CV Last Update : 20/09/2024
Talib DBOUK (Professor - Full)   Computational Physics & Applied Sciences
University of Rouen-Normandy              Research, Development & Innovation         E-mail:  talib.dbouk@univ-rouen.fr
C   ORIA, CNRS UMR 6614   
IUT Rouen
Google-Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dLNPsBoAAAAJ&hl=fr&oi=ao
●   World Ranking of Top 2% Scientists
It is with a great honor that my name appeared in the World Ranking of Top 2% Scientists in the consecutive 
years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 by Stanford University Rankings in Mechanical Engineering-Fluids Mechanics. 
DOI: https://doi.org/   10.17632/btchxktzyw.6   
●  SKILLS
● Techniques ● Informatics
• Physics, Mechanics of Fluids and Complex Materials, Heat and • Linux®.
   Mass Transfer, Biofluids, Turbulence, Rheology,  • C++®, C®, Fortran®, Python®.
  Adsorption and Tribology. • OpenFOAM®, StarCCM+®, gmsh®.
• Numerical Analysis, Numerical Modeling, Topology Optimization,   • FreeCAD®, Blender®.
  Fluid/Structure Interaction, CFD, Numerical Methods, IBM,   • TensorFlow®, Keras®.
  The Finite Volume Method, ODE, PDE, Non-linear Programming, 
  Convex Analysis, Adjoint Methods, Development of computational  
  codes in CFD, User-Machine Interfaces.
• Artificial Intelligence, Deep and Machine Learning
• Microscopy, Rheometry, Normal Stresses, Suspensions of Particles, and Migration.
● Communications ● Languages
• Coordination and management of R&D projects • Arabic (Native)
• National and International scientific collaborations • English (fluent)
• Bibliographical Research • French (fluent)
• Writing of advanced technical and progress reports • Scientific English
• Interaction with academia and industry
• International Conferences and scientific publications in high-impact journals (see next page)
• Reviewer of many scientific journals (i.e. JFM, JNNFM, PoF, SAMO, JHMT, CEJ,  ChERD, Energy, ATE, etc) 
●  PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Oct. 2022 – Present  Professor (Full): University of Rouen-Normandy    CORIA   IUT
Rouen, France          Professor,  Computational Physics & Applied Sciences
Energy, Chemical & Process Engineering, Optimization
Sep. 2021 – Sep. 2022  Associate Professor (HDR): IMT Nord Europe
Lille, France          Associate Professor,  Computational Physics & Applied Sciences
April 2020 – Sep. 2021  University of Nicosia 
Nicosia, Cyprus          Defence and Security Research Institute (DSRI)
          Senior Researcher, Research Director of DSRI, Medical School (Joint-Position)
Sept. 2014 – Mar. 2020 Associate Professor (HDR): IMT Nord Europe
Lille-Douai, France Topology Optimization in CFD, Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer.
Sept. 2013 – Aug. 2014 PostDoc: IRSN - Saint Paul Lez Durance
St-Paul-Lez-Durance Rheology of immersed granular materials in presence of Hydrodynamic 
interactions.
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Jan. 2012 – June 2013   PostDoc:  CEMEF - Mines ParisTech ↔ Arcelormittal
Sophia Antipolis Study and Development of scientific calculation codes (Fast-Models) for 
industrial strip rolling processes with lubrication.
Oct. 2008 – Dec. 2011  PhD thesis : LPMC UMR - CNRS 7336
Nice, France Rheology of concentrated suspensions and shear-induced particles migration.
Mar. 2008 – Sept. 2008  Master II R&D : LTN - Ecole Polytechnique de Nantes
Nantes, France         Liquid-Liquid Dispersion and Chaotic Advection in Heat Exchangers.   
●  DIPLOMAS
Nov.  2019 :  HDR (Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches)
   Topology Optimization of complex thermofluid flows and systems: 
multiphysics, multiscale, modeling and design.
University of Polytechnique Hauts-de-France
https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-02493044
Dec.  2011 :  PhD in Physics
   Rheology of concentrated suspensions and shear-induced migration
University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, France. Cote d'Azur University member.
   Laboratory of Physics of Condensed Matter (LPMC), Physics Institute of Nice, UMR CNRS 7336.
https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00673964
Oct.  2008 :  Masters-II Research in Heat-Energy 
   University of Nantes, École centrale de Nantes, École Polytechniaue de Nantes, France. 
   LteN Polytech Nantes - UMR CNRS 6607.
Nov.  2008 :  Diploma in Mechanical Engineering 
   Lebanese University, Faculty of Engineering (III), Hadath, Beirut, Lebanon.
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●   PEER-REVIEW: SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS & CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Scientific Articles in peer-reviewed journals
U.S. MAHABALESHWAR, K.M. NIHAAL, D. ZEIDAN, T. DBOUK, D. LAROZE, Computational and artificial neural network
study  on  ternary  nanofluid   flow  with  heat  and   mass  transfer  with  magnetohydrodynamics   and mass  transpiration,  Neural
Computing and Applications (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-024-10325-9
H. KARKABA,  T. DBOUK, C. HABCHI, S. RUSSEIL, T. LEMENAND, D. BOUGEARD, "Multiobjective Optimization of
Vortex Generators for Heat Transfer Enhancement in Turbulent Flows", International Journal of Thermofluids, 22, 100633,
(2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijft.2024.100633
