Gilles CHARDON

Gilles CHARDON is an Associate Professor at CentraleSupélec and a member of the Laboratoire des Signaux et Systèmes (L2S). His research focuses on inverse problems in acoustics, sparsity-based methods, and compressed sensing. He holds a PhD in Acoustics from Pierre and Marie Curie University (2012) and an HDR (Habilitation) in 2025. His work includes contributions to acoustic source localization, radar emitter classification using optimal transport, and algorithmic developments for large-scale problems.

**Education**:

• École Polytechnique (2005–2009)
• Telecom ParisTech (2008–2009)
• Master in Acoustics, Music, and Signal Processing (ATIAM) (2008–2009)
• PhD in Acoustics from UPMC (2009–2012)

**Research Interests**:

• Acoustic imaging and sparse signal processing
• Radar signal analysis and optimal transport applications
• Source localization and covariance matrix fitting

**Notable Contributions**:

• Development of the DAMAS algorithm for acoustic source localization
• Work on compressive beamforming and gridless methods
• Publications in IEEE Transactions, Journal of Sound and Vibration, and top conferences like GRETSI and EUSIPCO

**Students**: Supervised PhD/Master students including Pierre Avital, Manon Mottier, Emilien Boizard, and Sarah Roual.