Matthieu Farcot

Matthieu Farcot holds a PhD in economics, defended in 2006 at the Bureau d’Economie Théorique et Appliquée (Beta) of the Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France. This PhD focused on the topic of Intellectual Property Dynamics within the Software Industry. He holds a master in Law focused on European Law and Intellectual Property obtained in 2008 from the Centre d’Etudes Internationales en Propriété Intellectuelle (CEIPI) of the Université Robert Schuman, Strasbourg. He also holds a double master in innovation economics and knowledge management (obtained from the Beta in 2002). He finally holds since 2005 a master equivalent degree in Intellectual Property Management obtained from the IEEPI (Institut Européen Entreprise et Propriété Intellectuelle), Strasbourg.

Currently working within the valorization of ICT innovation Unit of the CRP Henri Tudor as a Project Manager, his field of study focus on intellectual property and legal issues related to IT based innovation and software developments. He also works on IT licensing and business models applied to free and open source projects, such as the design of a decision-support tool dedicated at choosing an Open Source license based on economic and management related considerations.