Jean-Pierre Diris

Interministerial Coordinator for France on IRIS² and GOVSATCOM - CNES

  • Interministerial Coordinator for France on IRIS² and GOVSATCOM, named by French prime minister on 23 October 2023.
  • Head of Telecommunication and Navigation Projects since 2017. Management of projects in governmental and civilian/commercial space telecommunications (system/satellite/payload development and R&D), satellite navigation and search and rescue projects, action in space projects (45 staff).
  • During 13 years, program manager for SYRACUSE 4 (military satcom system) with French Defence, for ATHENA FIDUS (dual satcom system) in cooperation with Italy, for AGORA (civilian French digital divide).
  • During 7 years, system technical responsible in climate change micro satellite (PARASOL), in space telecommunications (technological satellite STENTOR), in navigation per satellite (GNSS- GALILEO).
  • During 7 years, system engineer in science projects (cosmology and stratospheric ballooning).

 

Associations, Awards/Recognitions, Publications

  • Auditor of IHEDN (Institut des Hautes Etudes de la Défense Nationale) 52nd national session in 2015-2016.
  • Engineer from Sup ‘Aero (INSAE, national institute of aeronautics and space) in 1988.
  • Space systems engineering graduation, delivered by Spacetech University of Delft in 1999.