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Stefan Haar: Pushing the boundaries of discrete event dynamic systems

… Stefan Haar: Pushing the boundaries of discrete event dynamic systems Stefan Haar: Pushing the boundaries of discrete event dynamic systems Researcher portraits Research … at Université Paris-Saclay. He specialises in formal methods and discrete event dynamic systems in computer …

Published on: Thu 05/05/2022 - 15:16

Pierre Gilles Lemarié-Rieusset: From wavelets to Navier-Stokes

… Pierre Gilles Lemarié-Rieusset: From wavelets to Navier-Stokes Pierre Gilles Lemarié-Rieusset: From wavelets to Navier-Stokes Researcher portraits …

Published on: Fri 03/06/2022 - 16:33

Stéphane Bazot: understanding the ecology of the plant-soil system

… It was therefore not surprising that once he had completed his scientific baccalaureate, he decided to focus on … Diploma) at the École Nationale Supérieure d’Agronomie et des Industries Alimentaires (National School of Agronomy … at INRA in Dijon, where I worked on the hybridisation of genetically modified oilseed rape with related wild species in …

Published on: Fri 24/06/2022 - 10:35

Bertrand Maury: mathematising reality

… the numerical simulation of fluid and grain flows. On his return to France, he was recruited as an associate professor … Jacques-Louis Lions Laboratory (LJLL) at Université Pierre et Marie Curie – one of the most prestigious places in the … fluid mechanics to his students strangely made him want to return to more theoretical mathematics. “I wouldn’t have been …

Published on: Thu 01/09/2022 - 10:27

Dimitri Houtcieff: a specialist in contract law with multiple implications

… his favourite way of passing on his knowledge. After completing a Master’s in Business Law at Université Paris-Sud … be relied upon in the context of contractual relations, whether civil or commercial.” According to the principle of an … estoppel, a contractor may not contradict himself to the detriment of another. In 2001, Dimitri Houtcieff became an …

Published on: Fri 16/09/2022 - 14:30

Gravitational waves: listening to the vibrations of the universe

… seen thanks to very high-tech instruments called interferometers. What interest do these waves have for scientists and … generating gravitational waves. However, space-time is something very rigid and only small disturbances result from … order of 10 -18 m, or one billionth of a billionth of a metre). In the 1970s, the American physicist, Rainer Weiss …

Published on: Thu 20/10/2022 - 15:18

Emmanuel Flurin: When quantum technologies play with the laws of the Universe

… most sensitive power sensor, pushing the limits of magnetic resonance. Quantum information has been exciting the … superposition of these basic states: "It's a hybrid object between analogue and digital that very effectively describes … sensor, sensitive to the fluctuations of the electromagnetic field above the quantum vacuum, reached at temperatures …

Published on: Thu 31/08/2023 - 16:00

Marie Erard: A chemist tackling life head-on

… level. To achieve this, she is developing analytical methods based on fluorescence spectro-imaging. For the past … whose aim is to promote the development of innovative detection methods for the exploration of living processes.  With a …

Published on: Tue 19/12/2023 - 11:29

Camille Coron: a passion for applied mathematics

… to biology, particularly developing models for the genetics of biparental populations.  Camille Coron's daily … and encouraged her to take part in the Kangaroo competition , where she excelled. Following the advice of her … She then prepared for the ENS Paris-Saclay competitive exam, which she passed in 2006. Feeling somewhat …

Published on: Wed 14/02/2024 - 07:35

Olfatask: the role of olfaction in bees, queens of social organisation

… bees, scientists identified the first clue: a correlation between the role of bees in a hive and their age. The … guarding the hive and fighting predators such as hornets, then foraging at the end of the bee's life. However, in … the neuronal pathways used by bees to process information between different castes. "Among eusocial species, the …

Published on: Wed 29/01/2025 - 17:16

Frédéric Chevallier: atmospheric inversion turned on its head

… Rennes, where Frédéric Chevallier grew up reading Sciences et Vie magazine, particularly the articles on aerospace, … inspired by a 2nd year Master's internship at the Dynamic Meteorology Laboratory (LMD – CNRS/École Polytechnique/ENS - … MicroCarb will be launched by the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES) in early summer 2025. More compact, lighter …

Published on: Wed 05/02/2025 - 12:05

Marie-Luce Taupin: using statistics to explain the living world

… , Marie-Luce Taupin specialises in advanced statistical methods applied to the life sciences and healthcare. She is … responsibilities. Researcher portraits Research After completing a scientific baccalaureate, Marie-Luce Taupin embarked … and a master's degree in mathematics. In 1994, she completed a DEA (Master of Advanced Studies, equivalent to a 2nd …

Published on: Thu 06/03/2025 - 14:50