• Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches, University Paris 11, Orsay (France) 2004 « Theoretical advances on oxide clusters and surfaces »

• Ph.D. In Physics, University of Rome (Italy) 1988 - 1991 Thesis : "Structural and electronic properties of semiconductor surfaces and amorphous alloys from first principles", under the supervision of Prof. C.M. Bertoni

• Laurea in Physics, University of Rome (Italy) 1981 - 1986 Ms. Thesis : « Non local exchange-correlation effects at jellium surfaces », under the supervision of Prof. G. Ciccotti. Final marks : 110/110 cum laude.

• Bachelor in Arts, Liceo Classico « Virgilio », Rome (Italy) 1974 - 1979 Final marks : 60/60

• CNRS Research Director at « Institut des Nano-Sciences de Paris » 2005-

• CNRS Researcher at « Groupe de Physique des Solides », Paris 2002-2004

• CNRS Researcher at « Laboratoire de Physique des Solides », Orsay (France) 1993-2001

• Post-Doc Fellow at the « Centre Européen de Calcul Atomique et Moléculaire » 1992-1993 (CECAM), Orsay (France)

• Ph. D. Fellow at IBM Research Center in Ruschlikön (Switzerland) 1991

• Ph. D. Fellow at University of Rome 1989-1991

• (2011) Invited Professor, University of Cagliari (Italy). Cycle of seminars and lectures « Electronic Structure of Oxide Surfaces ».

• (1992) Recipient of « Della Riccia » Foundation fellowship : « Structure of Amorphous Alloys by first-principle Molecular Dynamics »

• (2014- ) Coordinator of the "Theory and Modeling in Computational Material Science » axis of the « MATISSE » labex, Paris-6 University.

• (2012- ) Member of the local scientific council at INSP.

• (2008-2009) CNRS institute of physics representative at CECAM scientific council.

• (2003-2004) Member of the Committee (« Commission de Spécialistes) in Condensed Matter of Paris-6 University (in charge of the selection of applicants to Research Associate positions)

• (1996-1999) Creation and management, with F. Willaime, G. Zerah, L. Reining and C. Koenig, of the « SEMAT 1 » series of conferences ; this was the first French network aiming at developing and spreading knowledge about the theory and numerical simulations in material science.

• (2016) Coordinator of the colloquium « Nuclear Quantum Effects » at the 2016 Annual Meeting on Condensed Matter (Journées de la Matière Condensée) of the French Physical Society (with J. Teixeira)

• (2004-2015) Organization (with Ph. Depondt, M. Hayoun, and J.-C. Levy) of the annual « Journées/Ecole de Simulation Numérique », Paris
   Member of 2 Scientific Committees and 5 Local Committees for the organization of Conferences or International Schools.

Beyond my research activity, I have been teaching (mainly at the Master level) and training many students, although the CNRS positions do not necessarily imply teaching duties. I am convinced that teaching implies many intellectual advantages, even for the instructors : it can help creating a dynamic and interactive learning environment ; the instructors are forced to make concepts easier to understand, thus pushing them towards an “out-of-the-box” way of thinking ; sharing courses could also inspire new research ideas and intellectual partnerships among colleagues in a collaborative environment.

Master in Material Science and Nano-Systems (“SMNO” master), Paris-6 University :

• (2003- ) Lectures and “Hands-on-Computer” sessions in the “Computational Material Science” Course, http://www.nanomat-master.eu/sites/...

• (2004-2012) Lecturer of the “Introductory Solid State Physics” Course

In addition, I have taught in many schools for graduate and undergraduate students, among which :

• (2015) « Linear Response and Density Functional Perturbation Theory », lectures and practicals, Paris Int. School on Advanced Computational Materials Science http://pisacms2015.sciencesconf.org/

• (2012- ) « Introduction to Density Functional Theory », lecture and practicals, École de Simulation Numérique, Paris http://www.insp.jussieu.fr/jsnum/

• (2008) « Pseudopotentials and plane-waves for electronic-structure calculations", lecture at the CNRS school « Description Quantique de la Structure Electronique des Nanostructures et Matériaux Complexes »