Mon curriculum vitae

Download my CV !

Presentation

Ali KHENCHAF 52 years, Professor 1st Class Universities (CNU section 63), PES (October 2013 à September 2017, October 2009 à September 2013), RDD (October 2001 - September 2005, October 2005 - September 2009), the UBO (Université de Bretagne Occidentale) in delegation ENSTA Bretagne (Ex. ENSIETA1). Laboratory Lab-STICC UMR CNRS 6285.

Address : ENSTA Bretagne, Lab-STICC (REMS Group), 2 rue François Verny, 29806 Brest Cedex 9 Tél : +33 (0) 2 98 34 88 45, Fax : +33 (0) 2 98 34 87 50, Email : Ali.Khenchaf@ensta-bretagne.fr.

Marital Status : Married, 4 children.

Academic career

  • Since February 2003: Professor, University of Western Brittany, delegation ENSTA Britain
  • 2001-January 2003: Lecturer HDR seconded to ENSTA Bretagne in Brest,
  • 1993-2001: Lecturer at Polytech'Nantes (MCF promoted first class in 1998, then MCF normal class from 2001)
  • 1991-1993: ATER (Temporary Teaching and Research) Polytech'Nantes,
  • 1989-2001: Teaching assistant in various institutions: Ecoles des Mines de Nantes, CNAM, ICAM Nantes, C2F ...

Education and qualifications

  • 2000: Accreditation to supervise research, Graduate School of Science and Technology of Information and Materials, University of Nantes. Specialty: Electronics and Electrical Engineering. Title: Electromagnetic Modeling'', Bistatic Radar and Information Processing.''.
  • 1992: PhD from the University of Nantes and the Ecole Centrale de Nantes. (Right Honourable Mention). Specialty: Electronic and Computer Systems. Title: Contribution'' high-resolution methods to the analysis of barriers settings illuminated by an electromagnetic wave.'' Qualification as Lecturer (sections 26, 61 and 63th).
  • 1989 DEA statistical data processing, Rennes I. (Mention satisfactory).

