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Flood, soil erosion

Agricultural sediments transported by rivers

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The QuASPEr project studied the Canche river basin in northern France to better understand the phenomenon of soil erosion and its related consequences. This knowledge aims to develop effective land management methods for municipalities without…
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Europes green deal

Digital technology, the gap in Europe’s Green Deal

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Fabrice Flipo, Institut Mines-Télécom Business School [divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] [dropcap]D[/dropcap]espite the Paris Agreement, greenhouse gas emissions are currently at their highest. Further action must be taken…
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IA TV

The automatic semantics of images

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Recognizing faces, objects, patterns, music, architecture, or even camera movements: thanks to progress in artificial intelligence, every plan or sequence in a video can now be characterized. In the IA TV joint laboratory created last October…
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planetary boundaries, urgence climatique, planet's limits

Covid-19 Epidemic: an early warning signal that we’ve reached the planet’s limits?

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Natacha Gondran, Mines Saint-Étienne – Institut Mines-Télécom and Aurélien Boutaud, Mines Saint-Étienne – Institut Mines-Télécom [divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] This article was published for the Fête de la Science…
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interactions

How will we interact with the virtual reality?

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The ways we interact with technology change over time and adapt to fit different contexts, bringing new constraints and possibilities. Jan Gugenheimer is a researcher at Télécom Paris and is particularly fascinated by interactions between…
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contact tracing applications

COVID-19: contact tracing applications and new conversational perimeter

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The original version of this article (in French) was published in the quarterly newsletter of the Values and Policies of Personal Information Chair (no. 18, September 2020). [divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] [dropcap]O[/dropcap]n…
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5G

5G: what it is? How does it work?

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Xavier Lagrange, Professor of network systems, IMT Atlantique – Institut Mines-Télécom [divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] 5G is the fifth generation of standards for mobile networks. Although this technology has fueled many…
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Photographie d'un train Regio2n, même modèle que le démonstrateur en résine thermoplastique développé par le projet Destiny

Trains made with recyclable parts

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The Destiny project proposes a new process to manufacture parts for the railway and aeronautical industries. It uses a thermoplastic resin, which enables the materials to be recycled while limiting the pollution associated with manufacturing…
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Temporary tattoos for brain exploration

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A team of bioelectronics researchers at Mines Saint-Étienne has developed a new type of electroencephalogram electrode using a temporary tattoo technique. As effective as traditional electrodes, but much more comfortable, they can provide extended…
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environmental impact

20 terms for understanding the environmental impact of digital technology

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While digital technology plays an essential role in our daily lives, it also a big consumer of resources. To explore the compatibility between the digital and environmental transitions, Institut Mines-Télécom and Fondation Mines-Télécom…
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crise, gestion de crise, crisis management

Crisis management: better integration of citizens’ initiatives

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Caroline Rizza, Télécom Paris – Institut Mines-Télécom [divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] [dropcap]A[/dropcap]s part of my research into the benefits of digital technologies in crisis management and in particular the digital…
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Datafarm

Datafarm: low-carbon energy for data centers

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The start-up Datafarm proposes an energy solution for low-carbon digital technology. Within a circular economy system, it powers data centers with energy produced through methanization, by installing them directly on cattle farms.   When…
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silent cities project

Locked-down world, silent cities

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Last spring, France decided to impose a lockdown to respond to the health crisis. Our cities came to a standstill and cars disappeared from the streets, allowing residents to rediscover quieter sounds like birdsong. A team of researchers decided…
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data sharing

Data sharing, a common European challenge

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Promoting data sharing between economic players is one of Europe’s major objectives via its digital governance strategy. To accomplish this, there are two specific challenges to be met. Firstly, a community must be created around data issues,…
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Dagobah

DAGOBAH: Tables, AI will understand

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Human activities produce massive amounts of raw data presented in the form of tables. In order to understand these tables quickly, EURECOM and Orange are developing DAGOBAH, a semantic annotation platform. It aims to develop a generic solution…
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Photographie de l'océan

Smarter models of the ocean

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The ocean is a system that is difficult to observe, whose biodiversity and physical phenomena we still know very little about. Artificial intelligence could be an asset in understanding this environment better. Ronan Fablet, a researcher at IMT…
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masks

Protective masks: towards widespread reuse?

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How can protective masks be recycled and reused without risking safety? Scientists, medical practitioners and manufacturers have teamed up to explore different treatment methods. As part of this consortium, IMT Atlantique researchers are studying…
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digital simulation

In the midst of a crisis, hospitals are using digital simulation to organize care

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Thierry Garaix and Raksmey Phan are systems engineering researchers at Mines Saint-Étienne[1]. In response to the current health crisis, they are making digital simulation and digital twins available to health services to inform their decision-making.…
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Antenna 5G infrastructure

Mathematical tools to meet the challenges of 5G

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The arrival of 5G marks a turning point in the evolution of mobile telecommunications standards. In order to cope with the constant increase in data traffic and the requirements and constraints of future uses, teams at Télécom SudParis and Davidson…
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retardateurs de flamme

Do flame-retardant pillows pollute our homes?

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Chemical additives called flame retardants prevent our furniture from burning too quickly in the event of a fire. But do these molecules pollute the air inside our homes and offices? To answer this question, an ANSES-ADEME research project was…
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The IoT needs dedicated security – now

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The world is more and more driven by networked computer systems. They dominate almost all aspects of our lives. These systems are connected to the Internet, resulting in a high threat potential. Marc-Oliver Pahl, chairholder of the cybersecurity…
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Metrics

A European project to assess the performance of robotic functions

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Healthcare, maintenance, the agri-food industry, agile manufacturing. Metrics, a three-year H2020 project launched in January, is organizing robot competitions geared towards these four industries and is developing metrological methods to assess the data collected. TeraLab, IMT's big data and AI platform, is a partner in this project. Interview with Anne-Sophie Taillandier, Director of TeraLab.
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PREDIS

Innovating to improve radioactive waste management

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The PREDIS European project aims to develop innovative activities for the management of radioactive waste, for which there is currently no solution. IMT Atlantique is one of the project's seven work package leaders and will contribute to research…
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Photographie en terasse, tiers-lieux, sociabilité, third places

The end or beginning of third places?

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After our homes and workplaces, the social environments in which we spend time are referred to as third places. These are places for gathering, adventures – but at the same time, of safety, security and control. In the following article Müge…
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