Alice ROBERT, Optical Engineer, 48 years-old. Graduated from Supoptique in 1998, PhD in Quantum Optics with the Nobel Prize in Physics Alain Aspect as supervisor.

Worked at EADS-Sodern and SAGEM a few years.

Joined Airbus Defence and Space in 2005 and spent almost 20 years working on Optical Instruments for Earth Observation and Science, with various positions:

2005-2009: Advanced studies for optical instruments, contributions to innovative spectrometer / imager concepts.

2009-2010: Straylight analysis for S2 MSI instrument.

2010-2014: AIT Optical Responsible for an export Korsch telescope during the integration phase.

2014-2017: Optical Architect on IASI-NG instrument, the CNES IR interferometer.

2018-2023: Optical Designer and Analyst for various studies and projects, such as CNES R&T study on compact hyperspectral instruments, straylight analysis for LSTM instrument, contribution to ITTs …

2024: Nominated Airbus eXpert in Optical Design & Performance.

2024 up to now: Optical Architect of S2 New Generation instrument for phase A/B1.