Said Rahal is an Associate Professor at CY Cergy Paris University. His teaching focuses on mechanics, mathematics, hydraulics, and CAD. He is responsible for internships within the Civil Engineering Department at the Cergy Pontoise University Institute of Technology (IUT). He is also in charge of sports-related initiatives at the IUT and is an elected member of the governing council of CY University.
In terms of research, Said Rahal is a computational scientist specialising in modelling the poromechanical behaviour of geomaterials, particularly the interactions between cracking and permeability, using FEM. He is also engaged in experimental work focused on the development, characterisation, and 3D printing of environmentally sustainable materials for construction.
Email:Â said.rahal@cyu.fr