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I would like to thank all the people that helped me through this thesis.
In particular, I would like to thank Romain Rouvoy who simply taught me how to be a researcher. Thank you for being available at literally any time. Thank you for the many days and nights writing, correcting and revising our various papers.

I would like to thank Renaud Pawlak who trusted me in the first place and with whom I shared hours and hours of endless discussions in front of an office, a whiteboard or even a meal. Thank you Renaud for your boundless ambition and imagination.

I would like to thank Lionel Seinturier for being the rock in this thesis. Thank you for keeping me on track and never giving up on me even on the most delicate times.

I would like to strongly thank Mantu who funded this research.
I had the most wonderful time within Mantu lab team.

Finally, I would like to thank my partner and my family for supporting me through the sometimes difficult moments of the thesis.