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Olympic and paralympic games 2024, the competition of radio frequencies

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Last summer, Paris hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Games, an international event that brought with it an unparalleled need to control radio frequencies and prevent both intentional and unintentional interference. This was the role of France’s National Frequency Agency (ANFR), which was having to increase its workforce accordingly. To meet this exceptional need, Télécom SudParis recruited and trained a number of students over several months to help with controlling frequencies.

The cruel dilemma of health data in the ai era: privacy or equity?

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Federated learning is a way to collaboratively train artificial intelligence models. It thus represents a possible solution to AI biases, often caused by training said models on samples that lack diversity. In the healthcare sector, these biases can lead to problems of equity between patients. The EQUIHid project explores how federated learning can help develop more equitable healthcare services.

When hydropower goes digital

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The Di-Hydro project involves digitizing hydropower plants, to operate them as sustainably as possible and better plan maintenance. IMT, in particular Télécom SudParis, is contributing to the development of a federated platform designed to facilitate secure data-exchange and decision-making, both at the level of each individual plant and collectively.

Will buildings soon achieve self-awareness?

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The SUST(AI)N project aims to create connected and aware buildings with a focus on human needs. The technological blocks for this system include ubiquitous and invisible sensors powered by radio frequency signals. A Telecom SudParis team has been working on this new development for over a year.

Connected cities: can ethics play a central role in security?

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Two and a half years after its launch, the European project IMPETUS has delivered an eponymous platform dedicated to improving the security of smart cities. The IMPETUS platform incorporates eight tools combining cutting-edge technologies, ethical considerations and operational recommendations for security centers.
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Cryptography: what are the random numbers for?

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Hervé Debar, Télécom SudParis – Institut Mines-Télécom and Olivier Levillain, Télécom SudParis – Institut Mines-Télécom The original purpose of cryptography is to allow two parties (traditionally referred to as Alice and…
MuTAS, urban mobility

“En route” to more equitable urban mobility, thanks to artificial intelligence

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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…
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Governments, banks, and hospitals: all victims of cyber-attacks

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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…
zero-click attacks

Zero-click attacks: spying in the smartphone era

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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…
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Facebook: a small update causes major disruption

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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…