Nathan Lichtlé, who completed his PhD at École des Ponts under the co-supervision of Amaury Hayat (CERMICS) and Alexandre Bayen (UC Berkeley), has received the 2025 Prix de thèse des Ponts, the school’s prize for the best PhD thesis, offered by the Fondation des Ponts. His thesis on the control of dynamic systems, combining theoretical advances with large-scale real-world applications in reinforcement learning and traffic systems, was praised for its scientific excellence, the clarity and pedagogy of his presentation, as well as his strong involvement in teaching, student supervision, and scientific outreach.
