Governance
Florence Benoit-Moreau
Vice President for Student Life and Social Responsibility
Florence
Benoit-Moreau
Vice President for Student Life and Social Responsibility Florence Benoit-Moreau graduated from HEC Paris and holds a PhD in Management Science from Dauphine - PSL. She is currently associate professor in Marketing at Dauphine - PSL where she is in charge of the Masters’ degree in Marketing and Strategy. Before her career in academia, she was consultant for the BCG (Boston Consulting Group). She is also a member of the Scientific Committee of Dauphine - PSL and member of the Conseil national des universités. Her research addresses questions regarding the link between marketing and society: gender stereotypes, sustainable consumption, collaborative consumption (consumer’s participation, sharing economy…). As of February 2021, she became a member of PSL’s Executive Committee as the Vice-President for student life and social responsibility.
Vice President for Student Life and Social Responsibility Florence Benoit-Moreau graduated from HEC Paris and holds a PhD in Management Science from Dauphine - PSL. She is currently associate professor in Marketing at Dauphine - PSL where she is in charge of the Masters’ degree in Marketing and Strategy. Before her career in academia, she was consultant for the BCG (Boston Consulting Group). She is also a member of the Scientific Committee of Dauphine - PSL and member of the Conseil national des universités. Her research addresses questions regarding the link between marketing and society: gender stereotypes, sustainable consumption, collaborative consumption (consumer’s participation, sharing economy…). As of February 2021, she became a member of PSL’s Executive Committee as the Vice-President for student life and social responsibility.
El Mouhoub Mouhoud
President of the ̳
El Mouhoub
Mouhoud
President of the ̳ El Mouhoub Mouhoud received his doctorate in economics in 1991 from Paris I Sorbonne. He taught as a University Lecturer at Université d’Evry Val d’Essonne, then at Bretagne Occidentale and Université de Paris 13, before joining Dauphine-PSL in 2006. His work focuses on the effects of globalization of the labor market, the competitiveness of territories, business relocation and offshoring, international migration, and development in the North African/Middle Eastern region. He has authored close to 100 scholarly articles and contributed to around twenty books, including Mondialisation et délocalisation des entreprises (2017) and L’immigration en France (2017). El Mouhoub Mouhoud has also served as Scientific Adviser at Commissariat Général du Plan, an advisory group to the prime minister (1995-2007) and as a consultant to the OECD, the UN, and the World Bank. At Dauphine-PSL, he has directed the Bachelor’s program in International Affair
President of the ̳ El Mouhoub Mouhoud received his doctorate in economics in 1991 from Paris I Sorbonne. He taught as a University Lecturer at Université d’Evry Val d’Essonne, then at Bretagne Occidentale and Université de Paris 13, before joining Dauphine-PSL in 2006. His work focuses on the effects of globalization of the labor market, the competitiveness of territories, business relocation and offshoring, international migration, and development in the North African/Middle Eastern region. He has authored close to 100 scholarly articles and contributed to around twenty books, including Mondialisation et délocalisation des entreprises (2017) and L’immigration en France (2017). El Mouhoub Mouhoud has also served as Scientific Adviser at Commissariat Général du Plan, an advisory group to the prime minister (1995-2007) and as a consultant to the OECD, the UN, and the World Bank. At Dauphine-PSL, he has directed the Bachelor’s program in International Affair
Sabine Cantournet
Vice President Education
Sabine
Cantournet
Vice President Education Sabine Cantournet is a research director at the Centre des Matériaux des Mines Paris - PSL (CDM CNRS/Mines Paris - PSL), specializing in the physical and mechanical modeling of elastomers and polymer. After completing her thesis at Sorbonne University (2003), she joined the Centre des Matériaux as a teacher-researcher. In 2006, she moved to MIT as an assistant professor, and continues this collaboration by co-supervising theses. Sabine Cantournet is the founder and holder of the DEEP Industrial Chair in Elastomer and Polymer Design, in partnership with ESCPI Paris - PSL and HUTCHINSON (2017). She also created and directs a Carnot Mines project federating 7 research centers around Polymer Recyclability (2020 & 2023). She is co-author of 45 publications and 3 patents. Head of General Engineering at Mines Paris - PSL from 2014 to 2022, she was also responsible for a number of teaching-related missions (Stanford-France exchange program,
Vice President Education Sabine Cantournet is a research director at the Centre des Matériaux des Mines Paris - PSL (CDM CNRS/Mines Paris - PSL), specializing in the physical and mechanical modeling of elastomers and polymer. After completing her thesis at Sorbonne University (2003), she joined the Centre des Matériaux as a teacher-researcher. In 2006, she moved to MIT as an assistant professor, and continues this collaboration by co-supervising theses. Sabine Cantournet is the founder and holder of the DEEP Industrial Chair in Elastomer and Polymer Design, in partnership with ESCPI Paris - PSL and HUTCHINSON (2017). She also created and directs a Carnot Mines project federating 7 research centers around Polymer Recyclability (2020 & 2023). She is co-author of 45 publications and 3 patents. Head of General Engineering at Mines Paris - PSL from 2014 to 2022, she was also responsible for a number of teaching-related missions (Stanford-France exchange program,
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Vice-President, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development
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Vice-President, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Graduate of MINES ParisTech-PSL, holder of a PhD in the Science and Professions of Engineering, 39-year-old é ٱԾ-é was the European Executive Director of the China-EU Institute for Clean and Renewable Energy (ICARE) from 2010-2012. The Institute promotes higher education and research based on political agreements between the European Union and China. In 2012, he was appointed director of ParisTech Shanghai JiaoTong, an international engineering school founded in partnership with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, before assuming in 2015 the position of Deputy Director of strategy and institutional relations for MINES ParisTech-PSL. He is a member of “40 under 40 - European Young Leaders” and vice president of the Think Tank EuropaNova.
