Founder & CEO of SOVEREIGNPIALPHA France Ltd, a deeptech SME headquartered in Paris with R&D execution in Amiens (Hauts-de-France). IBM Partner Plus Silver Partner; member of the TEAM2 cluster (circular economy and recycling), EuraMaterials, SafeCluster and Systematic Paris-Region.
Background: PhD in Political Science (UPJV), MBA in International Relations and Diplomacy, barrister with 25+ years of practice, author of seven monographs (L'Harmattan, Paris), UNDP consultant in 15+ African countries. ORCID 0009-0009-6419-7264. Working languages: French, English, German.
WHAT WE DO, mapped to the KETs2026 workshops
WS2 Raw materials & advanced materials: AI-orchestrated recovery of rare earth elements from e-waste (computer vision, LIBS spectroscopy with machine-learning classification, quantum optimisation, collaborative robotics); a quantum-optimised marketplace for secondary critical raw materials (TRL 4-5); AI customs intelligence against critical-mineral fraud; policy research on the EU Critical Raw Materials Act and European strategic autonomy; IP on thermal barrier coatings, bioceramics and smart construction materials.
WS3 Artificial intelligence & ICT: sovereign, on-premise agentic AI (multi-agent supervisor-worker architecture, GraphRAG, open-source stack, EU AI Act compliance by design); Digital Product Passport operating system (TRL 7-8) for CRMA/ESPR traceability; quantum-inspired and hybrid quantum-classical modelling (QAOA, Qiskit/IBM Quantum); cognitive risk hardening for AI systems.
WS4 Energy storage: battery lifecycle AI platform (LangGraph/FastAPI/React), calendar-ageing model validated on three datasets, two INPI filings (fixed-point lot admission, circular anode); Battery Passport readiness ahead of the 18 February 2027 deadline.
WS1 Manufacturing & circularity: Digital Product Passports for packaging, flexible packaging recycling, recycled cork for food-contact applications, PFAS remediation IP.
HOW WE WORK: preregistered refutation campaigns (test, recalibrate, retest on real data), Monte Carlo simulation and causal inference, GUM uncertainty budgets, Harvard-referenced deliverables under a zero-fabrication policy, EU AI Act Article 50 transparency for AI-assisted outputs.
WHAT WE OFFER: partner or work-package leader in Horizon Europe CL4/CL5/CL6 and EIC consortia (AI and data, modelling and simulation, DPP and regulatory compliance, exploitation and dissemination, ethics and AI Act); contract R&D and modelling; dissemination through open science (Zenodo DOIs, monographs, policy briefs); consulting on EU AI Act conformity assessment, CRMA, ESPR/DPP, the Battery Regulation and proposal writing.
WHAT WE LOOK FOR: coordinators and consortia preparing the 2026/27 calls; industrial pilots and testbeds (recycling, batteries, materials); RTOs and universities for independent validation; EEN/NCP support for SME participation.