Abertis Chair-ENPC France is directed by Gilles Foret, professor and researcher at École des Ponts ParisTech.
Gilles Foret specialises in Sustainability of railway and transport infrastructure, Wood-structures, Strengthening of structures, Structural bonding, non-destructive methods, structural health monitoring. Most of his research is carried out in partnership with infrastructure operators such as Sanef (motorway, bridge), Eurotunnel (tunnel, railway), and structural data solution (Osmos, Sateba). In the field of infrastructure, he is actually responsible for the supervision of 2 PhD students working on bridge monitoring projects where automation and AI are involved.
Finally, he is currently operational manager for ENPC of the EUROTUNNEL Industrial Chair (2018-2022) “Mechanics / Materials and Sustainability for Railways”.
