Currently , he is an emeritus professor at Université Paris-Sud in Orsay and scientific director of a joint laboratory ( ` Unité mixte de recherche ' ) between the Centre national de la recherche scientifique ( National Scientific Research Centre ) and Thales Group .
He is a professor at Université Paris-Sud in Orsay and scientific director of a laboratory called Unité mixte de recherche . The laboratory is part of the Centre national de la recherche scientifique ( National Scientific Research Centre ) and Thales Group .