DELINCHANT Benoit

BD

Full Professor

  G2Elab

Qualifications

2011 : Research Director, Université de Grenoble
2003 : PhD in Electrical Engineering, Polytechnical Institute of Grenoble
2000 : MSc in Engineer in Electrical Engineering, Polytechnical Institute of Grenoble

Research activities and supervision in electromagnetism :

My work focuses on methods and tools for modeling, simulating, designing, and controlling systems that incorporate electrical energy. In particular, I am conducting in-depth research on automatic modeling methods, optimization strategies, and approaches for accounting for uncertainties, ranging from electromagnetic components to complex systems such as buildings and multi-energy networks that involve human actors.
  • Ph.D. supervision: 23 theses defended, 4 currently under supervision
  • Other scientific supervision: 5 research engineers, 8 postdocs, 3 visiting Ph.D. students, ~30 master’s-level internships, ~80 internships or projects below the master’s level

Projects

  • PEPR TASE, Fine4Cast (2023-2027) : Next generation energy demand and RES forecasting models
  • PEPR TASE, HyMES (2022-2027) : Hybrid modeling for Multi Energy Systems
  • Singapour NRF CREATE Program (2021-26) DesCartes : Intelligent Modelling for Decision-making in Critical Urban Systems
  • H2020, FLEXRICAN HORIZON-INFRA-2023 (2023-2026) 
  • H2020, COLLECTiEF (2021-25) « Collective Intelligence for Energy Flexibility »
  • Grenoble IDEX Cross Disciplinary Tool OTE (2022-2025) (Observatoire de la Transition Energétique).
  • Projet Région Expesigno 2018-2022 (Experiment on Household Responsiveness to Signals from Energy System Operators)
  • Projet Région Orebe 2018-2022 (Holistic Optimization of Energy Networks and Energy-Generating Buildings in Eco-Neighborhoods).
  • ADEME Rethine 2018-2022 (Interconnected Electrical and Thermal Networks).
  • Grenoble IDEX Cross Disciplinary Program Eco-SESA 2017-2021 (Eco-district:  Safe,  Efficient,  Sustainable  and  Accessible energy)
  • ANR Investissement d’avenir EquipEx Amiqual4Home 2013-2019. Ambiant Intelligence for Smart Habitats.
  • Agence Internationale de l’Energie - Annex 60 (2015-17) : New generation computational tools for building and community energy systems
  • ANR COSIMPHI - Villes et Bâtiments Durables 2013-17 : Interactive Multiphysics Co-Simulation
  • ANR INTENS - Villes et Bâtiments Durables 2013-17 : Energy Integration of Building Systems and Envelopes
  • ADEME COMEPOS 2012-2018 : Optimized Design and Construction of Net-Zero Energy Homes
  • FP7-PEOPLE - ELECON, International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (2012-16), Electricity Consumption Analysis to Promote Energy Efficiency Considering Demand Response and Non-technical Losses
  • ANR FIABILITE - Habisol 2010-13 : Reliability of Models and Simulations of Building Energy Performance
  • ANR PLUMES - Habisol 2009-12 : Plateforme Logicielle Unifiée de Modélisation pour l'Efficacité énergétique du bâtiment et de ses Systèmes.
  • OSEO Homes, 2008-2012 : Homes and Buildings Optimized for Energy and Services Management
  • ANR CLIMB - Habisol 2009-12 : Integrated Software Suite for Building Modeling
  • ANR PRECCISION - Villes et Bâtiments Durables 2012-16 : Prediction and Intelligent Control through Simulation and Numerical Optimization.
  • ANR MAEVIA - Villes et Bâtiments Durables 2012-16 : Interoperable and Adaptable Models for Energy and Ventilation

