Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, 2019 – 2023
Numerical methods for biological flows laden with deformable capsules and solid particles.
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Master of Science, 2017 – 2018
Engineering physics, Biophysics, High-performance Computing
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Master of Science, 2015 – 2017
Mathematical modeling and numerical simulations
ENSTA Paris (Paris Institute of Technology), Palaiseau, France
Bachelor of Science, 2013 – 2016
Mathematics, Physics, Mechanics, Computer Science
ENSTA Paris (Paris Institute of Technology) & Lycée Pierre Corneille, Palaiseau & Rouen, France
Graduate Researcher, Computational Physicist, Sep 2020 – present
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Created a high-performance, parallel computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code for multiphase flows performing orders of magnitude faster than the state of the art. Received public congratulations for my contribution and my rigorous code documentation and code testing practices from the owner of the widely used open-source Basilisk software. Dramatically improved a high-performance, parallel simulation solver for granular materials by implementing a model decreasing the solver inaccuracies by up to 6 orders of magnitude. Led research collaborations involving physical modeling, computing on parallel machines, confirming fidelity of the solver and models using experimental data, and submitting our findings to top-tier peer-reviewed journals. Demonstrated willingness to learn new methods under minimal supervision. Self-motivated: created my own ambitious goals and met them in a fast-paced environment.
Administrator of the repository of Pr. Wachs’ lab, Sep 2020 – present
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Creation and maintenance of a GitLab repository for our research C/C++ code. Creation of a Continuous Integration (CI) workflow benefitting all developers of the group. Advocation on good coding practices within the lab, through presentations and training.
Mathematics instructor, Sep 2020 – Dec 2020
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Teaching a differential calculus course to 145 first year university students. Implementation of several active learning techniques: flipped classroom environment, problem solving group sessions, continuous feedback.
Graduate Research assistant, Sep 2017 – Jan 2018
KTH & SciLifeLab, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Optimized Relion, a hybrid CPU-GPU image processing software combining standard Fourier-based image visualization methods with machine-learning and denoising techniques.
Graduate Research assistant, May 2017 – Aug 2017
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Blood rheology relevant to microfluidics blood plasma extraction systems. Responsibilities: designing, conducting and interpreting rheological experiments; mathematically modeling and computing blood flow in a microchip device.
Huet, Damien P., Wachs, Anthony. "A Cartesian-octree adaptive front-tracking solver for immersed biological capsules in large complex domains." Journal of Computational Physics 492 (2023): 112424.
Huet, Damien P. "Numerical methods for biological flows laden with deformable capsules and solid particles" (2023)
Huet, Damien P.; Morente, Antoine; Gai Guodong; Wachs, Anthony. "Motion and deformation of capsules flowing through a corner in the inertial and non-inertial regimes." https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.04129, 2023.
Huet, Damien P., et al. "Granular avalanches of entangled rigid particles." Physical Review Fluids 6.10 (2021): 104304.
Huet, Damien P. "Accurate static contact law and high-order temporal schemes for computations of granular flow dynamics." (2019)
Bourse de mobilité sortante de l’Université Paris-Saclay – A competitive award funding an internship experience completed internationally..
Killam Gratuate Teaching Assistant award – A competitive award ‘‘recognizing those who have demonstrated skills, abilities and contributions that result in a high level of respect from undergraduate students and academic or course supervisors.” Prize amount: CAD$1,000..
Four-year fellowship – Full coverage of tuitions and compensation for four years of doctoral studies..