CV

Expertise: Neurophysiology (high-density recordings), Neuro-ethology (humand and non-human primates), and Neuro-computation (machine and reinforcement learning).

 My ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9532-8735

Professional Experience

2018 to present. Associate Research Scientist at the Paris Brain Institute (France).

2017.               Invited Research Scientist at the Ecole Normale Supérieure (Paris, France).

2015-2017.          Associate Research Scientist, Dept. of Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, USA

2010-2015.          Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Salzman Lab, Columbia University, New York, USA

2004-2010.          PhD Candidate at the Centre de Neurosciences Cognitives (CNC, Bron, France).

2003-2004.          Rotation in Dr. Pelisson Team (‘Action and Space’ lab, INSERM, Bron, France).

2003-2004.    Research assistant in Pr. Proteau Team (‘Human Movement Control Lab’, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada).

Education:

2010-2015.      Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Salzman Lab, Columbia University, New York, USA

2004-2010.    PhD, Cognitive Neuroscience, Lyon 1, France. “With honours”. Supervisor: Dr. Duhamel (CNC, Bron, France), co-advisor: Dr. Deneve (ENS, Paris, France).

2003-2004.      MSc (2nd year), Neuroscience, Claude Bernard University Lyon 1. “With honours”.

2002-2003.      MSc (1st year), Physical Science, University of Montreal, Canada. “With honours”.

Other Diploma: 

2006.                 Level I/A (European) Certification of Biological Experimentation

2019.   Experimental Surgery Certification

Grants, Fellowships and Awards:

2020-2025 Agence Nationale pour la Recherche (CIRCLE, PRC ANR-19-CE37-0014-01)  (542000€)

2020-2021 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship (VINCI, H2020-MSCA-IF-2018#84517)  (197000€)

2012-2014         Philippe Foundation Fellowship (11000€)

2010-2012         Fyssen Foundation Fellowship (60000€)

2010                  'Motivational and Cognitive Control' symposium travel grant (Oxford, UK) 

2007                   FRM doctoral fellowship (Medical research foundation, France) (24000€)

2007                   European Science Foundation travel grant (San Feliu, Spain) 

2006                   'Cortical control of higher motor cognition' travel grant (Lubeck, Germany)

2005                   European Science Foundation travel grant (San Feliu, Spain)

2003-2004         Merit fellowship awarded by the French minister of education (M.Sc.)

2002-2003         Fellowship for the international mobility (Rhone-Alpes region, France)

Reviewer (2020):

Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Scientific Reports.