K.   POULINAKIS,   D.   DRIKAKIS,   I.W.   KOKKINAKIS,   S.M.   SPOTTSWOOD,  T.   DBOUK,  "LSTM   Reconstruction   of
Turbulent Pressure Fluctuation Signals", Computations, 12 (1), 4 (2024). DOI : https://doi.org/10.3390/computation12010004
S. ALI, T. DBOUK, M. KHALED, J. FARAJ, D. DRIKAKIS, "Morphing optimization of flow and heat transfer in concentric
tube heat exchangers", Physics of Fluids 35 (9), 095127, (2023). DOI : https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0159144
T. DBOUK, F. ROGER, D. DRIKAKIS, S. ALI, H. MENU, E. WIEL,  "The impact of endotracheal intubation on oxygen
delivery,   trachea   pressure   and   wall   deformation",  Computers   in   Biology   and   Medicine,   107325,   (2023).   DOI :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2023.107325
G. WANG, D. WANG, A. LIU, T. DBOUK, X. PENG, A. ALI, "Design and performance enhancement of thermal-fluid system
based   on   topology   optimization",  Applied   Mathematical   Modelling  116,   168-186   (2023).   DOI :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2022.11.031
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S. ALI,  T.  DBOUK, G. WANG,  D. WANG,  D.  DRIKAKIS,  "Advancing  thermal performance  through  vortex generators
morphing". Nature, Sci. Rep., 13(368), (2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-25516
T. DBOUK, N. VISEZ, S. ALI, I. SAHROUR, D. DRIKAKIS, "Risk assessment of pollen allergy in urban environments".
Nature, Sci. Rep., 12 (21076), (2022). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24819
D. DRIKAKIS,  T. DBOUK, "Flow and acoustics of unmanned vehicles".  Physics of Fluids, 34 (10), 100402 (2022). DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0129577
G. WANG, D. WANG, A. LIU, T. DBOUK, X. PENG, A. ALI, "Design and performance enhancement of thermal-fluid system
based   on   topology   optimization".  Applied   Mathematical   Modelling  116,   168-186   (2022).   DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2022.11.031
T. DBOUK, D. DRIKAKIS, "The Role of Computational Science in Wind and Solar Energy: A Critical Review". Energies,
15(24), (2022). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en15249609
T. DBOUK, D. DRIKAKIS, "Natural Ventilation and Aerosol Particles Dispersion Indoors".  Energies, 15(14), 5101 (2022).
https://doi.org/10.3390/en15145101
T. DBOUK,  C. HABCHI, J.-L. HARION, D. DRIKAKIS, "Enhancement of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow by a Poiseuille-
Taylor-Couette Flow between Two Rotating Elliptically-deformed Annular Tubes". International Journal of Heat and Fluid
Flow, 96, 109011 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2022.109011
T. DBOUK, D. DRIKAKIS, "Computational Aeroacoustics of Quadcopter Drones",  Applied Acoustics, 192, 108738 (2022).
https://dx.oi.org/   10.1016/j.apacoust.2022.108738   
T. DBOUK, D. DRIKAKIS, "The computational fluid dynamics-based epidemic model and the pandemic scenarios", Physics of
Fluids, 34, 027104 (2022). https://dx.oi.org/   10.1063/5.0082090   
G. WANG, A. LIU,  T. DBOUK, D. WANG, X. PENG, A. ALI, "Optimal shape de- sign and performance investigation of
helically coiled tube heat exchanger applying MO-SHERPA", International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 184, 122256,
(2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2021.122256
T. DBOUK, F. ROGER, D. DRIKAKIS, "Reducing Indoor Virus Transmission using Air Purifiers",  Physics of Fluids, 33,
103301 (2021). https://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0064115
T. DBOUK, S. ARANDA-GARCÍA, R. BARCALA-FURELOS, A. RODRÍGUEZ-NÚÑEZ, D. DRIKAKIS, "Airborne infection
risk   during   open   air   cardiopulmonary   resuscitation".  Emergency   Medicine   Journal  (BMJ),   38,   673-678,   (2021).
https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2021-211209
T. DBOUK, D. DRIKAKIS, "Correcting pandemic data analysis through environmental fluid dynamics". Physics of Fluids, 33,
067116, (2021). https://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0055299
T.   DBOUK,   D.   DRIKAKIS,   "On   Pollen   and   Airborne   Virus   Transmission".  Physics   of   Fluids,   33,   063313,   (2021).
https://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0055845
T.   DBOUK,   D.   DRIKAKIS,   "Endotracheal   Tubes   Design   :   The   role   of   tube   bending".  Symmetry,   13,   8,   (2021).
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/sym13081503
T.   DBOUK,   D.   DRIKAKIS,   "Quadcopter   Drones   Swarm   Aeroacoustics".  Physics   of   Fluids,   33,   057112,   (2021).
https://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0052505
T. DBOUK, D. DRIKAKIS, "Fluid Dynamics and Epidemiology : Seasonality and Transmission Dynamics". Physics of Fluids,
33, (2021). https://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0037640
T. DBOUK, D. DRIKAKIS, "On Airborne Virus Transmission in Elevators and Confined Spaces".  Physics of Fluids, 33,
011905, (2021). https://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0038180
T.  DBOUK,  D.  DRIKAKIS,  "Weather   impact  on   airborne coronavirus   survival".  Physics   of  Fluids,  32,   093312,  (2020).
https://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0024272
T.   DBOUK,   D.   DRIKAKIS,   "On   respiratory   droplets   and   face   masks".  Physics   of   Fluids,   32,   063303,   (2020).
