In accordance with the objectives set out in the Contrat d’Objectifs & de Performance (COP) 2023-2027, the ENSM wishes to encourage ENSM teaching staff to complete a doctorate (allocation of a significant discharge and attractive career development).
ENSM thesis work
PhD Candidate: Marie-Line DA COSTA BENTO
Start date: October 2026
Thesis title: The role of the human factor and organizational dynamic capabilities in enhancing the resilience of maritime organizations against cyber risks
Funding: CYBERSEA project, funded by the ANR
Thesis Supervisor: Carine DOMINGUEZ PERY, Université Grenoble Alpes
Co-supervision: ENSM Pedro MERINO-LASO
PhD Candidate: Yaxu SUN
Start date: October 2026
Thesis title: Contribution to the optimal integration of new forms of energy on board ships to ensure zero-emission propulsion modes
Funding: Ecole Nationale Supérieure Maritime and OCEAN Institute – Aix-Marseille University
Thesis Supervisor: Mohamed TRABELSI
PhD Candidate: Christophe VANHORICK
Start date: May 2025
Thesis title: Study and multi-parameter optimization of the aero-hydrodynamic coupling of a cargo ship equipped with an auxiliary wind propulsion system and vertical-axis thrusters
Funding: ENSM
Co-supervision: ENSM (Nicolas MAGDELAINE) and ENSTA (Christian JOCHUM, Thesis Supervisor, and Matthieu SACHER, Co-supervisor)
PhD Candidate: Pauline PELISSIER
Start date: December 2024
Thesis title: History of maritime education and merchant navy officer training in France (19th–20th centuries)
Funding: ENSM
Supervision: IDEES LE HAVRE Laboratory/CNRS – Le Havre University
PhD Candidate: Loïc BARBOT
Defense date: December 8, 2023
Thesis title: MARIS STELLA Project: high-precision stellar receiver for maritime navigation
Funding: ENSM
Supervision: Marseille Astrophysics Laboratory (LAM) under the joint supervision of CNRS, Aix-Marseille University (AMU), and CNES
PhD Candidate: Vivien LUTHY
Defense date: February 16, 2023
Thesis title: Thesis: Probability of occurrence of parametric roll in a predefined sea state
Thesis Supervisor: Jean-Yves Billard (IRENAV)
Co-supervisor: François Grinnaert (ENSM)
In partnership with CMA-CGM (CIFRE thesis scheme)
Link to the thesis: Probability of occurrence of parametric roll on a predefined sea state – PASTEL – ParisTech online theses
ENSM co-supervises doctoral and post-doctoral thesis work
PhD Candidate: Gabriel DUMONT
Start date: January 2025
Thesis title: Hybrid artificial intelligence for root cause analysis of maritime cyberattacks
Funding: Naval Systems Cyber-defense Chair
Co-supervision: ENSM (Pedro MERINO-LASO) and IMT Atlantique (John PUENTES)
PhD Candidate: Martin HOCHHAUSEN
Start date: January 2025
Thesis title: Study of the influence of auxiliary wind propulsion on maritime traffic organization and monitoring
Funding: Defense Innovation Agency (AID)
Supervision: 60% ENSTA (Matthieu SACHER and Benoit CLEMENT) and 40% ENSM (Pedro MERINO-LASO)
SOMOS research project
Postdoctoral Researcher: Liang GUO
Start date: October 2024
Research topic: Optimization of ship power distribution architectures in the context of source and grid hybridization
Supervision: Mohamed TRABELSI
Research project: Navire Propre (Clean Ship)
PhD Candidate: Eya GASSAB
Start date: September 2024
Thesis title: Contribution to the control and fault diagnosis of propulsion systems based on multiphase permanent magnet synchronous machines
Supervision: Mohamed TRABELSI and the Laboratory of Informatics and Systems (LIS), under the joint supervision of CNRS, Aix-Marseille University (AMU), and the University of Toulon (UTLN)
Postdoctoral Researcher: Mohamed MELLOULI
Start date: July 2024
Topic Study topic: Development of tools for the optimal sizing of onboard energy systems for container ships
Supervisor: Mohamed TRABELSI
Research project: TNTM – Work Package 4.3
PhD Candidate: Gauthier VIGOUROUX
Start date: 2021
Thesis title: Securing dissemination processes for S-100 chart data
Funding: BMO (Brest Métropole Océane) and École Navale
Supervisors: École Navale (Christophe CLARAMUNT), ENSM (Pedro MERINO-LASO), and SHOM (Nathalie LEIDINGER)
PhD Candidate: Cynelle DEO GRATIAS KODJO
Start date: November 2024
Thesis title: Combating piracy in the context of hydrocarbon maritime transport in the Gulf of Guinea
Co-supervisors: ENSM (Awa SAM) and CDMO (Centre for Maritime and Oceanic Law)
PhD Candidate: HAMIDOU Said Ali
Start date: March 2021
Title: Maritime safety and security in the Indian Ocean region
Co-supervisors: ENSM (Awa SAM) and CDMO (Professor Martin NDENDE)
PhD Candidate: Claire GIOT
Title: The Siren’s Song: Overview of drowsiness during ship navigation—towards a vigilance maintenance tool
Defense date: September 7, 2023
Co-supervisors: ENSM (Aude CHARBONNEL) and University of Caen (Damien DAVENNE)