attack

When the internet goes down

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Hervé Debar, Télécom SudParis – Institut Mines-Télécom, Université Paris-Saclay [divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] [dropcap]"A[/dropcap]third of the internet is under attack. Millions of network addresses were subjected…
cyrating

Cyrating: a trusted third-party for cybersecurity assessment

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Cyrating, a startup incubating at ParisTech Entrepreneurs, provides organizations the service of assessing their performance and efficiency in cybersecurity. By positioning itself as a trust third-party, it is meeting the needs of companies…
Neural Meta Tracts, brain, white matter, Pietro Gori

The brain: seeing between the fibers of white matter

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The principle behind diffusion imaging and tractography is exploring how water spreads through our brain in order to study the structure of neurons. Doctors can use this method to improve their understanding of brain disease. Pietro Gori, a…
fine particles, Véronique Riffault, IMT Lille Douai

What are fine particles?

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During peak pollution events, everyone is talking about them. Fine particles are often accused of being toxic. Unfortunately, they do not only come out during episodes of high pollution. Véronique Riffault, a researcher in atmospheric sciences…
bitcoin, Patrick Waelbroeck

Bitcoin: the economic issues at stake

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Patrick Waelbroeck, Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT) [divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] [dropcap]C[/dropcap]ryptocurrencies like Bitcoin only have value if all the participants in the monetary system view it to as currency. It…
Davide Balzarotti, Eurecom, ERC, Consolidator grant

A third ERC grant in 3 years at EURECOM

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Getting a grant from the European Research Council is not an easy task but this is what Davide Balzarotti, Professor in the Security Department, has just accomplished. He is the third EURECOM professor to obtain an ERC grant in the past 3 years.   Davide,…
DessIA

DessIA: Engineering of the Future with Artificial Intelligence

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What is the best architecture for the gearbox of a hybrid car? If an engineer had to answer that question, he would consider a handful of possibilities based on what already exists on the market. But the startup DessIA takes a whole different…
Literacy, La Rotonde culture scientifique Guillaume Desbrosse

Advancing scientific, technical and industrial literacy, a challenge for society – An interview with Guillaume Desbrosse

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What is the role of a center for scientific literacy and what sort of work does its director do? What are the goals of the AMCSTI (Association of Museums and Centers for the Advancement of Scientific, Technical and Industrial Culture)? Guillaume…
Industry without borders : l'industrie du futur au-delà des frontières

Between France and Germany, studying the metamorphosis of industry beyond borders

The “Industry Without Borders” project, launched on November 15, 2017 as part of the German-French Academy for the Industry of the Future, brings together French and German scientists. The project involves sociologists, economists, management…
composite materials

Composite Materials: the race to keep going faster

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In the world of materials, composites are currently undergoing a transformation that is just a significant as the plastics boom in the 1960s. To massively integrate these materials into high-volume production markets—automotive, aeronautics,…