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Benjamin Cerfontaine is an Associate Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Southampton, focusing on the development of innovative foundation and ground probing methods to facilitate cheaper offshore renewable energy solutions. He has been spearheading research on sustainable foundations for offshore wind turbines, employing various methodologies including numerical and physical modelling techniques. Cerfontaine previously held the position of MSCA individual fellow at the University of Dundee from 2017 to 2020 and has extensive experience with silent piling foundations and discrete element modelling. He earned his PhD from the University of Liège in Belgium in 2014, concentrating on hydro-mechanically coupled finite element modelling of suction caissons for offshore wind turbine foundations. His professional interests also extend to infrastructures associated with renewable energy applications, particularly in the context of pumped storage hydroelectricity caverns. Cerfontaine is committed to advancing the understanding of fundamental physical mechanisms that drive the behavior of foundation geo-structures, working on innovative projects that include the ROBOCONE initiative aimed at the intelligent characterisation of sub-surface properties.