Scientific Leadership & Service
International Level:
- Co-coordinator with Robert Mahony of the CNRS-INS2I IRP-ARS France–Australia (2020–2025), Advancing Autonomy for Unmanned Robotic Systems.
- Co-coordinator with Robert Mahony of the CNRS PICS France–Australia (2006–2008), Visual Servo Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
- Coordinator of the TUAV project, FP7 European programme (2012–2013).
- Research partnership with ISR–IST Lisbon on unmanned aerial vehicle research programmes (since 2011).
- International expert and evaluator: member of European Commission H2020-ICT evaluation panels; external reviewer for several national research councils, including Norway, Australia, Poland, Estonia, and Slovenia; reviewer of major European projects and ERC proposals.
National Level:
- Co-manager, with I. Fantoni, of the UAV Working Group of GDR Robotique (2008–2015).
- Co-founder and co-manager, with A. Micaelli and R. Gelin (CEA), of the Drone Team at CEA Fontenay-aux-Roses; Scientific Officer (2002–2005).
- Coordinator of several national research projects: RobVolInt, CNRS-ROBEA programme (2003–2006); SCUAV, ANR Robotics programme (2006–2010); SCAR, ANR-ASTRID programme (2013–2016); and ASCAR ANR-ASTRID programme (2023–2027).
- Expert and reviewer for various French governmental research and evaluation programmes since 2003, including ANR; DGA; CIR (Crédit d'Impôt Recherche).
Local level:
- Chair of the Experts Committee in Elect. Eng. (CS61) of UCA (2004-08 & 2016-20),- Head and founder of OSCAR team (5 academics) of the I3S-UNS CNRS (since 2008),
- Head of the team ``Autonomous vehicles'' (6 academics) at the LSC-CEMIF laboratory (1997-03),
- Member of several university and laboratory councils: Study and Tech. Research Council of the IUT-UCA (2006-14); the I3S-UCA CNRS laboratory council (2003-07), the Elect. Eng. Dep. Council of the IUT-UCA (2003-06); the administrative committee of the pole Pegase (2009-18, representative of the University Côte d'Azur); the Scientific council of the Univ. of Evry (1998-2000); the Experts Committee in Elect. Eng. (CS61) of the Univ. of Evry (2001-2003); the Experts Committee in Elect. Eng. (CS61) of the Univ. of Tech. of Compiègne (2001-2003); Coordinator of the Communication cell in Science (1998-2000) as well as project management in Electrical Engineering at the Professional Institute at the University of Evry Val d'Essonne (1998-2001).