Thomas Bonnafont

Thomas Bonnafont

Associate Professor at ENSTA (Brest) focusing on numerical methods for electromagnetic applications.

CV

Education and professional experiences

  • 2021-: Associate professor at ENSTA (Brest)
  • 2020-2021: Junior lecturer at the University of Pau (UPPA)
  • 2017-2020: PhD in Electromagnetism at the French Civil Aviation University (ENAC)
    supervised by Rémi Douvenot and Alexandre Chabory
  • 2016-2017: MSc in Operational research (applied mathematics) at Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III (UPS)
  • 2014-2017: Engineer degree with a major in telecommunication and electromagnetism at the French Civil Aviation University (ENAC)

    • Collective responsabilities

  • -2028: Member of the local committee to organize the JNM 2028 in Brest
  • 2018-2020: Alternate delegate at the research council of ENAC
  • 2020: Organizer of the ENAC/TELECOM laboratory meeting
  • 2019: Volunteer at the ElectroMagnetic Wave and Wind Turbines conference EMWT at l'ENAC
  • 2015-2016: Volunteer for the french program of "Les Cordées de la réussite"

    • Scientific actvities

  • IEEE and GRSS Member, URSI-France Member
  • Reviewer for IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Acta Biomaterialia, EuCAP 2025, EuCAP 2024, Radio Science, URSI Radio Science Letters, MDPI Remote Sensing, MDPI Atmosphere

    • Visiting at other laboratories and universities

  • May 2025 (1 week): Research stays at the SIAME (with Jean Paillol and Delphine Bessières) laboratory of the University of Pau under the ARPEGE Grant of the GDR Emili
  • December 2024 (2 weeks): Research stays at the SIAME (with Jean Paillol and Delphine Bessières) laboratory of the University of Pau under the ARPEGE Grant of the GDR Emili
  • July-August 2024 (3 weeks): Research stays at the LMAP (with Fabien Caubet) and SIAME (with Jean Paillol and Delphine Bessières) laboratories of the University of Pau
  • February 2024 (1 week): Research stays at the LMAP (with Fabien Caubet) laboratory of the University of Pau
  • August-September 2023 (1 week): Research stays at the LMAP (with Fabien Caubet) and SIAME (with Jean Paillol and Delphine Bessières) laboratories of the University of Pau
  • June-July 2022 (4 weeks): Research stays at the SIAME (with Jean Paillol and Delphine Bessières) laboratory of the University of Pau

    • Miscellaneous

  • Languages: French, English (B2), Spanish (B1), German (A2)
  • Sports: Trail running, Surf, Ski