The Centre for Research in Design is structured around several bodies and is composed of a General Assembly, a Laboratory Council and a Supervisory Committee.
Directors
Director: Auger James (ENS Paris-Saclay) + contact
Co-director: Armand Behar (ENSCi - Les Ateliers) + contact
The Centre’s statutes stipulate a five-yearly alternation of the positions of director and deputy-director, taking into account that they each belong to one of the supervisory bodies.
Administration office
Sithari Sisombat + contact
Fanny Claude + contact
Members
The Centre has 24 members, including:
• 12 researcher-lecturers (permanent members): James Auger (ENS Paris-Saclay), Armand Behar (ENSCi - Les Ateliers), Philippe Baudoin (IUT Cachan, UP-Saclay), Claire Brunet (ENS Paris-Saclay), Roland Cahen (ENSCi - Les Ateliers), Guillaume Foissac (EDF / ENS Paris-Saclay), Catherine Geel (Ensad Nancy / ENS Paris-Saclay), Olivier Hirt (ENSCi - Les Ateliers), Anne Lefebvre (ENS Paris-Saclay), Xavier Lesage (ENSCI Les Ateliers), Lorène Picard (ENS Paris-Saclay), Émile de Visscher (ENS Paris-Saclay).
• 2 administrative or administrative-related staff members: Fanny Claude (ENSCi - Les Ateliers), Sithari Sisombat (ENS Paris-Saclay)
• 8 PhD candidates under supervision or co-supervision : Étienne Axelos, Bérangère Clépier, Anne-Cécile Cochet, Rachel Floch, Valentin Graillat, Olivier Troff, Léa Paymal, Julia Reitzer
• 2 associate members: Nathalie Guimbretière, Apolline Le Gall.
All members, permanent, non-permanent and associated, convene in a general meeting a minimum of twice a year.
The Laboratory Council.
The Laboratory Council, which has a consulting role in all questions relating to political science, the management of resources, the organisation and running of the CRD, convene at least 4 times a year.
It is composed of:
• The Centre’s directors: James Auger, Armand Behar
• Council members: 6 permanent members elected by researcher-lecturers: Claire Brunet, Roland Cahen, Aurélien Fouillet, Olivier Hirt, Anne Lefebvre, Xavier Lesage.
• 1 permanent member elected by the administrative college and administrative staff: Christine Terrisse.
• 1 member of permanent, adjunct and associate members, nominated by the Laboratory directors : Emile De Visscher.
• 1 temporary member, elected by peers of the doctoral college, contractual researchers, and post-doctorate students: Julia Rietzer and Daniel Cadot.
| news |
|---|
| 15/04/2026 14:00 On April 15, 2026, the new working group of the Internet and Society Centre (CNRS) dedicated to the forms of digital technology will be launched, focusing on the aesthetic, political and social dimensions of digital design. + |