M. Farhat earned his Master's degree in mechanical engineering from Institut Nationale Polytechnique de Grenoble (France) and completed his PhD at EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland). In 1995, he joined Hydro-Quebec's R&D department in Montréal, Canada, where he oversaw numerous research projects pertaining to hydro and nuclear power plants. Since 2001, he is senior scientist, lecturer, and head of Cavitation Research Group at EPFL. His research combines fundamental approach and cutting-edge experimentation to tackle practical challenges across hydropower, marine propulsion, healthcare, and water management sectors. In 2019, he was appointed as Honorary Professor at Jiangsu University in Zhenjiang, China.