https://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0015044
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T. DBOUK, D. DRIKAKIS, "On coughing and airborne droplet transmission to humans". Physics of Fluids, 32, 053310, (2020).
https://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0011960
T. DBOUK, S.A. BAHRANI, "Modeling of buoyancy-driven thermal convection in immersed granular beds".  International
Journal of Multiphase Flows, 134, 103471, (2020). https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2020.103471
G. WANG, T. DBOUK, D. WANG, Y. PEI, X. PENG, H. YUAN, S. XIANG, "Experimental and numerical investigation on
hydraulic and thermal performance in the tube-side of helically coiled-twisted trilobal tube heat exchanger",  International
Journal of Thermal Sciences, 153, 106328, (2020). https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2020.106328
H. KARKABA, T. DBOUK, C. HABCHI, S. RUSSEIL, T. LEMENAND, D. BOUGEARD, "Multi objective optimization of
vortex generators for heat transfer enhancement using large design space exploration". Chemical Engineering and Processing -
Process Intensification, 154, 107982, (2020). https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cep.2020.107982
C. OCTAU,  T. DBOUK, M. WATREMEZ, D. MERESSE, M. LIPPERT, J. SCHIFFLER, L. KEIRSBULCK, L. DUBAR,
"Liquid-solid two-phase jet in a turbulent cross-flow  : Experiments and  simulations".  Chemical Engineering Research &
Design, 155, 156-171, (2020). https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2020.01.004
H.  BELKHOUA,   S.   RUSSEIL,  T.   DBOUK,   M.   MOBTIL,   D.  BOUGEARD,   N.-Y.   FRANCOIS,  Large  Eddy   Simulation
ofboundary layer transition over an isolated ramp-type micro roughness element".  International Journal of Heat and Fluid
Flow, 80, 108492, (2019). https://dx.doi.org/   10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2019.108492   
V. SUBRAMANIAM,  T. DBOUK, J.-L. Harion, "Topology optimization of conjugate heat transfer systems : A competition
between heat transfer enhancement and pressure drop reduction". International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 75, 165-184,
(2019). https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2019.01.002
T. DBOUK, "A new technology for CPU chip cooling by concentrated suspension flow of non-colloidal particles".  Applied
Thermal Engineering, 146, 664-673, (2019). https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2018.10.044
T. DBOUK, C. HABCHI, "On the mixing enhancement in concentrated non-colloidal neutrally buoyant suspensions of rigid
particles using helical coiled and chaotic twisted pipes : A numerical investigation". Chemical Engineering and Processing -
Process Intensification, 141, (2019). https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cep.2019.107540
T. DBOUK, "A computational framework with an Adaptive Mesh Refinement technique for concentrated suspension flows".
Particulate Science and Technology, 1-10, (2019). https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02726351.2019.1624663
T. DBOUK, "Heat transfer and shear-induced migration in dense non-Brownian suspension flows : Modelling and simulation".
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 840, (2018). https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2018.72
V.   SUBRAMANIAM,  T.   DBOUK,   J.-L.   HARION,   "Topology   optimization   of   conductive   heat   transfer   devices   :   An
experimental   investigation",  Applied   Thermal   Engineering,   131,   390-411,   (2018).
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.12.026
R. GAUTIER, T. DBOUK, M.A. CAMPESI, L. HAMON, J.-L. HARION and P. PRÉ, "Pressure-swing-adsorption of gaseous
mixture in isotropic porous medium : Transient 3D modeling and validation". Chemical Engineering Journal, 348, 1049-1062,
(2018). https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2017.05.145
R. GAUTIER, T. DBOUK, J.-L. HARION, L. HAMON and P. PRÉ, "Pressure-Swing-Adsorption of gaseous mixture in isotropic
porous medium : Numerical sensitivity analysis in CFD". Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 129, 314-326, (2018).
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2017.11.007
T. DBOUK, "A review about the engineering design of optimal heat transfer systems using topology optimization". Applied
Thermal Engineering, 112, 841–854, (2017). https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.10.134
T. DBOUK  "A Suspension Balance Direct-Forcing Immersed Boundary Model for wet granular flows including obstacles".
Journal of Non-Newtonian fluid Mechanics, 230, 68-79 (2016). https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnnfm.2016.01.003
T. DBOUK, F. PERALES, F. BABIK and R. MOZUL "A DF-IBM/NSCD coupling framework to simulate immersed particle
interactions". Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Engrg., 309, 610–624, (2016). https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2016.05.041
T. DBOUK and J.-L. HARION "Performance of Optimization Algorithms Applied to Large Nonlinear Constrained Problems".
American Journal of Algorithms and Computing, 2 (1) 32-56, (2015).
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T. DBOUK, P. MONTMITONNET, N. SUZUKI, Y. TAKAHAMA, N. LEGRAND, T. NGO and H. MATSUMOTO "Advanced

