Michael Saidani

Professeur

Department

Département de génie des systèmes

Degrees

B.Sc. (École Normale Supérieure), M.Sc. (École Centrale Paris), Ph.D. (CentraleSupélec, Université Paris-Saclay, et University of California-Davis)

Office

A-3477

michael.saidani@etsmtl.ca

Michael Saidani leaning against a window.

Overview

Research units

Visit the website :NUMERIX – Organizational Engineering Research Laboratory for the Digital Enterprise
Visit the website :LIDD – Laboratoire d'ingénierie pour le développement durable
Visit the website :Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en opérationnalisation du développement durable (CIRODD)
Visit the website :Center for Intersectoral Studies and Research on the Circular Economy (CERIEC)

Research Areas

Aeronautics and Aerospace
Sensors, Networks and Connectivity
Sustainable Development, Circular Economy and Environmental Issues
Infrastructure and Built Environment
Innovative materials and advanced manufacturing
Intelligent and Autonomous Systems
Software Systems, Multimedia and Cybersecurity
Health Technologies

Expertise

Design of circular and sustainable product systems
Industrial ecology methods and tools
Modeling, simulation and optimization
Artificial intelligence and machine learning for eco-design
Quantification of environmental impacts
Circularity performance indicators
Life cycle assessment
Circular economy
Industrial engineering

Courses and supervision

Course

3 credits Été 2026

3 credits Automne 2026

Supervision

En codirection avec : Andrew Henderson
Analyse des bénéfices environnementaux des stratégies d'économie circulaire au Québec, par Alice Roze
Automne 2026

Utilité et potentiel des technologies numériques pour augmenter la circularité, par Dorsaf Sfar
Été 2026
Aide à la conception de produits par l’intelligence artificielle, par Ngouana Lado Mouako Ngouana Lado Mouako
Automne 2026

En codirection avec : Julien Trochu
Initiation à l'analyse de cycle de vie des produits (ACV), par Suzanne Clotilde Ngo Bakeneghe
Automne 2025
Digital Product Passport - Cahier des charges technique et fonctionnel pour le Québec, par Ghislain Ngueyep Kwague
Automne 2026
Techniques d'intelligence artificielle pour aider à la conception durable de pièces mécaniques, par Conrad Nicholson Mba Fongnem
Automne 2026

Publications

Jonas Bahlmann, Michael Saidani, Enrico Stoll, Andreas Hein. 2025 « Towards defining the circular space economy ». Affiche présentée lors de la conférence : Doctoral Programme in Computer Science and Computer Engineering Research Day (Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, Oct. 24, 2025)
Lauren Durivault, Ghada Bouillass, Michael Saidani, Bernard Yannou, Abdelhamid Boujarif, Robert Heidsieck. 2025 « Datadriven circularity assessment: Application to the medical system industry ». Affiche présentée lors de la conférence : Journée de l'école doctorale (Gif-sur-Yvette, France, Mar. 27, 2025)
A. Bolowich, M. Saidani, F. Busio, E. Igos. 2024 « Life cycle inventory of information and communications technology equipment applied in precision agriculture ». Affiche présentée lors de la conférence : SETAC Europe 26th LCA Symposium (Gothenburg, Sweden, Oct. 21-23, 2024)
V. Manninen, A. Palomäki, A. Bolowich, M. Saidani, F. Busio, E. Igos. 2024 « Environmental evaluation of digital and connectivity solution for agricultural application with LCA ». Affiche présentée lors de la conférence : 14th International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment of Food (Barcelona, Spain, Sept. 08-12, 2024)
M. Saidani, F. Busio, E. Benetto. 2024 « Providing ‘Whole Life Carbon’ (WLC) data of the building sector to support policymaking and strategic business decision-making ». Affiche présentée lors de la conférence : Science & Technology Meet Policy Event (Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Oct. 07, 2024)
M. Saidani, H. Kim. 2022 « Quantification of financial & environmental benefits tradeoff in multi-generational product family development considering Re-X performances ». Affiche présentée lors de la conférence : REMADE Annual Meeting (New-York, NY, USA, Oct. 27-28, 2022)
M. Saidani, H. Kim, J. Bayless. 2022 « Life cycle assessment and circularity indicators to design future circular and sustainable electric outboards: Results from workshops with industrial experts ». Affiche présentée lors de la conférence : SETAC Europe 25th LCA Symposium (En ligne, Oct. 12-14, 2022)
M. Saidani, B. Yannou, Y. Leroy, F. Cluzel. 2017 « How to close the loop of platinum from heavy vehicles catalytic converters? Framework to evaluate the impact of several promising action levers ». Affiche présentée lors de la conférence : 9th biennial conference of the International Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE) and the 25th annual conference of the International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST) (Chicago, IL, USA, June 25-29, 2017)

