Summary
Nicolas Figay is a systems engineer and researcher with over two decades of experience driving interoperability, digital continuity, and sovereign data exchange in aerospace and defence. Holding a PhD and an HDR, he shapes international standards at ISO TC 184/SC4 and advises Airbus Defence and Space as a model manager and technical committee co-animator to align MBSE, PLM and enterprise architecture across complex programs. His work sits at the intersection of research (LIRIS/CNRS), open-source tooling (ArchiCG) and policy, exploring how organisations can collaborate within shared digital ecosystems while retaining control over sensitive models and data. An active communicator, he publishes technical manifestos like Inhabiting Babel and translates semantic cartography and graph-analytics proof-of-value into practical model management plans for industry adoption.
9 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer's degree, Information Technology, Engineer's degree, Information Technology at Ecole Internationale des Sciences de Traitement de l'Information
Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches, Computer Science, Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches, Computer Science at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
Scientific Bachelor's degree, General Studies, Scientific Bachelor's degree, General Studies at Lycée Louis Thuillier
English, French