Thibault Cimic

HPC and applied mathematics research engineer

Grew up near Fontainebleau

Live in Paris

Who am I ?

Outside of the philosophycal approach asking who or what we are, I can try to answer this question more brievly and in a more down to earth fashion.

First : On this page you’ll find intel about me, who I am, especially outside of my work which do takes a big place in my life but not all the room. Especially I talk about my others passion that do not bring any money. So :

I was born in April 1994 in Paris (very formal but dont need to have to think to update the website at every anniversary so for my age find somewhere else or do the math), I grew up near the Fontainebleau forest south of Paris, about ~50 to ~60 kilometers, in a town that can be both categorized as a surburb town and a country town.

As a 90s kid, I started my first 10 years playing Pokemon on a gameboy and trading marbles in the schoolyard. But soon enough I exchange those for sports, starting with basketball where I played at a regional level therefore facing the big Parisian clubs. During those 20 first years, my curiosity has been the fuel that guided me towards science and my search for beauty towards maths in particular.

Leading to the maths university of Paris, Université Pierre et Marie Curie campus Jussieu as it was once called, now named after its sister Sorbonne Université Science, where I consolidated my maths level to a research level by graduating a master of research in applied mathematics also recognized by two famous engineering school in France, l’école Polytechnique Paris, aka l’X, and l’école nationale des ponts et chaussées.

From there, I decided to make applied mathematics my field of expertise and choose that my job will lie in making maths ideas travels from humans brains and memory to computers processors and RAM.

Interests
  • Science as in maths, physics, zoology, social sciences, geopolitics, psychology
  • Philosophy as in mostly epistemology though
  • Sports as in basketball, handball, triathlon, duathlon, running, biking, swimming
  • Cooking