CSDM conference 2010

The ambition of the CSDM (Complex Systems Design & Management) conference is to be the meeting point reference for industrial and academic environments working on all dimensions of design and management of complex industrial systems.

From October, 27th to October, 29th, and for the first edition, more than 200 academics and industrialists are expected to attend conferences and debates that will be led by 16  international keynote speakers on the following topics:

Societal challenges:

• Energy: Thierry Nkaoua, deputy senior vice president for research and innovation, AREVA, France
• Finance: Danile Nouy, chairman of the board, National Banking Commission, France
• Health : Jean de Kervasdou, professor, Conservatoire National des Arts et Mtiers, France
• Transportation: Florian Guillermet, chief programme officer, SESAR Joint Undertaking, EEC

Industrial challenges:

• Systems integration: Marko Erman, technical director, Thales, France
• Systems conception: Jacques Pellas, general secretary, Dassault Aviation, France
• Data Management: Yannick Cras, technical director, SAP, Germany

Scientific state of the art:

• Systemic: Farhad Arbab, professor, National Research Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science (CWI), Netherlands
• System Design: Bran Selic, director of advanced technology, Zeligsoft, Canada
• System Optimization: Olivier de Weck, professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
• System verification: Kim G. Larsen, professor, Aalborg University, Denmark

Methodological state of the art:

• Enterprise Architecture: Leon A. Kappelman, Professor of Information Systems, University of North Texas, USA
• Systems Engineering: Catherine Devic, Vice-Chairman of AFIS in association with DGA, France
• Metrics: Tom Gilb, INCOSE Fellow, Norway
• Systems architecture and engineering tools: Jacques Ariel Sirat, vice-president "Systems & Products Architecture & Engineering", EADS, Europe

Please, find as an attached document, a detailed agenda of the CSDM 2010 conference with all topics and speakers contributing to the event. In order to make the conference a great success, do not hesitate to communicate this programme to all academics and industrialists interested in Complex Systems Design & Management.

Web: http://www.csdm2010.csdm.fr
Email: contact@csdm.fr
Registration information: http://www.csdm2010.csdm.fr/-Registration-.html

Acknowledgments: CSDM 2010 is organized with the support of Ecole Polytechnique, Thales, Institut Carnot C3S, Rgion Ile de France (DIM), Digiteo, Ecole Centrale de Paris, ENSTA Paristech, MEGA International, BelleAventure, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique,Rseau National des Systmes Complexes, Institut des Systmes Complexes Paris Ile de France, Commissariat  l'Energie Atomique, Chaire Microsoft "Optimization for Sustainable Development", Ministre de l'Enseignement Suprieur et de la Recherche.