Current PhD students as main supervisor: 1. Salvatore Campisi: Longitudinal follow-up of aneurysm growth using
4D MRI and biomechanical analyses, in collaboration with http://www.chu-st-etienne.fr/ 2. Beatrice Bisighini (co-supervision: Baptiste Pierrat, Miquel Aguirre, within the https://meditate-project.eu ITN Project): Modelling and 3D printing for
intracranial aneurysms surgery 3. Francesco Bardi (co-supervision: Miquel Aguirre, Sabrina Ben
Ahmed, Simona Celi - Fondazione Toscana G. Monasterio, within the https://meditate-project.eu ITN Project): Tissue characterization and
endovascular aortic repair in a circulatory mock loop 4. Marta Bracco
(co-supervision: Alexandre This, Laurence Rouet – Philips, Pier-Paolo Valentini
– University of Rome Tor Vergata, within
the https://meditate-project.eu ITN Project): Personalized Ultrasound-based mechanical
characterization of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). 5. Andranik Petrosyan:
Elasticity assessment of mitral valve and chordae in mitral valve
regurgitation, in collaboration with http://www.chu-st-etienne.fr/ 6. Ahmet Sen: Machine
learning for predicting cerebral blood flow in real time (co-supervision: Miquel Aguirre, Laurent Navarro). 7.
Alessandra Corvo (co-supervision: Fanette Chassagne, Alberto Aliseda): Computational simulation of
post-interventional complications following endovascular aneurysm repair. 8. Mateus Américo de Almeida: Patient-specific numerical modeling of the
biomechanics of leg lymphedema under elastic compression. 9. Kundry
Reibel (co-supervision: Fanette Chassagne, Baptiste Pierrat):
Biomechanics of atrial cardiopathies. Current PhD student as cosupervisor 1. Federica Galbiati (main supervisor: Claire Morin, within the https://meditate-project.eu ITN Project): Patient-specific prediction
of aneurysm growth and rupture in the ascending thoracic aorta 2. Rahul Vellaparambil (main supervisor: Woo-Suck Han, within
the https://meditate-project.eu ITN Project): Simulating endovascular
aortic repair towards assessing long-term treatment implications 3. Bastien Sauty: Computational modelling of
Chemo-Mechano-Biology in aortic aneurysms (main supervisor: Claire
Morin). Cotutelle with University of
Rome Tor Vergata (Prof Michele
Marino) |
Past PhD students: As Junior Advisor: 1. Hocine CHALAL (2005): Experimental
identification of a damage model for composites using the grid technique
coupled to the virtual fields method. Now Hocine is assistant Professor at ENSAM Metz
(France): https://artsetmetiers.fr/fr/campus/metz 2. Yannick PANNIER (2006): Identification of elasto-plastic
constitutive parameters from statically undetermined tests using the virtual
fields method. Now Yannick is assistant professor at ENSMA Poitiers
(France): https://www.ensma.fr/ 3. José XAVIER (2007): Experimental approach for stiffness
characterization of clear wood using a single test. Now José is assistant
professor at Universidade NOVA
de Lisboa (Portugal): https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/persons/jos%C3%A9-xavier 4. Bao Qiao GUO (2008):
Identification of stiffness and damping material parameters using the virtual
fields method. Now BaoQiao is researcher
at the Beijing Institute of Technology (China): http://shock.bit.edu.cn/Home/zncy2/js2/Baoqiao_GUO.htm 5. Jin-Hwan KIM (2008): Identification
of damage distribution in impacted composite plates using the virtual fields
method. Now Jin is research associate professor
at Postech (Korea): http://gift.postech.ac.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=sub5_2&wr_id=1 6. The Vinh TRAN (2008): Refined approach for the identification
of elasto-plastic constitutive parameters
using the virtual fields method. Now Vinh is engineer at Berthold SA
(France): https://viadeo.journaldunet.com/p/the-vinh-tran-6227046 As Senior Advisor: 7. Laura BOUTEN (2009):
Identification of mechanical properties of the leg’s constitutive tissues for
the mechanical study of the elastic compression. Now Laura is research and
