Nicolas Forcadel

Nicolas Forcadel is a Full Professor at INSA Rouen, directing the Mathematics Laboratory. His research focuses on optimal control, homogenization of non-linear Hamilton-Jacobi equations, dislocation dynamics, and traffic flow modeling with non-local terms.

• Education: PhD in Applied Mathematics (ENPC, 2007), HDR (Université Paris Dauphine, 2011)
• Leadership: ANR COSS (2022–2026), M2SINUM (2018–2021), M2NUM (2014–2019)

His work bridges mathematical theory and numerical methods, including generalized Fast Marching Method and viscosity solutions. He has supervised 10 doctoral students, including Zhiping Rao and Mamdouh Zaydan, and served on the scientific council of Normandie Université’s digital science pole since 2017.

• Scientific awards: Thesis prize from ENPC (2007)
• Grants: SADCO (EU), AMAM (ANR), IDEE (ANR), HJnet (ANR)

He teaches courses in optimization, numerical analysis, and viscosity solutions, and leads research on PDEs on networks and traffic flow homogenization.