Jean-Baptiste Himbert

Jean-Baptiste Himbert

PhD researcher in machine learning and molecular dynamics

Teaching

I teach statistics, machine learning, data science and mathematical modelling at École des Ponts, alongside my doctoral research.

Academic year 2026–2027

  • STNUM — Numerical Statistics (Statistiques numériques). Teaching assistant, graduate level. Course lead: Andrew McRae.
  • MEDP — Modelling and Partial Differential Equations (Modélisation et équations aux dérivées partielles). Teaching assistant, bachelor’s level. Course lead: Tony Lelièvre.

Academic year 2025–2026

  • STNUM — Numerical Statistics (Statistiques numériques). Teaching assistant, graduate level. Course lead: Andrew McRae.
  • PRAMA — Applied Machine Learning (Pratique des méthodes d’apprentissage). Teaching assistant, graduate level. Course lead: Vincent Lefieux.
  • ISDO — Introduction to Data Science (Introduction à la science des données). Teaching assistant, bachelor’s level. Course lead: Julien Reygner.

Research supervision

  • Research internship, June–August 2026. Supervised a first-year master’s student for three months on machine learning for molecular dynamics, testing normalizing-flow models.
  • Bachelor’s research project, academic year 2025–2026. Supervised a research project on numerical statistics and sampling methods for a group of 5 students during their final bachelor’s year.