Background
Born in Troyes in the Aube department of France in 1978, Véronique Cortier took a keen interest in resolving mathematical problems from a very young age. After graduating from secondary school, she attended preparatory mathematics classes for higher education in 1995, then joined the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Cachan two years later. The compulsory computer science courses on theory and models bore a close resemblance to mathematics, which is a real passion for Véronique. When dealing with concrete research problems, this student saw mathematics as more of a pleasure than a chore. In 2003, after her PhD, she was recruited by the French National Centre for Scientific Research as a Senior Research Scientist on 1 October 2010. As well as being one of the youngest Senior Research Scientists, she is also a mother of two young children and wants to see her family grow up at the heart of the Lorraine region. "I like the regional identity of Lorraine ," she says.