Michael Saidani. 2025-12-12 « Encourager l’innovation durable ». Substance ÉTS
Michael Saidani. 2025-12-12 « Toward Sustainable Innovation ». Substance ÉTS

Tianran Ding, Elorri Igos, Michael Saidani, Enrico Benetto, Kahina Mehennaoui, Marianne Houin, Alberto Larraz Tejero, Blanca Pozuelo Rollón, Sonia Martel-Martín, Mario Santiago-Herrera. 2026 « Developing characterization factors for multi-component and high aspect-ratio nanomaterials: Advancing toxicity assessment in life cycle impact analysis ». Science of the Total Environment vol. 1023
Lauren Durivault, Ghada Bouillass, Michael Saidani, Bernard Yannou, Abdelhamid Boujarif, Robert Heidsieck. 2026 « Data for circularity assessment: what, where, and how? ». Journal of Cleaner Production vol. 574
Marie-Sophie Roderich, Michael Saidani, Ana-Luisa Teixeira, Enrico Benetto. 2026 « The environmental performance of upcycling: A comparative life cycle assessment in the apparel industry ». Next Sustainability vol. 7
Dieuwertje Schrijvers, Thomas Schaubroeck, Margarida Vidinha, Michael Saidani, Alexandre Charpentier Poncelet, Milena Amaral, Eduardo Entrena Barbero, María Gallego Fernández, Tomas Rydberg, Naeem Adibi. 2026 « Interim tandems of life cycle assessment methods and circularity indicators - elaboration for the circular bio-economy ». Frontiers in Sustainability vol. 7
Tetiana Shevchenko, Lauren Durivault, Meisam Ranjbari, Zahra Shams Esfandabadi, Bernard Yannou, Robert Heidsieck, Michael Saidani, Ghada Bouillass. 2026 « Circular economy in the healthcare industry: Developing a circularity assessment tool for complex medical devices ». Business Strategy and the Environment
Israel Carreira-Barral, Julieta Díez-Hernández, Elorri Igos, Michael Saidani, Tianran Ding, Tiago Ramos da Silva, Helena Monteiro, Andreas Stingl, Patricia M. A. Farias, Olavo Cardozo, Jesús Ibáñez, Ana García-Moral, Juan Antonio Tamayo-Ramos, Carlos Rumbo, Rocío Barros, Sonia Martel-Martín. 2025 « Driving sustainability at early-stage innovation in production of zinc oxide nanoparticles ». Sustainable Production and Consumption vol. 55. p. 353-372
Claire Franz, Michael Saidani, Hyeonik Song. 2025 « Design for repairability: Scoring device repairability using topic modeling ». Journal of Mechanical Design vol. 147 , nº 10
Zien Hussein, Enrico Benetto, Michael Saidani. 2025 « Integrating planetary boundaries into safe and sustainable by design framework: A systematic literature review ». Sustainable Production and Consumption vol. 60. p. 64-77
Joseph Mansour Salamé, Isabelle Nicolaï, Michael Saidani, Yann Leroy. 2025 « Enhancing and monitoring the environmental performance of complex industrial projects: A communication-based approach ». Cleaner Environmental Systems vol. 18
Tetiana Shevchenko, Sultan Çetin, Bernard Yannou, Julian Kirchherr, Michael Saidani. 2025 « A dual circular strategies hierarchy as a guiding framework for post-disaster recovery and reconstruction: Focus on Ukraine ». Journal of Cleaner Production vol. 524
Annie Guerriero, Federico Busio, Michael Saidani, Calin Boje, Nico Mack. 2024 « Combining building information model and life cycle assessment for defining circular economy strategies ». Sustainability vol. 16 , nº 11
Michael Saidani, Tetiana Shevchenko, Zahra Shams Esfandabadi, Meisam Ranjbari, Jaime A. Mesa, Bernard Yannou, François Cluzel. 2024 « The future of circular economy metrics: Expert visions ». Resources, Conservation and Recycling vol. 205
Tetiana Shevchenko, François Cluzel, Bernard Yannou, Zahra Shams Esfandabadi, Meisam Ranjbari, Michael Saidani, Yuriy Danko. 2024 « Completing the design for product circularity toolkit with hierarchical computation of circularity maturity diagram and redesign circular strategies ». Journal of Cleaner Production vol. 437
