
What are turbo codes?
Digital, In the News, What's?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…

Artificial Intelligence: the complex question of ethics
In the News, SocietyThe development of artificial intelligence raises many societal issues. How do we define ethics in this area? Armen Khatchatourov, a philosopher at Télécom École de Management and member of the IMT chair “Values and Policies of Personal…

The Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructures Chair welcomes new partner Société Générale
In the News, UncategorizedThe Institut Mines-Télécom Cybersecurity Chair, launched last year on January 25 as part of the dynamic created by the Center of Cyber Excellence, is aimed at contributing to the international development of research activities and training…

Ontologies: powerful decision-making support tools
Digital, In the News, Live labs ENSearching 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…

What is Augmented Reality?
Digital, In the News, What's?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…

The bitcoin and blockchain: energy hogs
Energy & environment, In the News, SocietyBy Fabrice Flipo and Michel Berne, researchers at Télécom École de Management.
Editorial originally published in French in The Conversation France
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TeraLab and La Poste have teamed up to fight package fraud
Digital, In the NewsAs 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…

At La Rotonde, the scientific mediation is based on experiments
In the News, Live labs EN, Scientific literacyA venue for exhibitions, mediation, and more generally scientific, technical and industrial culture, La Rotonde is a Mines Saint-Étienne center with a difference. Its role is to share knowledge with different audiences, young and old, who are…

M.I.N.E.S and Télécom & Société numérique Carnot institutes have again been awarded the Carnot label
Carnot EN, In the News, UncategorizedOn July 6th, the Secretary of State for Higher Education and Research, Thierry Mandon, announced the recipients of the Carnot 3 Label. M.I.N.E.S Carnot institute and Télécom & Société numérique Carnot institute were among the winners:…

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…