Lydia MAIGNE

Lydia MAIGNE is an Associate Professor at University Clermont Auvergne (UCA) since 2007, leading the modeling and simulations team in medical and particle physics at the Laboratoire de Physique de Clermont (CNRS-IN2P3). She holds a PhD in particle physics (2005) and qualification as medical physicist (2007). Her work focuses on e-science applications for healthcare, including grid/cloud-based medical imaging systems and radiation therapy simulations.

Research Interests: Specializes in Geant4-based platforms (OpenGATE, PDB4DNA, CPOP) for multi-scale simulations in radiation therapy and dosimetry. Active in hadrontherapy biophysical modeling and FLASH therapy research, collaborating with MedAustron and Centre Antoine Lacassagne. Her work bridges physics, biology, and computer science to improve clinical radiation treatments.

Key Achievements: Elected spokesperson of OpenGATE Collaboration (2018), steering committee member since 2008. Received grants for epidemiology data infrastructure (2011) and cancer dosimetry studies (2013). Her collaborative papers (2009, 2015) hold top citation rankings in medical physics journals.

Career Contributions: Develops educational programs in medical physics through workshops and e-learning. Leads projects integrating biological effects of radiation with clinical applications, notably studying gadolinium nanoparticles in cancer treatment resistance.