Tetiana Shevchenko, Zahra Shams Esfandabadi, Meisam Ranjbari, Michael Saidani, Jaime Mesa, Stanislav Shevchenko, Bernard Yannou, François Cluzel. 2024 « Metrics in the circular economy: An inclusive research landscape of the thematic trends and future research agenda ». Ecological Indicators vol. 165
Yafeng Han, Tetiana Shevchenko, Bernard Yannou, Meisam Ranjbari, Zahra Shams Esfandabadi, Michael Saidani, Ghada Bouillass, Kseniia Bliumska-Danko, Guohou Li. 2023 « Exploring how digital technologies enable a circular economy of products ». Sustainability vol. 15 , nº 3
Sina Leipold, Anna Petit-Boix, Anran Luo, Hanna Helander, Machteld Simoens, Weslynne S. Ashton, Callie W. Babbitt, Alba Bala, Catharina R. Bening, Morten Birkved, Fenna Blomsma, Casper Boks, Alessio Boldrin, Pauline Deutz, Teresa Domenech, Navarro Ferronato, Alejandro Gallego-Schmid, Damien Giurco, Kersty Hobson, Roope Husgafvel, Cynthia Isenhour, Mait Kriipsalu, Donato Masi, Joan Manuel F. Mendoza, Leonidas Milios, Monia Niero, Deepak Pant, Keshav Parajuly, Stefan Pauliuk, Marina P. P. Pieroni, Jessika Luth Richter, Michael Saidani, Marzena Smol, Laura Talens Peiró, Stijn van Ewijk, Walter J. V. Vermeulen, Dominik Wiedenhofer, Bing Xue. 2023 « Lessons, narratives, and research directions for a sustainable circular economy ». Journal of Industrial Ecology vol. 27 , nº 1. p. 6-18
Tetiana Shevchenko, Michael Saidani, Meisam Ranjbari, Jakub Kronenberg, Yuriy Danko, Kirsi Laitala. 2023 « Consumer behavior in the circular economy: Developing a product-centric framework ». Journal of Cleaner Production vol. 384
Jannis Walk, Niklas Kühl, Michael Saidani, Jürgen Schatte. 2023 « Artificial intelligence for sustainability: Facilitating sustainable smart product-service systems with computer vision ». Journal of Cleaner Production vol. 402
Johan Brändström, Michael Saidani. 2022 « Comparison between circularity metrics and LCA: A case study on circular economy strategies ». Journal of Cleaner Production vol. 371
Michael Saidani, François Cluzel, Yann Leroy, Daniela Pigosso, Mariia Kravchenko, Harrison Kim. 2022 « Nexus between life cycle assessment, circularity and sustainability indicators—part II: Experimentations ». Circular Economy and Sustainability vol. 2 , nº 4. p. 1399-1424
Michael Saidani, Harrison Kim. 2022 « Nexus between life cycle assessment, circularity, and sustainability indicators—part I: A review ». Circular Economy and Sustainability vol. 2 , nº 3. p. 1143-1156
Michael Saidani, Ashley Kreuder, Guillermo Babilonia, Pahola Thathiana Benavides, Nick Blume, Seth Jackson, Christoph Koffler, Manish Kumar, Christine Minke, Jennifer Richkus, Cheryl Smith, Michele Wallace. 2022 « Clarify the nexus between life cycle assessment and circularity indicators: a SETAC/ACLCA interest group ». International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment vol. 27 , nº 7. p. 916-925
Tetiana Shevchenko, Bernard Yannou, Michael Saidani, François Cluzel, Meisam Ranjbari, Zahra Shams Esfandabadi, Yuriy Danko, Yann Leroy. 2022 « Product-level circularity metrics based on the “Closing–Slowing Future–Past” quadrant model ». Sustainable Production and Consumption vol. 34. p. 395-411
Jinju Kim, Michael Saidani, Harrison M. Kim. 2021 « Designing an optimal modular-based product family under intellectual property and sustainability considerations ». Journal of Mechanical Design vol. 143 , nº 11
Dongxu Qu, Tetiana Shevchenko, Michael Saidani, Yuanyuan Xia, Yuriy Ladyka. 2021 « Transition towards a circular economy: The role of university assets in the implementation of a new model ». Detritus vol. 17. p. 3-14
Meisam Ranjbari, Michael Saidani, Zahra Shams Esfandabadi, Wanxi Peng, Su Shiung Lam, Mortaza Aghbashlo, Francesco Quatraro, Meisam Tabatabaei. 2021 « Two decades of research on waste management in the circular economy: Insights from bibliometric, text mining, and content analyses ». Journal of Cleaner Production vol. 314