roll bite models for cold and temper rolling processes". La Metallurgia Italiana, 4, (2015).

T. DBOUK, P. MONTMITONNET, N. LEGRAND "Two-dimentional Roll Bite Model with lubrication for Cold Strip Rolling".

Advanced Materials Research Vols. 966-967, 48-62, (2014). https://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.966-967.48

T. DBOUK, L. LOBRY, E. LEMAIRE, and F. MOUKALLED, "Shear-induced Particles Migration : Predictions from

Experimental Determination of The Particle Stress Tensor". Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 198, 78-95, (2013).

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnnfm.2013.03.006

T. DBOUK, L. LOBRY, E. LEMAIRE, "Normal stresses in concentrated non-Brownian suspensions". Journal of Fluid

Mechanics, 715, 239-272, (2013). https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2012.516

Scientific Articles in peer-review conference proceedings

S.A. BAHRANI, T. DBOUK, J.F. MORRIS, "Déstabilisation en mode séquentiel d’un lit granulaire immergé par une source

thermique". Proceeding of XIVe Colloque International Franco-Québécois : Énergies Durables, CIFQ2019, Québéc, Canada, 18

June (2019).

H. BELKHOU, S. RUSSEIL, T. DBOUK, M. MOBTIL, D. BOUGEARD, N. FRANCOIS, "Influence of surface roughness

elements on heat transfer in transitional flows : a cfd investigation". Proceeding of the XI International Conference on

Computational Heat, Mass and Momentum Transfer, Cracow, Poland, May 21-24 (2018).

C. OCTAU, M. LIPPERT, T. DBOUK, A. FRAZIANI, M. WATREMEZ, L. KEIRSBULCK and L. DUBAR, "Particles transport

in railway braking systems : an experimental and numerical investigation". Proceeding of the ASME 2017 Fluids Engineering

Division Summer Meeting, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA, 31-July–3-August (2017).

R. GAUTIER, T. DBOUK, L. HAMON, P. PRÉ, D. BOUGEARD, "Intensification d’un procédé de séparation de gaz par

adsorption : étude numérique par simulations CFD 3D et influence de la géométrie du lit adsorbant". Proceeding 16ème Congrès

de la Société Française de Génie des Procédés, Nancy, du 11 au 13 Juillet (2017).

V. SUBRAMANIAM, T. DBOUK, J.-L. HARION, "Optimisation topologique decomposantsconducteurs de chaleur : étude

expérimentale". 25ème Congrès Français de Thermique, Subramaniam-SFT-2017, Marseille, du 30 Mai au 2 Juin (2017).

M.-A. CAMPESI, R. FAUTIER, T. DBOUK, O. MOUSSA, L. HAMON, F.-X. BLANCHET, Y. GOURIOU, J.-L. HARION, P.

PRÉ, "Study of a novel heat exchanger asdorber concept for CO2 capture". Physical and Chemical Phenomena in Heat

Exchangers and Multifunctional Reactors for Sustainable Technology : Eurotherm Seminar 106, Paris, France, 10-11 Octobre

(2016).

F. PERALES, F. DUBOIS, Y. MONERIE, R. MOZUL, F. BABIK, T. DBOUK, R. MONOD, "Xper : une plateforme pour la

simulation numérique distribuée d’interactions multiphysiques entre corps", CSMA2015 proceedings, 12e Colloque National en

Calcul des Structures, Presqu’île de Giens, Var, France, 18-22 Mai (2015).

T. DBOUK, P. MONTMITONNET, H. MATSUMOTO, N. SUZUKI, Y. YAKAHAMA, N. LEGRAND, and T. NGO,

"Advanced Roll Bite Models for Cold and Temper Rolling Processes". Proceeding of 9th International & 6th European Rolling

Conference, Venice, Italy, June (2013).

Pre-prints

T. DBOUK, D. DRIKAKIS, "An Advanced Artificial Intelligence Model for Topology Optimization of Conjugated Heat Transfer

Designs".

T. DBOUK, "AdsorpReactingFoam®, a computational platform for multi-component adsorption and reactive flows".

T. DBOUK, "VOC pollutants reduction in indoor-environment by adsorptive materials and fresh air ventilation : CFD scenarios

modeling, simulation and validation".