Vice-President, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Graduate of MINES ParisTech-PSL, holder of a PhD in the Science and Professions of Engineering, 39-year-old é ٱԾ-é was the European Executive Director of the China-EU Institute for Clean and Renewable Energy (ICARE) from 2010-2012. The Institute promotes higher education and research based on political agreements between the European Union and China. In 2012, he was appointed director of ParisTech Shanghai JiaoTong, an international engineering school founded in partnership with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, before assuming in 2015 the position of Deputy Director of strategy and institutional relations for MINES ParisTech-PSL. He is a member of “40 under 40 - European Young Leaders” and vice president of the Think Tank EuropaNova.
Jennifer Heurley
Vice-rector for Global
Jennifer
Heurley
Vice-rector for Global Jennifer Heurley is a French Doctor specialized in Political geography. Appointed as Senior lecturer by Aix-Marseille University in 2004, she joined the French Ministry of foreign Affairs in 2006. She was first in charge of archaeology and humanities in the European region then she took the head of the scientific cooperation Unit covering all the research fields. In 2010, she was appointed Deputy Director for Research. In 2014, she became Executive international Vice-President of the Institut Pasteur in Paris in charge of the 32 Instituts Pasteur worldwide. She is also one of the five Members of the Higher education and research Group of the National Council for Development and international solidarity (CNDSI) that reports directly to the French Secretary of State for International Development. On September 1st, 2022, she joined ̳ as Vice President for International Relations.
Vice-rector for Global Jennifer Heurley is a French Doctor specialized in Political geography. Appointed as Senior lecturer by Aix-Marseille University in 2004, she joined the French Ministry of foreign Affairs in 2006. She was first in charge of archaeology and humanities in the European region then she took the head of the scientific cooperation Unit covering all the research fields. In 2010, she was appointed Deputy Director for Research. In 2014, she became Executive international Vice-President of the Institut Pasteur in Paris in charge of the 32 Instituts Pasteur worldwide. She is also one of the five Members of the Higher education and research Group of the National Council for Development and international solidarity (CNDSI) that reports directly to the French Secretary of State for International Development. On September 1st, 2022, she joined ̳ as Vice President for International Relations.
Isabelle Ryl
Vice President Artificial Intelligence
Isabelle
Ryl
Vice President Artificial Intelligence Isabelle Ryl is Professor of Computer Science. She is co-founder and director of PRAIRIE (PaRis Artificial Intelligence Research InstitutE) at ̳, one of the 4 Interdisciplinary Artificial Intelligence Institutes accredited as part of the national strategy. Isabelle Ryl holds a PhD in computer science from the University of Lille, and has spent over 12 years of her career at Inria, in various management positions. She is an expert in innovation issues, particularly artificial intelligence and was a member of the French Innovation Council (interministerial body in charge of defining the major orientations and priorities of innovation policy). She is also a Knight of the Legion of Honor. In March 2024, she became Vice President Artificial Intelligence at ̳.
