Magali Vaissière was Director of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications at the European Space Agency (ESA), from 2008[1] until 2020.[2] She was responsible for the agency's programme of Advanced Research in Telecommunications System (ARTES).
Magali Vaissière | |
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| Born | 15 July 1957 |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | Télécom ParisTech |
| Occupation | Engineer |
Vaissière was also head of the European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT), located at Harwell, Oxfordshire.[3]
Biography
editVaissière was born on 15 July 1957 [4] in Montpellier[5] (Hérault). After studying as an engineer at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Telecommunications de Paris (Telecom Paris Tech), she obtained a Master of Science from Stanford University.[6] She also has an Executive MBA from the Centre de Perfectionnement aux Affaires.
After graduating, Vaissière worked for Thomson-CSF Radars for nine years then for EADS-Astrium Satellite for 15 years.[7]
Awards
edit- 2007: Prix Irène-Joliot-Curie in the category in Women in Companies[8]
- 2008: Knighted in the Legion of Honour for services to telecommunications [9]
- 2017: UK Space Personality of the Year [10]
- 2018: Sir Arthur Clarke Award in the category Space Achievement by Industry/Project Individual[11]
- 2018: Forbes The World's Top 50 Women in Tech [12]
References
edit- ^ "Bientôt des satellites pour compléter les futurs réseaux mobiles 5G ?". BFM BUSINESS (in French). Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ ESA. "A Fond Farewell to Magali Vaissiere". European Space Agency. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ ESA. "New Head of European Space Agency UK centre ECSAT". European Space Agency. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Magali VAISSIERE - Dirigeant de la société 6mouv". dirigeants.bfmtv.com (in French). Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Magali Vaissière – Who's Who". whoswho.fr (in French). Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ ESA. "Interview with Magali Vaissiere - Head of ESA's Telecommunications Department". European Space Agency. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Women in Aerospace - Europe Breakfast event" (PDF). Women in Aerospace. 8 April 2016.
- ^ "Les lauréates du Prix Irène Joliot-Curie 2007". Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation (in French). Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Présidence de la République Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur" (PDF). Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "SSPI UK Names Magali Vaissiere UK Space Personality of the Year 2017". SSPI. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "The Sir Arthur Clarke Awards – Announcement of the 2018 Winners". British Interplanetary Society. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "Forbes The World's Top 50 Women in Tech". Forbes. Retrieved 24 July 2019.