François-Xavier Testard-Vaillant Email & Phone Number

Cherbourg, Fr

Cherbourg-En-Cotentin, Normandie, France

Brussels Area, Belgium

In charge of strengthening the links between the European institutions and the EDF Group for the R&D affairs.Since January 2015, Expert Evaluator for Horizon 2020 proposals at European CommissionSince January 2016, Expert Evaluator for the MRSEI Instrument at Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR)

Beijing

Sourcing innovative production in the East Asia area.Managing the EDF Strategic LP position in the Tsing Capital fund #4 (the largest 100% Early Stage Cleantech VC in China).

In charge of sourcing start-ups and innovative products and technologies that could fit the EDFgroup industrial actual and future needs (<24 months).Once a new innovative product or a set of products is indentified, my team was in charge ofassessing the product(s). If the assessment is positive, the team next step is to help the businessunit(s) to implement it successfully. In the last 3 years I have been looking at various technologiessuch as Smart Grid, Renewable (solar including CSP and CPV, wind, marine energy), EnergyEfficiency (EE), energy storage (grid level and transportation), LED including urban lighting, cleancoal, including power plant optimization and CCS, Electric Vehicle and its specific infrastructure,etc.In order to speed up the identification process EDF has invested in the largest cleantech ChineseVenture Capital fund (300M$+), namely Tsing Capital. I am the EDF representative in the fund. As astrategic corporate LP representative, I have a monthly review meeting with the fund partners.Last but not least, I was in charge of assessing the Chinese new markets, and looking for newbusiness opportunities in China. For this reason, I was closely looking and reporting not only aboutthe Chinese energy start-ups but also at the Korean and Japanese ones (especially in the context ofthe post Fukushima perspective that leads Japan towards EE).

In charge of designing and implementing a collaborative web platform for EDF R&D.

Open Innovation Diretcor for Asia at EDFIn charge of cleantech start-ups and innovative products sourcing.EDF Representative in the Tsing Capital early stage VC fund in China.

ELFENN was a start-up company I co-founded with some others. This company was intended tocreate very exiting web based interfaces for large companies. We have been working for Total,Canon, SNCF, etc. We also developed a very (too?) innovative interface for helping musiccompanies such as Sony Music, EMI to sell "back catalog" titles. It was kind of an early form ofShazam...1996 –2000USA – French Embassy in the USA – Attaché for Science and TechnologyWithin the Science and Technology Mission of the French Embassy in the USA (Washington DC), Iwas a Science and Technology Attaché in charge of IT, from electronics to telecom to software. Atthis time, France Telecom was a State owned company and was struggling with deregulation andnew technologies, e.g. the web, cell phones... My job was to study the US deregulation process, i.e.AT&T dismantling, rising of new telecom stars (the baby Bells), and to assess/anticipate thepossible impact of such a process on the French industry and more specifically France Telecom.I also have been involved in the design of the so-called "Innovation law" providing lot of examplesfrom the USA, e.g. the university patent offices, the role of the post doc researcher in the USresearch landscape...

In charge of technology development.

I was in charge of the Telecom sector and more specifically of the deregulation process.

I was in charge of the Electronics and Software sector.

I was an assistant professor in Computer Science. During this time I have published numerousarticles and get the French "Habilitation à diriger des recherches" in two universities, namelyUniversity Pierre and Marie Curie (Paris VI) and Université René Diderot (Paris 7).Page | 3Studies2008 IHESTThe IHEST is a place of debate and strategic reflexion, which aims to better disseminate researchand innovation culture. Auditors gain a high level cultural and scientific network.

A this time I was mainly interested in parallel programming for AI and thoretical aspects of programming, namely reflexion and reflexive towers.

Habilitation À Diriger Des Recherches, Computer Science

Habilitation À Diriger Des Recherches, Computer Science

Phd, Computer Science

Master, Computer Science

Habilitation à diriger des recherches (HDR) in Computer Science University Paris VI (Pierre et Marie Curie) – Shanghai ranking : 1st.