Bio

I am a tenured Research Scientist CNRS at LIRA / Paris Observatory - PSL since 2020.

As a student, I long hesitated between Space Systems Engineering and Astrophysics. I hold dual Master’s degrees in Engineering from École Polytechnique (Paris, 2010) and ISAE-Supaero (Toulouse, 2011), as well as a Master’s degree in Astrophysics from Université Paul Sabatier (Toulouse, 2011). My PhD in astronomical instrumentation and observations of exoplanetary systems (Université Paris Cité, 2014) combined those interests. Following this, I worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Space Telescope Science Institute/Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and later served as a NASA Hubble Fellow (Carl Sagan Fellowship) at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

English CV (PDF) | French CV (PDF)

Research

My research is both in astronomical instrumentation and observations, for the study of circumstellar environnements (exoplanets and debris disks).

The main difficulties of exoplanet direct imaging are the high contrast level and high angular resolution required to discriminate the planet signal from the stellar light. My instrumentation research is about developing optical and post-processing methods to make this type of observations a reality. In parallel, I analyze debris disks (Kuiper belt analogs) and exoplanets images from current high-contrast instruments, to understand the late stages of planetary system formation and evolution.

In 2025, I was awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant, ECHOES, to develop both aspects of my research.

Publications:

Outreach

Podcast Science ( PodcastScience.fm ) is a french-speaking popular science podcast. Behind the scene each week, I am in charge of astrophysics and general physics episodes. Episodes are aired each Wednesday (8.30 pm France time) and then released as a Podcast.

Contact

  • LIRA / Observatoire de Paris | Bâtiment 16, Bureau 218 | 11 Avenue Marcellin Berthelot | 92190 Meudon, France
  • +33 1 45 07 79 57