Céline Helbert

Céline Helbert is a Senior Lecturer at the École Centrale de Lyon, affiliated with the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science and the Camille Jordan Institute (UMR CNRS 5208). Her research focuses on statistics, numerical experimental design, and functional data analysis.

• Education: DEA in Financial and Actuarial Sciences (ISFA, Lyon), ICM at École des Mines de Saint-Étienne.
• Research: Expertise in kriging (Bayesian, high-dimensional), Gaussian process optimization, metamodelling for complex systems, and sensitivity analysis for functional inputs.
• Projects: Led the CIROQUO consortium (2021-2024) and contributed to initiatives like Chaire OQUAIDO (2016-2020) and ANR Pepito (2014-2019).
• Students: Supervised PhD candidates including Martin Buisson (automotive design), Reda El Amri (functional uncertainty analysis), and Simon Nanty (stochastic sensitivity analysis).
• Software: Maintainer of R packages DiceDesign and DiceEval for computer experiment design and validation.
• Conferences: Active in organizing events like JDS2022 and GDR Mascot Num workshops.