Scientific committees
Inria's Scientific Council
Responsible for clarifying the research policy of Inria, the Scientific Council plays a role as consultant and expert to assist the Board of Directors.
Its role
The scientific council gives its opinion on the major aspects of the institute's scientific policy, a policy that guides the work of the research teams.
The council gives its opinion on the development of research centres. It ensures consistency between changes in activity and the scientific programmes of Inria. The scientific council rules on the appointment of directors of research centres and their renewal in the position, in agreement with the board of directors.
Its composition
15 members (for a renewable term of office of four years).
- 2 representatives from the fields of computer science and automation;
- 2 representatives chosen from among the users of computer science and automation;
- 6 scientists, from among whom the chairman is appointed;
- 1 representative from the Ministry of Defence;
- 4 representatives of the scientific staff, engineers, technicians, and administrative staff.
Its members
Chairman: Chris Hankin, Director of the Institute for Security Science and Technology and a Professor of Computing Science (Imperial College).
Appointed members
| Yann Barbaux |
Director of the Innovation Works (EADS) |
| Yolande Berbers |
Professor, Katholic University of Leuven (KUL) |
| François Bichet |
Chief Technology Strategist (Dassault Systèmes) |
| Jacques Blanc-Talon |
Head of the Scientific Domain Information Engineering and Robotics (DGA) |
| Luca Cardelli |
Principal Researcher (Microsoft Research, Cambridge) |
| Yves Caseau |
Executive Vice-President in charge of Technologies, Services and Innovation (Bouygues Telecom) |
| Claudine Medigue |
Leader of the Laboratory of Bioinformatic Analysis for Genomic and Metabolism (LABGeM) |
| Chahab Nastar |
Vice-President, Business Intelligence Research (SAP) |
| Jean-Pierre Panziera |
Director of Extreme Computing Product Strategy (Bull) |
| Olivier Pironneau |
Professor, University of Paris VI (Pierre et Marie Curie) |
Elected members
| Members |
Substitute |
| Albert Cohen (Inria Saclay - Ile-de-France) |
Juliette Leblond (Inria Sophia Antipolis - Méditerranée) |
| André Seznec (Inria Rennes - Bretagne Atlantique) |
Paul Zimmermann (Inria Nancy - Grand Est) |
| Luc Segoufin (Inria Saclay - Ile-de-France) |
Fabien Campillo (Inria Sophia Antipolis - Méditerranée) |
Elected members - Representatives of the scientific personnel, engineers, technicians, and administrative staff
| Member |
Substitute |
| Christine Leininger (Inria headquarters) |
Guillaume Rousse (Inria Saclay -Ile-de-France) |
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