Romain Wuilbercq
Research Scientist
Paris, Ile-de-France
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Top SchoolRomain Wuilbercq is a research scientist and engineer with nine years' experience at the intersection of aerospace research, teaching, and startup innovation. He holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering and has worked on launch vehicle modelling, hypersonic lifting-body design, and structural FEA for composite wing boxes, bringing deep multidisciplinary optimization expertise to complex aerospace problems. Romain has translated research into practice as an Entrepreneur in Residence co-founding a satellite-imaging startup and as a safety engineer who introduced human-factors-driven maintenance mitigations at Airbus Helicopters. He regularly teaches advanced topics in MDO and hypersonics at leading French institutions, combining rigorous theory with hands-on projects. Based in Paris, he blends academic rigor with entrepreneurial grit and a knack for turning high-fidelity analysis into practical, cost-aware aerospace solutions. An understated strength is his ability to span—from propulsion and mission analysis to human-centred safety—making him effective across the full lifecycle of aerospace systems.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering at Tecnun - Universidad de NavarraMaster of Science - MS, Space Mission Analysis and Design (SMAD), First Class Honours, Master of Science - MS, Space Mission Analysis and Design (SMAD), First Class Honours at The University of GlasgowDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at University of StrathclydeMaster of Engineering - MEng, Mechanical Engineering, Master of Engineering - MEng, Mechanical Engineering at Université de Technologie de CompiègneAerospace Engineering, Aerospace Engineering at University of GlasgowAerospace Summer School, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Aerospace Summer School, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at Beihang University
French, English, Spanish, Italian
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Github Skills (2)
colony9
python8
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (2)
rwuilbercq/Forest
Jan 2017 - Nov 2023
Contributions:4 pushes in 6 years 11 months
rwuilbercq/Hive
Jan 2017 - Apr 2021
Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm in Python.
Contributions:1 release, 22 commits, 1 PR in 4 years 4 months
pythonbeeartificialpython3colony
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