Laure Ducoulombier obtained an Engineer degree at Centrale Lille in 2010, then a PhD in 2014 entitled "Design of a new thermal insulation system by exterior for buildings”. This PhD was carried out under the supervision of Pr. Zoubeir Lafhaj and within the company Bouygues Construction, as part of an European project bringing together 5 partners which she managed. At the end of this PhD, she piloted the R&D work carried out by the Bouygues group on 3D printing applied to construction. Since 2017, she has been the leader fir Bouygues of the Construction 4.0 Chair, a major partnership between Centrale Lille and Bouygues Construction. It is a mixed research team where doctoral students, young researchers and Bouygues Construction employees work together to lead the digital transition of the construction sector through digital technology and industrialization. Since 2019, she has also taken charge of Bouygues Construction's R&D division entitled "DesignLab", which focuses on the development of new digital design solutions for construction, BIM, and application of virtual and augmented reality solutions to construction trades. Since 2025, she is a researcher at Centrale Lille on digitalization, industrialization and Construction 4.0.