Vice President Artificial Intelligence Isabelle Ryl is Professor of Computer Science. She is co-founder and director of PRAIRIE (PaRis Artificial Intelligence Research InstitutE) at ̳, one of the 4 Interdisciplinary Artificial Intelligence Institutes accredited as part of the national strategy. Isabelle Ryl holds a PhD in computer science from the University of Lille, and has spent over 12 years of her career at Inria, in various management positions. She is an expert in innovation issues, particularly artificial intelligence and was a member of the French Innovation Council (interministerial body in charge of defining the major orientations and priorities of innovation policy). She is also a Knight of the Legion of Honor. In March 2024, she became Vice President Artificial Intelligence at ̳.
Claude Catala
Chairman of the Academic Senate
Claude
Catala
Chairman of the Academic Senate Holder of a PhD in Astrophysics and Astronomy, Claude Catala has served as President of the Observatoire de Paris - PSL from 2011 to 2020. Previously, he served as Deputy Director of the Toulouse Astrophysics Laboratory of the Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP) from 1999 to 2001, and as President of the National Star Physics Program at INSU from 1999-2003. From 2005 to 2011, he served as Scientific Advisor for Astronomy with MENESR.Tasked with managing large-scale international space projects since 1993, Claude Catala participated in the CoRoT mission on the research of exoplanets and the study of the internal structure of stars, and served as Scientific Director of the PLATO space mission from 2007 to 2012. His research was awarded the Prix Deslandres in 2008 and the SF2A Prize in 1990. He was elected Chairman of the Academic Senate of PSL in January 2021.
Chairman of the Academic Senate Holder of a PhD in Astrophysics and Astronomy, Claude Catala has served as President of the Observatoire de Paris - PSL from 2011 to 2020. Previously, he served as Deputy Director of the Toulouse Astrophysics Laboratory of the Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP) from 1999 to 2001, and as President of the National Star Physics Program at INSU from 1999-2003. From 2005 to 2011, he served as Scientific Advisor for Astronomy with MENESR.Tasked with managing large-scale international space projects since 1993, Claude Catala participated in the CoRoT mission on the research of exoplanets and the study of the internal structure of stars, and served as Scientific Director of the PLATO space mission from 2007 to 2012. His research was awarded the Prix Deslandres in 2008 and the SF2A Prize in 1990. He was elected Chairman of the Academic Senate of PSL in January 2021.
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Chief Operating Officer
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Mangano
Chief Operating Officer éèԱ Mangano is an outstanding research engineer, having worked in higher education for her entire career. After her research into the instrumentation of management in universities, she joined Université Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg I) in 1995, successively occupying the roles of Head of the Management Control Department, Deputy Director of Finance, Deputy Administrative Manager of the Promotional Activities Department, and Administrative Manager of the Chemistry Faculty. In 2009, she became the Director of Finance at the Université de Strasbourg and supported the development of the newly merged university. In 2017, she joined ̳ as Deputy Operating Officer and contributed to defining and implementing the establishment’s strategy.
Chief Operating Officer éèԱ Mangano is an outstanding research engineer, having worked in higher education for her entire career. After her research into the instrumentation of management in universities, she joined Université Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg I) in 1995, successively occupying the roles of Head of the Management Control Department, Deputy Director of Finance, Deputy Administrative Manager of the Promotional Activities Department, and Administrative Manager of the Chemistry Faculty. In 2009, she became the Director of Finance at the Université de Strasbourg and supported the development of the newly merged university. In 2017, she joined ̳ as Deputy Operating Officer and contributed to defining and implementing the establishment’s strategy.
Jean-Brice Rolland
Chief of Staff to the President
Jean-Brice
Rolland
Chief of Staff to the President A graduate of the École normale supérieure, agrégé in Modern Literature, and Docteur ès Lettres, Jean-Brice Rolland spent several years teaching at the university level: Harvard University (1999-2002), Université Paris IV (2004-2007), Université de Reims (2007-2008). From 2008-2013, he served as Advisor to the Director General of France’s National Museum of Natural History. He began his work with Paris Sciences & Lettres in 2013, leading the President’s “communications, strategy and innovation” initiatives until being appointed Chief of Staff in 2014.
Chief of Staff to the President A graduate of the École normale supérieure, agrégé in Modern Literature, and Docteur ès Lettres, Jean-Brice Rolland spent several years teaching at the university level: Harvard University (1999-2002), Université Paris IV (2004-2007), Université de Reims (2007-2008). From 2008-2013, he served as Advisor to the Director General of France’s National Museum of Natural History. He began his work with Paris Sciences & Lettres in 2013, leading the President’s “communications, strategy and innovation” initiatives until being appointed Chief of Staff in 2014.