M. REZAEI, T. DBOUK, F. DELABRE, B. DUMUR, V. FLORQUIN, G. VANDEN-BOSSCHE, D. BOUGEARD,

"Experimental and numerical investigations of turbulent fluid flow in industrial silencers".

T. DBOUK, J. DIRKER, V. FACHINOTTI and L.G. PAGE, "Necessary factors for robust topology optimization methods : A
numerical benchmark applied to generated-heat in surface-to-point removal".
HDR and PhD Manuscripts
T. DBOUK  "Topology Optimization of  Complex  Thermofluid  Flows and Systems:  MultiPhysics  Multiscale Modeling  and
Design", Habilitation Degree - HDR (November 2019), University of Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, Valenciennes, France.
https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-02493044
T. DBOUK "Rheology of concentrated suspensions and shear-induced particles migration", PhD in Physics (December 2011),
University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, LPMC UMR - CNRS 7336, Nice, France. https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00673964v1
● INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC EDITORIAL BOARD – PEER-REVIEW SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS
1- Guest Editor, Journal : Physics of Fluids (American Institute of Physics- AIP). Special Issue "Flow and Plants" Submission
Deadline: December, 2023.
2- Guest Editor, Journal : Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering. Special Issue "Heat and mass transfer in multifunctional heat
exchangers/reactors : Measurements, Multisiciplinary design and optimization ". Submission Deadline : June, 2022.
3-  Guest Editor, Journal : Physics of Fluids (American Institute of Physics- AIP). Special Issue "Flow and Acoustics of
Unmanned   Vehicles"   Submission   Deadline:  December   31,   2021.
https://publishing.aip.org/publications/journals/special-topics/phf/flow-and-acoustics-of-unmanned-vehicles/
4-  Guest Editor, Journal : Applied Sciences (MDPI). Special Issue "Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies"
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci/special_issues/AI_Technologies
A special issue of  Applied  Sciences  (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Computing and Artificial
Intelligence". Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2021. 
5- Guest Editor, Journal : Inventions (MDPI). Special Issue "Innovative Technologies for Cardiovascular and Respiratory
Diseases" https://www.mdpi.com/journal/inventions/special_issues/cardiovascular_respiratory
A special issue of Inventions (ISSN 2411-5134). This special issue belongs to the section "Inventions and Innovation in Applied
Chemistry and Physics". Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2021. 
● SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATIONS (ORAL AND/OR POSTER)
15-17 October 2024, SFGP2024, Deauville, France. "Modélisation et Simulation Numériques Tridimensionnelles des Colonnes
d’Adsorption". (Poster)
28 July  2024, International Summer School, ZhengZhou, China. "Modeling and Simulation of Multiphase Fluid Flows Using
Euler and Euler-Lagrange Methods: A focus on liquid-solid and gas-solid flows". (Oral)
17   May  2022,   IFPEN,   Lyon,   France.   5
th
  French/Belgian   OpenFOAM®  Users   Conference,  "Airborne   Virus   Transmission
Modeling, Simulation and Forecasting". (Oral)
18 June  2021, OpenFOAM®  Workshop - TU Delft  Institute for Computational Science  and Engineering,  "Airborne Virus
Transmission Modeling, Simulation and Forecasting". Oral (Invited Speaker - online).
17 April 2021, European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry (ECMI), "Present and Future of Modelling and Simulation of
Airborne Virus Transmission".  Oral (Invited Speaker - online).
05-06 October 2020, V-Applied-2020-International Webinar on Applied Science "Advanced Modeling and Simulation Platform
for COVID-19 Airborne Transmission". Oral (Invited Speaker - online).
16-19 June  2019,    CIFQ, CANADA  (2019)  "Déstabilisation en mode séquentiel d’un lit granulaire immergé par une source
thermique" (Oral)
12-13 June  2019, 4th French OpenFOAM®  users conference, Marseille, France. "Buoyancy-driven  instability of immersed
granular bed of micro-particles". (Oral)
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11 june 2018, ECCOMAS, ECCM 6, ECFD7, Glasgow, UK. Multiobjective topology optimization applied to conjugate heat

transfer problem. (Oral)

23-24 May 2018, 3

French OpenFOAM® users conference, Valenciennes, France. "Research and development activities using

OpenFOAM at the Energy Engineering Department of IMT Lille Douai". Oral

21-24 May 2018, XI-th International Conference on Computational Heat, Mass and Momentum Transfer (ICCHMT). Cracow,

Poland. "Influence of surface roughness elements on heat transfer in transitional flows: a cfd numerical investigation". Poster

16 May 2018, Journée thématique (Thermique dans les écoulements de fluides complexes), Société Français de thermique (SFT),

"Heat transfer and shear-induced migration in dense non-Brownian suspension flows: Modelling and Simulation". Oral (Invited

Speaker).

