Supervision

On-going PhD thèses

1. Lucas Dujardin 

   • Title: Friction-induced vibration for aircraft braking system

   • Duration: in progress, 2025-present.

   • Financial support: industrial funding support, Safran Landing System, Cifre thesis.

2. Erwan Dehillerin

   • Title: Advanced surrogate modelling methods for early damage detection in uncertain nonlinear rotors based on antiresonances 

   • Duration: in progress, 2024-present.

   • Financial support: ANR JCJC MeMoRa (Supervisor : E. Denimal Goy)

3. Jacobo Arango Montoya

   • Title: Numerical simulation and experiments for the prediction of curves squeal and wheel/rail instabilities

   • Duration: in progress, 2024-present.

   • Financial support: industrial funding support, Vibratec, Cifre thesis.

4. Xavier Fagan

   • Title: Numerical simulation and experiments for the prediction of instabilities in aircraft braking system

   • Duration: in progress, 2022-present.

   • Financial support: industrial funding support, Safran Landing System, Cifre thesis.

Completed PhD thèses

1. Zakaria Knar

   • Title: Numerical simulation and experiments for the prediction of nonlinear dynamics of tire/road contact

   • Duration: 36 months, 2019-2022.

   • Financial support: industrial funding support, Michelin, Cifre thesis.

   • Current position: Engineer, Symbio, Lyon, France. 

2. Sébastien Talik

• • Title: Nonlinear dynamics of nonlinear mechanical systems with realistic external excitations

  • Duration: 36 months, 2018-2021.

  • Financial support: industrial funding support, CEA-CESTA, CEA thesis.

  • Current position: Engineer, CEA-CESTA, Bordeaux, France. 

3. Grégoire Corradi

   • Title: experiments and numerical simulations for the prediction and optimization of brake squeal.

   • Duration: 36 months, 2016-2019.

   • Financial support: French academic funding from Ecole Doctorale MEGA-Lyon.

   • Current position: Engineer, EDF, Lyon, France. 

4. Enora Denimal

   • Title: Uncertainties and sensibility analysis in the context of friction-induced nonlinear vibrations and squeal prediction.

   • Duration: 36 months, 2015-2018.

   • Financial support: industrial funding support, PSA thesis, Openlab Vibro-Acoustic-Tribology@Lyon.

   • Thesis award 2018 from the Computational Structural Mechanics Association.

   • Current position: Researcher INRIA, Rennes, France.

5. Thomas Roncen

   • Title: Nonlinear dynamics and random vibrations of nonlinear mechanical systems with uncertainties

   • Duration: 36 months, 2015-2018.

   • Financial support: industrial funding support, CEA-CESTA, CEA thesis.

   • Current position: Post-doc, ISAE, Toulouse, France.

6. Lucien Charroyer

   • Title: Numerical methods to predict self-excited vibrations induced by friction - Application to railway squeal noise.

   • Duration: 36 months, 2014-2017.

   • Financial support: French academic funding from CeLya labex.

   • Current position: Engineer, ESI Group, Lyon, France.

7. Olivier Fazio

• • Title: Squeal prediction in industrial automotive systems.

  • Duration: 36 months, 2013-2016

  • Financial support: industrial funding support, PSA, Cifre thesis,Openlab Vibro-Acoustic-Tribology@Lyon.

  • Current position: Engineer, Paris, France.

8. Maxence Claeys

• • Title: Nonlinear dynamics of mechanical system with bolted interfaces.

  • Duration: 34 months, 2013-2015.

  • Financial support: industrial funding support, CEA-CESTA, CEA thesis.

  • Current position: Engineer, CEA-CESTA, Bordeaux, France.

9. Kevin Soobbarayen

• • Title: Nonlinear dynamics and noise of mechanical systems subjected to friction-induced vibration.

  • Duration: 36 months, 2011-2014.

  • Financial support: French academic funding from Ecole Doctorale MEGA-Lyon.

  • Current position: Project manager Research & Innovation, Engineer, Richemont, Canton de Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

10. Jérôme Didier

• • Title: Nonlinear dynamics of mechanical systems with uncertainties.

  • Duration: 36 months, 2009-2012.

  • Financial support: French academic funding from Ecole Normal Supérieure.

  • Current position: Academic Professor, Lycée Chaptal, Paris, France.

11. Andréa Loyer

    • Title: Numerical and experimental analysis of TGV brake squeal.

    • Duration: 38 months, 2008-2012.

    • Financial support: industrial funding support, SNCF, Cifre thesis.

    • Current position: Engineer, SNCF, Paris, France.

12. Franck Barillon

    • Title: Strong coupling in dynamical systems - Linear and nonlinear methodologies. 

    • Duration: 36 months, 2007-2011.

    • Financial support: industrial funding support, Renault, Cifre thesis.

    • Current position: Engineer, Renault, Guyancourt, France.

13. Vincent Jaumouillé

    • Title: Structural dynamics of mechanical systems with nonlinear interface - Extension of the Harmonic Balance Method.

    • Duration: 36 months, 2007-2011.

    • Financial support: industrial funding support, EADS, Cifre thesis.

    • Current position: Engineer, Naval group, Paris, France.

14. Benjamin Hervé

    • Title: Squeal clutch - experimental approach and linear/nonlinear simulations.

    • Duration: 36 months, 2006-2009.

