Guillaume Graciani
Engineer from the Institut d’Optique Graduate School, Guillaume got his PhD from Ecole Polytechnique. Working at the crossroads between fundamental optics and biology, he was amongst the 2021 recipients of Institut Polytechnique de Paris’ « Best Thesis Award ».
He began his career in South Korea, where he developed new optical interferometry instruments for the study of proteins. As an Associate Professor at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, he now combines Machine Learning and computational optics to study living organisms using light scattering.
Recent laureate of an international science communication competition organized by Nature, he actively works in science communication and the visual arts.
Education
- Ph.D. Ecole Polytechnique – Institut Polytechnique de Paris
- Master of Engineering Institut d’Optique Graduate School
- Master of Science Université Paris Sud
Experience
Teaching
- Associate Professor Institut Polytechnique de Paris – Biophotonics, Quantum Mechanics, Statistics and Probabilities
- Research Professor (Industrial chair) Institut d’Optique Graduate School – Geometrical optics, Physical optics, Advanced photometry, Computer aided simulations
- Lecturer Institut d’Optique Graduate School – Continuing education for engineers: Advanced photometry, Infrared systems
- Lecturer Ecole Nationale Superieure Louis Lumière – Geometrical optics, Image processing, Display technology
Professional Appointments
- Associate Professor Institut Polytechnique de Paris
- Research Professor Seoul National University
- Research Fellow/Post-Doc Institute for Basic Science, Center for Soft and Living Matter
- Research Professor (Industrial chair) Institut d’Optique Graduate School
- Research Engineer/Project Manager Institut d’Optique Graduate School
Executive
- Head of ParisTech Korea
- International Master Coordinator
- Industrial relations and Employment observatory
Expert Optics Consultant
- Bio-Tech startup company
- Automotive Industry
- Modern Arts projects