Éléonore Hardy joined CEA-Leti in 2018 as a partnership manager specializing in silicon photonics. She holds a Master’s degree in Engineering and has completed a Master of Science in Management & Innovation. With over 20 years of experience in the optics and photonics industry, Éléonore has held key positions at Philips in the Netherlands and Varioptic, a business unit of Corning, in China.

Throughout her career, Éléonore has demonstrated a proven track record of creating long-term value. She successfully developed laser technologies in France, China, and India for Quantel (now Lumibird) and advanced spectrometer solutions in Europe and Asia for Resolution Spectra Systems (now part of Merck).

Currently, Éléonore is focused on identifying and developing new business opportunities in silicon photonics, with a particular emphasis on high-speed optical interconnects, high-performance computing (HPC), 3D sensing, and advanced computing technologies such as neuromorphic computing and quantum photonics.