0n 14th January 2014, our colleague Dr. Jean-Philippe Malet defended his HDR (habilitation à diriger des recherches) at the University of Strasbourg. It was an honor for M. Jaboyedoff to be a member of this committee with Dr. C. Weber, Prof. GB Crosta, Prof. R. Cojean, Prof. M. Cara, Prof. C. Delacourt and Prof. F. Masson. Dr. Malet showed the great quality of his work during an outstanding presentation.