Jean-Michel Simonin is an engineer of mechanics and micro-technology. He is also a doctor of mechanics and civil engineering. He has worked at Univ Gustave Eiffel since 1992. His activities include monitoring of pavement structures, and focus more particularly on the development of non-destructive methods. He first led the development of a new device and written several road inspection guides. He also evaluated the performance of different materials such as GPR or high speed deflectometers for the European project FORMAT. He has led research projects at the national level and participated in several European projects. He participates in national exchange groups (radar, auscultation) and international (FWD user, DARTS, BECATS) on the themes of pavement investigation. He manages the LAboratory for Modelling, Experimentation and Survey of transport infrastructures (LAMES) since 2020.