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PhD proposals for 2027 (online on July 2026)

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INSA Centre Val de Loire (CVL)

Subject # 1-1: Definition of an Equivalent Fatigue Test using vibration shaker based on AI methods. Advisor: Roger SERRA (roger.serra@insa-cvl.fr).
Subject # 1-2: Advanced methods for solving finite element problems in mechanical engineering. Details. Advisor: Eric FLORENTIN (eric.florentin@insa-cvl.fr).

INSA Haut de France (HdF)

Subject # 2-1: AI-Enhanced Optimization of Sustainable Multi-Site Production and Multi-Echelon Distribution. Details. Advisor: Raca TODOSIJEVIC (Raca.Todosijevic@uphf.fr).
Subject # 2-2: Developpement of multi-physiques model to simulate the wear phenomena by integrating the microstructural properties. Advisor: Laurent DUBAR (laurent.dubar@uphf.fr).
Subject # 2-3: Development of a 3D semi-analytic method for inverse problems of the elastic wave propagation in anisotropic media. Details. Advisor: Samuel DUPONT (samuel.dupont@uphf.fr).

INSA Lyon

Subject # 3-1: Preparation of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines and integration in late-stage functionalization. Details. Advisor: Maiwenn JACOLOT
Subject # 3-2: Functional Multilayer films with Janus Particles: Enhanced dispersion, interfacial chain dynamics and dielectric performance. Advisor: Khalid LAMNAWAR (khalid.lamnawar@insa-lyon.fr).
Subject # 3-3: Atomic scale modeling of passive film growth. Advisor: Xian HUANG (xian.huang@insa-lyon.fr).
Subject # 3-4: Identification of structural parameters with sparse irregular arrays. Advisor: Jérôme ANTONI (jerome.antoni@insa-lyon.fr).
Subject # 3-5: Evaluation of Tissue Microstructure and Vascularization Using Ultrasound applied to Early Assessment of Anti- Cancer Treatment Efficacy. Details. Advisor: Pauline MULEKI SEYA (pauline.muleki-seya@creatis.insa-lyon.fr).
Subject # 3-6: Thermochamical heat storage in buildings: mutli-scale numerical modeling and optimization. Advisor: Frédéric KUZNIK (frederic.kuznik@insa-lyon.fr).

INSA Rennes

Subject # 4-1: DESIGN AND ROBUST CONTROL OF UPPER-LIMB EXOSUITS FOR IMPROVED HUMAN COMFORT AND
ASSISTANCE. Details. Joint PhD supervision with Vigen ARAKELYAN (vigen.arakelyan@insa-rennes.fr) and Hongliu YU from University of Shanghai for Science and Technology.
Subject # 4-2: DESIGN OF GRAVITY-COMPENSATION ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS FOR ROBOT MANIPULATORS. Details. Advisor: Vigen ARAKELYAN (vigen.arakelyan@insa-rennes.fr).
Subject # 4-3: Concurrent Topology and Texture Optimization of Anisotropic Metallic Structures Using Data- Driven Crystal Plasticity. Details. Advisor: Fabrice BERNARD (fabrice.bernard@insa-rennes.fr).
Subject # 4-4: Design of innovative graded functional coatings for biomedical applications. Advisor: Amelie FILLON (amelie.fillon@insa-rennes.fr).
Subject # 4-5: A reliability approach of the assessment of the failure of masonry structures based on limit analysis and computational discrete modelling. Details. Advisor: Fekri MEFTAH (Fekri.Meftah@insa-rennes.fr).
Subject # 4-6: Multi-Scale Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Desiccation Cracking in Unsaturated Soils under Cyclic Drying-Wetting Conditions: Applications to Sustainable Geotechnics and Climate-Resilient Infrastructure. Details. Advisor: Hossein NOWAMOOZ (hossein.nowamooz@insa-rennes.fr).

