Jean-Pierre Diris

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), and satellite navigation projects (45 staff). During 13 years, program manager for SYRACUSE 4 (military satcom system) with French Defense, 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).

Auditor of IHEDN (Institut des Hautes Etudes de la Défense Nationale) 52nd national session in 2015-
2016.

Engineer from Sup’Aéro (INSAE, national institute of aeronautics and space) in 1988.

Space systems engineering graduation, delivered by Spacetech University of Delft in 1999.