Professional Experience
Professional Experience
Research
August 2022 - present : Associate Researcher at the Integrative Neuroscience and Cognition Center
Perception Action and Cognition Team
Basic research project : Ideomotor BCI
Clinical research project : B-REALITY
June 2022 - present : Scientific Leader - Future of Healthcare Program
Project management & scientific supervision of all Capgemini R&I projects related to health
Partnerships development & project writing
Technical involvement on Mind&Act project
June 2021 - May 2022 : Project Manager (PI) of the Mind&Act team from Capgemini Engineering
Project management & scientific supervision
Partnerships development & project writing
Technical involvement : EEG Signal Processing, Machine learning, Experimental paradigms, scientific articles writing
June 2020 - May 2021 : Researcher in cognitive neuroscience (PI) in the Mind&Act team at Altran Lab (part of Capgemini)
Topic : developing original and relevant BCIs for clinical and industrial settings
Partnerships development
Technical involvement : EEG Signal Processing, Machine learning, Experimental paradigms, scientific articles writing
January 2018 - March 2020 : Postdoctoral position at Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris - Paris Sciences & Lettres
Topic : sense of agency in human joint action
Supervision : Elisabeth Pacherie & Valérian Chambon
October 2014 - November 2017 : PhD position at Integrative Neuroscience & Cognition Center - Université de Paris
Topic : Neurophysiological & functional mechanisms of human voluntary action
Supervision : Florian Waszak
Teaching
Nov. 2021 - present : Teaching Assistant (60+ hours) in neuroscience and biopsychology (BSc 3rd year) at Université de Nanterre
Feb. 2019 - Jun. 2019 : Teaching Assistant (30 hours) in Statistics and data analysis (BSc 2nd year) at Université Paris 8
Oct. 2018 – Jun. 2019 : Teaching Assistant (12 hours) – Internship supervision (BSc 3rd year) at Université de Paris
Sep. 2017 – Feb. 2018 : Lecturer (12 hours) – Introduction to cognitive psychology (MSc 1st year) at Université de Paris
Oct. 2014 – Jun. 2017 Teaching Assistant (192 hours) – Experimental psychology (BSc 1st & 2nd year) at Univsersité de Paris
Clinical Practice
Oct. 2015 – Feb. 2017 Clinical trial on Parkinson’s disease – Department of Neurology at Adolphe de Rothschild Ophtalmological foundation
Oct. 2013 – May 2014 Internship in neuropsychology – Department of Physical Medicine at Raymond Poincaré Hospital
Jan. 2014 – Jun. 2014 Internship in neuropsychology – Department of Neurosurgery at Paris Sainte-Anne Hospital
Oct. 2012 – May 2013 Internship in neuropsychology – Department of Neurology at Paris Lariboisière Hospital (75010)
Feb. 2012 – May 2012 Internship in clinical psychology – Department of Adult Psychiatry at Maison Blanche Hospital (75010)
Education
Academic Training
October 2014 - November 2017 : PhD in cognitive neuroscience at Université de Paris
Topic : Neurophysiological & functional mechanisms of human voluntary action
Supervision : Florian Waszak
October 2009 - June 2014 : BSc & MSc in experimental psychology and neuropsychology at Université de Paris
Research & Clinical training
First class Honours
Certifications
December 2022 : Machine Learning Specialization - Supervised Machine Learning : Regression & Classification
Stanford University & DeepLearning.AI via Coursera
Certificate (grade : 100/100 theoretical & 100/100 practical-programming)
June 2019 : Bayesian Statistical Analyses for the Human, Social & Cognitive Sciences at University of Verona, Italy
Sep. 2015 – Jul. 2018 : Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) training – Certified psychotherapist by the French Association for Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (AFTCC)
Grants, Awards & Miscellaneous
Nov. 2024 : Podcast "Ecoutons le Futur"
Topic: Demain tous soignés par l'IA ? 👉 https://bit.ly/4dEDaXJ
Speakers: Antoine Tesniere, DG PariSanté Campus, Hélène Marin, DG déléguée d'Ethik IA, Jamal Atif, directeur adjoint du PRAIRIE Institute, David Ghesquieres et Solène Le Bars, PhD
Fev. 2024 : Award - Women for the Future
Category : Woman for Innovation
rewarding R&D work throughout 2023
Dec. 2022 – Nov. 2026 : ANR Funding – 380K euros
PIs: Solène LE BARS (Capgemini Engineering) & Valérian CHAMBON (DR CNRS, ENS-PSL)
Apr. 2023 – Apr. 2026 : ANRT (thesis) Funding – 42K euros
Topic: B-REALITY - BCI combined with virtual reality for post-stroke rehabilitation
Directors : Solène LE BARS (Capgemini Engineering) & Sylvie CHOKRON (DR CNRS, INCC)
January 2022 : Trophées de l'embarqué 2021 – Public Price
Goal: Pitch contest – Presentation of the Mind&Act project in 180 seconds
Embedded France Event - ministère de l'économie & des finances
November 2020 : Ph.D Talent – Professional Pitch – First Price (1K euros)
Goal: Pitch contest – Presentation of research career and projects in 120 seconds
Association Bernard Gregory - ABG
Oct. 2014 – Nov. 2017 : Ph.D grant - Doctoral school ED3CH – (80K euros)
Goal: 3 years PhD funding - Ministerial grant
Highly competitive selection - 2nd position
Université de Paris