Contact email : pierre-yves.rohan@ensam.eu 

Research Portfolio

My research centers on the biomechanics of biological tissues, with a particular focus on understanding and preventing soft tissue injuries. My journey in this field began in 2010 during my final year project at the University of Western Australia, where I worked on developing an algorithm based on the meshless method to model soft tissue damage. This formative experience led me to pursue a PhD at the Centre Ingénierie et Santé of École des Mines de Saint-Étienne, France, in collaboration with SIGVARIS. My doctoral research aimed to develop tools to understand and quantify the biomechanical effects of medical compression stockings on the blood vessels of the leg. After completing my PhD, I continued to explore the intricacies of tissue biomechanics during a postdoctoral fellowship at the TIMC-IMAG laboratory at Université Grenoble Alpes, where I contributed to the development of a biomechanical model of the oral cavity for preoperative planning of tongue surgeries.

Since joining the Institut de Biomécanique Humaine Georges Charpak at Arts et Métiers in 2014, my research has focused on advancing personalized models of subcutaneous tissue responses to mechanical interactions with support surfaces. These efforts have been supported by several competitive grants where I served as Principal Investigator. My work has evolved to include multiscale and multiphysics approaches that integrate mechanical, biological, and biochemical processes, enabling a deeper understanding of the complex mechanisms underlying tissue function and injury.

Collaborations have been central to my research, fostering innovation and driving impactful projects. My partnership with Giuseppe Sciumè has led to three co-supervised PhD projects on tumor growth, pressure ulcer prevention, and skin integrity pathways. In collaboration with Yohan Payan at TIMC, I explored the interplay of biomechanical and biochemical factors involved in skin damage through the H2020 European Training Network. My work with David Ryckelynck at Mines Paris PSL has advanced the development of dictionary-based reduced-order models, while collaborations with biologists Bérengère Fromy and Dominique Sigaudo-Roussel have deepened our understanding of the relationship between mechanical deformation and microcirculation.

Recent projects have addressed applied challenges in biomechanics, such as improving the comfort and safety of exoskeleton users in partnership with CEA, advancing prosthetic socket design with PROTEOR, and estimating pressure ulcer risk through clinical data integration with Fondation Hopale. A clinical study currently underway involves evaluating the morphological, mechanical, and vascular properties of soft tissues in high-risk populations across three clinical centers in France.

Beyond research, I am deeply invested in building multidisciplinary communities and fostering innovation in biomechanics. I chair the research committee for the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel and serve on the executive committee of the Société Française de l’Escarre. These roles allow me to contribute to shaping the field and driving collaborative efforts aimed at improving patient outcomes. My ultimate goal is to bridge the gap between fundamental biomechanics research and its real-world applications, inspiring students and colleagues to explore the fascinating complexity of biological tissues.

Inviting Visiting professor @ENSAM

Upcoming

Past

Benjamin WHEATLEY (Associate PRofessor, Bucknell University) One-month research visit to the IBHGC todevelop computational and experimental approaches to characterize skeletal muscle function in vitro, in situ, and in vivo for clinical applications such as pressure ulcer prevention) Funding : ENSAM

Bethany KEENAN (Cardiff University, September 2021)  One-month research visit to the IBHGC to develop studies on fundamental aspects of pressure ulcer formation in order to improve treatment and prevention.  Funding : ENSAM

Post-doctoral supervision

Current

Tiguida KADIAKE (2025) : As part of the CARNOT project SpinalMed-2, development of an in vitro test bench, definition of an experimental protocol and testing samples derived from animal origin to evaluate the effects of respiration on the biomechanical and elastographic properties of the spinal cord. 

• Funding : Institut Carnot@APHP FHU 2023

Past

Jamie FRAME (10/2016-12/2017)  Development of a mechano-biological model of multi-tissue evolution in bone for the simulation of the osseointegration of hydrogel implants. Supervisors : Rachele Allena, Laurent Corte, Pierre-Yves Rohan

• Funding : Coup de pouce F2M 2016 

PhD students supervision

Since 2014, I have co-supervised N=10 PhD thesis, including three as thesis director (Alexandre SEGAIN, Thomas LAVIGNE and Carla CORNILLON), two as co-supervisor with the University of Luxembourg (Stéphane URCUN and Thomas LAVIGNE), one as co-supervisor with Université Grenoble-Alpes (Ekaterina MUKHINA) and four with Université de Bordeaux (Stéphane URCUN, Alexandre SEGAIN, Thomas LAVIGNE and Carla CORNILLON). The PhD students were well balanced in terms of gender (N=5 males and N=5 females). One was a clinical student (Virginie RAMPAL).

