About

Senior-scientist in Ocean and Coastal Hydrodynamics and Engineering. Special interest in water waves: nonlinear wave processes; interactions of waves with seabed, structures and currents; freak waves. Developer of phase-averaged and phase-resolving wave models from the deep ocean to the shore.

Career Type:

Scientist/Researcher/Academic

Organization Type:

Governments and Public Utilities

Expertise Fields/Interests:

Ocean and coastal hydrodynamics ; Ocean and coastal engineering ; Water waves ; Nonlinear waves ; Wave modelling ; Wave-structure interaction ; Spectral wave models ; Phase-resolving wave models ; Marine Renewable Energy ; Offshore Wind Turbines ; Tsunami ; Storm surges ; Marine hazards ; Freak waves ; Coastal flooding ; Wave overtopping.

Major Achievements:

Founder and head od the Saint-Venant Hydraulics Laboratory, in Chatou (France) [2008-2015]. Full professor of Fluid Mechanics at Ecole Centrale Marseille and Irphé laboratory (UMR 7342, Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille), in Marseille (France) [2015-2020].