Research Activity
In the factory of the future, living and autonomous systems being more connected, a precise
knowledge of their states is required in real-time in readiness for prognosis and predictive maintenance.
Moreover, in order to improve their performances (disturbance rejection, parametric uncertainties
and system nonlinearities, energetic efficiency, path tracking), two steps are necessary: system
identification in real-time and optimal control (input/control reference generation and robust
control).
My scientific activities turn on the fractional derivative as a tool in modeling and in optimal control. I
am interested in the fundamental aspects bound for system theory (flatness), methodological aspects
bound for trajectory planning by multi-criteria optimization, methodological aspects bound for
modeling of fractional systems (thermal transfers, climate change, wind turbulence), methodological
aspects bound for dynamical system identification (closed-loop, multivariable systems, real-time),
innovating applications in the factory of the future: autonomous vehicle (2D/3D), ground antennas, medical application
(heat transfers in lung and viral spreading (COVID-19)), Earth’s climate change, aeronautics (turbofan),
(machining and additive) manufacturing, …
He develops the CRONE Toolbox on modeling and system identification for Matlab, freely downloadable since 2013.
Recently, in 2025, he received four main awards: Research Excellence Award for IWW 2025, and Abel Award as Contribution by active Young Scientists, Riemann-Liouville Award for Best researcher paper award and Grünwald-Letnikov Award for Best student paper award in Theory at IFAC ICFDA 2025.
Resume – CV
Appointments
2011- . . . Associate Professor HDR – Outstanding class (09/2022) at Université de Bordeaux in Automatic Control (CNU 61), Integration From Material to System (IMS), Talence, France
2009-2011 Research and teaching assistant (ATER) at IPB/Enseirb-Matmeca, Electrical Engineering – speciality Automatic Control
2007-2009 Teaching instructor at Université Bordeaux 1, UFR Physique – speciality Automatic Control (64hours/year)
2006 Internship (PFE, 5 months), Ecole Polytechnique Montreal (Canada), Laboratory of Mechatronics, Montreal, Canada
2005 Internship (2,5 months), French Institute of Pondicherry, Laboratory of Geomatics, Pondicherry, India
Education and diplomas
05/2022 Authorization to direct Research (HDR) at Université de Bordeaux in Automatic Control – www.u-bordeaux.fr/
11/2010 Doctorate at Université Bordeaux 1 in Automatic Control, with highest honours from the jury
2006 Diplôme d’ingénieur – ENSEIRB – speciality Automatic Control, (www.enseirb.fr), with distinction, Bordeaux, France
Double Engineering diploma – Ecole Polytechnique Montreal – speciality Automatic Control (3rd year in exchange in Canada) – https://www.polymtl.ca,
Master 2 Research Electrical Engineering – Université Bordeaux 1 – speciality Automatic Control (triple diploma in parallel)
2001-2003 Preparatory class MPSI-MP, Lycée La Martinière Monplaisir (www.lamartinieremonplaisir.org), Lyon, France
2001 High School, Scientific, Lycée Français of Pondicherry (https://lfpondichery.net), with merits, Pondicherry, Inde
Publications (Google Scholar)
Number of citations: 1412 (> + 90/year) h-index : 16 i10-index: 20
Profile : ORCID – LinkedIn – ResearchGate – HAL
Supervision
Postdoc : 1 (2018-2019)
PhD : 5 completed, 2 ongoing
Master 2 Internships : 18 (~2/year)
Responsabilities
In teaching
2014 – . . . Head of the Master 2 Research & Professional AM2AS (Automatic Control and Mechatronics, Automotive, Aeronautics & Space), (30 stu.)
2019 – . . . Head of disciplinary axis “Automatic Control&Signal Processing” from B1-M2 at UF SDI (520 stu.)
2020 – . . . Head of Apprenticeship of specialization master AM2AS
In research
2013 – . . . Co-head of CRONE software / Modeling & System Identification
2014 – . . . Responsible of seminaries of the team CRONE (IMS) (1 / 2 months)
2015 – . . . Responsible of seminaries of Automatic Control Group (IMS) (1 / month)
2017 – . . . Nominee Member at Technical Committee 2.2 (Linear Control Systems with the branch of Fractional Systems) at IFAC (Int. Federation of Automatic Control)
2018 – . . . Co-head of Workpackage 1 “Optimal Non Destructive Evaluation & Control” at Réseau Impulsion BEST (Factory of the Future) at université de Bordeaux
2021 – . . . Member of the steering committee of the learned society FDA (Fractional Differentiation and its Applications), and member of the steering committee of the conference ICFDA (International Conference on FDA)
2023 – . . . Nominee member at IFAC TC 1.1 (System Identification)
2023 – . . . Member of IEEE CSS (Control Systems Society) & Advisor for student Bee Branch/IMS
2024, 2025 Conference Editor, webmaster and Program Chair for IFAC ICFDA
2025 Guest Editor for IFAC Annual Reviews in Control, Speical issue “Modeling and System Identification”
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/annual-reviews-in-control
2026 Guest Editor for IFAC Systems and Control
