Thierry Klein

Thierry Klein is a Professor at ENAC (École Nationale de l'Aviation Civile) since November 2016, previously serving as a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at the Toulouse Institute of Mathematics from 2004 to 2016. His research focuses on probability theory, statistics, and uncertainty quantification, with a strong emphasis on sensitivity analysis (Sobol indices) and applications in aviation, environmental science, and mathematical modeling. He has co-supervised multiple doctoral theses, including those of Nabil Rachdi, Edouard Fournier, and José Bétancourt. His work includes contributions to Gaussian process regression, large deviation principles, and metamodeling techniques for coastal flooding prediction.

Education: PhD in Probability and Statistics from the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (2004), HDR (Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches) since 2016. His research interests span concentration inequalities, martingales, and random trees.

Research Highlights:

• Developed methodologies for statistical inference in complex systems, including aircraft trajectory analysis and environmental reconstruction using pollen data.
• Contributions to open-source tools like the FunGp R package for Gaussian processes.
• International collaborations with institutions in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Colombia.

Grants & Projects:

• Member of ANR-funded projects Riscope and Pepito.
• Scientific cooperation with the University of Havana and the Toulouse Mathematics Institute.

Teaching & Roles:

• Responsible for the statistical research axis at ENAC's DEVI group.
• Contributed to doctoral training committees and administrative roles at ENAC.