Alain Arneodo
Alain Arneodo obtained his PhD in Elementary Particle Physics from the University of Nice in 1978. He then turned his attention to dynamical systems theory.
He is currently Honorary Research Director (CNRS) at the Ondes et Matière d'Aquitaine laboratory (France).
Its current research focuses on the structure and dynamics of biological macromolecules, combining skills ranging from theoretical physics to bioinformatics. The specificity of the team led by Alain Arneodo lies in its ability to analyze DNA sequences using original signal processing methodologies (wavelet transformation), and in its modeling inspired by dynamical systems theory (normal modes, molecular dynamics) and statistical mechanics (polymer physics).
He is best known for his contributions to modern physics (statistical physics, dynamical systems, chaos theory, fully developed turbulence, fractals, etc.), but has also published significantly in fields as varied as astrophysics, geophysics, chemistry and finance.
In the course of his scientific career, Alain Arneodo has been a member of numerous institutions (notably the University of Texas (Austin) and the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, where he set up a new laboratory at the interface between physics and biology).
He has taught various courses as a visiting professor, notably in Nice, Marseille, Paris, Louvain-la-Neuve, Vienna, Austin (Texas), Orono (Maine), Budapest (Hungary), Wuhan (China), Montreal (Canada), Natal (Brazil).
His scientific productivity is impressive (Scopus: over 9,000 citations, h-index of 53 and over 300 published articles), and in December 2005 he was awarded the Prix de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, Lettres et Beaux-Arts de Belgique.
Alain Arneodo is also heavily involved in scientific publishing; he is (or has been) editor for the following journals: The European Physical Journal B, International Journal of Bifurcation and chaos, International Journal of Fractals, The Journal of Difference Equations and Applications, Applied and Computational Harmonic Analysis: Wavelets, Signal Processing and Applications, Signal Processing.