07 November 2017, Journée Jeunes Chercheurs 2017 (JJC’17) – GEPROC UgéPE, Douai, France. "Infrared Thermal

Measurements in Conductive Heat Transfer Tree-Like Structures Obtained by Topology Optimization" . Poster

07 November 2017, Journée Jeunes Chercheurs 2017 (JJC’17) – GEPROC UgéPE, Douai, France. "Optimisation de forme d'un

adsorbeur échangeur de chaleur" . Poster

07 November 2017, Journée Jeunes Chercheurs 2017 (JJC’17) – GEPROC UgéPE, Douai, France. "Intensification du transfert de

chaleur dans les échangeurs embarqués par structurations de surface". Poster

30 May - 02 June 2017, 25ème Congrès Français de Thermique, Marseille, France. "Optimisation topologique des composants

conducteurs de chaleur: étude expérimentale". Oral + Poster

03 May 2017, Invited Speaker, Scientific Seminar, Notre Dame University, Zok Mosbeh, Beirut, Lebanon. "Gas separation in

packed bed of adsorbing porous medium: Modeling and Simulation". Oral

28 April 2017, IMT National Conference, Colloque « L’énergie en révolution numérique », Paris, France. "Numerical

optimization platform developments for designing optimal heat exchangers". Poster

24 April 2017, IMT Research Seminar, University of Lille, Villeneuve d’ascq, France. "Numerical optimization platform

developments for designing optimal heat exchangers". Poster

21-22 March 2017, 2ndes journées françaises des utilisateurs de OpenFOAM, Nevers, France. "TOPOF: Topology Optimization

Platform in OpenFOAM". Oral

30-31 January 2017, 6èmes Journées de l’ Association Française de l’Adsorption, Paris, France. "Simulations numériques 3D

d’un procédé de séparation de gaz par adsorption (PSA)". Oral

10-11 November 2016, Invited Speaker, Annual Meeting on Rheology, Alicante, Spain. "Dynamic-Scale Modeling of non

Brownian suspensions including suspension/structure interactions". Oral

10-11 October 2016, Eurotherm Seminar 106, Paris, France. Physical and Chemical Phenomena in Heat Exchangers and

Multifunctional Reactors for Sustainable Technology, "Study of a novel heat exchanger adsorber concept for CO

capture". Oral

06 October 2016, Journée Jeunes Chercheurs 2016 (JJC’16) – GEPROC UgéPE, Louvain, Belgium. "Topology optimization of

conductive heat transfer devices: An experimental investigation". Poster

30 June 2016, Journée des Doctorants 2016 (JDD’16), Douai France. "Topology optimization of conductive heat transfer devices:

An experimental investigation". Poster* (* : Best Poster Award)

19-23 June 2016, 5th International Conference on Engineering Optimization, Iguassu Falls, Brazil. "Topology optimization of 2D

and 3D heat conduction structures". Oral

31 May - 03 June 2016, Congrès Français de Thermique, Toulouse, France. "Optimisation topologique 3D des systèmes de

conduction de la chaleur". Poster

18 May 2016, Journée des utilisateurs OpenFOAM, Rouen, Normandie, France. "Dynamic-Multi-Scale Modeling and Simulation

of Immersed Granular Flows over Obstacles". Oral

15-17 July 2015, International conference: 17th British-French-German Conference on Optimization, BFG 2015, Imperial

College, London, UK. "An optimization algorithm of high performance for inequality-constrained bounded nonlinear optimization

problems". Oral

18-22 May 2015, International conference: 12e Colloque National en Calcul des Structures, CSMA 2015, Presqu'ile de Giens

(Var), France. "Xper : une plateforme pour la simulation numérique distribuée d'interactions multiphysiques entre corps". Poster

09-11 July 2014, International conference: Modeling Granular Media Across Scales 2014, Montpellier, France. 'Numerical

Modeling of the Dynamics of Immersed Granular Materials'. Oral

22-24 June 2014, The 6th International Conference on Tribology in Manufacturing Processes & Joining by Plastic Deformation,

Darmstadt, Germany: ‘Advanced Roll Bite Models for Cold and Temper Rolling Processes’. Oral

5-6 Nov 2013, Workshop on Numerical Modelling of Grains/Fluid Flows, ENS, Lyon, France: ‘A Suspension Balance Model for

the flows of non-Brownian Suspensions of hard spheres’. Oral

10-12 June 2013, The 9th International Rolling Conference and the 6th European Rolling Conference, Venice, Italy: ‘Advanced

Roll Bite Models for Cold and Temper Rolling Processes’. Oral

05-10 August 2012, The 16th International Congress on Rheology, Lisbon, Portugal: ‘Normal Stresses in non-Brownian

suspension’. Poster

23 January 2012, Les Rencontres Niçoises de Mécanique des Fluides, Laboratoire Jean-Alexandre Dieudonné, Nice, France:

‘Rheology of concentrated suspensions and Shear-induced migration’. Oral

9-13 October 2011, 83rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Rheology, Cleveland, Ohio, USA:

