Research supervision

PhD students

Valentin SCHINDELHOLZ (2023-2026)
PhD topic : New strategies based on satellite imagery for the prediction of earthquake ground motion and generation of shakemaps adapted to sedimentary valleys
Advisors : Emeline Maufroy and Cécile Cornou (ISTerre)

Pauline RISCHETTE (2022-2025)
PhD topic : Optimization of seismic-motion recordings in free field for a better estimation of the seismic hazard
Advisors : Fabrice Hollender (CEA/ISTerre), Vincent Perron (CEA), Paola Traversa (EDF-TEGG) and Emeline Maufroy (ISTerre)

Aline BOU NASSIF (2020-2023)
PhD topic : Earthquake strong ground motion in mountainous regions and induced landslides
Advisors : Emeline Maufroy and Pascal Lacroix (ISTerre)

Postdocs

Aline BOU NASSIF (2024-2026)
Topic : BENTO, an international benchmark for assessing topographic site effects through 3D numerical simulations of the seismic-waves propagation

Océane FOIX (2024-2026)
Topic : Assessment of the seismic hazard induced by seismicity in the mantle wedge of the Lesser Antilles subduction zone

Junior engineers

Aya CHEAIB (2023-2024)
Topic : Retrieving soil subsidence rates in French urbanized valleys using the EGMS (European Ground Motion Service), and integrating multi-source data to analyze earthquake ground motions

Rémy BURLOT (2021-2024)
Topic : Collecting the first flatfile of earthquake strong ground-motions in Guadeloupe and Martinique, and characterization of site conditions at RAP and RLBP seismological stations in mainland France

Master 2 students

Louanne GREBAC (2025)
Topic : Estimating the robustness of 3D numerical simulations in assessing the topographic site effects by processing of synthetic waveforms
Advisors : Aline Bou Nassif and Emeline Maufroy (ISTerre)

Léna PELLORCE (2021)
Topic : Can PSHA predictions be tested against observations in France ?
Advisors : Céline Beauval, Emeline Maufroy and Sreeram Reddy Kotha (ISTerre)

Aline BOU NASSIF (2020)
Topic : Influence of seismic source characteristics on the estimation of the topographic site effects in mountainous areas
Advisor : Emeline Maufroy (ISTerre)

Yaacoub JAWAD (2018)
Topic : Topography effect on seismic motion : analysis of azimuthal dependency
Advisors : Emmanuel Chaljub, Emeline Maufroy and Mathieu Causse (ISTerre)

Robin GEE (2013)
Topic : Surface topography, fracturation and polarization at a number of seismological recording sites in France
Advisors : Pierre-Yves Bard, Cécile Cornou, Emmanuel Chaljub and Emeline Maufroy (ISTerre)

Master 1 students

Coline BISERTA (2024)
Topic : Enhancement of metadata on earthquake strong ground motions in the French West Indies for seismic-hazard assessment
Advisors : Rémy Burlot (ISTerre), Aurore Laurendeau (ASNR), Océane Foix and Emeline Maufroy (ISTerre)

Lucile ANDRE (2022)
Topic : Simulation of the ground motion generated in the city of Grenoble by the great A.D. 365 Crete earthquake
Advisors : Mathieu Causse and Emeline Maufroy (ISTerre)

Marie BAILLET (2019)
Topic : Comparison of two soil classifications in view of the revision of Eurocode 8 for earthquake-resistant structures
Advisors : Emeline Maufroy and Cécile Cornou (ISTerre)

Visiting exchange PhD students

Laura BONITO (2017)
Topic : The role of topographic effects on Amatrice’s hill detected by SiSeRHMap and endorsed by experimental data and damage distribution