Jean-Jacques Gras
Principal Engineer & Six Sigma Black Belt - founder of Artegica
Software scientist with a large international experience in management of the development, system integration and test of industrial software and radio communication systems.
For most of the past 10 years I have been leading research on Bayesian network models to predict and control software quality at every stage of the life cycle.
Due to restructuring, I am now moved to new challenges: I created Artegica, a company dedicated to the creation of smart objets, also offering consultancy services in the domain of BAYESIAN NETWORKS, or software engineering process improvement.
73 contactsFor the last 10 years, in the UK and now in France, I have been leading research teams across Europe and USA developing software engineering methods and tools to:
- Drive Software Quality across the lifecycle
- Model defect introduction and removal with Bayesian Networks
- Predict Software Defects in components and resulting system failures
- Optimize System Integration and Testing (Web-based tool)
- Assess the economic impact of new technology introduction
Honors & Awards
- Six Sigma Black Belt (process improvement, statistical analysis)
- Motorola SABA (Science Advisory Board Associate), IEEE member
- Patent of the Year awards (1996 and 2003)
- Published several papers on Software Quality and Defect Prediction.
2004-2008 MOTOROLA SAS - Paris, France
Leading the Personalization and Knowledge Research team
Leading the SW Quality Research team across Motorola Labs in EU and USA
1998-2003 MOTOROLA Ltd - Basingstoke, UK
Leading research projects on Software Test Optimization (Bayesian Networks)
1995 - 1998System Integration Manager at MOTOROLA in Basingstoke, UK.
I Created and managed the System Integration and Test Lab for for our TETRA digital radio communication system (TETRA is a European standard from ETSI).
The TETRA system includes a digital switch, radio base stations and phones with software designed to meet the TETRA standard typically for public safety or industrial applications.
1985 - 19951991-1995 Technical Director MOTOROLA - Paris, France
Leading the systems bid & quote, software, hardware teams
1989-1991 Systems Lab Manager MOTOROLA Storno - Paris, France
Leading the software and radio communication systems lab.
1985-1989 Software Manager STORNO - Paris, France
Created the Software Engineering department
Radiocom2000 mobile software development lead (in Copenhagen, DK)
1977 - 1985Team Leader
supervising and contributing to the Robotics and Machine Tools automation team, to:
- design a fast bit-slice computer architecture to control machine tools (6 axis)
- develop embedded software for machine tool automation and robotics
- negotiate and manage contracts with customers
Development Engineer
Developing software of industrial automation systems, I also worked for the Chief Technical Office. Main achievements, to
- design and implement the kernel of a real-time operating system
- design and implement a multi-link communication protocols on minicomputers