Lucas Brunel, "Multi-fidelity based approaches for uncertainty propagation for field variables, application to the design of aerospace vehicles", on-going PhD since Oct. 2022, co-advised with Loïc Brévault and Mathieu Balesdent (ONERA) and Bruno Sudret (ETHZ).
Mohamed Guarafi, "Stochastic and surrogate-assisted multi-objective optimization", on-going PhD since Jan. 2022, co-advised with Dimo Brockhoff and Niko Hansen (INRIA) and Frédéric Huguet (Storengy).
Babacar Sow, "Bayesian optimization on clouds of points", on-going PhD since Nov. 2021, co-advised with Julien Pelamatti, Sanaa Zannane and Merlin Keller (EDF).
Charlie Sire, "Quantization methods with applications to flooding risk", Sept. 2020-Nov. 2023, co-advised with Didier Rullière (EMSE), Jérémy Rohmer (BRGM), Yann Richet (IRSN), Lucie Pheulpin (IRSN).
Clément Laboulfie, "A study of the effects of material variability on parameter identification", Oct. 2019-Nov. 2023, co-advised with François-Xavier Irisarri (ONERA DMAS/MC2), Sébastien Da Veiga (Safran Tech) and Mathieu Balesdent (ONERA DTIS).
Jhouben Cuesta-Ramirez, "Optimization of computationally expensive simulators with quantitative and qualitative inputs", Dec. 2018-July 2022, co-advised with Olivier Roustant (INSA Toulouse), Guillaume Perrin (Univ. G. Eiffel), Cédric Durantin (CEA DAM) and Alain Glière (CEA LETI).
Adrien Spagnol, "Risk measures synthesis for optimization under uncertainty", Feb. 2017-July 2020, co-advised with Sébastien Da Veiga (SafranTech).
David Gaudrie, "High-dimensional optimization for the internal and external aerodynamics of vehicles", Nov. 2016-Oct. 2019, co-advised with Benoît Enaux and Vincent Herbert (PSA), and Victor Picheny (INRA).
Nicolas Garland, "Introspective metamodels for the analysis of physics simulations: a kriging approach for optimization and inversion", 2014-Oct. 2020, co-advised with Yann Richet (IRSN), Nicolas Durrande and Xavier Bay (EMSE).
Nathaniel Price, "Optimizing the safety margins governing a deterministic design process while considering the effects of a future test and redesign on epistemic model uncertainty", 2014-2016, co-advised with Nam-Ho Kim and Raphael Haftka (Univ. of Florida) and Mathieu Balesdent and Sebastien Defoort (ONERA).
Hossein Mohammadi, "Kriging-based black-box global optimization: analysis and new algorithms", Feb. 2013- Apr. 2016, co-advised with Eric Touboul, EMSE.
Alexis Lasseigne, "Optimization of variable-thickness composites structures, application to a CROR blade", Nov. 2011-Apr.2016, co-advised with Francois-Xavier Irisarri and Gregory Delattre, ONERA.
Hasna Barkia, "A data-mining approach to the a posteriori diagnosis of manufacturing defects", (Méthode d'analyse de données pour le diagnostic a posteriori de défauts de production) 2011-2015, co-advised with Xavier Boucher, Philippe Beaune, EMSE and David Rozier, ST-Microelectronics.
Loic Brevault, "Contribution to Multidisciplinary Design Optimization under uncertainty, application to launch vehicle design", 2013-2015, co-advised with Mathieu Balesdent and Nicolas Berend, ONERA.
Diane Villanueva, " Reliability Based Design Including Future Tests and Multi-Agent Approaches ", 2009-2013, co-advised with Raphael Haftka (Univ. of Florida), Gauthier Picard (EMSE) and Bhavani Sankar (Univ. of Florida).
Alexandre Franquet, "In vivo identification of arteries mechanical properties from MRI images", (Identification in vivo des propriétés mécaniques des artères à partir d'images IRM) December the 7th 2012, co-advised with Stephane Avril and Pierre Badel, EMSE.
Nicolas Durrande, « Etude de classes de noyaux adaptées à la simplification et à l’interprétation des modèles d’approximation. Une approche fonctionnelle et probabiliste » ( « A kernel class well-suited for the interpretation of the approximation model: a functional and probabilistic approach. »), Nov. 2011, co-advised with Olivier Roustant, David Ginsbourger and Laurent Carraro, EMSE.
Christian Gogu, "Facilitating Bayesian Identification of Elastic Constants through Dimensionality Reduction and Response Surface Methodology", November 2009, co-advised with Jérome Molimard, Raphael Haftka (University of Florida) and Alain Vautrin, EMSE, joint PhD between the University of Florida and the EMSE.
David Ginsbourger, "Multiples Métamodèles pour l'Approximation et l'Optimisation de Fonctions Numériques Multivariables", March 2009, co-advised with Laurent Carraro, Anestis Antoniadis (UJF, Grenoble) and Olivier Roustant, EMSE, Fr (in French).
Gustavo Silva " Identification of material properties using finite elements and full-field measurements ", March 2009, co-advised with Jérome Molimard and Alain Vautrin, EMSE, Fr.
