About Me
My background
I am a Doctor in Physics working at the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin HZB (GERMANY). I have a PhD in Physics from the University of Lyon where I worked at the Institut Lumière Matière ILM in Lyon (FRANCE). Before this, I got a M.Sc. of Physics “Sciences de la Matière” from the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon and a M.Sc. of Physics engineering from the Politecnico di Milano (ITALY).
At the HZB
I am currently doing a Postdoc at the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin. There, I developed new approaches and characterization methods for the study and development of photoactive materials for solar fuel production and sustainable energy applications. I focus on uncovering the physicochemical processes at the interface between the electrode and electrolyte to develop new-generation photoelectrodes, combining chemical and photovoltaic approaches. These new materials can be used to convert CO₂ and N₂ into valuable chemicals and for the production of green hydrogen (H₂).
CSO at FTN
I am co-founder & CSO of FutureThinkNow (FTN) where I lead R&D in Data Extraction, Analytics, and Modeling. FTN harnesses the power of artificial intelligence and social media to analyze data and build data-driven solutions. We study color and retail trends, analyze runway collections, and monitor mass markets and influencers to help designers, production teams, and sales departments better target their products and reduce waste.
PhD at ILM
During my PhD, I studied the nucleation of nanoparticles in plasma generated by laser ablation with an experimental and theoretical approach. In particular, plasma composed of aluminum and oxygen. My main research topic was to understand the formation of clusters and nanoparticles. For that, I developed theoretical models and 2D-space and time resolved emission spectroscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy. This topic is of first importance for the production of nanoparticles (cluster sources, pulsed laser ablation in liquids) but also in sample characterization using laser ablation (LIBS) or even nucleation in interstellar plasma.
The Team
I am working at HZB under the direction of Dr. Tristan Petit in the Young Investigator Group Nanoscale Solid-Liquid Interfaces. “Our young investigator group aims at characterizing solid-liquid interfaces where the solid and/or the liquid phase has a nanoscale dimension. We apply in situ optical and synchrotron-based X-ray spectroscopies to investigate the physicochemical properties of solid-liquid interface on nanomaterials and of nanoconfined liquids in the context of energy conversion and storage.”