Upcoming 

Maeva LAMANT (PhD defense : xx 2028) Optimization of the design and manufacturing of prosthetic interfaces through biomechanical modeling and additive manufacturing. Advisor: Pierre-Yves Rohan. Co-advisors: Xavier Bonnet, Helene Pillet.

• Funding : Doctoral contracts specific to Normaliens (CDSN - ENS Rennes)

xx (PhD defense : xx 2028) Cardiovasculaire Advisor: Pierre-Yves Rohan. Co-advisors: Xavier Bonnet, Helene Pillet.

• Funding : xx

Maher Abou Karam (PhD defense : xx 2028) Advisor: Pierre-Yves Rohan. Co-advisors: Helene Pillet, Emilie Leblong.

• Funding : xx

Jérôme HADDAD Design and evaluation of a predictive biomarker for the risk of foot ulceration in a population of diabetic patients with lower limb peripheral neuropathy, using routine clinical testing tools Advisors : Pierre-Yves Rohan, Agnès Hartemann. Co-advisors : Georges HA VAN, Antoine PERRIER 

• Funding : x

Current

Carla CORNILLON (PhD defense : xx 2027), Investigating drug delivery across biological barriers: an integrated computational- experimental approach, Advisors: Mejdi Azaiez, Giuseppe Sciume, Pierre-Yves Rohan

• Funding : Doctoral contract with the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovations (ED SPI 209)

• Société de Biomécanique Grant to attend to the 2024 conference

• Mission Campus France at Xiamen Univ (1 month)

Maïalen MATRAY (PhD defense : xx 2025), Individualized Manufacturing from fully digital PRocesses: human/orthopaedic device INTerfaces (IMPRINT) Advisor: Helene Pillet. Co-advisors: Xavier Bonnet, Pierre-Yves Rohan

• Funding : ANR IMPRINT Individualized Manufacturing from fully digital PRocesses : human / orthopaedic device INTerfaces

• Co-moderator of the "Orthotics and Prosthetics track" at European Society of Biomechanics 2024 conference

Past

Thomas LAVIGNE (PhD defense : June, 24 2025), Characterization and modelling of perfusion and soft tissue damage for pressure ulcer prevention Advisors: Pierre-Yves Rohan, Stéphane Bordas

• Funding : AFR - PhD Grant (Luxembourg National Research Fund)

Alexandre SEGAIN (PhD defense : December, 11 2024), Multiscale modelling and tissue characterization to understand the pathways of skin integrity, Advisors: Pierre-Yves Rohan, Helene Pillet, Giuseppe Sciume

• Funding : Doctoral contract with the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovations (ED SMI 432)

• Société de Biomécanique Collaborative Grant 2023 : Technion/IBHGC 

• Co-moderator of the "Biomécanique du handicap et de la réhabilitation" session (with Sonia DUPREY) at the 46ème congrès de la "Société de Biomécanique",

Ekaterina MUKHINA (PhD defense : November, 25 2022), Mixed experimental and numerical approach for the study of the biomechanical and biological phenomena leading to the loss of skin integrity as a result of exposure to prolonged pressure Advisor: Yohan Payan. Co-advisors: Nathanaël Connesson, Pierre-Yves Rohan.

• Funding : European Integrated Training Network (ITN) project ‘Skin Tissue Integrity under Shear – STINTS’

Stephane URCUN (PhD defense : March, 15 2022), Data Driven Tumor Growth Modelling: mechanics of multiphase systems and model reduction for personalized medicine. Advisors: Stéphane Bordas, Wafa Skalli. Co-advisor: Giuseppe Sciume, Pierre-Yves Rohan

• Funding : ENSAM "Réseau santé" PhD Grant

Nolwenn FOURGERON (PhD defense : December, 15 2020), Modelling of residual limb/socket interaction in individuals with trans-femoral prosthesis for subject-specific socket design. Advisor: Helene Pillet. Co-advisors: Xavier Bonnet, Pierre-Yves Rohan

• Funding : CIFRE  agreement with PROTEOR and the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovations

• Since Sept 2024: CR 

Brighu LAHKAR (PhD defense : December, 14 2020), Subject-specific Finite Element modeling of the knee joint for Computer Aided Surgery. Advisors: Wafa Skalli, Patricia Thoreux. Co-advisor: Pierre-Yves Rohan

• Funding : ParisTech BiomecAM chair program on subject-specific musculoskeletal modelling

• Since Sept 2023 : Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at ECAM LaSalle, Université de Lyon, France. 

