Serge Fdida

Serge Fdida

Serge Fdida is a Professor with Sorbonne Université, Paris, France. His research interests are related to the future networked systems, technology and architecture (internet, 6G, …). He has been coordinating 11 research projects in Europe, notably pioneering the activity on federated Internet testbeds (he established PlanetLab Europe in 2007). Serge Fdida is a member of the French Academy of Engineering, an IEEE Fellow and an ACM Sigcomm Distinguished Scientist. Serge Fdida also developed a strong experience related to innovation and industry transfer: co-founder of the Qosmos and Hopcast companies, leadership role to the creation of the Cap Digital cluster in Paris, President of EIT Health France and coordinator of the 4EU+ European University.  He steered the successful SLICES initiative, the first large-scale scientific instrument in Digital Sciences, that entered the ESFRI roadmap in 2021. He also developed a strong experience in the governance of higher research and education organizations: Adviser ITC Department CNRS (2000-2005); Vice-President European affairs University P&M Curie (2014-2018); Vice-President International Development of Sorbonne Université (2018-2021).

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