Mathieu Padlewski

Active metamaterials · Topological physics · Wave-based computing

Positions

ESPCI Paris, PSL University – Postdoc Sep. 2026 – present

Institut Langevin
Project: Time-Varying Media, Temporal Metamaterials and Wave Control
Advisors: Prof. M. Fink, Prof. E. Fort

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) – Guest Scientist Nov. 2025 – Aug. 2026

Laboratory of Wave Engineering (LWE)
Project: Classical Emulation of Quantum Phenomena

EPFL – Postdoc Jul. 2025 – Oct. 2025

LWE (Collaboration with LG Electronics)
Project: Active Noise Abatement of Electronic Appliances
Advisors: Dr. S. Meyer, Dr. H. Lissek

EPFL – Research Intern Mar. 2020 – Aug. 2021

Laboratory of Quantum Materials (QMAT)
Project: Topological Semimetals under Torsional Strain
Advisors: Dr. C. Putzke, Prof. P. Moll

Education

EPFL – PhD in Physics Sep. 2021 – Jun. 2025

Laboratory of Wave Engineering (LWE)
Thesis: Active Acoustic Metamaterials: A New Way to Understand Nonlinear and Topological Phenomena
Advisors: Dr. H. Lissek, Prof. R. Fleury

EPFL – MSc in Physics Sep. 2017 – Dec. 2019

Physics Laboratory of Complex Matter (LPMC)
Master's project: Charge Density Waves and Transport Properties of 4Hb-TaS₂
Advisors: Dr. E. Martino, Prof. L. Forró

University of Geneva – BSc in Physics Sep. 2013 – Jun. 2017

Awards and Grants

Seal of Excellence – European Commission Feb. 2026

Horizon Europe MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship 2025, with CNRS
Project: Wavebits: Analog Quantum-Inspired Computing

Publications

Observation of amplitude-driven nonreciprocity for energy guiding Mar. 2025
M. Padlewski, R. Fleury, H. Lissek, Phys. Rev. B 111, 125156

Practical realization of chiral nonlinearity for strong topological protection Jan. 2025
X. Guo, L. Jezequel, M. Padlewski, et al., SciPost Phys. 18, 034

Active acoustic Su-Schrieffer-Heeger-like metamaterial Jul. 2023
M. Padlewski, M. Volery, R. Fleury, et al., Phys. Rev. Applied 20, 014022

Evidence of a coupled electron-phonon liquid in NbGe₂ Sep. 2021
H.-Y. Yang, X. Yao, V. Plisson, et al., Nat. Commun. 12, 5292

Probing intraband excitations in ZrTe₅: A high-pressure infrared and transport study Mar. 2020
D. Santos-Cottin, M. Padlewski, E. Martino, et al., Phys. Rev. B 101, 125205

Preprints

Classical analog emulation of quantum circuits via time-averaged dynamic states Jul. 2026
M. Valle, T. Tuuva, B. Apffel, H. Lissek, R. Fleury, M. Padlewski, arXiv:2601.02977

Hybrid broadband conduction and amplitude-driven topological confinement of sound via synthetic acoustic crystals Mar. 2026
M. Padlewski, X. Guo, M. Volery, R. Fleury, H. Lissek, arXiv:2408.16801

Talks and Conferences

IETR CNRS Institute, University of Rennes, France Jun. 2026

Invited talk

Wave Propagation and Control in Complex Media, Cargèse, France Apr. 2024

Selected conference talk

Forum Acusticum, Turin, Italy Sep. 2023

Conference talk

IRP Centre d’Acoustique Summer School, Sherbrooke, Canada Jun. 2023

Poster

Symposium on Acoustic Metamaterials, Nîmes, France Oct. 2022

Conference talk

Outreach

Listen to quantum atoms talk together thanks to acoustics

Dimensions – EPFL Magazine

Scientists use sound waves to unlock the secrets of quantum physics

The Brighter Side of News

Listen to quantum acoustic atoms – a new way to study the secrets of the universe

IFLScience – LabX Media Group

Des ondes sonores pour explorer la mécanique quantique

La Revue Polytechnique – Polymedia SA

The science is sound

Shaastra – IIT Madras

Peer Review

Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B, Communications Physics

Programming

Python, Qiskit, MATLAB, Simulink, LabVIEW, Mathematica, COMSOL, Inventor, EAGLE

Languages

French (native), English (native)

Activities

Music (composition, guitar); endurance sports; useless Arduino projects