I am a senior researcher working in optimization, in the group of Prof. Peter Richtárik.

Biography

I got my PhD in 2006 from Grenoble Inst. of Tech., Grenoble, France. After 2 years as a postdoc in Munich, Germany, I was recruited as a permanent researcher by the CNRS in 2008. I spent 4 years in the GREYC, Caen, and 7 years in GIPSA-Lab, Grenoble. From 2016 to 2019, I was a member of the French National Committee for Scientific Research (CoNRS, Section 7). Since Nov. 2019, I am on leave from the CNRS and a senior researcher at KAUST.

Research Interests

Optimization: deterministic and stochastic algorithms, convex relaxations. Applications to machine learning, signal and image processing

Professional Profile

Awards and Distinctions

  • Best student paper award at the conference IEEE ICIP 2005, 2005
  • Best Ph.D. award, Grenoble Institute of Technology, 2007
  • Meritorious Service Award from Mathematical Programming, 2023

Professional Memberships

  • Senior Member, IEEE, 2019

Qualifications

Education

PhD (Dr. rer. nat.)
Applied Mathematics, Grenoble Institute of Technology (INPG), France, 2006

Languages

French
Native or bilingual proficiency
English
Full professional proficiency
German
Elementary proficiency