Summary

My work lies at the intersection of science and technology studies, economic geography and digital research methods. I develop methods and tools to support empirical research on the dynamics of science, technology and innovation, with a particular focus on large-scale textual and relational data, network analysis and spatial analysis.

Current positions

• 2026–present
  Deputy director of a joint research unit (UMR)
  Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Science, Innovation and Society (LISIS, Gustave Eiffel University, INRAE, CNRS)
• 2020–present
  Head of CorText Platform
  Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE) – LISIS.
  Leading the CorText Platform, a digital platform supporting open research in the social sciences and humanities on the dynamics of science, technology, innovation and knowledge production (secondment of 20% of my time to INRAE).
• 2019–present
  Assistant Professor / Senior Lecturer
  ESIEE Paris (Gustave Eiffel University).
  Teaching and research in science and technology studies, economic geography, data analysis and digital methods.

Previous experience

• 2009–2018
  Teacher / Junior lecturer, ESIEE Paris (CCIP).
  Research on methodological developments to support science and technology studies (methods and indicators, data visualisation, network analysis, NLP) applied to nanotechnologies, genomics, heterogeneous catalysis, nuclear, green energy and sustainable development.
• 2018–2019
  Teacher, Télécom Paris.
  Sessions in a course on mapping controversies, focusing on the analysis of scientific and press information in controversy contexts.
• 2009–2010
  Research Assistant, ESIEE Management (CCIP).
  Technical support for researchers in management and sociology (STS): data mining, scientometrics, visualisation.
• 2007–2008
  Data Scientist, LATTS (Paris-Est University, ENPC) / ARMINES.
  Tools development, data collection and processing for large datasets (patents, publications, firms) on nanotechnologies.
• 2006
  Research Assistant, Grenoble Applied Economics Laboratory (GAEL, INRAE).
  Database management, update and collect data devoted to firms involved in nanotechnologies. Design and development of a worldwide trend chart on the evolution of nanotechnologies.
• 2002–2006
  Conservation Assistant, Grenoble public libraries network.
  Analyzed patterns in user activity and document access using statistical methods. Design and development of a Content Management System project for library user services.

Research interests

Science and technology studies, economic geography, natural language processing, social network analysis, spatial analysis, data visualisation, scientometrics and digital research methods applied to large, heterogeneous corpora (publications, patents, press, institutional data).

Interests

Enthusiastic traveller, I love catching colours and situations with my camera. Here-and-there-pics gather some of these shots, a kaleidoscopic view of personal moments, without filter, found here and there, along roads and cities.

I share here my thoughts about places, where my feelings and understandings are built through the lenses of my camera.

Always with passion, I am also a researcher and teacher in Paris, France: follow me on X/twitter, and see more about Cortext Platform here.

Education

• 2004–2005
  Master 2 (Research), Economic Geography
  Grenoble University, Alpine Geography Institute (IGA).
  Thesis on proximities and local development, analysing links between public research and industry in Grenoble through PhD students jointly involved in firms and universities. Local dynamics, innovations, links between firms and academic research and sociological surveys.
• 2003–2004
  Master 1 in geography (MA), Local planning
  Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Alpine Geography Institute (IGA).
  Renée-Levasseur island: forestry conservation versus exploitation.
• 2000–2003
  Bachelor in Geography (BA)
  Grenoble University (IGA)
  Major in local planning, spatial analysis and sociological survey.
• 1999–2000
  One-year of a Bachelor of Sciences (BS)
  Montpellier University
• 1996–1999
  Science-based "baccalauréat" (A Level), major in physics