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Institut Polytechnique de Paris’ Faculty in a few figures:

2.250 faculty members
45 research laboratories
77 teaching and research chairs
5.100 publications per year

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Three researchers from the Institut Polytechnique de Paris receive the 2026 CNRS Bronze Medal

Alejandro Alvarez Laguna, a CNRS research fellow at the Plasma Physics Laboratory (LPP); Vicky Kalogeiton, a professor at the École Polytechnique Computer Science Laboratory (LIX); and Anna Korba, a lecturer and researcher at the Center for Research in...

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Swarm Rescue Challenge Final 2025–2026: save lives by controlling a swarm of drones

On 19 March 2026, the final of the 2025–2026 edition of the Swarm Rescue Challenge took place. Organised by the Interdisciplinary Centre for Defence and Security Studies (CIEDS) and the Ministerial Agency for Defence Artificial Intelligence (AMIAD), with...

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CIEDS 2026 Operation: enhancing the security and safety of telecommunications, a cyber defence issue

Confrontation in cyberspace is now a reality. The volume and intensity of attacks are increasing exponentially, whether for financial gain, data theft, the manipulation of public opinion to destabilise institutions, or the paralysis of private and public...

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M4S - Workshop "Materials and Device Engineering"

The Interdisciplinary Center Materials for Society (M4S) invites you to join us on Wednesday, May 6, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Ecole polytechnique (Lecture Hall at the X-NOVATION Center), Palaiseau, to learn about the expertise developed at IP Paris...

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Les entretiens du CIEDS, episode 5 : Raphaël Danino-Perraud, Associate research fellow at IRSEM

In the fifth episode of the video podcast series “Les entretiens du CIEDS”, dedicated to defence innovation, the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies on Defence and Security invites you to meet Raphaël Danino-Perraud, Associate Research Fellow at the...

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Winners of the 1st Edition of the IP Paris PhD Call for Projects

Launched in December 2025, this call aims at encouraging second-year PhD students to envision the impact of their thesis by 2040 thanks to a forward-looking innovation approach based on design fiction.

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Statistical Physics Serving the Life Sciences: The Innovative Research of Ruben Zakine

Ruben Zakine is an associate professor at the Hydrodynamics Laboratory of École Polytechnique (LadHyX*). Recruited in September 2025 as part of the IP Paris Tenure Track program supported by the interdisciplinary center Engineering for Health (E4H), he...

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Visit & Talk | Nina Meizner, Editor-in-chief of Nature Reviews Physics

On March 19, we will have the pleasure of welcoming Nina Meinzer, Editor-in-Chief of Nature Reviews Physics, who will discuss current editorial practices. Her presentation will take place at 4:30pm in the Painlevé amphitheater at École Polytechnique. To...

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Operation CIEDS 2026: the IP Paris ecosystem mobilises for defence innovation

The Institut Polytechnique Paris (IP Paris), the Interdisciplinary Centre for Defence and Security Studies (CIEDS), and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Seas and Ocean (CIMO) are delighted to invite you to a refreshed edition of this unmissable event...

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Winston Maxwell, member of the French Academy of Technologies

At the end of December 2025, Winston Maxwell, professor of law at the I3 laboratory at Télécom Paris, was one of 18 new members elected to the French Academy of Technologies. The induction ceremony took place on March 10, 2026, at the Sorbonne. Winston...

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The showcase for IP Paris defence and security initiatives: the CIEDS website

The Interdisciplinary Centre for Defence and Security Studies at IP Paris is proud to announce the launch of the CIEDS website!

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From Invention to Innovation: The Dual-Use Start-Up Plasana Medical Accelerates Wound Healing Through Cold Plasmas

Born of more than ten years of interdisciplinary research, the start-up Plasana Medical is developing a medical device that uses a multi-jet cold plasma system to accelerate wound healing. This innovation stimulates the proliferation of skin cells...