The use of social networks by professionals
Digital, In the News, SocietyThe 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…
Remote electronic voting – a scientific challenge
Digital, In the News, SocietyAlthough 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
Digital, In the News, Live labs ENReading 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…
What is a Blockchain?
Digital, In the News, What's?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…
LTE4PMR: Securing 4G Radio Telecommunications
Digital, In the NewsIn 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…
What is 5G?
Digital, In the News, What's?5G is the future network that will allow us to communicate wirelessly. How will it work? When will it be available for users? With the Mobile World Congress in full swing in Barcelona, we are launching our new “What is…?” series with Frédéric…
Octave: trustworthy and robust voice biometric authentication
Digital, Europe EN, In the NewsSurely, voice biometric authentication would be an easier alternative to the large amount of passwords that we use daily. One of the barriers to exploitation involves robustness to spoofing and challenging acoustic scenarios. In order to improve…
Alexandre Gramfort translates our brain waves with algorithms
Digital, In the NewsAlexandre Gramfort is a young researcher at Télécom ParisTech and just received an ERC starting grant. This prestigious European prize and support acknowledges his research efforts in signal processing and machine learning. For the last eight…
Institut Mines-Télécom and France Brevets extend their initial agreement
Digital, In the NewsOn October 13th, Institut Mines-Télécom and France Brevets signed an extension of the partnership agreement that has united them since 2011, with three new fields of research, and have reasserted their commitment to 5G. This cooperation is…
The Internet of tomorrow: New issues, new challenges
Digital, Live labs ENIn just a few years the internet has revolutionized daily life, becoming part of every aspect of society. However, the coming transformations may go much deeper, leading to major changes in the paradigms of vertical markets such as healthcare,…