Focus on Research in the Departments DCAS – Department of AerospaceVehicle Design and Control DMSM - Department of Mechanics of Structures andMaterials DISC - Department of Complex Systems Engineering DAEP – Department of Aerodynamics, Energetics and Propulsion ‘I’ve always been fascinated by autonomous systems, and I love teaching and working in this area. I am interested in on-board decision-making methods to improve the efficiency, operational safety, and adaptability of autonomous systems. My research, supported by the Agence de l’Innovation de Défense (AID), the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), and the chair sponsored by Dassault Aviation (which I have overseen since 2022), contributes to various scientific fields, ranging from artificial intelligence to human-machine interaction and neuroscience. For me, 2023 was a year full of publications and international project launches, and it was also the year I obtained my HDR qualification enabling me to direct research. I am also now in charge of the Autonomous Systems major for 3A students.’ Caroline Chanel Professor in Decision and Command for Autonomous Systems ‘For almost twenty years now, ten of which have been spent working in the industrial sector, I've been working on understanding and modelling the mechanical behaviour of assemblies that enable forces to be transferred within structures. These activities are at the heart of aviation construction as they affect design, materials and processes, manufacturing, and maintenance. Some assembly technologies such as chemical and structural bonding intended for a mechanical function may need a multidisciplinary working framework to be utilised. For this purpose, I started collaborative work across the ICA Assemblies and CIRIMAT Adherence fields in 2017. Since 2020, I have been part of the AFNOR working group tasked with establishing a dimensioning standard for bonded assemblies, something that is still lacking today, reflecting the complexity of the subject.’ Éric Paroissien Professor in Aerospace Structures ‘As a researcher, I am interested in using artificial intelligence to better understand and impact the world, in particular to help us to tackle the environmental challenges facing us. In 2023, it was Mahmoud Al Najar’s thesis that best reflected this direction of interest. This collaboration between ISAE-SUPAERO, CNES, and OMP concerns the study of the use of AI to improve and develop new coastal evolution models. By improving coastal forecasting, we hope to give coastal communities the information they need to plan. In 2023, I also worked with MIT on wind turbine control and supervised ISAE-SUPAERO students on a satellite-based methane detection project. Environmental applications are very motivating for me because they have an obvious impact, they benefit from the development of new AI methods, and they enable me to continue learning.’ Dennis Wilson Professor in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science ‘Since 2016, I’ve focused my research on aerodynamics and the performance of new aviation propulsion systems, specifically on electrification and distribution of propulsion and aerodynamic coupling, in order to best quantify the energy losses in these systems. It involves studying new architectures from a theoretical, digital, and experimental point of view (with significant support from the DAEP technical team) and acquiring the appropriate theoretical tools. Since 2019, I have been working on the development of exergy theory as applied to aerodynamics. In order to facilitate dissemination of information, the Epsilon post-processing software has been developed and it is freely shared with the scientific community. Some of my work is supported by Safran, with which 13 patents have been published in recent years, as well as the Occitanie Region and Airbus. I am strongly involved in engineering and PhD programmes, and I like to get students involved as much as possible in these research activities.’ Sébastien Duplaa Professor in Fluid Mechanics and Propulsion LACS - Department of Languages, Arts, Cultures and Societies DEOS - Department of Electronics, Optronics and Signals ‘LACS is an incredibly diverse department designed to contribute to the Institute’s core mission: to train high-level scientific, humanistic, and innovative engineers to tackle the complex challenges facing the aerospace sector in the future. As Head of the Department, I see my role as a facilitator, making sure our students can benefit from my colleagues' savoir-faire and initiatives while promoting interdisciplinarity. My career at ISAE-SUPAERO reflects this. I work as a Spanish teacher, in arts and cultures on a more creative aspect, on an intercultural workshop, and finally as a co-designer for modules on diversity management and on civic engagement. I first arrived in 2007 and have always felt that I had the freedom to implement both original and demanding initiatives and to be able to contribute to what future engineers must be: humanistic and community oriented.’ Ausias Gamisans Head of the LACS Department ‘Since my arrival at the end of 2017, I have fully taken on the DEOS mission to design efficient, smart, and secure satellite and aviation communications systems. One of my areas of research is the development of secure communication schemes that are not based on cryptography, as is customary in the top layers of the communication protocol stack, but rather on so- called physical layer security techniques. My work involves building practical schemas, based on the principles of information theory, ranging from the analytical characterisation of these schemas to prototyping them using the PHYSEC test bench that I created in the DEOS Telecoms laboratory.’ Meryem Benammar Professor in Telecommunicationss ISAE-SUPAERO • ANNUAL REPORT 2023 26 ISAE-SUPAERO • ANNUAL REPORT 2023 27
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