François Petit is a researcher at Inserm, part of the METHODS team at the Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Statistics (CRESS). He completed a PhD in pure mathematics, with a focus on algebraic geometry, and initially worked in algebraic geometry and mathematical physics. His work later evolved into developing data analysis methods based on algebraic geometry techniques.
In 2019, he was awarded a Chaire d’Excellence by Université Paris Cité, and since 2022, he holds a Chaire Inserm. His current research focuses on developing mathematical and machine-learning methods for personalized medicine.