Ludovic Thilly

He is Full Professor at the University of Poitiers. Since 2012, he is Executive Vice-Rector in charge of European Networks. Member of the Executive Board of the Coimbra Group since 2015, he was first elected Chair in June 2017, re-elected in June 2020 and again in June 2024. Professor Thilly is Coordinator of the EC2U Alliance of European Universities. He also coordinates FOREU2, the informal group of the 24 European University Alliances selected in 2020. Ludovic Thilly is a Physicist and works on the deformation mechanisms of (nano-)materials. He has co-authored 70+ publications in international peer-reviewed journals (incl. 4 book chapters) and given 50+ invited lectures at international conferences and institutions.