Team members
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Senior researcher in materials mechanics at IMT Mines Alès.
Professor Anne-Sophie Caro is a senior researcher in materials mechanics at IMT Mines Alès. She is affiliated with the Laboratoire de Mécanique et Génie Civil (LMGC, UMR CNRS). Her research explores the mechanical behavior, characterization, and modeling of polymeric, composite, and biological materials, with applications ranging from sustainable design to biomedical engineering.
She earned her PhD in Mechanics from Aix-Marseille University and later achieved the Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR) from the University of Montpellier, attesting to her recognized scientific leadership. Her work combines experimental mechanics—particularly full-field strain measurements—and multiscale modeling, from micro to macro, contributing to innovations in material design and structural health evaluation.
Professor Caro has authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications and participated in numerous national and European research projects, including the coordination of the EU-funded PELVITRACK project on pelvic floor health. She has been also deeply involved in academic training, leading the “Durability and Eco-Design of Materials and Structures” specialization at IMT Mines Alès, and supervising PhD students across disciplines.
Her research activities bridge fundamental science and industrial applications, particularly in polymer recycling, additive manufacturing, and the mechanical behavior of soft tissues.
LMGC – University of Montpellier
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Assistant Professor in Biomechanics at IMT Mines Alès
Sarah Iaquinta is an Assistant Professor in Biomechanics at IMT Mines Alès, where she is affiliated with the Laboratoire de Mécanique
et Génie Civil (LMGC). Her research lies at the intersection of mechanics, biology, and medicine, with a focus on the mechanical behavior of soft tissues. She develops experimental and computational tools to better understand tissue response under various physiological conditions, contributing to advancements in biomedical engineering and applied mechanics.Dr. Iaquinta earned her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Nantes Université, where she investigated the influence of the mechanical and geometrical properties of nanoparticles on their cellular uptake. Her interdisciplinary work during this time combined solid mechanics, materials science, and cell biology, setting the foundation for her current research on tissue biomechanics. She has published in leading journals and actively contributes to the scientific community through collaborative projects and conference presentations.
Driven by scientific curiosity and translational impact, Dr. Iaquinta’s academic path reflects a strong commitment to research excellence and interdisciplinary collaboration in the field of biomechanics.
LMGC – University of Montpellier
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Assistant professor in Computer science at IMT Mines Alès
Nicolas Sutton-Charani is an assistant professor in Computer science at IMT Mines Alès, he is affiliated with the Euromov Digital Health in Motion laboratory where he leads a transverse axis on Recovery, Variability and Uncertainty. His research interests lie in data mining with a focus on uncertainty management and fractal properties of times series and images, and with applications in health, sport science and more generally in movement sciences. He obtained his PhD in computer science from the Technical University of Compiègne (UTC) where he extended the decision tree machine learning approach to uncertain data in the belief functions framework with an agronomical application to predict natural rubber quality from imperfect (uncertain and imprecise) crop and climate data.
Dr. Sutton-Charani has published 10 articles in Q1 scientific journals and 13 in peer reviewed international conferences. He is involved in several research projects, has supervised 4 PhD students and is deeply involved in several teaching departement of IMT Mines Alès and Montpellier University where he is responsible of different courses, mainly in statistics and machine learning.
Rigour and curiosity are at the heart of Dr. Sutton-Charani's research approach, which enables the cross-fertilization of multiple applied sciences.
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Karel Levaique is a research engineer at IMT Mines d'Alès.A recent graduate in Systems Engineering from the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse (INSA), he joined the PELVITRAC project to contribute to both the technical/mechatronics and project coordination aspects.
Thanks to his multi-disciplinary background, Mr. Levaique is keen to focus his career on innovative projects with a strong societal and technological impact.