El Mouhoub Mouhoud
President of the ̳
El Mouhoub
Mouhoud
President of the ̳ El Mouhoub Mouhoud received his doctorate in economics in 1991 from Paris I Sorbonne. He taught as a University Lecturer at Université d’Evry Val d’Essonne, then at Bretagne Occidentale and Université de Paris 13, before joining Dauphine-PSL in 2006. His work focuses on the effects of globalization of the labor market, the competitiveness of territories, business relocation and offshoring, international migration, and development in the North African/Middle Eastern region. He has authored close to 100 scholarly articles and contributed to around twenty books, including Mondialisation et délocalisation des entreprises (2017) and L’immigration en France (2017). El Mouhoub Mouhoud has also served as Scientific Adviser at Commissariat Général du Plan, an advisory group to the prime minister (1995-2007) and as a consultant to the OECD, the UN, and the World Bank. At Dauphine-PSL, he has directed the Bachelor’s program in International Affair
President of the ̳ El Mouhoub Mouhoud received his doctorate in economics in 1991 from Paris I Sorbonne. He taught as a University Lecturer at Université d’Evry Val d’Essonne, then at Bretagne Occidentale and Université de Paris 13, before joining Dauphine-PSL in 2006. His work focuses on the effects of globalization of the labor market, the competitiveness of territories, business relocation and offshoring, international migration, and development in the North African/Middle Eastern region. He has authored close to 100 scholarly articles and contributed to around twenty books, including Mondialisation et délocalisation des entreprises (2017) and L’immigration en France (2017). El Mouhoub Mouhoud has also served as Scientific Adviser at Commissariat Général du Plan, an advisory group to the prime minister (1995-2007) and as a consultant to the OECD, the UN, and the World Bank. At Dauphine-PSL, he has directed the Bachelor’s program in International Affair
Christian Lerminiaux
Director the École nationale supérieure de Chimie de Paris - PSL
Christian
Lerminiaux
Director the École nationale supérieure de Chimie de Paris - PSL Christian Lerminiaux has served as Director of the École nationale supérieure de Chimie de Paris - PSL School of Engineering since December 2014. Previous to this post, he served as Executive Director of the National Association for Research and Technology (ANRT) and headed up the Université de Technologie de Troyes (UTT). Christian Lerminiaux served as President of CDEFI, the Conference of French Engineering School Directors. A graduate of ENS Cachan (1977-1982), Christian Lerminiaux is Agrégé in Physics and holds a PhD in Atomic Physics. In 1989, he began working for the U.S. company Corning, a world-class leader in fiber optics. In 2001, he was appointed Global Director of Technology for optics technologies and components.He served as Director of Microsystems Programs at CEA Leti from 2003-2004. Christian Lerminiaux is a Knight (Chevalier) of the French Légion d’Honneur.
Director the École nationale supérieure de Chimie de Paris - PSL Christian Lerminiaux has served as Director of the École nationale supérieure de Chimie de Paris - PSL School of Engineering since December 2014. Previous to this post, he served as Executive Director of the National Association for Research and Technology (ANRT) and headed up the Université de Technologie de Troyes (UTT). Christian Lerminiaux served as President of CDEFI, the Conference of French Engineering School Directors. A graduate of ENS Cachan (1977-1982), Christian Lerminiaux is Agrégé in Physics and holds a PhD in Atomic Physics. In 1989, he began working for the U.S. company Corning, a world-class leader in fiber optics. In 2001, he was appointed Global Director of Technology for optics technologies and components.He served as Director of Microsystems Programs at CEA Leti from 2003-2004. Christian Lerminiaux is a Knight (Chevalier) of the French Légion d’Honneur.
Sandy Ouvrier
Director of Conservatoire National Supérieur d’Art Dramatique - PSL
Sandy
Ouvrier
Director of Conservatoire National Supérieur d’Art Dramatique - PSL Former student of the Conservatoire, actress and director, she co-directed the DRAO acting collective and has been teaching acting at the CNSAD-PSL for over 15 years. In 1990, she graduated from the Cours Florent, then joined the CNSAD-PSL until 1993. She then began her career as an actress, working with director Daniel Mesguich. From 1999 to 2004, she taught acting at the Cours Florent. She continued her career as a stage actress and co-director. From 2004 to 2007, she was a guest lecturer in high schools, then directed a masterclass at Princeton University in the United States Princeton University until 2016. Sandy Ouvrier took up her new position on July 1, 2023.
