Pauline Lafitte

Pauline Lafitte is a Professor at CentraleSupélec since 2011 and a member of the Laboratoire de Mathématiques d’Orsay UMR CNRS 8628 since 2025. She leads the Mathematics Department (3rd year curriculum) and co-heads the Mathematics and Data Sciences program at CentraleSupélec. She has held leadership roles including Director of the CentraleSupélec Mathematics Federation (FR3487) since 2017 and Editor-in-Chief of the Société Mathématique de France’s Gazette since 2023.

Education: Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR) from Université Lille 1 (2010), PhD from ENS Lyon (2001), Agrégation de Mathématiques (1998), and DEA in Numerical Analysis (1997).

Research focuses on hyperbolic/parabolic PDEs, kinetic theory, numerical analysis, and applications in physics, biology, and engineering. Key areas include asymptotic-preserving schemes, shock profile analysis, and fluid-particle interactions. Over 27 peer-reviewed articles and contributions to ANR projects like TOP-PRED (2021–2024) and STAB (2013–2016).

Teaching includes large undergraduate classes (500–800 students) and specialized M2 courses in applied mathematics, covering PDEs, numerical methods, and functional analysis.

Service roles include leadership in academic committees (e.g., CNRS, SMAI), editorial boards, and conference organization (e.g., Franco-Hellenic schools, CEMRACS 2019). Extensive jury participation in PhD defenses and academic recruitment committees.