Jean-Michel Ghidaglia

Date of birth: 18 March 1958

University education:

1981: Degree in engineering, École Polytechnique, France

1984: PhD in engineering, University of Paris XI.

1985: Agrégation in mathematics.

1987: PhD in science (mathematics), University of Paris XI.

Career:

1982-1984: Researcher, MENUSIN project, INRIA (National institute for research in computer science and control).

1985: Researcher, Centre for Applied Mathematics, École Polytechnique. September 1985 - September 1989: research fellow, CNRS (National centre for scientific research), Digital analysis laboratory, University of Paris XI.

Since October 1989: professor, École Normale Supérieure (ENS), Cachan. Director of the Centre for mathematics and applied mathematics until 31 December 1994, and again from 1 October 1996 to 31 December 1998.

Part-time project leader in the Technology Directorate, French Ministry of Education and Research (from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 2000).

Appointed Professor classe exceptionnelle (highest grade) on 1 September 2002.

Member of the National Committee for Scientific Research (Section 1) (1995 - 1998).

Member of the Scientific Council, ENS Cachan (1997-1999).

Member of the Retraining Council, École Supérieure de Mécanique de Marseille (Marseilles school of mechanical engineering), 1998 and 1999.

Head of the DEA course (advanced studies diploma) in “Numerical methods for modelling continuous media”, ENS Cachan.

Awards:

Since 1990, holder of a Research and PhD-Guidance Contract.

In 1992: awarded the Prix d’Aumale by the French Academy of Science.