Nicolas is recognised by his peers for his exceptional contribution to the Java Card Forum’s work

To celebrate the work of Bertrand du Castel (one of the Founder members of the JCF who sadly passed away in February 2019), the Java Card Forum (JCF) has worked with his family to initiate an Annual Award in his memory. The JCF has been keen to showcase the “Bertrand Award” as a visible recognition of the continued drive and dedication still shown by its Members, over 25 years since its inception.

A new voting process has been introduced this year, where all members were listed and could be voted for (rather than just 4 members nominated by the Technical and Business Chairmen). The top 3 then went through to a second ballot to produce a Winner. 

This year’s top 3 were:
Alexandre Frey (NXP)
Nicolas Regnault (Thales)
Christian Kirchstaetter (NXP)

“It was a great pleasure in Munich during our Java Card Forum Fall meeting to present on behalf of the Java Card Forum the 2024 Bertrand Award to Nicolas Regnault of Thales,” declared Jean-Daniel Aussel, President of the Java Card Forum. “As the Java Card Forum is preparing for the great challenge to keep up with ever evolving security attacks and the upcoming of quantum computers, Nicolas has been fully dedicated to work on a Java Card based cryptographic framework for crypto agility and the support of post-quantum cryptographic algorithms with the other members of the Java Card Forum Technical Committee. This year’s award was based on an open vote without nomination, and truly reflects the peer recognition of Nicolas for his outstanding work on the topic.”

“I am really honoured to receive the 2024 Bertrand Award and the recognition of my peers,” responded Nicolas Regnault. “You can still count on me for my commitment in the Java Card Forum to make the technology as good and secure as possible.”

Congratulations to all 3 of the selected members and in particular, to Nicolas for his win.