Michael Saidani, Harrison Kim. 2021 « A discrete event simulation-based model to optimally design and dimension mobile COVID-19 saliva-based testing stations ». Simulation in Healthcare : Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare vol. 16 , nº 2. p. 151-152
Michael Saidani, Harrison Kim. 2021 « Quantification of the environmental and economic benefits of the electrification of lawn mowers on the US residential market ». International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment vol. 26 , nº 6. p. 1267-1284
Michael Saidani, Harrison Kim, Jinju Kim. 2021 « Designing optimal COVID-19 testing stations locally: A discrete event simulation model applied on a university campus ». PLoS ONE vol. 16
Michael Saidani, Zhonghao Pan, Harrison Kim, Jason Wattonville, Andrew Greenlee, Troy Shannon, Bernard Yannou, Yann Leroy, François Cluzel. 2021 « Comparative life cycle assessment and costing of an autonomous lawn mowing system with human-operated alternatives: Implication for sustainable design improvements ». International Journal of Sustainable Engineering vol. 14 , nº 4. p. 704-724
Michael Saidani, Bernard Yannou, Yann Leroy, François Cluzel, Harrison Kim. 2021 « Multi-tool methodology to evaluate action levers to close the loop on critical materials – Application to precious metals used in catalytic converters ». Sustainable Production and Consumption vol. 26. p. 999-1010
Tetiana Shevchenko, Michael Saidani, Yuriy Danko, Ievgeniia Golysheva, Jana Chovancová, Roman Vavrek. 2021 « Towards a smart E-waste system utilizing supply chain participants and interactive online maps ». Recycling vol. 6 , nº 1
Jeremy Faludi, Steven Hoffenson, Sze Yin Kwok, Michael Saidani, Sophie I. Hallstedt, Cassandra Telenko, Victor Martinez. 2020 « A research roadmap for sustainable design methods and tools ». Sustainability vol. 12 , nº 19
Michael Saidani, Bernard Yannou, Yann Leroy, François Cluzel. 2020 « Dismantling, remanufacturing and recovering heavy vehicles in a circular economy - Technico-economic and organisational lessons learnt from an industrial pilot study ». Resources, Conservation and Recycling vol. 156
Michael Saidani, Alissa Kendall, Bernard Yannou, Yann Leroy, François Cluzel. 2019 « Closing the loop on platinum from catalytic converters: Contributions from material flow analysis and circularity indicators ». Journal of Industrial Ecology vol. 23 , nº 5. p. 1143-1158
Michael Saidani, Alissa Kendall, Bernard Yannou, Yann Leroy, François Cluzel. 2019 « Management of the end-of-life of light and heavy vehicles in the U.S.: Comparison with the European union in a circular economy perspective ». Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management vol. 21 , nº 6. p. 1449-1461
Michael Saidani, Bernard Yannou, Yann Leroy, François Cluzel. 2019 « Des indicateurs catalyseurs de l’économie circulaire? ». Technologie et innovation vol. 4
Michael Saidani, Bernard Yannou, Yann Leroy, François Cluzel, Alissa Kendall. 2019 « A taxonomy of circular economy indicators ». Journal of Cleaner Production vol. 207. p. 542-559
Michael Saidani, Alissa Kendall, Bernard Yannou, Yann Leroy, François Cluzel. 2018 « What about the circular economy of vehicles in the U.S.? An extension of the analysis done in the EU by Saidani et al. (2017) ». Resources, Conservation and Recycling vol. 136. p. 287-288
Michael Saidani, Bernard Yannou, Yann Leroy, François Cluzel. 2018 « Heavy vehicles on the road towards the circular economy: Analysis and comparison with the automotive industry ». Resources, Conservation and Recycling vol. 135. p. 108-122
Michael Saidani, Bernard Yannou, Yann Leroy, François Cluzel. 2017 « How to assess product performance in the circular economy? Proposed requirements for the design of a circularity measurement framework ». Recycling vol. 2 , nº 1

