Pierre Puchaud, Ph.D, Postdoctoral Researcher @Université de Montréal, Laboratoire de Simulation et Modélisation du Mouvement (S2M) (he/him)
- 📫 : pierre.puchaud@umontreal.ca
- 🐦 : @PPuchaud
- 📜 : Google Scholar
- 📄 : ResearchGate
- 📄 : ORCID
I am a postdoctoral researcher at Université of Montréal inside the S2M Lab working with Mickael Begon on biomechanics and predictive simulation. Before that, I was a Ph.D student at Ecole Normale Superieure de Rennes, with Charles Pontonnier and Georges Dumont. I am passionate about understanding and modeling human movements. Thanks to my Ph.D in biomechanics, I want to address scientific questions such as the muscle forces, fatigue modelling, population-based biomechanics, optimal design of assistive devices, and anatomical joint modelling.
- Ph.D in Biomechanics, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Rennes, France (2017-2020)
- M.Sc in Biomechanics, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers, Paris, France (2016-2017)
- Engineer in Mechanical Engineering, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et des Microtechniques, Besançon, France (2013-2016)
- Biomechanics, Optimization, Motion Simulation, Joint modeling, Muscle modeling, Multibody Dynamics
| Project | Language | Description | GitHub |
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| Bioptim | Python | A Python library for biomechanics optimal control, integrating Acados and Ipopt solvers, with my leadership in theoretical developments and coordination. Published in IEEE Transactions. | GitHub |
| CusToM | MATLAB | Contributed to a MATLAB toolbox for musculoskeletal analyses and model personalization during my PhD, with user customization and modularity. Published in the Journal of Open Source Software. | GitHub |
| BioNC | Python | Initiated and led the development of BioNC for biomechanics dynamics in natural coordinates, facilitating model creation and analysis. | GitHub |
| CocoFEST | Python | Functional electric stimulation optimal control, based on Bioptim framework, addressing dynamic modeling and fatigue behavior. More to come with @kev1co. | GitHub |
| Majority-judgment | Python and Rust | Led an initiative to follow public opinion, according to majority judgment, an alternative voting method, during the French presidential campaign of 2022. I collected data from public opinion polls and presented monthly developments to the association members. More recently, I led the implementation of the voting system in Rust Language. | Link1, Link2 |
- Puchaud, P., Dumas, R., & Begon, M. (2023). Exploring the Benefits of Variational Integrators with Natural Coordinates: A Pendulum Example. Code
- Puchaud, P., Charbonneau, E., & Begon, M. (2023). Direct multiple shooting and direct collocation optimal control for acrobatics. Code
Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME) International Congress 2023 (May 28-31, 2023, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada). - ACCEPTED
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Puchaud, P., Michaud, B., & Begon, M. (2023). Simulating Human Motion with Fatigue Dynamics: An Adaptation of Xia's Three-Compartment Model. Code
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WORKSHOP: Advanced Musculoskeletal Biomechanics with Optimal Control: An Introduction to Bioptim, join the event
• Puchaud, P., Michaud, B., & Begon, M. (2024). The interplay of fatigue dynamics and task achievement using optimal control predictive simulation Code, 🐦Twitter Thread, Preprint, Paper accepted in Human Movement Science.
• Puchaud, P., Bailly, F., & Begon, M. (2023). Direct multiple shooting and direct collocation perform similarly in biomechanical predictive simulations. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 414, 116162. Code, Preprint, Paper,
• Puchaud, P., Charbonneau, E., Michaud, B., & Begon, M. (2023). Optimality equivalence and computational advantages of free-floating base dynamics compared to full-body dynamics. Mechanism and Machine Theory, 181, 105164. Code, Database, 🐦Twitter Thread, Preprint, Paper
• Puchaud, P., Sauret, C., Muller, A., Bideau, N., Dumont, G., Pillet, H., & Pontonnier, C. (2020). Accuracy and kinematics consistency of marker-based scaling approaches on a lower limb model: a comparative study with imagery data. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 23(3), 114-125. Accepted Version
• Hybois, S., Puchaud, P., Bourgain, M., Lombart, A., Bascou, J., Lavaste, F., ... & Sauret, C. (2019). Comparison of shoulder kinematic chain models and their influence on kinematics and kinetics in the study of manual wheelchair propulsion. Medical Engineering & Physics, 69, 153-160. Accepted Version
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