Franck Boyer

Franck Boyer is a University Professor at the Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Toulouse, affiliated with the Toulouse Institute of Mathematics (UMR 5219) since September 2015. He serves as Deputy Director of the Toulouse Institute of Mathematics since January 2020 and is a member of the Board of the Department of Mathematics at Paul Sabatier University.

His educational background includes being a former student of ENS Cachan (1995-1999), completing his thesis in 2001 at the University of Bordeaux 1, and obtaining his HDR in 2006 from the University of Provence. His academic career progressed from CR CNRS in Marseille (2001-2007) to Professor at Aix-Marseille University (2007-2015) before joining University of Toulouse.

Professor Boyer's research focuses on mathematical analysis of partial differential equations with applications in fluid mechanics. His work spans modeling and simulation of multiphase flows, fractured porous media, nonlinear PDEs from fluid mechanics, and development of finite volume numerical methods. He has made significant contributions to the analysis of Cahn-Hilliard/Navier-Stokes models, non-homogeneous boundary conditions, and PDE control theory including exact controllability properties for parabolic problems.

He has supervised numerous doctoral students whose research has led to academic and research positions across France, working on topics including viscoelastic fluids, multiphase flows, numerical schemes, and boundary controllability of coupled parabolic systems.

• Blaise Pascal Prize from the Academy of Sciences (2016)
• Junior Member of the University Institute of France (2016-2021)

Professor Boyer serves on the editorial boards of ESAIM Mathematical Modeling and Numerical Analysis and ESAIM Proceedings and Surveys. He has been actively involved in academic administration, previously serving in leadership roles for mathematics master's programs and aggregation preparation at both Aix-Marseille and Toulouse universities. His GitHub activity shows ongoing research contributions, particularly in finite volume methods as evidenced by his FVCA8 Benchmark repository.