Ludovic Barrière, 32 years old, is an aeronautical research engineer specializing in structures, computational mechanics and numerical methods. Working at the intersection of these three skills, Ludovic is developing simulation models that aims at replacing the thousands of tests currently needed to certify aeronautical structures. Can you tell us about your career so far? I’m[…]
[Portrait 04] Cédric Abadie, research engineer in partial discharges and 1st IRT Saint Exupéry PhD student
Cédric Abadie, age 29, is a research engineer and head of the partial discharges section for the Highvolt project. He is the first IRT Saint Exupéry PhD student. Greg Stone [1], a specialist in the field for 30 years, presided over his thesis defence, a guarantee of confidence for industrialists who are looking for Cedric’s[…]
[Portrait 03] Laurent Ferres, head of materials platforms and the Bordeaux site
Laurent Ferres, age 42, is a structural mechanics engineer and head of materials platforms for IRT Saint Exupéry and the Bordeaux site. As Laurent explains, “our aim is to make the French R&D system more fluid”. Can you tell us about your career? I studied in Perpignan, where I’m from, followed by Montpellier and Aix[…]
[Portrait 02] Olivier Liandrat, computer science engineer in image processing and machine learning
Olivier Liandrat, age 30, is a computer science engineer specialising in image processing and machine learning. He is seconded to IRT Saint Exupéry by the SME Reuniwatt. From solar rays with photovoltaic to laser beams with optical communications, Olivier keeps his head in the clouds! Can you tell us about your career? I did an[…]
[Portrait 01] Laura Fourgeaud, research engineer in thermal science
Laura Fourgeaud, 29, is a research engineer specialising in fluids and two-phase technology. Laura, who was seconded to IRT Saint Exupéry at 80% by Airbus Defence and Space, is passionate about the experimental approach and the links between basic research and industry. Can you tell us about your career? I’m from the Chamonix Valley and[…]