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I am Assistant Professor (Chargé de Recherche) at the Centre Automatique et systèmes of Mines Paris, PSL University, and a member of the Inria/Mines/ENS team QUANTIC. I specialize in Applied Mathematics, with primary interests in optimal control, optimization, and numerical analysis. My research focuses on:

  • Quantum control: I adapt classical optimal-control techniques to quantum systems to develop more efficient, accurate, and robust control methods. Applications include medical imaging, control of chemical reactions, quantum sensing, and quantum computing — and more recently, quantum error correction. I am especially interested in open quantum systems and autonomous error correction.

  • Optimization and shape optimization: I have worked on Stellarators in collaboration with Stellacage. I study both theoretical questions (for example, existence of minimizers in shape optimization) and numerical implementations.

Interests
  • Optimal control theory
  • Quantum control
  • Open quantum systems
  • Dynamical systems
  • Numerical Analysis
  • (Shape) optimization
Education

  • PhD in Applied Mathematics, 2019-2022

    Sorbonne Université, Paris, France

  • M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics, 2018-2019

    Sorbonne Université, Paris, France

  • Dipl. ing. in Mathematics, minor in Physics and Computer Science, 2015-2018

    Ecole polytechnique, Palaiseau, France

  • Classes préparatoires MPSI-> MP*, 2013-2015

    Lycée Hoche, Versailles, France

Preprint

[P4] Rémi Robin, Pierre Rouchon, Convergence Analysis of Galerkin Approximations for the Lindblad Master Equation, 2025.

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[P3 (Physics paper for which I provided mathematical support)] Linda Greggio, Rémi Robin, Mazyar Mirrahimi, Alexandru Petrescu, Strongly Driven Transmon as an Incoherent Noise Source, 2025.

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[P2] Rémi Robin, Pierre Rouchon, Lev-Arcady Sellem, Unconditionally Stable Time Discretization of Lindblad Master Equations in Infinite Dimension Using Quantum Channels, 2025.

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[P1] Paul-Louis Etienney, Rémi Robin, Pierre Rouchon, A Posteriori Error Estimates for the Lindblad Master Equation, 2025.

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Journal article

[J10] Rémi Robin, Robin Roussel, Shape Optimization of Harmonic Helicity in Toroidal Domains, Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, 2024.

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[J9] Rémi Robin, Pierre Rouchon, Lev-Arcady Sellem, Convergence of Bipartite Open Quantum Systems Stabilized by Reservoir Engineering, Annales Henri Poincaré, 2024.

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[J8] Yannick Privat, Rémi Robin, Mario Sigalotti, Existence of Surfaces Optimizing Geometric and PDE Shape Functionals under Reach Constraint, Interfaces and Free Boundaries, 2024.

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[J7] Rémi Robin, Small-Time Global Null Controllability of Generalized Burgers' Equations, ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations, 2023.

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[J6] Rémi Robin, Ugo Boscain, Mario Sigalotti, Dominique Sugny, Chattering Phenomenon in Quantum Optimal Control, New Journal of Physics, 2022.

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[J5] Rémi Robin, Francesco Volpe, Minimization of Magnetic Forces on Stellarator Coils, Nuclear Fusion, 2022.

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[J4] Yannick Privat, Rémi Robin, Mario Sigalotti, Optimal Shape of Stellarators for Magnetic Confinement Fusion, Journal de Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées, 2022.

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[J3] Rémi Robin, Nicolas Augier, Ugo Boscain, Mario Sigalotti, Ensemble Qubit Controllability with a Single Control via Adiabatic and Rotating Wave Approximations, Journal of Differential Equations, 2022.

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[J2] Zheming An, Nathaniel J. Merrill, Kwangwon Lee, Rémi Robin, Amaury Hayat, Olivia Zapfe, Benedetto Piccoli, A Two-Step Model of Human Entrainment: A Quantitative Study of Circadian Period and Phase of Entrainment, Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 2021.

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[J1] Charles-Ivan Chesneau, Rémi Robin, Hendrik Meier, Mathieu Hillion, Christophe Prieur, Calibration of a Magnetometer Array Using Motion Capture Equipment, Asian Journal of Control, 2019.

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Conference Paper

[C1] Lev-Arcady Sellem, Rémi Robin, Philippe Campagne-Ibarcq, Pierre Rouchon, Stability and Decoherence Rates of a GKP Qubit Protected by Dissipation, Proceedings of the 22nd IFAC World Congress, 2023.

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Softwares

Jul 2, 2021
Stellacode
Stellacode

A python library for CWS shape optimization

Teaching Experience

2023-Present, École des Mines de Paris, France

Tutorials for the courses :
2023-Present, École des Mines de Paris, France
2019-2022, École polytechnique, Palaiseau, France

Tutorials for the courses :
2019-2022, École polytechnique, Palaiseau, France
2016-2017, Lycée Hoche, Versailles, France
I examined three times a week a group of three first year Students for the preparation of the oral examinations (khôlles).
2016-2017, Lycée Hoche, Versailles, France
2015-2016, INP-HB, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
I taught mathematics and physics for 6 months to first and second year university students preparing French competitive exams.
2015-2016, INP-HB, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Researcher
Centre Automatique et Systèmes, Mines Paris, PSL University
Oct 2022 – Present Paris, France
2024 – Present : Associate Professor (Chargé de Recherche),
2022 – 2024 : Postdoctoral researcher under the supervision of Prof. Pierre Rouchon
 
 
 
 
 
PhD Student
LJLL, Sorbonne Université
Sep 2019 – Sep 2022 Paris, France

My PhD manuscript can be found here. My supervisors were Profs. Ugo Boscain and Mario Sigalotti. I got the following awards for my work:

 
 
 
 
 
Research intern
Rutgers University - Camden
Apr 2018 – Aug 2018 Camden, NJ, USA
On the application of the measure differential equations to concentration equations, under the supervision of Prof. Benedetto Piccoli.
 
 
 
 
 
Research engineer intern
Sysnav
Jun 2017 – Aug 2017 Vernon, France
On the calibration of a magnetometer array using motion capture equipment.

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