Curriculum Vitae

DIPLOMAS

2015 : Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches, Université Rennes 1, French diploma to become professor. Characterization and modeling of limit mechanical behaviors of materials.

2001 : PhD, École Nationale Supérieure des MINES de St-Étienne, passed with highest honours. Modeling of global, local and interactive buckling in sandwich structures loaded in compression.

1998 : Engineering Degree, French Institute for Advanced Mechanics, Clermont-Ferrand, Products and Structures.

CAREER

Since 2022 : Full Professor, National Institute of Applied Sciences, INSA Rennes, Mechanical and Control Systems Engineering department, Member of the Laboratory of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (LGCGM).

2019-2023 : Head of the Mechanical and Control Systems Engineering Department at INSA Rennes

2002-2022 : Associate Professor, National Institute of Applied Sciences, INSA Rennes.

2001-2002 : Temporary Lecturer and Research Assistant, National Institute of Applied Sciences, INSA Rennes.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Teaching for different levels, up to Master/PhD degree.

  • Mechanics and Materials : Modeling of material mechanical behavior, Composite materials, Solid mechanics
  • Design and Processes : Robust design, Computer-aided design (CAD).
  • Pedagogy by Projects : Design projects, Industrial projects.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

PhD supervision

Bouhlel A. (since 2024), Jia T. (since 2021), Wang Z. (2024), Faddoul J. (2023), Hu C. (2021), Liang J. (2020), Kobeissi A. (2019), Song X. (2018), Liu W. (2015), Zhang S. (2014), Belchior J. (2013), Chu X. (2013), Zidane I. (2009), Ait Ali M.E. (2009), Zhang C. (2008), Courteille E. (2005)

Member of PhD and HDR jurys

Kauta N. (2024, Mines Paris-PSL, rapporteur), Wang Z. (2024), Pottier T. (2024, HDR, Université Paul Sabatier, president), Frikha S. (2023, UTT, president), Faddoul J. (2023), Noel J. (2022, UGA, rapporteur), Hu C. (2021), Bonnardot C. (2021, UBFC, rapporteur), Nasir M.W. (2021, ENSAM, rapporteur), Liang J. (2020), Kobeissi A. (2019), Song X. (2018), Chartrel B. (2016, MINES ParisTech, rapporteur), Liu W. (2015), Zhang S. (2014), Mishra A. (2013, Université de Bretagne Sud), Chu X. (2013), Penin A. (2010, Université de Bretagne Sud), Zidane I. (2009), Zhang C. (2008), Courteille E. (2005)

Member of Scientific committees

  • International Conférences ESAFORM 2020 (Cottbus, Allemagne), ESAFORM 2021 (Liège, Belgique), ESAFORM 2022 (Braga, Portugal), ESAFORM 2023 (Cracovie, Pologne), ESAFORM 2024 (Toulouse, France), ESAFORM 2025 (Paestum, Italie) and IDDRG 2022 (Lorient, France)
  • Co-organizer of symposia : « Material behaviour modelling » for ESAFORM conferences and « Non-conventional testing methods for appropriate material characterization » for IDDRG 2022.

Reviewing

  • Reviewer for international journals (more than 150 invitations from more than 50 different journals) : Journal of Materials Processing Technology, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Journal of Materials Design and Applications, Mechanics of Materials, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Materials and Design, etc.