Aurelien MACRON (PhD defense : March, 7 2019), Contribution to the assessment of the risk of pressure ulcers during prolonged contact using the Finite Element Method. Application to the study of seating. Advisor: Helene Pillet. Co-advisor: Pierre-Yves Rohan. 

• Funding : Fondation des Arts et Métiers and the Fond de dotation Clinatec

• Fondation de l’Avenir Grant (grant number AP-RM-2016-030)

• Journal of Tissue Viability & Journal of Clinical Biomechanics Award, 20th Annual Meeting of the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, 2018

Virginie RAMPAL (PhD defense : December, 11 2017), Contribution to the quantitative, morphological and functional analysis of the child's lower limb. Advisors: Wafa Skalli, Philippe Wicart. Co-advisor: Pierre-Yves Rohan. 

• Funding : Dedicated Clinical Research 

• OTSR-SoFCOT-Elsevier 2019 prize https://lenval.org/sofcot2019/ 

Undergraduate research project supervision

Student mentorship and training is paramount in my activities. My ambition is to link research and training programmes with the need to open up new prospectives in soft tissue biomechanics research. As part of the Biomedical Engineering Paris Master’s programme, I co-supervise several undergraduate and MSc research projects each year. Since 2014, I have co-supervised N=x engineering students (x as supervisor, x co-supervisor) and N=x clinician students (x as supervisor, x co-supervisor) :

2025

Louise SADAT  (MSc 2025), Maeva LAMANT  (MSc 2025), Alexandrine KHEMRI (podiatrist, MSc 2025),  Karolina ROLDAN ZALDIVAR (M1 2025), Baptitste CREPIN (physiotherapist 2025), Dominique BABIN (M1 2025), Thomas SAILLOU (M1 2025)

2024
Carla CORNILLON (MSc 2024), Caroline Robine--Decourcelle (Doctor Of Medicine, MSc 2024), Giovanni AMELOT (M1 2024), Martin DIZIER (M1 2024), Annaelle MOREAU (occupational therapist 2024)

2023
Benoit VIGUIE (MSc 2023), Gregoire DESHAIRS (MSc 2023), Jérome HADDAD (podiatrist, MSc 2023), Carla CORNILLON (M1 2023), Chloé WAETCHTER (physiotherapist 2023), Lune TEPLITCHI  (M1 2023), Carole JOLY (MSc 2023), Alexandrine KHEMRI (M1 2023)

2022
Theo NANICHE (MSc 2022), Pauline ALGOURDIN (MSc 2022), Léa CHALANQUI (MSc 2022), Pierre MARTINOT (Doctor Of Medicine MSc 2022), Flavio KOLLMANN (M1 2022), Suzanne CONTE and Alicia HEDDADJ (L3 2022), 

2021
Thomas LAVIGNE (MSc 2021) [P26, CP8, A32], Maher ABOU KARAM (Doctor Of Medicine MSc 2021) [P25], Fabien TATIN (MSc 2021), Nils DARAS (physiotherapist 2021), Ahmad ALMINAWI (M1 2021), Gianluca HARBERT (M1 2021)

2020
Guillaume REBEYRAT (MSc 2020), Audrey BERRIOT (MSc 2020) [BC5 ], Alexandre PAWLOWSKI (physiotherapist 2020),

2019
Nicolas RUYSSEN (MSc 2019), Wael BAYOUD (Doctor Of Medicine MSc 2019)

2018
Mohammed Javad SADEGHINIA (MSc 2018) [P13], Jennifer DORIDAM (Doctor Of Medicine MSc 2018) [P13], Marie VIOLLEAU (L3 2018), Manon BLAISE (M1 2018)

