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Biography
Dr Christophe Bastien is an Associate Professor in Transport Safety, leading the Transport Safety and Simulation research group. He has over 27 years of industrial and academic experience in the field of vehicle safety evidenced by 21 patents, 29 journal publications and 125 citations. Winner of the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award 2021 on “Delivering Improved Pedestrian Post Crash Triage”, his research expertise relates to the field of human traumatology computation in transport settings. A recent research output is an innovative computer method, based on Peak Virtual Power (PVP), showing to predict accurately soft tissue injuries compared to post-mortem information. His group has created a trauma research method, which has been implemented worldwide as part of the Total Human Model for Safety (THUMS), developed by JSOL. He leads the trauma simulation strategy of The Central Trauma Research and Innovation Platform (C-TRIP), fostering innovation collaborations between UHCW, the University of Warwick (UoW) and Coventry University (CU). Dr Christophe Bastien lectures crashworthiness modelling using explicit finite element, as well as vehicle safety, which he teaches at undergraduate, postgraduate and industry level.
Dr Bastien’s interests are also in the quantification of human injury risks, trauma characterisation and comfort in future Connected Autonomous Vehicles.
Prior to joining Coventry University, Dr Bastien worked for Matra Datavision, MSX and Corus as a CAE technical specialist for 13 years. He has contributed to the development of the Jaguar X-Type for interior head impact protection (FMVSS201), as well as for the design and analysis of the Jaguar XK for pedestrian legislation. When he joined Corus, he continued to focus on pedestrian safety and developed new skills in highway engineering design and analysis.
Research Interests
Traumatology modelling; Transport safety Automotive Safety; Artificial Intelligence; Machine Learning; Optimisation
Vision Statement
I aspire to research and develop advanced computer tools and techniques in the field of transportation to prevent or mitigate traumatic injuries sustained by humans (occupants and pedestrians), with the purpose to save lives and improve rehabilitation. My ultimate goal is to supply paramedics with innovative real-time diagnosis tools, support the police force by providing avant-garde forensic methods, and create new numerical techniques to revolutionise the way vehicles are designed by considering age, gender and anthropometric variations. In the far future, I would like my research to revolutionise the coronial process by replacing intrusive post-mortem by VCT, so that ethnic minorities’ religious burial needs are met, as well reducing the pain from grieving families by avoiding unnecessary stress due to its non-intrusive nature.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Optipress Stepped change in precision and strength optimisation capability for steel fabrications
Christensen, J., Bastien, C. & Wilson, A.
Project: Research
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Reducing Road Traffic Casualties through Improved Forensic Techniques and Vehicle Design (RoaD)
1/03/18 → 29/02/20
Project: Research
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Trusted Intelligent Connected Autonomous Vehicles (TIC-IT)
Parkes, A., Bastien, C., Davies, H. & Ekambaram, K.
1/01/18 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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A machine learning based optimisation method to evaluate the crushing behaviours of square tubes with rectangular-hole-type initiators
Liang, R., Xu, F., Liu, N., Liu, X., Bastien, C. & Zhang, C., 30 Mar 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Crashworthiness. (In-Press), p. (In-Press) 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A methodology to investigate and optimise the crashworthiness response of foam-filled twelve right angles thin-walled structures under axial impact
Liang, R., Hu, Y., Jiang, C. & Bastien, C., 15 Apr 2023, In: Composite Structures. 310, 116736.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Peak Virtual Power Concept to Compute Brain Injuries Associated with Concussion
Bastien, C., Neal-Sturgess, C. E., Panno, R., Shrinivas, V. & Scatina, A., 12 Jun 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Head Neck & Spine Surgery. 5, 1, 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Efficient crash structure design for road traffic accidents of tomorrow
Christensen, J., Wilson, A., Bastien, C. & Kayvantash, K., 3 Sept 2023, In: International Journal of Crashworthiness. 28, 5, p. 629-648 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Energy Absorption Performance of Bionic Multi-Cell Tubes Inspired by Shrimp Chela
Liang, R., Liu, X., Mo, L., Huang, H. & Bastien, C., Oct 2023, In: Composite Structures. 36, 5, p. 754-762 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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SIMBIO-M 2022
Christophe Bastien (Organiser)
21 Jun 2022 → 22 Jun 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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The Institute for Traffic Accident Investigators 'Crash Day'
Christophe Bastien (Speaker)
9 Jun 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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A Numerical Framework to Improve Computer Model Correlation
Christophe Bastien (Speaker), Alexander Diederich (Speaker), Jesper Christensen (Speaker) & Shahab Ghaleb (Speaker)
22 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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The Use of Machine Learning to Determine Occupants’ Pre-Crash Motion in Emergency Braking
Christophe Bastien (Speaker), Alexander Diederich (Speaker) & Mike Blundell (Speaker)
21 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Altair UK Education Conference
Christophe Bastien (Speaker), Jesper Christensen (Speaker) & Alexis Wilson (Speaker)
30 Jun 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Prizes
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Delivering Improved Pedestrian Post Crash Triage
Bastien, Christophe (Recipient), Davies, Huw (Recipient), Sturgess, Clive Neal (Recipient) & Wellings, Richard (Recipient), 2 Nov 2021
Prize: National/international honour
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Press/Media
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A Computer Method to Calculate Occupants’ Pre-Crash Kinematics under extreme braking in Rotated Seat Arrangements
Christophe Bastien, Mike Blundell & Alexander Diederich
9/03/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Coventry University research could help paramedics save patients roadside
3/07/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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A Pedestrian Trauma Database to save Pedestrians
30/05/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Groundbreaking Coventry University research could hand life-saving boost to paramedics treating pedestrian casualties
18/05/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Thesis
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The Prediction Of Kinematics And Injury Criteria Of Unbelted Occupants Under Autonomous Emergency Braking
Author: Bastien, C., 2014Supervisor: Blundell, M. (Supervisor) & Sturgess, C. N. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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