PhD Defenses

Collaborative Navigation of Autonomous Mobile Robots in Dynamic and Connected Environments

Vito Rubino will defend his Accreditation to Supervise Research (HDR) on 1 December 2025.

A study of end-of-life fibreboards: their characteristics and availability in Europe

Spatial-aware Graph-based Representations for EEG Signals Classification

Large-Scale Monitoring of Acoustic Sources Based on Data-Driven Approaches for Urban Soundscape Analysis, Visualization and Summarization

Analysis of data identification and generation methods for data-driven approaches in solid mechanics

A time-domain Rankine panel method using multi-resolution meshes for the simulation of seakeeping with forward speed

Multiaxial fatigue of elastomers: complex tests and fatigue criteria

Integrating Pedestrian-based Panoramic Street View Video in Virtual Reality for the Characterization of Urban Visual Walkability

Mathematical and Numerical Analysis of a Bilinear Optimal Control Problem for the Degenerate Keller-Segel System

Simulation of transaortic flows using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics and Lattice Boltzmann methods coupled with Finite Element method - Application to personalized virtual transcatheter aortic valve assessment

Fast Multipole Method for Tyre/Road Contact

Racing yachts performance prediction using high-fidelity numerical simulations

Multimodal graph learning frameworks for interpretable high-risk diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patient identification

Ground clearance, rolling road and scale effects in the wake of a bluff body: applications to pollutant dispersion in automobile engineering

Joint modeling of multivariate spatial extremes models with non-extremal components

Advanced methodological approach for the improvement of thermal energy conversion systems: Analysis, methodology, and design of turbomachines dedicated to sustainable mobility

The integration of digital atmospheres into architectural pedagogy: the contribution of virtual reality powered by artificial intelligence to the creation of immersive and interactive experiences

Validation of high-fidelity hydrodynamic solver for a floating offshore wind turbine platform with a complex geometry

Electric hybridisation of the air-charging system of semi-fast Diesel engine for marine propulsion

Process automation and optimization in extrusion-based bioprinting systems for tissue engineering applications

Contributions to adaptive super twisting control: application to floating wind turbines

Development of a stochastic forcing method to reduce modeled stress depletion for hybrid RANS-LES turbulence models

The ecological study of the sense of volume: an aesthetic experience of built environments beyond vision

Designing Restorative Small Urban Green Spaces

Sensor-based control and vibration reduction of cable-driven parallel robots

Translating microstructural, mechanical and process insights to part-level design in directed energy deposition

Learning and recognizing landmarks to improve the mobility and positioning of visually impaired people

Advanced learning models for the reconstruction of ultrasound images

Unearthing the physicality of instrumental timbre

From packing to consolidation: a numerical model to generate and consolidate random packing of thermoplastic composite chips

Phase field model for dynamic damage and fracture analysis through a fully explicit time integration

Modelling and simulation of the self-calibration of cable-driven parallel robots and cable creep characterization

Data-Driven Fracture and Thermodynamic Modelling of Cement Paste at Micro Scale: Towards Microstructure Informed Cement Design

Optimizing diesel generator operation and control in an isolated power grid with high renewable energy integration

Fluid-structure modeling of the atmospheric reentry of a space debris

Controlled generation of unidirectional irregular sea states in experimental and numerical wave tanks

Optimized design, analysis and kinematic control of highly redundant serial robotic arms

Data-Driven and Knowledge-Based Multiscale Modeling of Viral Dynamics

Branch-and-bound algorithm for efficient resolution of sparse optimization problems

Optimization Strategies using Predictive Control for Microgrids with Hybrid Battery/Hydrogen Energy Storage

Study of the mechanical properties of low-carbon binders using multi-scale experimental approaches

Characterisation of the dynamic decohesion of organic matrix composite materials

Multi-scale modeling of fiber orientation in coupled fiber-reinforced viscous polymer systems

A graph-based model-free data-driven computing approach for inelasticity. Application to elastoplasticity

Hydrodynamic analysis and numerical modelling of heave plates for floating wind turbines

Experimental testing of masonry structures subjected to extreme loads

Toolpath generation and manufacturing methodologies for hybrid manufacturing of metallic parts with WAAM and machining

Towards an integrated assessment framework for existing structures : Study of riveted lattice girders in French train sheds of 1850-1930

Automatic Assessment of the Visual Perception of the Urban Space by Pedestrians

5th Generation Roads : Unveiling the Potential of Triboelectric Power Generation to Power Sensors

Interactive and collaborative ship outfitting in Virtual Reality

Numerical model for elasto-plastic soft soil behavior using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics

Implementation of a tendon-driven, underactuated tensegrity robot inspired by the bird neck

Material characterisation and scaffold properties of tubular constructs for tissue engineering of blood vessels

Durability of elastomers during oxidative and marine ageing

Control-command of different choppers Connected in parallel in a DC Microgrid

Positioning Integrity Monitoring with Artificial Intelligence for Connected Mobility in Multimodal Transport Context

Graph Neural Representations of Mammographic Images for Explainable Breast Cancer Detection

Methods for the acquisition, learning-based segmentation, and quantitative analysis of ultrasound volumes

Real time optimisation of the production of an energy-ship

Development of a new additive manufacturing process by binder jetting with a one degree of freedom robot applied to sand casting

Design of an embedded capacitive sensor for monitoring water content in reinforced concrete structures

Power oscillations in electrical systems with a high proportion of renewable energy sources

Magnetic pulse assembly and disassembly of hybrid metal composite structures for ballistic protection

Experimental study and modelling of the impact of road loads on mechanical behavior of pavement surface layers

Experimental study and multi-scale modelling of the effects of ageing and microcracking on the viscoelastic behaviour of bituminous mixes

Study, analysis, and control of three-phase grid connected inverter