PhD student

The PhD student community at a glance

950 PhD students
230 post-doctoral fellows

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By pooling the disciplinary expertise and research facilities of its five founding schools, the Institut Polytechnique de Paris offers ideal conditions for researchers and future researchers. Pursuing a PhD at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris means benefitting from optimal support to innovate and expand the frontiers of knowledge. The internationally-recognized doctoral degree opens up high-level career opportunities in both the public and private sector.

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PhD Students

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IP Paris at SPRING 2025: Talent, Deeptech, and Interdisciplinarity

On May 20–21, 2025, the Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) will take an active role in SPRING, the flagship innovation event of the Paris-Saclay cluster, held this year on the École Polytechnique campus.

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Operation CIEDS 2025: a day at the heart of defence and security issues

The Institut Polytechnique Paris (IP Paris) and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Defence and Security Studies (CIEDS) are pleased to invite you to this not-to-be-missed event dedicated to innovation for defence and security! This one-day event is a unique...

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Final of the Swarm Rescue Challenge 2024-2025: a drone swarm simulation programming competition

This year's final of the Swarm Rescue Challenge took place on 19 and 31 March. Organised by the Interdisciplinary Centre for Defence and Security Studies (CIEDS) of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) with the French Defence Innovation Agency...

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French Interuniversity 3-Minute Thesis Final 2025

Institut Polytechnique de Paris is delighted to host an interuniversity version of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition. The final will take place on Tuesday June 10, 2025 at Telecom Paris. This scientific mediation event enables doctoral students...

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Les entretiens du CIEDS : in episode 1, meet Colonel Thomas Brucker of the French Army

In this very first episode of the "Les Entretiens du CIEDS" video-podcast series dedicated to defence innovation, the Interdisciplinary Centre for Defence and Security Studies invites you to meet Colonel Thomas Brucker, Director of the French Army's...

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MicroscopAI

Join the first MicroscopAI conference, an unprecedented meeting of researchers focused on quantitative microscopic imaging, with an emphasis on the needs and opportunities for innovations driven by AI. When? June 20, 2025, from 10 AM to 4 PM Where? At...

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10 finalists in IP Paris "My thesis in 180 seconds" competition 2025

On Wednesday April 2, 2025, ten young researchers will present their thesis topics at the local final of the "My thesis in 180 seconds" competition organized by the Institut Polytechnique de Paris. The public attending this flagship science outreach event...

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Video-podcast

In six episodes of this video-podcast, the Interdisciplinary Centre of Defence and Security Studies invites you to meet six experts in defence innovation and discuss the underlying issues. Watch the video-podcast teaser → What is critical in defence...

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Les entretiens du CIEDS, a video-podcast on defence innovation

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...

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Vincent Rapp appointed Executive Director of Hi! PARIS

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.

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4th International Workshop Biophotonics and Optical Angular Momentum (BIOAM 2025)

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...

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Focus on the event "Gérer ses données sur le plateau de Saclay "

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...