development engineer at Decathlon (France): https://fr.linkedin.com/in/laura-bouten-02081219 8. Laura DUBUIS (2011): Measurement of deformations in the calf using
MRI and FE modelling of the effects of compression stocking. Now Laura is
assistant professor at University of Lyon (France): https://fr.linkedin.com/in/lauradubuis 9.- Tristan BELZACQ (2012): Modelling of the blood flow in the
stenosed carotid: Model updating using velocity profiles measured with MRI 10. Alexandre FRANQUET (2012): Identification of
heterogeneous hyperelastic properties of
human soft tissues using medical imaging. Now Alexandre is research and
development engineer at Microval (France): https://fr.linkedin.com/in/alexandre-franquet-phd-1444632b 11. Nicolas DEMANGET (2012): Optimization of the structure of aortic
stent grafts for improving their durability. Now Nicolas is research and
development engineer at Depuy (France): https://fr.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-demanget-4310b92b 12. Fabien MUNOZ (2013): Intradiscal pressure assessment from a finite
element model and radiographs 13. Pierre-Yves ROHAN (2013): Biomechanical study of veins in the
compressed human legs. Now Pierre-Yves is assistant professor at ENSAM Paris
(France): https://fr.linkedin.com/in/pierreyvesrohan 14. Baptiste PIERRAT (2013): Biomechanical effects of knee orthoses:
experimental characterization and modelling. Now Baptiste is research
engineer at Mines Saint-Etienne (France): https://www.mines-stetienne.fr/author/pierrat/ 15. Aaron ROMO (2014): In vivo mechanical properties of the aorta. Now
Aaron is research and development engineer at Global D (France): https://fr.linkedin.com/in/aaron-romo-4b637a42 16. Laurianne IMBERT (2014): Effect of
osteoporosis on the mechanical behaviour of
the bone tissue 17. Fanny FRAUZIOLS (2015): Elastographic and
biomechanical studies of soft tissues of the leg – Application to elastic
compression. Now Fanny is research and development engineer at MedTech SA
(France): https://fr.linkedin.com/in/ffrauziols 18. David PERRIN (2015): Patient-specific predictive simulations of endovascular
interventions. Now David is CTO of Predisurge: http://www.predisurge.com 19. Catherine KOLLIA (2016): Characterization of morphological
diversity using 3D analyses 20. Ambroise
DUPREY (2016): Biomechanical analysis of aneurysms of the ascending thoracic
aorta. Now Ambroise is professor at the University of
Reims Champagne Ardennes (France). 21. Bilal MEREI (2016):
Computational Modeling of Atherosclerotic Plaque Delamination Mechanisms and
Rupture. Now Bilal is project manager at Spineway (France): https://fr.linkedin.com/in/bilalmerei 22. Sareh BEHDADFAR (2017): Image based
inverse identification of material parameters in cardiac mechanics. Now Sareh is project manager
at AlisPharm (France): https://fr.linkedin.com/in/sareh-behdadfar-7332b643 23. Witold KRASNY (2017):
Characterization and multiscale modeling of the arterial mechanics. Now
Witold is project manager at AlisPharm (France): https://fr.linkedin.com/in/witold-krasny-52492636 24. Phuoc VY (2018):
Numerical simulation of aortic valve implantation 25. Sabrina BEN AHMED
(2018): Computer fluid dynamics analysis of blood flows in bifurcated stent
grafts. Now Sabrina is vascular surgeon at CHU Saint-Etienne (France): https://fr.linkedin.com/in/sabrina-ben-ahmed-b1408373 26. Solmaz
FARZANEH (2019): Preoperative evaluation of local mechanical properties of
aortic aneurysms. Now Solmaz is post-doc at Mines
Saint-Etienne (France): https://www.mines-stetienne.fr/author/solmaz-farzaneh/ 27. Aymeric
PIONTECK (2020): Coupling 3D numerical simulations and intraoperative imaging
for computer aided endovascular surgery. Now Aymeric
is post-doc at Washington University (USA): https://fr.linkedin.com/in/aymeric-pionteck-91b10688 28. Mohsen NAKHAEI
(2020): Micromechanical approach of remodeling in vascular mechanobiology 29. Nanjappa Manjunathan (2020 – cosupervisor with Magalie Viallon, PhD of University of
