We are pleased to introduce you to the current team of Gemtex PhD students
2023 – 2026
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
2022 – 2025
Thesis subject: Unsupervised classification of 3D human leg morphologies for the implementation of adaptive leg morphotypes and Medical Compression Stockings in the context of compression treatment of venous diseases.
Directors: Pascal BRUNiAUX – Kim Phuc TRAN – Supervisor: Guillaume TARTARE
2023 – 2026
Thesis subject: Recyclable all-thermoplastic biocomposites by TP-RTM process
Director: Director (UMET laboratory): Fanny BONNET – Co-director (GEMTEX laboratory): Fabien SALAÜN
2022 – 2025
Thesis subject: Design of a textile structure for radiative heat management
Director: Fabien SALAUN
Supervisor: Joseph LEJEUNE
2024 – 2027
Thesis subject: Functional knitted structures for cell development in microfluidic chips
Directors: Aurelie CAYLA & Christine CAMPAGNE
2023 – 2025
Thesis subject: Study of heat and mass transfer in the human skin-clothing-environment system-Modelling of the subveinal climate of semi-impervious CBRN suits
Directors: Fabien SALAÜN – Supervisor: Cédric COCHRANE
Yejie
CHEN
2023 – 2026
Thesis subject: Study of the influence of patterns and stitching on garment dynamics based on parametric design.
Directors: Xavier LEGRAND – Vladan KONCAR
2022 – 2025
Thesis subject: Development of a fabric design tool to estimate the release of textile microplastics in production and during household washing
Directors: Anne PERWUEZ & Usha MASSIKA – CIFRE PhD with : Decathlon
2024 – 2027
Thesis subject: Study and prediction of the ageing of children’s clothing
Director: Sébastien THOMASSEY – Supervisor: Romain BENKIRANE
CIFRE Thesis
2024 – 2027
Thesis subject: Multifunctional hybrid constructions for fiber-hydrogel dressings (HyFiDress)
Directors: Hayriyé GIDIK
2023 – 2026
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)
2023 – 2026
Thesis subject: Measurement of forces on a parachute canopy and its lines – connectivity and wireless communication.
Directors: Vladan KONCAR – Cédric COCHRANE
Baptiste
DUTAILLY
2023 – 2026
Thesis subject: Design and development of functionalized 3D woven structures as reinforcements for thermoplastic biocompositesnated » compounds
Director: Aurélie CAYLA & Fanny BONNET
2024 – 2027
Thesis subject: Design, integration and reliability of e-textile systems for defense applications
Director: Vladan KONCAR – Cédric COCHRANE
2024 – 2027
Thesis subject: Nanofibrous macrostructure for the development of smart textiles with optomechanical properties by electrospinning and solvent spinning
Director: Ahmida EL ACHARI & François RAULT
2022 – 2025
Thesis subject: TisAuX – Development of composite materials with auxetic properties for improved impact properties
Director: François BOUSSU – Supervisor: François RAULT – Co-direction: ONERA
Thesis subject: Polymer membranes for personal thermal comfort management
Director: Hayriye GIDIK
2023 – 2026
Thesis subject: Analysis of mechanical behaviour, deformability and non-woven fibre structures.
Director: Damien SOULAT
2024 – 2027
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)
Jian
HU
2023 – 2026
Thesis subject: Characterisation and optimisation of the forming behaviour of composite preforms obtained by automated fibre placement.
Director: Xavier LEGRAND
2022 – 2025
Thesis subject: Regeneration and elaboration of reinforcements based on recycled carbon fibres, optimization of parameters by numerical methods
Directors: Damien SOULAT & Ahmad Rashed LABANIEH – Supervisor: Kim Phuc TRAN
2023 – 2026
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
2023 – 2026
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
Xiaolin
LIN
2024 – 2027
Thesis subject: Piezoelectric behaviour of new chitosan-based fibre structures for energy harvesting
Director: Fabien SALAÜN – Supervisors: François RAULT – Elham Mohsenzadeh
2023 – 2026
Thesis subject: Study of the recyclability of textiles to optimise end-of-life loops: implementation of a decision-support tool
Director: Ludovic KOEHL
2023 – 2026
Thesis subject: An eco-responsible solution for producing new cellulose fibre.
Director: Aurélie CAYLA – Supervisor: Joseph LEJEUNE
Le Hoang
NGUYEN
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
2023 – 2026
Thesis subject: Ecotechnologies for the pre-treatment of end-of-life textiles, to obtain higher-quality recycled fibers
Directors: Nemeshwaree BEHARY & Christine CAMPAGNE
2022 – 2025
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
2024 – 2027
Thesis subject: Development of fibrous reinforcements with optimized properties based on recycled carbon fibers
Director: Damien SOULAT – Ahmad Rashed LABANIEH
Yue
SHEN
2021 – 2025
Thesis subject: Direct Colouring of the knitting yarn
Directors: Xianyi ZENG – Ludovic KOEHL – Supervisor: Xuyuan TAO
2024 – 2026
Thesis subject: Extraction of dyes from bleaching wastewater in a chemical textile recycling process
Director: Ahmida EL ACHARI
2022 – 2025
Thesis subject: alternative to current textiles for sustainable industrial cleaning
Director: Aurélie CAYLA – Supervisor: François RAULT
2023 – 2025
Thesis subject: Design and production of a decoupling pad based on composite materials with auxetic properties. (CORPLAUX)
Director: François BOUSSU – Supervisor: François RAULT
Ruolin
WANG
2024 – 2026
Thesis subject: Creation of a hybrid human model by combining human morphology, musculoskeletal structure and fat/muscle composition
Director: Xianyi ZENG
Xueqiao
WANG
2022 – 2026
Thesis subject: Development of an interactive system for fitting and designing 3D digital garments
Co-Directors: Xianyi ZENG – Xuyuan TAO
Hanhan
WU
2022 – 2026
Thesis subject: Development of 3D digital garments and associated scenarios and modelling their relationship with socio-cultural criteria.
Director: Xianyi ZENG
Tian
XIA
2022 – 2025
Thesis subject: Life cycle analysis and assessment of the lifespan of clothing Use phrase
Director: Anne PERWUELZ – Supervisor: Romain BENKIRANE
Jiale
XU
2023 – 2026
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
Wen
YANG
2023 – 2026
Thesis subject: Development of an intelligent recommendation system for personalized 3D garment design by integrating consumer profile, fashion requirements and fabric/garment technical parameters.
Director: Xianyi ZENG, Xuyuan TAO
Yiqu
ZHANG
2024 – 2027
Thesis subject: Development of a functional design support system integrating several models characterizing interactions between clothing comfort, human physiological parameters and textile properties.
Director: Xianyi ZENG
Chun
ZHU
2022 – 2026
Thesis subject: Research on colour restoration and intelligent restoration of incomplete costume relics based on deep learning
Director: Xianyi ZENG, Pascal BRUNIAUX
