Following a MD degree at Université of Paris and a PhD in immunology at the same institution, Professor Arnaud completed a fellowship program with a specialization in auto-immune diseases, mainly Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, at Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière in Paris. He then pursued post-doctoral clinical research on Systemic Lupus in Stockholm, Sweden and was subsequently appointed full Professor of Medicine at Strasbourg University School of Medicine, Strasbourg, France. His main research interests focus around the epidemiology of autoimmune diseases with a particular interest in the field of digital health and the use of novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies based on big data and Artificial Intelligence for the systematic evaluation of biologics and targeted treatments in Systemic Lupus. With his team at the French National Reference Center for Rare Autoimmune Diseases of Strasbourg (CRMR RESO), he has contributed to more than 180 research projects in the field of rare diseases. Professor Arnaud is an active member of the European Reference Networks for rare diseases ReCONNET & RITA, and has been appointed President-Elect of the European Lupus Society (SLEuro). He is the curator of a twitter account (@Lupusreference) about raising lupus awareness