
François CAUNEAU
Professor, Mines Paris
francois.cauneau@mines-paristech.fr
MINES ParisTech
Professor, SPEIT - Shanghai JiaoTong Technological University, Mines-Paris PSLfrancois.cauneau@minesparis.psl.euMINES ParisProf. François Cauneau is currently Professor at Franco-Chinese Institute SPEIT in Shanghai JiaoTong Technological University, and at École des Mines de Paris – Université de Paris-Sciences et Lettres. Actually retired from his main position, he was before the Deputy Director of Mines Paris Sophia Antipolis, the largest Resarch site of Ecole des Mines de Paris with 400 personals, 5 Research Centers and 5 International Master formations. He teaches in fluid dynamics, wind turbines aerodynamics and engines technology at Mines Paris and SPEIT-SJTU. Retired, he is still as Professor Emeritus in the Center for Energy and Process in Mines-Paris,
he has developed since 1992 several advanced methods in the domain of radar remote sensing for Geophysical flows studies in Meteorology and Oceanography. He is specialised in visualisation techniques and modelling of geophysical and industrial flows, with a special emphasis on decision support systems regarding risk and environmental problems, and has published more than 40 papers in scientific journals and conferences, last publication in 2024 being in Nature. He has leaded task forces in several international projects for UNEP, IMO and
EU, and has participated to the design of the first Numerical Information Systems integrating spatial oceanographic observations for environmental plans. He is working today on adapting the numerical modelling tools of Fluid
Mechanics for project management integrating Renewable Energies.