Jean-Claude Sabonnadiere

Professor Emeritus - Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble
Advisor to the President

Born : 18 June 1939 in TARASCON (Bouches du Rhne)

Previous Responsibilities
1999-2002         President Grenoble Alpes Incubation (Start-up public Incubator)
1995-2002         First Vice-President de l'Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble
1994-1996         Scientific Director of National Network of technology research organisations
1993- 1996        Head of the Small Business Program (French Ministry of Research)
1992-1993         French Representative at BRITE-EURAM management committee (U.E)
1991-1993         Head of the industrial technology program (French Ministry of Research)
1990-1998         Director of Laboratoire d'Electrotechnique de Grenoble (Power lab)

Distinctions & Nominations
1984                 Centennial Medal IEEE (USA),       
1987                 Fellow IEE (GB),
1987                 Docteur Honoris Causa  de lEcole Polytechnique Fdrale de Lausanne (CH)
1990                 Fellow IEEE (USA)
1990                 Member of   the Electromagnetic Academy (Massachussett Institute of Technology USA)
1993                 Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mrite
1995                 Officier de l'Ordre des Palmes Acadmiques
1997                 Membre Emerite (Fellow)  S.E.E.
2001                 Chevalier de la lgion dhonneur

Pedagogic Activities (summary)
Courses:            Finite Elements in Electromagnetic fields design
                        C.A.D of Electrical systems
                        Expert systems in C.AD.
                        Power systems analysis (lines, voltage control, transients)
                        Computer methods in power systems analysis (load flow, stability, tansients)
                 
Research Activities
Research activity is based mainly on modelling and C.A.D. of electrical devices. The scope of the research is to provide models and numerical methods of computation of complex devices (motors, actuators, magnetic sensors ) implemented in C.A.D. softwares. Presently, two sofwares, FLUX2D and FLUX3D, have been installed in more than 300 companies in the world. The recent research has been oriented on power systems analysis. More recently we start a research on power systems and energy under deregulated markets and specially the development of distributed generation and its impact on distribution network.
This research lead to 50 PhD thesis, 300 papers in international journals and conferences, and 32 invited lectures

Main previous international activities
President of IEEE Conference on Electromagnetic Field computation CEFC 1994
Prsident EPE Association (1991-1993)
Prsident : International Workshop on Expert System in Electrical Engineering...)
President of European Power Electronics (EPE) conference (1987)
President of COMPUMAG International Steering Committee (1978)