Christian Duriez
Chief Executive Officer at Compliance Robotics
Lille, Hauts-de-France
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Top SchoolChristian Duriez is a research-driven executive and robotics expert with 20 years of experience bridging academic innovation and industry impact. As CEO of Compliance Robotics and a Research Director at Inria, he combines leadership in tech commercialization with deep expertise in haptics, soft robotics and deformable-object modeling rooted in a PhD in Robotics. He has led teams (founder of DEFROST) and managed research centers through crises, and his international collaborations include visiting research at Stanford and postdoctoral work in prominent US medical research centers. Known for translating complex scientific problems into practical products, he also advises medical simulation company InSimo, highlighting a focus on clinical and regulatory applications. Based in Lille, France, he blends hands-on technical credibility with strategic stewardship of research-to-market pathways. An underappreciated strength is his track record of stabilizing organizations during transitions while maintaining research productivity.
19 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Engineering degree (eq. Mater degree), Mechanics, Control, Computer science, Design, Engineering degree (eq. Mater degree), Mechanics, Control, Computer science, Design at Institut catholique d'Arts et MétiersPhD, Robotics, PhD, Robotics at Université Évry Paris-Saclay
Github Skills (13)
simulation10
engine10
cpp10
physics10
simulate10
medical10
simulator10
sofa-framework10
plugin10
robotics9
theory6
machine-learning2
deep-learning2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
sofa-framework/sofa
Sep 2016 - May 2023
Real-time multi-physics simulation with an emphasis on medical simulation.
Contributions:5 PRs, 4 pushes, 2 branches in 6 years 8 months
physicssofa-frameworkcppmulti-physicsphysics-simulation
sofa-framework/BeamAdapter
May 2017 - Dec 2018
Plugin implementing Kirchhoff rods to simulate any 1D flexible structure
Contributions:53 commits, 1 comment in 1 year 7 months
simulatesofa-frameworkpluginflexible
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