Monica Perez Morales's Thesis Defense
Monica Perez Morales, a doctoral student in the Automation department, will publicly defend her dissertation titled "CEIBA: A Holonic Model for a Sustainable Multimodal Hub of the Physical Internet."
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Le 25/06/2026
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10:30 - 12:00
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Defense
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Mont Houy Campus
Amphithéâtre de l'IEMN
Abstract
This thesis presents the conceptualization and validation of the CEIBA model, a decentralized holonic architecture designed to orchestrate sustainable multimodal hubs within the framework of the Physical Internet (PI) paradigm.
Given the fragility of centralized optimization systems and the historical marginalization of the social pillar in logistics assessment, this research integrates the three dimensions of the Triple Bottom Line (economic, environmental, and social) directly into the decision-making logic of autonomous entities, notably through the Go-Sustainable Holon (GSH) extension, which enforces human safety and well-being (such as driver fatigue) as strict, non-negotiable operational constraints.
Validated by an advanced simulation-optimization study, the research empirically demonstrates that such self-organization ensures a sustainable balance: in the face of stochastic infrastructure failures, the decentralized system maintains a 99.79% completion rate while preventing the collapse of environmental targets and strictly adhering to regulatory thresholds for working hours, thereby proving that local adaptability is the driving force behind hyperconnected logistics.
Simulation
Composition of the Jury
Rapporteurs
- Shenle PAN, Full Professor, Center for Scientific Management - i3 UMR CNRS 9217, MINES Paris-PSL University, France
- Fouzia OUNNAR, Associate Professor (HDR), CRET-LOG, Aix-Marseille University, Aix-en-Provence, France
Examiners
- Hamid ALLAOUI, Full Professor, Artois Laboratory of Computer Engineering and Automation (LGI2A), University of Artois, France
- Anne-Laure LADIER, Associate Professor (HDR), INSA Lyon, Lumière Lyon 2 University, Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, Jean Monnet University Saint-Étienne, DISP UR4570, Villeurbanne, France
Thesis Advisor
- Damien TRENTESAUX, University Professor, LAMIH – UMR CNRS 8201, Hauts-de-France Polytechnic University and INSA Hauts-de-France
Thesis Co-Advisor
- Tarik CHARGUI, Associate Professor, LAMIH – UMR CNRS 8201, Hauts-de-France Polytechnic University
Keywords
Supply Chain, Physical Internet, Simulation, Mathematical Modeling.