Alban De Vaucorbeil
CTO And Co-Founder at Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Top SchoolAlban De Vaucorbeil is a materials-focused technology leader and co-founder serving as CTO of Beta Docs, combining eight years of applied research and product-building experience in Melbourne. He holds a PhD in Materials Engineering from UBC and progressed from experimental and multiscale simulation research to computational plasticity at Deakin University, translating deep domain knowledge into practical engineering tools. His background spans academia and industry—designing thermo-mechanical models for naval applications and developing ballistic materials—giving him a pragmatic, systems-level view of complex physical problems. As an entrepreneurial researcher he briefly partnered with Antler and now leads technology strategy and engineering at a startup, bridging research-grade simulation methods with product delivery. Notably, he brings rare expertise in both fluid–structure interaction experiments and computational plasticity, enabling cross-disciplinary solutions that few CTOs can offer. Based in Melbourne, he blends rigorous scholarship with hands-on development to turn advanced materials research into commercial impact.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Materials Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Materials Engineering at The University of British ColumbiaMaster's degree, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Master's degree, Mechanical and Materials Engineering at École Normale Supérieure de Cachan
French, English, Spanish
Github Skills (18)
simulation10
parallel10
computational-science10
cpp10
lammps9
mpi9
multiphysics9
plot7
mass6
scientific-visualization5
matplotlib5
visualization5
python3
actor3
smtp3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
adevaucorbeil/ArealGlide
Jul 2019 - Dec 2021
Contributions:5 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 5 months
adevaucorbeil/lammps
Oct 2017 - Nov 2019
Public development project of the LAMMPS MD software package
Contributions:2 PRs, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years
lammps
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