Research activities
Research topics
Projects on VEH
Other projects
Students/Alumni
Research topics
- Kinetic Energy Harvesting (KEH)
- Triboelectric-electret nanogenerator (TENG)
- MEMS electrostatic devices (e-KEH)
- Macro electromagnetic devices (em-VEH)
- Black silicon and silicon nanostructuration
- Adiabatic logic with N/MEMS
Projects on Kinetic Energy Harvesting
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MINEFIELD "Energy autonomous smart clothing to enhance soldier safety and connectivity in the battleground"
- Partners: Adamant, HAA, FORTH, UGE/ESYCOM, BORN, STH,
Pleione
- Funding: Horizon Europe
- Duration 3.5 years, 2025-2028
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GRAPHERGIA, "Innovative Pilot Lines for Sustainable Graphene-based Flexible and Structural Energy Harvesting and Storage Devices "
- Partners: FORTH, UGE/ESYCOM, URM, DLR, NTT, Pleione, Adamant, Born, ComSensus, Australo, EUglottia
- Funding: Horizon Europe
- Duration 3.5 years, 2024-2027
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AMSTEC, "Advanced Materials and Systems for Triboelectric Kinetic Energy Conversion"
- Partners: ESYCOM, Yonsei University, LIP6
- Coordinator: ESYCOM
- Funding: CNRS (IRP), Campus France (PHC Star)
- Duration: 2 (STAR), 5 (IRP) years, 2022-2026
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REVE 3D, "3D vibration energy harvesting"
- Partners: ESYCOM, Université de Carthage-EPT
- Funding: Campus France (PHC Utique)
- Duration 3 years, 2016-2019
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VibRoT, "Low-frequency MEMS e-VEHs powered by human mouvement -
application to wireless sensors and RFID tags" - Partners: ESYCOM, LIP6, NiPS lab
- Funding: UPE, UPMC, SATT IdF Innov
- Duration 3 years, 2014-2018
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PHC GALILEO, "Bistable Electromagnetic Generator"
- Partners: ESYCOM, University of Perugia (NIPS lab)
- Funding: Campus France
- Duration: 1 year, 2013
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NEHSTech, "Nonlinear Energy Harvesting Solutions for Micro- and Nano- Technologies"
- Researcher fellow: Francesco Cottone
- Funding: FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IEF
- Duration: 2 years, 2011-2013
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SESAM, "Smart multi-source Energy Scavenger for Autonomous Microsystems"
- Partners: CEA-LETI, ESYCOM-ESIEE, LIP6, TIMA
- Coordinator: ESYCOM
- Funding: French National Agency (ANR), Grant ANR/ARPEGE'08
- Duration: 4 years, 2009-2012
- µNRJ, "Micro and nanotechnologies for energy harvesting"
- Partners: ESYCOM, LiP6
- Coordinator: ESYCOM
- Funding: French National Agency (ANR), Grant ANR/JCJC'05 #54551
- Duration: 3 years, 2006-2008
Other projects
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zerÔuate, "Soft and parahaptic electronic based on MEMS in liquid environment"
- Partners: CEA-Leti, LAAS-CNRS, ESYCOM
- Coordinator: CEA-Leti
- Funding: French National Agency (ANR)
- Duration 4 years, 2020-2023
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AdiaNEMS, "Adiabatic logic with NEMS/MEMS switches"
- Partners: CEA-Leti, ESYCOM, CNRS-LIRMM
- Coordinator: CEA-Leti
- Funding: French National Agency (ANR)
- Duration 4 years, 2015-2019
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Black silicon (BSi), "BSi optical properties and growth mechanisms"
- Partners: ESYCOM, Univ. Richmond (USA)
- Funding: Université Paris-Est
- Duration 3 years, 2011-2014
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COFISIS, "COllective Fabrication of Inexpensive Superlattices In Silicon for SiP and SoC thermal management"
- Partners: CETHIL, MATEIS, MBDA, ESYCOM
- Coordinator: ESYCOM
- Funding: French National Agency (ANR), Grant ANR/PNANO'07 #0115
- Duration: 4 years, 2008-2012
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TESEER, "Thermoelectric/thermoionic micro Energy Source Enhanced by Electromagnetic Radiation"
- Partners: ESYCOM, LPMDI
- Coordinator: ESYCOM
- Funding: EADS Enterprise Fundation
- Duration: 4 years, 2008-2012
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Postdoc, "Efficient On-Chip Antennas at GHz Frequencies "
- Location: MEMS group of Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
- Advisor: Gary Fedder
- 2004
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PhD, "Remote actuation of independent electrostatic Distributed Micromechanical Systems (DMMS) using a micromachined antenna on a flexible substrate for a Wireless Microrobot"
- Location: IEMN-dpt ISEN, Lille, France
- Advisor: Andreas Kaiser and Lionel Buchaillot
- 2000-2003
Students and alumni
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Post-docs
- Sera JEON (2025-present)
- Hemin ZHANG (2017-2019)
- Ronan HINCHET (2017), visiting
student from SKKU, Korea
- Hatem SAMAALI (2016-2018)
- Francesco COTTONE (2011-2013)
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PhD students
- Hachem MORTADA (2024-present)
- Thomas BAUDIN (2023-present
- Elissa AKIKI (2022-present)
- Moien RAHMANI (2021-2025)
- Ahmad DELBANI (2020-2024)
- Naida HODZIC (2019-2022)
- Matthieu BOURDEAU (2019-2022)
- Sreyash SARKAR (2018-2021)
- Ali GHAFARINEJAD (2017-19), visiting student from IUST, Iran
- Aymen BEN OUANES (2016-2019)
- Yingxian LU (2015-2018)
- Armine KARAMI (2014-2018)
- Zied SAADI (2012-2016)
- David ABI-SAAB (2011-2014)
- Raphaël GUILLEMET (2009-2012)
- Ngoc NGUYEN (2008-2012)
- Jaya PARASURAMAN (2008-2012)
- Ayyaz MAHMOOD PARACHA (2005-2008) - dissertation
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Master students
- Camille FRUCTUOSO (M1, 2024)
- Thomas BAUDIN (2023)
- Srikumar VAIDYANATHAN (2022)
- Lisa SERAIRI (M1, 2021-22)
- Ahmad DELBANI (2020)
- Naida HODZIC (2019)
- Antoine GOUBERT (2019)
- Dyhia AMROUN (2016)
- Armine KARAMI (2014)
- Mohamed AMRI (2011-12)
- David ABI-SAAB (2010)
- Daniel GUITERREZ (2006)
- Si WEN (2006)
- Peter LIM (2005)
- Ayyaz MAHMOOD PARACHA (2005)