2017
Bhrigu LAHKAR (MSc 2017) [A13], Nolwenn FOUGERON (MSc 2017) P11, CA16],  Zahrasadat MAHDIANSADR (MSc 2017), Mikael FONSECA (MSc 2017) [P13], Aurélien FLORENCE (M2 2017)

2016
Etienne LEMERCIER (MSc 2016), Stan DURAND (MSc 2016) [P15], Mayra MORA ESPINOSA (MSc 2016), Rebekah SAKSIK (MSc 2016) [P8], Haley ABRAMSON (M1, exchange Student from MIT, 2016), Elaheh ELYASI (M1, 2016) 

2015
Guillaume SAUTIERE (MSc 2015) [CA4], Leopold ROBICHON (MSc 2015) [CA5]

ENSAM pedagogic project supervision

2019
Combe Chair Sensor

2024
Viscoelasticity

Research Ethics & Compliance - Coordinator of clinical studies /  Clinical collaboration

Research coordinator  of 1 study

2023 RCB : 2023-A00418-37 Etude des Propriétés moRphologiques, mEcaniques et Vasculaires des tissus mous dans des population A rIsque dans le cadre de la prévention des uLcères de pression, Coordinator

• Hôpital Charles Foix (Ivry-sur-Seine), Pôle Saint-Hélier (Rennes), Centre J. Calvé, Fondation Hopale (Berck-sur-mer), Institut de Biomécanique Humaine Georges Charpak, ENSAM (Paris), 

• Clinical partners involved in the care of different subpopulations at risk of PU : Geriatrics (Joel BELMIN, MD PhD at CFX, head of acute rehab department; Amina LAHLOU, MD at CFX, head of long term care department ; Cristel OASI, MD at CFX, Maher Abou KARAM, MD, MSc); Dermatology (Jean-Luc PERROT, MD, PhD at CHU-SE, head of the Dermato-Allergo-Oncology Department); Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Sandrine ROBINEAU, MD at PSH, head of the chronic wound center, Emilie LEBLONG, MD MSc at PSH, Jean-Gabriel PREVINAIRE, MD at FH, chief physician of the spinal cord injury department); Occupational therapists (Marie DANDOIS and Estelle CEZE at PSH, Melvil JOYAUX at CFX). In addition, Clinical Research Assistants/Technicians (Marine DESEUR at FH, Carole ANNE, also nurse at PSH, Linda BODET, at PSH); and Radiology (Jeremy LASBLEIZ, MD, PhD, HD at PSH) will also be involved.

2023 Fondation de l'Avenir pour la recherche médicale grant, Transfert clinique d'innovations technologiques et numériques pour l'identification et la prévention des risques d'escarre 6 month funding

• Centre J. Calvé, Fondation Hopale (Marine Deseur (Clinical Research Associate), Stéphane BOUILLAND (R&D Engineer), Julien PAGER  (Ergotherapist, Head of the Physical and Cognitive Rehabilitation Department) ) ,Institut de Biomécanique Humaine Georges Charpak, ENSAM (Paris), 

Awards

Oct 2025 - Sept 2030 - Elected Junior Member, Fundamental Chair Laureate of the Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), the French Academic Institute.

2025-2028 - RIPEC 3 

Oct 2021 - Young Researcher Award of the “Société de Biomécanique”

2019-2024 - Research and doctoral supervision award ("Prime d'encadrement doctoral et de recherche") awarded by the Ministry of National Education, Higher Education and Research. Awarded in 2019. 

Editor

2023-present Associate editor in the field of biomechanics for Matériaux & Techniques

2022 - 2023 Guest editor for a Special Issue of Clinical Biomechanics on "Biomechanics of Breast Tissues and its Clinical Applications" Forward to the special issue on biomechanics of breast tissues and its clinical applications

Reviewer

n° of Reviews : 59

Reviewer for

Burns (2025), Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology (2025); International Wound Journal (2025); Acta Biomaterialia (2024); Journal of Elasticity (2021), Journal of Tissue Viability (2019, 2020, 2021, 2024,2025), Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures (2024); Journal of Biomechanics (2016, 2020), Clinial Biomechanics (2020, 2023, 2024), Scientific reports - Nature (2021, 2022, 2023), Transactions on Graphics (2021), Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (2018, 2021, 2024,202), International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering (2015, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024,2025), Annals of Biomedical Engineering (2015, 2019, 2021, 2025), Sensors (2020), European Radiology (2022), Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research  (2022), Journal of Medical Imaging (2017), Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing (2015, 2020, 2021), IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (2015, 2017, 2020), IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering (2016); ,

