Christian Duriez
Boston University, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Lille, Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique, Centre Inria de l'Université de Lille, Centre de Recherche en Informatique, Laboratoire d'Automatique, Génie Informatique et Signal, École Centrale de Lille, Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire
Papers
73
Total Citations
3,824
H-Index
31
About
Christian Duriez is a pioneering researcher in soft robotics, whose work has fundamentally shaped how the field approaches modeling, simulation, and control of deformable robotic systems. Based at Inria, France, his research sits at the intersection of computational mechanics and robotics, with a particular focus on applying Finite Element Method (FEM) techniques to enable real-time control of soft robots — a contribution first introduced in his landmark 2013 paper (290 citations) that remains foundational to the discipline. Duriez has been instrumental in developing practical computational tools for soft robotics, including an influential software toolkit (231 citations) that brought rigorous modeling within reach of the broader robotics community. His work on model order reduction (227 citations) addressed one of the field's most persistent challenges: making accurate mechanical models computationally tractable for real-world applications. His recent surveys on model-based control (352 citations) and soft robot modeling (292 citations) demonstrate both his mastery of the field and his commitment to synthesizing knowledge for the next generation of researchers. With over 2,000 cumulative citations across his top works, Duriez stands as one of the most impactful voices shaping how soft robots are understood, built, and controlled today.
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Top Papers
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- 2Soft Robots Modeling: A Structured Overview292 citations · 2023
- 3Control of elastic soft robots based on real-time finite element method290 citations · 2013
- 4Software toolkit for modeling, simulation, and control of soft robots231 citations · 2017
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- 10Real-time control of soft-robots using asynchronous finite element modeling124 citations · 2015