BIO
Over 17 years of professional experience in the area of civil engineering and construction management.
My academic journey began with an MSc and PhD in Civil Engineering at École des Ponts ParisTech.
I then worked as a researcher at the Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées, Research Engineer at DryTech company, Research fellow at EdF/CEA, Researcher at ENS Cachan, before joining CESI School of Engineering.
Over time, I took on leadership roles in teaching and
research, from creating international MSc programs to directing continuing education in civil engineering. In 2022, I earned my Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR), consolidating my role as both scientist and mentor. Today, I am Research Director and Regional Head at CESI,
where I lead a team of researchers, research- engineerrs and PhD candidates.
My focus : Construction 4.0, smart buildings, and sustainable cities.I have published extensively in
international journals, co-founded research chairs on City of the Future & Circular Economy and Industrialized Off-site Construction, and guided numerous doctoral projects in partnership with industry.
My research combines technical depth : energy optimization, digital twins, BIM, Lean methods
(with a systemic vision of the built environment as a driver of ecological transition).
Teaching is equally central to my work. I have trained future engineers in smart building, BIM, Lean construction, and research methodologies. I also conducted several workshops for professionals in the areas of sustainable construction, BIM, construction management and also regularly contribute to public debates through conferences, media interventions, and expert panels.
Beyond academia, I collaborate with industries, institutions, and startups to translate ideas into practice. Whether developing new building technologies, construction materials, creating demonstrators for sustainable cities, or applying blockchain to energy management.
Since 2005, at CESI :
- Research Director (2025–present),
⇒ Regional Head of Research and Valorization (2015–present),
⇒ Head of Research and Innovation Department CESI IdF-Centre-Reunion (2013–2015),
⇒ Head of Continuing Education Civil Engineering Department (2008–2013),
⇒ Lecturer & Head of Pedagogical Unit (2005–2008).
- 2003–2005 : Post-doctoral researcher at ENS Cachan / CEA.
- 2001–2003 : Research Engineer at DryTech-Fraal.
- 1998–2001 : Research fellow at Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (now IFSTTAR).
Since 2019 : Co-founder and Chairholder of two Applied Research Chairs: “City of the Future and Circular Economy” (CESI-ESSOR) and “Industrialized and Off-site Construction for People and the Environment” (CESI-AVELIS).
Since 2014 : Head of the research domain “Construction 4.0 and City of the Future” at CESI LINEACT.2002–2004: Co-leader of the Concrete Durability research activity at LMT ENS Cachan.Since
2019 : National coordinator of activities in the field of BIM at CESI.
2015–2018 : Co-designer and co-leader of the CESI–INSA Rennes joint engineering program (Design and Development of Innovative Technologies).
2004–2007 : Pedagogical leader of the Civil Engineering (BTP) engineering program at CESI Ile-de-France.
Since 2025 : Member of the Technical Committee of FNTP.Since 2019: Member of the Scientific and Technical Councils of S2E2 Competitiveness Cluster, NovaBuild (2018–present), Campus Hors-Site (2021–present), and MINnD 2050 (2024–present).
Since 2014 : Member of the Scientific Advisory Board at CESI.
Since 2019 : Member of the Research Council of CESI LINEACT Laboratory.Expert at Standardization Commissions.Member of the “BIM” Commission of the Smart Building Federation (since 2017) and the AFNOR Commission on Smart and Sustainable Cities and Territories (2019–2021).
2015–2018 : External Examiner Expert at Alberay University (Scotland, UK).
2011–2014 : Steering committee member of Vivapolis (French Ministry of Territorial Cohesion).
Reviewer for international journals: Energy and Built Environment (IF 9.8, 2023), Applied Sciences (IF 2.5, 2023), Energies (IF 2.9, 2023), Smart Cities (IF 1.5, 2022), International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks (IF 1.3, 2023), and Journal of Building Design and Environment (IF 1.3, 2023).
Since 2019: Scientific Advisor at Techniques de l’Ingénieur and Editor for the Construction and Smart City collections.
Examiner of Wassim Al Bakhi’s PhD thesis, Ecole Centrale de Lille, defended 19/09/2023.
Examiner of Dorra Karmaoui’s PhD thesis, Centrale de Lille, defended 19/09/2023.
Examiner of Dora Lounissi’s PhD thesis, University of Carthage, defended 22/05/2018.
Since 2019: Jury member for startup project labeling (e.g. ResBuild, Openergy, Oplus, PAD2M, Néolithe).
2006–2011: Jury member for the National Prize for Future Engineering of Syntec-Ingénierie.
Lead investigator for structured research and training partnerships with companies : SNC Lavalin (2009–2012), Syntec-Ingénierie (2005–2015), Fédération Française du Bâtiment (2005–2015), SNEF Group (2011–2014), CCI Réunion (2009–2015), SNCF Group (2010–2013), Tipee Platform (2015–present), ESSOR Group (2019–present), AVELIS Group (2019–present), and eXent (2022).
Partnerships with universities: ICEW – International Civil Engineering Week (2010–2015), Northumbria University (UK), Université de Marne-la-Vallée – Urban Engineering Dept. (2010–2015), Laboratories PIMENT, IRDL, LARIS, LASIE, L3I, University of Carthage (2023), and Kedge School of Management (2024).
LRI2G ENIT (Tunisia) – with Prof. Essaieb Hamdi, project on Electro-osmosis in soils (2024).
Aalborg University (Denmark) – with Prof. Anna Marszal-Pomianowska, AI-based occupancy modeling in buildings (2023–2024).
University of Lahore (Pakistan) – with Prof. Muhammad Muzaffar Iqbal & Dr. Muhammad Fahad Zia, Energy consumption and cost analysis in buildings (2019–2020).
Universidad de Colima (Mexico) – with Prof. C.D. Preciado, Building thermal modeling (2018).
University of Carthage (Tunisia) – with Prof. Fethi Zergouba, Blockchain-based energy optimization (2023–2024).
Nottingham Trent University (UK) – with Dr. Hynda Aoun, BIM/Lean integration to optimize construction (2022–2023).
University of Calabria (Italy) – with Dr. Domenico Mendalgio, AI-based occupancy modeling in buildings (2023).