‘Normal stresses in concentrated non-colloidal suspensions (Experiments and Simulations)’. Poster

13-16 June 2011, 6th OpenFOAM Workshop, Penn state, USA: ‘An Incompressible Multi Phase Solver’. Oral

18-19 Nov 2010, GISEC 2010, Nice, France: ‘Normal stress measurements in non-Brownian Suspensions’. Oral

7-9 April 2010, 6th Annual European Rheology Conference (AERC), Göteborg, Sweden: ‘Normal stresses in sheared non-

Brownian suspensions’. Oral

27 Novembre 2009, le Groupe Français de Rhéologie (GDR MePhy), Paris, France: ‘Measurements of Normal Stresses in sheared

Stokesian suspensions’. Oral

15-17 April 2009, 5th Annual European Rheology Conference (AERC), Cardiff, United Kingdom: ‘Particle migration in

suspensions flowing between rotating parallel-plates: The role of the secondary flow’. Poster

● PROJECTS: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION

Project no.1 (January 2012 – June 2013)

Host Institution: CEMEF, Mines-ParisTech, Sophia-Antipolis, France

Research Topic: Advanced Solver development for simulating the rolling loads in a cold strip rolling process (with lubrication)

Partners: Dr. Nicolas Legrand (Acelor-Mittal Research, France), Prof. Pierre Montmitonnet (CEMEF, Mines-ParisTech)

Funding: ≈90000 euros, Arcelor-Mittal (France)

Project no.2 (September 2013 – September 2014)

Host Institution: CEA-Cadarache, France (IRSN)

Research Topic: Immersed Boundary Methods for nuclear safety applications

Partners: Prof. Frédéric Perales (IRSN, Cadarache, France)

Funding: ≈50000 euros, IRSN, France

Project no.3 (April 2015 – April 2016)

Host Institution: IMT Lille-Douai, France

Research Topic: Pressure-swing adsorption of gaseous mixture in isotropic porous medium: Transient 3D Modeling and

Validation

Partners: Prof. Jean-Luc Harion (IMT Lille-Douai), Prof. Pascaline Pré (IMT Atlantique, Nantes)

Funding: ≈104000 euros, Institut Mines-Télécom (France)

Project no.4 (January 2016 – December 2018)

Host Institution: IMT Lille-Douai, France

Research Topic: Topology optimization of conjugated heat transfer devices: experimental and numerical investigation

Partners: Prof. Jean-Luc HARION (IMT Lille-Douai)

Funding: ≈50000 euros IMT Lille-Douai (ARMINES contract)

Project no.5 (January 2017 – January 2020)

Host Institution: IMT Lille-Douai, Douai, France – Valeo Group, Paris, France

Research Topic: Optimization and Design of innovative heat exchangers

Partners: N.-Y. François (VALEO R , Paris)

Funding: >250000 euros, VALEO R Group Thermal Systems (inside a 6 years Industrial chair NEO (Numerical and

Experimental Optimization platform for efficient design of automotive heat exchangers))

Project no.6 (January 2016 – September 2019)

Host Institutions : ALSTOM Research group and LAMIH, University of Valenciennes, France

Research Topic: Particles transport emitted during railway braking systems: experimental and numerical investigations

Partners: Prof. Laurent. Keirsbulck (LAMIH, University of Haut-de-France)

Funding: 250000 euros ALSTOM Research Group (France)

Project no. 7 (September 2019 – April 2020)

Host Institutions : IMT Lille Douai, France – University of Zhengzhou, China

Research Topic: Optimization and Design of innovative heat exchangers

Partners: Prof. Dingbiao Wang, Dr. Guanghui Wang (University of Zhengzhou, China)

Funding: ≈20000 euros (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Project no. 8 (April 2016 – December 2017)

Host Institution: IMT Lille-Douai, Boet-Stopson Research, Lille, France

Research Topic: CFD 3D modeling and simulation of isothermal turbulent fluid flows in industrial silencers: uncertainty and

quantification of pressure drop

Partners: Florian DELABRE (Boet-Stopson Research Group)

Funding: ≈60000 euros, Boet-Stopson R – Lille, France

Project no.9 (September 2018 – December 2020)

Host Institutions: Lebanese International University (LIU)-Lebanon

Research Topic: Design space exploration to find optimal designs of vortex generators for heat transfer enhancement

Partners: C. Habchi (NDU University, Lebanon) and T. Lemenand (Angers University, France)

Funding: ≈50000 euros, LIU University - Lebanon (50%) and IMT Lille-Douai - France (50%)

Project no.10 (June 2018 – June 2019)

Host Institutions: IMT Lille-Douai, France, EcoTech-Ceram startup (Rivesaltes, France)

Research Topic: Optimization and Design of "plug and play" waste heat storage system (Eco-Stock®)

Partners: Guilhem Dejean (Ecotech-Ceram R&D)

Funding: ≈50000 euros, BPI Bank, France

Project no.11 (June 2023 – June 2024) - BQRI2023

Host Institutions: CORIA, CNRS UMR 6614 (Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, France)

