We are pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Sylvain Girard has been appointed as Section Editor-in-Chief of the “Sensing and Imaging” Section in Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220).

Prof. Dr. Sylvain Girard is a Full Professor at the Laboratoire Hubert Curien of the University Jean Monnet of Saint-Etienne. He received his Ph.D. in Optics and Photonics from the University of Saint-Etienne in 2003. He is a recipient of the IEEE NPSS Early Achievement Award and of the IEEE SEE Léon-Nicolas Brillouin Award. His research focuses on developing innovative photonic technologies, with particular interest in optical fibers, fiber-based sensors and image sensors, for operation in radiation-rich environments such as the ones encountered in space, medicine, nuclear industry, high energy physics or fusion-devoted facilities. Today, he is leading the Materials for Optics and Photonics in Extreme Radiation Environments (MOPERE) research team and is one of the founders of the LabH6, a joint research lab between University Jean Monnet, CNRS and the industrial iXblue. He has co-authored more than 230 peer-reviewed journal publications, which have been cited more than 5300 times (h-index of 39).

We warmly welcome Prof. Dr. Sylvain Girard in taking up his role as Section Editor-in-Chief, and we look forward to him leading Sensors to achieving many more milestones.

Name: Prof. Dr. Sylvain Girard

Email: sylvain.girard@univ-st-etienne.fr

Affiliation: Laboratoire Hubert Curien, CNRS UMR 5516, Université Jean Monnet, 42000 Saint-Étienne, France

Interests: fiber sensors; optical sensors; image sensors; optical materials; radiation effects

Homepage: https://laboratoirehubertcurien.univ-st-etienne.fr/en/teams/materials-for-optics-and-photonics-in-extreme-radiation-environments.html