Michael Saidani, Xinyang Liu, Dylan Huey, Harrison Kim, Pingfeng Wang, Atefeh Anisi, Gul Kremer, Andrew Greenlee, Troy Shannon. 2024 « Calculator for sustainable tradeoff optimization in multi-generational product family development considering Re-X performances ». In Technology innovation for the circular economy: Recycling, remanufacturing, design, system analysis and logistics. p. 159-170. Wiley
François Cluzel, Michael Saidani, Bernard Yannou, Yann Leroy. 2022 « Дизайн для циркулярної економіки ». In ЦИРКУЛЯРНА ЕКОНОМІКА Навчальний посібник (Circular economy handbook). p. 68-84. Університетська книга
Tetiana Shevchenko, Nataliia Shuptar-Poryvaeva, François Cluzel, Michael Saidani, Bernard Yannou, Yann Leroy. 2022 « Індикатори циркулярної економіки ». In ЦИРКУЛЯРНА ЕКОНОМІКА Навчальний посібник (Circular economy handbook). p. 85-104. Університетська книга
Michael Saidani, Bernard Yannou, Yann Leroy, François Cluzel. 2019 « Quels indicateurs de circularité? ». In Les enjeux d’écoconception associés à l’économie circulaire: EcoSD Annual Workshop 2018. p. 113-118. Presses des Mines
Michael Saidani. 2017 « Organiser et réussir son atelier d’éco-innovation en une demi-journée ». In Techniques de l'Ingénieur. Édition TI
Michael Saidani. 2017 « Superviser et prolonger sa démarche d’éco-innovation grâce aux IPEC ». In Techniques de l'Ingénieur. Édition TI

