In Horizon Europe, the largest European research and innovation programme, she manages the French NCP for Digital and Space. Isabelle holds a degree in European Marketing Sciences and a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA). She has worked at SYSTEMATIC Paris Region (pôle de compétitivité) as the Head of the European Affairs Department. Isabelle has over 20 years of experience in business development. She has also worked as a freelance European consultant. She has supported innovative SMEs and start-ups in their international development and has proven project management skills.

Pr. Smail Niar, since 2021, is NCP for Horizon Europe Calls in Cluster 4-Digital at the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, France (MESR). In parallel he is professor at Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHF) and CNRS, France. He received his PhD in computer Engineering from the University of Lille (France) in 1990. He is director of the computer science department at the “Laboratory of Automation, Mechanical and Computer Engineering” LAMIH, a joint research unit between CNRS and UPHF. He is member of the European Network of Excellence (Hipeac), EuroMicro society and IEEE senior. His research interests are AI/ML-based embedded systems, autonomous driving, HPC and edge computing.