Research News and innovation

Innovation

Télécom Bretagne launches a series of videos “La Minute du Chercheur”  (One Minute for Research) This new series of videos is devoted to the research activities in the various departments. In less than 2 minutes, a research professor presents a simulation or an experiment to illustrate an aspect of the technology used in their department. A quick and easy way to discover what goes on behind the doors of our laboratories! Every month, a new video will be put on-line on the Télécom Bretagne website and on the YouTube and DailyMotion platforms. > Two videos are currently available on-line (infrench): Test bench to determine the permittivity of a material by Alain Péden from the Microwave department; Internet communication by infra-red single-mode fibre optics by Bruno Fracasso from the Optics department.

Research

“Technologies de contrôle dans la mondialisation : enjeux politiques, éthiques et esthétiques” (Control technologies in globalization: political, ethical and aesthetic issues) This work, published in November 2009 by Kimé, is an interdisciplinary study (philosophy, political science, history and literature) of migration and communication control systems in modern societies, and their impact on democracies and individuals in a context of globalization and through the analysis of various political, ethical and aesthetic issues. This work was edited by Pierre-Antoine Chardel, Assistant Professor at Télécom Management School and Associate Researcher at CERSES (Centre for research into Senses, Ethics and Society, CNRS/University Paris Descartes) and Gabriel Rockhill, philosopher, Assistant Professor at the University of Villanova in Philadelphia (USA) and Director of the Critical Theory Workshop at the Centre Parisien d'Etudes Critiques (Parisian Centre of Critical Studies). Read more

Research

Institut Télécom, our subsidiary Eurécom and Inrets have signed a research cooperation agreement in the field of ICT and transport The aim of this agreement, signed on 19 January 2010 at the Institut Télécom in Paris, is to develop new joint research to promote intelligent and sustainable forms of transport. Read press release [PDF-178 Ko]

Event
ICT at the service of dependent persons
On the occasion of its 30th anniversary, Télécom SudParis is organizing a cycle of monthly conferences. The first, organized in association with BNP Paribas and L’Atelier, will be on information and communication technologies (ICT) at the service of dependent persons, at 6pm on 2 February 2010 at L’Atelier BNP Paribas - 14 rue Bergère (Paris, 9th  arrondissement).
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Innovation

The first stone of the future ICST Campus at Sophia Antipolis On 14 December 2009, all the stakeholders in the ICST Campus met on the site of the future campus buildings at Sophia Antipolis. The official ceremony to lay the first stone, in the presence of representatives of the State, regional and local authorities, officially marked the commitment of the various partners to this major project. The Campus will enable EURECOM to accelerate its development through to 2012 and reinforce the representation of the Institut Télécom in the Alpes Maritimes region. First and foremost, it is a scientific project that is shared with the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, the INRIA and CNRS, with the aim of uniting and pooling information technology teaching and research forces for the greater benefit of students from all over the world, who will be coming to work in the new center, thereby enhancing even further the level of excellence of Sophia Antipolis. For further information, contact the EURECOM Communication Department

Research
The Institut Télécom, a member of ALLISTENE, the Digital Sciences and Technologies Alliance
This new Alliance is made up of the six main players in France in the ICT sciences: the CDEFI, the CEA, the CNRS, the CPU, the INRIA and the Institut Télécom.
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Event
Come and see the Eye3shut range of active glasses for 3-D viewing
The event is set for Friday 18 December at 11 am at the Club de l’Etoile, Paris.
The range of glasses by E3S will be presented via the screening of extracts from the film Avatar
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Innovation
Two start-ups from the Télécom Paris incubator win Grand Prix de l'Innovation awards from the City of Paris
Kwaga, in the Innovative Services category, and Plugnsurf (in the Digital category) were two of the winners of this prize awarded on 30 November.
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‘Digital Green Growth’ prize-giving ceremony The ‘Digital green growth’ prize will be awarded on 4 December at 11 am at the headquarters of the Medef. It is to reward the invention, creation, and development of digital technologies serving sustainable development by 5 businesses. To enrol and find out more The ceremony will be screened live at the Medef site

Innovation
EIT ICT Labs wins prestigious European race for excellence in innovation
Turn Europe into the global leader in ICT innovation – this is the mission for the new Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) just selected in tough competition by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).
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Event
Open Days at the Evry Campus