Lyon): Quantification of brain perfusion in Magnetic Resonance
imaging: methodological developments and simulations. Now Research Engineer
at Siemens Healthineers. 30. Lucie Besch Salomon du Mont
(2020 – cosupervisor with Simon Rickenbach, PhD of University of Bourgogne Franche Comté): EVAR
treatment of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm. Now Associate Professor
(MCUPH) at University of Bourgogne Franche Comté (France). 31. Claudie Petit (2021): Multiscale
characterization of proteolytic remodeling and its biomechanical effects in
the aortic wall, funded by the Biolochanics ERC
grant: https://www.mines-stetienne.fr/en/research/projects/biolochanics/ 32. Joan Laubrie (2021): Finite-element
modeling and patient-specific predictions of the growth and rupture of
aneurysms of the ascending thoracic aorta, funded by https://www.conicyt.cl. Now Joan is a post-doc at http://www.fondazionerimed.eu/ with Antonio D’Amore. 33. Maria Nicole Antonuccio (2023) (co-supervision:
Alexandre This, Laurence Rouet – Philips, Simona Celi - Fondazione Toscana G. Monasterio, within the https://meditate-project.eu ITN Project): Personalized Ultrasound-based hemodynamics
simulations in the diseased abdominal aorta 34. Laure Tsimba (2023) (co-supervision: Miquel Aguirre,
collaboration with the Sigvaris company
– www.sigvaris.com): Study of the correction of static foot disorders on venous return
in the case of chronic venous insufficiency 35. Marie Hoarau (2023) (from University
of Lyon, supervisor: Romain Debret): Potential
biological and mechanical effects on blood vessels of a synthetic elastic
protein - Arterylastic project. Now Marie is a post-doc at Yale (USA) 36. Lucie Derycke (2023): Automatic sizing of
aortic stent grafts using numerical simulation, in collaboration with http://www.predisurge.com Visiting PhD students: 1. Mirunalini
Thirugnanasambandam (2018, from
UTSA, supervised by Ender Finol): On the use of
patient-specific tissue mechanics for abdominal aortic aneurysm wall stress
assessment. Now Miru is post doc at TU Eindhoven (Netherlands): https://research.tue.nl/en/persons/mirunalini-thirugnanasambandam 2. Matt Bersi (2018, from Yale University,
supervised by Jay Humphrey): regional variations of mechanical properties
of mice aortas, development of the virtual fields method. Now Matt Bersi is assistant professor at https://engineering.wustl.edu/faculty/Matthew-Bersi.html 3. Lauranne
Maes (2019, from KU
Leuven, https://www.kuleuven.be/kuleuven/, supervisor: Nele Famaey): Computation modeling of the role of smooth
muscle cells in vascular adaptation 4. Marzio
Di Giuseppe (2019-2020, from
University of Palermo, www.unipa.it, supervisor: Salvatore Pasta): Biomechanics of thoracic aortic
aneurysms and dissections. Now researcher at http://www.fondazionerimed.eu/ 5.
Maxence Maillet (2020, from UTC Compiègne, supervisors :
Marie Christine Ho Ba Tho, Olfa Trabelsi) : Characterization of Skeletal
Muscle using
OCT. 6. Franziska Gantner (2021, from TU Wien,
supervisor Aleksandr Ovsianikov): mechanical characterization of hydrogels 7. Ondřej Lisický (2021,
from Brno
University of Technology,
supervisor Jiři Bursa): comparison
between digital image correlation and image registration. 8. Alvaro Navarrete Rosales
(2022, from University of Santiago de Chile, supervisors Claudio Garcia, Diego Celentano):
finite-element modeling of growth and remodeling in soft tissues. 9. Monica Emendi (2022,
from University of Rome Tor Vergata and SINTEF, supervisor Thomas Langø):
finite-element modeling of guidewire navigation in EVAR interventions. 10. Andre Mourato (2023,
from NOVA University Lisbonne,
supervisor Jose Xavier): Machine Learning to Improve Computational Modelling
of Fluid and Solid Interaction in Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm. 11. Juan Escobar
(2023, from UTC Compiègne, supervisors : Marie Christine Ho Ba Tho, Olfa Trabelsi) : Characterization
of Skeletal Muscle using OCT. 12. Rodrigo Valente (2023-2024,
from NOVA University Lisbonne,
