Professor L. Dieng has been a senior researcher in Civil Engineering structures at Université Gustave Eiffel since 2004. With a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and 20 years of professional experience, he is actively involved in teaching, research, and project management. He is also the Cooperation and Development Director at F’SATI. His research focuses on the structural health of steel bridges, including damage detection, maintenance, and rehabilitation, as well as advanced numerical modeling. Professor Dieng has extensive experience in fatigue performance of steel structures and finite element analysis. Professor Dieng currently leads tasks in European projects such as Seasnake+ and Smartmooring, which aim to demonstrate the feasibility of floating platforms for offshore wind energy and qualify mooring system components and dynamic cables.