Prof. Olivier Bonnaud
University Rennes 1 and Supelec-Rennes, France

Biography:

Olivier Bonnaud, born in 1950 in France, is a student of the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris-Saclay and holds a PhD in microelectronics. In 1984, he became a full professor at the University of Rennes 1 and at Supelec, where he created a microelectronics research laboratory that he directed until 2013, as well as several international masters and PhD programs. He supervised 43 PhDs, worked in cooperation with companies, more especially on thin film technologies. He has published or presented more than 500 articles and 7 books. Founder in 1985 of a regional inter-university joint center for microelectronics (CCMO), he directed it until 2010, when he was appointed by the French Minister of Higher Education as Executive Director of the National Coordination for Higher Education to microelectronics and nanotechnologies (GIP-CNFM), a network of 12 French inter-university training centers that hosts about 17,000 students per year for practical training on technology platforms. President of several scientific associations, evaluator and expert for several research and higher education agencies, he is professor emeritus since 2013. As part of his many international cooperations, he was selected for the "1000 global talents" program by the Chinese government in 2014. Since 2019, he has been heavily involved in the French Strategic committee of the Electronic Industry.