My research interests and work lie at the intersections of the fields of astrophysics, particle physics, nuclear physics and cosmology, in particular concerning neutrinos and weak interactions. My activity covers both theoretical and phenomenological aspects, in relation either with neutrino experiments and astrophysical neutrino observatories, or for the implications of neutrino properties in astrophysics.
Recently, I have been mostly working on the neutrino quantum kinetic equations, novel neutrino flavor mechanisms in dense astrophysical environments (core-collapse supernovae, binary neutron star mergers), the influence of strong gravitational fields on neutrinos, non-standard neutrino properties or interactions, the connection of a weakly interacting neutrino gas with other many-body systems, such as atomic nuclei and condensed matter.
Talks at international and national conferences, workshops or Symposia: 108 (84 invited).
Seminars et Colloquia: 53 (37 invited).
Recent invited talks:
MITP Workshop on "Open Quantum Systems" 13-17 Avril 2026, Mainz.
APS 2026 Physics Global Summit - 16-20 Mars, Denver.
12th Symposium on "Large TPCs for low-energy rare event detection" - 15-17 December 2025, Paris.
Second International conference on the "Physics of the Two Infinities", 17-21 November 2025, Tokyo.
SUPRISE 2025: Supernovae probes of the Invisible Sector, 11-14 March,IFT UAM/CSIC, Madrid.
"Rencontres de Blois on Particle Physics and Cosmology", 20-25 October 2024, Blois.
"Neutrino Oscillation Workshop (NOW)", 2-8 September 2024, Otranto.
Lectures at International Schools (recent and upcoming)
July 2026 - ISAPP School 2026 âThe low energy frontier: Dark Matter and Neutrinos in
Theory and Experimentsâ, Lectures on "Low energy neutrino astrophysics", Max-Planck-Institute for Physics and the Technical University MĂŒnich.
June 2025 - International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) "Summer School on Particle Physics", Lectures on "Neutrino Astrophysics", Trieste.
June 2024 - Galileo Galilei Institute for Theoretical Physics "Neutrino Frontiers ", Lecture on "Neutrino Astrophysics", Arcetri, Florence.
September 2023 - International Joliot Curie School, "Beyond the standard model of weak interaction: nuclei, neutrons, neutrinos", Lecture on "Neutrino astrophysics: a window to new physics", Saint-Pierre d'Oléron.
Current Teaching
- "Neutrino Physics" at the Master High Energy Physics (PHE) at Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IPP) and ETH ZĂŒrich; since 2018.
- "Neutrinos : a window to new physics", Course at the Doctoral School STEP UP, Paris; since 2026.
ResponsabiliteÌ scientifiques et collectivesâ include
2014-2017 - Head of the APC "Theory Group"
2013-2021 -- Member of the JUNO Collaboration
Supervision of students, PhD students and postdocs
PhD - J. Gava (2006-2009), S. Galais (2008-2011), D. VÀÀnÀnen (2010-2013), A. Chatelain (2015-2018), P. Ivà ñez-Ballesteros (2022-2025)
PhD codirection - M. Uwe-Frensel (2015-16, Basel U.), A. Gallo-Rosso (2016-2019, Aquila U. and GSSI, postdoc at Stockholm U.)
Postdocs - J. Welzel (2006-2007), R. Lazauskas (2005-2007, hired at CNRS), J. Kneller (2008-2010, hired at North Carolina U.), C. Espinoza (2010-2012), S. Abbar (2016-2019, postdoc at MPI MĂŒnich)
Diplomarbeit (1 year) - D. Koudela (2001-2, Heidelberg U.), D. Horn (2011-2012, MĂŒnich U.)
Internships - 6 (L3), 2 (M1), 10 (M2)
Organization of conferences, workshops, symposia
2026 - Membre du comité d'organisation des journée ATPEM, novembre, Paris.
2025 - Initiatrice, coordinator and organizer of "Dark Matter and Neutrinos" (3 weeks) at IHP Paris.
2024 - Initiatrice, coordinator and organizer of "Neutrino Frontiers" (4 weeks) at GGI Florence.