Research Topic:

Partners: Mahmoud KHALED (BIU, LIU, Beirut, Lebanon)

Funding: ≈18000 euros, UROUEN, France

Project no.12 (September 2023 – September 2026) - OMAC

Host Institutions: CORIA, CNRS UMR 6614 (Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, France)

Research Topic: Optimization of Multicomponent Adsorption Columns for enhanced carbon capture and hydrogen production

Partners: Mostafa SHADLOU (INSA Rouen)

Funding: ≈60000 euros, Normandy University, France

Project no.13 (January 2024 – January 2027) - DISPERSE

Host Institutions: CORIA, CNRS UMR 6614 (Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, France) – BIU, Beirut, Lebanon

Research Topic: Airborne pollutant particles dispersion close to an emitting source in an urban environment: Modeling and

Simulations

Partners: Mahmoud KHALED (BIU, LIU, Beirut, Lebanon)
Funding: ≈60000 euros, BIU-Normandy Region (50 %-50%), Lebanon-France
Project no.14 (September 2024 – September 2027) - REMOVE
Host Institutions: CORIA, CNRS UMR 6614 (Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, France) – BIU, Beirut, Lebanon
Research Topic: Innovative Technologies for Airborne Pollutant Particles Removal from Urban Environment
Partners: Mahmoud KHALED (BIU, LIU, Beirut, Lebanon)
Funding: ≈60000 euros, (BIU-Beirut, Normandy Region, 50%-50%), Lebanon-France
Project no.15 (September 2024 – September 2026) - HÉLIOS
Host Institutions: University of Rouen Normandy
Research Topic: De la caractérisation spatiale, sanitaire et sociales des îlots de chaleurs urbains et des risques de submersion et 
de débordement de cours d’eau à l’exploration et l’évaluation de solutions d’adaptations fondées sur la nature dans l’estuaire de la 
Seine : Le Havre Seine Métropole, Caux Seine Agglo et la Métropole Rouen Normandie comme territoires d’expérimentation
Partners: 9 Research Labs. (University of Rouen-Normandy)
Funding: ≈400000 euros, , Multi : ANR, Métropole Rouen Normandie, Pays de la Loire Region, Cergy Region(Paris).
 
●  PRIZES
World Ranking of Top 2% Scientists: It is with a great honor that my name appeared in the World Ranking of Top 
2% Scientists in the consecutive years 2021, 2022 and 2023 by Stanford University Rankings in Mechanical Engineering-
Fluids Mechanics.  DOI: https://doi.org/   10.17632/btchxktzyw.6   
Winner of best paper award "Proceeding of 3
rd
 International Conference on Experimental and Numerical Flow
and Heat Transfer" (ENFHT'18), 12-14 April, 2018,  Budapest, Hungary.
Winner of the prize "Best French PhD Thesis developed with OpenFOAM®"
 Association Foam-U, second annual meeting, 21-22 Mars 2017, Nevers, France. http://www.foam-u.fr/
Winner of best Poster Award :
30 June 2016, Journée des Doctorants 2016.  Authors : V. Subramaniam, T. Dbouk and J.-L. Harion
. 
●  ENVELOPPES SOLEAU (INNOVATION - FRANCE)
Year 2017:  3 Enveloppes Soleau, INPI
Year 2018:  4 Enveloppes Soleau, INPI
Year 2023:  2 Enveloppes Soleau, INPI
Year 2024:  1 Enveloppe Soleau, INPI
●  DEVELOPED NUMERICAL SOLVERS FOR R&D PURPOSES
2010/2011: 3D Solver development for immersed granular flows (suspensions of rigid particles immersed in a
fluid).
Solver Name: SbmFoam (for simple shear flows)
Hyper link: https://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/Contrib/SbmFoam
Integration Library: OpenFOAM® Library (C++) - under the GNU (GPL) General Public Licence.
2011/2012: 3D Solver development for immersed granular flows (suspensions of rigid particles immersed in a
fluid).
Solver Name: SbmGeneralFoam (for general flows)
Hyper link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnnfm.2013.03.006
Integration Library: OpenFOAM® Library (C++) - under the GNU (GPL) General Public Licence.
2012/2013: Advanced 2D Solver development for simulating the rolling loads in a cold strip rolling process (with
lubrication).
Solver Name: RollGap®
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Integration Library: Fortran90®.

2013/2014: 3D solver for fluid/structure interactions (wet granular flows) using the immersed boundary method

coupled to a non-smooth contacts dynamics method.

Solver Name: PELICANS_IBM_LMGC

Hyper link: https://csma2015.ec-nantes.fr/resumes/r_FJFO3RX6.pdf

Integration Library: Xper: IRSN-LMGC90 research laboratories open source C++/Fortran developed library.

2012/2015: 3D solver for suspension/structure interactions (suspension flows over obstacles) using the immersed

boundary method coupled to a suspension balance model.

Solver Name: SbIBMFoam

Hyper link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnnfm.2016.01.003