CV
Appointments
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Directeur de Recherche 1e Classe (2023–present)
CNRS/IN2P3, LAPP, Annecy, France -
Scientific Associate (2021–2022)
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland -
Directeur de Recherche 2e Classe (2017–2023)
CNRS/IN2P3, LAPP, Annecy, France -
Chargé de Recherche 1e Classe (2011–2017)
CNRS/IN2P3, LAPP, Annecy, France -
Research Physicist Staff (2007–2011)
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland -
Fellow (2005–2007)
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland -
Postdoctoral Research Associate (2003–2005)
University of Milano, Milano, Italy -
Postgraduate Research Associate (1998–1999)
Microelectronics Group, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
Education
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Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (Accreditation to Supervise Research) (2016)
University of Grenoble-Alpes, France
Thesis: From ADC counts to the Higgs boson: photons for physics measurements with the ATLAS experiment at the LHC Run 1 -
PhD in Nuclear and Subnuclear Physics (1999–2003) with highest honours
University of Milano, Italy
Thesis: Energy reconstruction and calibration algorithms for the ATLAS electromagnetic calorimeter -
MSc in Physics (1992–1998) with 110/110 cum laude, highest honours
University of Torino, Italy
Thesis: Measurement of the J/$\psi$ production at the CERN SPS with the NA50 experiment
Services to the Profession
Research Management
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ATLAS LAPP Team Leader (2023–present)
Member of the ATLAS Collaboration Board -
ALLEGRO LAPP Team Leader (2022–present) Member of the DRD6 Collaboration Board
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FCC-PED LAPP Team Leader (2022–present) FCC France contact for LAPP
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Plenary European Committee for Future Accelerators (pECFA) (2020–present)
Member -
ATLAS Liquid Argon (LAr) Group Representative (2012–present)
LAPP Team -
French CERN Fellowship Selection Committee (2015–2020)
Member
Scientific Responsibilities and Coordination Roles
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ATLAS LAr Phase II Calibration Upgrade (2024–present)
Coordinator, member of the ATLAS LAr Phase II Upgrade Steering Group -
LHC Higgs Combination Group (2023–present)
Convener (ATLAS) -
ATLAS Higgs Working Group (2020–2022)
Convener, member of ATLAS Physics Coordination -
LHC Higgs Cross-Section Working Group 2 (Higgs Properties) (2018–2020)
Convener (ATLAS) -
ATLAS Analysis Contact (2017–2020)
$H\to\gamma\gamma$ couplings analysis -
ATLAS LAr Phase II Calibration Upgrade activity (2017–2020)
Coordinator, member of the ATLAS LAr Phase II Upgrade Steering Group -
ATLAS LAr activities at LAPP (2017–2020)
Coordinator -
ATLAS Higgs HGamma Working Group (2016–2017)
Convener -
ATLAS Analysis Contact (2015–2016)
Search for Higgs-like diphoton resonances analysis -
ATLAS EGamma Combined Performance group (2012–2014)
Convener, member of ATLAS Physics Coordination -
ATLAS LAr Software and Data Preparation group (2011–2012)
Convener, member of the ATLAS LAr Steering Group -
ATLAS Photon Identification group (2011–2012)
Convener -
ATLAS Standard Model Direct Photons group (2010–2011)
Convener -
ATLAS LAr Calorimeter Electronic Calibration group (2005–2010)
Convener
Research Evaluation Committees
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Long baseline Neutrino Committee (LBNC) (2023–2025) Member, Fermilab, USA
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Swiss National Science Foundation (2023–present)
Grant reviewer -
Register of Expert Peer Reviewers for Italian Scientific Evaluation (REPRISE) (2016–present)
Member -
LHCC panel reviewing the Phase-2 CMS Barrel Calorimeter Technical Design Report (2017–2018)
Member
Conference and Workshop Organization
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Higgs Conference (2022–2025)
International Organizing Committee, member, chair in 2025 -
Program Committee, Higgs 2022 Conference (2022)
Pisa, Italy -
Organizing Committee, Higgs Hunting 2022 Workshop (2022)
Paris, France -
Organizing Committee, Les Houches Workshop Physics at the TeV Colliders (2013–present)
Les Houches, France
Awards and Grants
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ARIA ALLEGRO Readout electrode Integrated ASICs (2025–2026) R&D Funding, USMB Annecy, France
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CNRS RIPEC Merit-based Bonus (2021–2025)
Prime individuelle au mérite scientifique (Comp. 3) -
CNRS Scientific Excellence Prize (2014–2017)
Prime d’Excellence Scientifique -
ANR PhotonPortal Project (2016–2021)
Principal investigator
Editorial Activities
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Peer reviewer for scientific journals (2011–present) Including Physics Letters B, Nuclear Physics B, Journal of Instrumentation, The European Physical Journal C, Journal of High Energy Physics, Computer Physics Communications, and Particle Data Group
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Editorial Boards for internal review of ATLAS papers (2009–present) As of May 2025: 39 boards (22 as chair), including 25 papers (16 as chair) and 14 CONF notes (6 as chair)
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ATLAS Contact Editor (2011–present) As of May 2025: 11 papers and CONF notes (+ 1 ongoing), 3 PUB notes
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ATLAS Collaboration Publication Committee (2009–2011) Member. Author of the first version of the ATLAS publication LaTeX template.