Postdoctoral researcher, Ecole Centrale de Nantes (ECN)

1 Rue de la Noë, 44300, Nantes, France
email: filippo.masi@ec-nantes.fr

RESEARCH PROFILES

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EMPLOYMENT

• 12/2020 ‒ today: Post-doctoral researcher, École Centrale de Nantes (ECN), GeM Laboratory, France.
• 11/2020 ‒ 12/2020: Research Engineer at Ecole Centrale de Nantes ‒ Centrale Innovation, France.
• 09/2017 – 10/2020: Engineer, Ingérop Conseil et Ingénierie, France.
• 06/2016 – 10/2016: Research Engineer, Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, France.

ACADEMIC DEGREES

• 10/2017 – 12/2020: PhD Thesis, Mechanics department ‒ Ecole Centrale de Nantes, Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, in collaboration with University of Versailles and St-Quentin and Ingerop, France. Subject: “Fast-dynamic response and failure of masonry structures subjected to blast loads”. Supervisors: Prof I Stefanou, Prof P Vannucci.
• 01/2016 – 07/2017: Master in Mechanical Engineering, University of Florence, Italy (solemn commendation of the committee – outstanding).
• 10/2013 – 12/2015: Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering, University of Florence, Italy.

HONORS AND AWARDS

• 2021: Award for the best PhD thesis bringing technological and conceptual breakthroughs in the industry by Centrale Innovation (Ecoles Centrales Group).
• 2021: Best PhD award by the French Computational Structural Mechanics Association.
• 2021: Selected finalist for the Robert J Melosh Medal, by Duke University and Elsevier, endorsed by the International Association for Computational Mechanics).
• 2021: Finalist in the selection for the I Vardoulakis prize, by the ALERT Geomaterials.
• 2021: Finalist in the selection for the ECCOMAS PhD award and PhD Olympiad.
• 2017: Best Master thesis award by the Order of Engineers of Florence, Italy.

SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION

• Nine articles in major multi-disciplinary scientific journals and leading peer-reviewed international journals.
• More than 10 communications in prestigious international conferences.
• One chapter in special volume.

SUPERVISION AND MENTORING

• 2021 – today: Ahmad Morsel (PhD student). Experimental testing of masonry structures subjected to extreme loads, Ecole Centrale de Nantes.
• 2021: Farah Rabie (Master student). Thermodynamics-based Artificial Neural Networks for nonlinear seismic analysis of high-rise buildings, Ecole Centrale de Nantes.
• 2020: Barbara Abougaye (Master student). Design of reduced-scale experiments of masonry structures subjected to explosions, Ecole Centrale de Nantes.

TEACHING

• Imaging in Civil Engineering, Course coordinator – Master’s degree, ECN (2020-today). Developed by F Masi and AL Fauchille (2020).
• Advanced computational mechanics, Lecturer – Master’s degree, École des Ponts ParisTech (2018-2019). Developed by I Stefanou.
• Computational mechanics, Lecturer – Master’s degree, École des Ponts ParisTech (2018-2019). Developed by I Stefanou.

ACADEMIC SERVICE

• Referee for several interdisciplinary international journals: International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Journal of Cultural Heritage, Materials, Applied Sciences, Vibration, Mathematics, Heritage Science, Asian Journal of Civil Engineering.
• Ambassador of DECLICS (Dialogues between researchers and high school students to interest them in the construction of knowledge)