Parallel computing, computational kernels, full linear algebra, large scale nonlinear optimization on high-performance computer, large scale optimization, grid computing

Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse (France) (PhD 1986), Postdoctorate fellow and Senior Scientist in the Parallel Algorithms Group at CERFACS (1987-1995), Prof. at the "Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Electrotechnique, d'Electronique, d'Informatique, d'Hydraulique et de Télécommunications" University (2000)

Director of the Institute for research in Computer Science from Toulouse(IRIT), Head of the department of telecommunications at the University "Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Electrotechnique, d'Electronique, d'Informatique, d'Hydraulique et de Télécommunications" University (ENSEEIHT)