Director of Conservatoire National Supérieur d’Art Dramatique - PSL Former student of the Conservatoire, actress and director, she co-directed the DRAO acting collective and has been teaching acting at the CNSAD-PSL for over 15 years. In 1990, she graduated from the Cours Florent, then joined the CNSAD-PSL until 1993. She then began her career as an actress, working with director Daniel Mesguich. From 1999 to 2004, she taught acting at the Cours Florent. She continued her career as a stage actress and co-director. From 2004 to 2007, she was a guest lecturer in high schools, then directed a masterclass at Princeton University in the United States Princeton University until 2016. Sandy Ouvrier took up her new position on July 1, 2023.
Coralie Chevallier
Member of the Executive Board, Institut Curie
Coralie
Chevallier
Member of the Executive Board, Institut Curie Coralie Chevallier holds a PhD in Cognitive science. She conducted her doctoral work at the University of Lyon and University College London. After several years at King's College London and then at the University of Pennsylvania, she joined INSERM in 2014, within the Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience Laboratory of the École normale supérieure - PSL. She is now head of the Evolution and Social Cognition team where she develops a research program on evolutionary, environmental and cognitive determinants of social behavior. She also works on ways to integrate insights from social cognition in the design and deployment of public policies related to health, environment and education. After serving as the Dean of studies in the Department of Cognitive Science at ENS, she joined PSL's executive team from 2021 to 2023 as Vice President for Education. She is now member of the Executive Board ath the Institut Curie.
Member of the Executive Board, Institut Curie Coralie Chevallier holds a PhD in Cognitive science. She conducted her doctoral work at the University of Lyon and University College London. After several years at King's College London and then at the University of Pennsylvania, she joined INSERM in 2014, within the Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience Laboratory of the École normale supérieure - PSL. She is now head of the Evolution and Social Cognition team where she develops a research program on evolutionary, environmental and cognitive determinants of social behavior. She also works on ways to integrate insights from social cognition in the design and deployment of public policies related to health, environment and education. After serving as the Dean of studies in the Department of Cognitive Science at ENS, she joined PSL's executive team from 2021 to 2023 as Vice President for Education. She is now member of the Executive Board ath the Institut Curie.
Thomas ö
Director of Collège de France
Thomas
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Director of Collège de France Prof. Thomas ö, Professor at the Collège de France since 2007 (The Hebrew Bible and its contexts chair), has been appointed by presidential decree as the new chairman (administrateur) of the Collège de France, starting September 1, 2019. A specialist of the Bible in the context of the Ancient World, he is an internationally renowned scholar, author of more than 350 scientific publications. His research on the historical study of religion combines a philological and literary approach to texts with ancient history and archeology of the Middle-East. Thomas ö is Knight of the "Legion d'honneur".
Director of Collège de France Prof. Thomas ö, Professor at the Collège de France since 2007 (The Hebrew Bible and its contexts chair), has been appointed by presidential decree as the new chairman (administrateur) of the Collège de France, starting September 1, 2019. A specialist of the Bible in the context of the Ancient World, he is an internationally renowned scholar, author of more than 350 scientific publications. His research on the historical study of religion combines a philological and literary approach to texts with ancient history and archeology of the Middle-East. Thomas ö is Knight of the "Legion d'honneur".
Michelle Bubenicek
Director of the École nationale des chartes
Michelle
Bubenicek
Director of the École nationale des chartes Michelle Bubenicek is a graduate of the École des Chartes and the Institut National du Patrimoine. She holds a Paleography Archivist degree (1994) and a PhD in History (1998), and received her authorization to direct research (HDR) in 2010. She began her career as a heritage curator with the Archives of France directorate of the Ministry of Culture (1995-1999). Elected Lecturer at the Université de Franche-Comté in 1999, she subsequently became Professor of medieval history in 2011 and ran the university’s History Department from 2011-2013. A medievalist specialized in political and social history, she has authored many publications, including: Quand les femmes gouvernent. Droit et politique au XIVe siècle (Paris, ENC, 2002); Entre rébellion et obéissance (Genève, Droz, 2013) and Meurtre au donjon (Paris, PUF, 2014). Since September 1, 2016, she has served as Director of the École nationale des chartes.
Director of the École nationale des chartes Michelle Bubenicek is a graduate of the École des Chartes and the Institut National du Patrimoine. She holds a Paleography Archivist degree (1994) and a PhD in History (1998), and received her authorization to direct research (HDR) in 2010. She began her career as a heritage curator with the Archives of France directorate of the Ministry of Culture (1995-1999). Elected Lecturer at the Université de Franche-Comté in 1999, she subsequently became Professor of medieval history in 2011 and ran the university’s History Department from 2011-2013. A medievalist specialized in political and social history, she has authored many publications, including: Quand les femmes gouvernent. Droit et politique au XIVe siècle (Paris, ENC, 2002); Entre rébellion et obéissance (Genève, Droz, 2013) and Meurtre au donjon (Paris, PUF, 2014). Since September 1, 2016, she has served as Director of the École nationale des chartes.
