I3S Laboratory« Informatique, signaux et systèmes de Sophia Antipolis »
"Computer Science, Signal processing and Systems / Sophia Antipolis"
UMR 7271 – UNS / CNRS Joint Research Unit between UNS & CNRS
Director: Michel [email protected]
www.i3s.unice.fr
Research Context
Joint Research Unit between UNS & CNRS
Through joint teams:Aoste, Coati,Morpheme, Oasis,Wimmics
Through a joint team:Morpheme
Sophia Antipolis: 3 locations
Nice: Valrose (biologist)
Locations: mainly Sophia Antipolis
Faculty UNS: ~80
CNRS: ~20
INRIA: ~10
Engineers Permanent: 7
Short-term:20+ (currently)
Students (on average) PhD Students : 80+
PostDocs: ~10
Total: ~250 people = Permanent: 130 + Non permanent: 120
Members
UNS; 34%
CNRS; 12%INRIA; 5%
PhD Students; 32%
Other non permanent; 17%
Members
Budget
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
2837 2925 3015 3105 3195 31503915
2032 2095 2160 2115 2070 19802205635 655 675 810 945 1000
11251885 22192795 2434 2584 2830
2274
UNS C NR S INR IA C ontra c ts
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120
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1000
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2000
2500
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18852219
2795
24342584
2830
2274UNSC NR SINR IAC on tra cts
With salaries
Without salaries
Budget
GoalsGoals
Research
Especially bringing several partners together (inherent due to the composition of the lab)
Transfer
From knowledge transfer to technological transfer
Teaching
Based on the research themes of the lab and fed by interactions with transfer partners
We head several master in computer science, imaging and signal processing
Animation
Organization and hosting of international scientific and technical events
Popularizing science (« Fête de la science » with UNS & local schools)
Scientific ProjectScientific Project
three priority thematic Networks and ubiquitous computing
Health and Computational Biology
Modeling, simulation and technologies for Environment and sustainable development (energy, water, regional planning)
Structure
COMREDCOMmunications, Réseaux, systèmes Embarqués et Distribués
Communications, Networks, Embedded and Distributed Systems
R. de Simone(INRIA)
INRIA
GLCGénie du Logiciel et de la ConnaissanceSoftware and Knowledge Engineering
M. Blay-Fornarino(UNS)
Polytech
MDSCModèles Discrets pour les Systèmes ComplexesDiscrete Models for Complex Systems
M. Rueher(UNS)
Algorithmes
SISSignal, Images, Systèmes
Signal, Image, Systems
E. Debreuve(CNRS)
Algorithmes+ IBV
COMRED; 27%
GLC; 23%MDSC; 18%
SIS; 26%
Network & Admin; 7%
Structure
4 Scientific Departments (« Pôles »)
COMREDCommunications, Networks, Embedded and Distributed Systems
Contact: R. de SimoneHosting: INRIA
Teams (I3S/INRIA)
AOSTE: Models and methods for analysis and optimization of real-time embedded systems
COATI: combinatorics and optimization for telecommunications
OASIS: Active objects, semantic, Internet and security
Research Activities
RA 1: Networks design and communication algorithms
RA 2: Discrete mathematics and graph theory
RA 3: Distributed, parallel and autonomic programming models
RA 4: Middleware and platforms for parallel and distributed computing
RA 5: Computational intensive and largely distributed applications
RA 6: Model-based design of embedded systems
GLC - Software and Knowledge EngineeringGLCSoftware and Knowledge Engineering Contact: M. Blay – Fornarino
Hosting: Polytech
Teams
KEIA: Knowledge extraction, integration and algorithms
MODALIS: Models to usage of large scale infrastructures
RAINBOW: Ubiquitous computing and man-machine interaction
WIMMICS (I3S/INRIA): Web-instrumented man-machine interactions, communities and semantics
Research Activities
RA 1: Middleware for Cloud computing, Ubiquitous systems and networks
RA 2: Software composition
RA 3: Semantic web
RA 4: Security
RA 5: Data mining
MDSC - Discrete Models for Complex SystemsMDSCDiscrete Models for Complex Systems Contact: M. Rueher
Hosting: Algorithmes
Teams
BioInfo: Bioinformatics
CeP: Constraint-based program verification
MC3: Model of computation, complexity and codes
Research Activities
RA 1: Complex systems and discrete dynamical systems
RA 2: Automata, languages, combinatorics and logic
RA 3: Constraints techniques and applications
RA 4: Formal methods applied to the dynamics of genetic networks
RA 5: 3D biological modeling and cellular automata
RA 6: Bio-inspired complex system
SIS - Signal, Images, SystemsSISSignal, Images, Systems Contact: E. Debreuve
Hosting: Algorithmes + iBV
Teams
Signals Biomed : Biomedical signal processing
SigNet: Signal processing and networks
Imaging MediaCoding: Multimedia coding and processing
Morpheme: Morphological properties of biological structures Robotics OSCAR: Observers and sensory control of aerial robots
SIM: System identification and modelling
Research Activities
RA 1: High order signal processing
RA 2: Tensors in signal processing
RA 3: Multimedia coding and indexing
RA 4: Nonlinear control and observers for drones
RA 5: Localization and mapping for autonomous systems
Local and National PositioningLocal and National Positioning
Participation to national research networks
30 ongoing ANR-funded projects
Collaborations with local branches of (worldwide) companies Amadeus, Autodesk, Orange Labs, Thalès, TI, Google
Collaborations with small and medium-sized enterprises
Participation to several clusters « pôles de compétitivité » French initiative to bring together companies and public research to leverage
industrial R&D
Past 5 years: 20+ software applications submitted to the APP agency (« Agence pour la Protection des Programmes »)
International PositioningInternational Positioning
Participation to international research networks 10 ongoing EU-funded projects Contributions to standards
ETSI: European Telecommunications Standards Institute
OMG: Object Management Group (Cloud computing, Embeded systems)
W3C: Web languages and protocol
50+ academic collaborations Europe, USA, Brasil, Asia (China, Vietnam), Russia, Israel, Tunisia
Past 5 years: 15+ patents submitted
HighlightsHighlights
National 2 senior members of the « Institut Universitaire de France »
Member of the LABEX UCN@SOPHIA
International 3 IEEE Fellows
Individual Technical Achievement Award from the European Association for Signal Processing
Rufus Isaacs' Award from the International Society on Dynamic Games
Prize for Innovation in Distributed Computing awarded by the Colloquium on Structural Information and Communication Complexity (SIROCCO)
Prize of the magazine « La Recherche », category « Human Health »
Startup Creation & SupportStartup Creation & Support
Participation to 3 startup creations since 2006 ActiveEon: Parallel computing solutions for multi-core computers,
clusters and grids
SimplySim (OPTIS Group): Real time virtual reality for visualization, simulation and training
VU Log: Software and services for urban mobility
Support of projects in startup incubator program Bewave: Sensor network management for energy saving in smart
buildings
MovingPlayer: Design studio for massively multiplayer games on mobile platforms
FranceLab: Data mining
Master ProgramsMaster Programs
• Lab members (UNS, CNRS, INRIA) involved in programs of
• Electronic Department
• Computer science Department
• Applied mathematics and modeling Department
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