Institutional projects 

2025 Fondation de l'Avenir
2024 ECCOS SUD CHILI
2021 ASTRID
2018 ANRT
2018 « Pack Ambition Recherche » de la Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes »
2016 Fullbright

Committee service / Leadership

Service to ENSAM

2024 - Present Coordinator, with Jérémie GIRARDOT, of the ENSAM inter-campus working group focused on computational engineering.
2022 - Present Coordinator of the American graduate student programme
2020 - Present Co-chair of the « Health Science » subtrack of the BioMechanics (BioMECH) track of the BME PARIS master’s program      
2020 - present Scientific & User Committee of the Arts et Métiers High Performance Computing Center CASSIOPEE

Service to IBHGC
2024 - present Coordinator of the IBHGC Modélisation géométrique et mécanique research axis
2022 - 2024 Coordinator of the IBHGC Multiscale mechanical characterisation of biological tissues working group 

Scientific community           

2025- Present Member of the CMBBE Technical Advisory Panel
2024 - Present Member of the Scientific commitee of the Société Francaise de l'Escarre (French Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel)
2021 - 2026 Chair of the "Reseach committee" of the “European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel” (EPUAP)

Involvement in the organisation of International conferences 

As part of the organising committee

2023 Organizing committee of the 18th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (May 3 to 5 2023, Paris, France)
                 https://www.cmbbe-symposium.com/2023/

2022 Organizing committee of the STINTS European Training Network Summer School, Paris, France
"Skin damage: mechanisms, prevention and therapies"  (dropbox link to programme) 

2022 Co-chair of the "Biomechanics Committee" at the 25th edition of the Congrès Francais de Mécanique (August 29 to September 2nd 2022, Nantes, France )
                https://cfm2022.fr/themes-scientifiques/s2-biomecanique

2015 Organizing committee of SB2015, Paris, France
                https://sb2015-paris.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/9.html

2013 Organizing committee of Euromech colliquia 534, Saint-Etienne, France
                https://events.mines-stetienne.fr/euromech534/committee.php

As session Conference Session Moderator

2025 25th Annual Meeting of the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel in Helsinki, Finland, 24 - 26 September 2025.

2025 20th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 3-5 September 2025 in Barcelona, Spain.

2024 24th Annual Meeting of the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP2024), 25 - 27 September 2024,  Lausanne, Switzerland

2024 29th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics  (ESB 2024), June 30 - July 3 2024 Edinburgh, Scotland 

2024 24th Annual Meeting of the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP 2024), 25 - 27 September 2024, Lausanne, Switzerland 

2023 23rd Annual Meeting of the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP 2023), 13 - 15 September 2023, Leeds, United Kingdom

2023 18th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (CMBBE 2023), May 3 to 5 2023, Paris, France

2022 25th edition of the Congrès Francais de Mécanique (CFM 2022), August 29 to September 2nd 2022, Nantes, France 

2022 9th World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB 2022), July 10 to 14, 2022,  Taipei, Taiwan

2022 22nd Annual Meeting of the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP 2022), 14 - 16 September 2022, Prague, Czech Republic

2021 21st Annual Meeting of the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP2021), Virtual event

International Training/mentoring

2024 ESB mentoring programme

2022 Cruciblist for the European Crucible 2022

Participation to EU projects

2018-2022 H2020 ITN STINTS, Understanding the complex biomechanical and biochemical pathways leading to loss of skin integrity, following skin exposure to prolonged pressure and shear forces

• Scientific Coordinator, responible for IBHGC's participation as a partner organization.

• Co-supervision of PhD student (Ekaterina MUKHINA) with Yohan PAYAN

Participation to TransAtlantic projects

2024-2025 FACE Foundation Transatlantic Research Partnership Grant, Developing a Link Between Muscle Microstructural Form and Function - Towards Improved Treatments for Age Related Muscle Impairments, 

• Scientific Coordinator, (French PI : Pierre-Yves ROHAN; US PI: Benjamin WHEATLEY). 