éé Worms
Director of the Ecole normale supérieure - PSL
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Worms
Director of the Ecole normale supérieure - PSL éé Worms was appointed Director of the ENS - PSL in March 2022. He specializes in Bergson and contemporary French philosophy. He is the Director of CIEPFC, the International Centre for Contemporary French Philosophy Studies, and the author of many publications. A former student of the ENS (1982), he was ranked first in the agrégation in Philosophy in 1986 and defended his doctoral thesis in 1995 at the University of Clermont-Ferrand. He became a lecturer and a professor in Philosophy at Charles de Gaulle University in Lille (Lille III) for ten years. He joined the ENS in 2013 and had been Deputy Director of Literature there since 2015. As a philosopher, his centers of interest are care and democracy, exploring the relationship between science and society and the dissemination of knowledge. He was a member of the French National Consultative Ethics Committee (CCNE) from 2013 to 2021.
Director of the Ecole normale supérieure - PSL éé Worms was appointed Director of the ENS - PSL in March 2022. He specializes in Bergson and contemporary French philosophy. He is the Director of CIEPFC, the International Centre for Contemporary French Philosophy Studies, and the author of many publications. A former student of the ENS (1982), he was ranked first in the agrégation in Philosophy in 1986 and defended his doctoral thesis in 1995 at the University of Clermont-Ferrand. He became a lecturer and a professor in Philosophy at Charles de Gaulle University in Lille (Lille III) for ten years. He joined the ENS in 2013 and had been Deputy Director of Literature there since 2015. As a philosopher, his centers of interest are care and democracy, exploring the relationship between science and society and the dissemination of knowledge. He was a member of the French National Consultative Ethics Committee (CCNE) from 2013 to 2021.
Michel Hochmann
President of the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes - PSL
Michel
Hochmann
President of the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes - PSL Director of Studies in the Historical and Philological Sciences department and Dean of the department since 2016, Michel Hochmann took up his post on October 23, 2023. He is a specialist in the history of Italian Renaissance art; his research has focused on 16th-century Venetian painting, the patrons and sponsors of the period, and the social history of art. Michel Hochmann is also interested in the history of collections and pictorial techniques, and organized an exhibition devoted to the collections of Cardinal Ferdinando I de' Medici at the Villa Medici. Michel Hochmann is a member of the EPHE - PSL Board of Directors and Scientific Board, co-directs a research program on the profession of the painter in southern Europe, and heads the ANR Carracciconserart project.
President of the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes - PSL Director of Studies in the Historical and Philological Sciences department and Dean of the department since 2016, Michel Hochmann took up his post on October 23, 2023. He is a specialist in the history of Italian Renaissance art; his research has focused on 16th-century Venetian painting, the patrons and sponsors of the period, and the social history of art. Michel Hochmann is also interested in the history of collections and pictorial techniques, and organized an exhibition devoted to the collections of Cardinal Ferdinando I de' Medici at the Villa Medici. Michel Hochmann is a member of the EPHE - PSL Board of Directors and Scientific Board, co-directs a research program on the profession of the painter in southern Europe, and heads the ANR Carracciconserart project.
Godefroy Beauvallet
General manager of Mines Paris - PSL
Godefroy
Beauvallet
General manager of Mines Paris - PSL Ingénieur général des Mines Paris-PSL Godefroy Beauvallet is a graduate of the Ecole polytechnique (X91) and Telecom Paris. He is also a visiting professor at Télécom Paris and a member of the boards of the Ecole polytechnique and the INA. The author of books and articles, he has held positions in the world of higher education (Director of AXA Research Fund (2011-15), Director of Innovation at Institut Mines Télécom (2015-16), Director of Strategy and Financial Affairs at Institut Télécom. He was also director of the private office of Christophe Sirugue, Secretary of State for Industry, and deputy director of the private office of Michel Sapin, Minister for the Economy, in 2016-17. Vice-Chairman of the National Digital Council from 2013 to 2016. HRD for the Corps des Mines at the Conseil Général de l'Economie, de l'Industrie, des Technologies et de l'Energie and Chairman of AFNIC, he took over as Director of Mines Paris-PSL in 2024.
