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Award for our doctoral researcher Yahroun Hermans
The SofinaBoël Fund for Education and Talent is delighted to welcome the laureates selected through its partners Belgian American Educational Foundation F.R.S. - FNRS Research Foundation Flanders - FWO Fondation Fernand Lazard Stichting.
As part of his doctoral research, Yahroun Hermans is developing an efficient image-based approach for the analysis of masonry structures, combining computational geometry principles with kinematic limit analysis. The method captures the natural irregularity of masonry, a feature often simplified in conventional models, by directly using segmented images to represent the material structure.
This approach enables a fast and reliable evaluation of structural behaviour up to failure under different loading conditions, while significantly reducing computational costs compared to traditional finite element methods. By bridging advanced modelling techniques with practical applications, the research contributes to the ongoing digitalization and automatization of structural assessment.
The support of the SofinaBoël Fund for Education and Talent will allow him to further develop this work as a joint PhD in collaboration with the Politecnico di Milano, strengthening international research links and advancing innovation in the field.
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