Professional thesis Auvergne University (France), Clermont-Ferrand, 2006
PhD in Applied Biology at the National Agronomic Institute of Paris-Grignon, 1987
National Institute of Agronomy, option Agri-Food (ENSAT), Toulouse, 1985
Energy balance and consequences of body weight
Behaviours of physical activities and eating
Use of Bioinformatics to collect, store and analyse behaviour data aquired in free-living conditions
Lipid-Energy Homeostasis Control and Obesity Team INRA-Unit of Human Nutrition Resarch
Conceive and coordinate research programs on energy expenditure and intake prediction
Physiological determinants in energy expenditure
Emotional determinants in eating behaviour, sensory analysis
I worked one year in a applied technical food center (Agrotech, Agen), then 15 years in the Meat Research Unit (sensory analysis and consumer preference Team) anf finally 7 years in the Human Nutrition Research Unit.
Laboratory of computer science, modeling and optimization of systems (LIMOS, CNRS UMR 6158, Clermont-Ferrand, France)
Research Center in nutrition Research (CRNH d'Auvergne & Rhône-Alpes)
Laboratory of Applied Mathematics (University B Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France)
Laboratory of Social Psychology (LAPSCO, CNRS UMR 6024, Clermont-Ferrand, France)
Hospitals of Clermont-Ferrand and Saint-Etienne (France)