Maxence Thévenet
Head Of Plasma Theory And Simulation Team
Greater Hamburg Area Germany
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Top SchoolMaxence Thévenet is Head of the Plasma Theory and Simulation Team at DESY with nine years of experience in laser- and beam-driven wakefield acceleration, long-term plasma dynamics, and high-performance numerical methods. He combines hands-on development of modern C++ and Python simulation codes with leadership of experimental support efforts, bridging theory, computation, and accelerator operations. His prior roles at Berkeley Lab included implementing Adaptive Mesh Refinement in the WarpX particle-in-cell code, demonstrating both deep plasma-physics expertise and scalable HPC engineering. Trained at École Polytechnique and ENSTA ParisTech in applied mathematics and laser–matter physics, he brings a rare mix of relativistic plasma insight and production-grade software design. Colleagues rely on him for translating complex relativistic dynamics into robust simulation tools that accelerate experimental discovery.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematics and Physics, Bachelor of Mathematics and Physics, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematics and Physics, Bachelor of Mathematics and Physics at CPGE - Lycée Bellevue, ToulouseEngineer's Degree, Applied Mathematics, Engineer (equiv. Masters degree), Engineer's Degree, Applied Mathematics, Engineer (equiv. Masters degree) at ENSTA ParisTech - École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques AvancéesMaster's Degree, Laser and matter physics, Master's Degree, Laser and matter physics at Ecole polytechnique
French, English, Spanish
Github Skills (71)
python10
windows10
multiple-versions10
accelerator10
forge10
gpu10
amr10
emulation10
scientific-computing10
linux10
cluster-computing10
snl-applications10
conda10
physics10
diffraction10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
MaxThevenet/hipace
May 2021 - Mar 2025
Highly efficient Plasma Accelerator Emulation, quasistatic particle-in-cell code
Contributions:5 PRs, 416 pushes, 277 branches in 3 years 10 months
particlesimulationparticle-in-celleagleemulation
LASY-org/lasy
Nov 2022 - Feb 2023
Contributions:1 release, 241 reviews, 34 commits in 2 months
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