29th-30th JUNE 2027 – LONDON, UK

Jean-Philippe Amouroux

Jean-Philippe Amouroux

  • Embedded Software Architect
  • Thales Avionics, France

Jean Philippe Amouroux is an Embedded Software Architect at Thales Avionics with over 30 years’ experience in safety critical systems. Focusing on compiler and platform subjects, he manages the FMS200 product line integration across multiple hardware and OS configurations, and is an active member of the ARINC 653 committee.
For several years, he has supported enterprise wide adoption of the FACE (Future Airborne Capability Environment) standard and oversaw the FACE FMS200 package, achieving the first FACE conformance certification in Europe.
He also teaches at his local university, bridging industry and education.

Sessions

  • Open & Modular Architectures

    Thales FMS200 FACE Conformance Journey

    Avionics is shifting from monolithic systems to open, modular architectures guided by the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) standard. FACE defines common interfaces and data models to enable software portability, reuse, and faster integration across airborne platforms—principles now embedded in UK programmes such as PYRAMID and Team Tempest. While shared compute and software-defined functionality increase flexibility, they also raise challenges in interface control, integration testing, and verification across heterogeneous processors (GPUs, FPGAs, AI accelerators). Emerging technologies like Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) and FACE I/O Services support deterministic, certifiable communications. This session examines how adopting FACE-aligned open standards delivers technical interoperability, reduced lifecycle cost, and accelerated capability delivery for both industry and government programmes.

  • FACE Standards and Global Alignment

    As aviation systems adopt open architectures, aligning the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) with NATO and other international standards is essential to achieving global interoperability. This session explores how the FACE Consortium—now an international community—is promoting a common approach to software portability and integration while encouraging broader international engagement in standards development and alignment. Discussion will focus on how FACE aligns with related initiatives such as MOSA and SOSA, and how collaborative efforts among governments, industry, and regulators are shaping the next generation of open standards—driving consistency, reuse, and accelerated capability delivery across allied airborne and mission systems.