⭔ Professional background
2019-2020 | Postdoctoral researcher at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland (1 year). Digital and Cognitive Musicology Lab |
2018 | Postdoctoral researcher at Ircam, Paris and University of La Rochelle, France (6 months). Représentations musicales team |
2015-2018 | Ph.D. in Computer Music at Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France. Thesis: Learning of musical structures in the context of improvisation |
⭔ Teaching and supervision
- Teaching assistant at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland.
– Musical improvisation, invention and creativity, 16h.
– Digital musicology, 16h. - Teaching assistant at Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France.
– Algorithmics and programming (Python), 32h.
– Computer and Information Technology, 48h.
– Data Structures (C++), 8h.
– 3D Modelling and Scripting (SketchUp, C#), 8h.
- Master’s internship: Arthur Parmentier – EPFL, 2020.
Gesture recognition for Soundpainting in Max. - Master’s internship: Rémi Decelle – Télécom Nancy, 2017.
Reinforcement learning for machine improvisation. - Bachelor’s internship: Lucas Antonelli – Université de Lorraine, 2016.
Implementation of a FLOSS listening test platform.
⭔ Ph.D. THESIS
Apprentissage de structures musicales en contexte d’improvisation
Learning of musical structures in the context of improvisation
Direction: Emmanuel Vincent (Inria), Gérard Assayag (Ircam / STMS).
Members of the Jury:
Elaine Chew (reviewer) — Professor, Queen Mary University of London
Maxime Crochemore (reviewer) — Professor, King’s College London
Florence Levé — Maître de Conférences, Université de Picardie
Kamel Smaïli — Professeur, Université de Lorraine
Emmanuel Vincent — Directeur de Recherche, Inria
Gérard Assayag — Directeur de Recherche, Ircam
Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique — UMR 7503 LORIA
Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique — UMR 9912 STMS

⭔ EducatioN
2015 | M.Sc. in Acoustics, signal processing and computer science applied to music, Université Pierre & Marie Curie and Ircam, Paris, France. Thesis: Learning of multidimensional musical structures with probabilistic model interpolation. Supervised by Emmanuel Vincent (Inria Nancy) and Gérard Assayag (Ircam). |
2014 | M.Sc. in Theoretical computer science and applications, Université de Rouen, France. Thesis: Theme and variations analysis with dynamic programming and clock automata.Supervised by Mathieu Giraud (Université de Lille). |
2014 | M.Sc. in Mathematical engineering, INSA Rouen, France. Thesis: Generating four-voice Renaissance improvisation based on a Cantus Firmus.Supervised by Nathalie Chaignaud (LITIS, Rouen). |
⭔ Grants and awards
- 2020: Grant, Co-Investigator, Swiss National Science Foundation, “Wanderful music: a systematic investigation into music-induced mind wandering.” (95.775 CHF).
- 2016: Best poster award, Young researcher in Acoustics, Audio and Signal days, 2016, Paris, France.
⭔ Workshops and invited talks
- June 2019: Invited talk at University de Picardie, Amiens, France.
- March 2019: Invited talk at Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain.
- April 2018: Invited talk at Reid School of Music, University of Edinburgh, UK.
- December 2017: International workshop Improtech Paris – Philly 2017, Philadelphia, USA.
- June 2017: Invited talk at Queen Mary University of London, UK.
- July 2016: National workshop “Dynamics of creative improvisation”, Bordeaux, France.
- July 2015: International workshop “Musician and machine” at Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland.
⭔ Communication to a large audience
- March 2020: “Interacting on stage with a virtual agent”. Talk in the scope of the thematic week Maths and music, Université de Picardie, Amiens, France.
- March 2017: “Music as a language”. Short popular science article published in the booklet of the forum “Mathématiques vivantes”, organised by the French commission for mathematics education.
- June 2016: Human-machine improvisation demo at “40 years of Loria”, Nancy, France.
- March 2016: Human-machine improvisation demo at the Science festival of Nancy, France.
- June 2015: Human-machine improvisation demo at “Science & You”, Nancy, France.
⭔ Musical activities
- Playing the piano (24 years), saxophone (12 years).
- Music theory end-of-study diploma from Conservatoire de Lisieux.
- Masterclasses with Walter Thompson, Paul Lay, Ari Hoenig, Andy Sheppard, John Paricelli, Sylvain Beuf and Jean-Claude Fohrenbach.
- Composition and Improvisation: Jazz, progressive rock, avant-garde, noise.
- Taught private piano and music theory lessons.
- Played in semi-professional concerts.
- Participation in the production of Presumption (doom metal).