To mark their thirtieth anniversary, Télécom SudParis and Télécom Ecole de Management invite you to come and discover the latest advances in the sciences of information, communication, knowledge and uses.
> On Thursday 19, an event dedicated to professionals will take place on the campus. Conferences, guided visits and scientific workshops all feature on the program.
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> On Friday 20 and Saturday 21, science will take pride of place with the Science Festival. Two Grandes Ecoles join forces to present the latest scientific progress in digital companies to schoolchildren (Friday) and the general public (Saturday).
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> On Saturday 21 November, Télécom Sudparis will take the opportunity to open its doors to the public. The ideal opportunity to get to know the school better and visit the premises.
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The Institut Télécom at the IDATE DigiWorld Summit on 18 and 19 November
At the meeting point between two worlds – ICT and health, research and industry – the Institut Télécom, Montpellier 2 University and the Montpellier Computer, Robotics and Microelectronics Laboratory are organizing the @health – Advanced Technologies for Health Conference on 18 and 19 November 2009, at the Corum in Montpellier.
These gatherings are being held within the framework of the DigiWorld Summit 2009, a major event in ICT, with the support of the IDATE, Montpellier 1 University, the Eurobiomed Competitiveness Cluster, the Languedoc-Roussillon Region and Montpellier Conurbation.
The @health program
Further information about the IDATE

Prizes and Honors

Pedro Casas: Best Paper Award at the LANOMS 2009 Conference Pedro Casas is a PhD student in the Computers Department at Télécom Bretagne. He was awarded the "Best Conference Paper Award" at the IEEE/IFIP "6th Latin American Network Operations and Management Symposium" (LANOMS 2009) held in Punta del Este (Uruguay) from 19 to 21 October. Read on

Event
Digital Life Lab Day
Digital Life Lab Day will be held on Wednesday 18 November 2009 at Télécom ParisTech in Paris on the theme "Cultural Industries and Practices".
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Event
Bourse aux Technologies 2009
The Bourse aux Technologies 2009 event is to be held on Tuesday 1st December at the Institut Télécom in Paris. This year’s theme is "Innovation and security".
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Event
ITST Conference from 20 to 22 October
The forthcoming edition of the international ITST (Intelligent Transport Systems Telecommunications) conference will be taking place from 20 to 22 October 2009 in Lille, at the Nouveau Siècle congress center. This event is organized by the INRETS and the NICT, with the support of Télécom Lille 1 and Télécom Bretagne, and is open to all protagonists concerned, researchers and industrialists. The theme of the conference this year is "The new information and communication technologies to enhance traffic efficiency and optimize transport modes under safety and security constraints", and it is an opportunity to present the research conducted at the Institut Télécom in this field, in particular relating to radar, modeling of propagation channels and target monitoring.
Find out more: http://itst2009.inrets.fr/

Innovation
MonExTel.com: supportive online recycling
MonExTel.com is a new business start-up by two Télécom Ecole de Management graduates and a graduate of TélécomSudParis. This firm offers web users the opportunity of recycling their old mobile phones and giving the proceeds of their residual value to the association of their choice.
This innovative concept makes MonExTel.com a brand new service in sustainable development. With supportive online recycling as its theme, MonExTel.com was incubated on the campus, won backing from the Fondation Télécom, and was awarded the Prix Médicis for micro-enterprises.
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Prizes and Honors
Samir Saoudi appointed IEEE Senior Member
Samir Saoudi, a professor in the Signal and Communications Department of Télécom Bretagne, has been promoted to the rank of Senior Member of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers).

Research
Videogames and Very High Bandwidth Workshop on 1st October at the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie
The Cité des Sciences de l’Industrie and the THD (very high bandwidth) Platform are organizing a workshop for professionals and the public on Thursday 1st October 2009, from 10 am to 6 pm, on the theme of "Videogames and Very High Bandwidth: Technological Progress or a Genuine Revolution?"
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Innovation
A business incubated at Télécom ParisTech selected for TechCrunch50
Stribe, a business incubated at Télécom ParisTech, has become France’s first start-up to be selected by TechCrunch50. The TechCrunch50 conference is currently held in San Francisco and honors the world’s most innovative start-ups.
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Innovation
Inauguration of ParisTech Entrepreneurs
On 16 September 2009, Jean-Louis Missika, Deputy Mayor of Paris and in charge of Innovation, Research and Universities, inaugurated ParisTech Entrepreneurs, the new ParisTech incubator at 9, Rue Dareau, Paris (14th arrondissement).
Built on the strength of the successes of the incubators of Télécom ParisTech, an Institut Télécom school, and backed by Paris City Hall, this structure intends to become a genuine lever in the development of Paris.
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Research
16 September 2009: An ANR chair of excellence in information theory for an Institut Télécom professor
Aslan Tchamkerten, a professor at Télécom ParisTech, has been awarded an ANR (national research agency) long-term junior chair of excellence. The Chair will allow this young Swiss to recruit PHD and post-graduate students in order to continue research into information theory and sequential analysis.
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