General manager of Mines Paris - PSL Ingénieur général des Mines Paris-PSL Godefroy Beauvallet is a graduate of the Ecole polytechnique (X91) and Telecom Paris. He is also a visiting professor at Télécom Paris and a member of the boards of the Ecole polytechnique and the INA. The author of books and articles, he has held positions in the world of higher education (Director of AXA Research Fund (2011-15), Director of Innovation at Institut Mines Télécom (2015-16), Director of Strategy and Financial Affairs at Institut Télécom. He was also director of the private office of Christophe Sirugue, Secretary of State for Industry, and deputy director of the private office of Michel Sapin, Minister for the Economy, in 2016-17. Vice-Chairman of the National Digital Council from 2013 to 2016. HRD for the Corps des Mines at the Conseil Général de l'Economie, de l'Industrie, des Technologies et de l'Energie and Chairman of AFNIC, he took over as Director of Mines Paris-PSL in 2024.
Vincent Croquette
Director of ESPCI Paris - PSL
Vincent
Croquette
Director of ESPCI Paris - PSL Director of ESPCI Paris - PSL since January 1, 2019, Vincent Croquette is a physicist specialized in biophysics. A graduate of the 94th promotion of ESPCI Paris - PSL, he is a CNRS research director at the Statistical Physics Laboratory of the École normale supérieure and also a teacher at the ESPCI Paris - PSL. Winner of several prestigious prizes during his academic career, Vincent Croquette has published more than a hundred articles in international journals and filed 22 patents. Engineer, researcher, but also entrepreneur, he has founded several start-ups that partly exploit the fruits of his research.
Director of ESPCI Paris - PSL Director of ESPCI Paris - PSL since January 1, 2019, Vincent Croquette is a physicist specialized in biophysics. A graduate of the 94th promotion of ESPCI Paris - PSL, he is a CNRS research director at the Statistical Physics Laboratory of the École normale supérieure and also a teacher at the ESPCI Paris - PSL. Winner of several prestigious prizes during his academic career, Vincent Croquette has published more than a hundred articles in international journals and filed 22 patents. Engineer, researcher, but also entrepreneur, he has founded several start-ups that partly exploit the fruits of his research.
Fabienne Casoli
President of Observatoire de Paris - PSL
Fabienne
Casoli
President of Observatoire de Paris - PSL Born in 1959, graduate of Ecole Normale Supérieure and the French Agregation in physics, Doctor in astrophysics and an astronomer by profession, Fabienne Casoli becomes President, having acquired solid experience in the world of administrating research within major French decision-making bodies concerning astronomy and astrophysics. From 2001 to 2007 she was Deputy Scientific Director of the National Institute of Science of the Universe INSU), CNRS, then she was director of the Space Astrophysics Institute (IAS) at Orsay. In 2007 she transfered to CNES where she was Deputy Director for the Department of Innovation, Applications and Science, and she was also Head of Science. Since 2017 she has coordinated the participation of the Paris Observatory in the giant radiotelescope SKA (Square Kilometer Array) and she is a member of the project team NenuFAR (New extension in Nançay upgrading LOFAR), a new generation radiotelescope
President of Observatoire de Paris - PSL Born in 1959, graduate of Ecole Normale Supérieure and the French Agregation in physics, Doctor in astrophysics and an astronomer by profession, Fabienne Casoli becomes President, having acquired solid experience in the world of administrating research within major French decision-making bodies concerning astronomy and astrophysics. From 2001 to 2007 she was Deputy Scientific Director of the National Institute of Science of the Universe INSU), CNRS, then she was director of the Space Astrophysics Institute (IAS) at Orsay. In 2007 she transfered to CNES where she was Deputy Director for the Department of Innovation, Applications and Science, and she was also Head of Science. Since 2017 she has coordinated the participation of the Paris Observatory in the giant radiotelescope SKA (Square Kilometer Array) and she is a member of the project team NenuFAR (New extension in Nançay upgrading LOFAR), a new generation radiotelescope
Antoine Petit
Chairman and CEO of CNRS
Antoine
Petit
Chairman and CEO of CNRS Exceptional grade university professor A. Petit was appointed Chairman and CEO of the CNRS in 2018. After earning a teaching degree and a PhD in computer science from the Université Paris Diderot, he specialized in formal methods, mostly based on transition systems, for the specification and verification of parallel systems in real time. An academic from 1984 to 2004, he served at the Université d'Orléans, the Université Paris-Sud and at the ENS Cachan (near Paris) from 1994. From 2001 to 2003, Antoine Petit was deputy director of the French Research Ministry's Research Department. In 2004, he joined the CNRS, as scientific director of the Information and Communication Science and Technologies Department, before becoming inter-regional director for South West France. In 2006, he joined the French National Inria as head of the Paris-Rocquencourt research center. He was named Chairman and CEO of the Inria in 2014.
