BARBARA NICOLAS
CREATISCNRSULTIM
Supervision

Supervision

PhD students, postdoctoral researchers and research engineers.

PhD students · current

2025–2028 · CIFRE

D. Abdallah

3D ultrasound imaging for blood vessel characterization.
Director: H. Liebgott · Co-supervisors: B. Nicolas, E. Carcreff.

PhD students · completed

A. Adam

2023–2026
Ultrasound imaging using continuous emissions.
Director: A. Basarab · Co-supervisors: B. Nicolas, H. Liebgott · PhD defended January 2026.

C. Lachambre

2022–2025
Inverse problems applied to passive cavitation imaging.
Director: J.-C. Béra · Co-supervisors: A. Basarab, B. Nicolas, F. Varray, B. Gilles · Postdoctoral researcher, LabTau, Lyon.

J.-B. Jacquet

2022–2025
Sparse arrays for 3D ultrasound imaging.
Director: H. Liebgott · Co-supervisors: B. Nicolas, P. Kaufmann · Ingénieur/Chercheur, OpenSonics.

A. Corazza

2020–2023
High-resolution imaging for ultrasound localization microscopy.
Director: B. Nicolas · Co-supervisors: P. Muleki-Seya, A. Basarab · R&D engineer in NDT, Aubert & Duval.

F. Nicolet

2020–2023
Coded transmissions and inverse problems for 3D ultrasound imaging.
Director: B. Nicolas · Co-supervisors: H. Liebgott, E. Carcreff · Postdoctoral researcher, Clinatec / CEA-Leti, Grenoble.

A. Sivadon

2019–2022
Passive imaging of a complex ultrasound cavitation field.
Director: J.-C. Béra · Co-supervisors: B. Nicolas, F. Varray, B. Gilles · Numerical simulation engineer, Vibratech, Lyon.

T. Paviet-Salomon

2017–2021
Modal super-resolution and discrimination using a towed linear array.
Director: T. Chonavel · Co-supervisors: A. Drémeau, B. Nicolas, J. Bonnel · Postdoctoral researcher, ENSTA Bretagne.

V. Baron

2017–2020
Identification of parametric acoustic sources using antenna measurements.
Director: B. Nicolas · Co-supervisors: S. Bouley, J. Mars · Ingénieur-Docteur en traitement du signal, BioPhonia.

T. Van Baarsel

2016–2019
Estimation of environmental fluctuations using acoustic waves on arrays.
Director: P. Roux · Co-supervisors: B. Nicolas, J. Mars · Postdoctoral researcher, Bordeaux.

M. Polichetti

2016–2019
Adaptive beamforming for passive ultrasound cavitation imaging.
Director: F. Varray · Co-supervisors: B. Nicolas, J.-C. Béra · Research engineer, Thales, Paris.

D. Bujoreanu

2015–2018
Acquisition methods for ultrafast ultrasound imaging.
Director: D. Friboulet · Co-supervisors: B. Nicolas, H. Liebgott · Research engineer, Huawei, Sophia Antipolis.

P. Joos

2014–2017
Ultrafast ultrasound imaging for 3D quantification of cardiac motion.
Director: H. Liebgott · Co-supervisors: B. Nicolas, D. Vray · Head of E-Opthalmo startup, Lyon.

E. Conan

2014–2017
Processing methods for towed linear arrays for discrimination of ultra-low-frequency sources.
Director: T. Chonavel · Co-supervisors: J. Bonnel, B. Nicolas · Teacher in engineering sciences, Brest.

B. Oudompheng

2012–2015
New array-processing methods for acoustic arrays with a very small number of sensors.
Director: B. Nicolas · Co-supervisor: L. Lamotte · Engineer-Doctor at Thales Underwater Systems, Sophia Antipolis.

F. Aulanier

2010–2013
Ocean acoustic tomography and signal processing.
Director: J. I. Mars · Co-supervisors: B. Nicolas, P. Roux · Researcher at the Institute of Marine Sciences, Rimouski, Canada.

C. Marandet

2008–2011
Feasibility study of an acoustic barrier in underwater acoustics.
Director: P. Roux · Co-supervisor: B. Nicolas · Mathematics teacher, France.

M. Carmona

2008–2011
Embedded microsystems for civil-engineering structure monitoring; signal processing from dense arrays.
Director: O. Michel · Co-supervisors: B. Nicolas, N. Sprinsky · Research engineer, CEA-LETI, Grenoble.

J. Bonnel

2007–2010
Localization of ultra-low-frequency sources in underwater acoustics.
Director: J. Mars · Co-supervisor: B. Nicolas · Researcher at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA.

I. Iturbe

2006–2010
High-resolution acoustic tomography in an ocean waveguide.
Director: J. Mars · Co-supervisors: P. Roux, B. Nicolas · Research engineer at Tekniker, Spain.

Postdoctoral researchers & research engineers

A. N. Madhavanunni

2025–2026
Doppler imaging for LabCom Image4US.
Supervisors: B. Nicolas, D. Garcia, F. Varray, E. Carcreff.

P. Ecarlat

2020–2023
GPU beamforming for LabCom Image4US.
Supervision in the Image4US project.

M. Polichetti

2020
Deconvolution for localization and quantification of sources in large backgrounds.
Supervisors: B. Nicolas, J. Mars · Research engineer, Thales, Paris.

S. Salles

2018–2019
3D cardiac ultrasound imaging with motion compensation (MOCO 3D).
Supervisors: B. Nicolas, J. Mars · Postdoctoral researcher, Paris.

G. Pham

2017–2019
Quantification of sources in deep-sea environments.
Supervisors: B. Nicolas, J. Mars · Postdoctoral researcher, Bordeaux.

M. Pham

2015–2016
Deconvolution for acoustic source localization.
Supervisors: B. Nicolas, J. Mars · Lecturer-researcher, Brest.

B. Ouedraogo

2012–2014
Separation of ship-noise sources.
Supervisors: B. Nicolas, J. Mars, C. Jutten · Lecturer-researcher, Burkina Faso.

G. Le Touzé

2010–2012
High-resolution array processing for ocean acoustic tomography.
Supervisors: B. Nicolas, J. Mars · Professor of Mathematics (CAPES), Isère, France.

L. Bonneau

2010–2012
Surface tomography in an ocean waveguide.
Supervisors: P. Roux, B. Nicolas · Engineer, Thales Underwater System, Singapore.

M. Lopatka

2008–2009
Ultra-low-frequency source localization.
Supervisors: B. Nicolas, J. Mars · Research engineer, Dune, Rome.