Patrick Hénaff

Current Position :

Patrick Hénaff is full Professor at Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Brest, ENIB, campus Technopole Brest-Iroise

• Teacher in School of Engineers ENIB ,  Computer Sciences department
• Researcher at Lab-STICC research center (UMR CNRS  6285) , Interaction Department, team RAMBO

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Short Bio :

Teaching positions:

• 2013-2023: Full Professor at Ecole des Mines de Nancy (Computer Sciences department), Université de Lorraine 
• 1997-2013: Maître de Conferences (assistant professor) at University of Cergy Pontoise, Institute of Technology.

Research positions:

• 2013-2023: Lorraine Research Laboratory in Computer Science and its Applications (LORIA), University of Lorraine-INRIA-CNRS
• 2008-2013: Information Processing and System Research Lab (ETIS), University of Cergy-Pontoise-ENSEA-CNRS
• 2002-2008: Laboratoire d’ingénierie des systèmes de Versailles (LISV), University of Versailles St Quentin.
• 1990-2002: Paris Robotic Laboratory (L.R.P), University Pierre et Marie Curie – University of Versailles, CNRS

Responsibilities:

• 2018-2022: head  of the Computer Sciences Department  of Mines Nancy.
• 2015- 2022: head of  Department «Complex Systems,  Artificial Intelligence and Robotics» at the LORIA
• 1997-2000: head of Department  «Electronics and industrial computing », Institute of Technology, University of Cergy Pontoise

Diploma:

• 2011: Habilitation à Diriger les Recherches, ETIS lab, University of Cergy Pontoise. «Commande bio-inspirée et genèse de mouvements rythmiques en robotique »
• 1994: PhD degree Robotic, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris Robotic Laboratory. «Mises en Œuvre de Commandes Neuronales Par Rétro-Propagation Indirecte : Applications à la Robotique Mobile »
• 1989: M.S in Robotics (DEA), University Pierre et Marie Curie
• 1988: Master 1 in electronics (Maîtrise),  control and signal processing, University of Rennes I
• 1986: Licence (Bachelor) in electronics, control and signal processing, University of Rennes I
• 1985 : D.U.T  in electronics and informatics, Lannion, University of Rennes I

My research concerns the biological inspired control of humanoids robots. I particularly focus on the neural network biological models dedicated to control the dynamical behaviors of humanoids robots like rhythmic movements of upper limbs when robot is interacting to human, and walking  like normal or abnormal gaits aiming to compensate certain mechanical  deficiencies.