Curriculum Vitae
Current Position: Assistant Professor Email: [email protected]
| Period | Position | Institution | Main Activities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2022 – Present | Assistant Professor | University of Montpellier – Laboratory of Mechanics and Civil Engineering (LMGC); Polytech Montpellier, France | • Leading projects on biomechanics of neo-articular, cardiovascular, and other soft tissues with multiple international collaborations • Coordinator of collaborations with hospital-based rheumatology teams and industrial partners • Teaching courses: Large deformations in continuum mechanics, Biomechanics, Bioimaging, Mathematical models for mechanics • Supervising Postdoc, PhD and master’s students • Coordinator for international internships of Mechanical Engineering students |
| Feb 2019 – Dec 2022 | Postdoctoral Associate | Yale University, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, New Haven, CT, USA. PI: Prof. Jay D. Humphrey | • Developing experimental mechanical and microstructural analysis of vascular tissue in human and animal models of genetic and induced pathological conditions • Integrating computational AI/ML approaches and FE modeling • Supervising master’s student projects and contributing to multiple international collaborations • Collaborating with hospital-based multidisciplinary cardiovascular surgery teams |
| Oct 2015 – Jan 2019 | PhD Researcher | École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne; Université Joseph Fourier Grenoble; Université Jean Monnet St-Étienne, France. PIs: Prof. Pierre Badel, Prof. Laurent Orgéas | • Conducting experimental design, characterization, and finite element modeling of microstructural and mechanical mechanisms of deformation and rupture in human aneurysmal aortic wall • Collaborating with hospital-based multidisciplinary cardiovascular surgery teams • Teaching master’s level courses and supervising master’s students |