This is the end of a short visit to ETH Zurich, I was very intimidated to visit the math department (as an experimentalist) but it turned out great, thanks to my host Habib Ammari. Also great to (re)connect to colleagues in Physics, Mechanics & engineering, and enjoy a nice Picasso exhibition.🇨🇭🧀🍫

Well hidden in a small corner of the main building of ETH Zurich, they have made a mini museum for Einstein in his former locker 😍

I am a family-friendly scientist: ✅ I have published with brothers (several pairs, joint papers) ✅ I have published with father and son (separate papers) ✅ I have published with husband and wife (separate papers) not sure what's next 🤣

#PetPeeves incremental papers in high-impact journal that cites the really novel work they are based on (usually published in a solid but more obscure journal), but in such a convoluted and obscure way that the editor and reviewer's don't realize it's incremental.

#NewPaper on the blend of computational microscopy with chemical imaging: enabling high-speed quantitative CARS imaging via a new compressive Raman framework. Kudos @spzhao0724.bsky.social A collaboration between @lkblab.bsky.social and @ukmlv.bsky.social from Washington Uni St.Louis rdcu.be/eCjLz

and... our program for the upcoming IMAGE SCIENCE🔬 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) is 🎯LIVE🎯. It will take place April 26, 2026 in beautiful tuscany, italy 🇮🇹 🍕 🤌 Please check our stellar line-up, share, and register! www.grc.org/image-scienc...

Tinguely’s cyclop 😲 in the Fontainebleau forest.

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#NewPaper #OpticalComputing "Optical Next generation reservoir computing" by Hao Wang et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Always a pleasure to have the visit of our alumni! Today Michael Mounaix from U Queensland gave us a seminar on his impressive recent work on arbitrary light shaping using an MPLC, including a demonstration using the team chicken !

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As a physicist I really don’t see a problem here

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I just found the biggest toilets of Paris.

Coming back from a great conference on computational imaging and sensing, in the great duché of Luxembourg, with a great program, very friendly community, and the opportunity to meet IRL @lowrankjack.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy All in all a 11/10 will do it again highly recommend! www.iscs2025.com

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Finally out ! journals.aps.org/prresearch/a... "Classification of quantum states of light using random measurements through a multimode fiber" after several years, the last work of the PhD of Saroch Leedumrongwatthanakun, collaboration with Mauro Paternostro's group, is out in Phys. Rev. Research.

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I was really happy to participate today to this very nice event for the international day of light #IDL at the university of Catania. sites.google.com/dfa.unict.it... also a good occasion to have wonderful arancini, cannoli, granite ... always a pleasure to come to #Sicily

We have multiple postdoc openings in *optical computing* 🔦+🤖, *computational microscopy* 🔬+🧠, and *nanophotonics*💡+⚛️. Don't hesitate to get in touch / spread the word!

Happy Easter !

Harvard is Ukraine. If Harvard falls, everyone’s in danger.

An email from Harvard University President Alan Garber to the university community, titled "The Promise of American Higher Education," links to the DOJ's letter and Harvard's response: www.harvard.edu/research-fun... www.harvard.edu/research-fun...

📢 @sylvaingigan.bsky.social joins #EOSAM2025! His tutorial, "Photonics for AI: Coming of Age?", will explore optical machine learning, from random matrix multiplication via light scattering to applications in modern ML tasks. 🔗More info: tinyurl.com/yc8y5tyz 🚨Submit by tomorrow: tinyurl.com/5ec68bk6

🥁 JOB ALERT 🥁Two "Junior Professor" (tenure-track) Positions are open in our institute, on metrology 📏 and Quantum technology ⚛️, respectively. It comes with a startup package. Contact us if interested, and do not hesitate to circulate!

[ #VeilleESR #Obscurantisme ] Chercheur français interdit d'entrée aux USA pour assister à une conférence. La raison : des messages évoquant le traitement des scientifiques par l'administration Trump « qui traduisent une haine envers Trump et peuvent être qualifiés de terrorisme».

Cannot help it… #UniversityWIthAView

#Astronomy Why is astronomical observations difficult on earth, and why do we need to send telescopes in space? There are 3 main reasons : 1/4

The biggest French national research funding agency sending all researchers a mail at 9pm to say their project is not eligible because the deadline has passed, a month before the deadline 🙄 and then apologizing the next day, has probably induced many panic attack (including me) #NotFunny

🥁🚨📣SAVE THE DATE📣🚨🥁 The 2026 "Image Science" Gordon Research Science Conference (GRC) 🔭🎇🔬🔦🧬📸🖥️ www.grc.org/image-scienc... is coming to Europe ! WHEN ? April 26 - May 1, 2026 WHERE? Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco, Lucca (Italy) *Stay tuned* for our program in the coming months. 📣Please share📣

En raison des dérives de X, dont l'algo semble rendre complètement inopérant le partage d'informations scientifiques & la confrontation sereine des idées, le Conseil Scientifique du @cnrs.bsky.social invite les instituts & laboratoires affiliés à évaluer la pertinence de leur présence sur X. 1/2

A reminder that doing research if you're not in a top developed country can be extremely challenging : not only funding can be very scarce, but due to the limited distributors and taxes, equipment can be *much* more expensive than in Europe/US (I have many examples of 2x multipliers). Sobering. 😨

On m'a offert il y a quelque temps ce vieux livre (1895!) sur la vie quotidienne à l'école polytechnique (mon alma mater), une plongée surannée dans l'X au 19e siècle, avec ses rites et son lexique si particulier (intéressant pour @amoatti.bsky.social peut être?)

The Mathematics of Artificial Intelligence: In this introductory and highly subjective survey, aimed at a general mathematical audience, I showcase some key theoretical concepts underlying recent advancements in machine learning. arxiv.org/abs/2501.10465

Où j’apprend que dans certaines universités « de recherche intensive » on traite les remboursements de missions en priorité pour les permanents: 15j versus des mois pour les non permanents (postdocs et doctorants). Classe.