GDPR, RGPD

GDPR: towards values and policies

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On May 25th, the GDPR came into effect. This new regulation requires administrations and companies in the 27 EU countries to comply with the law on the protection of personal data. Since its creation in 2013, the IMT Research Chair Values and…
digital metamorphosis

Sociology and philosophy combine to offer a better understanding of the digital metamorphosis

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Intellectual, professional, political, personal, private: every aspect of our lives is affected by technological developments that are transforming our society in a profound way. These changes raise specific challenges that require a connection…
MeMAD

Putting sound and images into words

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Can videos be turned into text? MeMAD, an H2020 European project launched in January 2018 and set to last three years, aims to do precisely that. While such an initiative may seem out of step with today's world, given the increasingly important…
cost of cyber-attacks

Cybersecurity: high costs for companies

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Hervé Debar, Télécom SudParis – Institut Mines-Télécom, Université Paris-Saclay [divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he world of cybersecurity has changed drastically over the past 20 years. In the…
field hospitals, hôpitaux de campagne

Emergency logistics for field hospitals

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European field hospitals, or temporary medical care stations, are standing by and ready to be deployed throughout the world in the event of a major disaster. The HOPICAMP project, of which IMT Mines Alès is one of the partners, works to improve…

Diatabase: France’s first diabetes database

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The M4P consortium has received the go-ahead from Bpifrance to implement its project to build a clinical diabetes database called Diatabase. The consortium headed by Altran also includes French stakeholders in diabetes care, the companies OpenHealth…
breast cancer

Superpixels for enhanced detection of breast cancer

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Deep learning methods are increasingly used to aid medical diagnosis. At IMT Atlantique, Pierre-Henri Conze is taking part in this drive to use artificial intelligence algorithms for healthcare by focusing on breast cancer. His work combines…
neutrality

The End of Web Neutrality: The End of the Internet?

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Hervé Debar, Télécom SudParis – Institut Mines-Télécom, Université Paris-Saclay [divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] At end 2017, a decision issued by the  Federal Communication Commission (FCC), the American agency…
cybersecurity

Cybersecurity: new times, new challenges

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Editorial. Who am I? A white man, almost 30. I wear hoodies and hack websites belonging to prestigious organizations like the CIA from my parents’ basement. Above all, I am thick-skinned. Have you guessed? I am, of course, a stereotypical…
cyberdefense

Cyberdefense seeks to regain control

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Between attackers and defenders, who is in the lead? In cybersecurity, the attackers have long been viewed as the default winners. Yet infrastructures are becoming better and better at protecting themselves. Although much remains to be done,…