Pierre Francois Braun
About Pierre Francois Braun
Pierre Francois Braun is a Patent Examiner at the European Patent Office in Munich, Germany, where he has worked since 2016. He has a strong background in applied optics and extensive experience in research and development roles in various organizations.
Work at European Patent Office
Pierre Francois Braun has been employed as a Patent Examiner at the European Patent Office since 2016. He has accumulated eight years of experience in this role, working from the office located in Munich, Germany. His responsibilities include examining patents, particularly those related to measuring irregularities of surfaces or contours, leveraging his strong background in applied optics.
Previous Experience in R&D
Prior to his current position, Braun held various roles in research and development. He worked as an R&D Engineer at INSA Toulouse from 2004 to 2007. Following this, he served as an R&D Project Leader at HORIBA Scientific for six months in 2007 to 2008. He then joined attocube systems AG as an InnoVision Project Leader, where he worked for eight years until 2016. During his tenure at attocube systems AG, he focused on projects involving interferometry and ultra-precise positioning.
Education and Expertise
Braun has a solid educational background in physics and engineering. He earned a Diplôme d'ingénieur in Génie Physique from the Institut national des Sciences appliquées de Toulouse from 2000 to 2003. He continued his studies at the same institution, obtaining a PhD in Physics from 2004 to 2007. Additionally, he completed a Master's degree in Photonics at the University of Essex in 2003. He also holds a Master 2 (M2) in Electronic Materials, Technology and Compounds from the Institut national des Sciences appliquées de Toulouse, achieved in 2004, and a Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie in Mesures Physiques from IUT d'Orsay from 1998 to 2000.
Teaching Experience
In addition to his roles in industry, Pierre Francois Braun served as a Teaching Assistant at INSA Toulouse from 2004 to 2007. This position allowed him to contribute to the education of students in the fields of physics and engineering while further developing his own expertise in applied optics.