    • Financial support: industrial funding support, Valeo, Cifre thesis.

    • Current position: Engineer, GIMA, Beauvais, France.

15. Fabrice Chevillot

    • Title: Friction-induced vibration and nonlinear dynamics of aircraft brake systems.

    • Duration: 36 months, 2006-2009.

    • Financial support: industrial funding support, Safran Messier-Bugatti, Cifre thesis.

    • Current position: Engineer, Safran-Snecma Moteur, Villaroche, France.

16. Nicolas Coudeyras

    • Title: Friction-induced vibration for squeal automotive brake system.

    • Duration: 36 months, 2006-2009.

    • Financial support: industrial funding support, PSA, Cifre thesis.

• • Current position: Engineer, EDF, Clamart, France;

17. Mikhail Guskov

    • Title: Nonlinear dynamics of rotating machinery - Numerical and experimental approaches.

    • Duration: 40 months, 2003-2007.

    • Financial support: Academic support from Russia.

    • Thesis co-supervision with Bauman Moscow State University (Prof. O.S. Naraikine).

    • Principal supervisor : Prof. F. Thouverez, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Ecully, France.

• • Current position: Assistant professor, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers de Paris - PIMM UMR 8006, Paris, France;

18. Nicolas Lesaffre

    • Title: Stability and nonlinear analysis of rotor/stator systems.

    • Duration: 36 months, 2004-2007.

    • Financial support: french support BDI CNRS.

    • Principal supervisor : Prof. F. Thouverez, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Ecully, France.

• • Current position: Engineer, Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, France.

19. Guillaume Fritz

    • Title: Squeal occurrence in automotive brake systems.

    • Duration: 36 months, 2004-2007.

    • Financial support: industrial funding support, Renault, Cifre thesis.

    • Principal supervisor : Prof. L. Jézéquel, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Ecully, France.

• • Current position: Engineer, Renault, Guyancourt, France.

20. Christiano Viana Serra Villa

    • Title: Experiments and numerical simulation in rotordynamics.

    • Duration: 36 months, 2002-2005.

    • Financial support: academic support from Brazil.

    • Principal supervisor : Prof. F. Thouverez, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Ecully, France.

• • Current position: Engineer, Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency, Brazil.

Completed Postdocs

1. Mzaki Dakel

   • Title: Stability analysis and friction-induced vibration for brake systems

   • Duration: 24 months, 2015-2017.

   • Financial support: academic support from Ecole Centrale de Lyon (Temporary Assistant Professor).

2. Mélodie Monteil

• • Title: Tribology and friction-induced vibration for brake systems by finite element analysis.

  • Duration: 9 months, 2013-2014.

  • Financial support: academic support from Ecole Centrale de Lyon (Temporary Assistant Professor), plus partial funding.

  • Current position: Academic Professor, Lyon, France.

3. Lyes Nechak

• • Title: Stability and robust design optimization of mechanical systems subjected to friction-induced vibration.

  • Duration: 10 months, 2013-2014.

  • Financial support: french ANR-JCJC project MoSIRoLaMi (project manager: Dr. S. Besset, ECL/LTDS UMR 5513).

  • Current position: Assistant professor, Ecole Centrale de Lyon - LTDS UMR 5513, Ecully, France.

4. Jérôme Didier

• • Title: Nonlinear dynamic of complex mechanical systems.

  • Duration: 12 months, 2012-2013.

  • Financial support: academic support from Ecole Centrale de Lyon (Temporary Assistant Professor), plus partial funding.

  • Current position: Academic Professor, Lycée Chaptal, Paris, France.

5. Guillaume Mogenier

• • Title: Experimental analysis of TGV brake squeal.

  • Duration: 12 months, 2011-2012.

  • Financial support: french ADEME project Acoufren.

  • Current position: Engineer, Septen EDF, Villeurbanne, France.

6. Emmanuelle Sarrouy

• • Title: Structural dynamics and uncertainties for fixed and rotating systems.

  • Duration: 12 months, 2010-2011.

  • Financial support: french ANR-JCJC project DyRoSyMeNo.

• • Current position: Assistant professor, Ecole Centrale Marseille - LMA UPR 5051, Marseille, France.

7. Hassan Berro

• • Title: Nonlinear dynamics of mechanical systems with lubrificated interface.

  • Duration: 10 months, 2010-2011.

  • Financial support: CNRS funding.

• • Current position: Engineer, EDF, Clamart, France.

8. Baptiste Chomette

• • Title: Optimal control of mechanical structures with cracks.

  • Duration: 10 months, 2009-2010.

  • Financial support: french ANR-JCJC project DyRoSyMeNo.

  • Current position: Assistant Professor, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, IJLDA UMR 7190, Paris, France.

Application for PhD student or Post-doc positions

Applications on my research interests are always welcome.

Please see also my publications for more details.

Partial or full funding are generally available for future french PhD students and Post-docs.

Funding for foreign students are also available occasionally.

If you are interested and highly motivated with strong background in vibration, mathematics and computing, please contact me.

Topic: vibration, nonlinear dynamics, friction-induced vibration and noise, rotordynamics, structural health monitoring, stochastic process, ...

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If you are interested to candidate for a permament researcher position in my laboratory LTDS UMR 5513 on my research topics (vibration, nonlinear dynamics, friction-induced vibration and noise, rotordynamics, structural health monitoring, stochastic process, ...), please contact me.

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