About me

Here are a few newspaper articles about me or interviews which I gave. They can help the curious visitor getting to know who I am.

Welcome to LORIA! (2021)

When I arrived at LORIA, a short video to introduce myself to my new colleagues was realized by the communication department of the LORIA (in French).

Promoting fundamental research (2019)

Together with many researchers, I took part in a campaign of the SNF to promote fundamental research. In a short video, I explain why I believe that fundamental research is essential to science (in French).

Related to the Marie Heim-Vögtlin prize (2017)

I have been awarded the Marie Heim-Vögtlin prize 2017 by the Swiss National Science Foundation. More information can be found below.
The slides of my presentation are here.

• The official announcement of the SNF (in English, French and German).


• The portait of my humble person realized by the SNF (in English, French and German).


• Another portrait, in the form of an audio interview with the Swiss radio (mostly in German, starting at around 19'00'').


• Another interview, on how to support women in research, for the Swiss radio. You can listen to it here or here (in French).


• The article in the journal of the UZH (in German, also here), and the two publications in the news of the UZH (in English and German): here and here.


• Some articles in newspapers: La Liberté (in French), Swissinfo (in English), Expatica (in English).