Stéphane Foulard

Stéphane Foulard has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Stéphane is currently the CEO of COMPREDICT GmbH, a company focused on using AI-based virtual sensors and analytics tools to enhance vehicle usage insights in the transport and mobility sector. Stéphane is also the Co-Founder and Managing Director of COMPREDICT, where they have been instrumental in developing sustainable vehicle lifecycle practices.

Prior to their current roles, Stéphane served as the Head of Research & Development for a spin-off project named "Load & Lifetime Monitoring of Automotive Components without Additional Hardware." Stéphane also worked as a Research Associate in Automotive Engineering & Mechatronics at Technische Universität Darmstadt - Institut für Mechatronische Systeme.

Stéphane's previous experience includes serving as a Research Assistant at Ecole Centrale de Lyon / Technische Universität Darmstadt, where they focused on developing a real-time and online load monitoring system for automotive transmission components. Stéphane also gained valuable experience as a Member and Lead of the Suspension Department at DART Racing.

Additionally, Stéphane has worked with Gemalto as an intern in their "Logistics" division and completed an internship in the "Production" division at SETMA Europe. Throughout their career, Stéphane has demonstrated a strong commitment to research and development, with a particular focus on enhancing automotive systems and components.

Stéphane holds a Master's degree from Technische Universität Darmstadt, where they also completed their Master's thesis project. Stéphane has also contributed to the field through their doctoral thesis and collaborations with industry partners such as GETRAG, a leading transmission manufacturer.

Stéphane Foulard obtained a Dipl.-Ing. degree in General Engineering from Ecole centrale de Lyon in the years 2007 to 2011. Following this, from 2009 to 2011, they pursued a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Mechanical and Process Engineering (Maschinenbau) at Technische Universität Darmstadt. Finally, from 2011 to 2015, Stéphane completed their Dr.-Ing. degree in Mechatronics and Automotive Engineering, jointly offered by Technische Universität Darmstadt and Ecole Centrale de Lyon.