Benjamin Zimmer, Doctorant


Benjamin Zimmer
  • E-mail : benjamin.zimmer@ecp.fr
  • Cell. +336 45 68 27 47

Short bio

  • 2009 - ? : Member of the “Observatoire national du marché et des prix des aides techniques” of “Caisse Nationale des Solidarités pour l’Autonomie and member of the strategic’s group “ACCEUS” of competitiveness cluster Advancity, life and sustainable mobility.
  • 2008-2011 : PhD Thesis ; CIFRE contract between ARESA and Laboratoire de Génie Industriel at Ecole Centrale Paris.
Title : Design of a cluster organisation and of an appropriate New Product Development Process (NPDP) for developing useful elderly technologies

Presentation of research topics of B. Zimmer

Team of supervisors : Bernard Yannou (Supervisor, Professor of Industrial Engineering Professor (ECP)), Julie Le Cardinal (Co-supervisor, Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering (ECP)), François Piette (Tutor1, Professor of Medicine and Geriatry (Hôpital Charles Foix)), Laurent Dechesne (Tutor2, Manager Centre Francilien de l'Innovation)

  • 2007-2008 : First year PhD in gerontology - Research Center on Aging of the University Institute of Geriatrics of Sherbrooke - QUEBEC (Canada).

Participation to the research project : Effet indépendant et additif de la composition corporelle et de l'entraînement en résistance sur les capacités et la mobilité des personnes âgées, en situation de surpoids, diabétiques avec ou sans amputation.

  • 2005-2007, Master of Engineering rehabilitation, disability and motor performance, specialty "Sport, Health, Society” - Department Science and Technology of the University of Maine - FRANCE.

Research Interests

  • New Product Development : gerontechnology, universal design, inclusive design
  • Healthcare organisation : clusters, competencies network
  • System Engineering : systemic approach, SADT, functionnal analysis, innovation process, new product development and process (NPDP)
  • Risk Analysis : success factors and failures in New Product Development Process

Publications (selection)

  • B. Zimmer, J. Stal - Le Cardinal, B. Yannou, L. Dechesne, A. de Touchet, F. Piette. A design and evaluation program for longer-life products. Gerontechnology review. 2009.
  • F. Piette, B. Zimmer, M. Carré. Gerontechnology development for disabled people. Workshop Australia Europe strategic linkages. Smart technology for healthy longevity. 2009.
  • B. Zimmer, B. Yannou, J. Stal - Le Cardinal, R. Vallee, A. De Touchet, L. Dechesne, F. Piette. Structuration du réseau de compétences en gérontechnologie Charles Foix. CONGRES de la SFTAG (Troyes, 2009)
  • B. Zimmer, J. Stal - Le Cardinal, L. Dechesne, F. Piette, B. Yannou. Modélisation systémique du marché des aides techniques et/ou technologiques au service du grand âge. CONFERE (Marrakech, 2009)
  • B. Beaune, B. Zimmer et G. Becquet. Un test pour l’évaluation de l’aptitude à la marche et son application au réentraînement de la personne amputée fémorale appareillée. Journal de l’orthopédie. 2008.