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Finite Element Analysis
Doctorant Cifre PolyFlyx
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Fields of Interest
- Numerical simulation and computational engineering
- Optimization and design space exploration
- Modeling of complex physical systems (multi-physics, nonlinear behaviors)
- Algorithmic approaches for engineering (automation, data-driven workflows, scientific computing)
CAD/CAE workflows, engineering design methods, and virtual prototyping
Academic and Professional Experiences
- PhD Candidate — Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology (LISPEN / LCFC) (2024–present)
- Supervised by Prof. Jean-Philippe Pernot (LISPEN, Aix-en-Provence) and Dr. Lazhar Homri (HDR) (LCFC, Arts et Métiers Metz)
- Research focused on advanced engineering methods linking design/simulation and process or system performance, with strong emphasis on numerical modeling and computational workflows
- Activities typically include model development, simulation studies, and engineering-driven analysis for decision-making (design choices, parameter studies, performance trade-offs)
- R&D Engineer — PolyFlyx (2024–present)
- R&D on robotic finishing processes; development of early grinding/finishing demonstrators
- Contribution to process understanding, test planning, and iterative improvement through simulation/engineering analysis
- Manufacturing / Process Engineer — AMValor (2023–2024)
- Engineering role focused on finishing operations within an industrial forging modernization program
- Support to industrialization topics: process robustness, technical documentation, and improvement actions
- Research Master Thesis (Nuclear Fusion / Vacuum Systems) — KIT-ITEP (2022–2023)
- Design, simulation, and sizing of a mercury ejector (jet) pump to evacuate a deuterium–tritium–helium gas mixture in the context of the DEMO nuclear fusion project
- Work combining modeling assumptions, performance evaluation, and engineering dimensioning for system-level integration
- Manuscript : « Performance prediction of mercury ejector vacuum pumps as main component of the DEMO torus booster pumping system », Master, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) / Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany, 2023. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.17435011.
- Engineering Project — Schaeffler (2022)
- Design, simulation, and sizing of a friction system for a rotary damper for next-generation clutch systems
- Strong focus on tribology-related aspects (friction behavior, contact, performance constraints)
- Bachelor Thesis (Finite Element Method Development) — LEM3, Arts et Métiers (2020–2021)
- Development of advanced Finite Elements (solid-shell type) to improve simulation efficiency for thin sheet structures
- Supervised by Dr. Hocine CHALAL
Manuscript : « Travail sur le développement de nouveaux éléments finis solide-coques linéaires », Bachelor, Arts-et-Métiers Institute of Tehnology, Metz, France, 2021. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.17937784.
Education
- Research Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering — Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany (2023)
- Specialization: Tribology (friction, wear, contact mechanics) and Nuclear Fusion Engineering
- Graduated with honors
- Master of Engineering (Diplôme d’ingénieur) — Arts et Métiers (ENSAM), Metz (2021)
- Franco-German double-degree track
- Overall rank: 51/1144
- Preparatory Classes (CPGE): MPSI / PSI* (2017–2019)
- Intensive curriculum in mathematics, physics, and engineering sciences
- Baccalauréat (Scientific track, Engineering Sciences; European English section) — Institut Lemonnier, Caen (2017)
- Graduated with highest honors (“Très Bien”)