Jean-Pierre Diris

Jean-Pierre Diris

Job Title
Interministerial Coordinator for France on IRIS² and GOVSATCOM
Company
CNES, French Space Agency
- 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), and satellite navigation 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.