Start: October 2023
Thesis subject: Chemical recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)-based fibres : recovery of monomers (TPA – EG) from depolymerisation for textile applications
Directors: Christine CAMPAGNE – Aurélie CAYLA – Supervisor: Stéphane GIRAUD
Start: October 2023
Thesis subject: Recyclable all-thermoplastic biocomposites by TP-RTM process
Director: Director (UMET laboratory): Fanny BONNET – Co-director (GEMTEX laboratory): Fabien SALAÜN
Start: November 2024
Thesis subject: Functional knitted structures for cell development in microfluidic chips
Directors: Aurelie CAYLA & Christine CAMPAGNE
Start: September 2023
Thesis subject: Study of the influence of patterns and stitching on garment dynamics based on parametric design.
Directors: Xavier LEGRAND – Vladan KONCAR
Start: February 2024
Thesis subject: Study and prediction of the ageing of children’s clothing
Director: Sébastien THOMASSEY – Supervisor: Romain BENKIRANE
CIFRE Thesis
Start: October 2025
Thesis subject: Development of innovative, bio-inspired and frugal textile solutions to improve the comfort of homes under renovation
Director: François BOUSSU – Supervisors: Joseph LEJEUNE, Philippe VROMAN
Start: September 2024
Thesis subject: Multifunctional hybrid constructions for fiber-hydrogel dressings (HyFiDress)
Director: Hayriyé GIDIK
Start: December 2023
Thesis subject: Study and prediction of ageing of children’s clothing
Directors: Yan PENNEC (labo IEMN) – co-director : Fabien SALAUN (labo GEMTEX), – Supervisor: Stéphanie HEMON (labo IEMN)
Start: October 2023
Thesis subject: Design and development of functionalized 3D woven structures as reinforcements for thermoplastic biocompositesnated » compounds
Director: Aurélie CAYLA & Fanny BONNET
Start: August 2024
Thesis subject: Design, integration and reliability of e-textile systems for defense applications
Director: Vladan KONCAR – Cédric COCHRANE
Start: October 2024
Thesis subject: Nanofibrous macrostructure for the development of smart textiles with optomechanical properties by electrospinning and solvent spinning
Director: Ahmida EL ACHARI & François RAULT
Start: October 2025
Thesis subject: Multi-scale characterisation of natural fibre reinforcements for use in recyclable and compostable big bags.
Director: Damien Soulat
Start: October 2023
Thesis subject: Analysis of mechanical behaviour, deformability and non-woven fibre structures.
Director: Damien SOULAT
Start: December 2024
Thesis subject: Superhydrophobic and oleophobic textiles with micro-nano hierarchical structure
Co-Directors: Christine CAMPAGNE (GEMTEX) – Claire LONGUET (C2MA – IMT Mines Alès) – Co-Supervisors: Fabien SALAÜN (GEMTEX) – Belkacem OTAZAGHINE (C2MA – IMT Mines Alès) – Rodolphe SONNIER (C2MA – IMT Mines Alès)
Start: January 2026
Thesis subject: Contribution to the development of innovative bio-based composite materials using Tunisian date palm fibres.
Director: François BOUSSU
Start: October 2023
Thesis subject: Instrumentation of a textile for the development of a digital Twin to predict the lifespan of garments.
Directors : Sébastien THOMASSEY , Cédric COCHRANE – Supervisor: Romain BENKIRANE
Start: January 2024
Thesis subject: ECG dry electrodes compatible with a strong magnetic fields up to 2 Tesla (Cardiac Magnetic Resonance CMR)
Director: Vladan KONCAR – Supervisor: Cédric COCHRANE
Start: January 2025
Thesis subject: Internet of Things for the textile industry: contributions to the implementation of robust and parsimonious artificial intelligence models for the capture and analysis of physiological signals using federated learning
Director: Ludovic KOEHL
Start: February 2024
Thesis subject: Piezoelectric behaviour of new chitosan-based fibre structures for energy harvesting
Director: Fabien SALAÜN – Supervisors: François RAULT – Elham Mohsenzadeh
Start: December 2024
Thesis subject: Intelligent Decision Support Systems for Supply Chain Management: Store Replenishment in Fashion Retailing
Directors: Kim Phuc TRAN – Sébastien THOMASSEY
Start: December 2024
Thesis subject: Responsible AI in human resources management for the textile industry: opportunities, challenges and ethical considerations in the context of Industry 5.0
Directors: Kim Phuc TRAN – Christel BEAUCOURT
Start: October 2023
Thesis subject: Study of the recyclability of textiles to optimise end-of-life loops: implementation of a decision-support tool
Director: Ludovic KOEHL – Supervisors: Anne Perwuelz ; Romain Benkirane ; Maryline Lewandowski
Start: October 2023
Thesis subject: An eco-responsible solution for producing new cellulose fibre.
Director: Aurélie CAYLA – Supervisor: Joseph LEJEUNE
2024 – 2026
Thesis subject: Embedded Artificial Intelligence for Smart Factory applications in Industry 5.0
Director: Kim Phuc TRAN
2022 – 2026
Thesis subject: Anomaly detection in multivariate IoT time series data with statistical and machine learning techniques
Director: Kim Phuc TRAN – Supervisor: Guillaume TARTARE
Start: October 2022
Thesis subject: Experimental analysis and numerical models of the mechanical behaviour of knitted fabrics for Medical Compression Stockings (MCS).
Directors: Damien SOULAT – Xavier LEGRAND – Supervisor : Ahmad Rashed LABANIEH
Start: October 2024
Thesis subject: Development of fibrous reinforcements with optimized properties based on recycled carbon fibers
Directors: Damien SOULAT – Ahmad Rashed LABANIEH
Start: October 2025
Thesis subject: Optimisation of 3D woven structure parameters for improved dynamic impact response
Director: François BOUSSU
Start: April 2025
Thesis subject: Development of a process for automatically generating digital clothing for any posture and its dynamic evolution
Directors: Xyanyi ZENG, Xuyuan TAO – Supervisor: Kim-Phuc TRAN
Start: January 2024
Thesis subject: Extraction of dyes from bleaching wastewater in a chemical textile recycling process
Director: Ahmida EL ACHARI
Start: November 2024
Thesis subject: Design of innovative solutions to protect the fighter against shrapnel that are flexible and adapted to the human morphology.
Director: François BOUSSU
Start: December 2024
Thesis subject: Detecting explainable anomalies in Smart Manufacturing using deep reinforcement learning and lightweight federated learning.
Director: Kim Phuc TRAN – Supervisor: Sébastien THOMASSEY
Start: September 2023
Thesis subject: Creation of a hybrid human model by combining human morphology, musculoskeletal structure and fat/muscle composition
Director: Xianyi ZENG
Start: December 2022
Thesis subject: Development of an interactive system for fitting and designing 3D digital garments
Co-Directors: Xianyi ZENG – Xuyuan TAO
Start: December 2022
Thesis subject: Development of 3D digital garments and associated scenarios and modelling their relationship with socio-cultural criteria.
Director: Xianyi ZENG
Start: October 2023
Thesis subject: design, development, and characterization of sportswear for women – Application to winter sports and skating
Directors: François BOUSSU & Vladan KONCAR – Supervisors : Stéphane GIRAUD & Manuela FERREIRA
Start: August 2024
Thesis subject: Development of an intelligent recommendation system for personalized 3D garment design
Directors: Xianyi ZENG, Xuyuan TAO
Start: September 2024
Thesis subject: Development of a functional design support system incorporating several models characterising the interactions between clothing comfort, human physiological parameters and textile properties.
Directors: Xianyi ZENG