Learning and Innovating PhD Theses

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PhD Theses in progress

  • From 2023

Anna BALAIAN, User/Autonomous vehicule communication, under the supervision of Stéphanie BUISINE, CESI, co-supervised by Andréa BOISADAN, CESI, and Natacha METAYER, VEDECOM, registered at HESAM University, attached to ED SMI 432.

Lola JOLY, Impact or organizational culture on student mobility, under the supervision of Stéphanie BUISINE, CESI, co-supervised by Muriel DAVIES, CESI, and Genane YOUNESS, CESI, registered at HESAM University, attached to ED SMI 432.

Manon JOUANJUS, Organizational innovation through middle management, PhD program with EDF, under the supervision of Stéphanie BUISINE, CESI, co-supervised by Muriel DAVIES, CESI, and Guillaume DEPREZ, University of Bordeaux, registered at HESAM University, attached to ED SMI 432.

Tristan LANNUZEL, Collective intelligence in immersive virtual environment, under the supervision of Stéphanie BUISINE, CESI, co-supervised by Beatrice BIANCARDI, CESI, and Mukesh BARANGE, CESI, registered at HESAM University, attached to ED SMI 432.

Wanji LI, Motivational drivers of student mobility and prospective for future mobility, under the supervision of Stéphanie BUISINE, CESI, co-supervised by Andréa BOISADAN, CESI, and Céline VIAZZI, CESI, registered at HESAM University, attached to ED SMI 432.

  • From 2022

Anna MARTIN COESEL, Impact of avatar embodiment in virtual learning environments, under the supervision of Stéphanie BUISINE, CESI, co-supervised by Beatrice BIANCARDI, CESI, registered at HESAM University, attached to ED SMI 432.

Pierre BONDESAN, Evaluation of pedagogical efficiency of digital twins in immersive virtual environments, under the supervision of Simon RICHIR, ENSAM, co-supervised by Sylvain FLEURY, ENSAM, and Andréa BOISADAN, CESI, registered at HESAM University, attached to ED SMI 432.

Alisa BARKAR, Deep learning approaches for social computing, under the supervision of Chloé CLAVEL, Télécom Paris, co-supervised by Beatrice BIANCARDI, CESI, and Mathieu CHOLLET, University of Glasgow, registered at Télécom Paris.

  • From 2021

Thibaut BATAL, Methodological and technological environment for group creativity: Experimental approach, under the supervision of Stéphanie BUISINE, CESI, co-supervised by Beatrice BIANCARDI, CESI, registered at HESAM University, attached to ED SMI 432.

Lisa GAUDENS, Transformational approach to competence management, PhD program with EDF, under the supervision of Stéphanie BUISINE, CESI, co-supervised by Muriel DAVIES, CESI, registered at HESAM University, attached to ED SMI 432.

Sara GUEZ

Gaëtan SAVARIT, Impact of a Living Lab approach on the development of a territory, under the supervision of Anne LOUIS, CESI, co-supervised by Elodie PILLON, CESI, registered at HESAM University, attached to ED SMI 432.

  • From 2020

Marie BLUTEAU

PhD Theses defended

  • In 2023

Mégane SARTORE, Robotics “Ikigai”, a major driver for work engagement, fostering high industrial performance, CIFRE PhD project with SNCF, in the context of the Robotics by Design Lab leaded by STRATE Ecole de Design, under the supervision of Stéphanie BUISINE co supervision Ioana OCNARESCU (STRATE), registered at HESAM University, attached to ED SMI 432.

  • In 2021

Ericka ROTTEMBERG, Evolution of managerial practices in organizations, under the supervision of Stéphanie BUISINE, registered at Paris Descartes University, attached to ED 261 3CH.

  • In 2020

Elodie PILLON, Contribution to the understanding of diversity of open innovation practices, under the supervision of Anne LOUIS, CESI, co supervision Thomas LOILIER University of Normandie, registered at Normandie University, attached to ED 242 EGN.

  • In 2019

Muriel DAVIES, Diagnosing and enhancing innovation culture in French organizations, under the supervision of Stéphanie BUISINE, registered at Paris Descartes University.

  • In 2018

Milija SIMLESA, Collective flow – Sociocognitive model of optimal collaboration, under the supervision of Stéphanie BUISINE and Jérôme GUEGAN, CIFRE PhD project with SBT Human(s) Matter, registered at Paris Descartes University.

Alexandra BADETS, Transitional levers and challenges in the interactions between students’ dispositions and learning environments: The case of CESI’s engineering students and their professional identity construction within a problem-based, project-oriented curriculum, directed by Thierry ARDOUIN and Bernard BLANDIN, registration at  Rouen – Normandy University.

Andréa BOISADAN, Universal design for intuitive and accessible signage, under the supervision of Stéphanie BUISINE and Yasmine BOUMENIR, CIFRE PhD project with Tactile Studio, registered at Paris Descartes University.

  • In 2017

Yann SERREAU, The coaching interview in Higher Education: human development and dynamic situations mastery, directed by Patrick MAYEN, registration at University of Burgundy.

Theses in partnership with other laboratories

  • Defended in 2020

Emmanuel ZILBERBERG, Imposed or chosen identifications and visible participation to non-certificative mediated assessments, directed by Bernard BLANDIN and Christophe JEUNESSE, registration at Paris-Nanterre University.

  • Defended in 2014

STRIFF Joël, Efficiency of a Business Game to learn the principle of action of « Permanent Progress », directed by Bernard BLANDIN, registration at Paris-Nanterre University.

  • Defended in 2011

OUARRAK Bouazza, Misconceptions in micro-genesis of a technical object. The case of CESI’s students in Engineering, directed by Pierre PASTRÉ – CESI Supervisor: Bernard BLANDIN, registration at Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers.

  • Defended in 2010

CRISTOL Denis, The making of managers: identity and relations to knowledge, directed by Bernard BLANDIN, registration at Paris-Nanterre University.