Graduates from the Class of 2025 recognized for their outstanding achievements

A graduate in Mechanical Engineering through a work-study program, Caroline Lantenois stands out for a journey combining academic excellence, professional development, and personal commitment.

• Joined the engineering cycle after completing a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Sciences at Université Gustave Eiffel, while pursuing a work-study program at EDF
• Demonstrated consistent academic excellence, combined with high-quality performance in the workplace, regularly recognized through positive evaluations
• Earned the University Diploma (DU) “Factory of the Future” alongside her engineering studies
• Made a strong contribution to campus life by serving as president of EPIFREE, the student solidarity grocery store, reflecting her human values and sense of responsibility
• Completed several professional placements in Italy and Spain before being recruited by EDF as a project engineer

A graduate in Embedded Systems, Pierre-Urbain Cogniard stands out for his sustained academic excellence and high-impact technical projects.

• Joined ESIEE Paris after graduating from high school with highest honors, ranking among the top 15 students out of 300, before completing an academic exchange in Bologna, Italy
• Became valedictorian of his engineering cohort and won the Best Technical Project Award for POTATOMATIC, a robotic sorting system designed for agricultural applications*
• Continued to receive recognition with an autonomous F1 car project (Indy Autonomous Challenge) and a selection for the Assises de l’embarqué (Embedded France), where POTATOMATIC won the Public Choice Award
• Completed his fourth-year internship at Grimme in Germany, a world leader in potato technology
• Ranked first in his class during his final two years of study while simultaneously preparing a Professional Certificate in Agricultural Business Management
• Completed his final-year internship at Vitibot in Reims, a French company and global leader in vineyard robotics, as an Embedded Systems Engineer

* Project carried out in collaboration with Alban Ferracani, Paul Gilquin, and Thomas Fournier, ESIEE Paris students.
** Project carried out in collaboration with Alban Ferracani, Lanzo Denoyelle, Cédric Rolland, Pauline Fontaine, and Gabin Delafosse, ESIEE Paris students.

A graduate of the Embedded Systems program, Xavier Beaunol quickly distinguished himself through his passion for entrepreneurship and innovation.

• Developed an entrepreneurial project while still in high school, which enabled him to obtain the national Student Entrepreneur status
• Selected for the Pépite Start-Up Competition (Pépite 3EF) and finalist of the 2022 Trophée des Ingénieurs du Futur – Tech for Good Award for his drone-based freight transportation project
• Received the Public Favorite Award for the best fourth-year projects
• Represented France at the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance Summit in Brazil in 2024, and again in Johannesburg in 2025
• Participated in the World Computing Congress in China and the 2025 Battery Summit in Canada, where he won first prize
• Completed his final-year internship as part of his entrepreneurial venture, creating a consortium with a Senegalese company to respond to an international call for projects, where the team ranked second
• CEO of VTOLIA (BEA Innovation)

A graduate in Embedded Systems, Lanzo Denoyelle began building a research-focused journey at an early stage.

• Completed his first semester through an academic exchange program in Bologna, Italy
• Carried out a research internship at the COSYS laboratory of Université Gustave Eiffel, focusing on a state-of-the-art review of autonomous vehicle competitions and the experimental development of a 1/10-scale vehicle
• Co-authored a scientific publication presented at the Fast-Zero 2025 conference on autonomous racing technologies
• Completed his final-year internship at CEA Grenoble, developing a prototype of an intelligent radar system based on AI and ROS2
• Currently pursuing a PhD at CEA Grenoble, exploring unsupervised approaches for environmental modeling using radar data

A graduate in Energy Engineering through a work-study program, Ashton Bazinet embodies an international journey and a strong commitment to the energy transition.

• Pursued an international education between Canada and Quebec, then began his professional career at Alstom and Amazon as an electromechanical technician
• Founded and developed an appliance repair business incorporating solutions to reduce microplastic pollution
• Joined ESIEE Paris in 2022 and started a work-study assignment at GRDF, before continuing at Akuo Energy, working on energy storage solutions for renewable energy systems
• Completed an academic exchange at Politecnico di Milano, which he successfully completed with outstanding results
• Joined Dioxycle as a Systems Engineer

A graduate in Intelligent Electronic Systems, Corentin Poupry received a Special Jury Award for an exceptionally rich journey and his strong involvement in the life of the school and its institutions.

• Took on student representative responsibilities upon joining the school during the COVID-19 crisis
• Enhanced his academic journey through an exchange program in Bologna, Italy, while ranking among the top 10 students in his cohort
• Served as president of the ESIEE Space association and contributed to the launch of the Hackday cybersecurity challenge
• Extended his impact at the national level as Vice-President of the National Bureau of Engineering Students (BNEI), a student expert for several evaluation bodies, and a contributor to work referenced by the French Court of Audit and the Ministry
• Represented the ESIEE Paris student community at Université Gustave Eiffel and on the ESIEE Paris School Board
• Completed his academic journey with a final-year internship at the French Presidency, before joining the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs as a Data Analyst
• Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Political Science at Université Gustave Eiffel