Discover the doctoral dissertations defended at the FSA in 2025

44 new doctoral dissertations and an ambassador for the School of Engineering and Computer Science.

On February 7, the new PhD graduates from the FSA were prominently featured in Lecture Hall 604 during the University of Liège’s annual ceremony honoring PhD graduates. And for good reason: with 44 doctoral dissertations defended in 2025, the FSA has established itself as one of the faculties awarding the most doctoral degrees at ULiège. The doctoral programs cover a very broad range of specialties and reflect the FSA’s dynamism. 

Complete list of doctoral dissertations defended in 2025, with hyperlinks to the full text (via Orbi).

• Al Mais, H. - Effect of pore water chemistry on the hydro-mechanical behavior of poorly indurated Boom Clay (C-H-M coupling).
• Al-Obaidy, M. - A circularity evaluation framework for newly constructed office building design.
• Arrar, F. H. - Thermal analysis and environmental assessment of urban quality in a Mediterranean climate. Case of the medina of Algiers.
• Bekisz, S. - Integrated in vitro and in silico lymphangiogenesis : Development and use of emerging tools to generate mechanistic insights into lymphangiogenic sprouting.
• Bolland, A. - Reimagining Exploration: Theoretical Insights and Practical Advancements in Policy Gradient Methods.
• Bosten, A. - A nonsmooth local frame approach to beam-to-beam contact.
• Brouyaux, L. - Scaling Up Demand Response with Residential Thermal Loads: A Combined Control, Optimization, and Regulatory Perspective.
• Cantamessa, A. - Looking Beyond the Boundaries: High-Resolution Multimodal Characterization of Material, Mechanical, and Biological Properties of the Cement Line in Human Osteonal Bone.
• Chakraborty, A. - Unravelling the role of urban densification as a pragmatic strategy to achieve No Net Land Take
• Christiaens, L. - Sources et devenir du nitrate dans l'eau souterraine. Étude de l'aquifère des craies du Bassin de Mons.
• Colot, A. - Modelling and Control of Active Distribution Networks.
• Dachet, V. - Remote Renewable Energy Hubs: Design, Techno-Economic and Financial Perspectives.
• Dehaeze, T. - Nano Active Stabilization of samples for tomography experiments: A mechatronic design approach.
• Delaunoy, A. - Towards Reliable Simulation-based Inference.
• Digregorio, G. - Design, Microfabrication and Experimental Characterization of Miniaturized Electrostatic and Electromagnetic Energy Harvesters for Biomedical Applications.
• Fyon, A. - Uncovering the molecular and cellular mechanisms of reliable neuromodulation in highly heterogeneous neurons.
• Gangemi, G. M. - Modeling and high-order simulation of plasma-sheath dynamics for application to electron transpiration cooling.
• Gong, S. - Developing an activity-travel simulator using MATSim: an application to Liège.
• Gregov, T. - Modeling and simulations of marine sectors of the Antarctic ice sheet across various spatial scales: the subglacial environment and its impact on instabilities.
• Heremans, J. - Multiple Timescale Spectral Analysis of Aeroelastic Systems.
• Hosseinzadeh Bahreini, S. - The Role of Household Car Ownership in Sustainable Mobility: Patterns, Emissions, and Policy Implications in Belgium.
• Joiret, M. - Protein synthesis by ribosomes: agent-based modeling of mRNA translation rates incorporating tRNA modification effects.
• Khang, V. D. - Recovery of Phosphorus from High Phosphorus Content Sources in Southern Vietnam.
• Kumar, N. - Automated Bioimage Analysis of Fish Morphometry: Enhancing Biomedical and Aquaculture Research Through Deep Learning.
• Lacroix, M. - Robust PFEM-FEM Partitioned Coupling Framework for the Simulation of Solids Under Complex Flow-Induced Loads.
• Lambrechts, G. - Reinforcement Learning in Partially Observable Markov Decision Processes: Learning to Remember the Past by Learning to Predict the Future.
• Laterre, A. - Carnot batteries for heat and power coupling: Energy, Exergy, Economic and Environmental (4E) analysis.
• Leclère, N. - Orbital propagation around irregular celestial bodies using the harmonic balance method.
• Loverdou, N. - Using metabolomics as a tool to identify critical attributes of tissue engineered cartilaginous microtissues.
• Mertens, A. - From Barriers to Bridges: Understanding and Improving Interactions between Architect and User-Client in Dwelling Design.
• Miftari, B. - Tools and Techniques for Efficient Encoding and Analysis of Linear Programming Models.
• Morsa, N. - Embedded Detection of Gunshots by AI in Real-time (EDGAR).
• Patil, I. K. - Towards a nonsmooth multibody finite element framework for braiding simulation.
• Piron, D. - Optimal Architectures for Mechatronic System Design: A Pole-Zero Distance Approach.
• Rahhal, A. - La gestion de l'information dans une collaboration BIM. Approches expérimentales et exploratoires .
• Raza, A. - Scale Effects on Hull-Propeller Interaction in Shallow Water: Experimental and Numerical Insights.
• Rousseau, H. - Optimization of thermal background suppression through Principal Component Analysis: Application to nulling interferometric observations of warm exozodiacal dust.
• Salame, A. A. H. - Performance optimization of a CO2 thermally driven heat pump application for domestic heating based on modeling and control.
• Saufnay, L. - High-strength steels and innovative design approaches for sustainable steel structures.
• Schmitz, V. - Modelling of fluvial dike breaching due to overtopping.
• Seweryn, A. - Numerical modelling of fire-resistant glazing and frame in a full-scale fire test.
• Toracchio, R. - Performance and Stability Analysis of a Highly-Loaded Low-Pressure Compressor Under Distorted Inflow Conditions.
• Yonder, C. - Matters of Knowledge in Co-Design: The Case of 'My Architect & I'.