research engineer at Maison de la Simulation, CEA Saclay, France

Date: Since October 2016
Activity: Development on the canoP simulation platform
Keywords: Numerical simulation (finite volumes, finite elements) – Adaptive mesh refinement – Fluid dynamics – Parallel computing – Optimization – C / C++

Past

Ph.D at Service d’Astrophysique, CEA Saclay, France

Dates: October 2013 – September 2016
Subject: Influence of stellar feedback on the structure of the interstellar medium at galactic scale
Director: Patrick Hennebelle
Keywords: Magnetohydrodynamics – Numerical simulation (finite volumes) – Adaptive mesh refinement – Parallel computing – Optimization – Big Data – Fortran – Python

Master’s internship at Service d’Astrophysique, CEA Saclay, France

Dates: April – September 2013
Subject: Influence of supernovae on molecular clouds
Director: Patrick Hennebelle
Keywords: Magnetohydrodynamics – Numerical simulation (finite volumes) – Adaptive mesh refinement – Parallel computing – Fortran – Python

Internship at LRA, ENS Paris, France

Dates: September 2011 – July 2012
Subject: Study of the influence of supernovae on molecular clouds
Director: Patrick Hennebelle
Keywords: Hydrodynamics – Numerical simulation (finite volumes) – Adaptive mesh refinement – Parallel computing – Fortran – Python

Internship at Physik EE1, HU Berlin, Germany

Dates: April – July 2011
Subject: Search for gamma-ray pulsars with H.E.S.S. using a time-differencing technique
Director: Ullrich Schwanke
Keywords: Fourier transform – Memory optimization – Sparse representation – C++

Internship at LPNHE, Paris 6 University, France

Dates: May – June 2010
Subject: Search for a signal of quantum gravity in H.E.S.S. data
Director: Julien Bolmont
Keywords: Modelling – Likelihood method – C++

Publications

  • Simulations of magnetized multiphase galactic disc regulated by supernovae explosions,
  • Mutual influence of supernovae and molecular clouds,

Formation

Master 2 Modelling and Simulation

Year: 2012 – 2013, CEA – Centrale Paris – ENS Cachan – ENSTA – UVSQ
Diploma: Master’s degree (with distinction)
Skills: Numerical methods, scientific computing, HPC

L3 + M1 PhyTEM

Years: 2009 – 2011, ENS Cachan – UPMC (Paris 6)
Diploma: Bachelor in physics (with merit)
Skills: Fundamental physics

Preparation class for engineering schools

Years: 2007 – 2009, Lycée Kléber (Strasbourg)
Skills: Mathematics, general physics, computer science

Computer scicence

Parallel computing:
  MPI (mastered), OpenMP, CUDA, MPI-IO
Programming: Python (mastered), Fortran (mastered), C, C++, Haskell, Shell script, Web (notions of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP)
Data bases: PostgreSQL, LDAP
Network: Hardware architecture, administration (Linux)
Versioning: Git (daily use)
Typesetting: LaTeX
Other: GNU/Linux (daily use), free software

Expérience associative

Association of current and former Ph.D candidates in astrophysics (AUDDAS)

Organization of activities linked to the career of Ph.D holders

  • Vice-president between November 2014 and November 2015
  • President since November 2015

auddas.fr

Cachan Réseau À Normale Sup’ (CRANS)

Internet service provider on the ENS Cachan campus

  • Head of technical team (September 2011 – February 2013)
  • Member of the board of directors (October 2012 – March 2013)
  • Member of the technical team (June 2010 – July 2013)

crans.org

Languages

French: Native
English: Professional level, TOEIC: 990 (April 2011)
German: Almost bilingual

Miscellaneous

Driving license:
  Obtained September 2007
Hobbies: Dancing (Rock’n’roll, West Coast Swing), Music (singing, guitar), Swimming, Hobby electronics