I have supervised 3 theses on the microsystems application :
  • 28/11/2007 - Hichem CHETOUANI, « Microsystems and micromanipulation with diamagnetic levitation: design, production and application to digital microfluidic and biology », with Gibert REYNE.
  • 29/11/2007 - Lalao Harijaona RAKOTOARISON « Method and tool for the automatic generation of model for highly constrained optimization of magnetic microsystems ». with Orphée CUGAT.
  • 11/10/2011 - Phuong PHAM QUANG, « Magneto-mechanical modeling of nano switch. Reliable constrained optimization by automatic differentiation of Java programs  ». with Jean-Louis COULOMB.
  • I also collaborated on 7 theses in this field (H. Rostaing 2004, N. Achotte 2005, J. Stepanek 2005, Ch Pigot 2008, P. Kauffman 2009, H. Allag 2010, JLG Janssen 2011) which gave rise each time to one or more common publications.

Research activities and supervision in building energy:

Since 2009, I have focused my work on a system approach and concentrate my research on the field of energy efficiency of buildings. This new area is a major environmental issue; it also has such characteristics that the stakes of research and scientific locks are numerous. Thus, in the continuity of my research on the modeling, simulation, design of electromagnetic systems, I'm going deeper in methodologies related to the system simulation, the optimization and the management of uncertainties. I also tackle new topics such as optimal in-situ management and actively participate in the scientific and technical community of thermal simulation of the building (co-writing of a white paper, management platform, animation of thematic schools ...)
In the field of "energy efficiency of buildings", 7 theses supported and 4 theses in progress:
  • 12/11/2025 : Sharath RAM KUMAR, « Knowledge-Driven Reinforcement Learning for Demand 
    Side Multi-Building Energy Management  » Co-tutelle with NTU Singapour, co-supervised with Rémy Rigo-Mariani (30%), and Arvind Easwaran (40%)
  • 04/11/2025 : Oluwaseun OSONUGA « An open energy data lifecycle: organisation, methods and tools », Co-supervised with Frédéric WURTZ
  • 27/09/2024 : Lucas NEVES MOSQUINI « Targeting building carbon neutrality: bridging the gap between short and long term actions » Co-superviserd with Thomas Jusselme (HES-SO Fribourg Suisse)
  • 10/06/2024 : Thi Tuyet Hong VU, « Nearly zero Energy Building: Energy modeling and Optimal control with Internet of Thing application for Building » Co-supervised with Dr. Nguyen Dinh Quang (USTH – Vietnam).
  • 23/01/2023 : Prasaant BALASUNDARAM, “Calibration and uncertainties of a semi-virtual approach for assessing the performance of building technologies" co-supervised with Stéphane PLOIX (G-Scop) and Cristian MURESAN (ENGIE).
  • 18/10/2022 : Gustavo Felipe MARTIN NASCIMENTO « Optimizing Resource Use and Consumption in “Smart Buildings” to Improve Energy Efficiency » Co-supervision with Frédéric WURTZ. Co-tutelle with Brésil (UFSC, Florianópolis), Patrick KUO-PENG and Nelson Jhoe BATISTELA
  • 23/09/2022 : Sacha Hodencq, “Models, methods and tools for a collaborative and open design approach of electrical components and systems for the energy transition" with Frederic Wurtz
  • 07/04/2022 : Salman SHAHID, “Design and experiment nudge-type signals, to act on household energy signatures and optimize building / network interaction » with Béatrice Roussillon (GAEL).
  • 12/07/2019 : Camille Pajot, « OMEGAlpes: Decision support tool for a
  • optimal multi-fluids energy planning for
    neighborhood scale » with Yves MARECHAL
  • 12/12/2017 Abbass RAAD, "Co-simulation and multi-criteria optimization of building", with Frédéric Wurtz.
  • 13/12/2016 : Binh Van DINH, "Optimal design of buildings over their life cycle", with Frédéric Wurtz.
  • 29/06/2016 : Audrey LE MOUNIER, "optimal energy management of buildings by models identified by measures", with Stéphane PLOIX (G-Scop).
  • 25/01/2016 : Nils ARTIGES, "Instrumentation of the building envelope for the diagnosis and monitoring of energy performance - system of autonomous sensors for real time identification of states and parameters.", with Franck Vial (CEA / LETI) and Alexandre Nassiopoulos (IFSTTAR).
  • 09/11/2015 : Mathilde Grandjacques, "Methods and tools for uncertainty propagation through energy buildings simulations", with Olivier ADROT (G-Scop).
  • 04/11/2014 - Hoang Anh DANG, « Energetic modelling of a commercial building for the design and the optimal operation », with Frédéric WURTZ.
  • 18/10/2012 - Sana GAALOUL « interoperability based on modelica and software component standards for the energy simulation of buildings », with Frédéric WURTZ
 

