CSMA

What CSMA does

CSMA is a French non-profit scientific association (association loi 1901) founded in 1990 as the institutional successor to the GRECO-GIS "Calcul des Structures et Intelligence Artificielle" initiative that began in 1987. The association operates as a Scientific and Technical Group affiliated with three bodies: AFM (Association Française de Mécanique), ECCOMAS (European Council of Computational Mechanics), and IACM (International Association for Computational Mechanics), ensuring representation at national, European, and international levels. Its registered office is located at LMPS, ENS Paris-Saclay, in Gif-sur-Yvette, France, while the secretariat is administered by SF2M (Société Française de Métallurgie et de Matériaux) in Paris.

The association serves approximately 300 members drawn from both academia and industry, working in finite element methods, numerical simulation, structural analysis, and multi-scale modeling. Its operational core consists of the biennial Colloque de Giens conference (held since 1993 in Var), recurring CSMA-sponsored scientific and technical days (e.g., MEALOR workshops), peer-reviewed journals it supports (AMSES on SpringerOpen and JTCAM on Episciences), an annual thesis prize, and a new Young Researcher Award (Prix JCJC) inaugurated with a 2025 winner. The CSMA Juniors program targets early-career researchers with a dedicated committee, GitHub presence, and workshops. Distribution and community communications run through the csma.fr website, a moderated mailing list (csma.tous on Renater), HAL collections, and conference channels.

CSMA's revenue model is community-led and subscription-based: recurring individual and institutional membership fees (pricing not publicly disclosed), biennial conference and scientific event registration fees, and journal-related activities. The association has no venture, private equity, or public ownership structure; it is governed by a volunteer Board (Conseil d'administration) with ~20 administrative staff (including Secrétaire Générale Jeanne CHONE and Secretariat Katarina ELIOT) and Director of Publication Franck Massa. No software products, APIs, or commercial service portfolio are offered.

Name

CSMA

Legal name

CSMA, Computational Structural Mechanics Association

Website

https://csma.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CSMA is a French non-profit scientific association (founded 1990) serving approximately 300 academic and industrial members in computational structural mechanics through biennial conferences, thesis and young researcher awards, supported journals, and affiliations with AFM, ECCOMAS, and IACM.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gif-sur-Yvette

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: The association generates revenue through membership subscriptions from its approximately 300 university and industrial members.
2. Conference and event organization: Revenue from organizing the biennial Colloque de Giens and other scientific events, including registration fees.
3. Journal publications: The association supports journals including AMSES (Advances in Modeling and Simulation in Engineering Sciences) and JTCAM (Journal of Theoretical, Computational and Applied Mechanics) which may generate revenue through publishing.

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Core offering

CSMA is a French non-profit scientific association that brings together approximately 300 academic and industrial members working in computational structural mechanics. Its core offerings include organizing the biennial Colloque de Giens national conference (since 1993), running the CSMA Juniors program for early-career researchers, awarding thesis prizes and a Young Researcher Award, supporting peer-reviewed journals (AMSES and JTCAM), and operating a moderated mailing list for community communications.

Product overview

CSMA (Computational Structural Mechanics Association) is a French scientific and professional association — not a commercial product company. It does not offer a software product portfolio or commercial services. Its activities include organizing the biennial Colloque de Giens (national conference on structural calculations), supporting the AMSES and JTCAM journals, managing the CSMA Juniors committee, awarding thesis prizes, maintaining HAL collections, hosting a mailing list, and publishing affiliated scientific events.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• CSMA Individual and Institutional Membership Annual membership subscription for the French computational structural mechanics community, covering approximately 300 university researchers, PhD students, and industrial professionals. Members gain access to conferences, mailing list, awards eligibility, and community activities.

Quantifiable outcome

• The association has been active since 1987, organized biennial conferences since 1993, and supports approximately 300 members.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Association Française de Mécanique (AFM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1990CSMA is affiliated with AFM (Association Française de Mécanique) as a Scientific and Technical Group (Groupe Scientifique et Technique). This affiliation ensures CSMA's representation at the best national level in France.
• European Council of Computational Mechanics (ECCOMAS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1990CSMA is affiliated with ECCOMAS as a European-level partner organization. This affiliation connects CSMA to the broader European computational mechanics community and enables participation in events like ECCOMAS Congress 2024.
• International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1990CSMA is affiliated with IACM as an international partner. This affiliation provides representation at the best international level and connects CSMA members to the global computational mechanics community.
• Association Française de Mécanique (AFM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe 26th Congrès Français de Mécanique (CFM 2025) is organized by AFM, the French Mechanics Association, representing the entire French mechanics community including beyond French-speaking regions.

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Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubcsma.fr/csma-juniors-github
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/csma-asso

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Profiles1 record

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Investors

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Investments

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