Curriculum Vitae
Seeking: Post-doctoral position or research engineering role in optical instrumentation and/or numerical simulation (France / International)
29 years old•vincent.foriel@gmail.com•Nice, France
Education
PhD Student in Astrophotonics
Nov. 2023 - PresentObservatoire de la Côte d'Azur (OCA), Nice
Improving the nulling interferometry technique via the development of a phase-adjustable photonic component for exoplanet detection.
Master's in Computational Physics
Sept. 2021 - Jul. 2023Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC), Besançon
Bachelor's in Fundamental Physics
Sept. 2017 - Jul. 2021Université Côte d'Azur (UniCA), Nice
DUT in Networks and Telecommunications
Sept. 2015 - Jul. 2017Université Côte d'Azur (UniCA), Nice
Professional Experience
Master's Thesis Internship: Unveiling the 3D structure of pre-stellar cores (ML)
Feb. 2023 - Jun. 2023Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC), Besançon
Study of a convolutional network's ability to infer the properties of a pre-stellar core from numerically generated observations.
Laboratory Project: Determining TNO detection efficiency (ML)
Nov. 2021 - Jun. 2022Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC), Besançon
Study of neural networks' functioning and their ability to extrapolate detection efficiency model parameters.
Tutored Project: Stellar Coronagraphy
Mar. 2020 - Jun. 2020Université Côte d'Azur (UCA), Nice
Simulation of light behavior in a telescope.
Skills
Programming
Python (expert), C/C++, Fortran, Git/GitHub, CI/CD
Scientific tools
NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, Astropy, Pandas, Jupyter
Areas of expertise
Physical optics, Image processing, Numerical simulation, Statistical analysis
Languages
French (native), English (fluent - B2/C1), Spanish (A1), Japanese (A1)
Publications & Presentations
Conference Presentations
- SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation (Copenhagen) — June 2026 (Upcoming)
- LIFE Conference — November 2025
- WITSO (ESA Workshop, Leiden) — October 2025
- SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation (Yokohama) — June 2023
Scientific Publications
- 1 paper in finalization
- 2 papers partially written, awaiting experimental results
Qualities
CreativeCuriousAutonomousAltruistic