Research activities and entertainment

    • EM modeling, EM wave propagation, scattering of EM waves by rough surfaces, radar clutter, sea clutter, complex targets ...
    • Modeling and simulation of a radar / monostatic or bistatic fixed telecommunications link or moving.
    • Contribution since 2001 to develop a package of measures microwave bistatic (anechoic chamber ENSTA Britain).
    • Information processing and application to Microwave Remote Sensing.
    • Treatment of heterogeneous data and complex information systems.
    • Processing and knowledge extraction from radar signals and images, and applications to the detection, tracking and recognition of EM sources and radar targets.
  • Creation, application and development of scientific laboratory project E3I2 EA3876 Research Center ENSTA Britain, 2001-2011 (integration of lab-Sticc UMR CNRS 6285 since January 2012).
  • Responsible since 2010, the group "Radar, Electromagnetics and Remote Sensing" ENSTA Bretagne (group integration in Lab-Sticc UMR CNRS 6285 since January 2012).
  • Co-leader since January 2012 PIM (Propagation and Interaction Multi-scales) team MOM pole Lab-Sticc UMR CNRS 6285.
  • Member of the "Surface Surveillance Radar Techniques and the High Grazing Angle Maritime Challenge" (2012-2014) SET NATO Group 185.
  • Management and co-management of two books, co-editor of the special issue "Characterization of the Marine Environment" Journal TS.
  • Author or co-author of over 250 scientific papers (more than 50 articles in academic journals)
  • Responsibility and scientific co-responsibility for more than 35 contract research projects (more than € 4m).
  • Pilot and chief scientist of the French side Netmar "Networked systems for situational awareness and response in MARitime incidents" (Netmar kick off meeting, Porto 6-7 May 2012) project (14 European partners from 2012 to 2014).
  • Management and co-management of 33 doctoral theses defended. Participation to 63 thesis juries or HDR.
  • Research Director 4 HDR supported.
  • Contribution to the creation of two joint laboratories between ENSTA Britain and Thales (aircraft and shipbuilding divisions).
  • Participation and contribution to the integration project E3I2-EA3876 laboratory and DTN center ENSTA Britain in Lab-STICC (UMR CNRS 6285) (five-year 2012-2016 official since January 2012) laboratory.
  • Preparation and participation in the mission "Academic & cheap" Brest Métropole Océane, Shanghai, 16-20 November 2009.
  • Preparation and participation in the mission "Academic & cheap" Brest Métropole Océane, Morocco, 18-22 May 2008.
  • EDC member of IEEE (since 2001), the GDR Ondes (since its creation) and corresponding GDR ISIS since 2003.
  • Organizer or co-organizer, member of the scientific committee or program several conferences.
  • Rapporteur for several journals and conferences.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Director E3I2-EA3876 laboratory (2001-2011), first recognized laboratory (for the MoR) ENSTA Britain.
  • Member of the Research Council of ENSTA Britain since 2001.
  • Member of the Executive Committee of ENSTA Britain, 2001-2011.
  • Member of the research orientation of the committee ENSTA Britain since 2001.
  • Elected member of the board of education ENSTA Britain, 2008-2011.
  • Member of the steering committee of educational reform ENSI cycle ENSTA Britain, from May 2008 to June 2010.
  • Responsible for several UV and materials, 2nd year ENSTA Britain and FIPA since 2002.
  • Board member of the Graduate School of Marine Sciences UBO, with the creation of a fourth field called ISTI (Engineering Systems, Information Processing), from 2008 to 2011.
  • Since November 2007 - Deputy Scientific Council of the European University of Brittany (PRES Centre for Research and Higher Education) member.
  • Member of the Engineering Team and Animation and Co-host of axis 1 (Maritime safety and security) competitiveness cluster Sea Britain, 2006-2009.
  • Member of the Scientific Council of GIS ICT Alliance (comprising the University of Western Brittany, ENSTA Britain ENIB, IFREMER, University of South Brittany, ISEN).
  • Member of the Scientific Board of GIS ITS Bretagne (TTS: Intelligent Transport Systems), (comprising the University of Rennes 1, Telecom Bretagne, INSA Rennes, ENSSAT, ENSTA Bretagne, Nantes University, Centre of Technical Studies West Chamber of Trades and Saint-Brieuc France Telecom R & D) since 2005.
  • Head of Department of Education and Research EIA (Electronics, Computer Science, Control) at ENSTA Britain, 2001-2002.

Expertise and membership of evaluation bodies

  • Member of a selection committee at UPMC (2013).
  • Member of the evaluation committee AERES laboratories TIE LEME and University Paris X, 2008.
  • Board of assessment in several areas of the DGA since 2014.
  • Expert with foreign agencies, since 2011.
  • Expertise and Evaluation records ANR (average 1-2 per year) since 2009.
  • Expertise and Evaluation CIFRE files (Convention Industrial Research Training) in favor ANRT (National Association for Technical Research), on average 1-2 per year since 2005.
  • Expertise and Evaluation records ANR (average 1-2 per year) since 2009.
  • Expertise and Evaluation CIFRE files (Convention Industrial Research Training) in favor of the ANRT (National Association for Technical Research), on average 1-2 per year since 2005.
  • Expertise and evaluation of projects submitted since 2005 in Axis 1 "maritime safety and security" of the Pôle Mer Bretagne.
  • REI expertise and assessment records submitted to the DGA / MRIS.
  • Expertise and assessment records allocation request doctoral research DGA-CNRS.
  • Member of the Committee of experts (63th and 61th sections), University of Western Brittany, from 2004 to 2008.
  • Elected member of the board of experts of the 61st section common to the University of Nantes and the Ecole Centrale de Nantes - Mar. 1998 to 2000.