Francisco Chinesta, is currently Professor of Computational Mechanics Nantes (France) and titular of the EADS Corporate Foundation International Chair on Advanced Modeling of Composites Manufacturing Processes. He is the author of several publications in specialized journals; he is editor of the International Journal of Material Forming member of the editorial board of a great number of international journals.
He has received prizes and distinctions but his main quality is his passion for science and engineering, and transfer his knowledge to students and to everyone with an interest in science. Christine Evain is an Associate Professor at the Ecole Centrale of Nantes. She has written several books and articles on the book and the film industries and on Canadian authors. She is currently working on expanding her collaboration with scientists such as Francisco Chinesta.