2023 - Organizer of the workshop "Collective Neutrino Oscillations: From Quantum Information Science to Heavy Element Synthesis" at Mainz Institute for Theoretical Physics (MITP).
2023-24 - Convener of the low energy session of NUINT2024, Sao Paulo.
2016- Organizer of the one-day workshop on "Neutrinos" of the Société Française de Physique (SFP)
2012 -Organizer of the "Aspen winter conference on neutrino physics".
2011 - Organizer (alone) of the workshop "Frontiers in neutrino physics", APC Paris.
2011 - Organizer of the «European Doctoral Program » : «Neutrinos in Nuclear-, Particle- and Astrophysics », ECT* Trento.
2010 - Convener of the low energy session of the NOW workshop, Conca Specchiulla.
2009 - Organizer (alone) of the workshop "Frontiers in theoretical neutrino physics", APC Paris.
2008- Organizer of the "25eÌme JourneÌe TheÌmatique IPNO : les messagers de lâespace", Orsay.
2008 - Organizer of the "NNN" Workshop, Paris.
2007- Organizer of "Fundamental symmetries : from neutrinos and nuclei to the Universe", ECT* Trento
2006 - Organizer of the Symposium "NDM", Paris.
2004- Organizer of "Exploring the impact of new neutrino beams", ECT* Trento.
2004 - Organizer of "Colloques GANIL", Giens.
2003 - Organizer of the workshop "Radioactive beams for nuclear and neutrino physics", Les Arcs.
2003 - Organizer of the "Ecole internationale Joliot-Curie : Weak interaction and nuclei", La Londe les Maures.
2003 - Organizer of the workshop "Weak interaction in nuclei and astrophysics : Standard Model and Beyond", ECT* Trento.
"Groupement de Recherche" (GDR)
2005-17 - Convener of the Working Group "Neutrinos from the Universe" of the "Neutrino" GDR .
2004 - Founding Member of the "Neutrino" GDR.
Editorial Boards
2008-2017 - Member of the Editorial Board of « Journal of Physics G : Nuclear and Particle Physics ».
2016-17 - Editor (alone) of the Focus Issue "Neutrino masses and mixings", Journal of Physics G.
2015 - Editor with A.B. Balantekin of the Focus Issue on "Nucleosynthesis and the role of neutrinos", Journal of Physics G.
Past and Present Committees - Scientific, Hiring, Long Range Plans
Since October 2025 -- Member of the Panels of the FWO Review College Fundamental Research (2025-2028).
Since March 2025 -- Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics (MPIK) Heidelberg (2025-2030).
Since December 2023-- Member (nominated) of the CSI CNRS Physique.
Since November 2023-- Member of the Scientific Board "Neutrino Scattering Theory Experiment Collaboration (NuSTEC)", Fermilab (nominated).
Since 2014 - Member of the F.R.I.F. (Fédération de Recherche Interactions Fondamentales).
2014-2017 - Member of the APC Laboratory Scientific Council Laboratoire APC.
2011-2012 - Member nominated (at the bureau) of CNRS section 02.
2009-2010 - NUPECC Long Range Plan 2010, member of the working group on "Fundamental Interactions".
2003-2011 - Member (elected) of the Institut of Nuclear Physics Orsay (IPNO) Scientific Council.
2009-12 - Member (nominated) of the "Groupe dâExperts TheÌmatiques" (GET), UniversitĂ© de Paris 7
2005-2008 - Member (nominated) of the Commission des Spécialistes (CSE), Université de Paris 7.
2003-2010 - Member (nominated) of the Scientific Council of the Joliot Curie School.
2004-2009 - Member (nominated) of GANIL International Scientific Council.
2005-09 - EURISOL Design Study, FP6, Leader of the feasibility study of the low energy beta-beam.
2008-09 - GANIL 2015 : Member of the « core group », of « Forward Look Forum », of the cluster group LIRAT.
2004-2007 - Member (nominated) of the "Conseil National des Universités" (CNU)
Outreach (activités de médiation)
