I am a university professor of physics at Université Savoie Mont Blanc in the French Alps. Since September 2024, I am the director of Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique Théorique (LAPTh), where I carry out research in theoretical particle physics. My teaching activities concern the Mesures Physiques department of the Institut Universitaire de Technologie (IUT) d'Annecy as well as the Master programme Physique Subatomique et Cosmologie of Université Savoie Mont Blanc and Université Grenoble Alpes.

My research activities cover phenomenology beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. I am mainly interested in the interplay of collider, flavour, and dark matter aspects of new physics models. I am also working on precision calculations and computational techniques. I am founding member of the DM@NLO collaboration aiming at more precise predictions related to dark matter calculations.

I am involved in the scientific management of IRN Terascale (working group Beyond Standard Model and scientific management committee), GDR Intensity Frontier (scientific management committee), and GDR Deep Underground Physics (working group Future Experiments). I am also member of the organisation commitee of the annual French school École de Gif. Since 2025, I am the president of Bureau des Théoriciens de la Physique des Particules (BTP2), the informal organisation of particle theorists in France.

In my free time, I enjoy sports, travelling, photography, and cooking.

Interests

  • Phenomenology beyond the Standard Model of particle physics
  • Flavour physics and violation
  • Dark matter
  • Collider signatures
  • Precision calculation
  • Computational methods

Education

  • Habilitation (Habilitation à Diriger la Recherche)

    Univ. Grenoble Alpes (2019)

  • Ph.D. Theoretical Physics

    Univ. Joseph Fourier Grenoble (2008)

  • Master Physique Subatomique et Astroparticules

    Univ. Joseph Fourier Grenoble (2005)

Events

  • IRN Terascale – Fall meeting 2025
    24 - 26 november 2025 – Montpellier, France
    I am convenor of the Beyond the Standard Model working group

Scientific career

See CV for more details

 
 
 
 
 

Professor

Université Savoie Mont Blanc

Sep 2024 – Present Annecy, France
Research at Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique Théorique (LAPTh), Teaching at the Mesures Physiques department of IUT Annecy, Various local and national responsibilities (see CV for details)
 
 
 
 
 

Maître de Conférences (lecturer)

Université Savoie Mont Blanc

Sep 2011 – Aug 2024 Annecy, France
Research at Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique Théorique (LAPTh), Teaching at the Mesures Physiques department of IUT Annecy, Various local and national responsibilities (see CV for details)
 
 
 
 
 

Young Investigator Group Leader

Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron (DESY)

Apr 2010 – Aug 2011 Hamburg, Germany
Hamburg excellence cluster Connecting particles to the cosmos
 
 
 
 
 

Post-doctoral researcher

Universität Würzburg

Oct 2008 – Mar 2010 Würzburg, Germany
Institut für Theoretische Physik und Astrophysik, working group of Prof. Werner Porod
 
 
 
 
 

Ph.D. thesis

Université Joseph Fourier Grenoble

Oct 2005 – Sep 2008 Grenoble, France
Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie (LPSC), supervisor: Prof. Michael Klasen

Recent Publications

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Phenomenology of a singlet–doublet–triplet scotogenic framework
U. de Noyers, M. Sarazin, B. Herrmann
Eur. Phys. J. C PDF arXiv [hep-ph] Inspire HEP
Precision predictions for dark matter with DM@NLO in the MSSM
J. Harz, B. Herrmann, M. Klasen, K. Kovarik, L. P. Wiggering
Eur. Phys. J. C PDF arXiv [hep-ph] Inspire HEP DM@NLO project
Leptogenesis and muon (g-2) in a scotogenic model
A. Alvarez, A. Banik, R. Cepedello, B. Herrmann, W. Porod, M. Sarazin, M. Schnelke
JHEP PDF arXiv [hep-ph] Inspire HEP
Dark matter indirect detection limits from complete annihilation patterns
C. Armand, B. Herrmann
JCAP PDF arXiv [hep-ph] Inspire HEP
The general Two-Higgs Doublet Model in a gauge-invariant form
L. Sartore, M. Maniatis, I. Schienbein, B. Herrmann
JHEP PDF arXiv [hep-ph] Inspire HEP
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Students

If you are interested in a Master thesis, PhD thesis, or any other type of research project or collaboration, please feel free to contact me. I will be happy to discuss opportunities!

I have supervised the following PhD theses:

I also had the pleasure to supervise a number of Master students and postdoctoral researchers, including Dr. Andreas Goudelis (now CNRS researcher at LPC Clermont) and Thomas Guérandel (currently PhD student at LPSC Grenoble).

Recent talks

Phenomenological aspects of scotogenic models
Jul 5, 2024 Invited seminar, Universität Münster (Germany)
Slides
The taste of SUSY... (s)quark flavour violation between TeV and GUT scale
Jul 21, 2023 Plenary talk, SUSY 2023 Conference, Southampton (United Kingdom)
SUSY 2023 Conference Slides
Dark matter indirect detection limits from complete annihilation patterns
Jul 19, 2023 Parallel talk, SUSY 2023 Conference, Southampton (United Kingdom)
SUSY 2023 Conference Slides
A brief selection of BSM frameworks (still open after LHC results)
Oct 28, 2021 Labex Enigmass, General Meeting, Annecy (France)
Enigmass General Meeting Slides
The Inert Doublet Model... beyond tree-level
Oct 26, 2021 CPTGA Workshop "Scalars and Potentials", Grenoble (France)
CPTGA Workshop Scalars and Potentials Slides
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Teaching

My teaching activities mainly concern the Mesures Physiques department of Institut Universitaire de Technologie (IUT) Annecy within Université Savoie Mont Blanc.

  • Outils mathématiques
    Introductory mathematics course for students in their first semester of the Mesures Physiques programme. I am in charge of the lecture, which is given in the form of short pedagogical videos.

  • Statistique
    Short course on statistics for students in their third semester of the Mesures Physiques programme. I am in charge of the lecture and a part of the exercice classes.

  • Outils mathématiques avancés
    Advanced mathematics for students in their fifth semester of the Mesures Physiques programme. I am in charge of the lecture and a part of the exercise classes.

  • Mathématiques pour poursuite d'études
    Optional advanced mathematics for students in their sixth semester of the Mesures Physiques programme. This course is taught as a combined lecture and exercise class.

  • Radioactivité
    Introductory course to radioactivity and nuclear physics, especially industrial and medical applications, for students in their sixth semester of the Mesures Physiques programme. This course is taught in a combined lecture and exercise class, supplemented by one laboratory session.

Since 2021, I also lecture within the Master programme Physique Subatomique et Cosmologie of Université Grenoble Alpes and Université Savoie Mont Blanc.

Outreach

I generally enjoy participating in public outreach activities. For example, I regularly participate in our institute's open days during the French Fête de la Science.

In 2018, I had the pleasure to participate in a Pint of Science event in Annecy.

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