I began my career in computer science at a young age, earning a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Computer Science with a specialization in Databases and Human-Computer Interfaces in 1994, with the start of the democratization of Internet. After a postgraduate degree in Scientific and Technical Information, I completed my internship at CEA Saclay, where I set up the CEA’s first web-based database. After being hired in 1996, I worked on the creation of the web server for the CEA’s Scientific and Technical Information Department.
In 2000, I joined the Life Sciences Department, where I was responsible for UNIX server administration and participated in high-performance computing (HPC) projects. This led me to specialize in bioinformatics, notably by developing specific applications for omics data management, and more specifically by participating in genome annotation and transcriptomic analysis projects. In 2007, I joined LEMIRE, where I designed a collaborative genomic annotation tool. I also created several expert databases in environmental genomics, whose impact is visible through more than 3,000 monthly users and over 160 scientific citations. This genomics research has led to the publication of several articles, related to projects such as RootAdapt, MOPAD, and DIETETIC, which focus on the analysis of genomes and metabolomes in environmental and industrial contexts.
In 2018, I defended my thesis and took this opportunity to conduct my own research, primarily in silico, on transcriptional regulation and chemotaxis systems in prokaryotes. It is on this theme that I joined the BEAMM team, focusing on magnetotactic microorganisms.