• 20 k€ funding, enabling transatlantic collaboration and research travel

Participation to National projects (ANR)

2022-2025 ANR PRCE IMPRINT, Individualized Manufacturing from  fully  digital  PRocesses : Human-Orthopaedic device INTerfaces

• PI: Hélene PILLET and Laurine CALISTRI, 

• Co-supervision of PhD student (Maialen MATRAY)

Other Resarch Grants and Fundings

2024-2025 Institut Carnot ARTS CroissAnT (modélisation de la Croissance Anévrismale et de la formation de Thrombose) 

• PI : MAthieu SPECKLIN,  

2023-2024 Fondation de l'Avenir pour la recherche médicale grant, Transfert clinique d'innovations technologiques et numériques pour l'identification et la prévention des risques d'escarre, 

• Scientific Coordinator 

• 40 k€, Funding of 1 clinical research assistant (Maher ABOU KARAM) and 1 MSc student (CARLA CORNILLON) 

2020-2022 European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Research Project Collaboration Funding, Preliminary evaluation of the clinical relevance of a simplified framework for generating in silico models from freehand Ultrasound for monitoring internal tissue strains for the prevention of PUs 

• Scientific Coordinator 

• 10 k€, renting of CARDIFF MRI platform location, 1 MSc student (Gregoire DESHAIRS) and face to face meetings

2016-2018   Fondation de l'Avenir pour la recherche médicale grant, Development of a monitoring tool of the subdermal soft tissue deformation for the prevention of pressure ulcers in the paraplegic and tetraplegic patient

• PI : Hélène PILLET, 

• 40 k€, funding of 2 MSc student (Nolwenn FOUGERON, Jennifer DORIDAM), pressure matresses and conference funding

2016-2017 Fédération Francilienne de Mécanique « Coup de pouce » grant, Modelling the osseo-integration of hydrogel implants »

• PI : Rachele ALLENA, 

• Funding of  1 Post-Doc (Jamie FRAME)

Doctoral Contracts

2021-2024 Doctoral contract with the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, Funding of  1 PhD student (Alexandre SEGAIN) 

2018-2021 Doctoral contract funded by the ENSAM "Réseau santé", Mechano-biology of tumor growth with the aim of clinical application, a reactive multiphase poromechanical approach, Funding of  1 PhD student (Stéphane URCUN) 

2016-2019 Doctoral contract funded by the Fondation des Arts et Métiers and the Fond de dotation Clinatec, Contribution to the modelling the human-machine mechanical interface in the full-body exoskeleton, EMY (Enhanced Mobility), developed by a French research team from CEA LIST, PI : Hélène PILLET, funding of  1 PhD student (Aurélien MACRON)

Selection Committee for Assistant Professor position

2025 - Recrutement MCF 60 - Université Marie & Louis Pasteur (UMLP) / FEMTO

2024 - Recrutement MCF 91 - UFR de Médecine Université Paris Cité 

2023 - Recrutement MCF 60 - PhITEM/TIMC (n°Galaxie 168)

PhD examination

n° of PhD committees : 11  (3 as reviewer)

2025 - Outside examiner in the PhD defense of Mechanical engineering of Alexandre HAMMA
Thesis title : 

2025- Outside examiner in the PhD defense of Mechanical engineering of Simon VAUTHIER
Thesis title : 

2025 - Reviewer in the PhD defense of Mechanical engineering of Emilien Schall
Thesis title : Vibrations transmises au système main-bras : caractérisation et modélisation biomécaniques de la préhension

2025- Outside examiner in the PhD defense of Mechanical engineering of Léa Boillereaux
Thesis title : Développement d’une orthèse de genou pour la modulation des efforts articulaires lors du squat

2025- Outside examiner in the PhD defense of Mechanical engineering of Qian WU
Thesis title : Volumetric strain measurements in human cornea: characterization of deswelling, inflation responses and stromal striae microstructures

2024 - Reviewer in the PhD defense of Mechanical engineering of Claude Elvire, KENGOUM PEDIE
Thesis title : Conception et optimisation d’un matelas de ballistocardiographie

2023 - Reviewer in the PhD defense of Mechanical engineering of Clémence PAQUIN.
Thesis title : Etude des efforts normaux et tangentiels à l'interface homme - siège lors de la propulsion en fauteuil roulant 

2023- Outside examiner in the PhD defense of Mechanical engineering of Elis CASTRO.
Thesis title : Dispositif à ultrasons basse fréquence pour le diagnostic précoce des escarres par impédance mécanique de la peau

2022 - Outside examiner in the PhD defense of Mechanical engineering of Juan Deyo MAEZTU-REDIN.
Thesis title: Mechanics of hydrogel fibers and of their assemblies for the design of biological tissue substitutes with high resistance.