2027 Conference Editor for IFAC ICFDA
2027 Publication Chair and webmaster for IFAC SYSID 2027
In collective responsibilities
2013 – 2015 Webmaster of the Electrical Engineering at UFR of Physics
2015 – 2020 Head of communication at UF SDI (Engineering sciences training unit) – https://sciences-ingenieur.u-bordeaux.fr
2017 – 2021 Elected member at the Commission of the Education and Universitary life (CFVU)
2019 – . . . Nominee member of CNU 61
2020 – . . . In charge of mission by the Vice-President “Numerics” at Université de Bordeaux for
negotiation of the campus licence of Mathworks
2020 – 2022 Co-head of the Working Group “Factory of the Future” at UF SDI
2022 – . . . Member of supervising committee for Doctorate school SPI of Univ. Bordeaux
2023 – . . . Head of Communication of Automatic Control Group/IMS
2024 – . . . Co-head and webmaster of TC Identification of SAGIP – https://www.identif.sagip.org
2025 General Chair for ERNSI Workshop (European Research Network on System Identification)
Awards and Distinctions
2025 Researcher Excellence Award – IWW 2025 (12th international conference on image processing, wavelet and applications)
2025 Abel Award: Contribution by active Young Scientists – IFAC ICFDA 2025
2025 Riemann-Liouville Award: Best paper Award in Application – IFAC ICFDA 2025
2025 Grünwald-Letnikov Award: Best student paper award in Theory – IFAC ICFDA 2025
Teaching
2011 – . . . Dynamics of linear systems – Bachelor (2nd year, Univ. Bx) – integrated courses
2011 – 2023 Control System Design – Bachelor (3rd year, Univ. Bx) – Course, integrated courses, practical works
2013 – 2022 Basis of Automatic Control – Bachelor (3rd year, Univ. Bx) – Course, integrated courses
2011 – 2021 Linear Control – Master (1st year, enseirb-matmeca) – Course, integrated courses, practical works
2011 – 2013 Optimal Control – Master (1st year, Univ. Bx) – Practical works
2011 – 2016 Nonlinear Automatic Control – Master (1st year, Univ. Bx) – Practical works
2015 – 2020 Random processes – Master (1st year, Univ. Bx) – Integrated courses
2023 – . . . Kalman filtering – Master (1st year, Univ. Bx) – Course, practical works
2024 – . . . Mobile robotics – Master (1st year, Univ. Bx) – Course, practical works
2022 – . . . System identification I – Master (1st year, enseirb-matmeca) – Course, integrated courses
2011 – . . . System identification II – Master (2nd year, Univ. Bx/enseirb-matmeca) – Course, study work
2014 – . . . Bond Graph modeling – Master (2nd year, Univ. Bx/enseirb-matmeca) – Course, study work
2017 – . . . Modeling of Robotic processes – Master (2nd year, Univ. Bx/enseirb-matmeca) – Course, study work
2024 – . . . Modeling of remotely controlled UAVs – Master (2nd year, Univ. Bx) – Course
Projects
2016 – 2020 Driver assistance (PSA, OpenLab, IMS), Co-head, 65 k€
2017 – 2019 PELICAN (AMI Drone City, ONERA, Air Marine, Thalès Avionics, Cdiscount), Participant, 80k€/15M€
2017 – 2020 Labex SysNum (Idex Univ. de Bordeaux)/ WP (WorkPackage Robots & Drones), Participant
2019 – 2022 Call of Pluri-disciplinarity Project (Univ. Bx, Liryc, CHU Haut Lévêque), Co-head
2020 – 2021 Labex SysNum (Idex Univ. de Bordeaux)/ WP (WorkPackage Robots & Drones), Co-head
2020 – 2023 MIMO control of 2 and 3 axis antennas (Safran, IMS), Co-head, 67.5 k€
10-12/2021 Call of Pluri-disciplinarity Project Exp. on shheps, Dept. SIN (Numerics) and STS (Health) (Univ. de Bordeaux), Head
2022 Project CIRA on Atmospheric reentry, Dépt SIN (Univ. Bx), Head
2022 – 2025 RRI BEST (Idex Univ. de Bordeaux), Co-head, 130k€/900k€
2022 – . . . Mobile Robotics Platform (Univ. Bx, CREEA), head, 107 k€
2022 – 2025 Process Control Optimization for machining (VLM Robotics, I2M, IMS), Co-head, 50 k€
2023 Atmospheric Reentry (Univ. Bx, RRI BEST), Co-head, 4.8 k€
2023 – 2026 Trajectory planning of autonomous tractor (Idex, Univ. Bx), Co-head, 115 k€
2024 – 2027 Performance Optimization of Mobile Antennas (Safran,IMS), Co-head, 45 k€
2025 Call of Interdisciplinarity Animation for heat transfer modeling in lungs, Univ. de Bordeaux, Head, 4 k€
2025 Range extender modeling and control, Stellantis, Head, 10 k€
Scientific Animations
Member of the Steering Committee: ICFDA 2020 (Warsaw, Poland), ICFDA 2023 (Dubaï, EAU), ICFDA 2024( Bordeaux, France)
Member : WorkGroup Automatic Control/Automotive of GdR MACS/CNRS (2021, 2015 and 2018), JD-JN of GdR MACS (2019), More Electric Aircraft (2017, 2021)
Organization of invited sessions to international conferences: World Congress IFAC (2017, 2020, 2023, 2026), IFAC SSSC 2022, IEEE ICSC 2021
Chair of international conferences: World Congress IFAC (2017, 2020, 2023), IFAC ICFDA (2023, 2024, 2025), IFAC SSSC 2022, IEEE ICSC 2021, IFAC AAC 2019
Organization of an international workshop/tutorials: IFAC ICFDA 2025, IFAC ICFDA 2024, IFAC AAC 2019
Plenary at international conferences: IS FOMFC 2025, CIEECOM 2025, IWW 2025, ERNSI 2022, 2 for the workshop IFAC AAC 2019, ICFCTA 2019 (France), IEEE MELECON 2008 (France)
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