He received a BSc in mathematics from the University of Caen, France, in 1999, a MSc degree and a PhD in computer science from the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis, France, in 2002 and 2005, respectively. His PhD work was related to fitness landscape analysis in combinatorial optimization. He is a member of the Institut des Systèmes Complexes Paris Ile-de-France, and is currently an invited researcher in DOLPHIN Team at INRIA Lille Nord Europe, France. His research interests are in the theory of evolutionary computation, cognitive science modelling, and complex systems. He has published several papers in well known international conferences and journals, has been a member of the program committees in major international conferences, and has refereed for recognized journals in these fields.