Research projects

Current projects:

• Title: optimization of the energy efficiency of a thermodynamic production process heat and domestic hot water

Duration: Sept 2022 - exp. sept 2025

Funding: French Ministry of Higher Education and Research ( CIFRE dept.) +Boostheat

Collaborators: A. Salame (PhD candidate, Boostheat -UCBL1-ULG) and P. Dufour (UCBL1, co-main advisor), V. Lemort (ULG, co-main advisor),  M. Nadri (UCBL1), R. Ibsaine (Boostheat)

Past projects:

• Title: Innotherms

Duration: Nov 2018  oct 2022

Funding: Region Auvergnes Rhone Alpes (France) and Baden Wurtemberg (Germany)

Partners:  5 industrials and 4 academics

Collaborators: J. Peralez (post doc, UCBL1),  M. Nadri (UCBL1), 

• Title: Control and architecture optimization of heat recovery Rankine cycle in a heavy weight vehicle

Duration: February 2017 - jan 2021

Funding: French Ministry of Higher Education and Research ( CIFRE dept.) + Volvo Trucks

Collaborators: F. Galuppo  (PhD candidate, Volvo trucks-UCBL1-ULG) and P. Dufour (UCBL1, co-main advisor), V. Lemort (ULG, co-main advisor),  M. Nadri (UCBL1), T. Reiche (Volvo trucks)

• Title: Robust approaches for nonlinear systems observation and application to predictive control of a biological system

Duration : Oct. 1st 2016-Dec 05 2019

Funding: French Ministry of Higher Education and Research

Collaborators: Francisco González de Cossío (PhD candidate, UCBL1) and  P. Dufour (UCBL1, main advisor), M. Nadri (UCBL1)

• Title: Identification of linear systems with nonlinear Luenberger observers

Duration : Oct. 2013-13 dec 2016

Funding: French Ministry of Higher Education and Research

Collaborators: C. Afri (PhD candidate, UCBL1) and  V.Andrieu (CNRS), L. Bako (ECL), P. Dufour (UCBL1, main advisor)

Chouaib Afri continued its carreer as a postdoc with LS2N, Nantes. 

• Title: Topological optimization of heat recovery Rankine cycle in a heavy weight vehicle

Duration: November, 2012 - february 2015

Funding: French Ministry of Higher Education and Reserarch (CIFRE dept.) + Volvo Trucks

Collaborators: V. Grelet (PhD candidate, Volvo trucks-UCBL1-ULG) and P. Dufour (UCBL1, co-main advisor), V. Lemort (ULG, co-main advisor),  M. Nadri (UCBL1), T. Reiche (Volvo trucks)

 Vincent Grelet continued its carreer in R&D in Germany with Tenneco

• Title: Parametric identification by a closed loop optimal control based on the observability analysis

Duration: March. 2012-september 2015

Funding: French Ministry of Higher Education and Reserarch ((CIFRE dept) + ACSYSTEME

Collaborators: J. Qian (PhD candidate, ACSYSTEME-UCBL1), P. Dufour (UCBL1, main advisor), M. Nadri (UCBL1)

Jun Qian continued its carreer in R&D in China with BSH

• Title: Propulsion systems with energy recovery aboard a motor vehicle supervisory control and command

Duration: December 2011-february 2015

Funding: IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN)

Collaborators: J. Peralez (PhD candidate, IFPEN-UCBL1), P. Dufour (UCBL1, main advisor),  M. Nadri (UCBL1),  A. Scarrietta (IFPEN), P. Tona (IFPEN)

Johan Peralez continued its carreer as a postdoc with LAGEP. 

• Title: Optimal closed loop identification: Applications in Chemical Engineering

Duration : Jan. 2006 - 5 feb2010

Collaborators: S. Flila (PhD candidate, UCBL1) and P. Dufour (UCBL1), H. Hammouri (UCBL1, main advisor), 

Saida. Flila continued its career with an ATER position from september 2009 to July 2010 at the University of Burgundy.

• Title: Estimate and control of the particle size distribution in an  emulsion polymerization process

Duration: oct 2005 - 5 dec 2008

Funding: French Ministry of Higher Education and Research

Collaborators: B. Da Silva (PhD candidate, UCBL1) and  P. Dufour (UCBL1), N. Othman (CNRS), S. Othman (UCBL1, main advisor).

Bruno. Da Silva continued its career in March 2009 in the industry in France (Ecoren, a company from IFPEN).

• Title: Development of a drying model for the moisture concentration in pasta with control design of the drying air properties

Duration: jan 2007 - 6 oct 2008

Funding: from Belgium

Collaborators: J.de Temmerman (PhD candidate, KUL),P. Dufour (UCBL1),  B. Nicolaï (KUL), H. Ramon (KUL main supervisor)

Jeroen de Temmerman continued its career in July 2008 in the industry in Belgium (Dsquare).

• Title: Experimental and theoretical modeling of powder coatings

Duration: may 2006 - 29 nov 2007

Funding: french public agency ADEME and 3 industrial partners (EDF, Dupont Coatings, Philipps)

Collaborators:I. Bombard (PhD candidate, UCBL1), P. Dufour (UCBL1), P. Laurent (UCBL1), J. Lieto (UCBL1, main supervisor)

Isabelle Bombard continued its career in spring 2008 in the industry in Canada (Soutex).

• Title: Predictive control in freeze drying pharmaceutical products

Duration: oct 2006 - 30 july 2007,

Funding: Agence Universitaire Francophone (AUF)

Collaborators: N. Daraoui (Post doc, UCBL1), P. Dufour (UCBL1), H. Hammouri (UCBL1)

Nawal Daraou is currently lecturer at the University Ibn Zuhr Agadir, Morocco.

• Title: Modeling and monitoring of a reverse flow reactor for the destruction of volatil organic compounds

Duration: Oct 2002 - oct. 2003

Funding: CPE

Collaborators: D. Edouard (PhD candidate,CPE), Dufour (UCBL1),  H. Hammouri (LAGEP). D. Schweich (CPE, main supervisor)

David Edouard  is currently Associate Professor at the University Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (LAGEP, UMR 5007 CNRS).