Annie Levasseur, Andrew Henderson, Michael Saidani. 2025 « Dynamic LCA, ecotoxicity and circularity assessment of biobased products ». Communication lors de la conférence : Realise-Bio Annual Conference (Geleen, Netherlands, Nov. 06, 2025)
Lisa Pizzol, Arianna Livieri, Alex Zabeo, Sarah Devecchi, Alberto Katsumiti, Andrea Brunelli, Elisa Giubilato, Michael Saidani, Konstantina Koutsiara, Carlos Fito, James Baker, Blanca Suarez Merino, Stella Stoycheva, Yasemin Ertugrul, Hubert Rauscher, Irantzu Garmendia Aguirre, Danail Hristozov. 2025 « The SUNRISE SSbD integrated impact assessment framework ». Communication lors de la conférence : SETAC Europe 35th Annual Meeting (Vienna, Austria, May 11-15, 2025)
Bernard Yannou, Michael Saidani, Ghada Bouillass, Erwan de Bantel, Lauren Durivault, Marija Jankovic. 2025 « Piloter la circularité et la soutenabilité des organisations – Focus sur quelques briques du Cockpit Digital Circulaire ». Communication lors de la conférence : Congrès interdisciplinaire sur l’économie circulaire (Amiens, France, June 30-July 02, 2025)
J. Nguyen, E. Pion, G. Bouillass, M. Saidani, B. Yannou, H. Ouisse, P. Graff. 2024 « Une analyse environnementale, circulaire et économique du rétrofit électrique: Cas d'étude d'un véhicule lourd ». Communication lors de la conférence : MCV 2024 (Lille, France, 13-14 nov. 2024)
M. Saidani, S. Zinck, E. Benetto. 2024 « Mesurer l’impact et piloter la performance des stratégies d’ économie circulaire : Une approche cycle de vie et normative ». Communication lors de la conférence : 1er Congrès Interdisciplinaire sur l’Économie Circulaire (Montpellier, France, 26-27 juin 2024)
J. Lameh, G. Bouillass, M. Saidani, B. Yannou. 2022 « Digitalisation for a territorial circular economy: Towards an integrated platform ». Communication lors de la conférence : CONFERE22: 29ème colloque des Sciences de la conception et de l'innovation (Bâle, Suisse, 7-8 juillet 2022)
M. Saidani, H. Kim, B. Yannou. 2021 « Circularity indicators and tools for product design: A web-based visualization and selection tool ». Communication lors de la conférence : Design Tool Showcase, ASME IDETC/CIE (Online, Aug. 17-19, 2021)
A. El Ghzizal, M. Saidani, B. Yannou, Y. Leroy, H. Kim. 2020 « Towards a framework to evaluate the life cycle sustainability performance of autonomous systems ». Communication lors de la conférence : eCONFERE: 27ème Colloque des Sciences de la Conception et de l'Innovation (Online, 2 juillet 2020)
M. Saidani, E. Pan., K. Ng, H. Kim. 2020 « New visualization tools for designers to identify bio-based plastic substitutes considering carbon footprint and key material properties ». Communication lors de la conférence : Design Tool Showcase, ASME IDETC/CIE (St-Louis, MO, USA, Aug. 16-19, 2020)
M. Saidani, H. Kim, N. Quan. 2019 « Quantification of the environmental and economic benefits of the electrification of lawn mowers on the U.S. residential market ». Communication lors de la conférence : 26th CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering (West Lafayette, IN, USA, May 07-09, 2019)
M. Saidani, H. Kim, B. Yannou, Y. Leroy, F. Cluzel. 2019 « C-indicators: a web-based platform to monitor and improve the circularity potential of products ». Communication lors de la conférence : ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (Anaheim, CA, USA, Aug. 18-21, 2019)
M. Saidani, A. Kendall, B. Yannou, Y. Leroy, F. Cluzel. 2018 « Closing the loop on platinum from catalytic converters: contributions from material flow analysis ». Communication lors de la conférence : 12th International Conference on Society & Materials, Session 4: Circular economy, beyond the hype (Metz, France, May 23-24, 2018)
M. Saidani, B. Yannou, Y. Leroy, F. Cluzel. 2018 « Circularity indicators: The advisor ». Communication lors de la conférence : ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE (Quebec, QC, Canada, Aug. 26-29, 2018)
M. Saidani, B. Yannou, Y. Leroy, F. Cluzel. 2018 « Taxonomy and choice of appropriate set of circularity indicators ». Communication lors de la conférence : ATA EcoSD (Châtillon, France, Oct. 3, 2018)
Michael Saidani. 2018 « Piloter et catalyser la transition vers une économie circulaire - Outils et indicateurs appliqués à l'industrie des véhicules lourds ». Communication lors de la conférence : French research seminar EcoSD n°37 (Paris, France, 21 juin 2018)
M. Saidani, B. Yannou, Y. Leroy, F. Cluzel. 2016 « Eco-design and circular economy of heavy-duty and off-road vehicles ». Communication lors de la conférence : Research Symposium Inter-Écoles Centrale, CRIEC (Paris, France, June 2016)
M. Saidani, B. Yannou, Y. Leroy, F. Cluzel. 2016 « Towards a circular economy of heavy-duty and off-road vehicles and associated key components ». Communication lors de la conférence : French University-Industry Days on Sustainable Development (Montreuil, France, Oct. 2016)
M. Saidani, B. Yannou, Y. Leroy, F. Cluzel. 2015 « Eco-design and circular economy of heavy-duty and off-road vehicles ». Communication lors de la conférence : Journée de rentrée de l’ED Interfaces (Palaiseau, France, Nov. 2015)