INSA Rouen

Subject # 5-1: Incident and post-incident asset management for power energy supply. Details. Advisor: Olivier BAREILLE (olivier.bareille@insa-rouen.fr).
Subject # 5-2: Electro-mediated functionalization of aza-heterocycles. Details. Advisor: Hélène BEUCHER (helene.beucher@insa-rouen.fr).
Subject # 5-3: Developement of new access to fluorinated alkenes by catalysis, mechanochemistry and/or photochemistry. Details. Advisor: Samuel COUVE-BONNAIRE (samuel.couve-bonnaire@insa-rouen.fr).
Subject # 5-4: Mechanochemical processes for the development of synthetic methodologies. Details. Advisor: Samuel COUVE-BONNAIRE (samuel.couve-bonnaire@insa-rouen.fr).
Subject # 5-5: Theoretical and Numerical Investigation of Vortex Generator (VG) Dynamics and Heat Transfer Enhancement in Turbulent Chaotic Flow Regimes. Details. Advisor: Abdellah HADJADJ (abdellah.hadjadj@insa-rouen.fr).
Subject # 5-6: Soil liquefaction risks near the Normandy coast, application to offshore wind farms. Details. Advisor: Saber IMANZADEH (saber.imanzadeh@insa-rouen.fr).
Subject # 5-7: Kinetic Investigations of Transient Carbocations. Details. Advisor: Philippe JUBAULT (philippe.jubault@insa-rouen.fr).
Subject # 5-8: Developments of new accesses to strained bicycles containing a cyclopropane unit using modern approaches. Details. Advisor: Philippe JUBAULT (philippe.jubault@insa-rouen.fr).
Subject # 5-9: New electrochemical formation of germyl radicals, their use in basic transformations and mechanism understanding. Details. Advisor: Thomas POISSON (thomas.poisson@insa-rouen.fr)
Subject # 5-10: Electrochemical silylation with silane or chlorosilanes. Details. Advisor: Thomas POISSON (thomas.poisson@insa-rouen.fr)
Subject # 5-11: Flow Electrocatalysis for Green Bio-Polymer Synthesis (ePolymFlow). Details. Advisor: Daniela VULUGA (daniela.vuluga@insa-rouen.fr).

INSA Strasbourg

Subject # 6-1: Study of the mechanical behaviour of bitumen stabilized materials with RAP (reclaimed asphalt pavement)
subjected to mechanical cyclic loadings at various hydric states, temperatures, frequency and curing time. Details. Advisor: Cyrille CHAZALLON (cyrille.chazallon@insa-strasbourg.fr).
Subject # 6-2: Buidings design based on bioclimatic performances. Advisor: Monica SIROUX (monica.siroux@insa-strasbourg.fr).
Subject # 6-3: Hybrid DEM-AI Simulations for the Study of Infrastructure Resilience under Climate Change Hazards. Details. Advisor: Juan Carlos QUEZEDA (juan-carlos.quezada@insa-strasbourg.fr).

UTC

Subject # 7-1: Heuristic methods for robust optimization of bar and beam truss structures. Advisor: Frédéric DRUESNE (fdruesne@utc.fr).

UTBM

Subject # 8-1: Integrated Predictive Strategies for Electrical and Thermal Management to Extend the Service Life of Lithium Batteries Under Fast-Charging Conditions in Electric Vehicles. Advisor: Mohamed BECHERIF (mohamed.becherif@utbm.fr).
Subject # 8-2: Lifetime-oriented optimal configuration of EV system. Advisor: Daniela CHRENKO (daniela.chrenko@utbm.fr).
Subject # 8-3: . Optimization of Caregiver Assignment in Rehabilitation Hospitals: An Integrated Approach Using Operational Research and Artificial Intelligence. Details. Advisor: Amir HAJJAM EL HASSANI (amir.hajjam@utbm.fr).
Subject # 8-4: Advancing Information Transparency in Human-Computer Interaction for Public Utility Accessibility. Details. Advisor: Mualla YAZAN (yazan.mualla@utbm.fr).
Subject # 8-5: Safe and Efficient Energy Management for Renewable Microgrids via MPC-Shielded Deep Reinforcement Learning. Advisor: Salah LAGHROUCHE (salah.laghrouche@utbm.fr).
Subject # 8-6: Investigation of advanced hybrid composites with improved vibration and shocks damping capacity. Details. Advisor: Morad MAHDJOUB (morad.mahdjoub@utbm.fr).
Subject # 8-7: . Robust Sliding Mode Observer Design via Singular Perturbation Approach for Control of Wind Energy Systems with
Doubly-Fed Induction Machines. Advisor: Abdellatif MIRAOUI (abdellatif.miraoui@utbm.fr).
Subject # 8-8: Cavitation-Based Assessment of Interparticle Cohesion in Thermally Sprayed Ceramic Coatings. Details. Advisor: Marie-Pierre PLANCHE (marie-pierre.planche@utbm.fr).
Subject # 8-9: Experimental and Numerical analysis of the Plasma Transferred Arc (PTA) Process. Advisor: Rija Nirina RAOELISON (rija-nirina.raoelison@utbm.fr).
Subject # 8-10: Linguistic and algorithmic modeling of spoken French to French Sign Language (LSF) translation for digital accessibility. Details. Advisor: Yassine RUICHEK (yassine.ruichek@utbm.fr).
Subject # 8-11: Reduced-Order Electromagnetic Modeling of Electrical Machines Using Parallel Computing Methods. Advisor: Issam SALHI (issam.salhi@utbm.fr).
Subject # 8-12: A Predictive Framework for Motion Sickness Based on Human Response and Motion Exposure. Advisor: Zare MOHSEN (Mohsen.zare@utbm.fr).
Subject # 8-13: Optimal Design of a Modular DC-DC power converter for AEM Water Electrolysers. Advisor: Abdesslem DJERDIR (abdesslem.djerdir@utbm.fr)

mise à jour le 11 septembre 2026