Team
ilylabs is a research group at École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS) in Montréal, led by Prof. Ilyass Tabiai. Our team works at the intersection of mechanics, materials science, and computational methods — developing new experimental and numerical tools for understanding how materials behave under real-world conditions.
We welcome curious, motivated students interested in composite materials, additive manufacturing, bioinspired structures, and open science. Interested in joining? Get in touch.
MSc alumni
Jason Gunther
| Position | MSc candidate in Mechanical Engineering — Polymer processing, centrifugal spinning, thermoplastic composites |
| Project length | 2021-2024 |
| Co-supervisors | Prof. Martine Dubé |
| Research project | COVID-cottonmasks |
Jason Gunther is a graduate student at ilylabs working on polymer processing and composite manufacturing. His research focuses on centrifugal spinning processes for the fabrication of non-woven fiber materials, with applications in filtration and respiratory protective equipme...
Afsaneh Kheirani
| Position | MSc alumni — Lightweight composite membranes for aerostats and airships |
| Project length | 2022-2026 |
| Research project | Polyproc-3dprintedballoons |
| Master | Polymers & Composites Engineering, ÉTS |
Afsaneh Kheirani completed her MSc at the Laboratory of Ilyass Tabiai (ilylabs), where her research focused on the design and characterization of ultra-lightweight composite membranes for lighter-than-air vehicles. Her master’s thesis contributed to the VELUM project — a novel...
Ruan-Isabelle Richard Soucy
| Position | MSc alumni — Valorization of thermoplastic composite prepreg waste for additive manufacturing |
| Project length | 2022-2025 |
| Co-supervisors | Prof. Martine Dubé |
| Research project | PolyProc-RecycledComposites |
| Master | Mechanical Engineering, ÉTS |
Ruan-Isabelle Richard Soucy completed her MSc at the Laboratory of Ilyass Tabiai (ilylabs), co-supervised by Prof. Martine Dubé. Her research focused on valorizing production waste from thermoplastic composite prepregs (CF/PEKK-PEEK) for use as feedstock in large-scale fused g...
MSc candidate
Dorian Stefan Dumitru
| Position | MSc candidate at Polytechnique Montréal — Deployable composite panels for satellite electromagnetic deorbitation |
| Project length | 2025-? |
| Co-supervisors | Prof. David Melancon (Polytechnique Montréal) |
| Research project | PolyProc-SatelliteDeorbitation |
Dorian Stefan Dumitru is a Master’s student at Polytechnique Montréal, co-supervised by Prof. David Melancon and Prof. Ilyass Tabiai. His research focuses on the design and manufacturing of deployable composite panels that integrate electromagnetic tethers as fiber reinforceme...
Vladislav Liksutin
| Position | MSc candidate in Mechanical Engineering — Non-local mechanics, heterogeneous composite structures |
| Project length | 2024-? |
| Co-supervisors | Prof. Bora Ung |
| Research project | ComplexMats-prediction |
Vladislav Liksutin is a Master’s student at the Laboratory of Ilyass Tabiai (ilylabs), co-supervised by Prof. Bora Ung. His research investigates non-locality in heterogeneous composite structures, connecting peridynamic and non-local continuum mechanics frameworks to experime...
Nino Minashvili
| Position | MSc candidate in Mechanical Engineering — Additive manufacturing |
| Project length | 2025-? |
| Co-supervisors | Prof. Martine Dubé |
Nino Minashvili is a Master’s student at the Laboratory of Ilyass Tabiai (ilylabs), co-supervised by Prof. Martine Dubé. Her research focuses on the mechanical characterization of additively manufactured structures.
Aymen Mtar
| Position | MSc candidate in Mechanical Engineering — 4D printing, smart materials, bistable composites |
| Project length | 2024-? |
| Co-supervisors | Prof. Martin Beauregard, Prof. Conrad Boton |
| Research project | PolyProc-4DPrinting |
Aymen Mtar is a Master’s student at ilylabs whose research focuses on 4D printing and smart composite materials. His work explores photoreactive bistable composite materials with potential applications in adaptive architectural and structural systems. His research contributes ...
PhD alumni
George Gnonhoue
| Position | PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering — Conductive polymer composites for flexible dry EEG electrodes |
| Project length | 2020-2026 |
| Research project | PolyProc-EEGElectrodes |
George Gnonhoue completed his PhD at the Laboratory of Ilyass Tabiai (ilylabs), where his research focused on the development of flexible dry electroencephalography (EEG) electrodes from conductive SEBS (Styrene-Ethylene-Butylene-Styrene) composite materials. His work addresse...
Maryam Shokrollahi
| Position | PhD alumni — Material extrusion additive manufacturing, FFF, anisotropy |
| Project length | 2021-2026 |
| Co-supervisors | Prof. Martine Dubé |
| Research project | PolyProc-consolidate |
| PhD | Mechanical Engineering, ÉTS |
Maryam Shokrollahi completed her PhD at the Laboratory of Ilyass Tabiai (ilylabs), co-supervised by Prof. Martine Dubé. Her research focused on the mechanical performance of parts produced by material extrusion additive manufacturing (FFF/FDM), with a particular emphasis on un...
PhD candidate
Louis Catar
| Position | PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering — Multi-material 3D printing, micro-lattice structures, aerostats |
| Project length | 2021-? |
| Co-supervisors | Prof. David St-Onge |
| Research project | Polyproc-3dprintedballoons |
Louis Catar is a PhD candidate at the Laboratory of Ilyass Tabiai (ilylabs), working on advanced additive manufacturing techniques. His research spans ultra-lightweight micro-lattice structures fabricated by photosensitive 3D printing, multi-material stereolithography (MSLA) w...
Stéphane Hu
| Position | PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering |
| Project length | 2021-? |
| Co-supervisors | Prof. Martine Dubé |
| Research project | ComplexMats-openDIC |
Stéphane Hu is a PhD candidate at the Laboratory of Ilyass Tabiai (ilylabs), working on research in mechanical engineering. He joined the lab in 2021.
Magalie Mambanfui
| Position | PhD candidate — Polytechnique Montréal |
| Project length | 2023-? |
| Co-supervisors | Polytechnique Montréal |
Magalie Mambanfui is a PhD candidate at Polytechnique Montréal, co-supervised by Prof. Ilyass Tabiai.
Sare Moazen
| Position | PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering — 3D printing of polymer/regolith composites for space manufacturing |
| Project length | 2021-? |
| Co-supervisors | Prof. David St-Onge |
| Research project | PolyProc-SpaceManufacturing |
Sare Moazen is a PhD candidate at the Laboratory of Ilyass Tabiai (ilylabs), co-supervised by Prof. David St-Onge. Her research explores 3D printing of polymer/regolith composites for in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) on the Moon, with a focus on recycling food packaging mat...
Nourrine Omar
| Position | PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering — Pulmonary biomechanics, surgical stapling, air leaks |
| Project length | 2021-? |
| Co-supervisors | Prof. Isabelle Villemure (Polytechnique Montréal) |
| Research project | ComplexMats-lungs |
Nourrine Omar is a PhD candidate at Polytechnique Montréal, co-supervised by Prof. Isabelle Villemure and Prof. Ilyass Tabiai. Her research focuses on the biomechanics of the lung, specifically on the ex-vivo characterization of pulmonary tissue mechanics and the impact of sur...