Xavier Legrand

Xavier Legrand is a Full Professor at École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Industries Textiles (ENSait) in Roubaix, France, where he serves as Team Leader of the 'Mechanic for Textiles and Composite' research group at Laboratoire Génie et Matériaux Textiles. With academic positions dating back to 2002, he has established himself as a leading expert in textile mechanics and composite materials engineering.

His educational background and professional development have positioned him at the forefront of textile composite research, focusing on mechanical design, modeling, and material characterization. His research expertise spans across multiple critical areas of composite materials development.

• Mechanical design of devices and processes for fiber orientation control
• Testing and modeling of textile structures
• Data analysis of mechanical test results
• Development of 3D textile structuring technologies

His publication record demonstrates significant contributions to the field, with emphasis on textile reinforcement techniques, composite manufacturing processes, and material behavior analysis. Recent work shows a strong focus on tufting technology for through-the-thickness reinforcement, precision slitting for wrinkle prevention, and sustainable material development using textile waste.

Scientific Recognition:

• Innovation prize in 2009 awarded by the PRES Lille Nord de France for the Raid OUTILS project
• 16 PhD students supervised
• 23 patents granted
• 60 peer-reviewed journal articles
• 100+ international conference presentations

Professor Legrand actively collaborates on major research projects including Comp3DRe (stamping of stitched preforms), Mappic 3D (development of composite stiffener crossings), and ALCAS (3D textile structuring technology). His teaching portfolio includes Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Innovation, Composite Process, and Mechanics of Composite Materials courses.