Curriculum Vitae

ENS Paris-Saclay,
Laboratoire de Mécanique Paris-Saclay,
4, Avenue des Sciences, 91190 Gif-Sur-Yvette.

mail : arnaud.montabert@ens-paris-saclay.fr
tel : (+33) 6 46 87 32 01
Orcid : 0000-0002-0590-5410

Research interests

Quantitative archaeoseismology, historical seismicity, building archaeology, engineering seismology, ground motion characterization, earthquake engineering, ancient masonry modelling, continuum model strategy, block-based model strategy, Operational Modal Analysis, Finite Element Model updating, Numerical Optimization strategy, vibration analysis, Motion magnification, segmentation technique, image processing.

Education & Position

2023 - Present

Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay, Laboratoire de Mécanique Paris-Saclay
Assistant Professor. Quantitative archaeoseismology, vibration-based model updating, structural health monitoring applied to Cultural Heritage buildings.
Head of research operation No. 2 within the OMEIR team, "Reliability, Vulnerability and Resilience of structures and infrastructures facing natural hazards and ageing", since January 2026.

2023

Research group on ancient masonry structures at Roma Tre
Postdoctoral researcher. Motion magnification and segmentation techniques for Cultural Heritage.

2021 - 2023

Laboratoire de Mécanique Parias-Saclay, CNRS/U.M.R.9026
Postdoctoral researcher. Strategy to model medieval towers impacted by past earthquakes.

2017 - 2021

Laboratoire de Géologie of Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS/U.M.R.8538
PhD candidate in Geophysics and Earthquake Engineering co-supervised with:

  • Bureau d'Evaluation des Risques Sismiques pour la Sûreté des Installations (IRSN/BERSSIN)
  • Laboratoire de Modélisation et d’Analyse de la Performance des Structures (IRSN/LMAPS)
In collaboration with:
  • Laboratoire d'Archéologie & Philologie d’Orient et d’Occident(ENS/AoRoC), UMR 8546
  • Università di Sienna, Dipartimento Scienze storiche e dei beni culturali
  • Università degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Architettura (UnFI/DIDA)

2015 - 2017

Ecole Normale Supérieure

  • Diploma of Ecole Normale Supérieure with a major in geophysics and minor in archaeological sciences
  • Master Degree in geophysics (ENS-IPGP) with highest honors
  • Master Degree in archaeological sciences (ENS) with highest honors

2015

Entrance exam at Ecole Normale Supérieure

2013 - 2015

Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Géologie
Diploma in Geosciences, Geotechnics and Civil Engineering with highest honor (rank : 2/119)

2011 - 2013

Lycée Carnot
CPGE Mathematics and Physics with a minor in computer sciences (level A+)

2011

Lycée Louis-Davier - Highschool Diploma
Minor in mathematics with highest honors

Teaching

Teaching at ENS Paris-Saclay

2026 - Now

2026 - Now

2026 - Now

2026 - Now

2026 - Now

2026 - Now

2024 - Now

2023 - Now

2022 - Now

2022 - Now

Instrumentation et surveillance structurelle des ouvrages (L3)

Méthodes de résolution des systèmes non linéaires (L3)

Caractérisation géophysique de la subsurface (M1)

Ondes et acoustique physique (M1)

Génie sismique (M1)

Structure du patrimoine (M1, photogrammétrie architecturale)

Module « Première Expérience Immersive de Recherche » (PEIR, M1)

Responsable de l’Année de Recherche Prédoctorale à l’Étranger (ARPE, M2 / 4th year)

Lecture in Earthquake Engineering, M1, DER GC ENS Paris-Saclay

Lecture « Matériaux du Patrimoine », M1, ENS Paris-Saclay

Teaching during my PhD at ENS Paris

2017 - Now :

2021

2020

2018

2018

2018

2018

Moniteur at Département des Géosciences, Ecole Normale Supérieure

Instructor in the MOOC From seismology to Earthquake Engineering directed by Jean-François Semblat, Ecole Polytechnique

Seismology (TP/TD), signal processing, matlab code, responsable : Matthias Delescluse, Niveau L3/M1

Méthodes numériques et méthodes inverses (TP/TD), responsable : Romain Jolivet, niveau M1

Stage de cartographie, Barles, responsable : Patrick Meunier, Niveau L3

An introduction to quantitative archaeoseismology, intervention dans le cours Sismotectonique, responsable : Romain Jolivet. Niveau M1. Département des Géosciences. Ecole Normale Supérieure

An introduction to Geology, in Méthodes en archéologie, responsable : Hélène Dessales. Niveau L3, M1, M2. Département des Sciences de l'Antiquité. Ecole Normale Supérieure

Research Experiences

2021-Present
(Present)

2021
(6 months)

2016
(6 months)

2015 - 2016
(2 months)

2015
(6 months)

2014
(6 months)

Postdoctoral position in masonry modelling to study historical earthquakes

  • As an extension of my PhD thesis, the ANR ACROSS aims to define a strategy to characterize historical ground motion based on ArChaeology, inventory of ReConstruction, Seismology, and Structural engineering.

Finalist to MT180 (ma thèse en 180 secondes)

  • This competition aims to promote public understanding my research project to a non-specialist, non-scientific and highly diverse audience giving a concise and convincing presentation using simple terms, images and metaphors in just three minutes.

Intern in earthquake engineering and engineering seismology with J. Clement and Dr. M. Lancieri (IRSN)

  • Computational analysis of dynamic response of nuclear facilities under seismic load
  • Relationship between Engineering Demand Parameters and Intensity Measures

Associate researcher in the RECAP ANR program under the supervision of Dr. H. Dessales (ENS/AOROC)

  • Stratigraphic analysis of building ruins in Pompei to identify damage and post-earthquake repairs associated to the 63 A.D. and 70 A.D. seismic events;
  • Quantifying damage mechanisms from post-earthquake repairs;
  • Studying the evolution of building techniques used by roman workers after earthquakes

Intership in archaeoseismology with Pr. K.-G. Hinzen (Earthquake Geology and Archaeoseismological Group, University of Cologne)

  • Modelling ancient masonry from various building techniques (Inca walls, Roman walls, Hellenistic wall, ...) using a block-based approach
  • Computational analysis of the seismic response of ancient masonry

Intership with Dr. J. Cauzid (GeoRessources laboratory, University of Lorraine)
Physical-chemical analysis (nanotomography, DRX, XRF analysis) of archaeological melting-pot to deduce chemical component of ancient melt found on archaeological excavation.

Skills ans languages

Qualification for Assistant Professor :

French :

English :

German :

Russian :

Computer Science :

Section 35, 36 and 60

Mother tongue

Professional skills (C1 level IELTS exam in 2015)

Professional skills (C1 level from Goeth Institut)

Basics

Python, bash, fortran, C++, matlab, html, css, latex, linux, castem, lmgc90, unity, blender

My second life

2021 - 2023

2013 - Present

2019 - Present

2005 - Present

2017 - Present

  • 1st position at the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Run & Bike championship in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
  • 10th position at the french national Run & Bike championship in 2022 and 2023.
  • 12th position at the french national Run & Bike championship in 2021.

License Fédération Française d'Athlétisme

License Fédération Française de Triathlon

Apiarist. NAPI : A5103968.

Representative at the doctoral council (Ecole doctoral 560 STEP-UP)