Frédéric Courivaud

AI standardization | prEN 18228 (AI risk management) editor / project leader | AI Expert at CEN/CLC/JTC 21 and ISO/IEC/JTC1/SC42 | Assurance of AI systems | Regulatory Compliance.

Oslo, Oslo, Norway

About

Editor of the "EN Risk Management of AI systems" European standard under development in CEN/CENELEC/JTC21 in support of the AI Act implementation. Strategic technology and regulatory lead. International conference presenter and publication author. Former research scientist with 17 years’ international experience within pre-clinical and clinical medical technology development from industry and academic hospitals Education in Natural Sciences (MSc, PhD), management/leadership (MHA).

Experience

  • DNV (9 yrs 2 mos)
    • Senior Principal Researcher
      Apr 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 3 mos

    • Principal Researcher
      Mar 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 4 mos

      Advancing conformity management of Medical Device and Artificial Intelligence in healthcare. Initiated and led an internal web-based tool to improve conformity assessment of AI medical device software.

    • Product owner - Software as a Service solution for conformity management of Medical Device
      Jan 2018 - Mar 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Concept designer and product Owner of REASON-MD, a customer facing web-based medical device compliance management platform which could demonstrate a 20-50% efficiency gain for medical device manufacturers. Keywords: Cross Business Areas service development, customer centric development, digital business model development, investment case modelling, third party contracting, agile sprint planning and sprint demo, team leadership, stakeholder engagement, strategic communication, marketing, product assurance, safety argumentation, conformity monitoring.

  • DNV GL (1 yr 8 mos)
    • Program Director (acting deputy) - Life Sciences Program - Group Technology and Research
      Jun 2016 - May 2017 · 1 yr

      Led a team of 7 researchers, provided strategy input to Group Research & Development and ensured budget control / project deliveries of the team.

    • Principal Researcher - Risk Management Healthcare - Strategic Research and Innovation
      Oct 2015 - May 2016 · 8 mos

      Led a global life sciences industry sector analysis to support DNVGL’s strategic business development. Business intelligence, markets analysis & strategic forecasting.

  • Senior Scientist at Oslo universitetssykehus
    Mar 2008 - Oct 2015 · 7 yrs 8 mos

    Developed new medical technology concepts and conducted pre-clinical and clinical studies within minimal invasive therapy, MRI-guided surgery and radiology. Conducted risk-mapping analysis. Supervised PhD and MSc students. (Co)Author of scientific publications. R&D project leadership.

  • (Substitute) Associate Professor at University of Oslo
    Jan 2010 - Sep 2010 · 9 mos

    Created and delivered plenary lectures and applied training in MRI physics for master and PhD students.

  • Clinical Scientist / Senior Clinical Scientist MRI at Philips Healthcare
    Oct 2001 - Jan 2008 · 6 yrs 4 mos

    Initiated and coordinated joint R&D projects between selected university hospitals in Scandinavia and main research office in the Netherlands. Provided marketing support for strategic tenders. Created and co-hold the Philips Nordic MRI Sequence Development Mode course.