SystemX

SystemX is a French Institute for Technological Research (IRT) established February 1, 2012, in the framework of the “Investment for the Future” program that was set up to support French Innovation.

For other uses, see System X.

A total of 8 IRTs have been created by the government. The only IRT in the Île-de-France region is dedicated to the digital engineering of complex systems.

The institute includes 100 to 250 researchers, of which 50 were hired by SystemX. The annual budget is € 30M. Legally, it is a Scientific Research Foundation. Its head office is in Nano-Innov with other offices in Inria and Paris.

Strategy

SystemX’s functioning lies on two fundamental aspects:

  • The Institute gathers all the partners involved in its projects in one location. The idea is to foster synergies between academic and industrial communities;
  • Skill and platform pooling: by reaching a critical mass, SystemX plans to create a platform by pooling skills and technological elements.

Management
  • Chief Executive Officer: Paul Labrogère
  • Research and Technology Director: Bruno Foyer
  • Scientific Director: Patrice Aknin

R&D projects and training

SystemX focuses on four priority sectors:

  • Energy
  • Transport and mobility
  • Telecommunications
  • Security and defense

More precisely, the Institute researches seven themes, each split into two streams:

  • Systems of systems: energy management, multimodal transport, security, and multimedia
  • Technologies and tools for digital engineering: embedded systems, high-performance computing, cloud computing and networks, simulation and conception tools.

SystemX is interested in academic-industrial relationships concerning the “systems, modelization, complexity” challenges - at the bachelor, master, and Ph.D. levels.

Saclay ecosystem

Thanks to its location on the Saclay plateau, host to the future Paris-Saclay University, SystemX benefits from Systematic Paris-Region competitiveness cluster and the Paris-Saclay Campus' dynamics – ranked among the world's top 8 world innovation clusters by MIT Technology Review.[1]

History
  • February 21, 2013: SystemX’s official inauguration
  • October 31, 2012: Convention signing with ANR (Agence Nationale de la Recherche), the French National Research Agency.
  • February 1, 2012: Labelling announcement as part of the “Great Loan” (Grand Emprunt) in the framework of the “Investment for the Future” program).

References
  1. "World Innovation Clusters". 2013.

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