Contact
INRIA Centre d'Université Côte d'Azur
Bâtiment Galois, Bureau G24
2004 Route des Lucioles
06092 Valbonne, France
Email: lucas.palazzolo@inria.fr
About Me
I am a third-year Ph.D. student in the Calisto team at Inria Université Côte d’Azur, working under the supervision of Laetitia Giraldi and Mickaël Binois. My research is supported by the ANR NEMO project and focuses on the shape optimization and optimal control of microswimmers using Bayesian optimization methods.
Research Topic
My PhD focuses on mathematical modeling and optimization with applications to the study of microswimmers, microscopic organisms or synthetic micro-robots capable of self-propulsion in fluid environments. Microswimmers, such as bacteria or flagellated micro-robots, operate in regimes where viscous forces dominate. Understanding and optimizing their movement has important implications for biomedical engineering, targeted drug delivery, and micro-robotic design. In my work, I employ Bayesian optimization techniques to address high-dimensional and computationally expensive optimization problems, such as:
- Shape optimization of microswimmers to maximize velocity and propulsion efficiency [1].
- Trajectory tracking and optimal control of flagellated swimmers in complex fluid environments [2],[3].