After a PhD in Control Engineering (Grenoble INP – UGA, 2012–2015), focused on eco-management of urban traffic, I developed expertise at the interface between transportation systems modeling, optimization, artificial intelligence, and environmental analysis. As a Research & Innovation Project Leader at IFP Energies nouvelles, I have coordinated several national and European research projects aimed at reducing the energy and climate footprint of mobility (driver-assistance systems, transportation systems modeling, electromobility, charging infrastructure planning, emission estimation and prediction).
My research activities have resulted in more than 10 articles in leading international journals, 2 book chapters, over 25 peer-reviewed conference papers, as well as more than 15 published patents in the fields of eco-mobility, electrification, and environmental assessment of transportation.
In parallel, I have been involved in teaching (IFP School) and doctoral training, and I am currently co-supervising several PhD and postdoctoral researchers on topics ranging from physical modeling of mobility systems, to multimodal optimization, to neural networks for mobility flow modeling. I have served on PhD examination committees and doctoral follow-up boards, and have been invited as a speaker at seminars for the academic and institutional community (ADEME, Santé Publique France, Maathrafic, etc.).
My involvement in the research ecosystem is reflected in my roles as Scientific Co-coordinator in Control and Optimization at IFPEN, member of the Scientific Steering Board of VEDECOM, Associate Editor for IEEE ITSC and IV conferences, as well as regular reviewer for leading international journals and conferences (IEEE T-ITS, T-CST, TR Part C/D/E, ACC, ECC, CDC, TRB, etc.). I have also chaired or co-organized several scientific events, including the e3CAV (2019) and ECAV (2020) workshops.
The scope and originality of my work have been recognized with the 2016 PhD Award of COMUE Université Grenoble Alpes, and through the acquisition of competitive funding (ANR, ADEME, Horizon Europe, France 2030).
Complete list of publications on Google Scholar.
Ongoing Ph.D. projects:
Léo Hein (Université Gustave Eiffel, 2023–2026)
Topic: A Graph Neural Network Mobility Flows Prediction Framework based on Heterogeneous Data and Bounded by Physical Traffic Flow Models
Supervisor: Laurent Najman (ESIEE)Manuel Campero Jurado (Université Grenoble Alpes, 2023–2026)
Topic: Optimal urban mobility network design for sustainable space sharing between vehicles and soft transport modes
Supervisor: Carlos Canudas de Wit (INRIA)Agatha Joumaa (Université Côte d’Azur, 2022–2025)
Topic: Optimization of the Environmental Performance of Urban Mobility via Macroscopic and Multimodal Modeling Approaches
Supervisor: Paola Goatin (INRIA)
Past Ph.D. projects:
Niloofar Shakoori (INSA Lyon, 2020–2024)
Topic: Optimal Dynamic Routing for Urban Networks: a Mathematical Programming Approach with Complete Integration of Traffic Flow Features
Supervisor: Ludovic Leclercq (UGE)Bassel Othman (Université Grenoble Alpes, 2018–2021)
Topic: Variable speed limits and signalized access control in an urban road network for improved environmental sustainability
Supervisor: Carlos Canudas de Wit (INRIA)Arthur Le Rhun (Université Paris-Saclay, 2016–2019)
Topic: Stochastic optimal control for the energy management of hybrid electric vehicles under traffic constraints
Supervisor: Frédéric Bonnans (CMAP)
Collaborative projects:
Horizon Europe, Innovation Action (2025)
Title: MITHOS - Innovative decision-making tool for the federated monitoring, re-design and conservation of multimodal transport infrastructures
Role: Workpackage leader
Number of partners: 14France 2030 DIAT (2024)
Title: PREDICT AI’R - Estimer et prédire les émissions générées par la mobilité des populations à partir des traces des mobiles et l’utilisation de l’IA
Role: Coordinateur
Number of partners: 5ANR SCI-TY Premat (2023)
Title: PORPOISE - Placement optimal infrastructure de recharge pour véhicules électriques
Role: CoordinateurADEME APRED (2021)
Title: MOUVEMENT - Mesurer et Optimiser les Usages des Véhicules Electrifiés et leurs iMpacts sur l’Environnement via les Nouvelles Technologies
Role: Coordinateur
Number of partners: 2ADEME PRIMEQUAL (2021)
Title: ACACIAS - Analyse croisée air, climat, énergie et impacts socio-économiques
Role: Coordinateur
Number of partners: 3
M. Campero Jurado, C. Canudas de Wit, G. De Nunzio (2025), “A Graph-Based Approach to the Topological Optimization of Cycling Networks for the Improvement of Safety and Comfort of Cyclists”, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, doi: 10.1109/TITS.2025.3556555
B. Othman, G. De Nunzio, D. Di Domenico, C. Canudas de Wit (2022), “Analysis of the Impact of Variable Speed Limits on Environmental Sustainability and Traffic Performance in Urban Networks”, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, vol. 23, no. 11, pp. 21766–21776, doi: 10.1109/TITS.2022.3192129
G. De Nunzio, I. Ben Gharbia, A. Sciarretta (2021), “A General Constrained Optimization Framework for the Eco-Routing Problem: Comparison and Analysis of Solution Strategies for Hybrid Electric Vehicles”, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, vol. 123, 102935, doi: 10.1016/j.trc.2020.102935
B. Othman, G. De Nunzio, D. Di Domenico, C. Canudas de Wit (2019), “Ecological Traffic Management: A Review of the Modeling and Control Strategies for Improving Environmental Sustainability of Road Transportation”, Annual Reviews in Control, vol. 48, pp. 292–311, doi: 10.1016/j.arcontrol.2019.09.003