About

Biography & curriculum vitae

A short biography, a chronological career path, editorial roles, and professional memberships.

Short biography

I was born in 1982 in Lannion, a small city in Brittany. I spent most of my childhood in La Terrasse, 25 km from Grenoble, in the Grésivaudan valley. My mother was a school teacher; my father was both a researcher in computer science at IMAG and a teacher at the Université Joseph Fourier. I currently live in Basel, Switzerland.

I obtained an engineering degree and an MSc in Electrical Engineering in 2005, then a PhD in Systems and Control Theory in 2008, all from the Grenoble Institute of Technology. During my PhD I spent nearly a year at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. After my PhD I joined the ACCESS Linnaeus Centre at KTH Stockholm for a two-year research associate position. From 2012 to 2017 I was a research associate at ETH Zürich's Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, working on theoretical problems arising from systems and synthetic biology. I later returned to ETH as a Senior Scientist (2020 to 2022), with industry stints at Omya as a data scientist and at Arcondis as a senior data-science consultant. On the side, I am involved in start-ups applying my expertise to GreenTech and CleanTech for a hopefully better future.

My research interests broadly cover systems and control theory and adjacent mathematical fields, with applications to complex systems such as communication and biological networks. More details are on the research page.

Career timeline

  • Since 2024

    Senior Scientist & Lecturer

    FHNW, School of Life Sciences, Muttenz, Switzerland

  • Since 2020

    Scientific & Technological Advisor

    Symbergy GmbH, Altdorf, Switzerland

  • Since 2019

    Optimization & Control Engineer

    Swisspod Technologies, Lausanne, Switzerland

  • 2020 – 2022

    Senior Scientist

    D-BSSE & ETH AI Center, ETH Zürich, Basel

  • 2020 – 2021

    Senior Consultant in Data Science

    Arcondis, Reinach, Switzerland

  • 2019 – 2020

    Data Scientist

    Omya, Oftringen, Switzerland

  • 2012 – 2017

    Research Associate

    Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Basel

  • 2009 – 2011

    Research Associate

    ACCESS Linnaeus Centre, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden

  • 2007

    Visiting Scholar

    School of ECE, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, USA

  • 2005 – 2008

    PhD in Systems & Control Theory

    GIPSA-Lab, Grenoble Institute of Technology, France.
    Thesis: Robust Control and Observation of LPV Time-Delay Systems. Supervisors: Olivier Sename, Jean-François Lafay.

  • 2004 – 2005

    MSc in Systems & Control Theory

    Grenoble Institute of Technology, France

  • 2000 – 2005

    Engineer's degree in Electronics, CS & Automatic Control

    ESISAR, Grenoble Institute of Technology, Valence, France

Editorial activities

Memberships

Senior IEEE member since 2014. Member of the following technical committees:

IFAC TC 2.1 · Control System Design IFAC TC 2.2 · Linear Control Systems IFAC TC 2.5 · Robust Control IFAC TC 8.2 · Biological & Medical Systems IFAC TC 8.4 · Biosystems & Bioprocesses IEEE CSS · Hybrid Systems IEEE CSS · Networks & Communications IEEE CSS · Robust & Complex Systems IEEE CSS · Systems & Synthetic Biology IEEE CSS · Stochastic Systems & Control

Reviewing

Reviewer for major control theory journals and conferences. Reviewing recognitions:

Grant proposal reviewer for the ANR (France) and the European Research Council.