Vincent Gripon, IMT Atlantique, Information science, Artificial Intelligence, AI

When information science assists artificial intelligence

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The brain, information science, and artificial intelligence: Vincent Gripon is focusing his research at Télécom Bretagne on these three areas. By developing models that explain how our cortex stores information, he intends to inspire new methods…
Trubo codes, Claude Berrou, Quèsaco, IMT Atlantique

What are turbo codes?

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Turbo codes form the basis of mobile communications in 3G and 4G networks. Invented in 1991 by Claude Berrou, and published in 1993 with Alain Glavieux and Punya Thitimajshima, they have now become a reference point in the field of information…

Ontologies: powerful decision-making support tools

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Searching for, extracting, analyzing, and sharing information in order to make the right decision requires great skill. For machines to provide human operators with valuable assistance in these highly-cognitive tasks, they must be equipped with…
Pokémon Go, Télécom SudParis, Marius Preda, Augmented reality

What is Augmented Reality?

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Since its launch, the Pokémon Go game has broken all download records. More than just a fun gaming phenomenon, it is above all an indicator of the inevitable arrival of augmented reality technology in our daily lives. Marius Preda, a researcher…
TeraLab

TeraLab and La Poste have teamed up to fight package fraud

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As a testament to how valuable data is becoming for companies, La Poste-Colissimo has teamed up with researchers from IMT schools to fight fraud. Through the big data platform TeraLab, launched in 2014, this public-private partnership has made…
Réseaux sociaux : comment les professionnels les utilisent ?

The use of social networks by professionals

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The proliferation of social networks is prompting professional users to create an account on each network. Researchers from Télécom SudParis wanted to find out how professionals use these different platforms, and whether or not the information…
Electronic voting, Télécom SudParis, Annals of Telecommunications

Remote electronic voting – a scientific challenge

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Although electronic voting machines have begun to appear at polling stations, many technological barriers still hinder the development of these platforms that could enable us to vote remotely via the Internet. The scientific journal, Annals…

Aid in interpreting medical images

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Reading and understanding computerized tomography (CT) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) images is a task for specialists. Nevertheless, tools exist which may help medical doctors interpret medical images and make diagnoses. Treatment and…
Blockchain, Patrick Waelbroeck, Télécom ParisTech

What is a Blockchain?

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Blockchains are hard to describe. They can be presented as online databases. But what makes them so special? These digital ledgers are impossible to falsify, since they are secured through a collaborative process. Each individual’s participation…
4G, LTE4GPMR

LTE4PMR: Securing 4G Radio Telecommunications

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In January 2016, Airbus Defence and Space announced the launch of LTE4PMR, a demonstration project for secure mobile radio telecommunications based on 4G networks. The project is aimed at providing law enforcement officials and emergency services…