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Most of my academic work happens in small teams on open-ended technical problems, from signal processing in preparatory school to plasma physics and biomechanics at Arts et Métiers. Each project opens as a full case study.

A1OngoingHelicon (ABEP) & ECR feasibility study

Air-breathing plasma thruster for CubeSats

Using the thin upper atmosphere as propellant to keep very-low-orbit satellites aloft.

Plasma physicsRF antennasElectric propulsion
DateSep 2026 – presentTeam7-person teamDetail →
A2OngoingGlenoid implant design & optimization

A shoulder implant that stays in place

Redesigning a glenoid implant to resist loosening, with a biomechanics institute.

BiomechanicsFinite-element analysisMedical devices
DateSep 2026 – presentTeam7-person teamDetail →
Spectrum of the recording before (red) and after (blue) spectral subtractionA4CompletedTIPE research project

Recovering a voice from a noisy recording

I compared digital filters with spectral subtraction, tuned the method to remove its artifacts, then made it run live on a microphone feed.

Signal processingSTFTDigital filters
DateSep 2024 – Jul 2025Team2-person teamDetail →
A5CompletedMechanical design

Fatigue test bench for sports equipment

Detailed design of a cam-driven actuator that applies an 850 N pulsating load at 5.3 Hz, sized for two years of continuous operation.

Machine designFatigueCam mechanisms
DateSep 2025 – Jan 2026Team2-person teamDetail →
A3CompletedTheoretical study · Piezoelectricity

Harvesting energy from ambient sound

The physics of turning noise into electricity with piezoelectric materials.

PiezoelectricityAcousticsEnergy harvesting
Date2023 – 2024Team2-person teamDetail →
B1CompletedCode similarity through structural exploration

Finding the fingerprint in a program

Comparing Python programs by their structure to detect plagiarism and AI-generated code.

Program analysisAI detection
DateSep 2025 – May 2026Team6-person teamDetail →
B2OngoingFounder & sole developer

StoryShare

A story-sharing platform I built from scratch, now being rebuilt on a modern stack.

Full-stackWeb platform
DateMar 2020 – presentTeamSoloDetail →
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