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Machines surfing the web
Digital, In the News
There has been constant development in the area of object interconnection via the internet. And this trend is set to continue in years to come. One of the solutions for machines to communicate with each other is the Semantic Web. Here are some…

France’s elderly care system on the brink of crisis
Health, In the News, Society
In his book Les Fossoyeurs (The Gravediggers), independent journalist Victor Castanet challenges the management of the private elderly care facilities of world leader Orpea, reopening the debate around the economic model – whether for-profit…

Joe Wiart
Our expertsTélécom Paris | Millimeter waves, Electromagnetism, Dosimetry
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How can we assess the health risks associated with exposure to electromagnetic fields?
Our exposure to electromagnetic…

AI-4-Child “Chaire” research consortium: innovative tools to fight against childhood cerebral palsy
Digital, Health, In the News
In conjunction with the GIS BeAChild, the AI-4-Child team is using artificial intelligence to analyze images related to cerebral palsy in children. This could lead to better diagnoses, innovative therapies and progress in patient rehabilitation.…

Plastic waste: transforming a problem into energy
Energy & environment, In the News
The linear life cycle of plastics, too rarely recycled, exerts a heightened pressure on the environment. The process of gasification makes it possible to reduce this impact by transforming more waste – currently incinerated or left in landfill…

Planning for the worst with artificial intelligence
Digital, In the News
Given that catastrophic events are rare by nature, it is difficult to prepare for them. However, artificial intelligence offers high-performing tools for modeling and simulation, and is therefore an excellent tool to design, test and optimize…

“En route” to more equitable urban mobility, thanks to artificial intelligence
Digital, In the News, Mobility
Individual cars represent a major source of pollution. But how can you transition from using your own car when you live far from the city center, in an area with little access to public transport? Andrea Araldo, researcher at Télécom SudParis…

New technologies to prevent post-operative hernias
Health, In the News, Materials
Baptiste PILLET, Mines Saint-Etienne – Institut Mines-Télécom
The abdomen experiences intra-abdominal pressure, which varies according to the volume of organs, respiration, muscle activation and any physiological activity. As a consequence,…

Florian Kaltenberger
Our expertsEURECOM | Telecommunications, Mobile networks, 5G, Software radio
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Open RAN opening mobile networks
What is beamforming?
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An oasis of waste reconverted into ceramic materials
In the News, Materials
Transforming industrial waste and unused by-products could make it possible to respond to issues of scarcity for civil engineering resources, recyclability and even reducing use of fossil fuels. Doan Pham Minh, process engineering researcher…

Improve the quality of concrete to optimize construction
In the News, Materials, Uncategorized
Since the late 20th century, concrete has become the most widely used manufactured material in the world. Its high level of popularity comes alongside recurring problems, affecting its quality and durability. Among these problems is when one…

Maxime Lefrançois
Our expertsMines Saint-Étienne | Artificial Intelligence, Semantic web, Ontologies, IoT
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Machines surfing the web
AI for interoperable and autonomous industrial systems
A…

Sovereignty and digital technology: controlling our own destiny
Digital, In the News
Annie Blandin-Obernesser, IMT Atlantique – Institut Mines-Télécom
Facebook has an Oversight Board, a kind of “Supreme Court” that rules on content moderation disputes. Digital giants like Google are investing in the submarine…

Debate: The Metaverse, flying taxis and other weapons of mass planetary destruction
Energy & environment, In the News
Fabrice Flipo, Institut Mines-Télécom Business School
5G, 8K, flying taxis and the Metaverse are all topics of great interest, raising many questions. However, such questions are rarely, if ever, from an environmental perspective.
A…

Marie-France Lacrampe
Our experts
IMT Nord Europe | Materials, Composites, Plastics, Recycling, Ecological transition
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Technology for improving the recycling of plastics and composites
“We must work now…

Privacy as a business model
Digital, In the News, Society
Personal data protection is sometimes presented as a legal headache, typically in the online business world. For others, usually in the activist sphere, it is seen as a way to defend our fundamental rights. Each side tends to mock the other’s…

Improving air quality with decision-making tools
Energy & environment, Europe EN, In the News
Launched in October for a four-year period, the RI-URBANS project aims to strengthen synergies between European air quality monitoring networks and research infrastructures in the field of atmospheric sciences. IMT Nord Europe is a partner…

Cleaning up polluted tertiary wastewater from the agri-food industry with floating wetlands
Energy & environment, In the News
In 2018, IMT Atlantique researchers launched the FloWAT project, based on a hydroponic system of floating wetlands. It aims to reduce polluting emissions from treated wastewater into the discharge site.
Claire Gérente, researcher at…

Antoine Fécant, winner of the 2021 IMT-Académie des Sciences Young Scientist Prize
Energy & environment, In the News
Antoine Fécant, new energy materials researcher at IFP Energies Nouvelles, has worked on many projects relating to solar and biosourced fuel production and petrol refining. His work has relevance for the energy transition and, this year, was…

David Gesbert, winner of the 2021 IMT-Académie des Sciences Grand Prix
Digital, In the News, Uncategorized
EURECOM researcher David Gesbert is one of the pioneers of Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) technology, used nowadays in many wireless communication systems. He contributed to the boom in WiFi, 3G, 4G and 5G technology, and is now exploring…

Governments, banks, and hospitals: all victims of cyber-attacks
Digital, In the News
Hervé Debar, Télécom SudParis – Institut Mines-Télécom
Cyber-attacks are not a new phenomenon. The first computer worm distributed via the Internet, known as the “Morris worm” after its creator, infected 10% of the 60,000…

Can technology combat chronic stress?
Digital, Health, In the News
Stressors in individuals can occur on a regular basis, especially in uncertain contexts such as the current health situation. To prevent a state of stress from becoming chronic and causing mental health problems, approaches involving positive…

Technology for improving the recycling of plastics and composites
In the News, Materials
Plastics and composites aren't recycled as often as we might wish, as a result of a lack of facilities, the right technologies not yet existing or not being profitable, or hazardous waste deposits. IMT Nord Europe have been working in…

Zero-click attacks: spying in the smartphone era
Digital, In the News, Uncategorized
Zero-click attacks exploit security breaches in smartphones in order to hack into a target's device without the target having to do anything. They are now a threat to everyone, from governments to medium-sized companies.
“Zero-click…