Lauren Durivault, Ghada Bouillass, Michael Saidani, Bernard Yannou, Abdelhamid Boujarif, Robert Heidsieck. 2026 « Bridging the gap between circularity assessment and data governance ». 33rd CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering (LCE 2026) (Kamakura, Japan, Mar. 11-13, 2026) Elsevier
Soufiane El Bechari, Ghada Bouillass, Bernard Yannou, Michael Saidani, Alexandru Volanschi, Robert Heidsieck. 2025 « Measuring and enhancing circularity of the healthcare sector: The circularity model of products and spare parts ». Human-Centred Technology Management for a Sustainable Future: Volume 3: Innovation Management for Sustainability and Resilience, Proceedings of the 33rd IAMOT Conference 2024 (Porto, Portugal, July 08-11, 2024) Springer Nature
Joseph Mansour Salamé, Yann Leroy, Isabelle Nicolaï, Michael Saïdani. 2025 « How does circular economy disrupt business models: The case of ballast reuse in railway projects ». Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility: Proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024 - Volume 4: Clean Energy Transition (Dublin, Ireland, Apr. 15-18, 2024) Springer
Joris Nguyen, Ghada Bouillass, Michael Saidani, Bernard Yannou, Pascal Graff, Hervé Ouisse. 2025 « Applying the building blocks framework for circular economy progress in heavy-duty vehicle manufacturing ». Renewable Energy Towards Decarbonization: Proceedings of the ICEER 2024 The 11th International Conference on Energy and Environment Research (Coimbra, Portugal, July 24-26, 2024) Springer
Tetiana Shevchenko, Bernard Yannou, Michael Saidani. 2025 « Build Back Better for war-torn Ukraine: Dual strategies for integrating circularity in post-disaster recovery ». 25th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED25) : "Design is a Team Sport" (Dallas, TX, USA, Aug. 11-14, 2025) Cambridge University Press
Jonas Bahlmann, Michael Saidani, Vittorio Franzese, Enrico Stoll, Andreas Hein. 2024 « Space and the circular economy: Exploring expert perceptions ». 75th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) (Milan, Italy, Oct. 14-18, 2024) International Astronautical Federation (IAF)
L. Durivault, G. Bouillass, M. Saidani, B. Yannou, R. Heidsieck. 2024 « Leading questions towards building a digital cockpit for circularity in the healthcare industry ». 31st Conference on Design and Innovation Sciences (CONFERE) (Porto, Portugal, July 04-05, 2024)
Claire Franz, Michael Saidani, Hyeonik Song. 2024 « Using design insights from customer feedback to advance design for repairability ». 29th Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference (DFMLC) (Washington DC, USA, Aug. 25-28, 2024) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Michael Saidani, Alya Bolowich, Sabina Bednářová, Tomas Navarrete Gutiérrez, Enrico Benetto. 2024 « Life cycle assessment of a telematics box with ICT impact allocation and quantification - Application to precision agriculture technology and robotics ». 31st CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering (Turin, Italy, June 19-21, 2024) Elsevier
Bernard Yannou, Ghada Bouillass, Michael Saidani, Marija Jankovic. 2024 « The circular digital cockpit: Towards an actionable framework for life cycle circularity assessment and decision ». 31st CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering (Turin, Italy, June 19-21, 2024) Elsevier
Joseph Mansour Salamé, Yann Leroy, Michael Saidani, Isabelle Nicolaï. 2023 « Identification of perceived relationships between environmental performance indicators in ecodesign projects: The case of rail infrastructure projects ». 24th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED) (Bordeaux, France, July 24-28, 2023) Cambridge University Press
Michael Saidani, John Bayless, Dylan Huey, Harrison Kim, Kevin Anderson. 2023 « Life cycle assessment and circular economy indicators to design sustainable electric outboards: Results from workshops with industrial experts ». 24th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED) (Bordeaux, France, July 24-28, 2023) Cambridge University Press
Michael Saidani, Alicia Kim, Madeline Kim. 2023 « The right-to-repair movement and sustainable design implications: A focus on three industrial sectors ». 24th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED) (Bordeaux, France, July 24-28, 2023) Cambridge University Press
Ghada Bouillass, Michael Saidani, José Lameh, Bernard Yannou. 2022 « Digital technologies to advance circular economy at territorial level: Challenges and solutions ». IEEE 28th International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC) & 31st International Association For Management of Technology (IAMOT) Joint Conference (Nancy, France, June 19-23, 2022) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
C. Minke, G. Babilonia, P.T. Benavides, N. Blume, S. Jackson, C. Koffler, M. Saidani. 2022 « Investigating the link between life cycle assessment and circularity indicators: a SETAC/ACLCA working group ». SETAC Europe 32nd Annual Meeting (Copenhagen, Denmark, May 15-19, 2022)
Michael Saidani, Junegak Joung, Harrison Kim, Bernard Yannou. 2022 « Combining life cycle assessment and online customer reviews to design more sustainable products - Case study on a printing machine ». 32nd CIRP Design Conference (CIRP Design 2022) - Design in a changing world (Gif-sur-Yvette, France, Mar. 28-30, 2022) Elsevier
Michael Saidani, Stéphane Le Pochat, Aude Monteil, Bernard Yannou, Jade Garcia, Philippe Osset. 2022 « Benchmark of circularity indicators and links with life cycle assessment ». 10th International Conference on Life Cycle Management (LCM 2021) (Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 05-08, 2021) EDP Sciences
