PhD in Human Computer Interaction, University of Nantes, FranceResearch and teaching assistant at Ecole des Mines de Nantes, IRCCyN, Nantes, FrancePostdoctoral associate, EREL Lab, Tufts University, Boston, MAPostdoctoral associate, Department of Surgery, Cambridge Health Alliance - Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MAMain areas of research: interaction and communication in collaborative virtual environments, motor skills learning and the design of surgical simulators.My work is focused, more particularly, on spatial and haptic communication, the development of the common frame of reference in collaborative virtual environments, and analysis of human skillsThe objectives of my research is to study the users within the environment with which he/she interacts and to design VR systems that better fits the needs of the users.Applications include (but are not limited to): Surgery training and education, Collaborative design, Computer Mediated Communication and Human Robot Collaboration.Specialties: Virtual environments, collaborative systems, Motor skills learning, Haptic communication, spatial communication, medical systems, human factors.