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Contact Information

Name Paul Lagouanelle
Professional Title Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Electromagnetics
Email paul.lagouanelle@telecom-paris.fr
Location 19, place Marguerite Perey, Chaire C2M, LTCI, Télécom Paris, Palaiseau, Île-de-France 91120

Professional Summary

Postdoctoral fellow at the Chaire C2M, Télécom Paris, working on surrogate modeling for the spatial and temporal prediction of RF-EMF exposure to telecommunications networks. Ph.D. in electrical engineering (GeePs, Université Paris-Saclay / Politecnico di Torino) on metamodel-based methods for human exposure assessment around high-power systems, followed by a postdoc at LATMOS on the EFIELD/Dragonfly experiment to Titan.

Experience

  • 2025 - Present

    Palaiseau, France

    Postdoctoral Fellow
    Chaire C2M, LTCI, Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris
    Supervision Shanshan Wang, Joe Wiart. Project: spatial and temporal prediction of EMF exposure to telecommunications networks using surrogate modeling.
  • 2023 - 2025

    Paris, France

    Postdoctoral Fellow
    LATMOS, Sorbonne Université
    Supervision Alice Le Gall. Project: scientific return of the electrical sensors on-board the Dragonfly mission to Titan (NASA).

Education

  • 2019 - 2023

    Gif-sur-Yvette, France, and Turin, Italy

    Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
    GeePs, Université Paris-Saclay, and Politecnico di Torino
    Metamodel-based methodology for fast prediction of human exposure due to high power systems. Supervised by Lionel Pichon (GeePs) and Fabio Freschi (Politecnico di Torino). Defense: March 26th, 2023. Reviewers: Alain Reineix (XLIM), Giambattista Gruosso (Politecnico di Milano). Examiners: Eric Labouré (GeePs), Luca Giaccone (Politecnico di Torino).
  • 2015 - 2019

    Gif-sur-Yvette, France

    ENS Paris-Saclay diploma — civil servant and student
    École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (formerly ENS Cachan)
    M2 Physique et Ingénierie de l'Énergie at Université Paris-Saclay, summa cum laude (computational electromagnetics, power electronics, magnetic materials, electric power distribution, electromagnetic compatibility); pre-doctoral research year abroad; M1 and Bachelor's degree in Physics at ENS Cachan in partnership with Université Pierre et Marie Curie (now Sorbonne Université), magna cum laude, PHYTEM (Physics, Theory, Experimentation, Modelization).
  • 2012 - 2015

    Toulouse, France

    CPGE PCSI-PSI*
    Lycée Pierre de Fermat
    Three intensive years of training in physics, mathematics and engineering to prepare competitive examinations for engineering and research schools. Summa cum laude.

Research Experience

GeePs, Université Paris-Saclay (internship, Mar – Jul 2019): Surrogate models for the human exposure to simple wireless power transfer systems for electrical vehicles. Supervised by Prof. Lionel Pichon.
DTU Energi (pre-doctoral research year abroad, 2017 – 2018): "Permanent magnet bearings for levitating flywheels", Copenhagen, Denmark. Supervised by Prof. Kaspar Kirstein Nielsen, Prof. Christian Bahl, and Prof. Rasmus Bjørk.
Massey University (internship, Apr – Aug 2017): "Solving the Schrödinger's equation using path integrals", Department of Statistics, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Supervised by Prof. Stephen Marsland and Prof. Matthieu Vignes.
LAPLACE, Université Paul Sabatier (internship, May – Jun 2016): Modeling and simulations of electromagnetic waves in a resonant cavity thruster (EmDrive), Toulouse, France. Supervised by Prof. Jérôme Sokoloff and Prof. Nathalie Raveu.

Supervision

Ph.D. supervision — Yukun Liu (2025 – present), LTCI, Télécom Paris: "Uncertainty quantification in predicting EMF exposure with artificial neural networks", with Prof. Shanshan Wang.
M2 internship — Saif Meftah (Jun – Dec 2026), LTCI, Télécom Paris: "Boosting methods for predicting temporal and spatial variations of E-field levels in urban environments", with Prof. Shanshan Wang.
M1 internship — Ethan Reuchin (Apr – Jul 2025), LATMOS, Université Paris-Saclay: "Data acquisition for the DIEL Sensor from the Dragonfly mission: sensitivity analysis and optimization of design parameters", with Prof. Alice Le Gall.
M1 internship — Bruno Martin Peña (Apr – Sep 2024), LATMOS, Université Paris-Saclay: "Sensitivity analysis of the EFIELD sensors aboard the Dragonfly mission to Titan for measuring Schumann resonances", with Prof. Alice Le Gall.
Bachelor internship — Pierrot Cadeilhan (May – Jul 2024), LATMOS, Université Paris-Saclay: "Feasibility of Schumann Resonances' measuring using multimodal measurements from the EFIELD experiment on-board Dragonfly", with Prof. Alice Le Gall.
Bachelor internship — Sahil Deshmukh (May – Jun 2019), GeePs, Université Paris-Saclay: "Assessment of human exposure with stochastic models for wireless charging of electrical vehicles", with Prof. Lionel Pichon.

Teaching

Physics oral examiner — Lycée Buffon, Paris (2016 – present): Oral examiner for CPGE pre-bachelor students in Physics (PSI).
Physics teacher — IUT de Cachan, Université Paris-Saclay (2020 – 2022): Introduction course to general physics (mechanics, electromagnetics, thermodynamics) for first-year students.
French assistant teacher — Massey University, New Zealand (Apr – Aug 2017): Tutoring for students at various levels at the university.
Mathematics assistant teacher — Lycée Buffon, Paris (Sep 2016 – Mar 2017): Lessons and tutoring for high school students.

Collective responsibilities

  • 2023 – 2025: Co-organizer of the monthly young researchers seminar, LATMOS, Université Paris-Saclay
  • 2023 – 2025: Postdoctoral fellow representative at LATMOS lab council, LATMOS, Université Paris-Saclay
  • 2021 – 2023: Responsible for the GeePs lab cafeteria, GeePs, Université Paris-Saclay
  • 2020 – 2022: PhD student representative at GeePs lab council, GeePs, Université Paris-Saclay

Awards

  • 2026
    URSI GASS Young Scientist Award
    URSI GASS

    Award from the XXXVIth URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (URSI GASS 2026) in Krakow, Poland, 15 – 22 August 2026.

  • 2026
    URSI France Young Scientist Award
    URSI France

    Award from the Journées scientifiques d’URSI-France, 5–7 May 2026, Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau.

  • 2025
    Accessit, Graduate School SIS
    Université Paris-Saclay

    PhD award from the Graduate School Sciences de l’Ingénierie et des Systèmes.

  • 2023
    DIM ACAV+ Program
    Région Île-de-France

    Post-doctoral grant from the “Domaine d’Intérêt Majeur” ACAV+ on Astrophysics and Conditions for the Emergence of Life.

  • 2021
    Vinci Program
    Franco-Italian University

    Funded research stay (6k€) for PhD cotutelle in Turin, Italy.

  • 2019
    CDSN
    ENS Paris-Saclay

    PhD funding from ENS Paris-Saclay.

Skills

Programming (Advanced): MATLAB, Fortran90, Python
Office & typesetting (Proficient): LaTeX, Beamer, standard office tools

Languages

French : Native language
English : Cambridge C1 diploma
Italian : Advanced, B2–C1
German : Intermediate, Goethe-Institut B1 diploma