Main research projects and mandates

  • Centre de compétences numériques HES-SO, International Trade and Emerging Markets. CoPI (PI: Ph. Régnier), August 2020 – January 2021.
  • Innosuisse (Innovation cheque). 40316.1 INNO-ICT : Geographic and socioeconomic data driven models, supporting the Swiss retail sector. November 2019-April 2020. In collaboration with Quadrane SARL.
  • Consulting Mandate Unitechnologies, 2017.  within the CTI project. RD project: Shallow Laser Surface Melting (SLSM) for mould industry. Collaboration EMPA-EPFL-HEARC-Unitechnologies, 2017.
  • SNSF, Variational and adaptive methods for Monge-Ampere-type equations. PI, (Co-PI: Marco Picasso), January 2017 – December 2020.
  • SATW, Programme Germaine de Stael, SIMSEDIM: Numerical simulation of sedimentation ows in hydraulic engineering. PI, (Co-PI Sébastien Boyaval), January 2016 – December 2017.
  • SEDIFLO: Modelling and simulation of solid transport in rivers funded by Agence Nationale de la Recherche, France, 2015-2020. (PI Sébastien Boyaval, Co-PI: E. Audusse, A. Caboussat, A. Lemaître, M. Parisot).
  • Numerical simulation of 3D impulse waves , funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, 2010-2012. (PI M. Picasso, Co-PI: A. Caboussat).
  • CFD pre-study on pasta extrusion with csfFlow, Industrial research project, funded by Buehler AG, 2012. (PI: Ycoor systems SA).
  • Ajout de deux modules: multiphase et multiphysique dans le logiciel cfsFlow, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, CTI-KTI project, 2012-2013. (collaboration between Ycoor systems and EPFL).
  • Motion of large Bubbles, Industrial research project, funded by Rio Tinto Alcan, 2010-2012. (PI: Ycoor systems SA).
  • Développement d’une plateforme de tests pour cfsFlow, Mandat de service HES, funded by EPFL, 2012. (PI: A. Caboussat).
  • Collaborative Research: Numerical Methods for Fully or Implicitly Nonlinear Elliptic Equations, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, division NSF DMS-computational mathematics, 0913982, 2009-2011. (PI R. Glowinski, Co-PI: A. Caboussat, D. Sorensen).
  • Primal-Dual Optimization Methods for the Minimization of the Gibbs Free Energy in Atmospheric Aerosol Particles, funded by the University of Houston, internal grants, 2007 (PI: A. Caboussat).
  • Fundamental Modeling of the Physical State of Atmospheric Particles and Application to 3D Air Quality Models, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 2005-2008. (PI: J.W. He).
  • Optimization methods for Air Quality Problems, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, Individuals grants, 2004. (PI: A. Caboussat).

Awards

  • Best PhD Thesis Award of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, 2003.
  • Finalist for the European ECCOMAS award for the Best PhD Thesis, 2003 (elected candidate for Switzerland).