Guillaume Baffou is a Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) Research Scientist at the Institut Fresnel in Marseille. His research is focused on the interface between nano-optics and small-scale thermal effects. Specifically, he has been investigating the interaction between light and plasmonic metal nanoparticles, and the resulting applications in physics, chemistry and biology. In 2015 he was awarded the bronze medal of the CNRS in recognition of his important contributions to the field.