Brief CV
Academic positions
Since 2023
Assistant Professor in Digital Twinning
University of Birmingham (UoB) - School of Physics and Astronomy / School of Engineering
2019 – 2023
Research Fellow Lead on Theory and Modelling for Quantum Sensing
University of Birmingham (UoB) - UK National Quantum Technology Hub for Sensing and Timing
2017 – 2019
PRESTIGE fellow (EU/Campus France)
Université de Lille (France) – Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, atomes et molécules (PhLAM)
2015 – 2017
Post-doctoral research associate
Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium) – Group of Complex Systems and Statistical Mechanics
Academic record
2011 – 2014
PhD Thesis in Quantum Physics - Laboratoire Charles Fabry, Institut d’optique, Universite Paris 11 (France)
Advisor: Laurent Sanchez-Palencia - Mention très honorable (highest distinction)
2011
MSc. in quantum physics, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris (France)
Grade A (highest) - ranked 2nd/24
2010
BSc. in physics and Engineering diploma, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris (France)
Grade A (highest) - ranked 3rd/~500
Individual awards
2016
Finalist of the Belgian Physical Society “Young Speaker Contest"
2015
Young Researcher Prize from IFRAF - GdR Atomes Froids (French cold atom network)
Funding and grants
2022
Alternative navigation with quantum gravity gradiometry (Co-I & project lead)
DSTL, DASA Open Innovation call (£142k)
University of Birmingham, MBDA
2022
Enhancing reliability under rotation for gravity gradiometry (Co-I)
DSTL, DASA Open Innovation call (£137k)
2020-2021
Q-ACE project (Co-I & technical lead)
UK Space Agency (~£500k - University of Birmingham: £191k)
University of Birmingham, Thales Alenia Space, Teledyne-e2v, MetOffice
2020
AION project (Task lead and named PDRA)
UKRI-STFC (£7.1M – UoB: £800k)
University of Birmingham, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Imperial College London, King's College London, University of Liverpool, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
2017
PRESTIGE individual fellowship (PI)
European Union/Campus France (€30k)
2011
Research grant AMX (PI)
French Ministry of Research (€60k)
Wider roles
Member of the Institute of Physics (MInstP)
Member of the UKRI Talent Peer Review College
Independent expert in Quantum Technologies for the European Commission
Member of the Editorial Board for Advances in Physics: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Particle Physics
Reviewer for peer-reviewed journals including Europhysics Journals, Nature Partner Journals, Optics and Laser Technology, AIP Advances