News & events

Meet six experts in defence innovation by watching the brand new video-podcast designed and produced by the Interdisciplinary Centre for Defence and Security Studies (CIEDS) and (re)discover the underlying issues! The video-podcast is part of one of CIEDS's five missions: to raise awareness of defence issues.

The Hi! PARIS center for artificial intelligence and data science announces the appointment of Vincent Rapp as Executive Director. He takes over from Raphaëlle Gautier at a key moment in the center's growth.

Following the BIOAM workshops held in 2016, 2018 and 2023 the BIOAM-2025 workshop will take place at Ecole polytechnique. The BIOAM-2025 workshop will take place over three full days (1st - 3rd of September 2025). BIOAM-2025 is aiming to provide a forum...

On February 11, 2025, the Institut Polytechnique de Paris hosted the event "Gérer ses données sur le plateau de Saclay", co-organized by the libraries of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, the Department of Libraries, Information and Open Science of the Université Paris-Saclay and the Data Infrastructure and Scientific Computing service unit of the Ecole Polytechnique. This event brought together around sixty data professionals (engineers, researchers, librarians, research support staff) to identify the data management issues and challenges faced by scientific communities and the solutions implemented by the Plateau de Saclay services and infrastructures.

To celebrate International Women's Rights Day, Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris), its member schools, student associations and interdisciplinary centers are reinforcing their commitment to gender equality by organizing a series of events highlighting women in science and engineering.

The International Center for French Language and Culture at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris), in collaboration with the Department of Languages and Cultures at École Polytechnique, is organizing an international Francophonie day on March 18, 2025, which will focus on "Women in the Francophonie: From Letters to Sciences."

The Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) has announced the appointment of Patrick Olivier as the new director of Télécom Paris, one of its founding schools, effective March 1, 2025. A General Engineer of Mines and a graduate of École Polytechnique and Télécom Paris, he will lead this prestigious engineering school for a five-year term at a time of major technological and ecological transformation.

Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) is organizing the third edition of INNOV'NIGHT, an immersive student challenge dedicated to innovation and creativity. The event will take place from Thursday, April 10, 2025, at 6:30 PM to Friday, April 11, 2025, at 9:00 AM, at Télécom Paris.

MEDEF and the Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) have formalized their partnership as part of the AI Tour de France, marking a key milestone in fostering innovation and the adoption of disruptive technologies within French businesses. This agreement aims to support business leaders in their digital transformation and enhance their competitiveness in the face of technological changes.

On Wednesday, 2 April, the Institut Polytechnique de Paris is organizing its final competition of My Thesis in 180 seconds. This scientific mediation event is open to the public and will take place at the École Polytechnique, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Ten PhD students from a variety of scientific fields will have three minutes to present their thesis topic in a clear and captivating way. At the end of the presentations, the jury and the audience will vote to select the most convincing winners.

Professor at the Center for Applied Mathematics (CMAP) at the Ecole Polytechnique, Éric Moulines is working on generative artificial intelligence (AI) and is attempting to define how AI can be at the service of “intelligent agents” that are keen to collaborate. Focus on the researcher's work on the occasion of the AI, Science and Society summit organized by the Institut Polytechnique de Paris on February 6 and 7, 2025.

The CIEDS interdisciplinary centre had the pleasure of welcoming and interviewing Walid Benzarti, currently Director of Innovation, Research and Technology at the Thales Group, for a shared perspective on innovation within Thales.