Nicolas Gouze

"Electronics plays a critical dual role in circularity: greening components and systems is essential, while enabling circularity through functionalities is key to retaining value, extending usage, facilitating recycling and minimising environmental impact."

Focus of work

  • Electronics and optronics
  • European innovation and research policy
  • Circular Economy
  • Health Technologies
  • International cooperation

Curriculum vitae

Nicolas Gouze studied optoelectronics at the University of Paris XI (now the University of Paris-Saclay) and innovation management at the University of Valenciennes in France. Gouze has been working for VDI/VDE-IT since 2004 and, as a consultant, is responsible in particular for strategic projects at European level. These include strategic activities relating to the European Technology Platform for Smart Systems Integration (EPoSS) and the EU-funded research and innovation measure "UNICORN - Unveiling Innovation Potential of Circular Approaches in Automotive Electronics and Beyond", which Nicolas Gouze has been coordinating since 2022.

Publications

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Györvary, Erika; Dallemagne, Philippe; Schüttauf, Jan-Willem; Rzepka, Sven; Nissen, Nils; Collin, Daniela; Quinn, Aidan; Niskala, Paavo; Salo, Tomi; Hakola, Liisa; Andersson, Dag; Gustafsson, Jonas; Hildenbrand, Jutta; Yilma, Dagmawi Belaineh ; Summers, Jon; Lengger, Sabine; Sandionigi, Chiara; Robin, Benedicte; Servin, Isabelle; Offenberg, Michael; Schlagmann, Moritz ; Kriegel, Kai; Donat, Albrecht; Gouze, Nicoals; Funk, Hannah; Straub, Matthias; Blouet, Patrick; Landmann, Valentin (2023): ECS Sustainability and Environmental Footprint, White Paper authored by a joint EPoSS working group. Final Version 2023.