2021 - Outside examiner in the PhD defense of Mechanical engineering of Elaheh ELYASI.
Thesis title: Modélisation biomécanique du genou pour la chirurgie assistée par ordinateur

2019 - Outside examiner in the PhD defense of Mechanical engineering of Venkat AYYALASOMAYAJULA.
Thesis title: 3-D reconstruction of micro-scale mechanical state of the abdominal aortic aneurysm wall. 

• Science popularization

• 2024 - present "Elles bougent en primaire x Arts et Métiers Paris" initiative. The main ambition is to increase gender diversity in companies in the industrial and technological sectors.

• 2024 - present EPUAP Research SPOTLIGHT

• 2024 - present Evaluation committee for the ED SMI 432 2nd year doctoral students' days

• 2024 - present Evaluation committee of the "finale nationale des Olympiades de Sciences de l'Ingénieur"

• 2022 - present Fete de la Science : Atelier "Echographie et élastographie pour la biomécanique"

• 2022 - present ENSAM Open Days : Atelier "Echographie et élastographie pour la biomécanique"

• 2022 A few remarks about the computer implementation and verification of hyperelastic constitutive laws, Manon BLAISE, Franz CHOULY, Pierre-Yves ROHAN

• 2022 Introduction à la Biomécanique - CultureSciences de l'Ingénieur, 2022, Bastien SAUTY, Thomas LAVIGNE, Pierre-Yves ROHAN 

• 2014 - 2022 Organisation of the weekly BME Master's interdisciplinary "Open Your Mind" seminar (100 students)

In vitro experiments

Research coordinator  of 2 studies

2025 ADIPOSE TISSUE

2023 Clinical Research Delegation of Maud Creze (x fresh frozen human thoracolumbar Fascia and aponeurosis)

• Thoracolumbar Fascia and aponeurosis characterization by shear wave elastography: an in vitro preliminary study 

2023 M2 Caroline Robine-Decourcelle (7 fresh frozen dog lower limbs) - coordinator  

• Methodology for assessing the biomechanical performance of ACL and to provide reference data using an animal model (dog) 

2021 ANR LIGAGEL2 (16 fresh frozen sheep lower limbs)  - coordinator  

• Methodology for assessing the biomechanical performance of artificial ligaments, and to provide reference data using an animal model (sheep) at 3 months after implantation : 16 fresh frozen sheep lower limbs (8 artificial ligament implantation and 8 contralateral knees) were tested in vitro: three kinematics tests (flexion-extension, varus-valgus laxity and anterior drawer tests) and a pull-out destructive test.

2016 ANR LIGAGEL (14 fresh frozen sheep lower limbs)

• • • Methodology for assessing the biomechanical performance of artificial ligaments, and to provide reference data using an animal model (sheep) at 3 months after implantation : 14 fresh frozen sheep lower limbs (7 autograft implantation and 7 contralateral knees) were tested in vitro: three kinematics tests (flexion-extension, varus-valgus laxity and anterior drawer tests) and a pull-out destructive test.

    • Functional evaluation of anterior cruciate ligagment autografts in pre-clinical animal models (dropbox link) Pierre-Yves Rohan, Hélène Pillet, Wafa Skalli, Julien Trnka, Mathieu Manassero, Véronique Viateau, Julien Caroux, Laurent Corte, 23rd Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, July 2-5, 2017, Seville, Spain

Certification

•  2024 - Emergency First Aid at Work Certificate (Salarié sauveteur secouriste du travail (SST)) - 

Memberships

• European Society of Biomechanics (2014-present)

• European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (2018-present) / Member of the Executive Board (2021-2026) / Chair of the research committee (2021-2023; 2024-2026)

• Société de Biomécanique (2014-present)

• Société Française de l'Escarre (2024-present)  / Scientific committee (2024-present)

• Association Française de Mécanique (2022-present)

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