Activités de recherche et encadrement en électromagnétisme :

In 2004, I was hired as an associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Industrial Computer Science at UGA’s IUT1. My affiliated laboratory is the G2ELab, MAGE team. I began research focused on models, methods, and tools for the design of magnetic microsystems, with the following main areas of focus:
  • Electromagnetic modeling for preliminary design (rapid calculation, sensitivity analysis)
  • Optimization under multiphysical, technological, and economic constraints
  • Design robustness. Analysis of system tolerances (manufacturing, etc.) on performance during the design process.
  • And the systems approach: coupling of computational methods, coupling of models.

I supervised three doctoral dissertations on the “microsystems” application:
  • 28/11/2007 : Hichem CHETOUANI, « Microsystems and Diamagnetic Levitation Micromanipulation: Design, Implementation, and Applications in Digital Microfluidics and Biology ».  Co-supervision with Gibert REYNE. PhD award from Grenoble INP
  • 29/11/2007 : Lalao Harijaona RAKOTOARISON « Method and Tool for Automatic Model Generation for Highly Constrained Optimization of Magnetic Microsystems ». Co-supervision with Orphée CUGAT.
  • 11/10/2011 : Phuong PHAM QUANG, « Magnetomechanical Modeling of a Nanoscale Switch. Optimization Under Reliability Constraints Through Automatic Generation of Java Programs ». Co-supervision with Jean-Louis COULOMB.
  • I have also contributed to 7 PhD in this field (H. Rostaing 2004, N. Achotte 2005, J. Stepanek 2005, Ch. Pigot 2008, P. Kauffman 2009, H. Allag 2010, J.L.G. Janssen 2011) which have each resulted in one or more joint publications.

More generally, I conduct research on applications of “magnetic components”:
  • 20/09/2024 : Lucas AGOBERT, « Methods and Tools for the Optimization-Based Design of Dynamic Systems » Co-supervision with Laurent GERBAUD
  • 22/02/2018 : Mateus LEITE, « Building Reduced Order Models for Dynamical Simulation and Optimization of Numerical Electromagnetic Models »,Co-supervision with João Antônio DE VASCONCELOS (UFMG – Brésil) eand Jean-Michel GUICHON.
  • 18/12/2012 : Christophe RUBECK, « High-Performance Computing for Integral Formulations in Low-Frequency Electromagnetics—Integration, Matrix Compression Using Wavelets, and Solution on a GPGPU Architecture ». Co-supervision with Jean-Paul YONNET and Olivier CHADEBEC
  • 25/10/2012 : Abir REZGUI, « Model Interoperability in the Electromagnetic Systems Design Cycle Using Complementary Tools: VHDL-AMS Language and ICAr Software Components ». Co-supervision with Laurent GERBAUD
  • 26/05/2011 : Abdelhadi BESRI, « Modeling and Optimization of High-Frequency Planar Transformers ». co-supervision with Jean-Pierre KERADEC.
 
 

Main collaborations

ENEDIS, EDF, ENGIE, GreenAlp, EnergyPool, Probayes, Segula, Schneider Electric, CEA, CSTB...

research teams

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