Pascal Cantot currently manages the modeling and simulation and system engineering area of the French Defense Procurement Agency. He also teaches systems M&S in several engineering academies. During his 18 year-long career in Defense and Aerospace areas, he has developed extensive experience in various fields of modeling and simulation, complex systems engineering and information systems technologies and management.

Dominique Luzeaux is currently Director for Land Systems Acquisition for the French Ministry of Defense, for whom he has worked for over 20 years. He has written over 60 articles in international conferences and journals, and teaches robotics, theoretical computer science and system engineering at graduate level.