“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Facebook: a small update causes major disruption
Digital, In the News
Hervé Debar, Télécom SudParis – Institut Mines-Télécom
Late on October 4, many users of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were unable to access their accounts. All of these platforms belong to the company Facebook and were all…
3D printing, a revolution for the construction industry?
Digital, In the News, Materials
Estelle Hynek, IMT Nord Europe – Institut Mines-Télécom
A two-story office building was “printed” in Dubai in 2019, becoming the largest 3D-printed building in the world by surface area: 640 square meters. In France, XtreeE plans…
How our Web browsing has changed in 30 years
Digital, In the News
Victor Charpenay, Mines Saint-Étienne – Institut Mines-Télécom
On August 5, 1991, a few months before I was born, Tim Berners-Lee unveiled his invention, called the “World Wide Web”, to the public and encouraged anyone who wanted…