PhD Students

Ongoing PhD Students
T. Waechter	*"Energy Hybridization and Control for a Long-Endurance Drone"* Co-supervision with R. Kiefer, C. Fonseca de Freitas and E. Laroche Since Feb. 2026 at ICube, Strasbourg, France
L. Youbi	*"Design and Control of a Modular, Self-Reconfigurable System of UAVs"* Co-supervision with E. Laroche and R. Kiefer Since Oct. 2025 at ICube, Strasbourg, France
N. Mendoza Robles	*"Coordination of Multi-Agent Systems without Explicit Communication"* Co-supervision with L. Briñón Arranz and N. Marchand Since March 2025 at GIPSA-lab, Grenoble, France & ICube, Strasbourg, France
F. Akbar	*"Cohesion of a Flotilla of Drones through Bio-Inspired Visual Learning"* Co-supervision with F. Ruffier and J. Serres Since Oct. 2024 at ISM, Marseille, France & ICube, Strasbourg, France
M. Pivert	*"Fast, Real-Time 3D Mapping of Pollutant in Fire Plumes by UAV"* Co-supervision with R. Kiefer and E. Laroche Since Oct. 2024 at ICube, Strasbourg, France
E. Niddam	*"Design, Perception, and Control of a Suspended Aerial Manipulator for the Execution of a Large-Scale Wall Painting Task"* Co-supervision with J. Gangloff, L. Cuvillon and A. Hably Since Oct. 2022 at ICube, Strasbourg, France & GIPSA-lab, Grenoble, France
Graduated PhD Students
F. Pouthier	*"Event-driven Navigation of a Drone in a Dark Environment"* Co-supervision with N. Marchand Oct. 2021 to Dec. 2024 at ICube, Strasbourg, France & GIPSA-lab, Grenoble, France Thesis report
M. Arpa Perozo	*"Optimal Design and Visual Servoing of a Suspended Aerial Manipulator"* Co-supervision with J. Gangloff, L. Cuvillon and A. Habed Oct. 2020 to Nov. 2023 at ICube, Strasbourg, France Thesis report
Y. Ghoulam	*"Multi-Physical Modeling and Smart Power Management of a Hybrid Energy Storage System for Electric Vehicle Applications"* (Modélisation multi-physique et gestion intelligente de l'énergie d'un système de stockage d'énergie hybride batterie Li-ion/supercondensateur pour des applications dans les véhicules électriques) Co-supervision with T. Mesbahi and C. Lallement Oct. 2019 to May 2023 at ICube, Strasbourg, France Thesis report
T. Paul	*"Smart Management (Sizing, Modeling and Control) of a Hybrid Energy Storage System for a Forklift in Industry 4.0"* (Dimensionnement et gestion intelligente d'un système de stockage d'énergie hybride pour un chariot élévateur dans l'industrie 4.0) Co-supervision with T. Mesbahi, W. Uhring and D. Flieller Oct. 2018 to July 2022 at ICube, Strasbourg, France
A. Yiğit	*"Design and Control of a Novel Aerial Manipulator with Elastic Suspension"* Co-supervision with J. Gangloff and L. Cuvillon Oct. 2018 to Dec. 2021 at ICube, Strasbourg, France Thesis report
I. Khayour	*"Control of Cable-Driven Parallel Robots with On-Board Actuators"* (Commande des robots parallèles à câbles avec actionneurs embarqués) Co-supervision with L. Cuvillon and J. Gangloff Oct. 2016 to Sept. 2021 at ICube, Strasbourg, France Thesis report
J.U. Álvarez Muñoz	*"Modeling and Control of VTOL Vehicles with Rigid Manipulators"* Co-supervision with J.F. Guerrero Castellanos and N. Marchand Oct. 2013 to Nov. 2017 at GIPSA-lab, Grenoble, France Thesis report