I'm deeply intrigued by the world of massive binary stars. My research focuses on exploring their multiplicity properties, orbital dynamics, and complex evolutionary pathways. To uncover the profound connection between these aspects, I rely mainly on spectroscopic surveys of massive stars.

Through meticulous analysis of the spectra of massive stars, I hunt for binary systems at various stages of their lives. Each discovery contributes to our understanding of how binarity shapes the lives of these remarkable massive entities.

Why massive binaries? Massive stars play a fundamental role in the Universe. Through their strong and hot winds, they completely alter their environment. Additionally, massive stars are the progenitors of exotic objects such as black holes and neutron stars. This means that in most cases, massive stars will explode as supernovae when forming those compact objects, enriching the interstellar medium and driving the chemical evolution of galaxies. Binarity adds even more excitement to the matter. By interacting with a close companion through mass exchange and mergers, the evolutionary paths of massive stars can drastically change, and this is the case for the majority of massive stars. Finally, in the last decade, a new dimension in the study of the cosmos has been confirmed:gravitational waveshave been detected thanks to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and the Virgo interferometer. Gravitational Waves are ripples in space-time that we can detect from very dense objects orbiting each other at very short distances. And guess what? These fascinating objects are exclusively produced by massive binary stars!