supervisor Jose Xavier): Machine Learning to Improve Computational Modelling
of Fluid and Solid Interaction in Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm. Current Post-Doc fellows 1. Aliakbar Karkhaneh (2020-2022), working
on finite-element modeling of aortic
smooth muscle cells. 2. Felipe Pires
(2021-2024), working on the numerical simulation of the transformation of
synthetic valve scaffold into a fully functional native tissue within http://www.siminsitu.eu. 3. Victor Acosta
(2022-2023), working on the KAOMX project, assessing regional variations
of mechanical properties in cells and tissues using OCT and DVC. 4. Chloé Techens (2022-2024), working on the QUMIN project
funded by EUR Manutech,
3D traction force microscopy of aortic smooth muscle cells. 5. Aratz Garcia Llona (2022-2025), working on a digital
twin of the lower limb for compression therapy. 6. Maha Reha (2023-2025), working on modeling
lymphatic and venous drainage of the lower limb. 7. Shuangshuang Meng (2023-2024), working on identification of
mechanical properties of blood vessels using full-field data in the VSTENT
project “Patient-specific simulation for stent deployment from intravascular
OCT”. 8. Mariem Sehli (2023-2024), working on Deep Learning automatic
meshing in soft-tissue biomechanics Past Post-Docs 1. Jin-Hwan Kim (2009-2011), now
research associate professor at Postech (Korea): http://gift.postech.ac.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=sub5_2&wr_id=1 2. Romain Rieger (2011-2012), now associate professor at Ecole
Centrale Lyon (France) : https://www.ec-lyon.fr/contacts/romain-rieger 3. Frances Davis (2013-2015), now post-doc fellow at the University of
Southampton (UK) : http://fmdavis.org/ 4. Olivier Siret (2012-2014), now research and development engineer at
ABISS (France): http://www.abiss.fr 5. Olfa Trabelsi
(2013-2018), now assistant professor at
Université de Technologie de Compiègne (France) : http://www.utc.fr 6. Francesca Condemi (2016-2018), now
research and development engineer at CORWAVE (France): http://www.corwave.com 7. Jamal Mousavi (2015-2019), now research and development engineer at
PREDISURGE: http://www.predisurge.com 8. Fanette Chassagne (2018), now assistant professor at Mines
Saint-Etienne (France) 9. Yue Mei (2018-2019), now associate professor at Dalian University
of Technology (China) : http://faculty.dlut.edu.cn/meiyue/en/index.htm 10. Miquel Aguirre (2018-2022), now Assistant Professor and
María Zambrano Research Fellow
at Laboratori de Càlcul Numèric (LaCàN), Universitat Politècnica de
Catalunya and International Center for
Numerical Methods (Spain) 11. Ataollah Ghavamian
(2019-2020), now research and development engineer at FEOPS (Belgium): https://www.feops.com/ 12. Jayendiran Raja (2017-2020), now
research and development engineer at STRYKER (India): https://fr.linkedin.com/in/jayendiran-raja-86679921 13. Solmaz Farzaneh
(2018-2020), now post-doc fellow at Mines Saint-Etienne (France): https://www.mines-stetienne.fr/author/solmaz-farzaneh/ 14. Madge Martin (2020), now CNRS researcher at MSME UMR 8208, Université Paris-Est Créteil Val
de Marne (France): https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Madge_Martin 15. Tristan Maquart (2020), worked on mesh reconstruction of aortic models, now
post-doc fellow at INSA Lyon (UK) 16. Shaojie Zhang (2020-2021), worked on numerical simulation
of growth and remodeling after EVAR
treatment, now research and development engineer at Transvalor SA (France) 17. Baptiste Brun-Cottan (2021), worked on multiscale modeling of
mechanobiology in arteries and application to elastin deficiency and repair,
now post-doc fellow at University of Toulouse (France). 18. Claudie
Petit (2021-2023), worked on mechanobiology of smooth muscle cells and
testing tissue engineered grafts and heart valves within http://www.siminsitu.eu. |
Mentor of Habilitations (qualification for professorship)
1. Pierre Badel (2016)
2. Frédéric Turquier (2020)
3. Claire Morin (2023)