Prof. Dr. Habil. Montemurro earned his Ph.D. in Mechanics from Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI in 2012, focusing on optimal design strategies for engineering modular systems. He obtained his Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR) from Université de Bordeaux in 2018. His educational journey includes a Master's and Bachelor's degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Università di Pisa, Italy.
Currently, he is Full Professor at Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology and heads the CIRD Teaching Department. He serves also as the Director of the Joint Research Laboratory COSiMS, established between Institut de Mécanique et d'Ingénierie (I2M) in Bordeaux and Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives (CEA).
Throughout his career, Prof. Dr. Habil. Montemurro has garnered numerous awards and recognitions for his contributions to the field, including being ranked in the world's top 2% scientists by Stanford University and receiving the Prix Daniel Valentin by French Society of Composite Materials (Association pour les MAtériaux Composites) for his outstanding research on the multi-scale design and optimisation of composite structures.
In addition to his research endeavors, he is actively involved in teaching activities, delivering lectures at Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology (ENSAM) in Bordeaux-Talence, and contributing to high-level engineering training programs.
His research activities focus on the development of: (a) multi-scale optimisation strategies for composite materials and structures, (b) topology optimisation algorithms based on NURBS hyper-surfaces, (c) multi-scale global/local modelling strategies for anisotropic structures, (d) development of theoretical models based on tensor invariants for anisotropic materials and structures. He is (and he has been) coordinator and/or responsible for the I2M laboratory, of ten French and European projects focusing on new topology/anisotropy optimisation methods for additive manufacturing and on new multi-scale optimisation approaches for variable-stiffness composites. His research and teaching activities reflect his commitment to advancing knowledge in the field of engineering.
Prof. Dr. Habil. Montemurro is author or co-author of 160 research works including papers in international peer reviewed journals, chapters in books and international referenced conference proceedings.