May 03 2017
Inria, the French national institute for computer science and applied mathematics, has created a new International Chair and appointed American computer engineer Rajesh Gupta to the part-time position. Gupta is a professor and former chair of the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) department in the Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California San …
May 03 2017
SIRIUS (2011-2013) Situated interaction Principal Investigators: Dr. Wendy Mackay, IN-SITU project-team, Inria Saclay Île-de-France Prof. Scott Klemmer, Stanford University Prof. Bjoern Hartmann, University of California, Berkeley Research objectives: SIRIUS explored how to create novel interactive environments, with a focus on tangible and multi-surface interaction, using participatory and “research through design“ techniques. Scientific achievements: Multi-surface Interaction: SIRIUS …
Mar 10 2017
. As part of its transatlantic collaborative research activities in the smart city domain, Inria@SiliconValley has nurtured the development of the Ambiciti solution for changing environmental consciousness. The App gives people a new tool to understand their environment. San Francisco, 8th March 2017 – Protecting ourselves from environmental pollution requires the best possible information about …
Mar 10 2017
Therapixel was founded by Olivier Clatz from Asclepios team and Pierre Fillard from Parietal team. Therapixel offers a flexible medical imaging solution that can be adapted to different locations and users. The business raised €600,000 to internationalise its fluid application, which, among other things, uses contactless visual recognition to allow surgeons to access the medical images they need in …
Mar 09 2017
The Thomas Jefferson Fund is now accepting applications! Deadline is April 9th, 2017 This new program launched by the French Embassy and the FACE foundation aims to encourage and support cooperation among the most promising young French and American researchers, and foster forward-looking collaborative research that addresses the most pressing global challenges. Up to nine …
Mar 07 2017
For the 2017 edition, Inria partners with the NETVA mentoring program so as to promote the participation of Inria startups. Created in 2010 by the Office for Science and Technology at the French Embassy in the United States, NETVA (New Technology Venture Accelerator) is a mentoring program tailored for young, innovative French companies hoping to …
Mar 06 2017
RIPPES (2013-2015) Rigorous programming of predictable embedded systems Principal Investigators: Dr. Alain Girault, SPADES project-team, Inria Grenoble Rhône-Alpes Prof. Edward Lee, EECS Department, University of California Berkeley Research objectives: Embedded systems are deployed on many-core chips with architectural features that render program execution extremely efficient but also highly unpredictable (e.g., caches, out-of-order execution, branch prediction). This …
Feb 14 2017
Are you interested in joining Inria? Do you want to become a researcher, engineer or assist research work at the Institute? Every year, Inria recruits new staff for its research teams through various recruitment procedures.. .Inria hires in 2017 starting and experienced research scientists for three-year contracts! . Inria is now offering: Advanced research positions Starting research positions …
Feb 14 2017
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 84 new members and 22 foreign members, among them ICME faculty member Leonidas Guibas. According to the NAE website, “election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Academy membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to ‘engineering …
Feb 13 2017
OAKSAD (2013-2015) Languages and techniques for efficient large-scale web data management Principal Investigators: Dr. Ioana Manolescu, OAK project-team, Inria Saclay Île de France Prof. Alin Deutsch, University of California San Diego Research objectives: Data with complex structure and semantics is increasingly created by users and applications and shared through a variety of means, mostly based on …
