CV

Academic Background

Since 2015 — Maître de conférences, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France

• Physics lecturer (192h/year) and cosmology researcher at IJCLab.

2014 – 2015 — Agrégé préparateur, École Normale Supérieure (ENS), Paris, France

• Physics lecturer at the ENS Paris physics agrégation preparation center (192h/year), research at LRA.

2011 – 2014 — PhD in Cosmology and Particle Physics, CEA/IRFU/SPP, Saclay, France

• Supervisors: Vanina Ruhlmann-Kleider and Marc Besançon. Mention Très Honorable.

2010 – 2011 — Master in Theoretical Physics (M2), ENS and UPMC, Paris, France

2009 – 2010 — Agrégation de Physique, ENS Cachan, France — Ranked 4/102

2007 – 2009 — Licence and Master 1 in Physics, UPMC and ENS Cachan — Mention Très Bien

2005 – 2007 — Classes préparatoires, Lycée Louis le Grand, Paris, France — MPSI, PSI*

2005 — Baccalauréat Scientifique, Lycée Sainte Marie, Bourges — Mention Très Bien

Research Activities

Since 2015 — Maître de conférences, Université Paris-Saclay, IJCLab Cosmologist and member of the Dark Energy Science Collaboration (DESC), involved in the Vera Rubin Observatory (VRO):

• 2018–present: Atmospheric transmission measurement at VRO with the Auxiliary Telescope spectro-photometer; development of the measurement pipeline Spectractor; commissioning of a Collimated Beam Projector (CBP).
• 2015–2018: Prediction and computation of matter angular power spectra to constrain dark energy at VRO (AngPow); generic cosmology observables code CCL.
• 2020–present: Spectro-photometry and reference star calibration with StarDICE.

2014 – 2015 — ENS/LRA-LERMA, Paris — Statistical study of galactic dust polarized emission (with François Levrier).

2011 – 2014 — PhD, CEA/IRFU/SPP, Saclay — Experimental constraints on light scalar field models in cosmology and particle physics:

• Observational constraints on the Galileon dark energy model (SNIa, CMB, BAO, growth rate);
• Experimental constraints on the Branon dark matter model in CMS at LHC;
• Phenomenological work on extra-dimensional origin of both models.

Jan–Mar 2011 — Research internship, CEA/IRFU/SPP — SNIa analysis methods.

Apr–Aug 2009 — Research internship, Harvard University — Proper motion of the Large Magellanic Cloud using background quasars (supervisor: Christopher Stubbs).

Jun 2008 — Research internship, LAL, Orsay — Background simulation π⁰→γγ for Higgs search in ATLAS.

Teaching Activities

Since 2015 — Maître de conférences, Université Paris-Saclay

• Cosmology course, M2 NPAC (25 students)
• ENS Paris agrégation preparation center (20 students):
  • Electricity, electronics and electromechanical conversion courses
  • Lab practicals, electromagnetism tutorials, exam marking
• Python data analysis, M2 Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Creation and leadership of a Numerical Methods (Python) course:
  • Levels L1 (280 students), L2 (200 students), L3 (30 students)
  • Coordination of teaching teams (17 and 12 teachers)
  • Online programming platforms and automatic grading
  • Development of grading software Travo

2014 – 2015 — Agrégé préparateur, ENS Paris — 192h/year (practicals and tutorials).

2011 – 2014 — Teaching assistant, UPMC — 192h across 3 years: quantum/relativity (L2), optics/electrokinetics (L1), radioastronomy practicals (L2), lasers (M1).

Supervision

• Since 2026 — PhD student: Garazi García-Palacios, IJCLab — Constraining dark energy with LSST SNIa.
• Since 2025 — PhD student: Angelo Lamure-Fontanini, IJCLab — Slitless spectro-photometry and dark energy equation of state (StarDICE & LSST).
• Since 2024 — Postdoc: Enya van den Abeele, IJCLab — Traveling CBP construction and AuxTel data exploitation.
• 2021 – 2024 — PhD: Thierry Souverin, LPNHE — Per-mille calibration of new-generation telescopes for dark energy.
• 2017 – 2020 — 6 L3/M1 internships, IJCLab — Cosmology and AuxTel.

Administrative & Collective Responsibilities

• Since 2023 — Appointed representative, LSST-France scientific council (Rubin calibration)
• 2023 – 2025 — Elected member, DESC Collaboration Council
• 2021, 2022 — Oral physics examiner, ENS entrance exam (MP track)
• 2017 – 2020 — Scientific coordinator, French participation in VRO construction
• 2017 — Written physics exam author, ENS entrance exam (PSI track)
• 2014 – 2015 — Secretary, ENS Paris oral physics exam (MP track)
• 2009 – 2011 — Elected student representative, ENS Cachan Scientific Council

Funding

• Since 2023 — Région Île-de-France (DIM-Origine): 90 k€ — PI, CBP-Lite construction
• Since 2023 — ANR (CARL): 350 k€ — Co-I, postdoc on AuxTel data analysis & CBP-Lite
• 2022 – 2026 — CNRS délégation: 3×96h teaching relief for LSST calibration
• 2022 – 2023 — CRCT (CNU 29): 96h teaching relief for LSST calibration
• 2021 – 2026 — Université Paris-Saclay: 3×64h/year pedagogical innovation leaves (CIP)

Publications & Presentations (2026/09)

Full publication list: ORCID record

Main-author publications (international peer-reviewed): 15 articles

Collaboration publications (minor contribution): 15 articles

Internal collaboration-reviewed publications: 3

Conference proceedings: 12

Miscellaneous

• Languages: French (native), English (fluent), Spanish
• Computing: Python, Unix, C/C++, Root, Mathematica, IDL, Fortran 95
• Astronomy outreach: Animator at the Association Française d’Astronomie since 2012