Joseph Mansour Salamé, Yann Leroy, Michael Saidani, Isabelle Nicolai. 2021 « Understanding and monitoring environmental performance of infrastructure design projects ». 23rd International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED) (Gothenburg, Sweden, Aug. 16-20, 2021) Cambridge University Press
Michael Saidani, François Cluzel, Bernard Yannou, Harrison Kim. 2021 « Circular economy as a key for industrial value chain resilience in a post-COVID world: What do future engineers think? ». 9th CIRP Global Web Conference – Sustainable, resilient, and agile manufacturing and service operations : Lessons from COVID-19 (En ligne, Oct. 26-28, 2021) Elsevier
Michael Saidani, Harrison Kim. 2021 « Design for product circularity: Circular economy indicators with tools mapped along the engineering design process ». 26th Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference (DFMLC) (Online, Aug. 17-19, 2021) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Michael Saidani, Harrison Kim, Nawres Ayadhi, Bernard Yannou. 2021 « Can online customer reviews help design more sustainable products? A preliminary study on Amazon climate pledge friendly products ». 33rd International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM) (Online, Aug. 17-19, 2021) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Michael Saidani, Harrison Kim, Bernard Yannou. 2021 « Can machine learning tools support the identification of sustainable design leads from product reviews? Opportunities and challenges ». 47th Design Automation Conference (DAC) (Online, Aug. 17-19, 2021) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Michael Saidani, Mariia Kravchenko, François Cluzel, Daniela Pigosso, Yann Leroy, Harrison Kim. 2021 « Comparing life cycle impact assessment, circularity and sustainability indicators for sustainable design: Results from a hands-on project with 87 engineering students ». 23rd International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED) (Gothenburg, Sweden, Aug. 16-20, 2021) Cambridge University Press
Jinju Kim, Michael Saidani, Harrison M. Kim. 2020 « Optimal product family architecture design and commonality decision for sustainability and intellectual property protection ». 46th Design Automation Conference (DAC) (Online, Aug. 17-19, 2020) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
M. Saidani, H. Kim, F. Cluzel, Y. Leroy, B. Yannou. 2020 « Product circularity indicators: What contributions in designing for a circular economy? ». 16th International Design Conference (Online, Oct. 26-29, 2020) Cambridge University Press
M. Saidani, B. Yannou, Y. Leroy, F. Cluzel, H. Kim. 2020 « How circular economy and industrial ecology concepts are intertwined? A bibliometric and text mining analysis ». Online Symposium on Circular Economy and Sustainability (Alexandroupolis, Greece - Online, July 01-03, 2020)
M. Saidani, B. Yannou, Y. Leroy, F. Cluzel, H. Kim. 2020 « Towards a multi-tool approach to close-the-loop on critical raw materials: a case study on platinum from catalytic converters ». Online Symposium on Circular Economy and Sustainability (Alexandroupolis, Greece - Online, July 01-03, 2020)
Michael Saidani, Erik Pan, Harrison Kim. 2020 « Switching from petroleum- to bio-based plastics: Visualization tools to screen sustainable material alternatives during the design process ». 25th Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference (DFMLC) (Online, Aug. 17-19, 2020) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Michael Saidani, Erik Pan, Harrison Kim, Andrew Greenlee, Jason Wattonville, Bernard Yannou, Yann Leroy, François Cluzel. 2020 « Assessing the environmental and economic sustainability of autonomous systems: A case study in the agricultural industry ». 27th CIRP Life Cycle Engineering Conference (LCE2020) Advancing Life Cycle Engineering : from technological eco-efficiency to technology that supports a world that meets the development goals and the absolute sustainability (Grenoble, France, May 13-15, 2020) Elsevier B.V.
Michael Saidani, François Cluzel, Yann Leroy, Bernard Yannou. 2019 « Testing the robustness of circularity indicators: Empirical insights from workshops on an industrial product ». ICED19: The 22nd International Conference on Engineering Design (Delft, Netherlands, Aug. 04-08, 2019) Cambridge University Press
Michael Saidani, Harrison Kim, Bernard Yannou, Yann Leroy, François Cluzel. 2019 « Framing product circularity performance for optimized green profit ». 24th Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference; 13th International Conference on Micro- and Nanosystems (Anaheim, CA, USA, Aug. 18-21, 2019) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Andreas M. Hein, Michael Saidani, Hortense Tollu. 2018 « Exploring potential environmental benefits of asteroid mining ». Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC (Bremen, Germany, Oct. 01-05, 2018) International Astronautical Federation, IAF
N. Asadi, F. Guaragni, F. Johannknecht, M. Saidani, P. Scholle, J. Borg, D. Panasiuk. 2017 « Success factors of an IPD based approach in a remote multidisciplinary team environment - Reflections on a case study ». Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED (Vancouver, BC, Canada, Aug. 21-25, 2017) Design Society
Michael Saidani, Bernard Yannou, Yann Leroy, François Cluzel. 2017 « Hybrid top-down and bottom-up framework to measure products' circularity performance ». Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED (Vancouver, BC, Canada, Aug. 21-25, 2017) Design Society
Michael Saidani, François Cluzel, Yann Leroy, A. Auclaire. 2016 « Time-efficient eco-innovation workshop process in complex system industries ». 14th International Design Conference, DESIGN 2016 (Catvat, Dubrovnik, May 16-19, 2016) Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture