Jean-René Lèquepeys

Jean-René Lèquepeys received his engineering degree in 1983 from CentraleSupelec and taught physics for 2 years in Ouarzazate, Morocco. He joined CEA in October 1985, in Saclay, within the Central Security Office, in the laboratory for the evaluation of means of detection and intrusion. In 1987, he became head of the laboratory. In 1993, he was recruited by DSYS at LETI in Grenoble as an R&D engineer in the field of image processing. He then led projects in the field of "Telecom" at LETI before becoming the head of "Telecom, Communicating Objects and Smart Card" programs in 1999, within the team of Jean-Frédéric Clerc. In 2005, he took charge of the Circuits Design Department at LETI / DSYS, and then created, in partnership with the Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne, a laboratory dedicated to electronic components safety analysis located in Gardanne (Paca). In 2010, from the joint initiative of both LETI and LIST Directors, he launched the DACLE division, relying on an original bi-site and bi-institute model, and focusing on Electronic Architectures, Integrated Circuit Design, and Embedded Software. He participated in the creation of the Division DCOS (Division of Silicon Components) in 2011 and then led the division until the end of 2017, when he returned to head the DACLE division in 2018. In 2000, Jean-René Lèquepeys received the prestigious award from SEE, the "Grand Prix de l'électronique Général Ferrié," for his work in the telecommunications field. He is the author of about fifteen patents in this field. In 2019, he was appointed Deputy Director in charge of programs at LETI and Deputy Director to the Director of LETI.