Chairman and CEO of CNRS Exceptional grade university professor A. Petit was appointed Chairman and CEO of the CNRS in 2018. After earning a teaching degree and a PhD in computer science from the Université Paris Diderot, he specialized in formal methods, mostly based on transition systems, for the specification and verification of parallel systems in real time. An academic from 1984 to 2004, he served at the Université d'Orléans, the Université Paris-Sud and at the ENS Cachan (near Paris) from 1994. From 2001 to 2003, Antoine Petit was deputy director of the French Research Ministry's Research Department. In 2004, he joined the CNRS, as scientific director of the Information and Communication Science and Technologies Department, before becoming inter-regional director for South West France. In 2006, he joined the French National Inria as head of the Paris-Rocquencourt research center. He was named Chairman and CEO of the Inria in 2014.
Didier SAMUEL
President and CEO of Inserm
Didier
SAMUEL
President and CEO of Inserm Physician and Researcher, Prof. Didier Samuel was appointed President and CEO of Inserm, during the Council of Ministers of February 1, 2023, on the proposition of the Minister of Higher Education and Research and the Minister of Health and Prevention. Dean of the Paris-Saclay Faculty of Medicine since 2017, he chaired the Conference of Deans of Medicine between 2022 and 2023. He also headed the National Research Coordination Committee, until he took up his position as CEO of Inserm. Since 2005, he has been leading a research unit at Inserm dedicated to the pathophysiology and treatment of liver diseases. His expertise in the field of liver diseases and liver transplantation is internationally recognized, and he was a member of the International Society of Hepatic Transplantation from 2007 to 2015.
President and CEO of Inserm Physician and Researcher, Prof. Didier Samuel was appointed President and CEO of Inserm, during the Council of Ministers of February 1, 2023, on the proposition of the Minister of Higher Education and Research and the Minister of Health and Prevention. Dean of the Paris-Saclay Faculty of Medicine since 2017, he chaired the Conference of Deans of Medicine between 2022 and 2023. He also headed the National Research Coordination Committee, until he took up his position as CEO of Inserm. Since 2005, he has been leading a research unit at Inserm dedicated to the pathophysiology and treatment of liver diseases. His expertise in the field of liver diseases and liver transplantation is internationally recognized, and he was a member of the International Society of Hepatic Transplantation from 2007 to 2015.
É Fleury
Director of INRIA Paris research centre
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Fleury
Director of INRIA Paris research centre Eric Fleury has been a Professor in the Computer Science Department at ENS Lyon since 2007. From 2012 to 2017, he was Deputy Head of Science at Inria Grenoble - Rhône-Alpes Research Centre He also led the joint project team DANTE, in partnership with the CNRS, Université Claude Bernard (Lyon 1) and ENS Lyon. É Fleury is a member of the Board of IXXI (Rhône-Alpes Complex Systems Institute) and a member of the MILYON Labex Executive Committee. His research focuses on Network Science and modelling large-scale dynamic networks (e.g. social networks and sensor networks), as well as on analysing information spreading processes within such networks. É Fleury managed the Future Internet of Things platform (FIT IoT-LAB), an Equipex experimental facility made up of wireless communication and sensor networks, designed to experiment on communicating objects and the Internet of Things. He is a Knight of France's National Order of Merit.  
Director of INRIA Paris research centre Eric Fleury has been a Professor in the Computer Science Department at ENS Lyon since 2007. From 2012 to 2017, he was Deputy Head of Science at Inria Grenoble - Rhône-Alpes Research Centre He also led the joint project team DANTE, in partnership with the CNRS, Université Claude Bernard (Lyon 1) and ENS Lyon. É Fleury is a member of the Board of IXXI (Rhône-Alpes Complex Systems Institute) and a member of the MILYON Labex Executive Committee. His research focuses on Network Science and modelling large-scale dynamic networks (e.g. social networks and sensor networks), as well as on analysing information spreading processes within such networks. É Fleury managed the Future Internet of Things platform (FIT IoT-LAB), an Equipex experimental facility made up of wireless communication and sensor networks, designed to experiment on communicating objects and the Internet of Things. He is a Knight of France's National Order of Merit.