Pascal Richard

Pascal Richard is a Full Professor specializing in Real-Time Systems at the Institute of Technology, University of Poitiers. He is affiliated with the LIAS (Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Applications de la Résolution des Systèmes) laboratory, which has locations at both ENSIP (École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Poitiers) in Poitiers and ISAE-ENSMA (Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace - École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'Aérotechnique) in Chasseneuil. His research spans over two decades with continuous publication from 1999 through 2023.

Professor Richard's primary research interests focus on real-time scheduling theory, embedded systems, and avionics. His work particularly emphasizes AFDX networks, cache-related preemption delays, self-suspending tasks, and worst-case response time analysis. His research bridges theoretical foundations with practical applications in safety-critical systems, particularly in the aerospace domain. He has made significant contributions to the understanding of scheduling anomalies, feasibility analysis, and the development of approximation schemes for complex real-time problems.

His publication record demonstrates strong collaboration with researchers across France and internationally, with consistent contributions to major real-time systems conferences including RTSS, ECRTS, and RTNS. His work shows an evolution from foundational scheduling theory toward increasingly complex systems including multiprocessor platforms, mixed criticality systems, and integrated modular avionics architectures.

Professor Richard has contributed to the real-time community through numerous journal publications in Real-Time Systems, IEEE Transactions on Computers, and IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, among others. His most recent work continues to address cutting-edge challenges in real-time scheduling for modern computing platforms.