Funded research projects, industrial collaborations and technology-oriented research, with a distinction between projects led or co-led and scientific participation.
Three projects are particularly representative of my recent research activity: the ANR LabCom Image4US, the ANR CAVIIAR project and the ANR PRCE SPARTECHUS project.
Joint laboratory developing a 1024-channel 3D medical ultrasound research system and associated imaging methods. My contribution focused on the development and validation of imaging methods adapted to the 1024-channel 3D ultrasound platform.
3D passive CAVitation Imaging with Improved Axial Resolution. Development of 3D passive cavitation imaging with improved axial resolution, including dual-array tracking, adaptive 3D imaging and deconvolution. My contribution focused on WP1, dedicated to the development of 3D passive cavitation imaging methods with improved axial resolution.
SPARse array TECHniques for 3D medical UltraSound. Development of sparse-array transducer technologies, dedicated acquisition sequences and image-reconstruction methods for 3D ultrasound. My contribution focused on the co-design of the ultrasound probe, based on image quality requirements and the expected performance for 3D medical ultrasound imaging.
The following projects are presented in reverse chronological order, with the role played in each project indicated.
Proof of concept of continuous-emission ultrasound imaging in 1D and 2D; supervision of two engineers.
Treatment of antenna arrays for ultrasound localization microscopy, from emission to pre-clinical application. The project targets improved microbubble detection through dedicated emissions and adaptive image-formation algorithms; supervision of an intern.
Evaluation of the acoustic environmental impact of deep-sea mining, including underwater radiated-noise estimation and its effects on underwater monitoring systems and marine fauna; supervision of a postdoc.
Development of coded ultrasound emissions to reduce the number of successive transmissions, combining coded excitation, forward modelling and inverse-problem methods.
Signal-processing and statistical methods for locating acoustic sources in a glacier, including event detection and identification.
Array-processing methods for localization of moving acoustic sources with a reduced number of sensors, in airborne and underwater acoustics.
Advanced signal-processing methods for shallow-water ocean acoustic tomography: velocity tomography, acoustic-barrier detection and surface tomography.
Development of a small-scale acoustic detection barrier based on a dual-array system and tomographic methods.
Development of source-localization methods for very-low-frequency underwater acoustics, accounting for waveguide propagation physics.
The Image4US project has led to an industrial and technological ecosystem around the 1024-channel ultrasound platform. The associated partners include TPAC / The Phased Array Company and OpenSonics.
