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AS2M : "Estimation and control of flexible structures with physics informed learning"

Context : This thesis will mainly take place within the ROMOCO team at AS2M (Automatique et Systèmes Micro-Mécatroniques) department of FEMTO-ST Besançon. The aim of this thesis is to develop identification, estimation and control methods for flexible structures (1D and 2D) actuated by HASEL actuators, combining artificial intelligence (AI) techniques and the port Hamiltonian framework.

This thesis aims to address the estimation and control problem of HASEL actuator driven flexible structures (1D and 2D)(experimental set-up in 1D case existing in Department AS2M of FEMTO-ST institute  using the port Hamiltonian structure informed Neural network.

Candidates profile :
• Excellent MSc/Engineer in Automatic Control, Applied mathematics, Robotics.
• Strong knowledge background in automatic control and/or applied mathematics, experience in
Artificial Intelligence.
• Fluent in speaking and reading English.

Funding and application :
The Ph. D thesis may start in October 2025.

Please send your application documents, including a detailed CV, a cover letter, all transcripts, and recommendation letters to both advisers, Prof. Yann Le Gorrec (legorrec@femto-st.fr), Dr. Yongxin Wu (yongxin.wu@femto-st.fr

https://www.femto-st.fr/en/job-training-thesis/phd#job-5713

PhD : Experimental and numerical study of the interphase properties of plant fibre/lignin-epoxy composites using a micromechanical approach

Description: This PhD Thesis offer is part of the RE-Fibre project (DC8). The main ambition is to develop high strength, lightweight, fully bio-based and recyclable composites using recyclable lignin-derived epoxies and polyurethanes and plant fibre reinforcements (flax and hemp). To reach the requirements for the industrial application of composites, it is necessary to better understand the interaction of epoxy resins with plant fibres and the physicochemical phenomena that take place in the interface region during plant fibre impregnation and epoxy curing

RE-Fibre is a Doctoral Network funded by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA-DN) that aims to revolutionize Bio-fibre composite landscape by designing high-performance, fully renewable, and recyclable wood and plant fibre materials. RE-Fibre will train 11 Doctoral Candidates (DCs) with an entrepreneurial and sustainability-mindset in the disciplines of green/lignin chemistry, new biobased materials, and environmental systems science.

The FEMTO-ST Institute “Franche-Comté Electronics Mechanics Thermal Science and Optics – Sciences and Technologies” is a joint research institution. It is the largest public research laboratory in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, located in eastern France, next to Switzerland and Germany. It comprises 7 scientific departments with approximately 750 staff members (PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, technicians, engineers, administrative staff, researchers and professors).

Starting date : June 2025

 

https://www.femto-st.fr/en/job-training-thesis/phd#job-5667

PhD: Sustainable multifunctional lignin bio-fibre composites made of plant fibres and biomass-derived, non-toxic, repairable-recyclable epoxy polymer

Description :  This PhD Thesis offer is part of the RE-Fibre project (DC9). The main ambition of this project is to develop high strength, lightweight, fully bio-based and recyclable composites with water- and fire-resistance using recyclable lignin-derived epoxies and polyurethanes and plant fibre reinforcements (flax and hemp).

RE-Fibre is a Doctoral Network funded by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA-DN) that aims to revolutionize Bio-fibre composite landscape by designing high-performance, fully renewable, and recyclable wood and plant fibre materials. RE-Fibre will train 11 Doctoral Candidates (DCs) with an entrepreneurial and sustainability-mindset in the disciplines of green/lignin chemistry, new biobased materials, and environmental systems science.

The FEMTO-ST Institute “Franche-Comté Electronics Mechanics Thermal Science and Optics – Sciences and Technologies” is a joint research institution. It is the largest public research laboratory in the Bourgogne-Franche-
Comté region, located in eastern France, next to Switzerland and Germany. It comprises 7 scientific departments with approximately 750 staff members (PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, technicians, engineers, administrative
staff, researchers and professors).

Starting date : June 2025

 

https://www.femto-st.fr/en/job-training-thesis/phd#job-5665