Marco Luersen, "GBNM: Un algorithme d'optimisation par recherche directe -- Application à la conception de monopalmes de nage", Dec. 2004, INSA de Rouen, Fr.
Laurent Grosset, "Statistical optimization of composite structures", EMSE / UFL joint degree (collaboration with Prof. R.T. Haftka). Defense slides here, Sept. 2004.
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Post-Doctorates and research engineers
Sami Ben Elhaj Salah, "Identification of permeability field by machine learning", collaboration with Julien Bruchon and Nicolas Moulin, EMSE, dec. 2020 - dec. 2021.
Julien Pelamatti, "Optimization with chance constraints and constraint selection", collaboration with Céline Helbert and Christophette Blanchet-Scaillet, EMSE, 2020.
Reda El Amri, "Optimization with chance constraints", collaboration with Céline Helbert and Christophette Blanchet-Scaillet, Centrale Lyon, 2020.
Marie-Liesse Cauwet, "global optimization with mixed variables", collaboration with Olivier Roustant, EMSE, 2017-2018.
Jeremy Rivière, "agents and distributed optimization", Dec. 2012 - Dec. 2013, collaboration with Gauthier Picard, EMSE.
Derrick Fongang-Fongang, "Optimization of modules using Gaussian processes", research engineer, Oct. 2011 - Sept. 2013, collaboration with Xavier Bay and Alexandre Dolgui, EMSE.
Ramunas Girdziusas, 2011-December 2012 : distributed optimization using Gaussian processes, OMD2 project.
Janis Janusevskis, 2009-2011 : robust and distributed optimization using Gaussian processes, OMD2 project.
David Ginsbourger, 2009-2010 : global optimization and Gaussian processes, OMD2 project.
Daniel Salazar Aponte, 2008-2009 : minimization of statistical estimates by Monte Carlo simulation, hypothesis testing for the optimization of noisy functions, OMD project.
Gilles Pujol (actually employed as research engineer), 2006-2008 : Scilab ask&tell optimizers, quantile minimization. OMD project.
Gregory Germain (1999-2000), "Sail optimization", research engineer, in collaboration with E. Souza and S. Huberson, INSA de Rouen, June 2002.
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Chair of applied mathematics OQUAIDO, optimization and uncertainty quantification for expensive data, 2015-2020.
Gaussian process representation of turbulent flows, in collaboration with Rául Bayoán Cal, at Portland State University, USA, 2016-2017.
System identification of automotive dynamics, in collaboration with Alain Rakotomamonjy , David Gualandris and Jean-Jacques Thomas (PSA) (2000-2005).
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The SAMOURAI project (Simulation Analytics and Meta-model-based solutions for Optimization, Uncertainty and Reliability AnalysIs) : ANR project (March 2021 - Feb. 2025).
The NumBBO project : Numerical Black-Box Optimization, ANR project (Oct 2012 - July. 2017).
The ID4CS project : Integrated Design for Complex Systems, ANR project (Nov. 2009-2013).
Estimating a design feasibility using multiple surrogates and ROC curves, collaboration with Mickael Meunier (SNECMA) and Anirban Chaudhuri (Univ. of Florida), 2012.
The OMD2 project : continuation of the OMD project (cf. hereafter) with additional distributed computing aspects. 2009-2012. Our OMD2 team is composed of : Janis Janusevskis, David Ginsbourger, Xavier Bay and myself. See OMD2 site.
The OMD project : a large French multidisciplinary optimization project funded in part by the ANR. Principal investigator. 2006-2009. See the OMD site.
Gears optimization, principal investigator, in collaboration with André Meyer (INSA de Rouen and TEO+) and the CETIM Foundation, 2005-2009.
Organizer of the French work group on Multi-Disciplinary Optimization (2003-2005).
Adaptive penalty for constraints handling in evolutionary optimization, in collaboration with Frédéric Guyon, Univ. de Paris 7, lab. de bio-mathematiques et bio-statistiques (1998-2002).
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Composite fin analysis and optimization, in collaboration with Marco Luersen, Eric Breier (Breier S.A.), Olivier Le Maître (Univ. d'Evry, France) and Didier Lemosse (INSA Rouen, France) (2001-2004).
Coupled process-structure optimization, in collaboration with Abdelghanis Saouab and Joel Bréard, Lab. de Mécanique du Havre (2001-2003).
Co-developer of the LAMKIT software (analysis and optimization of composite structures, in collaboration with J. Gaudin, CIMPA-EADS, and A. Vinet, EADS-CCR, previously called OPTILAM) (1998-2003).
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Design of bows with force decrease mechanisms, in collaboration with Albert Boyer, Danièle DeBuyer (Wildsteer company), Joel Monnatte and Jérome Molimard, 2006-2008.
Control of a rolling mill, in collaboration with Laurent Dorel, Franck Serval and Sébastien Martin (VaiClecim, France), 2004.
Identification of lubricant viscosity, in collaboration with Jérome Mollimard (Ecole des Mines de Saint Etienne, France), 2003.
Co-developer of Z-optim, the module of Z-set (a general purpose C++ finite element package) devoted to optimization and identification, 1996-2001 (Georges Cailletaud, Jacques Besson, Ronald Foerch, Frédéric Feyel, Stéphane Quilicci) (1996-1999).
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